Be conducted as a 15minute vote. Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from michigan, mr. Bishop, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4318 as amended on which the yeas and nays have been ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4318. Bill to amend the harmonized tariff schedule of the United States, to modify temporarily certain rates of duty. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [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 pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 4 , the nays are 0. 0 recorded as present. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from montana, mr. Gianforte, to suspend the rules and pass s. 117 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk senate 117, an act to designate a Mountain Peak in the state of montana as alex diekman peak. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill . Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [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 pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 400, the ays are three. On this vote the yeas are 400, the nays are three. Zero recorded as present. 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 is the question agreeing to the speaker aces approval of the journal which the chair speakers approval of the journal which the chair will put de novo. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chay, the ayes have it chair, the ayes have it and the journal stands pproved. The chair lays before the house n enrolled bill. The clerk h. R. 4641, an act to authorize the president to award the medal of honor to john l. Kennelly for acts of valor during the vietnam war by member of the marine corps. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i send to the desk two privileged reports from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title. The clerk report to accompany House Resolution 693. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill, h. R. 3326. To increase accountability, combat corruption and strengthen Management Effectiveness at the world bank and providing for consideration of the bill, h. R. 2954, to amend the Home Mortgage disclosure active 1975, to specify which depository institutions are subject to the maintenance of records and Disclosure Requirements as such acts and for other purposes. Report to accompany House Resolution 694. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill, h. R. 4712, to amend title 18, United States code, to prohibit a Health Care Practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a quhiled survives an abortion or attempted abortion and providing for proceedings during the period from january 22, 2018, through january 26, 2018. The speaker pro tempore referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. The chair lays before the house the following communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. Sir, due to my election to the committee on ways and means, this letter is to inform that you i am resigning my seats on the house science, space and technology committee, and the house Natural Resources committee. Signed, sincerely, darin lahood, member of congress. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the resignations are accepted. The house will be in order. Will members please take their conversations to the back of the rooms. He house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, by direction of the House Republican conference, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk House Resolution 695. Resolved that the following named member be i ask unanimous consent that the motion be considered as read. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the resolution is agreed to. The motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Mr. Curbelo mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that i may here after be considered as the first sponsor of h. R. 1661, a bill originally introduced by representative tiberi of ohio for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. He house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that my name may be added as a cosponsor of a bill introduced originally by mr. Chaffetz. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. The chair announces the speakers appointment pursuant to 22 u. S. C. 2903 and the order of the house of january 3, 2017, of the following member on the part of the house to the japanUnited States friendship commission. The clerk mr. Hill of arkansas. The speaker pro tempore the chair will now entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today on religious freedom day to recognize the importance of religious freedom throughout the world and to celebrate the 232nd anniversary of the passing of the virginia statute of religious freedom. As a catholic, my faith plays a significant role in every aspect of life and fosters a respect for the religious rights and freedoms of others. Mr. Hill fundamental american values, among which are commitments to religious freedom and human rights, will always be cornerstones of both u. S. , domestic and foreign policy. Written by thomas jefferson, the virginia statute of religious freedom is the forerunner of the First Amendment protection for religious freedom. And the principle of separation of church and state. As a member of the religious minorities in the middle east caucus, i will continue to advocate for the rights of individuals to express their feelings without living in fear of violence and persecution. Thank you, mr. Speaker. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Langevin mr. Speaker, i rise in honor of National Mentoring month and in recognition of the great contributions that mentors make to young people and to communities across the country. Every young person deserves and need as mentor, someone with experience and perspective to help them overcome challenges and navigate uncertainties. I would not be here today without the guidance that i received from my mentors, including Supreme Court justice and former mayor, frank flaherty, former mayor joe walsh, the late state senator, and the late senator claiborne pell. Mentorships like these can be life changing and i applaud organizations which pairs mentors with atrisk youth. Vulnerable young people with mentors are more likely to maintain better attendance and positive attitudes toward school and theyre 5 more likely to go to college than their peers. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep appreciation of my mentors and the power of mentoring that i recognize january as National Mentoring month. Thank you. And i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Foxx thank you, mr. Speaker. Today we celebrate 25 years of observing religious freedom day. On this day, more than 200 years ago, our forefathers in the virginia General Assembly sought to practice their respective religions freely. So they passed a state law which secured our ability to exercise our faith freely today. The context of this initial law formed the inspiration for the First Amendment to the United States constitution. Our country holds among its most fundamental freedoms the right to practice freely ones religion and associate with others who share those same beliefs. As we know from experience, freedom is not without cost and it is not free. It must be protected and nourished and our in our communities and our communities of faith in particular need to be safeguarded against government encroachment and intrusion. It is with this in mind, mr. Speaker, that i will continue to work with my colleagues to defend our First Amendment and our communities of faith on religious freedom day and every day. Yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the representative rise . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. Mr. Speaker, since the Trump Administration announced the end of the daca program in september, more than 16,000 people have already lost their protection from deportation and their ability to work. Mr. Krishnamoorthi each day we fail to act to protect dreamers , 122 more people lose those protections and the ability to contribute to their country in the same way they have for as long as theyve lived here. These dreamers teach our children, care for our loved ones, start businesses, strengthen our communities, defend our nation and believe that our country, their country, will see them for the americans they are. One of our countrys producest dreamers, jose antonio vargas, once said, citizens should, to me citizenship to me is more than a piece of paper. Citizenship is also about character. I am an american. We are just waiting for our country to recognize it. Jose is right. Its time we show our national character. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek reckniss . Permission to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Roslehtinen as we observe Human TraffickingAwareness Month i would like to recognize organizations in my home district that are working to put an end to this modernday slavery. As a tourist destination, south florida is a preferred spot for criminals to commit these types of outrageous human rights violations. But thanks to christies house and women house of miamidade, ere is a campaign to bring awareness. St. Thomas university has created the Human Trafficking academy which offers Technical Assistance to lawyers and general public. Resources like the miami hotline led by miamidade state attorneys office, serves ictims by encouraging calls to 3053505567. We are blessed to have the vote in Law Enforcement officers who are committed to what zero Tolerance Campaign to protect victims and dismantle traffickers. South florida is dedicated to fighting this crime. A future free of Human Trafficking is out there and please make this a reality. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Ms. Jackson lee permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized for one minute. Ms. Jackson lee as an american, i celebrate religious freedom and acknowledge the importance of freedom of religion and have and the ability to a free press. To take issue with the comments said by the commander in chief well documented by senator durbin and the senator from south carolina, senator graham, who delicately tried to instruct the commander of chief of the ugliness of his words. I have not said it on the floor and not said the complete Word Community of dr. King, people were appalled. And i believe that it is crucial that we pass the dream act and that we speak to the racism of this president through 1973, 1980, 1988 and 1989. It is time to overcome. The speaker pro tempore members need to refrain in engaging in personalities towards the president. For what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Carter permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Carter mr. Speaker, i rise today to remember the life of mr. Billy lee who passed away on december 21 at the age of 85. E oldest irish public in savannah, they are iconic in savannah. Hey have been voted the best karaoke. Mr. Lee never met a stranger and had an extremely schar memory. His kindness is remembered by all who frequented the establishment and allowed folks to use his business for charity buildingand opened his or hurricane evacuees. He said, this is what we do. We help people. And i hope people will continue to learn from the example for years to come. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition . Ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Tenney i rise teed to recognize the 100th anniversary of the first vote cast by a woman in the state of new york. 100 years ago today, the residents of lile, new york, held a special election to decide if liquor could be served. This is the first vote held in the state of new york after women gained the right to vote just two months prior thanks to the efforts of other new yorkers who are memorialized in our ro tuneda, Susan Anthony and on january 5, 1918, shortly after 6 00 a. M. Right before the polls opened, the ladies of lile lined up outside to cast their first vote. A woman was the first to step forward and place her ballot in the box. This year, on january 5, a historic marker was unviled at the village hall. This extraordinary act will be memorialized forever on the main street. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Permission to address the house. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Lamalfa thank you, mr. Speaker. Its important to point out that religious freedom is a cornstone of the founding and fiber of the United States. What started out in the virginia General Assembly which grew into the First Amendment and constitution and bill of rights, that freedom is under assault. Courts time and again trying to strike down for people to speak their religious views, whether on a football field after a game or even extending so much to people objecting what they are going to do in their bakery. We have folks who think that religion is a plague in this country. And maybe it is a inconvenience. But that is in the form and the term tolerance. We have always worked to get along with. Indeed, this house chamber, every day opens with an invocation and above the podium it says in god we trust. Cant we allow each other to worship freely. We need to hold on to religious freedom. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Chabot i rise this evening to honor former congressman and cincinnati manner tom lukin who passed away at the age of 92. He was a democratic stalwart and a local political legend representing the people of cincinnati for 15 years in this body. I learned firsthand just how tough a politician he was when i ran against him in 1988. He won. I learned a great deal about tom. He was a dedicated Public Servant who focused on the needs of the people he represented. And he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather. His father was also a cincinnati mayor. Mr. Speaker, even though we were were from different Political Parties and disagreed, i have always respected tom for his commitment and dedication to our community and our nation. I hope his wife shirley know just how much he will be missed. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore under the speakers announced policy of january 3, 2017, the gentleman from california, mr. Garamendi, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. Mr. Garamendi i thank you, mr. Speaker. With all the things happening in washington, its pretty easy to feel concerned and losing faith in what it is that what we are doing here. This language, questions of racism, questions of tax policy, winners, losers, so i decided today to be optimistic and upbeat and say hey, there are things we can do if we just put our minds to it and begin to work together. And before i start these sessions on the floor, i always like to ground myself in what is it i and my colleagues would like to accomplish. I always turn to Franklin Delano roosevelt that brought us through the Great Depression and great war. And etched at the memorial here in washington d. C. Are these words, the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance to those who have much probably ought to repeat that, the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. So i always want to start with that, because it grounds me as i look at the multiple opportunities we have here to do just this, add more to those who have much. For example, the tax bill that passed just before christmas and was signed into law. It clearly does more for those who have much, well over 80 of the trillion and a half, actually, far more than that, dollars that were involved in the tax giveaway went to the superwealthy and americas major corporations. But i said i wanted to be positive and i didnt want to drag us further in that tax scam. I want to talk about what we can do to add for those who have too little. So let me start with that. My democratic colleagues and i have been talking for the better part of six months now about a better deal for america. Things that we can do to improve the lot of every day americans so we can provide enough for those who have too little. And we all know that middleclass america has stalled out over the last 20 years. So we set up a series of policies, programs, legislation, to improve the situation for working men and women in america, for those who clearly have too little, and those who are struggling every day to meet their mortgage, keep their kids in school. So its really about investing in america and making it in america, a series of programs and policies. Im not going to talk about all of those tonight, but i want to focus on this one, making it in america and investing in america. The rest of the program, before i go on to explain more about it, really is this, better jobs, better wages, and a Better Future. So when we talk as democrats about a better deal, a better deal for america, we are talking about these three fundamental things, better jobs, better wages and therefore, a Better Future for americans. Many different ways this can be done. One of the principal ones is this. Now those of you who follow this and i suspect there are very few of this, but if you have been following these floor sessions that i and others have been doing in the last six years, we developed this little plaque, make it in america, manufacturing matters. It is pretty fundamental. Over the years, we looked at the hollowing of the great Manufacturing Centers in america. Some people like to say its the rust belt. But the rust belt is coming back and can come back roaring back if we Pay Attention to the policies that create manufacturing opportunities. Now, our president has talked about this, but unfortunately the policies that actually vrm emanated from the administration in many cases, harm the manufacturing sectors. Im the Ranking Member of the coast guardmarry time committee, ocean, great mississippi, ohio river system, the great lakes in america and of course the coast, the harbors, new york harbor, charleston, the harbors in florida and across the gulf coast and in california, the great harbors of san diego, losslong beach and the San Francisco bay area and oregon and up into washington. These maritime these maritime opportunities are enormous. Unfortunately far too often we ignore these opportunities. And so on the coast guard maritime subcommittee of the transportation and infrastructure committee, were trying to focus on ways in which we can actually rebuild the Great American maritime industry. And go back into the history of this nation. Ack to its very earliest days. In the early policies of George Washington and alexander hamilton, they set out policies to encourage the maritime industry. And by the way, for those of you that really want to know where the first inheritance tax came into being, it was john adams. He actually put the inheritance tax in place to build a frig ot for the u. S. Navy. So it goes way, way back. That takes me back to tax policy. I said i wouldnt deal with that too much. But its hard to ignore the fact that it was a very bad tax bill for the working men and women. And one of the reasons it was a bad tax bill is that we need to build our infrastructure. And theres going to be a lot of talk here in the next several weeks about the president s infrastructure plan. 1 trillion infrastructure plan. Good idea. Lets do it. What was that movie . That famous line . Show me the money. It disappeared. It disappeared in that tax bill. Where it did it go . It went to the super wealthy. Maybe theyll build the infrastructure. Im sure the top 1 , top 10 would be happy to build a road. If of course they could charge a fee to get the people that use the road to pay that fee. But that doesnt make much sense. Ill take you back to alexander hamilton. And George Washington. They put into americas Public Policy and the very first presidency a road building policy. And its more or less been with us over the years. Where the public pays for this in fees and services. But the money disappeared. Its gone. Its gone in the tax cut. Its not there. 200 billion will be discussed over the next several weeks. Where are you going to get 200 billion in this years budget . More than 150 billion disappeared now in the tax scam. So maybe they can find it somewhere. The military wants another 50 billion. And of course theres Health Care Services and theres a need for education and so forth. So, heres what we can do, without going into the budget bill, without trying to find new money. But rather to use a Public Policy that was first enunciated and writ noon law when the arctic opened. You remember the north slope of alaska, back in the 1960s . When the u. S. Government decided to allow oil drilling on the north slope of alaska, it was written into that law that allowed for the pipeline to be built from the north slope down to valdez in southern alaska, that all of the oil that would come through that pipeline would have to be on americanbuilt ships with american sailors. And guess what, ships were built. Mariners were hired. And oil was put on those tankers and shipped into the american ports. Later that oil was shipped offshore to japan. And over the years the Petroleum Industry was able to iddle away at that requirement of American Ships built in america with american mariners and so today there is no quirement that any oil developed in the United States, any natural gas developed in he United States, and exported be on americanbuilt ships. So what does it mean . It means that coming into our ports, to take a Strategic National asset, our oil and our natural gas, to put it on a foreignbuilt ship with foreign sailors, foreign mariners who come and go, who dont pay taxes in the United States, ships that are not built in the United States, with american steel, americanmade engines and all of the electronics and pumps and all of the other equipment, not made in america. So heres the deal. , what if we decided to go back to the future . What if we decided the future ought to be like the past . And this Strategic National set be used to rebuild our ship yards, to employ our mariners, to give us in the United States the ability to build commercial ships of all sizes. And at the same time enhance the productivity of our shipyards as they build our u. S. Naval vessels. And our coast guard vessels. What if we were to do that . Well, wed employ thousands of people in the shipyards. Our Steel Companies operating, taking orr from the north, bringing it to the steel mills, manufacturing that steel for the shipyards, the engines that go into those ship, ships, which by the way are maybe a quarter of the size of this. I mean, huge diesel engines of this room. I mean, huge diesel engines. And all of the other pumps and all of the other equipment. What if we were to do that . Why not . Or, what would that mean . Well, lets see. We could make in it in america. Or they can continue to be built in china, korea, india. But not in america. Heres the deal. All we need to do is to write a law. All we need to do is to go back and copy the law that was written in the 1960s, that required that the oil from the north slope of alaska coming down the pipeline to valdez be on American Ships. Thats all we have to do. Nd if we were to do that, wow. We would employ thousands of people. In our shipyards. We would have thousands of men and women on those ships. Across the oceans. Delivering a Strategic National asset to far places in the world. To japan, to china, and to beyond. Its possible. Our work here is to have a better deal for america. A better deal for americans. Policies that lead to the employment of americans. Policies that help to rebuild our steel industry. That bring strength back into our shipyards. So that we can provide the jobs. Were not talking about minimum wage jobs here. Were talking about jobs that are at the higher echelon of the middle wages. Of middle america. Were talking about skill sets, welders, pipe fitters, steam fitters. Were talking about engineers that design these ships. Were talking about marine architects. Were talking about the financing of these. Were talking about thousands upon thousands of jobs spread out across america and all we need to do is to go back, visit the past, bring it forward into law, and make sure that a Strategic National asset is used to bring jobs to america. It would be nice if 100 of that oil and gas were on americanbuilt ships. But frankly the American Shipyards dont have the capacity to do it. Now probably never would they have the capacity to build all the ships that are necessary. Right now, at a facility in texas, a Company Called shaneer is shipping natural gas produced taken from the ground in the United States, brought to texas, put on ships that are taking that natural gas all around the world. Most of it going to asia. That natural gas could also go to europe. And if we were to work out a deal with the European Union and the countries in europe, we could use that natural gas as a to put in place in those countries of europe that now have to depend upon gas from russia. And lets understand this, russias using their natural gas as a lever against the European Union and against the europeans as they as we try to build our relationship with europe. , so how many ships are being use so, how many ships are being used . Probably when that one export facility in texas is up and operating at full capacity it will take over 100 l. N. G. Tankers to meet the demands of that one export facility. Now, it happens that there are five, maybe six, but certainly five new export facilities that are being licensed around the United States. One in maryland, not so far from washington, d. C. Another in oregon. And others in other parts of the coastal area of the United States. So how many ships . We dont know for sure. But i do know this. That if over the next 10 years we were to require that just 15 , well, lets make this over the next 20 years, that just 15 of the expected export of l. N. G. Were to be on americanbuilt ships, we would in American Shipyards build at least 25 ships. And these are not small little tug boats. Were talking about major oceangoing l. N. G. Tankers. Now, for the crude oil, 10 . If just 10 of the crude oil were on americanbuilt ships, 2032 we would have 31 ships built here in america. So were talking well over 50 ships built in the United States. Major this in context, deep draft ships built in americas ship yards over the last three years. The average number of ships, deep draft, these are big ships, built in American Ship yards has been in the range of 10 to 12 ships. Eight of those are for the u. S. Navy. Maybe three have been for the commercial fleet. So were talking about the potential for a very significant expansion of work in American Ship yards if we were to write just a couple lines of law to require that eginning in 2022, that just 1 of the natural gas be on americanbuilt ships. That would bring three ships in. And then he would ramp it up over time we would ramp it up over time, increasing the percentage. 3 by 2026. 10 by 2034. That would be 16 ships. And 15 by 2040. That would be 25 ships built in america, carrying l. N. G. Liquefied natural gas. Crude oil, 1 . That would be three ships. 4 by 2026, 12 ships. 8 by 2029, 24 ships. And 10 by 2032, and that would be 31 ships. This is the art of the possible. What does it mean for america . It means good middle class jobs. Ill give you another example. This is a locomotive, an electric locomotive built in sacramento. Some 70 of these locate mote weresive built locomotives were built for the eastern forle railroads, for amtrak here in the for railroads, for amtrak here in the east, in the eastern corridor. Probably more than 1,000 jobs in sacramento, california, to build these locomotives. 100 americanmade. How did that happen . Well, you remember back in the great recession, in 2009, congress, democrats, without republican support, put in place the stimulus bill. The american recovery act. And some 800 million were set aside to provide locomotives for the east coast. For the eastern corridor. Most companies said, hey, we dont build locomotives anymore. So General Electric and g. M. Just waived off the possibility. But in sacramento there was this german Company Called semens who were building siemens who were building light rail cars. Transit cars and the like. At a plant, a newly established plant just in sacramento, california. 100 americanmade. We are a German Company, but operating in america. Americanmade, the wheels, engrins or the electrical engines, all of the electronics, that German Company said, bring it on. 800 million and they produced mericanmade loco motives. Thousand or maybe a a little less in sacramento. The steel came from the midwest. The wheels were made outside of california, the electric motors came from the midwest. So this opportunity was spread out all across america. Its exactly the same. We were to require at our lng, a strategic American Asset were exported on americanbuilt ships. And the same for the oil that middleamerican states. All of that is the art of the possible. We are all about doing this. We are all about making it in america. Take a couple of seconds and give you one more example. For those of us in Northern California and anyone who wants to tour San Francisco and San Francisco bay area, you will see a new bridge spanning the bay from oakland to San Francisco. It is a beautiful bridge. However, it was a bridge that was built with chinese steel. It was supposed to be 10 cheaper. So they went with the cheap but wound up with steel that had problems and it ultimately wound out to be way, way over the budget. And 3,000 jobs and a brand new hightech, most advanced Steel Manufacturing plant perhaps in the world was built in china. No jobs in america. No new steel mill in america, but there was in china. Thats what happens when you buy foreign. I guess new yorkers were a little smarter than my california colleagues and so in new york, they wanted to build a new bridge. They said we are going to make it with american steel. Cost 3. 9 billion, under budget, american jobs. 28 if you want jobs in america, you set about here it is. You set about to give americans a better deal. Public policy. Thats our work. Were your representatives. We ought to be representing you, not the chinese steel mills. We ought to be representing you. Not the Ship Builders in japan or korea, we should be representing you the american people. If people who are working in the shipyards in america. The children of todays Ship Builders need an opportunity to continue the work of their fathers and grandfathers in americas great shipyards and i will tell you this. R public are safety, the security of america, depends upon the u. S. Navy. U. S. Navy depends upon shipyards for their ships. And the more commercial ships we build, the more competition we will need to build naval ships. A better deal. This is what we are offering. We are offering a better deal. We are going to focus directly on better jobs. Tonight weve talked about american manufacturing. We talked about making it in america, we talked about making ships in america once again. And talking about highpaid middleclass jobs, whether it is in the shipyard or where these great engines are manufactured, wherever it may be in the United States. O, better jobs, better wages from these highquality jobs, and therefore, a Better Future for america. And so, while we spend all of our time wondering what the next tweet is, i want you to think about legislation that provides americans with a better deal. Well talk more about this in future days but think about what we can do for america so we will have a better deal for the working men and women of america. And with that, mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The chair lays before the house the following personal requests. The clerk request for mr. Cuellar of texas for today and mr. Villa of texas for today. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The requests are granted. 1,suant to clause 12a, rule the chair declares the house abortion. Toernment funding is said expire on january 19, both of the house and senate will need to pass a bill likely another shortterm resolution before this friday in order to avoid a government shutdown. Follow the house live on cspan when members return wednesday, 10 00 a. M. For speeches, noon for debate. Cspans washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. Coming up wednesday morning, democratic congressman, bobby scott of virginia and republican congressman, jason lewis of minnesota, discussed Bipartisan Legislation they have introduced to reform the criminal justice system. Then, we are live in raleigh, North Carolina for the next stop on the cspan bus 50 capitals tour. With North Carolina attorney general josh stein, will be our guest aboard the bus. Be sure to watch cspans washington journal, live at 7 00 eastern on wednesday morning. Join us for washington journal on friday and saturday as we look back to the anniversaries of president trumps inauguration and the womens march on washington. A live look at the capital where the house has wrapped up their work and shortly after they fitness finish their debate, the congress met, members considering how to move forward after fridays deadline. The Chicago Tribune tweeted she is confirming House Republicans are setting up a fourweek continued resolution with the Childrens HealthInsurance Program and repeal of the Affordable Care act medical issuestax and other to we will keep you updated. News reports say that would rum run through february 16. The senate is still in session over on cspan2. As our craig kaplan reported, they have approved moving forward with the debaton