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Recognition . Madam speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 5860. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 5860, a bill making continuing proceedings for fiscal year 2024 and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuan t to the rule, the gentlewoman from texas, ms. Grainger, and the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. Delauro, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas. Ms. Grainger i rise in support of h. R. 5860, a bill that keeps the government open until november 17. While id rather be speaking on the hill about final Appropriations Bills, i want members to understand what passing the short term funding bill today is so important. First i want to explain how we find ourselves in this situation. Just nine months ago when republicans took back the majority in the house, our commitment was to regular order for proceedings. No more omnibus measures released in the dead of night, no more Christmas Eve votes on thousands of pages of texts that members of congress have not read. Unfortunately, there were a few stumbling blocks as we sought to change the process. For example, the administrations budget request was more than a month late. It then took months for the president to come to the table on the debt ceiling negotiations. But even before the debt sealing agreement spending framework was in place, the Appropriations Committee got to work. In fact, this year we held more than 70 hearings. We reviewed roughly 80,000 requests for members. We listened and then we acted. We began markups in may five months ago and then made adjustments to reflect changes in the law that set spending caps for the year. The appropriations bill moved through the subcommittee, committee, and then the floor. Even though a few bills have more steps to take in the process, im proud of the work weve done. As of today, weve sent four appropriation bills to the senate totaling roughly 70 of funding needed for this year. The senate has not sent us any bills yet. The house has now laid down a marker on what i believe are our highest priorities. It should be Crystal Clear to the American People that House Republicans support what is in our National Security. Most importantly, we are focused on our rooms and veterans as well as defending our homeland and interests abroad. At the same time the bill we have drafted demonstrates we must stop government overreach and the out of control spending of the last few years. These are the most conservative appropriation bills in history and simply need more time to get our important work done. While a continuing resolution is not ideal, it prevents a harmful Government Shutdown and gives us more time to pass the Appropriations Bills on the floor of the house and allows us to start negotiations, final full year bills with the senate. Yesterday i voted for a different version after short term funding bill that had keyboarder issues and i strongly will support these efforts and continue to fight for them as this process moves along. But today, the most important priority is keeping government open while we work on full year appropriation bills that reflect conservative priorities. Passing this bill is the best way for us to move the process forward. I urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time is reserved. The gentlelady from connecticut is recognized. Ms. Delauro mr. Speaker, we have had 15 minutes to review a 71page document, a document that was filed before midnight last night. There hasnt there hasnt been any time for staff to review a 71page document on such an important issue that we are facing. It demonstrates a lack of responsibility, a lack of a willingness to have a bipartisan agreement on the continuing resolution. I rise in strong opposition to the bill. The day before the government shuts down and the majority is still throwing anything that they can at the wall to see if anything sticks, House Republicans have already proven that they cannot and they will not pass a continuing resolution on their own. Even one with outlandish spending cuts that could never pass the senate or be signed into law. A bipartisan, a bicameral solution is the only way forward. I worked on these efforts. Last december. And House Republicans at that time decided not to participate. But what the senate republican, senator shelby and senator leahy, we hammered out a budget for 2023. The speaker knows the Bipartisan Senate continuing resolution would easily garner a majority in this house of representatives. Yet he refuses to let it go to the floor of the house. What is he afraid of . So what are we trying instead . Well, yesterday republicans voted to defund our support for our allies in the middle east. Including a billiondollar cut to israel, a further cut to jordan. That did not work. So today the target is ukraine. And despite the fact that it is the majoritys will demonstrated several times this week to provide support for ukraines selfdefense, the biggs amendment that would strike all Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funds from the defense bill failed 104330. The gaetz amendment that would have prohibited all funding for ukraine in the defense bill failed 93339. A greene amendment to prohibit assistance to ukraine in the state and foreign operations bill failed 90342. And this body voted to separately fund ukraine after it was stripped from the defense bill in the darkness of night. And that was 311117. Mr. Speaker, the appeasement strategy of the far right does not have majority support in this body. Standing with our allies does have support here, which is tried and true american patriotism, american justice, maybe views and their values for freedom americas views and their values for freedom and their fight for democracy. Thats who we are and thats what we are about and those who would do otherwise, shameful, shameful in bringing down the United States of america and its support for those people who seek freedom in our world today. The department of defense officials recently sent letters to the four corners of the congress, undersecretary mccord writes, and i quote, without additional funding now we would have to delay or curtail assistance to meet ukraines urgent requirements, including for air defense and ammunition that are critical and urgent now as russia prepares to conduct a winter offensive and continues its bombardment of ukrainian cities, end quote. But then he continues, delays to additional funding would also be perceived by ukraine as a sign of wavering u. S. Support and likely a betrayal of our previous commitments. Allies and partners are also unlikely to sustain their increased level of support without clear continuing u. S. Leadership. As you know, secretary austin successfully engages over 50 nations every month to press for sustained support. It is crucial that the United States continues to lead this Global Coalition, lead. The United States should lead. And we need the resources to underwrite our leadership role, end quote. House republicans have shown that they are unwilling and they are unable to govern. Some have shown they are willing and they are able to abandon our allies. It is time for this body, for my republican colleagues to abandon the gaetz strategy or the greene strategy and try as we have in the past for a bipartisan strategy that we all know will ultimately conclude the shutdown and fully fund the United States government. A shutdown will hurt families and farmers, children and Service Members at a time when families are living paycheck to paycheck. Let us keep the u. S. Government open, let us proceed with a bipartisan, bicameral agreement and, as has been proposed by the United States senate, and let us continue to support ukraines fight for freedom. Mr. Speaker, lets get to work. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time is reserved. The gentlelady from texas. Ms. Granger i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. Lawler, for two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Lawler thank you. Would the gentlelady from connecticut yield for a question . Ms. Delauro yes. Be happy to. Mr. Lawler thank you. Do you support the Senate Version of a c. R. . Ms. Delauro yes, i do. Strongly sport Senate Version. Mr. Lawler ok. So, the difference between the Senate Version and this version is that this version does not include ukraine funding. So are you telling me that you would shut down the government if theres not ukraine funding . Ms. Delauro i just say to you that maybe you have a chance have had the chance to read 71 pages. This bill doesnt extend the authority to help ukrainian refugees mr. Lawler reclaiming my time. Ms. Delauro of course youre reclaiming your time. Mr. Lawler reclaiming my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york has the floor. Mr. Lawler thank you. Today on the last day before a potential Government Shutdown, Speaker Mccarthy will be putting a 45day clean c. R. With Disaster Relief on the floor. I will vote in support of this legislation so that we can keep the United States government funded and open while we finish our Appropriations Bills. Anyone, anyone, democrats or republicans, who vote against a clean c. R. With Disaster Relief is voting to shut the government down. When it is ukraine funding, securing the border or reducing spending, all of which i support, it will have to be negotiated during the appropriations process. All of us have a responsibility to lead and to govern. In a guided government divided government, none of us will get everything we want. To shut the government down would be disastrous for the American People, our military and our economy. The time has come for everyone to put the American People above all interests and continue to do our work as responsible, reasonable and serious legislators. For anyone to vote no on this bill, they are voting to shut the government down and if youre saying that you support the senate c. R. But you dont support this one, the only difference is ukraine. And if youre telling the American People with a straight face that you will shut the American Government down over ukraine, shame on you. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Members are advised to direct their comments to the chair. The gentlelady from connecticut. Ms. Delauro i find it very strange indeed that there is no mention of several things, at least preliminarily, which we have looked at in this bill. There are many changes between this bill, as the gentleman asked me, and the senate bill. There are many changes. The gentleman from new york should understand that there are many changes between this bill and the senate bill. Here is one that i believe the majority will not mention. They amend the senate bill to give themselves a pay raise. A pay raise. Its there. Yeah. You can look at me, you can smile, but what you did was you amended the senate bill to give yourselves a pay raise. While you have threatened day in and day out Service Members, you have threatened workers across this country and youve said to them, we dont really care about you and whether or not you can support your family. We dont care about that. No. We mainly care about ourselves and our pay raise. And you know, it is pretty true to form with what the American People thinks about members. But they should know which members are willing to give them up in their own selfinterest for a pay raise. It is despicable. You are about to shut the government down, but hours before you do so you give yourself a pay raise. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady will suspend. The gentlelady will suspend. Ms. Delauro its pathetic. Yes. The speaker pro tempore the chair will remind the members in this chamber, as a matter of decorum, direct your comments to the chair. Ms. Delauro will do. The speaker pro tempore and heed the gavel. The gentlelady may resume. The gentlelady reserves. Ms. Delauro i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from texas. Ms. Granger i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. Molinaro, for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. Mr. Moolenaar with hours to go before the potential shutdown of this federal government, we are posed with a single question. Vote yes to continue to provide services and support to our military, to our defense, to our communities, to Law Enforcement, or vote no and shut the government down. Thats the question. And being told, by the way, for years that during the pandemic with the government shut down that somehow people should just sort of fend for themselves, being told for years how great that was, we have an opportunity in this very moment to confront what is a real crisis for real peep. Keep the government people. Keep the government functioning. Continue to focus on appropriations. Drive down federal spending. But meet the needs and the expectations of the American People today. Vote yes to keep the government open. Vote no to shut the government down. I, on behalf of my constituents, will be voting yes to keep this government functioning. And with that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from connecticut. Ms. Delauro if i might, id like to read a letter that was sent by the undersecretary of defense, michael mccord. And the letter was sent to the speaker of the house, as well as to the Senate Majority and minority leaders. And it is just addressed to leader jeffries. I write to express the department of defenses deep concern with the absence of Security Assistance funding for ukraine in the continuing resolution. Being considered in the house. Or any similar continuing resolution that might be proposed. The department of defense is anxious to avoid a lapse in appropriations, but it is important that a c. R. Protect our security interests and uphold our commitments and our values. As you know, the department has been providing vital Security Assistance to ukraine since russias unprovoked invasion in february, 2022. Thanks to the bipartisan support of the congress, it is just as vital today that we continue that support. Today d. O. D. Has exhausted nearly all available Security Assistance funding for ukraine. We are already out of funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, one of the two Security Assistance tools we have. The other funding tool we need are those funds provided to replenish our militarys inventories for the weapons and supplies we provided to support ukraine in their fight via drawdown. We have only 1. 6 billion remaining of the 25. 9 billion that the congress has provided. We have already been forced to slow down the replenishment of our own forces to hedge against an uncertain funding future, our own forces. Failure to replenish your military forces could harm our military readiness. Without additional funding now wed have to delay or curtail assistance to meet ukraines urgent requirements including for air defense and ammunition that is critical and urgent. Now as russia prepares to conduct a winter offensive and continuities bombardment of ukrainian cities. For example, a lack of usai funding now will delay contract funding actions that could negatively impact the departments ability to purchase essential additional 150 millimeter artillery and critical munitions that are successful for Ukraines Armed forces. This is critical to sustaining Ukraines Armed forces including for their ongoing counteroffensive. An inability to assure timely procurement and deliveries could undermine essential ukrainian operations to retake additional territory or defend against potential future russian offenses. It would also affect our ability to support ukraines land forces including obstacle breaching equipment, sustainment of previously provided small unmanned aerial systems, systems to detect, analyze, and locate adversary signals and democrat mission equipment. It would affect equipment and maintenance we previously provided, affordability equipment, spare parts and other or other activities to sustain ukraine at a full capacity. A cutoff would send a mixed signal to our Industrial Base which weve asked to step up munitions production across the country resulting in increased capacity and higher employment. We cannot afford to throw that progress away. In fact we are counting on it to implement our National Defense strategy and important to note from workers supporting stinger, a manufacturing actor in arizona that produces patriot interceptors and g. L. R. S. In arkansas, this funding is strengthening the American Economy and creating hundreds of new american jobs. Some have suggested the department could still execute the mission and support ukraines needs if it were given permission to transfer funds from inside a shortterm c. R. From our own needs to fund more Appropriations Bills<\/a>, i want members to understand what passing the short term funding bill today is so important. First i want to explain how we find ourselves in this situation. Just nine months ago when republicans took back the majority in the house, our commitment was to regular order for proceedings. No more omnibus measures released in the dead of night, no more Christmas Eve<\/a> votes on thousands of pages of texts that members of congress have not read. Unfortunately, there were a few stumbling blocks as we sought to change the process. For example, the administrations budget request was more than a month late. It then took months for the president to come to the table on the debt ceiling negotiations. But even before the debt sealing agreement spending framework was in place, the Appropriations Committee<\/a> got to work. In fact, this year we held more than 70 hearings. We reviewed roughly 80,000 requests for members. We listened and then we acted. We began markups in may five months ago and then made adjustments to reflect changes in the law that set spending caps for the year. The appropriations bill moved through the subcommittee, committee, and then the floor. Even though a few bills have more steps to take in the process, im proud of the work weve done. As of today, weve sent four appropriation bills to the senate totaling roughly 70 of funding needed for this year. The senate has not sent us any bills yet. The house has now laid down a marker on what i believe are our highest priorities. It should be Crystal Clear<\/a> to the American People<\/a> that House Republicans<\/a> support what is in our National Security<\/a>. Most importantly, we are focused on our rooms and veterans as well as defending our homeland and interests abroad. At the same time the bill we have drafted demonstrates we must stop government overreach and the out of control spending of the last few years. These are the most conservative appropriation bills in history and simply need more time to get our important work done. While a continuing resolution is not ideal, it prevents a harmful Government Shutdown<\/a> and gives us more time to pass the Appropriations Bills<\/a> on the floor of the house and allows us to start negotiations, final full year bills with the senate. Yesterday i voted for a different version after short term funding bill that had keyboarder issues and i strongly will support these efforts and continue to fight for them as this process moves along. But today, the most important priority is keeping government open while we work on full year appropriation bills that reflect conservative priorities. Passing this bill is the best way for us to move the process forward. I urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time is reserved. The gentlelady from connecticut is recognized. Ms. Delauro mr. Speaker, we have had 15 minutes to review a 71page document, a document that was filed before midnight last night. There hasnt there hasnt been any time for staff to review a 71page document on such an important issue that we are facing. It demonstrates a lack of responsibility, a lack of a willingness to have a bipartisan agreement on the continuing resolution. I rise in strong opposition to the bill. The day before the government shuts down and the majority is still throwing anything that they can at the wall to see if anything sticks, House Republicans<\/a> have already proven that they cannot and they will not pass a continuing resolution on their own. Even one with outlandish spending cuts that could never pass the senate or be signed into law. A bipartisan, a bicameral solution is the only way forward. I worked on these efforts. Last december. And House Republicans<\/a> at that time decided not to participate. But what the senate republican, senator shelby and senator leahy, we hammered out a budget for 2023. The speaker knows the Bipartisan Senate<\/a> continuing resolution would easily garner a majority in this house of representatives. Yet he refuses to let it go to the floor of the house. What is he afraid of . So what are we trying instead . Well, yesterday republicans voted to defund our support for our allies in the middle east. Including a billiondollar cut to israel, a further cut to jordan. That did not work. So today the target is ukraine. And despite the fact that it is the majoritys will demonstrated several times this week to provide support for ukraines selfdefense, the biggs amendment that would strike all Ukraine Security<\/a> Assistance Initiative<\/a> funds from the defense bill failed 104330. The gaetz amendment that would have prohibited all funding for ukraine in the defense bill failed 93339. A greene amendment to prohibit assistance to ukraine in the state and foreign operations bill failed 90342. And this body voted to separately fund ukraine after it was stripped from the defense bill in the darkness of night. And that was 311117. Mr. Speaker, the appeasement strategy of the far right does not have majority support in this body. Standing with our allies does have support here, which is tried and true american patriotism, american justice, maybe views and their values for freedom americas views and their values for freedom and their fight for democracy. Thats who we are and thats what we are about and those who would do otherwise, shameful, shameful in bringing down the United States<\/a> of america and its support for those people who seek freedom in our world today. The department of defense officials recently sent letters to the four corners of the congress, undersecretary mccord writes, and i quote, without additional funding now we would have to delay or curtail assistance to meet ukraines urgent requirements, including for air defense and ammunition that are critical and urgent now as russia prepares to conduct a winter offensive and continues its bombardment of ukrainian cities, end quote. But then he continues, delays to additional funding would also be perceived by ukraine as a sign of wavering u. S. Support and likely a betrayal of our previous commitments. Allies and partners are also unlikely to sustain their increased level of support without clear continuing u. S. Leadership. As you know, secretary austin successfully engages over 50 nations every month to press for sustained support. It is crucial that the United States<\/a> continues to lead this Global Coalition<\/a>, lead. The United States<\/a> should lead. And we need the resources to underwrite our leadership role, end quote. House republicans have shown that they are unwilling and they are unable to govern. Some have shown they are willing and they are able to abandon our allies. It is time for this body, for my republican colleagues to abandon the gaetz strategy or the greene strategy and try as we have in the past for a bipartisan strategy that we all know will ultimately conclude the shutdown and fully fund the United States<\/a> government. A shutdown will hurt families and farmers, children and Service Members<\/a> at a time when families are living paycheck to paycheck. Let us keep the u. S. Government open, let us proceed with a bipartisan, bicameral agreement and, as has been proposed by the United States<\/a> senate, and let us continue to support ukraines fight for freedom. Mr. Speaker, lets get to work. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time is reserved. The gentlelady from texas. Ms. Granger i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. Lawler, for two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Lawler thank you. Would the gentlelady from connecticut yield for a question . Ms. Delauro yes. Be happy to. Mr. Lawler thank you. Do you support the Senate Version<\/a> of a c. R. . Ms. Delauro yes, i do. Strongly sport Senate Version<\/a>. Mr. Lawler ok. So, the difference between the Senate Version<\/a> and this version is that this version does not include ukraine funding. So are you telling me that you would shut down the government if theres not ukraine funding . Ms. Delauro i just say to you that maybe you have a chance have had the chance to read 71 pages. This bill doesnt extend the authority to help ukrainian refugees mr. Lawler reclaiming my time. Ms. Delauro of course youre reclaiming your time. Mr. Lawler reclaiming my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york has the floor. Mr. Lawler thank you. Today on the last day before a potential Government Shutdown<\/a>, Speaker Mccarthy<\/a> will be putting a 45day clean c. R. With Disaster Relief<\/a> on the floor. I will vote in support of this legislation so that we can keep the United States<\/a> government funded and open while we finish our Appropriations Bills<\/a>. Anyone, anyone, democrats or republicans, who vote against a clean c. R. With Disaster Relief<\/a> is voting to shut the government down. When it is ukraine funding, securing the border or reducing spending, all of which i support, it will have to be negotiated during the appropriations process. All of us have a responsibility to lead and to govern. In a guided government divided government, none of us will get everything we want. To shut the government down would be disastrous for the American People<\/a>, our military and our economy. The time has come for everyone to put the American People<\/a> above all interests and continue to do our work as responsible, reasonable and serious legislators. For anyone to vote no on this bill, they are voting to shut the government down and if youre saying that you support the senate c. R. But you dont support this one, the only difference is ukraine. And if youre telling the American People<\/a> with a straight face that you will shut the American Government<\/a> down over ukraine, shame on you. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Members are advised to direct their comments to the chair. The gentlelady from connecticut. Ms. Delauro i find it very strange indeed that there is no mention of several things, at least preliminarily, which we have looked at in this bill. There are many changes between this bill, as the gentleman asked me, and the senate bill. There are many changes. The gentleman from new york should understand that there are many changes between this bill and the senate bill. Here is one that i believe the majority will not mention. They amend the senate bill to give themselves a pay raise. A pay raise. Its there. Yeah. You can look at me, you can smile, but what you did was you amended the senate bill to give yourselves a pay raise. While you have threatened day in and day out Service Members<\/a>, you have threatened workers across this country and youve said to them, we dont really care about you and whether or not you can support your family. We dont care about that. No. We mainly care about ourselves and our pay raise. And you know, it is pretty true to form with what the American People<\/a> thinks about members. But they should know which members are willing to give them up in their own selfinterest for a pay raise. It is despicable. You are about to shut the government down, but hours before you do so you give yourself a pay raise. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady will suspend. The gentlelady will suspend. Ms. Delauro its pathetic. Yes. The speaker pro tempore the chair will remind the members in this chamber, as a matter of decorum, direct your comments to the chair. Ms. Delauro will do. The speaker pro tempore and heed the gavel. The gentlelady may resume. The gentlelady reserves. Ms. Delauro i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from texas. Ms. Granger i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. Molinaro, for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. Mr. Moolenaar with hours to go before the potential shutdown of this federal government, we are posed with a single question. Vote yes to continue to provide services and support to our military, to our defense, to our communities, to Law Enforcement<\/a>, or vote no and shut the government down. Thats the question. And being told, by the way, for years that during the pandemic with the government shut down that somehow people should just sort of fend for themselves, being told for years how great that was, we have an opportunity in this very moment to confront what is a real crisis for real peep. Keep the government people. Keep the government functioning. Continue to focus on appropriations. Drive down federal spending. But meet the needs and the expectations of the American People<\/a> today. Vote yes to keep the government open. Vote no to shut the government down. I, on behalf of my constituents, will be voting yes to keep this government functioning. And with that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from connecticut. Ms. Delauro if i might, id like to read a letter that was sent by the undersecretary of defense, michael mccord. And the letter was sent to the speaker of the house, as well as to the Senate Majority<\/a> and minority leaders. And it is just addressed to leader jeffries. I write to express the department of defenses deep concern with the absence of Security Assistance<\/a> funding for ukraine in the continuing resolution. Being considered in the house. Or any similar continuing resolution that might be proposed. The department of defense is anxious to avoid a lapse in appropriations, but it is important that a c. R. Protect our security interests and uphold our commitments and our values. As you know, the department has been providing vital Security Assistance<\/a> to ukraine since russias unprovoked invasion in february, 2022. Thanks to the bipartisan support of the congress, it is just as vital today that we continue that support. Today d. O. D. Has exhausted nearly all available Security Assistance<\/a> funding for ukraine. We are already out of funding for the Ukraine Security<\/a> Assistance Initiative<\/a>, one of the two Security Assistance<\/a> tools we have. The other funding tool we need are those funds provided to replenish our militarys inventories for the weapons and supplies we provided to support ukraine in their fight via drawdown. We have only 1. 6 billion remaining of the 25. 9 billion that the congress has provided. We have already been forced to slow down the replenishment of our own forces to hedge against an uncertain funding future, our own forces. Failure to replenish your military forces could harm our military readiness. Without additional funding now wed have to delay or curtail assistance to meet ukraines urgent requirements including for air defense and ammunition that is critical and urgent. Now as russia prepares to conduct a winter offensive and continuities bombardment of ukrainian cities. For example, a lack of usai funding now will delay contract funding actions that could negatively impact the departments ability to purchase essential additional 150 millimeter artillery and critical munitions that are successful for Ukraines Armed<\/a> forces. This is critical to sustaining Ukraines Armed<\/a> forces including for their ongoing counteroffensive. An inability to assure timely procurement and deliveries could undermine essential ukrainian operations to retake additional territory or defend against potential future russian offenses. It would also affect our ability to support ukraines land forces including obstacle breaching equipment, sustainment of previously provided small unmanned aerial systems, systems to detect, analyze, and locate adversary signals and democrat mission equipment. It would affect equipment and maintenance we previously provided, affordability equipment, spare parts and other or other activities to sustain ukraine at a full capacity. A cutoff would send a mixed signal to our Industrial Base<\/a> which weve asked to step up munitions production across the country resulting in increased capacity and higher employment. We cannot afford to throw that progress away. In fact we are counting on it to implement our National Defense<\/a> strategy and important to note from workers supporting stinger, a manufacturing actor in arizona that produces patriot interceptors and g. L. R. S. In arkansas, this funding is strengthening the American Economy<\/a> and creating hundreds of new american jobs. Some have suggested the department could still execute the mission and support ukraines needs if it were given permission to transfer funds from inside a shortterm c. R. From our own needs to fund more Security Assistance<\/a>. I want to be clear, the department does not support that approach that would create unacceptable risk to us. Under a c. R. , the department will be operating at a level approximate 25 billion below our budget request for fiscal year 2024 which is consistent with the fiscal responsibility act of funding levels. The bottom line is we cannot sustain adequate levels of ukraine assistance with transfer authority only. Delays to additional funding would also be perceived by ukraine as a sign of waiverring u. S. Support and likely as a betrayal of our previous commitments, allies, and partners are also unlikely to sustain their increased level of support without clear continuing u. S. Leadership. As you know, secretary austin successfully engages over 50 nations every month to press for sustained support. It is crucial that the United States<\/a> continues to lead this Global Coalition<\/a> and we need the resources to underwrite our leadership role. The department appreciates your leadership on this vital matter, and i sent an identical letter to the speaker of the house as well as Senate Majority<\/a> and minority leaders, michael mccourt, the undersecretary for defense. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore gentlel ady reserves her time. The gentlelady from texas. Ms. Granger i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. De espisito. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. While i appreciate the eloquent remarks from my colleague from connecticut, i am from new york and today we ask ourselves a very basic question, are we voting and supporting to keep the United States<\/a> of america open to make sure our government moves forward, or are we drawing a line in the sand putting ukraine over the greatest country in the world, the United States<\/a> of america . My colleague from connecticut also mentioned there was only 15 minutes given to her conference. I find it startling that you need more than just seconds to make a vote in support of keeping this government and supporting the United States<\/a> of america. This is not today a democrat issue. It is not a republican issue. This is an american issue. And today we should all stand on this floor and support this continuing resolution in keeping this government open. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentlewoman from connecticut. [ms. Delauro i reserve my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from texas. Ms. Granger i yield two minutes to the gentleman from georgia, mr. Scott. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Scott before i speak to the issue of ukraine, i thought id read the 27th amendment to the constitution. No law varying the compensation for the services of the senators and representatives shall take effect until an election of representatives shall have intervened. Now, if youre watching this, im sorry you dont have Something Better<\/a> to do on a saturday, but you need to know who is telling you the truth and who is not telling you the truth. Recently you heard my colleague from connecticut tell you that the republican bill has a pay raise for members of congress. Its simply not true. And if it did, it would be unconstitutional. And if the senate bill changes the compensation for members of congress, then it, too, is unconstitutional. Again, the 27th amendment, word for word, no law varying the compensation for the services of the senators and representatives shall take effect until an elected representative shall have intervened. Theyre grasping at straws and intended to shut down the government from the start. With regard to ukraine funding. I am on the Armed Services<\/a> committee and the Intelligence Committee<\/a> and i support the mission on ukraine but its not a u. S. Led mission. Its a mission the United States<\/a> is participating in and this continuing resolution will not do anything to hinder what the United States<\/a> is doing with regard to ukraine. We need to vote for this continuing resolution. We need to keep the United States<\/a> government open. We need to keep the d. O. D. Funded and our soldiers funded and disregard totally what youre hearing from the other side. They are gasping at straws, making excuses and telling flatout lies about member compensation as an excuse to vote against this piece of legislation. Lets keep the government open. Vote for this bill. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from connecticut. Ms. Delauro i continue to reserve. The speaker pro tempore she continues to reserve. The gentlelady from texas. The gentleman from has 10 minutes remaining. Ms. Granger i yield to the gentleman from florida, mr. Diazbalart, two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from florida is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Diazbalart thank you, mr. Chairman. We deal with a lot of complicated issues in this house. This is not one of them. Lets be very clear. 12 hours from now the federal government shuts down if we dont act. This bill will fund the federal government for 45 days with a clean continuing resolution with just the addition of disaster funding. Thats all this is. Lets not get too complicated. We are out of time. We either vote yes to keep the federal government open or we will shut the government down. Again, this is not very complicated. We either vote to keep the government open by voting yes or vote no and take responsibility for shutting down the federal government. This cannot be simpler. This could not be easier. The American People<\/a> are wise and they get it. Its hard to believe that some members of congress would be confused on something so easy. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentlewoman from connecticut. Ms. Delauro i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady reserves her time. The gentlelady from texas. Ms. Granger i yield to mrs. Miller meeks for two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from iowa is recognized. Mrs. Miller meeks i rise to respond to keeping the government open 45 days. Shutting down the government should be a last resort. My priority has always been to protect and represent my constituents to the best of my ability and i cannot justify shutting down our entire government over obscure policy decisions. Government shutdowns have real consequences on american lives. You know, my dad was an enlisted Master Sergeant<\/a> in the air force. My mom had a g. E. D. They both worked. My dad obvious did extra jobs on the weekend. I grew up watching my dad at the Kitchen Table<\/a> calculate how long it would take to mail a bill so the bill would get there after his one single paycheck a month came in. Every single month i watched that. He knew exactly how many days it took. A lapse in pay for these individuals means going without food. These are real people. They would be affected by the political games both sides are playing. To our 10,000 hardworking iowans in our district who work for the federal government and will be out of work from Law Enforcement<\/a> officers to cafeteria workers and to the Iowa National<\/a> guard protecting our southern border, i want to assure you i will remain steadfastly committed to keeping the government open because at the end of the day, i know your bills are still due. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore gentlel ady yields back her time. The gentlelady from connecticut. Ms. Delauro i continue to reserve. Ms. Granger mr. Chair, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from nevada. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from nevada is recognized for two minutes. Thank you, mr. Speaker. As the chairman of the legislative graunch subcommittee and appropriations which has very specific jurisdiction over member pay, i just want to say plainly and unambiguously, in the 70 pages in this thing directly or indirectly, there is nothing, there is nothing that will lead to a member pay raise. Mr. Amodei that will be next week where it is appropriately considered on the floor in terms of cost of living or other things on the floor. Ms. Delauro will the gentleman yield . Mr. Amodei yes, i will. Ms. Delauro i would make reference to page 7 of the 71page document, and in the senate bill they include a line that says the senate bill includes the blocking or the prohibition on a member pay raise. That has been dropped from the bill that has just been proposed. Ms. Amodei reclaiming my time, with all due respect, the definition of a c. R. Is you go forward. There is nothing to block in Going Forward<\/a> with last years that language still applies. Thank you, good morning, and god bless america. The speaker pro tempore i think the gentleman yielded back his time. The gentlelady from connecticut. Ms. Delauro im proud to yield three minutes to the democratic whip, congressman clark. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Clarke we just received a 71page bill that is about keeping open our federal government, something democrats have been pushing for months. We are asking for 90 minutes to be able to read this bill and come to the floor with an informed vote. That has been denied. Ms. Clark we have Serious Trust<\/a> issues. So at this time im making a motion to adjourn. The speaker pro tempore the question is on the motion to adjourn. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. Ms. Clark i ask for a call of the yeas and nays. Shae question question. The speaker pro tempore members will record their votes by a electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States<\/a> 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. ] it includes Disaster Relief<\/a> money. The bill would allow for current funding for ukraine to continue. Government funding expires at midnight eastern. I suppose jake sherman reporting house appropriation democrats are circulating a one page release criticizing the house gop 45 days stopgap. Democratic members reading this on the house floor right now. Since the proposed 45 days spending bill would be considered under suspension of the roles, it would need two thirds of a vote and present to past meaning some democrats must vote for it. The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are zero. The nays are 427. The motion is not adopted. The house will be in order. Members are advised to clear the well. Clear the aisle. Take your conversations from the floor. The chair will remind members of the house that at the time of the motion to adjourn was demanded, we were debating h. R. 5860. The time remaining for debate is six minutes on the majority side, five minutes on the minority side. Debate will resume on h. R. 5860 and the gentlelady from texas is recognized. Ms. Granger mr. Speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady reserves. The gentlelady from connecticut. Ms. Delauro i continue to reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady reserves. Who claims time . The gentlelady from texas. Ms. Granger mr. Speaker, im prepared to close. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is prepared to close. Ms. Delauro we are not prepared to close. The gentlelady from connecticut is recognized. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized. Ms. Delauro just to reiterate what i said earlier and we now have the language in both the senate bill and the house bill. This and its really not so clean a continuing resolution as it has been portrayed. This strikes the member pay prohibition. In effect giving members a pay raise. Let me just explain. If you have a copy of the bill, which is on page 7, in the senate bill theres language that the legislative Branch Appropriations<\/a> bill, what division it is, etc. , section 6, provides really what it does is the senate the senate bill prohibits the Movement Toward<\/a> a member pay raise. Now, what the House Republicans<\/a> have done is, page 7, line 13, is what they do, they just drop that part of the of the language that comes from the senate bill. In essence, what they have done is to provide themselves with a pay raise. I would just i would ask you, i understand what youre saying. But what you need to do is, i dont know if you havent given us time read the 71 pages, im hopeful that all of you have had the opportunity to read the 71 pages. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady will suspend. Once again, the chair would like to remind his colleagues that in keeping with the proper decorum on the floor, please direct your comments to the chair. The gentlelady may resume. Ms. Delauro thank you. I yield one minute to the distinguished democratic leader, the gentleman from new york, mr. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Jeffries i thank i thank the distinguished gentlelady i thank the distinguished gentlelady from connecticut, rosa delauro, for her leadership over my colleagues and government. I rise today to have a conversation with the American People<\/a>. Strap in, this may take a little while. We want to talk about why we are here at this moment on the brink of a shutdown that was entirely unavoidable and has been brought to us by the extreme maga republicans. Who have decided that rather than pursue the normal legislative process of trying to find Common Ground<\/a>, not as democrats or independents or republicans, but as americans, rather than try to pursue policy achievements through the normal legislative process, that they want to threaten the American People<\/a> with a shutdown. To try to drive your extreme agenda down the throats of the American People<\/a>. Why are we here . At this moment . On the brink of a catastrophic shutdown that will hurt everyday americans. Hurt children. Hurt families. Hurt Older Americans<\/a>, hurt veterans and hurt the economy. Why are we at this moment, when from the very beginning we have said that theres an opportunity to come together in a bipartisan way, consistent with the spending agreement that House Republicans<\/a> themselves negotiated. Themselves negotiated. And from the beginning of this process we have said nothing more, nothing less. Simply, keep your word. With respect to the agreement that you negotiated. And whats just so that just so just so the American People<\/a> understand. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. Mr. Jeffries so so just so the American People<\/a> understand when we say an agreement was negotiated, how did we get to this point. Heading into the heading into this congress, we said that we are willing to find Common Ground<\/a> with our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, whenever and wherever possible. In the best interests of the American People<\/a>. Governing in a bipartisan way in the same way that we govern in the Previous Congress<\/a>. We passed bill after bill after bill to make life better for the American People<\/a> and so many of those legislative efforts whether it was the infrastructure and jobs act where we created millions of good paying jobs for hardworking every day americans. To fix our crumbling roads, bridges tunnels, our airports, water and sewer system, Mass Transportation<\/a> system. And it was bipartisan. Largely democratic in the house, but bipartisan. We passed gun safety legislation for the first time in 30 years. Why . Because we believe we should do something about the gun violence epidemic in the United States<\/a> of america with the urgency of now. And not as some of my colleagues want to do, unleash weapons of war that are not used to hunt deer, but used to hunt human beings and shred children. We worked in a bipartisan way to pass the Safer Communities<\/a> act to make progress for the American People<\/a>. And we worked on the chips and science act that will bring domestic manufacturing jobs back home to the United States<\/a> of america. As opposed to our jobs moving in the other direction. And to invest in science, technology, engineering, math, to ensure that our young people have the skills to succeed in the 21st century economy and are competitive to continue to elevate american exceptionalism. That was done in a bipartisan way. And there were some areas where our republican colleagues refused to do what was right in our view for the American People<\/a>. And thats why in some instances we needed to just act, to put people over politics, people over politics. And so thats what we did. With the American Rescue<\/a> plan and Inflation Reduction Act<\/a>. But our bipartisan track record continues. We stood up for the men and women who have served this country and who are exposed to burn fits or tox burn pits, toxic substances and agent orange. Under the pact act we stood up for our veterans for millions to get the health care that they deserve. And we got the pact act over the finish line. Once again, it was bipartisan in nature. We understood there were grave threats to our democracy because of what occurred with the former president of the United States<\/a> of america, who incited a violent insurrection and tried to potentially use some loopholes within the electoral count act to effectively steal the election, undermine the preliminary of fair and free electrics, halt the peaceful transfer of power. So we held a commission, a committee on the leadership of Benny Thompson<\/a> who did an incredible job of presenting the facts to the American People<\/a>. And so january 6 committee explored the consequences of what happens when one individual and people who blindly follow him could undermine the very fabric of our democracy. Its important to note the january 6 committee was also bipartisan in nature. It was bipartisan and every single witness that was presented worked with the former president and there is still more that needs to be done in that regard, but one of the legislative results of the january 6 committees wonderful presentation and exploration was that we passed reform to the electoral count act to strengthen the institution of our democracy as part of the preliminary that we presume that we never allow an individual sitting at 1600 pennsylvania avenue trying to undermine democracy. We wont do it. And that bill was bipartisan in nature. Also passed the American Rescue<\/a> plan in a moment of great crisis. The very beginning of the Previous Congress<\/a>. In the midst of a once in a century pandemic that cost so many lives, so much pain, so much suffering, so much death. And we moved decisively under the leadership of President Biden<\/a> to pass the American Rescue<\/a> plan. Put shots in arms, money in pockets and kids back in school. We passed the Child Tax Credit<\/a> as part of that that reduced Child Poverty<\/a> in america by half, by half. And not a single republican would join us as part of the effort. To make sure that the American Dream<\/a> is alive and well in every single zip code. And we reduced poverty and these were things that were done for everyone, every single american, regardless of zip code, rural america, usual and america, suburban america, smalltown america, appalachia. Thats what we were able to do with the American Rescue<\/a> plan and ahollywood the United States<\/a> of america to emerge as the strongest economy as any advanced economy in the world. That wasnt a guarantee. We know we have more work to do. We have more work to do. And we want to get to work. But instead of getting to work on behalf of the American People<\/a> solving problems, joining and partnering with us in a manner that is designed to find Common Ground<\/a>, extreme maga republicans have been marching us to a dangerous shutdown, which well get to in a moment. But we ended the Previous Congress<\/a> bypassing the Inflation Reduction Act<\/a>, striking a dramatic blow against the Climate Crisis<\/a>, setting our planet on a sustainable trajectory forward, the largest investment in combatting the Climate Crisis<\/a> in the history of the world, because we recognize that these extreme weather events will not go away on their own. And america is leading, thanks to our former speaker and house and Senate Democrats<\/a> and President Joe Biden<\/a>. In that legislation we addressed the issue of Health Care Affordability<\/a> because we understand that the American People<\/a> are dealing with grave challenges as it relates to their cost of living. And in the Inflation Reduction Act<\/a>, we began to address that in a serious way, strengthen the Affordable Care<\/a> act, lowering Health Care Costs<\/a> and driving down the high price of lifesaving prescription drugs for millions of americans including taking the price of insulin which prior to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act<\/a> would cost the average American Family<\/a> 4,000 a year and drove it down to 35 a month. And we are just getting started. And so that thats a track record coming into this congress. And as the American People<\/a> are suffering from what has been characterized as a republican civil war and apparently its base a handful of the more extreme members on the other side of the aisle have concluded that whats necessary is to try and hijack the institution to jam their rightwing ideological views down the throats of the American People<\/a> because they understand that otherwise these extreme policies cannot be achieved throughout the normal legislative process. But we are supposed to believe that the chaos, the dysfunction, the extremism is largely the result of the narrowness of the republican majority. We had the same exact majority extremely narrow on the other side of the aisle and instead of chaos, dysfunction and extremism, we got things done tore the American People<\/a>. Same exact majority under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi<\/a> and jim clyburn and steny hoyer. Thats the context coming into the moment that were in right now. Historic dysfunction that weve seen. So we are on the brink of a Government Shutdown<\/a>. And at the 11th hour, legislation is dropped on the American People<\/a> and were told that you have five or 10 minutes to evaluate legislation that is more than 70 pages long and expected simply to trust the word of our extreme maga republican colleagues. The American People<\/a> deserve better. They deserve better. And so were working through evaluating that legislation on behalf of the American People<\/a>. And when we have had time to evaluate the bill that was dropped on the American People<\/a> on the 11th hour, immediately after what took place yesterday on the floor of the house where extreme maga republicans put on the floor a continuing resolution that imposed 30 or more draconian cuts on the American People<\/a>, including cutting the Social Security<\/a> administration by 30 . Devastate Social Security<\/a> and the ability of the administration to administer it on behalf of Older Americans<\/a> in this country. We need to evaluate whether in this bill that you just dropped upon the American People<\/a> at the 11th hour as they try to cut Social Security<\/a>, because thats what you tried to do yesterday. We need a little time to evaluate whether you are trying to slash Public School<\/a> funding while we are concerned about whether the republican majority is trying to slash Public School<\/a> funding because you put forth a bill that did just that. Yesterday, would devastate the ability of American Children<\/a> all across the country to be able to learn in a manner that gives them the best opportunity to succeed and pursue the American Dream<\/a>. Some versions of the republican spending bills would slash title 1 funding which goes to the most Vulnerable Children<\/a> amongst us by 80 effectively shutting down Public Education<\/a> in many parts of this country. I think it is a reasonable thing for House Democrats<\/a> on behalf of the American People<\/a> to have time to evaluate what you are trying to do with Public Education<\/a> in a bill that House Republicans<\/a> dropped on the American People<\/a> at the 11th hour. We also are very concerned that from the very beginning of this congress, you have had an objective to criminalize abortion care and to impose or march us toward a nationwide ban. And we want the American People<\/a> to understand. That on this side of the aisle we dont believe that our colleagues on the republican side should threat on a Government Shutdown<\/a> as part of their effort to criminalize abortion care. That shouldnt happen. That should not happen. But thats what you are trying to do in a defense bill that you just passed. This week. So we need an opportunity to evaluate. On the four corners of a bill that you dropped on us, mr. Chairman, that the republican majority dropped on us at the 11th hour, what it does to reproductive freedom. I think thats what the American People<\/a> would want us to do. And let us be clear to the American People<\/a>. House democrats believe in a womans freedom to make her own Reproductive Healthcare<\/a> decision, period, full stop. And the republican majority wants to undermine reproductive freedom. So we are trying to evaluate in a bill dropped on the American People<\/a> at the 11th hour whether anything in the four corners of this bill would undermine reproductive freedom. Now, earlier in the year, my republican colleagues threatened to default on americas debt. Which connects to the moment that were in right now because it ultimately resulted in republicans agreeing to topline spending numbers. And so as part of what has brought to us this moment, because an agreement was reached in may. To avoid any shutdown drama. By setting topline spending numbers at the insistence of House Republicans<\/a>. Who then went into the oval office with President Joe Biden<\/a> who was negotiating in good faith arrived at topline spending numbers, bill was presented on the house floor, more than 300 members of congress voted for it including 149 republicans. A majority in the senate that was bipartisan in nature. Sent to President Biden<\/a>s desk. Signed into law. Setting top line spending numbers. As part of an effort to avoid a reckless Government Shutdown<\/a>. And it took less than a week for the republican majority to break its word. In the agreement that you that House Republicans<\/a> themselves negotiated. Which is what leads us to this moment right now. The nerve of even threatening a catastrophic default. In and of itself. Highlights the extremism that has permeated this chamber from the beginning. From the beginning of this congress on january 3. Because the full faith and credit of the United States<\/a> of america and protecting it is a constitutional responsibility that we all have. And by the way, when democrats were in the majority and someone was in the white house from the other side of the political aisle, someone who we strongly disagreed with, the former president , we raised the debt ceiling three times. No gamesmanship. No partisanship. No showmanship. We raised it three times. Which is why that is simply what should have occurred this time around. But as part of extracting policy changes that the American People<\/a> dont support, we were threatened with defaulting on our debt. For the first time in american history. Would have crashed the economy, sent the stock market spiraling downward, triggered a jobkilling recession. And under the leadership of President Biden<\/a> we reached an agreement to avoid a catastrophic default. In that agreement we protected Social Security<\/a>. Protected medicare. Protected medicaid. Protected veterans. Protected Public Education<\/a>. Protected public safety. Protected our efforts to combat the Climate Crisis<\/a> and protected the American People<\/a>. And as part of that as part of that, we reached topline spending numbers. That republicans negotiated. And then immediately broke the agreement. To bring us to this point. And thats very unfortunate. Because all of this could have been avoided. We have a bill in the senate that shortly would have ended the Government Shutdown<\/a>, if in fact, as we have consistently asked for this, bipartisan spending agreement emerges from the senate, makes it way over to the house, and if you put the bipartisan spending agreement emerging from the senate on the floor of the house of representatives and allow for an up or down vote, it will pass and the extreme maga republican shutdown threat would end. Thats the way. Thats the way to proceed. So why cant playmy republican colleagues commit to doing just that . Is this really a serious effort to end the Government Shutdown<\/a> threat when its in the d. N. A. Of many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to shut down the government . Not hyperbole. Lets check the historic record. 1990s. Republicans shut the government down twice. When bill clinton was president. The ransom demand at the time was, we want to slash and burn medicaid. End medicare. As the American People<\/a> know it. And unless that were to happen, we were told by republicans that they would shut down the government. And thats exactly what happened. Twice. In the 1990s. In order to try to slash and burn medicaid and adversely impact medicare. Its in the d. N. A. Of House Republicans<\/a>. How do we know that . In 2013, the American People<\/a> were forced to deal with another reckless, dangerous Government Shutdown<\/a>. For 14 days. House republicans shut down the government. Why was the government shut down in 2013 . Because the demand was made inherently unreasonable, that president obama should repeal the Affordable Care<\/a> act. A signature legislative accomplishment that has been a force for good in the United States<\/a> of america. And we declined, politely, to take away health care from millions of americans. We declined politely to allow House Republicans<\/a> to impose. A situation in america where more than 100 Million People<\/a> would have lost their protection for preexisting conditions. We declined to allow House Republicans<\/a> to impose an age tax on Older Americans<\/a>. Which would have dramatically increased Health Care Costs<\/a>. And because we decline to do those things, House Republicans<\/a> chose to shut the government down in 2013 for 14 days. Its in the House Republican<\/a> d. N. A. And in the 20182019, we faced the longest Government Shutdown<\/a> in american history. 35 days. Of devastation visited upon the American People<\/a>. Unnecessarily so. What was the extreme ransom demand at that particular point in time . The demand was to waste billions of dollars of taxpayer money on the former president s ineffective, medieval border wall. Which by the way he said mexico would pay for. And then you turn around, the House Majority<\/a> at the time, turned around and tried to stick the american taxpayer with the bill. An ineffective solution to the issues around immigration that we should necessarily confront. And so because we declined respectfully to pay that ransom note and stick the American People<\/a> with billions and billions of dollars for an ineffect i have border wall that the previous president promised mexico would pay for, because we declined, it shut the government down for 35 days. Its in your d. N. A. The interesting thing about that Government Shutdown<\/a> is that while we had take then majority in january of 2019, the Government Shutdown<\/a> started in late december. And so in other words, the Government Shutdown<\/a> started with a republican in the white house and republicans in the majority in the house and in the senate. You shut yourselves down. At that particular moment. Its in the d. N. A. And so that is the back drop. Thats the context for how we arife at this moment arrive at this moment. After the district work period, throughout the month of august, we came back to the congress. Ready, willing, and able to get things done for the American People<\/a>. To find Common Ground<\/a>. To put people over politics. Which is what we are committed to doing every single day were here in washington. And when we came back in september, thats what House Democrats<\/a> were prepared to do. And we were told that to the extent any illegitimate impeachment inquiry would be launched, that it would be done so only with a serious up or down vote. On the floor of the house of representatives. Thats what we were told. By House Republican<\/a> leadership. Thats not what happened. Instead of coming back to washington in september, knowing we were faced with the possibility of an extreme maga republican Government Shutdown<\/a>, and being laser focused on finding the Common Ground<\/a> necessary to fund the government in a way that protects the health, the safety, and the economic well being of the American People<\/a>, instead of doing that, without a vote on the floor of the house of representatives, house leadership announces an ill he gite mat impeachment an illegitimate impeachment inquiry. No evidence of wrongdoing against the president no evidence of an impeachable offense. No evidence that high crimes or misdemeanors were committed by the president no evidence that the president broke the law. How do we know that . Your own witnesses told the American People<\/a> that two days ago in a hearing that House Republicans<\/a> called. So for three weeks, instead of focusing on solving problems for hardworking american taxpayers, House Republicans<\/a> launched an ill legis mat impeachment inquiry when House Republican<\/a> witnesses have now testified before the American People<\/a> that no evidence exists to justify impeaching the current president. And so that is part of the context. Of why were here. House republicans wasting time, doing the bidding of the former president , the insur exist in chief who the insur exist doctor insurrectionis in chief called for. On a reckless political stunt. Thats why were at the brink of the government shutting down right now. That was week one when we came back. The week of september 11. What happened in week two . Week two, the week of september 18, House Republicans<\/a>, my colleagues decided that you were going to try to jam extreme rightwing policies down the throats of the American People<\/a>, strip away reproductive freedom, criminalize apportion care, bully the lgbtq community, cut Public Education<\/a>, cut public safety, cut Affordable Housing<\/a> programs, cut the ability for veterans to receive the nutritional assistance that they needed. Week two, you decided, the House Majority<\/a>, mr. Chairman decided to go to the floor to pass bills that would do knowing to make life better for every day americans, do knowing to avoid a catastrophic shutdown, do knowing to find Common Ground<\/a> in a bipartisan way. But during the week of september 18, the decision was made to try and jam extreme rightwing policies down the throats of the American People<\/a>. And not a single bill was passed, because House Republicans<\/a> had an inability to get their act together with each other. Colorful words were used them, i wont use them on the floor. They are part of the public domain, as part of a civil war, shooting at each other and fighting with each other. House democrats are here to fight for the American People<\/a>, thats what we should be doing. Not fighting each other as part of the republican civil war. But last week, time was wasted by House Republican<\/a> colleagues fighting each other and what has been described as a republican civil war, colorful language not used by democrats not to describe what was taking place on the other side of the aisle but used by House Republicans<\/a> to describe each other. I wont call out any individual members, including a former speaker, paul ryan, disagreed with him on a whole host of issues, but believed in the institution, made the observation that House Republicans<\/a> are dysfunctional and need to get their act together. Thats wall ryan. Former speaker. That same sentiment was echoed by current House Republican<\/a> members. So last week, you wasted time fighting each other as opposed to finding the Common Ground<\/a> necessary to reach a bipartisan spending agreement. The chair, former chair, top democrat on the house Appropriations Committee<\/a>, rosa delauro made it clear from the very beginning, she was ready to sit down and talk to her republican counterpart any time, any place, ready, willing and able to find bipartisan Common Ground<\/a>. But we couldnt find a partner on the other side, so we proceeded in conversation with Senate Democrats<\/a> and Senate Republicans<\/a> and the biden administration. All in alignment in a strongly bipartisan bill to avert a Government Shutdown<\/a> earlier this week. That passed in a motion procedurally to advance the legislation 7719, strongly bipartisan. And we were a part of those conversations thanks to rosa delauro. Thats a bill that would avoided the Government Shutdown<\/a> and give us another 45 days or so to work through the normal appropriations process and reach Common Ground<\/a>. But instead of partnering with House Democrats<\/a>, Senate Democrats<\/a>, Senate Republicans<\/a> and the biden administration, House Republicans<\/a> decided to go it alone, fight a civil war. Stand on an island on your own. So last week, nothing happened. On the floor of the house of representatives. And that brings us to this week. This week, we returned earlier and had every opportunity. We continued to say we want to partner with our republican colleagues to find the Common Ground<\/a> necessary to meet the needs of the American People<\/a> and avoid a catastrophic Government Shutdown<\/a> that will hurt every day americans, hurt children, hurt families, hurt the middle class, hurt all those who aspire to be part of the middle class, hurt working families, veterans, the sick inflicted, hurt the least and those left behind. We said from the very beginning that we were ready, willing and able to find the bipartisan Common Ground<\/a> and meet the needs of the American People<\/a> and avoid a catastrophic Government Shutdown<\/a>. But instead, my republican colleagues spent this week peddling more chaos, more dysfunction and more extremism, trying to jam extreme rightwing policies down the throats of the American People<\/a>. Cutting Social Security<\/a>, slashing Public School<\/a> funding, criminalizing abortion care, including in the department of defense bill that House Republicans<\/a> advanced earlier this week to restrict military Service Women<\/a> from being able to travel in order to seek Reproductive Health<\/a> care. And threaten a Government Shutdown<\/a> unless the American People<\/a> would be forced to agree with a policy that they dont support. Spent this week doing things like that. Yesterday, a bill brought to the house floor to cut spending by 30 or more in a manner that would do things like take food out of the mouths of women, infants and children. We will never let that happen, not now, not ever. Not in america. We will never let that happen. But thats one of the extreme rightwing policies that my republican colleagues spent this week, threatening to do, threatening to do, bringing us to the brink of a Government Shutdown<\/a>. Now from the very beginning, there was a clear path forward, because a spending agreement was reached in may. That everyone in this town agreed to abide by as a matter of law. House democrats, House Republicans<\/a>, Senate Democrats<\/a>, Senate Republicans<\/a> and President Biden<\/a>. So so why have we spent the last several weeks here in the house of representatives trying to break that agreement and threaten a reckless Government Shutdown<\/a> . Which by the way will have catastrophic consequences for the American People<\/a>. We want the American People<\/a> to know that we are going to do Everything Possible<\/a> to stop extreme maga republicans from shutting down the government. We are fighting on their behalf to put people over politics. Thats why were here. Thats why were making this fight. And we want to do it in a bipartisan way. So were in the process of evaluating the legislation that was dropped on the American People<\/a> at the 11th hour. And once we conclude that expeditious review of the four corners of the legislation, we can make a decision as to the best path forward. When we have said all week that the only path forward is a bipartisan one, a bipartisan bill working its way through the senate right now. Senate democrats and Senate Republicans<\/a> coming together to meet the needs of the American People<\/a>. So were evaluating the four corners of the bill to see if it does whats necessary as part of our effort to fight for things like lower costs and better paying jobs and Safer Communities<\/a>, building a healthy economy for hardworking american taxpayers. Why . Because as House Democrats<\/a>, were committed to an economy that is built from the middle out and the bottom out, not the top down, not the top down. And so were in the process now of evaluating whether theres anything in the four corners of this bill that would impose upon the American People<\/a> the trickledown economic scheme that has been such a disaster for the american middle class and for all those who aspire to be part of the middle class. I think the American People<\/a> deserve an opportunity for their elected representatives, democrats and republicans to evaluate the legislation that is in front of us. Thats the least that can be done. When we know for decades House Republicans<\/a> and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have imposed big tax cuts that benefit only the wealthiest amongst us and undermine the ability of the American People<\/a> to truly pursue the American Dream<\/a>. It was done most recently in 2017. The House Republican<\/a> majority signature legislative accomplishment was passing the g. O. P. Tax scam, where 83 of the benefits went to the wealthiest 1 . In fact, at the end of the day, this is all about fiscal responsibility, we want our republican colleagues to explain why in a bill that benefit only a handful of americans that you stick the American People<\/a> with 2 trillion worth of debt. Because the g. O. P. Tax scam was not paid for at all. And so House Republicans<\/a> dropped a bill on the American People<\/a> at the 11th hour earlier today. And all were simply saying is we want time to evaluate whether theres anything within the four corners of that bill that would impose some trickledown economic scheme. I have come to the conclusion over the years that trickle down means only one thing for every day americans. You may get a trickle, but you are guaranteed to stay down. That is what trickledown economics is all about. At the end of the day, we need to evaluate where we are because House Republicans<\/a> started this congress by saying any bill that is brought before the peoples house will be done so in a manner that allows for 72 hours of review. That was the House Republican<\/a> policy, 72 hours of review. Of many like many other thing that was been broken promises throughout this donothing republican congress, you promised the American People<\/a> would have 72 hours to review any bill brought before the American People<\/a>. And you dropped this bill at the 11th hour today and gave the American People<\/a> minutestoe valuate it. Thats unacceptable. Its unamerican. Its unreasonable. The American People<\/a> deserve better. The American People<\/a> deserve better. Because at the end of the day, what we are endeavoring to do is to try to figure out where we are at. On behalf of our quest to lift up the great American Dream<\/a>. For the middle class. And all those who aspire to be part of the middle class. To do things that are proamerican. Proworker. Prolabor union. Proentrepreneurial. Prosmall business. Projob creation. Consistent with our views that in america, when you work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to provide a comfortable living for yourself and for your family. Educate your children. Purchase a home. And one day retire with grace and dignity. Is that too much to ask . Thats what were fighting for. On behalf of the american pe people. And all we want is time. Just a handful of moments to be able to evaluate. Is there anything within the bill that was dropped on the American People<\/a> at the 11th hour, notwithstanding the fact that the American People<\/a> were promised 72 hours for any bill, let alone consequential legislation. We just want to be abletoe valuate within the four corners of the agreement where things are at. In terms of uplifting that basic american principle. And so as i mentioned at the very beginning of my remarks, House Democrats<\/a> continue to stand ready to find Common Ground<\/a>. With our republican colleagues. Whenever and wherever possible. However, we will oppose republican extremism whenever necessary. We will oppose any efforts to cut Social Security<\/a> and medicare. We will oppose any efforts to slash Public School<\/a> funding. Well oppose any efforts to undermine american democracy. We will oppose any efforts to flood our communities with weapons of war. We will oppose any efforts to undermine the progress being made on the Climate Crisis<\/a>. We will oppose any efforts to undermine the great American Dream<\/a>. We will oppose any efforts to undercut Public Education<\/a>. We will oppose any efforts to walk away from the people who keep us safe. At our border and around the United States<\/a> of america. We will oppose any efforts to undermine the ability of the middle class to continue to thrive in the United States<\/a> of america. And all were doing is making sure that we can assess the four corners of the legislation that is before us, avoid a catastrophic Government Shutdown<\/a> for people over put people over poll tirks and make sure we can continue the great American Dream<\/a>. That you dont undermine freedom. You dont undermine reproductive freedom. You dont undermine the things that are necessary for every single american. To thrive. In every zip code. Throughout the land. In urban america. In rural america, in suburban america, in smalltown america. In the heartland of america. In appalachia. Thats all were doing. And when we complete our review well come back to the floor, well make a decision, and as democrats, well continue to put people over politics and continue americas long, necessary, and majestic march toward a more perfect union. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back his time. Without objection, the gentleman from florida, mr. Diazbalart, will control the time for the majority. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Diazbalart thank you, mr. Chairman. I yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from the state of nevada, mr. Amodei. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Amodei thank you to my colleague from florida, and thank you, mr. Speaker. You know, theres been a complaint theres been a complaint the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. Members are advised to take their conversations from the floor. The gentleman may resume. Mr. Amodei thank you, mr. Speaker. Theres been some indication that of concern because the bill on the floor lacks language to prohibit a cost of living increase that doesnt exist. And that was not given. And which has no appropriation in the existing fiscal year budget. Normally that would be the end of the discussion. However, i guess, being generous here, out of an abundance of caution and respect for those billdrafting experts in the senate, fixing that to include the senates genius language in this measure is something that is imminently doable in short order unless it becomes midnight because we have to have a couple more september students. September state of the unions. Therefore, even though it was not included in our legislation, even though there is no existing cola or appropriation for it if thats the only thing, im going to say that real slowly if thats the only thing thats wrong, then its imminently fixable for that belt and suspenders insurance policy for those who would support the bill, but for the lack of that language. We shall see. I yield back, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentlelady from connecticut. Ms. Delauro i am prepared to close. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is prepared to close. The gentleman from florida. Mr. Diazbalart mr. Speaker, may i first inquire how much time i have left . The speaker pro tempore the gentleman has 4 1 4 minutes remaining. The gentlelady has 2 1 2 minutes remaining. Mr. Diazbalart i would like unanimous consent to extend the time per side for 10 minutes to speak. We have further people. The speaker pro tempore is there objection . Without objection, so ordered. Mr. Diazbalart at this time, mr. Speaker, thank you for your indulgence, i would like to reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlelady from connecticut is recognized, with 12 1 2 minutes remaining. Ms. Delauro mr. Speaker, House Republicans<\/a> have shown they are unwilling and unable to govern. Some have shown they are willing and able to abandon our allies. Russian tyranny and aggression threaten more than just ukraines borders. We learned in georgia and we learned in crimea if you stand by while russia takance inch, theyll take a mile. Vladimir putin must be held to account for upending europes security in peacetime for a pointless, bloody war which has disrupted Energy Markets<\/a> and triggered Food Insecurity<\/a> around the world. We must be clear about what this means. Plain and simple, this is a this is appeasement. Like the world experienced in 1938 and which led to a cascading, murderous result. Ukraines fight for democracy and sovereignty requires Decisive Action<\/a> and absolute support from the free world. We must act like the leads of the free world. We must not abandon our position as the worlds beacon of democratic values. We must not surrender our global influence to russia, china, or any group that threatens democracies. Members of this body have come together again and again to reaffirm our commitment to helping ukraine defend itself against vicious invasion. Let us keep the government open and let us proceed to make sure that we do not abandon our allies. I yield back. I reserve. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady reserves. The gentleman from florida. With 14 1 4 minutes remaining. Mr. Diazbalart thank you for letting me know, mr. Chairman. I would like to yield to another fellow appropriator, the gentleman from california, mr. Valadao. Two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Valadao i would like to thank my friend for the time. Were at an important moment in our history. Were all frustrated, myself as an appropriator, we have gone through this process. There was an effort to bring bills up sooner. We all would have liked those to come up sooner. But playing games and dragging this out, watching members drag the process out further than it needs to be is not helpful. We need to get this passed, and get this over to the senate as quickly as possible. The American People<\/a> want us to get this done. Last lot of efforts that need to move forward. We need to continue the process of appropriating. I think weve got a commitment now from leadership to keep us here over the next two week which i think is the right thing to do, to finish the Appropriations Bills<\/a>. We have done quite a bit obviously moving the four bill office the house floor is a huge step for us. Weve got two more to move out of committee and i think well do that soon enough. The reality is we need to finish our work. These 45 days will give us the ability to do that. It makes a difference for the American People<\/a>. Makes a difference for us here in congress. Sadly its something we need to do. But ultimately weve got a vote here in a few minutes. I ask that all my colleagues support the c. R. And get us through those 45 days so we can finish our work. Mr. Speaker, i yield back to the gentleman from fray. From florida. Mr. Diazbalart i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlelady from connecticut. Ms. Delauro i think its important to note here that first of all, very interested that there was a rereading of the bill as it came from the house. And from the senate. And that there is a view that it needs to be reviewed in some way because in fact as the bill stands there is a pay raise. That is being done. Noition which there is student loan efforts that are thwarted as well, making it more difficult for about 4 45 million borrowers to be able to get the kinds of services that they need. But i really want to make the point, i have had the opportunity to chair the Appropriations Committee<\/a> for two years. And for those two years, with i think a three or fourperson majority, that with the assistance of colleagues in the house and in the senate and last december it was honestly just in the senate because House Republicans<\/a> refused to participate in the negotiations, and i think there were very few in the continuing resolution that we put forward, republicans, who voted for a continuing resolution. I think if i recall the number precisely it was nine. But it allowed us to be able to hammer out the bills over the next several weeks until december. At that juncture, we what we did was we came together, we we hammered out the bills. We made sure that no one got what they everything that they wanted. But we could pass the bill. Now i move forward to what happened in the last may. And last june. When there was a budget agreement that was hammered out by the president and by the speaker of the house. And to be very honest with you, i did not vote for that budget agreement. I would have never let this nation default but i was very concerned about the harm that was going to be done to the people of this country through the appropriations process that was established by the majority. And that was to significantly cut 142 billion from the services that we provide. And that is education. It is Mental Health<\/a> services. It is medical research services. All of that i viewed was going to be curtailed. But it is the law of the land. The law of the land, when the house passes something, the Senate Passes<\/a> something, the president signs the bill, it is the law of the land. But the speaker of the house and republicans in this house walked away from that agreement. And that is why we stand where we are today in this effort. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. Members of the house, please take your conversations from the floor. The gentleman from florida. Mr. Diazbalart thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I would now like to recognize the distinguished gentleman from new york, an amazing leader, for two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Desposito thank you, mr. Speaker. Just over three hours ago we walked onto this floor with a plan and an opportunity to make sure that our government continues to work. But instead of moving that plan forward, weve spent the last hour hearing from a member on the other side of the aisle, trying to gain cspan ratings and i believe a contest of how many times we could hear the term maga. We are here this afternoon to keep our government running. And over the last hour i walked across the street to my Office Taking<\/a> calls from constituents on long island in new yorks fourth congressional district, whose homes and cars were destroyed yesterday after a massive amount of rain and flooding. And these are individuals who are democrats, who are republicans, theyre not calling because theyre from a political party. Theyre calling because theyre americans. And theyre pleading with us to keep our government open. Theyre pleading with us to do the job that we were sent here to do and to govern. And thats what we have the opportunity to do. Is to cast a vote. Cast a vote today to continue, to make sure that our government continues to run. That our government remains open, so we can do the job that we were sent here to do. And thats what i urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. Today youre not making a partisan vote. Youre making a vote in support of the United States<\/a> of america. Youre making a vote in support of residents back home who need our help. Youre making a vote in support of moving this country forward. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from connecticut. Ms. Delauro i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady reserves. The gentleman from florida. Mr. Diazbalart thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I would now like to yield to another great leader from the state of new york, mr. Molinaro. For 30 seconds. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york is recognized for 30 seconds. Mr. Moolenaar having listened for 45 minutes, mr. Speaker, im amazed and confused as to what exactly my colleague across the aisle thought we were doing in this very moment. In just moments we have the opportunity to avert a federal Government Shutdown<\/a>. Its a responsibility that we have to ensure that the people who work for this federal government have the supporting and the backing of those employments. Its critically important to the men and women who serve and sacrifice across the globe that they know that we have their backs. It critically important that those in Law Enforcement<\/a>, emergency response, and those all across this country know that in this moment, we vote yes to keep this government functioning. Ms. Delauro i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady continues to reserve. The gentleman from florida. Mr. Diazbalart mr. Speaker, also i believe i made a mistake before when i may have called you mr. Chairman, when were not in the committee of the whole. My mistake. Mr. Speaker, i would now ask unanimous consent that the text of h. R. 5860 as proposed to be adopted, unless under suspension of the rules, be modified by the amendment that ive placed at the desk. Ive been making some technical mistakes but i got it right, i think, now. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the modification. The clerk modification to h. R. 5860 offered by mr. Diazbalart of florida. And section 1019 of division a, before the period, insert the following. Comma, and section 6, in the matter preceding division a of public law 117328. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the modification is agreed to. Mr. Diazbalart mr. Speaker, i am now prepared to close and so therefore i will reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from connecticut. Are you prepared to close . Ms. Delauro yes. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is recognized. Ms. Delauro i would once again really like to reiterate what i have been saying all along and which i said in the last several days. We had the opportunity to walking away, when this house has overwhelmingly in the last two days, the majority has demonstrated that we want to provide support for ukraines selfdefense. We had several amendmented, a biggs amendment amendments, a biggs amendment, a gaetz amendment, a greene amendment, all of which resulted in overwhelming support for ukraine. I continue to believe that this is an appeasement strategy of the far right and in fact does not have a majority support in this body. But i believe that standing with our allies does have the support. And i would reiterate that our own department of defense, some think that i believe my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have great regard for, listen to, support their efforts, increase funding for defense, care deeply about this issue of our National Security<\/a> and our ability to be able to defend our allies overseas. You all have a great affinity for this effort and i applaud that. But that seems now to be being abandoned and that the department of defense view, in the words of the undersecretary, says that they cannot do without this funding. And i would remind you that they, in a very, very specific and poignant letter, lay out the bottom line is we cannot sustain adequate levels of ukraine assistance with transfer authority only. And the delay to additional funding would be perceived by ukraine as a sign of wavering u. S. Support and likely as a betrayal of our previous commitments. The United States<\/a> betraying our commitments to ukraine is essentially the bottom line on this continuing resolution. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. The gentleman from florida is recognized with 10 1 2 minutes at his disposal. Mr. Diazbalart mr. Speaker, thank you. And i thank you for a job well done. I just would like to remind everybody that before we can Fund Anything<\/a> else, ukraine, we have to start by funding the government of the United States<\/a> of america. And weve been on the floor for a while now and i just let me just boil it down to this, if i may, mr. Speaker. If you want to shut down the government and all that entails, and then theres an opportunity to do so by voting no. But if you want to keep the federal government working and open and allow the democratic process to proceed, then all of us have the opportunity to do so very simply, after all of the words are spoken, to just vote yes. It could not be simpler, mr. Speaker. And with that, mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h. R. 5860, as modified. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the gentlelady from connecticut. Ms. Delauro i ask for the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. All those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, this 15minute vote on the motion to suspend the rules will be followed by a fiveminute vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal if ordered. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States<\/a> 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 335, the nays are 91. 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business<\/a> is the question agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion. Of the chair, the ayes have it. The journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentlelady from oklahoma seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move that the house do now adjourn. Sorry. The speaker pro tempore the question is on the motion for the house to adjourn. Mrs. Bice mr. Speaker, i move that the house do now adjourn. The speaker pro tempore the question is on the motion to adjourn. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The motion is adopted. Accordingly, the house stands adjourned until noon on monday, october 2, 2023, for morning hour debate. Ms. Delauro, each will control 20 mdelauro, each ms. Grainger i rise in support of h. 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