The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 399, the nays are two. 2 3 of the votes in the affirmative, the rules are awe spended, the resolution is agreed to, without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Ursuant im pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal which the chair will put de novo. The question is on 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 gentleman from california rise . Mr. Speaker, i send to the desk a joint resolution and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the joint resolution. The clerk house joint resolution 76, joint resolution appointing the day for the convening of the second sthofingse 114th congress. The speaker pro tempore is there objection to the consideration of the joint resolution . Without objection, the joint resolution is engrossed, read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from california rise . Mr. Mccarthy i send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate resolution immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk House Resolution 102, resolved that the two houses of congress assemble in the hall of the u. S. House of representatives on tuesday, january 12, 2016, for the purpose of receiving such communication as the president of the United States shall be pleased to make to them. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the concurrentres. Lougs us the concurrent resolution is agreed to. The motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Mccarthy i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourn today it adjourn to meet at 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. The chair will new entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentleman the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore very good. Ms. Roslehtinen mr. Speaker, the Obama Administration is making a push to get congress to give the president the authority to waive a legal prohibition on u. S. Contributions to unesco. If the u. S. Waive this is prohibition and resumes payments to unesco, it will erode our credibility and give the palestinians and the u. N. The green light to continue the scheme to unilaterally declare a palestinian state without direct negotiations with the democratic jewish state of israel. If you add what our yearly contributions would be plus ayears, the american taxpayers are our constituents could be on the hook for over half a billion dollars in just a couple of years. We know that our law has worked to prevent the palestinians from joining other specialized agencies at the u. N. But if congress relents on this issue, the palestinians will say, lets continue to by pass israel and go to the u. N. For recognition. I will continue to vehemently oppose this waiver, mr. Speaker. And i ask my colleagues to stand with me. I yield back the balance of our time. The speaker pro tempore thank you. The gentleman from california. I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to honor the memory of two members of my community who lost their lives in the attack on San Bernardino. Mr. Takano sierra clays can born was a bright, kind young woman. She was a graduate of university of california, riverside. Sierras friends described her as always smiling, always offering an encouraging word. She loved to make people laugh. Damian mines will be remembered as a selfless, gentle, and intelligent man. He enjoyed traveling, painting, and serving others, which included dressing up as santa claus for school pictures. He leaves behind his High School Sweetheart and their two daughters. Mr. Speaker, yesterday we remembered the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. Today we honor the victims of San Bernardino. My question is to this body is will we do anything to protect our communities from gun violence tomorrow . Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute revise and extend my remark. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise to remember rudy escobar, an honored friend and veteran who passed away this year at the age of 8. For over two decades he served as the demanders commander of the macon county honor guard. Mr. Davis his dedication to his brothers and cysters in uniform was truly remarkable and hell be missed by many in the macon county, community. For most of his life, mr. Escobar worked tirelessly on behalf of his fellow veterans. After his service he returned home and cofounded the macon county honor guard, which has performed over 3,000 honor ceremonies at military funerals. Active in his community it became customary for him to voluntarily transport veterans to and from the v. A. In danville. He was also a member of the American Legion an v. F. W. Post. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and most of all, he was a devoted veteran. His commitment to the military community will always be remembered. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Junehawk valley, new york, 13. Michael. Alifornia, bar rah cooper, 25, chen wan hong, 20, veronica weiss, 19, george chen, 19 years old. Mr. Peters rose berg, oregon, october 1, 2015. Lawrence lavine, 57 years old. Kim deeths, 59. Is a re serena, 4. Jason johnson, 33. Von taylor onsbach, 30 years old. Lucas ibold, 18 years old. Gwen cooper, 18 years old. Rebecca karns, 18. Albuquerque, new mexico, january 13, 2013, greg griego, 51 years old. Sara griego, 40. Thank you, mr. Speaker, ill be back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman is recognized. Thank you, mr. Speaker mr. Thompson this yeek the Government Accountability office found that the Environmental Protection agency broke federal laws by promoting its highly controversial watts of the United States role. While the clean water act needs clarifying this rule would drastically expand federal jurisdiction beyond the historical limits of the law and would apply to state and federal waters. The rule would greatly increase the cost of permitting, trigger new environmental reviews and litigation. Thankfully this disastrous rule was put on hold nationwide by a federal court ruling earlier this year. In its finding, the g. A. O. Said this was an attempt to, quote, spread covert propaganda, end quote, by directing users to the websites. This illegal attempt to gain congressional support for the rule and sway Public Opinion undermines the integrity of the rule making process and shows just how unprecedented this vast expansion of the e. P. A. s power really is. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I stand here today to remember the victims of the tragic terrorist attack in San Bernardino, california. Ms. Sanchez among these victims was a young woman from my district, named tim when. She was from santa ana, california. She was only 31 years old and shed been working for the San Bernardino county department of Public Health for four years as a food inspector and she was planning her wedding to her longtime boyfriend when she was taken on that day. On that day of the shooting. At the age of 8, she and her family fled vietnam. They fled a war. Famine. And all sorts of terrible situations. To come and find a new life in california. Despite the challenges of being an immigrant, she graduated from Valley High School in santa ana and received her undergraduate degree from cal state fullerson. Last saturday, family and friends gathered at st. Barbaras Catholic Church to mourn the death of this young woman who was known for her incredible spirit and a heart bigger than the sun. Let us honor the memory of this extraordinary young woman. She gave so much but her life was tragically cut short by these shootings. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. 224 years ago today, the states ratified the first 10 amendments to our constitution. Mr. Lamalfa these remain the bedrock of our society yet even today we see them under attack. Free tom of speech is attacked by some, not wanting to hear dissenting opinions. The right to bear arms is under constant threat by those who would prefer that only criminals are armed and lawabiding americans are defenseless. Freedom from search and seizure attacks come from our own government which believes we should give up freedom for security. Freedom of religion is threatened by those who would coerce americans to violate their faith. This serves to remind us that the struggle for freedom is never over, that we must always remain vigilant and that freedom is but one generation from extinction. Today we mark the anniversary of the celebration of the vision the founders have. God bless them, god bless america. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek cognition . Without objection. Mr. Speaker, im heartbroken and outraged after the terrorist shootings and left those wounded in san bernandino. These acts of violence in our nation have to stop. I strongly denounce this act of terror and mourn for the victims including a constituent of mine whose young life was cut far too short. December 2, 2015 will remain in our memories for san bernandino the inland empire and our nation. In the face of this nation, true herism rang through when Law Enforcement ran toward the danger and when First Responders tended to the injuries of the victims. Our nation should be proud of the men and women who risked their lives to save our community that day. Thank you to the men and women who wore the badge and took care of the victims. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition . Ms. Kaptur i rise to call on my colleagues and the American People to oppose the transpacific partnership, the t. Pfment p. This job outsourcing trade deal has been sold to the American People with the false promise of jobs and exports. You can tell they are all in the red. If you look at the trade deficits and the lives of people, how they have been impacted by every single drade deal has been signed. Our deficits grew by more than 40 billion just in october and it had grown by a billion more than the increase from september. Xperts say one billion has created 500 billion job. We lose 5,000 jobs. When your trade deficit is 1 trillion. Since china joined the w. T. O. The trade deficit with china has reached 324 billion. The same with nafta. Same with nafta. 9 trillion in deficits. Mr. Speaker, i urge my colleagues to reject the t. P. P. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . Mr. Cohen address the house for one minute. Today i rise to honor the the 99th birthday of kirk douglas. He didnt receive gifts that gave gifts. E gave a 15 million contribution to an alzheimers home. He has a long history of the of of Charitable Giving in the loss and and given money to childrens hospitals and helping people of long walks of life. Um a movie called t rmp bmpomp and saved his career from what was a scurge on the United States congress. I first learned of what kirk douglas done. And i found out he had been an apology for slavery for years. Nd lobby us to pass an apology for slavery. Kirk douglas is the person we should emulate and honor. I thank him for his philosophy of forgiveness and understanding. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. The clerk leaves of absence requested for mr. Cuellar of texas for today. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The request is granlted. Under the speakers announced policy of january 6, 2015, the chair recognizes the gentleman rom texas, mr. Gohmert, for 30 minutes. Mr. Gohmert thank you, mr. Speaker. As we consider this week what congress will fund through september 30 of next year and what we will not fund, the American People are awake, san bernandino, the shooting there, terrorist islamist attacks there has awakened people across the country. In an article from december 2 by , the question is, is isis contained or covered up. Thats the title. With the recent terrorist attacks in paris carried out by isis, americans are on high alert and rightfully so. Just hours prior to the attacks, obama said that isis was, quote, contained, unquote. Americans everywhere are baffled by obamas continued ignorance and lack of strategy when it comes to destroying the Islamic State. General Michael Flynn stated were jake tapper that the white house knowingly ignored a 2012 report about the rise of isis because they didnt mesh well with the narrative. Now its all beginning to make sense. Of course the president believes isis is contained. He has been ignoring reports about the serious threats that isis poses to america and the world since it wouldnt help him get reelected. The scary thing is that these arent the first reports that we heard from obama Intelligence Officers regarding the white house ignoring reports on isis. Beast , the daily published an exclusive story claiming that over 50 spies says isis intelligence was cooked. These 50 intelligence analysts formally filed a complaint that their reports on isis were being uote inappropriately, unquote, altered by senior officials. These are powerful words. Is a cancer, americans have a lot to be concerned about when it comes to National Defense and security, according to the daily beast, a significant amount of people tracking the inner workings of isis think that their reports are being altered to fit a public farative, echoing the sentments of general Michael Flynn. It is disturbing to think that our military and intelligence officials arent being listened to simply because it doesnt fit their narrative. Just yesterday, lawmakers on capitol hill heard from the chairman of the pentagons joint commeefs of staff, marine neral that isis is not contained contradicting president obamas statements. We have to question whether or not intelligence reports are being ignored because of their inconvenience to the administration and because of the election year. Sadly, these reports from top military and intelligence officials arent surprising. Americans have noticed for a while that obamas statements on isis shows how little he knows n the threats they pose. A new cbs poll indicates 23 of americans think obama has a Clear Strategy for defeating isis which shows how little confidence americans have in their commander in chief. On monday, just weeks after the aris attacks, obama made remarks at a Climate Change summit where he made a point to mention that he will beat isis by fighting Climate Change. Lets be honest, isis was never j. V. Team and wont be resolved to fighting Climate Change but it was a good farative to quell the fear of the american public. This farative stands in stark contrast with the real farative being told by military officials, the one being ignored. We have from the center of Immigration Studies, an analysis of the Visa Waiver Program improvement act of 2015, this out december 14. And it reviews the house bill drafted to tighten up the Visa Waiver Program and been reported that this may be included in the omnibus. Well find out. 2016 spending bill, as a kind of political replacement for the bill passed in november to tighten up the refugee screening. This article goes on from the center for Immigration Studies hat one key provision makes it oubds for people who have visited or who are natives of syria or iraq or state sponsors of terror to use the Visa Waiver Program. Another major provision tightens up requirements and certifications by countries to live by the conditions of participation includings fraudresistant passports and strict time lines for reporting stolen documents. A center fellow and ought or of the analysis said quote, congress has tackled many of the gaps and problems which is represented for some time the soft underbelly of Homeland Security. But there can be no doubt that the u. S. V