Militarizing Law Enforcement act does. And that is to stop that flow. And return control of the process of accusation of acquisition back into the hands of civilian authority. Thats the first thing that we need to do. And the second thing with need to do isening sure a good analysis of the personnel that we have doing the Law Enforcement, because as i said, if you have been to a war zone, the statistics show that many of those who return from the battle suffer from posttraumatic stress and other illnesses that affect the Mental Health of the people. And so, we must take better care of the Mental Health of our Law Enforcement personnel. Be they having or having been deployed or not, being involved in Law Enforcement is very stressful and sometimes that Mental Health can break down and people start making bad decisions. And so we must get a handle on that in this country. And then, once we get a handle on the militarization, there are structural issues that need to be dealt with, loss of confidence in the criminal justice, i. E. , the secrete grand jury process. And what has become clear whenever there has been a killing of a civilian by a Law Enforcement officer it often results or most often results in a finding of justifiable homicide. And indeed most killings by Law Enforcement are justifiable. There is no question about that. But there is no question about the fact that some of the killings are unjustifiable. And when they are unjustifiable they need to be dealt with in accordance with the law and that means prosecution. And the problem we get with Law Enforcement officers who have acted outside of the law and have committed a killing, what we get is a finding that the killing was justified despite the clear evidence to the contrary. And im not going to cite any specific cases, but i will say that these cases are well known to the public. They appear on video. And even if yoush eyes deceive you and the killing was justified, you are justified not having confidence in the process by which the finding that the killing was justified was rendered through. And basically im talking about a secret grand jury process. Thats why i filed the grand jury reform act to get at this process and to bring transparency into the process. Now, what usually happens and what is the course of conduct in a Police Killing case is that the killing itself will be investigated first and oftentimes only by the very Law Enforcement agency that employs the officer involved in the incident. What you have is friends and coworkers investigating each other. And so when that happens, it tends to not to be impartial but bias in favor of the accused and what usually happens is despite what may be clear about the facts, its always the decision always comes down as a justifiable homicide by the Law Enforcement agency that is rendering the decision against its own. And then the case goes to the local grand jury or to the local prosecutor who is well aware, well known and knows well the Law Enforcement agent involved who may be the subject of the investigation. They know each other. They Work Together regularly to bring cases before the grand jury. And so when an officer is brought before the grand jury, often that officer is known to and by the District Attorney and even if not known the fact that they are Law Enforcement gives them an inherent benefit and gives them correct and gives them a positive edge with the prosecution. And so the prosecutor then takes the investigation by the Law Enforcement agency that knows and loves the officer, takes that investigation before a grand jury in a secret proceeding. No one is in there from the public to understand the quality of the evidence being presented whether or not there is any evidence being presented. We have to rely on the results that comes out of the grand jury proceeding because the grand jury proceedings are secret by law. Nothing that happens inside can be revealed. And so its a process that usually results in what we all are awaiting andicson ration of the Police Officer despite the evidence to the contrary. And once you have that determination, its a closed case. And so when you have that happening repeatedly over and over again over the course of time it erodes Public Confidence and so my legislation, the grand jury reform act would mandate that whenever there is a killing during the course of a policemans use of his or her authority in the line of work, in the line of the duty, whenever theres a killing then there would have to be appointed an independent Law Enforcement agency, the top Law Enforcement agency of that particular state to take over the investigation and to perform the investigation. That would give it a little more sense of being more impartial. And once that impartial investigation has concluded, then the matter would be presented to a judge in open court by a special prosecutor appointed by the governor who would then be charged with presenting that independent investigation to a judge in a probable cause hearing in open court and that judge could then make a determination of whether or not probable cause existed. And if it did or did not that judge would issue a written finding of fact and deliver the case back to the local prosecutor who would then in acordance would proceed through the secret grand injure process or whatever process was available to that District Attorney. Who is elected by the people by the way. And so this probable cause hearing would unable there to be transparency so that the public would understand and hear the evidence and see the evidence and then there would be accountability that would be established on behalf of the people based on what the elected prosecutor decided to to do with the case. So its hard to hold a local prosecutor accountable after a secret grand injurey process and the only thing you can rely upon is the earnest presentation in a press conference by the prosecutor that we did our best, we presented the evidence and the grand jury came back finding that the grand jury was justified. We need more than that. We saw that in the case of Michael Brown in ferguson, where they did release the grand jury transscripts and you could see where the evidence of boat load or truck load of evidence was dumped on the confused grand jury members who were charged on a law that wasnt even applicable and given bad law to decide the cause case. We saw what happened what happened in the grand jury proceeding. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is not the only time that im sure there has been abuse within the grand jury room, but well never know because its secret. Lastly, i have filed a bill, which is called the Police Accountability act and what it would do would be to provide another tool for fd prosecutors to be able to prosecute Law Enforcement officers for the offense of murder and all of the lesser included offenses. Should it appear that the process within the state did not work and for those three bills, i have discussed and now i see my colleague has arrived Sheila Jackson lee out of houston texas, has ascended to the top spot, the Ranking Membership on the crime subcommittee on the Judiciary Committee upon which i also serve along with her. And with that, i yield such time as she may consume to the gentlelady from houston. Ms. Jackson lee let me thank the distinguished gentleman and maybe i should find out how much time is remaining. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from georgia has approximately four minutes remaining. Ms. Jackson lee let me thank the distinguished the gentleman from georgia. We serve on the Judiciary Committee and he serves as the Ranking Member on the antitrust and commercial law committee. And i have the privilege of working and serving with him on the subcommittee on crime terrorism and homeland security. And although we have been working on these issues for a number of years he is a practicing lawyer law and we are now in a significant moment of significant of history and if i might use language that is not particularly legislative, we cant fool around. There are issues that the american public, that i believe want remedies for and that is persons who are civilians and persons who are Law Enforcement officers. The Police Accountability hearing that we just held, mr. Speaker, held in front of the Judiciary Committee on tuesday and we thank chairman goodlatte and Ranking Member conyers for heeding our voices asking for this hearing. And it was a hearing of information. But i think it did evidence that there is a divide that must be bridged. Tonight i stand on the floor to honor, mr. Johnson, a fallen officer in my district and none of us want to consent to actions against Law Enforcement officers in the line of duty protecting our communities and our nation. At the same time, i believe that we have the opportunity to do some serious issues or confront serious issues developing a road map for Better Police community tissue Better Policecommunity relations. So in addition to the legislation that i know mr. Johnson has already elaborated on and i support him in his efforts, we will be looking at legislation that deals with holding the standard matrix to provide a road map of training for Police Officers and Law Enforcement officers from deescalation to ideas of interaction with community, professional training, educational training, well also hopefully pass a cadet bill which talks about gathering the appropriate data related to Excessive Force being used by civilians or Police Officers and using that material to be able to formulate the right kind of approach to protect all. In addition, i just introduced today the private prison information act which indicates that the same requirements for the federal prison system should be for the private, nonpublic prison system providing reports of injuries or behavior that should be reported and we hope that bill will move quickly. Weve also introduced a goodtime Early Release bill that argues for the Early Release, dealing with incarcerated persons responding to mass incarceration which we believe is very important. This deals with a certain age but im also introducing, mr. Johnson, a bill that indicates one day for one day. You have 54 days of good time, then you get 54 days. That is not the case. Let me just say this, as i yield back a moment to you, we will not pass legislation unless we can all understand each others pain. The horrific pain of losing Law Enforcement officers and them going them not going home to their family, i mourn. And the horrific pain of a Michael Brown, eric fwarner tamir, walter scott, any number of others and of course fred gray. What we need to do is in understanding that pain, not be accusatory. And get bills before the Judiciary Committee to make our system the best Justice System in the world. Thats what i would like to see happen. I know that you as a practicing lawyer who have addressed this issue would like to see that happen as well. I would like to join you on the floor over and over again for these kinds of special orders to speak to our colleagues about getting something done, passing comp reshensive comprehensive criminal reform, getting it done to answer the pain of all americans. And we honor those who have lost their lifes and we honor the men and women in uniform who wear the uniform on our behalf to be able to walk alongside of us in dignity. With that, i yield back to the distinguished gentleman. Mr. Johnson i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Pursuant to clause 12a of rule 1, the house will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. Were joined by Lindsay Mcpherson who covers tax issues. Who benefits from this tax credit and why is Congress Taking it up to make it permanent . Congress was to make it permanent because it has been renewed on a temporary base is for a couple of decades now. It is a credit a lot of businesses use. Some dont take it when they would be able to. John boehner tweeted the bill makes it easier for businesses to invest, innovate, innovate and create more jobs. What arguments will be here against that . To make rest will not argue against the policy of the credit. It is one they support as well. Their argument against the bill on the floor today is that it costs too much and it is not paid for. It is 180 billion over 10 years , and the democrats add to the deficit. That is the bill takes the wrong approach, adds 180 billion the deficit. Senior staff would recommend the president veto the bill. The white house has its own tax credits they would like to see that were a gift in their budget proposal. Yes. Specifically the white house would like to make permanent the expansions of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit. Those credits dont expire until the end of 2017. Congress has time to act. Last year when they were negotiating with republicans on whether to make those credits permanent they were pushing for those three. The house took up a similar bill. The senate took no action. What is this discussion about these tax credits leading to . It is ultimately leading to a debate on tax reform, which is moving slowly this year. It will probably be similar to last year were where they tried to negotiate a larger package of extenders. Republicans are in a slightly better position. In your article the hide headline that it could kill some tax extenders. There are some areas where members are talking about tax breaks for racehorses and rask nascar tracks. Some agree the tax provisions may see an end at some point . Yes. All the tax credits have been lumped together. Each has their constituency. Some have lesser support like the nascar credit. If there is a debate, and we expect there will be to make some permanent they may be renewed temporarily or remain expired. Back to the r d bill, the white house expressed opposition , it will likely pass on the house floor. Any indication Mitch Mcconnell will take it up this year . The senate i dont believe will take of the individuals. The house passed extender bills for charitable provisions a wild back in the senate stripped that and use the legislative vehicle for one of the trade bills. The senates intention is to have a debate. The larger package, then move a big bill to make some permanent. Lindsay mcpherson, read more at cq. Com. Follow her on twitter. Thank you for the update. The house of representatives approved an extension of the research and Development Tax credit. The bill makes a few changes to the way the r d tax credit is calculated. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill would cost 182 billion over 10 years. The white house has issued a statement saying it poses the bill because the cost is not offset. The house passed a bill to authorize 33 billion in programs for agencies involved in scientific and industrial research. Later members consider debate rules for a fishery conservation and management bill. Tomorrow the house will take a commercial spaceflight legislation. Coming up tonight, a joint house and senate the a Committee Hearing on priorities for veterans care. Then president obama speaks to kos card graduates about national security. Senators mccain and graham on the fall of her mahdi. John boehner took to the house floor to express his anger. He blamed the administration for the lack of firing of those involved in the health care scandal that led to the resignation of Eric Shinseki last may. Here is a look. Speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Boehner next week marks the oneyear the speaker next week marks one year since general shin sec key resigned as leader of the Veterans Affairs department. At the time, the president promised reform. He said, and i quote the number one priority is making sure the problems get fixed. But instead, at the v. A. , were seeing more of the same. Last Week Congress gave the v. A. Secretary new authority to fire employees. But while some 110 v. A. Facilities kept secret lists to hide wait times gist one person has been fired. One. What the hell happened to the rest of them . Some got to retire with their benefits, some got transfers, some got paid leave, some got a slap on the wrist. All of them went on collecting checks from the taxpayers. If only the Veterans Administration did half as good a job of taking care of the bureaucrats as they do our veterans, wed be in a lot better shape. In fact, Congress Also gai the v. A. More than 16 billion to improve care and to shorten waiting time