The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room washington, d. C. April 13 2015. I hereby appoint the honorable luke messer to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. The work of the congress resumes after time spent by millions of americans celebrating High Holy Days and spring comes to our nations capital. It is the season of hope. In this chamber where the peoples house gathers we pause to offer you gratitude for the gift of this good land on which we live and for this great nation which you have inspired and in developing so many years. Continue to inspire the American People that through the difficulties of these days we might keep liberty and justice alive in our nation and in the world. Give to us and all people a vivid sense of your presence that we may learn to understand each other, to respect each other, to work with each other to live with each other and to do good to each other. So shall we make our nation great in goodness and good in its greatness. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from california mr. Takano. Mr. Takano i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore under clause 5d of rule 20, the chair anoubses to the house that in light of the reds ig nation of the gentleman from illinois mr. Schock, the whole number of the house is 432. The chair lays before the house a communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2h of rule 2 of the rules of the u. S. House of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on march 27, 2015, at 12 02 p. M. That the Senate Passed without amendment h. R. 1092, h. R. 1527. That the senate agreed to without amendment house joint resolution 10, house concurrent resolution 32, house concurrent resolution 31. That the Senate Passed senate 535 appointments dwight d. Eisenhower Memorial CommissionAdvisory Commission on the record of congress, commission to study the potential creation of a womens history museum, potential to study the creation of a National Womens museum, signed sincerely, karen l. Haas. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house a communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2h of rule 2 of the rules of the u. S. House of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on march 27 2015, at 1 13 p. M. , Appointments Advisory Committee on the records of congress, signed sincerely, karen l. Haas. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bills and joint resolutions were signed by speaker pro tempore comstock on monday, march 30, 2015. The clerk h. R. 1092, to designate the Federal Building located at 2030 southwest 145th avenue in miramar, florida, as the benjamin p. Growingan and jerry l. Dove Federal Building. H. R. 1527 to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable Cash Contributions for the relief of the families of new York Police Department detectives, juan lu and rafael ramos and for other purposes. House joint resolution 10, providing the reappointment of david m. Rubenstein of a citizen regent of the board of regents of the smithsonian institution. The speaker pro tempore the chair will now enter tan requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Foxx thank you, mr. Speaker. Were only two days away from april 15, also known as tax day. Its a day we all dread every year. Between mountains of paperwork complicated codes and the fear fines, paying taxes every year is a huge burden for hardworking americans. In fact u. S. Taxpayers and businesses spend about 7. 6 billion hours a year complying with the Filing Requirements of the i. R. S. But if you listen to the political discussion our country very long youll hear some lawmakers repeat one of their favorite lines, that all of our countrys budget problems would be solved if only we increased taxes except increases taxes crowds out private sector investment, diminishing our prosperity. Instead, its past time to simplify the tax code and decrease the tax burden that americans currently spend close to a third of the year bearing. Its vital that we enact policies that strengthen and stabilize our economy as well as give individuals and businesses longterm certainty. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlelady yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Takano i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Takano mr. Speaker, i rise today to in support of the House Resolution declaring that gay lesbian and transgendered people should be propected from discrimination protected from discrimination under the law. Every day lgbt americans are denied housing and public accommodations. In 29 states someone can be fired because they are gay, and in 32 states someone can be fired because of their gender identity. And in several states there is an organized push to deny lgbt americans their rights. However, dozens of states have taken action and passed nondiscrimination laws, as have hundreds of cities. Yet, this body has not. Congress is sworn to uphold the constitution. This the same constitution that says no state shall, quote, deny any person within its jurisdiction equal protection of the laws, end quote. It is time for congress to uphold the constitution and take action. Support this legislation and protect these americans, all americans. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, at the heart of my Congressional District lies Chester County. A community that relies on groundbreaking, thoughtful, probe tiff reporting for its residents, a responsibility that the daily local news has filled for generations. For 20 years jim callahan has served the daily local news and Chester County as a newsman. He calls himself an adjustable wrench in the news business. Which means he served a multitude of functions to make sure our republic as locally constituted in Chester County is well informed. Indeed, the hallmark of an engaged, robust democracy requires a wellinformed citizenry, and to my constituents, as a journalist jim callahan has served this function in exemplary fashion. One of his colleagues calls jim an old scule journalist who enjoys teaching and working with young reporters, a political nut. I add that jim possesses a great sense of humor. At his core, mr. Speaker, jim callahan greatly values local journalism and for that Chester County is better off for it. In this peoples house of representatives and people across Chester County, we say thank you, jim. Stay strong, my friend. I yield back mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Johnson to address this body for one minute and to revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Johnson thank you, mr. Speaker. It feels like open season on black men in america and im outraged. In fact, all americans are at risk when bad actors in Law Enforcement use their guns instead of their heads. Are despite nationwide calls for action and despite my bills to reform the broken grand jury process, hold Police Accountable and end militarization and despite my colleagues bills to encourage body cameras, this congress does nothing, no hearings, no blue ribbon commissions, no nothing. I would like unanimous consent to enter this list of People Killed by the police into the record so my colleagues will no longer ignore this crisis. Mr. Speaker, here are just a few names of our colleagues and neighbors. And relatives. Walter scott from North Carolina. Michael brown from missouri. Anthony hill from georgia. Tony robinson from wisconsin. Kevin davis from georgia. Nicholas thomas georgia. Daniel elrod nebraska. Antonio zambrono montez, washington. David of pennsylvania. Jessica hernandez, colorado. Kevin davis, georgia. Dennis grigsby, texas. Romaine brisbon, phoenix. Tamir rice, ohio. Akai gurley, new york. Carlos perez, nevada. Kajimi powell, missouri. Ezeal ford. Dillon taylor, utah. Nahisis of colorado. Charlie landeaux and the list goes on and on. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Burgess mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Burgess i thank you, mr. Speaker. April 1, just a few days ago, most people dont realize it but the center for medicare and Medicaid Services reduced physician reimbursement for medicare patients by 21 . This occurred as a matter of law. This is a deadline that weve been up against before, a drama weve seen played out in this house multiple times during my tenure here. This time its different because the house of representatives right before the end of march, chose to act and passed by vote of 392 individuals to repeal this formula that crops up every year and threatens our medicare patients and those that provide care for them. This bill is sitting over in the other body. The chaplain talked about this being a season for renewal and indeed it is. It is my hope that in the other body that spirit of renewal will take hold, they will take up and pass the bill that passed this house with an overwhelming majority some two weeks ago. Its time to do it. The other body can act. I yield back my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition . Mr. Speaker i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to acknowledge the outstanding work of dr. Merlin augustine and his wife beverly of fayetteville, arkansas, and the event his foundation has sponsored for 22 years, the annual easter feed, held the saturday before easter. Mr. Womack this year a record 6,741 people enjoyed a meal fit for kings, served by men and women of all walks, including a number of local, state and federal officials and scores of volunteers. Their son established a foundation for the purpose of helping the less fortunate. The easter feed is its signature event. Its the kind of event that warms the heart reminding all of us of our duty to care for those around us. I want the nation to know how much i appreciate this beautiful couple for their kindness and their decency. And their dedication to our community. My wife terry, and i always look forward to helping at the event. Few things in life give us more pleasure than the easter feed. Thanks, merlin and beverly. Cant wait till next year. I yield back. Shira the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Instead of exporting excess oil like other nation, the United StatesOil Producers are forced to leave oil in the ground. Mr. Poe the solution is clear, lift the crude oil ban. We should follow the Blue Bell Ice Cream philosophy, use what you can and sell the rest. Here in this case abroad. Exsprts will improve our National Security by increasing United States influence around the world. We can make middle eastern oil politics and their turmoil irrelevant. Europe gets 40 of its oil from russia and our exports will give europeans and alternative to putins monopoly. Japan and south korea rely on crude oil from iran to their to satisfy their growing consumption. Because of the deal it is now the u. S. Government policy to eventually allow iran to export crude oil, but its the u. S. Policy to prohibit u. S. Producers to do the same. How nutty is that . Lifting the ban will create thousands of jobs, inject billions of dollars in the economy, and help advance our National Interest abroad. Make the same deal with america the government gave with iran. Allow oil exports. And thats just the way it is. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. Pursuant to clause 12a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately 4 00 p. M. Today. Become progress. Host Congress Returns from their twoweek spring recess. We are joined by lauren fox from national journal. A look think they have a lot to do in the coming weeks. Guest they certainly do. I think one of the first thing that congressmen and senators will deal with is they are clamoring around this deal with iran. They are concerned about that. It is something the Senate ForeignRelations Committee will turn to this week. House members are looking to the senate to pass the medicare doc fix. We are also seeing here you know, House Republicans have a series of bills on taxes that they prepared ahead of the filing on april 15. Host on the issue of the doc fix, this headline Senate Wrangles over medicare payments fix. Certainly, among the items to get fixed is a budget resolution moving forward on 2016 spending. What do we know about that . Guest i think we should note that this budget is very important for republicans. This is what they ran on in 2014. It is important that they prove they can govern with his budget document. I think one of the sticking points here will be brought to the broad disagreement on military spending items. Moving forward, i think that will be a sticking point. Certainly, there are other differences between the Senate Budget and the house budget that will need to be worked out. That will be on top of the agenda. Republicans note that this is a must pass piece of legislation for them. Host it is tax week. Tax deadline on wednesday, the 50. The house focusing this week on tax legislation. Broadly, will any of that have any trackstion in the u. S. Senate . What will we see . Guest one of them that six out to me is legislation to prohibit irs employees from using personal email accounts to conduct official business. This harkens back to the scandal a couple of years ago for special application to certain groups that wanted special status. It is certainly not something that will pass without any democrat votes, and i dont see democrats willing to get on board with Something Like that. Host on the issue of personal email accounts. The issue of Hillary Clintons email server came up. As congress is going intoo recess, what is the status of the Benghazi Committee andy status of their request to interview Hillary Clinton . Guest i think we will have to see what trey gowdy is saying moving forward. Something to remember is they have to be very careful. They are walking a fine line here between investigating benghazi which is what their jurisdiction to do and waiting into president ial politics. I think trey gowdy is very careful to make sure republicans arent seen on capitol hill as using this as a political statement ahead of the 2016 president ial election. Host you can see more of lauren fox is reporting oni do not think hes making it to the finish line. Host more of your calls coming up. We are joined by mark com caputo. Tell us about the expected themes that marco rubio is going to talk about today. Guest got to give credit to marco rubio announcing at the freedom tower. A mediterraneanstyle building built in the 1920s in the miami. In the 1960s it was used as what became called the ellis island of the south to process cuban refugees freeing fleeing from cuba. Use using this as a launchpad to announce he is running for president. It fits within his history and within his narrative of being the American Dream candidate. Whether the Campaign Craft is going to be good enough to get him across the finish line