Transcripts For CSPAN U.S. House Reauthorizes Homeland Secur

CSPAN U.S. House Reauthorizes Homeland Security Funding July 20, 2017

Lawmakers walk through their starting legislative session. We will bring you live coverage here on cspan. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States 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 the house will be in order. 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. You have blessed us with all good gifts and with thankful hearts we express our gratitude. You have created us with opportunities to serve other people in their need, to share together in respect and affection and to be faithful in the responsibilities we have been given. In this moment of prayer, please grant to the members of this peoples house as they return home to meet with their respective constituents the gifts of wisdom and discernment that in their words and actions they will do justice, love with mercy and walk humbly with you. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and demrory. Amen. Honor and glory. Amen. The speaker 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 michigan, mr. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell 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 the chair will entertain up to five requests r oneminute speechs on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Speaker, its been a difficult week in Northern Illinois. A little over a week ago torrential rains entered into wisconsin fell on wisconsin and Northern Illinois and now four illinois counties have been named disaster areas. Lake county, mchenry county, kaine county and cook county. As difficult as it is its an incredibly impressive thing to visit these communities, all in the sixth Congressional District and what youll witness are literally hundreds of volunteers following through and filling thousands of bags of sand to help their neighbors. Mr. Roskam municipal employees, First Responders, local leaders, the governor of illinois and members of the illinois delegation have all come together in order to meet our neighbors needs at this time. For those would are people of faith, i ask you pray for these families as they are going through this difficult time and those at home, i commend those who have lended a hand. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Butterfield i ask permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from North Carolina is recognized. Mr. Butterfield mr. Speaker, i rise this morning to honor the reverend parker jr. Who served as pastor as historic Sycamore Church located in greenville, North Carolina, for more than 35 years. The son of howard parker, he attended shore university, went to salem state university, Wake Forest University and united christian college, ultimately receiving a master of divinity degree and an honorary doctorate of divinity degree. Under his leadership, mr. Speaker, sycamore has grown in membership and has become a giant in the Greenville Community in addition to leading his congregation, he served as president of the general Baptist State Convention which represents more than half a million 17 North Carolina congregations. He was twice elected to the board of education and has served as the boards chair. He served as associate chaplain of the Greenville Police department and as a member of the Greenville Initiative on gang violence. Es married to the former ruby grantham. They have two adult children. Kelly and andrea. His Unselfish Service to mankind has positively impacted the lives of so many. His contributions to the community are far and wide and too numerous to mention. I ask my colleagues this morning to join me in honoring reverend dr. Howard w. Parker jr. , thank him for his Important Service to god and humanity. We wish him well in the years to come. Thank you. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . The gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Lance thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to announce the foration of the congressional pay your state caucus. I join my colleague, congressman bill foster of illinois, in leading this bipartisan caucus that will examine the disparities states like new jersey and illinois experience by paying more in federal taxes than we receive in federal spending. In fact, new jersey is dead last with the rate of return of just 77 cents for every tax dollar sent to washington. This caucus seeks to recommend legislation to ensure that donor states keep more of their hardearned funds. For example, working to maintain the state and local Tax Deduction when this body considers an overhaul of our nations tax code. Eliminating that deduction would further increase the disparity that already exists. Alexander hamilton wrote in the federalist papers about his fear that the federal government might monopolize taxation to the entire exclusion and destruction of state governments. The caucus will work to address this problem and for a greater return on the tremendous federal revenue stream from Economic Opportunity and innovation in new jersey and other states. Mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentlelady from nevada seek recognition . The gentlelady from nevada is ecognized. Ms. Rosen in nevada and across the country we are seeing a huge demand for workers in the tech industry, including software developers, engineers and computer programmers like myself. Despite the progress weve made, fewer than one in five computer graduates are women so im proud to introduce my bill, h. R. 3316, the code like a girl act, because i believe in breaking down barriers and closing the gender gap once and for all. This Bipartisan Legislation invests in Computer Science education, Opening Doors for women to become part of a highly skilled work force. Funding programs that encourage girls to take up Computer Science is one of the most important steps we can take to break down barriers and level the Playing Field for women everywhere. A code like a girl act will go one step further, by teaching our girls that zero is false, one is true and that we matter too. I encourage my colleagues to invest in our girls by supporting my bill. Thank you. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. For what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . The gentleman from michigan is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in the spirit of made in america week. Since taking office in january, ive had the privilege and honoring with meeting with American Workers and Small Businesses in my district, from manufacturers to the farmers who feed our community and our world. Unfortunately, weve seen far too many of our jobs leave this country. I am focused on adjusting the problems in our economy that are destroying jobs and stalling growth. Weve already made significant progress in reducing the regulatory burdens that make it hard for businesses, large and small, to survive. Congress has passed and the president has signed overturning ridiculous regulations. Mr. Mitchell i look forward to doing comprehensive tax reform so americans can keep more in their paycheck. I will continue to advance solutions to compete in our changing work force. Mr. Speaker, lets remain focused, keeping jobs in america, products made in america. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition . I ask permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from colorado is recognized for one minute. Mr. Perlmutter july 20, five years ago we had a terrible tragedy in colorado. 12 young people were killed. 70 were injured and countless suffered emotional trauma. And today i just want to recognize these 12. Despite the tragedy we suffered and the impact on our community, there were at least two bright spots. The response of Law Enforcement, the firefighters, the ambulance drires, the medical personnel in dealing what was a war zone. And over the five years, the families have come together and become great friends, recognizing and celebrating the lives of the people who were aken by that crazed shooter. I just want to recognize them and those that assisted them and let everybody know we wont forget, time goes on and the memories dim a little bit but these were great young people, our First Responders were wonderful and with that, mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from colorado yields back his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from West Virginia seek recognition . I ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from West Virginia is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to recognize a truly outstanding constituent in the field of health care, greg elliott of charleston, West Virginia. Hes been selected this year as one of the recipients of the prestigious joe warner Patient Advocacy award. The National Center for assisted living, the nations largest association of professional longterm Health Care Providers, bestow this annual award on Association Members who have worked diligently to educate members of congress about the needs of longterm care patients and to advance the quality and longterm and postacute care community. Mr. Mooney mr. Elliott is a Second Generation owner of amfm longterm facility which has longterm, skilled and nursing home facilities throughout West Virginia. Greg is frequently visiting in washington, my congressional office, advocating on behalf of West Virginia seniors. The Third Party Research institute, my interview, has ranked the facility in the top 10 in the nation 46 times for customer or employee satisfaction. Greg elliott resides in charleston, West Virginia, with his wife of 16 years, jennifer, and 10yearold daughter elizabeth and their two dogs. Mr. Speaker, please join me in thanking greg elliott for his dedication and care for our nations frail, elderly and disabled. His career and accomplishments truly ideals the award in the joe warner award. Yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition . The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Speaker, many Health Insurers executives say they are raising premiums and leaving exchanges because of uncertainty and the threat of not paying the cost sharing reductions and not funding them. Brad wilson, c. E. O. Of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina told the Washington Post in may, quote, the failure of the administration in the house to bring certainty and clarity by funding c. S. R. s has caused our company to file a 22. 9 premium increase rather than one thats materially lower, unquote. Mr. Ruiz we need a bipartisan solution to stabilize exchanges. We need to stop threatening not to pay the c. S. R. s. I introduced the marketplace certainty act which provides stability by permanently funding and expanding eligibility for these subsidies. This is pragmatic, commonsense legislation to stop premiums from skyrocketing, keep insurers in exchanges and help people struggling to afford health care. I urge republicans and democrats to put people over partisanship, solutions above ideology, Work Together, sponsor by bill and help American Families afford health care. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition . The gentlelady from new york is recognized. Ms. Velazquez mr. Speaker, since last year when our Intelligence Community concluded that russia sought to influence our elections, we have seen a series of terrifying headlines. This has not stopped. Last week we found out the president s son took a meeting in which he anticipated receiving from the russian government damaging information on the democratic nominee. In was after it was spelled out in black and white in an email that the information came from the kremlin and donald jr. s response, i love it. But now we must go further. We need an independent commission which congress can authorize. Speaker ryan, these issues goes beyond party. They go to the heart of our democracy. The American People deserve the truth. Allow a vote on an independent commission before the august recess. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back her time. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 454, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 2825 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 2825, a bill to amend the Homeland Security act of 2002 to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the secretary of Homeland Security and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. Mccaul, and the gentleman from mississippi, mr. Thompson, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. Mccall. Mr. Mccaul i ask unanimous consent that all members have five ledge sleative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Mccaul i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for such time as he wishes to use. Mr. Mccaul i rise in strong support of the department of Homeland Security authorization act of 2017. Mr. Speaker, the American People are reminded about the threats facing our country on a daily basis. When they turn on the tv or pick up the newspaper, they learn about the latest terror attack or plot, foreign governments engaged in cyberwarfare and drug smugglers and human traffickers relentlessly trying to creep across our border and infect our neighborhoods. Our adversaries are determined and agile, they wish to strike our homeland and disrupt our way of life. They are constantly calling for new attacks to be carried out against americans with any weapons they have available. To stay ahead of our enemy well, need a National Security apparatus that is best set out for success and can adapt to new challenges as they arise. After the 9 11 attack the creation of the department of Homeland Security was necessary to help confront the threats at that time. Unfortunately, congress has not reauthorized, never reauthorized, d. H. S. Since it was created. This is just simply unacceptable. And that is why eight Committee Chairmen signed a memorandum of understanding at the beginning of the year stating that, quote, the department of Homeland Security and its components should be authorized on a regular basis to ensure robust oversight and improve its operations, end of quote. If were going to keep america safe, we must reform and improve d. H. S. Through a first ever comp rehence i reauthorization. The legislation before us today accomp

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