Transcripts For CSPAN U.S. House Of Representatives 20180118

By your holy spirit breathe into us a new spirit, shape this congress and our world according to your design that we may fulfill your holy will. Give the members of this peoples house the intent of open hearts and minds and through the diversity of ideas they may sort out what is best for this nation. Let them not be afraid of silence and even before they eak, they may heed yo revealedordith longing. Their speech be delivered be deliberately of all prejudice that others may listen wholeheartedly. Then their dialogue will be mutually respectful and the hope of bringing unity and justice. May all that we do be done for your greater 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, rule 1, the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina recognition . Mr. Wilson i demand a vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker the question is on agreeing to the speaker approval of the journal. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. For what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Wilson i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order that a quorum is not present. The speaker further proceedings on this question is postponed. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from florida, mr. Rooney. Mr. Rooney 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 chairill enrtain to 15 requests for oneminutepeeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Wilson i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker without objection, the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Wilson mr. Speaker, im grateful for the thousands of dedicated citizens traveling to washington this week for the 45th annual march for life. The vision is of a world where every human life is valued and protected is one i support every day in congress. Earlier this month i had a chance to meet with ryan in columbia. Although his biological mother was raped, he gave ryan an opportunity to grow up in a loving and adopted family. He ensures the unborn van opportunity for fulfilling life. I also appreciate the commitment and enthusiasm of the South Carolina citizens for life executive director holly. Through her hard work and the efforts from the South Carolina citizens for life team, hundreds of people, including myself, gathered at the state house steps this month for standup for life rally with Bishop Robert of charleston and attorney general wilson. In conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. Congratulations to republicans nancy mace of charleston for your election tuesday to the South Carolina house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Higgins mr. Speaker, a continuing resolution to extend federal spending for one month may not pass because the president tweeted that he does not support funding for health care for nine million american kids. In is a terrible indictment and the congressional leadership thats again cowering to a pet lent, uninformed president , a president whos making a mockery of congress as a coequal branch of the federal government and that Congressional Republican leadership is complicit is a national embarrassment. I say congress should roll the president and force him to veto Childrens Health care. Mr. President , a continuing resolution is a failure to act. Its a failure to decide. It is a failure to lead, and it represents gross negligence as it relates to the basic duty of the institution of the United States congress. This is a sad day. Once again, congress capitulates to a petulant and pouting president. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. Franefrane members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities towards the president. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. To r. Speaker, i rise discuss h. R. 4770, the protecting and securing floridas coastline act, making the permanent the military mission line moratorium on oil and Gas Exploration in the eastern gulf of mexico. Why we do not want offshore drilling in the eastern gulf of mexico floridians do not offshore drilling, no democrats, no republicans, no rich people, no poor people, no nobody, and heres why. Mr. Rooney we have a tourist economy thats highly developed let me get the visual aid up here. There we go. We have a tourist economy and highly developed residential coast, bays and estuaries. Theres no place for commercial boats. The military doesnt want it either. Hence the military mission line, to protect their training and testing. Offshore drilling led to one of the most environmental disaster, the 2010 deepwater horizon failure. Which could happen at anytime. The effects are still being felt. You got to remember, tourism generates 50 billion a year in florida. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Rooney thank you. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition . Without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Kelly mr. Speaker, i rise today to thank one of my longest serving staff members, jay cho, who will be departing my team this friday. Jay volunteered to be part of my very first intern class. Jay grew to be a vital piece of my operation and in no short time i asked him to join my staff in a permanent capacity. He climbed through the ranks of my office serving as my legislative assistant and right hand in handling Technology Issues for the i. T. Subcommittee on oversight. Jay is the kind of person this congress and country need more of, forging relationships on both sides of the aisle, his efforts were critical in passing legislation to modernize Government Technology and make government websites mobile friendly. I am honored to have the privilege to work with jay. He served for nearly five years. I would like to thank him for his hard work and dedication. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition . I ask permission to address the house for one minand to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without bjtion, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Mrs. Mcmorris rodgers thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to celebrate a promise kept to the American People, bigger paychecks for two Million People and counting. Because of the tax cuts and jobs act, pay increases for 90 of American Workers are coming in february. For families in Eastern Washington and across the country, many living paychecktopaycheck who have felt left behind, this is a big deal. Imagine being that single mom who wakes up every day, takes her kids to school, goes to work in shops in downtown spokane, for her a bigger paycheck will mean she will have money in her pocket every single month. If she wants she can go back to school, buy a car, even throw a little into her kids lunch box. Mr. Speaker, the hardworking men and women of this country have been waiting for a fighting chance to get ahead, and thats what this tax cuts and jobs act is delivering. I invite all americans to learn fairandsimple. Gop. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman rise . 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, i stand here today to share the story of miguel of salem, oregon, and once ain urge republicans to include a clean dream act in this weeks shortterm budget extension. Mr. Schrader he was brought to the United States when he was 7 years old by his parents. For years lived in the shadows, not knowing whether college would ever be an option for him. In 2012 hi gell, along with nearly 800,000 young folks in this country, was able to apply for daca, and thanks to daca was able to earn not one but two bachelors degrees. He now works for a resource manager in salem. He pays taxes and he contributes to our community. Miguels future is uncertain ue to congressional leadership. 102 Daca Recipients lose their Legal Protections each day that allow them to go to school and work. Its Inhumane Congress continues to hold these young folks hostage for partisan political purposes. Lets do the right thing. Lets get a clean dream act passed so this country can move forward. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition . 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. Speaker, i rise today to recognize three individuals who serve in local government in arizona, steve, bridgette and nora. This month steves colleagues on the board of supervisors voted to elevate him to chairman of the board and steve has served on that board since 2013. Last week the Gilbert Town Council chose bridgette as their vice chair. Bridgette has served on the council since 2015 and last thursday the Chandler City Council chose to appoint nora as their vice mayor. Mr. Biggs nora has served on the council since 2013. Mr. Speaker, serving in local government isnt always glamerous but these individuals and their colleagues demonstrate commitment to their constituents on a daily basis. Our communities are fortunate to have steve, bridgette and nora at these posts. I wish them well in the new roles and look forward to working with them in 2018. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . 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. Ayne mr. Speaker, republicans have got to start working with democrats to govern. We cant keep moving from one shutdown crisis to the next. Heres what we can do today right now. First, we can Work Together to keep the federal government open by pursuing bipartisan priorities of the American People, Funding Community health centers, permanently reauthorizing chip, providing Disaster Relief, and protecting dreamers. Lets do that, not for politics, but for people. Second, we can Work Together on a federal budget that raises caps for domestic spending. We should increase veterans funding so there is not a single veteran left behind in our great nation. We need to protect pensions, provide Disaster Relief funds for hurricane and wildfire victims, create goodpaying jobs and fulltime jobs for American Workers and protect health care. Lets create a bipartisan budget that is better a better deal for the American People. Mr. Speaker, it is too easy these days to be partisan and cynical. Let us the speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Payne let us Work Together to keep the federal government open and functioning for the American People. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, this week thousands of americans are joining together in our Nations Capital for a common purpose, the march for life. Mr. Marchant this year marks 45 years since roe v. Wade legalized abortion in our country. Since 1974, generations of americans have braved the elements and marched on washington to pray for our nation and be the voice of the most vulnerable members of our society, the unborn. As a member of the prolife caucus, i will continue to fight for legislation that values and protects the sanctity of innocent life. I applaud these courageous participants and i stand with you in this movement. There is no more basic human right than the right to life. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . Ms. Wasserman schultz 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 gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Wserman schultz thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today in strong opposition to the absurdly title born alive survivors protection act. This bill is yet another attempt by the republican to intimidate women and providers of abortion care that are life threatening at worse. Time and again republicans have charged that politicians, not women and their doctors, know what is best for womens bodies. Enough is enough. Today is a reminder that womens reproductive rights are constantly under attack and i will never waiver in fighting back. This bill is completely unnecessary. It has always been illegal to kill newborn infants, and to suggest this legislation is anything more than redunddundant obstruction for women accessing health care is outrageous. Instead of spending time on unnecessary legislation, my republican colleagues should work with democrats to fund the government and protect 800,000 young people, our dreamers, from deportation to countries they have never known. Mr. Speaker, americans face actual real problems every single day so lets get back to work. Thank you. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. I rise today in support of h. R. 4712 the born alive abortion survivors protection act, which was introduced by marsha blackburn. This year is the 45th anniversary of roe versus wade. We have seen the number of abortions occurring in the United States growing each year. According to planned parenthood, 20162017 annual report, abortions make up 96 of the organizations pregnancy Resolution Service where Prenatal Services dropped significantly. Addition, planned parenthood has performed 1. 6 million abortions over the past five years. Now more than ever it is crucial we celebrate life by encouraging nd supporting prolife legislation. This bill affirmatively states if a baby is born after a failed abortion attempt, doctors must exercise the same medical care on that child. If doctors refuse to do so, they will be held criminally accountable for their actions. I believe we must give voice to the unborn and preserve the life and health of all children. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek regnition . Permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection. I recognize my friend magistrate he had gorin in the First District of kentucky in his service to the residents of Taylor County. He has served in many capacities from his membership on the local board and committee projects. He has been guided by his personal motto of working for the community. Through the years he has maintained a focus and worked tirelessly to better the libes of the residents by searching for the solution for greater number of citizens and spending money out of his own pocket. He has secured numerous benefits for Taylor County including a Volunteer Fire Department and recycling program which will impact the citizens of our community. He has established an tstanding legacy as a Public Servant and i express our dedication and gratitude for his contributions to Taylor County. Im honored to represent him and wish him well in his recovery efforts. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extd. The speaker pro tempe without objection. The gentleman is recognized for today to express my excitement that this body is taking a strong prolife stance and likewise this country is becoming increasingly prolife. This is not surprising since the view it is plainly obvious that we are not talking about a clump of cells. Advances in science and medicine make this more clear all the time. Mr. Davidson in addition to our votes to save babies with the necessary medical care when they are born alive following an abortion, tomorrow my office will be hosting prolife leaders and friends from ohios 8th district traveling to washington. Im proud to participate in the march where we will seek to get out the message that love saves lives. 60 million babies with all their potential have had their lives tragically cut short. I look forward to the day sound science puts an end to abortion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition . Mr. Gianforte permission to address the house for one minute. I rise today to recognize the critical work of udap industries that produces selfdefense sprays. It was founded by a survivor of a grizzly bear attack. When you are in peer country, bear spray is critically important. Citing concerns about the ozone layer, the e. P. A. Moved in 2015 to ban the propellant used to make bear spray shoot out of a cannister. They suggested a replacement that was half as effective undermining safety. Rather than give in and make a less effective product, they petitioned e. P. A. To reconsider. We worked with e. P. A. To waive the ban for bear spray. Ill continue working with udap and others to ensure they are not burdened by unnecessary federal regulations. With that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition . Permission to adess the hose for one minute and revise and extend remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized mr. Speaker, i rise today to thank President Trump for his strong support of Rural America and remembering the forgotten farmer. Last week, the president made us proud when he became the first sitting president in 25 years to address the farm bureau. During his speech, the president emphasized the important of agriculture in america. I could not agree more. Our farmers provide america with Food Security unlike any other country on earth. Farmers and ranchers, feed and fueling and clothing our country. But it hasnt been easy. Foreign country cheat our farmers rment. Bureaucrats have strangled us with regular hation after regulation. As a result, farm income has been on a drastic and steady decline until now. Thank you, mr. President , for not forgetting about Rural America and rolling back job killing regulations and pushing congress to ease the burden of the death tax. My farm friends in mississippi thank you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, we must never forget the that life is truly a gift. I rise in support of the tens of thousands of americans who will be here marching on washington tomorrow and to give a voice to the voiceless. This house consistently defends the unborn and promotes a culture of life. We have passed the paincapable unborn Child Protection act which would ban lateterm abortion at 20 weeks, we have passed legislation to prevent tax dollars from being used to pay for abortions, we voted to defund planned parenthood and increase funding for Community Health centers that promote and provide Womens Health services while protecting life. I look forward to joining my lleagues in voting for the act. Our work is not done and we must continue to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. Mr. Speaker, im here today for the same reasons that americans will be marching in washington and in west michiganver the next few days to defend the unborn, give voice to the voiceless and promote a culture of respect for life from the beginning sparks until its final twilight and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. I rise today to recognize our Critical Public Health programs. The house passed a bundle of reauthorization for Committee Health programs. Funding extension for the commurent centers, chip. We will vote for chip reauthorization for a third time. I will be yes for a third time and appears most of my democratic colleagues will be voting no for a third time. Programs help ensure that millions of americans receive the care they need. It is abhorrent these programs have been a political football and the health care is being put to the side. Nebraska will run out of funding for Community Health centers and chip. These life saving programs shall not be required a fall back. Pass legislation to vote yes today on chip and Community Health centers and many other key programs in the future. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized. Rise today to recognize the service of fire chief gregory summers as he retires after 35 years of service to the city of little rock. Mr. Hill chief summers served as the 12th fire chief of the city and bail the departments first africanamerican fire chief. He was appointed chief in 2009 and his leadership has had an impact on Central Arkansas communities. Under his leadership, the department earned class one status by the Insurance Service office. And received International Accreditation through the center of Public Safety excellence. This saves our Community Insurance dollars and improves safety. The little rock Fire Department is one of only 57 departments across the country to receive this recognition. My congratulations and best wishes for chief summers future endeavors. Thank you, mr. Speaker. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized. I rise today the with a heavy heart in the wake of university of alabamas win over my georgia bulldogs in the National College championship last week. Despite the loss which came after an unbelievable gain, georgia bulldogs played their hearts out and im proud of our team. Mr. Hice its an honor to on represent university of georgia and to have the privilege of wearing the red and black of this Outstanding Institution and incredible team. Under the leadership of head coach smart and special group of young men like nick and jake, the dogs won the s. E. C. Championship and had one of the greatest seasons they have had in years reaching the National Championship for the first time in more than 30 years. At the end of the day, it was a debate game on both sides and hile it pains to admit, my congresswoman sewell represents n outstanding football team. Congratulations to the crimson tide and i will be providing her office with barbecue and wearing the alabama tie. Congratulations to them for another championship title. Go dogs, go dogs, go dogs. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpooes the geleman from texas seek recognition . Permission to addss the house for one minute and revise and extend. Woiment woment. Mr. Smith yesterday there was irresponsible news stories. All americans should call out purchase vayors of fake news and point out slanted coverage. The president is correct in using the term fake news to describe the media when they intentionally misrepresent his comments and take them out of context and intentionally omit relevant facts and only report one side of the story and intentionally promote a liberal agenda. In a democracy, the media has a profound responsibility to give the American People the facts, not tell them what to think. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The chair lays before the house n enrolled bill. The clerk senate 117, an act to designate a mountain peek as the alex diekman peak. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from wyoming seek recognition . Ms. Cheney by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up House Resolution 694 and ask for its consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The cle house rolution 694, resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house 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 child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. Ll points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. He previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except ne, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary; and two, one motion to recommit. Ection 2. N any legislative day during the period from january 22, 2018, through january 26, 2018, a, the journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and b, the chair may at any time declare the house adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article i of the constitution, to be announced by the chair in declaring the adjournment. Section 3. The speaker may appoint members to perform the duties of the chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under clause 8 a of ule i. The speaker pro temporethe gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized for one hour. Ms. Cheney mr. Speaker, thank you. During consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. I now yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Cheney mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Cheney mr. Speaker, i rise in support of House Resolution 694, which provides a closed rule for consideration of h. R. 4712, the bornalive survivors protection act. This important act ensures medical care and Legal Protection for abortion survivors, protects their mothers from prosecution and holds Abortion Providers accountable. Mr. Speaker, this bill is not duplicative, as some have suggested. It simply augments current law, the bornalive infants act and the partial birth abortion ban act which the house passed in 2002 and 2003 respectively with very strong bipartisan support. Current law, the federal definition of a person, infants who are born alive no matter the method of birth or the stage of their development. Current law, mr. Speaker, also provides criminal penalties for physicians who provide partial birth abortions. What current law does not provide, however, is enforceable protection for those children who are born alive after a failed abortion attempt and denied care, nor does it provide criminal penalties, mr. Speaker, for those who perform or knowingly ignore these actions. Mr. Speaker, there are horrific stories of children born alive during abortions and either gruesomely left for dead or deliberately killed once born. Even more, the abortion industry is fully aware of the risk of a child being born alive during an abortion. Especially if the abortion occurs once the child is gestationally 18 to 20 weeks old or more. The age at which we know a child is able to survive if given the proper care. Take the story, mr. Speaker, of jianna, an abortion survivor who testified before the House Judiciary Committee in 2015. She sid, quote, instead of dying, after 18 hours of being burned in my mothers womb, i was delivered alive in an Abortion Clinic in los angeles on april 6, 1977. My medical records, she said, state, born alive during saline abortion at 6 00 a. M. Thankfully, she continued, the abortionist was not at work yet. Had he been there, he would have ended my life with strangulation, suffocation or leaving me there to die. Instead, a nurse called an ambulance and i was rushed to a hospital. Doctors did not expect me to live but i did, she said. Later, i was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy caused by lack of oxygen in my brain while i was undergoing this abortion. I was never supposed to hold my head up or walk but i do. She concluded, if abortion is about womens rights, what were mine . Some Abortion Providers, mr. Speaker, are unwilling to respect the bornalive survivors protection act. Such as priscilla smith, who testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing in 2015 saying she didnt believe it would be a violation of the bornalive infants protection act if a baby were killed outde the womb as lo as the baby werent, quote, vable ms. Smith went on to assert, some fetuses are never viable. She made these claims notwithstanding the facts, mr. Speaker, that viability is not a factor, even under existing law in determining whether an infant deserves protection under the law. The law protects infants born alive at any stage of development, and therefore, these abortion survivors are entitled to the same degree of care that would be received by any other babies of their age. The bill were debating today, mr. Speaker, would impose enforceable criminal penalties for clinics that do not treat survivors with proper medical care. And there is sadly evidence that clinics fail to provide this care. Deborah edge, a former Abortion Clinic employee, wrote an oped about her experience. She said, quote, i was the doctors righthand person in the operating room. And just like other employees of doctor gosnell who we know was one of the most horrific abortionists to date, guilty of firstdegree murder in the cases of at least three babies, she saw the abortionist puncture the soft spot in the babys head or snip its neck if it was delivere alive. The Abortion Providers, mr. Speaker, who neglect to provide professional care to these babies or worse, who kill them once they are born, must be held accountable. Finally, i believe its very important to note to counter some of the things you will hear from the other side of the aisle that this bill provides crucial protections for women. This bill protects women who seek abortions by prohibiting them from being prosecuted under the law. H. R. 4712 also empowers women. It allows them to sue abortionists who dont provide protection for aborted babies who are born alive. This is very important, mr. Speaker. Take the case of a woman named angela who went to a clinic in orlando, florida, when she was 23 weeks pregnant. Angela received pills to begin contractions to induce an abortion. After an hour of labor, mr. Speaker, angela delivered her baby alive into a toilet. Angela had her friend call 911 to request help to save her baby, but when the paramedics arrived on the scene, clinics staff reportedly turned them away. The Fire Departments incident report said they had no contact with the patient. After the death of her son, roan, angela wrote the following quote, the very moment i saw my son was alive, nothing else in the whole world mattered but roans safety. Only one thing mattered to me, getting roan help. I begged repeatedly, she said. Tragically the Abortion Clinic not only refused but also apparently sabotaged angelas call for help. The bill that we are debating today, mr. Speaker, would give women, like angela, the ability to sue abortionists who do not comply with the laws requirements to give medical attention to children born alive like baby roan. Therefore, mr. Speaker, i urge support for this rule to allow consideration of h. R. 4712 and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the lady the woman from wyoming reserves the balance of her time, and the gentleman from massachusetts is recogned. Mr. Cgovern well, thank you, mr. Speaker. I wa to thank the gentlelady from wyoming, ms. Cheney, for the customary 30 minutes. I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend and i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern mr. Speaker, today we will consider the 61st closed rule of this congress, part of a disturbing and familiar parent. Republicans are running this house pattern. Republicans are running this house with no regular order, no hearings on legislation and one closed rule after another. Speaker ryan and House Republicans recently set a record as presiding over the most closed session of congress in history and now they are adding to it. With no transparency and their continued effort to silence any debate and any dissent, this chamber feels more like the russia house rather than the peoples house. Now, i know President Trump is inthraled with authoritarian leaders and rule, but that doesnt mean you have to follow suit. Todays rule provides for consideration of h. R. 4712, yet another partisan and extreme republican bill thats completely unnecessary and aimed at solely aimed solely at pleasing the majoritys rightwing base. The simple truth is that this bill is filled with inflammatory language intentionally designed to politicize womens access to health care. It is clearly about nothing morehan advancing an agenda to take away access to safe and lega abortion. With this bill, House Republicans are meddling in the decisions that should be left up to doctors and patients. This is that is not our job. And this what were doing today is not about serious legislating. If it was you would have gone through regular order. This bill is nothing more than a very cynical effort to give republican members of Congress Something to point to when they join the antichoice march in washington this week. Republicans are recklessly playing politics with Womens Health and they should be ashamed. My republican colleagues claim that this bill is just a reinstatement of the current bornalive law. First, if that were true, then this bill would be redundant and unnecessary. And second, democrats would support it. When the original law came to the house floor in 2002, it passed by a voice vote. We all agreed. But this bill is not a reinstatement. This bill takes the current functional law and adds a radical inclusion of criminal penalties for doctors if they violate the unreasonable requirements of this legislation. Under current law when a child is born alive, including during an abortion procedure, the Health Care Provider is required to care for this newborn and apply a standard level of care given to any and every child. However, this bill takes the law a step further and requires that the doctor immediately transport this child to a hospital without exception whether it is safe for the child or not or face criminal punishment up to five years in jail. This bill could create a Chilling Effect and limit access to safe legal abortion to women since physicians may fear prosecution. Patients need and deserve access to compassionate and appropriate medical care, and this bill is quite frankly unconscionable. Mr. Speaker, there are times when immediately transporting a newborn to a hospital that may be miles or even hours away may result in grave harm to that infant. Such such decisions must be left to the professional judgment of doctors and clinicians. Doctors and clinicians oppose this law because it prevents them for giving the best care to their patients. The American College of obstetricians and gynecologists strongly oppose this legislation calling it a gross interference of the practice of medicine. Current law is working and it should not be radically changed for a partisan talking point. Right now there are a number of truly Critical Issues that we ought to be consideringn this floor. Not a sou bite for an antichoice rally coming up in the next couple of days. You know, a clear majority of americans, i should point out to my colleagues, seven out of 10 say they believe a woman should have a right to safe legal abortion, according to a poll. By stark contrast, fewer than three in 10 americans, thats 29 approve of the job republicans are doing in congress. Maybe ought to get the hint. People dont like what youre doing. This should be a wakeup call for republicans to end their partisan crew sides and start doing their crusades and start doing their jobs. Its time to focus on the real pressing issues we face. The Childrens Health Insurance Program, chip, which nearly two million kids and their families rely on, has been in limbo for months as states are beginning to run out of money. Now republicans are pushing a continuing resolution that fails to permanently extend chip. Permanently extending chip would not only give these kids and their families the certainty they need when it comes to their health care but the Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says it will also save 6 billion. I thought you were the party of fiscal responsibility. Do the right thing and you can save 6 billion. But republicans would rather kick the can down the road once again. The authorizations for Community Health center fwunds and maternal infant and ildhood home visitation programs will remain expired. Thats not even include in this partisan c. R. That were going to see a little bit later today. Each and every day 122 dreamers are losing their protected status and ability to work in this country, and my republican friends dont seem at all bothered by that. People who are first responders, saving lives, people who serve in our military, people who work in our companies who are such great members of our community are treated like this in such a rotten way and yet more inaction. The Administration Just stripped 200,000 salvadorans legally residing in the United States of their protected status, people who are obeying our laws, who are working here legally. They did this while admonishing congress to provide these same people with an enduring lawful immigration status and yet we have a congress that is so dysfunctional you cant even agree on what to have for lunch, never mind moving forward something thats positive to protecting these important members of our community. The debt limit needs to be raised to ensure the u. S. Will pay its bills. Communities are urgeently in need of resources to fight the Opioid Epidemic thats killed kilk 91 americans a day. They are tired of the press releases. They want the funding to be able to respond to the crisis in their communities and yet nothing in this c. R. , no urgency here in congress. And more needs to be done to repair damage left by devastating wildfires and hurricanes that have ravaged this country. I just came back from a just came back from a trip to puerto rico. And our initial response to that hurricane was disgraceful. We have a special obligation to these people, our fellow citizens to better respond and yet there is no urgency here. Where is the budget agreement that sets the budget agreement . They cant begin negotiations until they know their topline numbers. This means this will not be the last shortterm continuing resolution. And until there is an agreement on the budget caps, we will see the republican majority keep kicking the can down the road. We will see c. R. Number five in february and maybe c. R. Number six shortly thereafter. When will they stop negotiating with themselves and reach out to democrats and actually get the job done that we were sent here to do by our constituents. We are hours away from another republican shutdown and instead oforing an agreement, we are here discussing this, an inflammatory bill that will impose criminal penalties doctors. When are we going to put the radical rhetoric aside and do our jobs and tackle the real issues that the americans sent us here to tackle . And heres the icing on the cake. This Government Shutdown is looming. We are going to run out of money on friday. All hell is going to break loose if we cant come to some sort of an agreement. You would think we are working together to get this done as quickly as possible. And you said we are going to consider this, but not going to vote on it until 7 00, maybe later. Why are we delaying action on a bill, whether we decide to keep the government open. Oh, we just found out, President Trump is doing a political rally with republican members of congress in pennsylvania. So the political rally is more important than the wellbeing of the American People . What are you guys thinking . Shame on you. This is a moment of urgency and instead of doing political sound bite legislation and instead of doing political rallies in pennsylvania for an election that doesnt happen until march, members ought to be working to keep the government running and come to some sort of accommodation on dreamers and Community Health centers are funded and veterans get the health care they need. This is atrocious what you are doing. If the American People could sue tice, r political malprac you would be in deep trouble. Oppose this rule and oppose this bill that would undermine womens access to essential Services Like abortion. And i urge my colleagues, cancel the political rally and get back to work. With that, i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. Members are reminded to direct your comments to the chair and not deal with personalities of the president. The gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Ms. Cheney thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I want to compliment my colleague, mr. Mcgovern. We have had the opportunity to spend a number of hours together up in the rules committee. Its always great to manage debates with mr. Mcgovern on the other side of the aisle, because you are left with, number one, no doubt about where he stands. But number two, a targetrich environment. And i would say a couple of things. First of all, passing casting aspersions on this bill when they say this is nothing more than a political stunt or a political sound bite or a partisan talking point, you know, i cant imagine, mr. Speaker, that they really believe they may disagree with the legislation, but for us to be on the floor of this body talking about babies who are born alive and who are killed at the hands of abortionists is far more than a political sound bite. And i think mr. Mcgovern, my colleague, was saying we ought to be ashamed ourselves. That is rhetoric that we dont need and rhetoric that is absolutely inaccurate in terms of zike the important efforts that we have under way here. You know, i also would hope, mr. Speaker, that our colleagues in the other body, and in particular the democrats in the other body, mr. Schumer and the others over there, i hope they were watching mr. Mcgovern just now, because if the issue is lets get to work, that deal is in their hands. Mr. Mcgovern youhave to get 60 votes in the United States senate to get a deal. We are in a position today among the long list of items mr. Mcgovern mentioned, he failed to mention the single most important obligation we have which is to ensure to get resources to our military. And the reality of the situation we are facing today when our nation faces grave threats, where we are having servicemen and women killed in training accidents, more killed in training accidents in the last year than were killed in combat in the last year, we have failed to do our duty. What is happening right now, the reality of this for people to understand is that the democrats in the United States senate are holding for defense hostage because they want amnesty for illegal immigrants. And that is something that i think is indefensible. So i hope mr. Mcgoverns colleagues in the senate were watching him and listening to the concern he has with the urgency of moving forward because we could have a deal today if the democrats would stop holding spending hostage in order to grant amnesty for illegal immigrants. With that, i would like to yield two minutes to the sponsor of this bill, my friend and colleague, the gentlewoman from tennessee, mrs. Blackburn. The spe pro tempore the the gentlewoman from tenneee is recognized. Mrs. Blackburn it is an honor to come to the floor and talk a about one of these protected rights, life. When we talk about our founding documents, life, liberty, pursuit of happiness. It is life that we are protecting. And i find it unfortunate that we have some that would say, this is a radical talking point. I would offer that this is a fundamental right, knots a talking point, that right to life. Now what brings us to this point in time . We all remember the stories of the dr. Gosnell and the house of horrors and what happened there where individuals, moms, lost their lives, where one of the workers in that clinic estimated that there had been as many as 100 babies through the years, 100 babies that had survived an abortion and had been killed. And what we are seeking to do is to expand these protections and today, what were doing with h. R. 4712 is to build on that legislation from 2002. Nd this body had passed that legislation to protect infants that were born alive and had survived abortions. This bill before us today is going to do four very important things. First, it requires appropriate care be given to any child who is born alive following a failed abortion. It requires any Health Providers present to administer the same lifepreserving care that would be given to babies born under any other circumstances. And to ensure that the child is transported immediately to a hospital. Second, the bill establishes criminal penalties that providers will face if they violate providing that care. It establishes a civil right of action to enforce the law and the bill provides crucial protections that will prevent mothers of these babies from being subject to criminal prosecution and penalties. These are the right steps to protect the most vulnerable of us. I encourage support. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. The gentlewoman from wyoming reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern i say to my colleague from wyoming and point out a statistic she might be interested in. Never in history has the government been shut down when the same Party Controls the house, the senate and the white house, like the republicans do right now. The republicans have a 23seat majority in the house right now. You can control the agenda. If the gentlelady or her leadership were interested in working with democrats, heres a little advice, maybe you ought to have asked us to the table. Maybe you should consult with us and ask us what is important. Maybe if you want to get something done thats bipartisan, you have to act in a bipartisan way. And the reason im anxious to get this vote on the c. R. Because the c. R. That has been proposed is not in the best interest of our country, but i want us to continue to negotiate and maybe the republicans will come back to the table and negotiate. That is why i feel so strongly that my republican friends ought to not be going to political rallies in pennsylvania today with the president and ought to be staying here and doing the work to make sure we have a bipartisan agreement to keep the government open. I get it. You are losing seats all around the place and popularity of the Republican Party has never been lower but the election is arent until march. Donald trump can take you on his plane to pennsylvania at another time. But today, today, we ought to be focused on the peoples business. Next week, we are supposed to be off, so you have all the time in the world to go with donald trump on a political excursion. Nd so i mean this is this takes my breath away when i think about whats at stake and we are delaying votes on a continuing resolution and on further negotiations because people are more interested in the political rally in pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, i would like to yield four minutes to the the gentlewoman from new york, the distinguished Ranking Memberf the les committee. The speaker pro tempore members are to address the house their remarks to the chair. Ms. Slaughter thank you, mr. Speaker. Want to get back to the house floor today to pass another bill, the real intent is to harm women and limit their constitutionally protected health care they can receive. I need to repeat that because most people i find do not understand the constitution of the United States which we reveer, protects a womans right to choose. To add to injury, this legislation is totally unnecessary. Killing an infant or anybody else has always been against the law. To reiterate the point, the bipartisan law was passed in 2002 to reinforce that medical care should be given to any infant born alive. Dr. Gosnell who is the only example we have in america, is going to spend the rest of his life in prison without any possibility of parole for three first degree first degree murder convictions. H. R. 4712 goes much further than the current law and legislation lates medical standards of care and threatens the providers with criminal and Civil Penalties. And the effects of this are best described by an obgyn from my district and i quote, i have been a practicing doctor foreign 35 years. It is my lifes calling to call for women across their life span. Throughout my career, i have cared for patients through their highest highs to lowest lows, fetal anomalies to cancer diagnoses, i take my role very seriously and take pride in providing ethical care to each and every patient. H. R. 4712 would take that ability away from me. Inserting politicians into the physicianpatient relationship and the profoundly personal Health Care Decisions of my patients. Recently, i had a patient with Severe Health syndrome, a lifethreatening brood pressure condition during the pregnancy which the only treatment is to deliver. This made induction of her previable fetus to life. After her condition deterioration and she should be able to consult whom ever she pleases and knowing that her preterm infant would not survive, she decided to deliver. H. R. 4712 would take away this familys choice and put my patients life at risk and threaten me with civil and criminal penalties. H. R. 4712 is the next bill in a long, long line of the plans we have had here trying to hurt women. Congress is just part of the current crusade against women. The administration has done more than its share to ensure that 2017 showed attacks against women and our ability to Access Health care. Dont lose the irony in this. Just this morning the administration announce add rule to allow providers, hospital, to refuse others patients needing health care based solely on the religious or moral beliefs of the provider. Is it just me that thinks that patients needing health care based solely on the in direct contra vicks to this bill youre tryingpu off object contra vicks to this ll youre trying to push off on us now . On one hand you say everybody has to be treated or you dont have to treat everybody if your personal or moral convictions prevent you from doing so. Its unconsiderable. Unable. To ask doctors may i have another 30 seconds. Mr. Mcgovern one minute. Ms. Slaughter this silly rule will put individuals lives health in danger and result in death based on undefined undefined moral objection. It doesnt even have to be explained that they have a moral or some idea they would not be able to treat that person may be bleeding to death before them. Mr. Speaker, im going to close again with the words of the obgyn from my district. Quote, the purpose of the legislation is to scare and intimidate physicians and punish them for providing abortion care. But the true impact will be on the women and families who will be denied the highest quality medical treatment that they deserve. This bill is a dangerous bill. And i urge you to protect my patients access to care and reject this gross interference in the patientphysician relationship. End quote. Mr. Speaker, without a doubt the whole idea ofhis bill is a politicalssue. But the idea of what the administration did this morning to completely negate this bill were debating right now is irony thats just too delicious to miss. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expired. The gentleman from massachusetts reserves. The gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Ms. Cheney mr. Speaker, i hadd like to yield three minutes to one of the strongest, most honorable and admirable defenders of life in this body, my friend, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Smith. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for three minutes. Mr. Smith i thank my good friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, Doctors Today routinely diagnose and treat a myriad of illnesses and diseases suffered by societys littlest patients, unborn babies and newborns, significantly enhancing both the Childrens Health and longevity. Abortion is, on the other hand, take a different approach. They dismember and chemically kill unborn children for profit. For decades babies have survived laterterm abortions. As far back as 37 years ago a philadelphia enquirer story called, baby survival the dreaded complication. A doctor from septemberers for disease control, live births are little known because organized medicine from fear of public clamor and legal action treats them more as an embarrassment to be hushed up than a problem to be solved. Its like turning yourself into the i. R. S. , he goes on, for an audit. What is there to gain . The tendency is not to report because there are only negative incentives. Of course the tendency is not to report. When an undercover investigator asked an Abortion Provider from planned parenthood about the procedure for checking for signs of life of a baby born after an attempted abortion, the abortionist responded by saying, quote, i mean the key is you need to Pay Attention to whos in the room. Philadelphia abortion is Kermit Gosnell had a lot of people in the room but nobody was reporting as he killed and snipped the spinal cords of hundreds of born babies to ensure that they didnt survive. All is not well in the Abortion Clinics, either, in terms of their own personnel. Did a ional public radio story featuring former planned parenthood director, who is now prolife, and her outreach to clinic workers encouraged them to quit their jobs inside the Abortion Clinics. Heard on all things considered, annette, a former manager of planned parenthood in North Carolina said, her abortion work made her feel dark and morbid, and was troubled wait she and some of the other worke referred to fetal remains. She said, i just started being able to use my deep freezer in my home by going through therapy because we used to call the freezer, the nursery. That is to say for the dead babies. The National Abortion federation in their textbook for abortionists say, providers should consider the possibility of a live born fetus. Particularly a fetal death is not induced prior to the procedure at the gestational age of 18 to 20 weeks or more. Besides the emotional and ethical difficulties for patients, their partners and staff, deliveries of signs of life may have legal implications. The problem with this law, mr. Speaker, senformente. Implications. Al Marsha Blackburns bill, the born alive abortion survivors protection act, requires under penalty of law, that Health Care Professionals the speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expired. Ms. Cheney i yield 30 seconds. Mr. Smith requires appropriate health care to be given to any child who survives an attempted abortion. Not looking the other way that has been done for decades. Gosnell probably being the most egregious example. And the law prescribes any Health Care Practitioner present at the time a child is born shall exercise the same degree of professional skill care and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child as a reasonably diligent and consciencious Health Care Practitioner would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age. Following that, following that due diligence, ensuring that t child gets to a hospital for re. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from from wyoming reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern mr. Speaker, were, again, were at a very urgent moment here for our country. Lot to do and we ought to be working in bipartisan way to keep the government opened. That ought to be everybodys lo priority. And quite frankly we ought to be focused on that more than on a bill that is a sound bite going nowhere. This bill was so important to my republican friends, that it had a hearing or never went to a mark up. It just miraculously appeared at had a hearing or never because advance of this antichoice rally coming up. With all thats going on right now, with the threat because in advance of a shutdown, im looking at Donald Trumps twitter. Well be going to pennsylvania today to give my total support to rick, running for congress in a special election on march 13. Rick is a great guy. Thats where the president s head is today. And hes taking a bunch of republicans with him. And so were rather than negotiating a bipartisan deal that will help keep the government running, that will help the dreamers, that will help our kids, help our Community Health certainties, hospitals, our veterans the political rally in pennsylvania. This is unbelievable. Cans the rally, you have until march 13. Focus on the peoples business. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from colorado, ms. Degette, the cochair of the prochoice caucus. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for three minutes. Ms. Degette thank you, mr. Speaker. This bill imposes political raln pennsylvania. Dangerous new vable. Standards of care on doctors under the threat of criminal penalties, including up to five years in jail. Its just another attempt by the majority to interfere with the medical judgment of doctors and other trained Health Care Professionals, and is frankly another example of why such a very, very bad idea for congress to be legislating medical standards. H. R. 4712 is also a solution in search of a problem. Theres simply no evidence that current law is insufficient to protect infants. It should go without saying its alwayseen illegal to kill its a complete distortion of the truth to say anything otherwise. In 2002, as my colleagues have said, congress reaffirmed that infants are entitled to appropriate medical care under a law that passed then in bipartisan basis. I voted for it. That law left medical judgment where it should be, in the hands of doctors instead of politicians. Today the only example we have heard from the other side of a horror that they are talking about was dr. Kermit gosnell, and it was a horror. Guess what . He was prosecuted under current law. Guess what . Hes spending the rest of his life in prison. Which is where he should be. Sadly, the true intent of this bill is to intimidate and shame doctors out of providing comprehensive Reproductive Health care to patients. The extreme and vague requirements of this bill stiff criminal and Civil Penalties are only meant to have a Chilling Effect on providers which will reduce access to safe and legal abortion. You know stiff criminal and Civil Penalties are only wh . I have been saying this every time we have one of these bills on the floor. The bills that are solutions in search of problems. Heres what i have to say, mr. Speaker, to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. If they truly want to reduce abortion in this country, work with us on providing Family Planning and long acting Birth Control to everybody. Abortion is at the lowest rate in history in this country. And the reason is because states like my state in colorado are providing Birth Control to prevent unwanted pregnancies. We could do this on a bipartisan basis, but instead my colleagues choose not to. And i think thats a shame for every single woman and family in this country. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. The gentleman from massachusetts reserves. The gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Ms. Cheney thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i understand why my colleague on the other side of the aisle doesnt want the president to be traveling to pennsylvania. Doesnt want to be traveling to any battleground states, didnt work out very well for his party, 2016, when the president very effectively did just that all over the country. I would also say its brave for my colleague to read a tweet of the president here on the house floor. I think the last time that the two of us were here together we discussed the fact it was a tweet from the president that scared his leadership away from a crucial meeting at the whe house to negotiate the budget cap deal. To negotate exactly the deal that he is now so anxious to get done. I can assure you, mr. Speaker, that work is under way. I can assure you that we could have a deal right now today if, i preet once again, i know repeat once again, i know my colleague will say the republicans control the senate, he knows and i know mr. Speaker, the rules of the senate require 60 votes to get something done. And that means today if Chuck Schumer and the democrats in the senate are unwilling to agree to the caps deal, they are unwilling to provide the resources we need to fund the military, resources to make sure our men and women in uniform can defend the nation, because they are holding out and they are holding it hostage over amnesty. We could get it done today if they would be willing simply to come to the table and compromise and stop holding our troops hostage. Mr. Speaker, it is now my pleasure and honor to yield two minutes to the gentleman from West Virginia, mr. Mooney. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from West Virginia is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Mooney thank you. Mr. Speaker, for bringing this important bill to the floor. We have heard it mentioned that in 2002 in a bipartisan way we already have a law that a baby born alive at any stage of gestation, any weeks of live, born alive, its already illegal to kill the baby. That was a bipartisan bill. I can understand why my friends on the other side of the aisle want to keep changing the subject because this vote today, every vote should be for this bill. You ve already agreed that have to save the lives of these children. The problem is we dont have strong enforcement mechanisms, this bill provides enforcement mechanisms. This bill specifies medical care. This should be a you have to save the lives unanimou. Thats what we need to talk about here today. Life begins at conception. To have laws that protect babies born alive these are babies born alive. Theres been questions whetr or n it happens. Melissa, who testified in the Judiciary Committee couple years ago, was a baby born alive. She started her own network, the abortion survivors net wok network. To imes when they go in start the abortion, start the treatments, dilation, chemical treatments the baby comes out alive. I know people listening to this here today might believe this is a to start the abortion, start the treatments, dilation, chemical it happens in america, gentlemen. We need to fight this, make it illegal, pass this bill so that those babies are given the same protection as any other child who was alive. This is a nobrainer. When this vote is cast later if theres not 435 yes votes on that board today, thats what should be the shame of this situation. These are live babies. This is a nobrainer bill. Im proud to represent the state of West Virginia where respect for human life is cherished. Every member of this body should respect human life. If its already law, you should have no problem voting for it. Thats all the more reason to support the bill before us today. We have the voters in this country have elected us to do the job, prolife majority. Its time we pass bills like this and more bills like this so we can show the people we care about unborn children. With that i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from wyoming reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern let me respond to the the gentlewoman from wyoming. There is less than 35 hours left before the government shuts down. I think thats a pretty big deal that should concern republicans and democrats. And i want to be clear, i dont care if the pennsylvania goes to pennsylvania. He can fly on his jet and enjoy life sfiles of the rich and famous. But what we object to is the fact that this house is going to recess during this critical time so he can bring along a whole bunch of members of congress to be part of a political eventt this crucial moment when the government is to shut down. I find that astonishing. The gentlewoman talks about that we owe it to our men and women in uniform to support our military. Do you think our men and women in uniform want to take a break so republican members can join the president on his fancy jet and go to a political rally . Is that what the priorities of this republican majority are . The last time we almost had a shutdown in december, republicans took a break so they could go to the white house to a party to celebrate their tax bill. Im sorry. I know a lot of republicans in my district and across the country i dont think prioritize parties and political rallies over us doing our business. Nd i really again, either postponethe political rally or have the president go without members of congress. But to recess until after 7 00 at this crucial moment when so much is in the balance . I find just unbelievablely beyond the pale. The republicans have been holding the health care of children hostage while they pass tax breaks for mlionaires and billionaires. Times up. Everdaye fail to act constituents face uncertain times. President trump agrees we need to act on chip. Just this morning, he tweeted chip should be part of the longterm solution. Well, heres the chance to stop playing politics with chip and Community Health centers as well and do just that. If we defeat the previous question, i will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up h. R. 4820, advancing seniors and kids act. This bill would restore certainty to vulnerable citizens by addressing Critical Health care priorities. It reauthorizes chip and Community Health centers for two years and includes other Vital Health Care programs that provide relief to pregnant women. I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. And to discuss our proposal, i the two minutes to the gentleman from virginia. Mr. Mceachin my advancing seniors and kids act would permanently reauthorize chip, fund Community Health centers, prevent damaging cuts to our safety net hospitals and make other changes that protect the health of children, seniors and our most vulnerableeniorsnd neighbors. Congress has failedo act on these issues and the rult s been completely avoidable pain and suffering. Right now, americans wake up every day and worry how much longer will my child, my family members have health care. Mr. Speaker, we can take that fear away right now. Extending chip and Funding Community health centers, these are commonsense policies with bipartisan support. We should pass clean extensions a long time ago, but we can make amends right now. We know Health Care Coverage saves lives. Chip covers nine million children so it is critically important we do the right thing. If we let chip lapse and do not protect seniors and Community Health centers, there will be horrible consequences for families across this country. Today, medical bankruptcy are a lot less common. We are making progress. Im urging my colleagues to build on that progress and not abandon it. A solution is right here in front of us. I urge all of my colleagues to vote no in the previous question and join me in supporting quality and aforwardable health care. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Ms. Cheney mr. Speaker, if my colleague from massachusetts is so concerned about Government Shutdown, about Childrens Health, about providing relief for health care, then i assume he will be voting yes for the c. R. That will come to the floor which in fact does extend chip and does help to provide relief on the medical device tax and keeps the government open. If he wants to make sure their objectives are met, there is a simple solution to do that. I yield one minute to my dear friend, the gentleman from colorado, mr. Lamborn. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Lamborn i thank the gentlelady from the great state of wyoming. Mr. Speaker, there are some issues that we debate in the house should not be a matter of question in anyones mind and whether or not a baby is born and outside of the womb deserves protection. Sometimes abortion attempts failed, and a baby is born. Tragically some apportion providers didnt kill these bornalive infants. And this is unconscionable. The border survivors abortion act so that a baby who survives must be treated at a hospital with the same care as a baby born alive naturally in the same state of pregnancy. It includes criminal sanctions against any Abortion Provider who kills a baby born alive. Mr. Speaker, killing a baby outside of the womb is the taking of an innocent human life. I urge unanimous support of representative blackburns bill. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from wyoming reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts. Mr. Mcgovern i would say to the gentlelady from wyoming, im not going to vote for the c. R. Because it doesnt do anything for Community Health centers or alleviate burdens of payments that provide for vulnerable communities and doesnt fund Veterans Health. I want this process to move forward so we can get a deal that is bipartisan that we can all be proud of. Tell your members please do not go on this political rally and lets keep this house going and do the peoples work. I yield 1 1 2 minutes to the the gentlewoman from florida. Ms. Frankel mr. Spear,y, my, my, here we go again. Republicans playing politics with deeply personal Health Care Decisions that belong between women and their physicians. The born alive abortion survivors protection act is not going to save lives but wrench us back to the dark days of coat hanger medicine where women were killed and maimed in back alleys. This legislation has one aim, intimidate good and decent doctors, threaten them with imprisonment if they dare to perform a legal abortion exercising their own medical judgment and with the consent of their patient. I strongly oppose this legislation. And mr. Speaker, the women of this country are watching. We will not go back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yield back. The gentleman from massachusetts reserves. The gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Ms. Cheney i would like to yield one minute to the gentleman from california, mr. La mall fa. Mr. Lamalfa we are hearing about how we cant do two things at once. We have 435 members in the house of representatives. But there is no time to do this important piece of legislation . Wow can members of congress walk and chew gum . I would invite my democrat colleagues, chew some gum. This empowers nurses and assistants that see something that is terribly wrong with an abortion that went wrong and they have a chance. Instead they cant sneak out that surviving baby and take them somewhere else because they cant get the care they need. What kind of country is that . Why is this even a debate in a civilized country in 2018 that you wouldnt do everything you can after the already difficult or bad decision on an abortion that a baby survives and we arent going to do everything we can to help it survive . This is unbelievable to me. We need to pass this legislation and empower the nurses and assistants that see whats wrong and allow them to do the right thing. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from wyoming reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts. Mr. Mcgovern i reserve. E speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Chain charne i yield one minute to the gentleman from iowa, mr. King. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from iowa is recognized. Mr. King thank you, mr. Speaker and i thank the gentlelady for yielding. I come to the floor and want to make sure that im an original cosponsor of the underlying bill. I support the underlying bill and signed on to every prolife legislation as i can. My question out here is what do you have to do to break out of the strait jacket. My hats off to jill and we are going to honor here today and tomorrow with a vote on the final passage of the bill. But im putting up a no vote on the rule today because we have 170 cosponsors on the heartbeat bill. I have gone to every meeting. Nobody has brought this bill up and somehow, one outside organization came in and lobbied to put this ahead. There has been hearing. Im for the bill. But if nobody has the courage to step up and say whats wrong with this process, then he are not going to the process. Im going to vote no on the rule d vote yes on the underlying bill. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from wyoming reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts. Mr. Mcgovern i agree with the the gentleman from iowa, the process stinks. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Ms. Cheney i yield two minutes to the gentleman from louisiana, mr. Johnson. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. Mr. Johnson we heard some outrageous remarks from our colleagues on the other side. I heard the argument that this is unnecessarily legislating medical standards. They said this should be a matter of medical judgment . Really, a commitment to the sanctity of human life is essential to who we are as americans and human beings. They have argued this is a solution in search of the problem but ignore the data. Between 2003 and 2014, 588 of the infant deaths included a record that the cause of death was termination of pregnancy affecting the fetus and a newborn. He c. D. C. This could ben underestimate. And my firsthand legitimatg against the abortion industry in louisiana that that industry always underreports their numbers of termination. Yesterday, i spoke with brandy in baton rouge, she is a survivor of a failed abortion attempt and now lives with severe disabilities. She is a passionate advocate for life. Every single one of us should be. The most important responsibility of a just government is to defend the defenseless and with the born alive abortion survivors protection act, it is necessary to protect the most vulnerable in our society and i urge my colleagues to vote. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts. Mr. Mcgovern i yield to the the gentlewoman from texas. Ms. Jackson lee i rise to support the opposing, opposing of the rule and opposing of h. R. 4712 to support thite of a woman to choose and to support loving families. I ask unanimous consent to allow my statement to be placed in the record in opposition to the rule and opposition to h. R. 4712. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman from massachusetts reserves. The gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Ms. Cheney i yield one minute to the gentleman from washington ,mr. New house. The gentleman from washington is recognized. Mr. Newhouse i want to thank my good friend, the gentlelady from byo mipping, for yielding me one minute. I rise today to voice my strong support of this rule and to provide consideration of h. R. Abortion born alive survivors protection act. Which would ensure children who survive and abortion or attempted abortion abortion survivors are given proper medical treatment. Im a proud cosponsor of this bill to ensure that babies born alive are transported and admitted to a hospital immediately following emergency care. As a christian and as a father of two, i hold maintaining the sanctity of life as my highest priority. The house of representatives voted to pass this legislation in the 114th congress, but it was met with an unresponsive senate. I will vote again to support this bill to hold Health Care Providers accountable, protect and empower mothers, and help ensure that these innocent children are provided the same medical care that any other newborn would receive. I remain hopeful that this time around we can send this important legislation to the president. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman yields back. The gentlewoman from wyoming reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern i reserve my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. The gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Ms. Cheney mr. Speaker, could i inquire how much time is left on each side . The speaker pro teore the gentlewoman from wyoming has four minutes. Massachusetts has three minutes. Ms. Cheney the gentleman prepared to close . Mr. Mcgovern as long as you dont have any other speakers im prepared to close. Ms. Cheney im not lying in wait over here, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern i yield myself the remaining time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern mr. Speaker, first of all i want to say to all my colleagues, democrats and republicans, that this process is lousy. This is yet another closed rule. The bill before us didnt even go through committee. There was not a hearing, there was not a markup. It just miraculously appeared right before antichoice rally and here it is take it or leave it. That is not the way this place is supposed to be run. At some point no matter what your ideology is, no matter what you believe about some of these issues, you have to be for a more open process, a more deliberative process. This diminishes the house of representatives. This is not what the people, i dont care what the Political Party or ideology may be, want from their congress. They want a more open and transparent process. Bill before this us, as i said before, is a sound bite. Its going nowhere. But its been introduced and were going to be voting on it purely for bill before us, as political purposes. Mr. Speaker, this morning the majority whip announced upon, and i quote, upon conclusion of debate on h. R. 195, thats the c. R. , the house will recess until 7 00 p. M. End quote. Recess . Recess . With all thats at stake were going to recess . This isnt a time for recess or a political rally. Shame on republicans who are delaying action in this house on moving the process forward on a continuing resolution. To try to buy some time to make it better, hopefully, so it can earn bipartisan support. Shame on them for going to a political rally instead of staying here doing their job. This is the time to responsibl Fund Government. Those of us on the democratic side have a lot of issues with house leadership is ramming through in terms of a c. R. We were not part of that discussion. We were not asked what our values are and what we think is important. This is purely a product that the republicans negotiated with republicans. My hope is we have time to make it better. Until 7 00, recess not to make it better, not to negotiate, but so that political go to a until rally, shame on you for doing that. With all thats at stake. Our soldiers dont want us to recess. Those that depend on Community Health centers dont want us to recess. Our political rally, veterans dont want us t recess. Yet, everybodys perfectly fine on the other side of the aisle with taking a break, no big deal, no rush, nothing. As we get closer and closer to this crisis. At some point we need responsible leadership in this house. To begins with return regular order, more open and transparent process, a respect for the views of the minority. And it means prioritizing the business of the American People. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Mcgovern funding government is more important than a political rally in pennsylvania. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Ms. Cheney thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i agree with my colleague on the other side of the aisle. My colleague from massachusetts. There is shameful action under way in this congress. And that shameful action is the fact that i will say once again that were in a situation where our men and women in uniform have not received the appropriation that they need to do the job that were asking them to do. And the reason they havent, we have passed an authorization bill through this body. We have passed an appropriation bill through this body. But the democrats in the senate are refusing to act. The democrats in the senate who hold the key to getting 60 votes in the United States senate are refusing to act. And the reason they are refusing to act, mr. Speaker, is because they want amnesty for illegal immigrants. They are holding hostage the extent to which were able to provide resources to fund our men and women in uniform. Mr. Speaker, there is a on endous amount of urgency both sides of the aisle, and i respect my colleague from massachusetts. I respect his frustration. But i do not respect, mr. Speaker, the extent to which he is accusing us of shameful havi. Were on this floor today talking t a bill that will prect babies who are born alive after abortions. The shameful behavior is that on the other side of the aisle they want to talk politics, they want to talk posturing, they want to talk process. They dont want to talk about babies who are born alive after abortion. I know why they dont want to talk about it because its uncomfortable. They would rather ignore its actually happening, mr. Speaker. We cant ignore t we have an obligation in this body to ensure that we provide protections and care for those who cannot. For the most vulnerable among us. Mr. Speaker, it is a moral obligation to ensure the protection of every baby born alive. I am proud to be here today on behalf of this rule, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i urge adoption of both the rule and the underlying 4712, so we can continue to do what is right, what is morally required of us, and that is to protect and nurture and 4712, so we make su provided safeguards for the unborn and for those born alive after abortion. Mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. And i move the previous question on the resolution. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from wyoming yields. And the question is, on the order ordering the previous question on this resolution. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Mr. Mcgovern on that i ask for the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote for the yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. The chair will receive a message. The messenger mr. Speaker, a message from the senate. The secretary mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore madam secretary. The secretary i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has agreed to, h. Con. Res. 98, directing the secretary of the senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill s. 139. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek reak nation in mr. Cole by direction of the committee on rules i call up House Resolution 669 and ask for its immeate consideration. The secretary the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 112020 120, House Resolution 696. Resolved upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to take from the speakers table the bill h. R. 195, to amend title 44 United States code to restrict the distribution of free printed copies of the federal register to members of congress and other officers and employees of the United States, and for what purpose does. For other purposes. And consider in the house without intervention of any point of order a motion offered by the chair of the committee on appropriations or his designee that the house concur in the Senate Amendment with an amendment consisting of the text of rules Committee Print 11555. The Senate Amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. Section 2, the requirement of clause 6a of rule 13 for a 2 3 vote to consider a report from the committee on rules on the same day it is presented to the house is waived with respect to any resolution reported for the legislative day of january 20, 2018. Section 3, it shall be in order at any time for the legislative day of january 20, 2018,or the speaker to entertain motions that the house suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule 15. The speaker or his designee shall consult with the minority leader or her designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for one hour. Mr. Cole mr. Speaker, for the purposes of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to my good friend, the gentlelady from new york, ms. Slaughter, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Cole during consideration of this resolution all time is for the purposes of debate only. Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The speaker pro tempore is witt objection. Mr. Cole mr. Speaker, yesterday the rules committee met and ordered a rule for consideration of Senate Amendment to h. R. 195, the extension of continuing appropriations act of 2018. For one hour es of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and the Ranking Member of the appropriations committee. Mr. Speaker, the appropriations language package in front of us represents the fourth continuing resolution to Fund Government for the fiscal year 2018. In bringing up this bill, the house is fulfilling its primary obligation to the American People. To fund the government and keep the government opened and operating. With the package under consideration today, congress will fund the government through february 16of 201 will provide crucial dollars to keep the government functioning, to support our troops, and the military, and to ensure were all working for the American People. And we will provide time to negotiate a larger agreement on funding the government for the remainder of the fiscal year, as well as a badly needed Immigration Reform measure. In addition to funding the government, this bill also includes several other important provisions. Most notably it reauthorizes the Childrens Health Insurance Program, or chip, as its popularly known, for six years. It also implements critical delays in certain taxes imposed by the Affordable Care act, including a twoyear delay for the medical device tax a. Twoyear delay for the socalled tax, a twoyear delay for the cadillac tax, and oneyear delay on the Health Insurance tax. As a supporter of repealing and replacing the entire Affordable Care act, im gratified to see this delay imposing thee harmful taxes on the American People. Im also pleased this bill provides additional funding for Ballistic Missile defense. Which is of crucial importance when dealing with rogue states like north korea. Mr. Speaker, in 2017, Congress Actually got a great deal done. The house and senate have worked with President Trump to do more to deregulate the economy and frees all businesses from any harmful regulation that is any previous congress. The senate has been productive in overhauling the judicial branch. Confirm agnew Supreme Court justice and 12 judges for the courts of appeal. The house and senate have approved and passed into law a new National Defense authorization act which will provide new tools to rebuild and strengthen our military in the face of global threats. We have passed two supplemental Appropriations Bills to deal with the damage caused by multiple disasters across the country. And im confident well pass a third in the days ahead. Above all, the crown jewel in this first year of the 115th congress has been the package passage of major tax reform legislation which will boost the economy, reduce the tax burden support working families, and simplify and modernize our burdensome tax code. Im particularly pleased this bill included the repeal of the obamacare individual mandate. The place where congress has su families, and simplify and modernize not gotten its job done is in the appropriations process. This is not the fault of the house of representatives. Under the leadership of chairman black, the house wrote and passed a budget for f. Y. 2018, fiscal year 18, in april. Through the efforts of chairman frelinghuysen antiother members of the appropriations committee, the house and the other members of the appropriations committee, the house passed all Appropriations Bills prior to the start of the fiscal year. Our friends in the senate have failed to afpblgt we have been waiting for over act. We have been waiting over 120 days, four months for the senator to either act on our bills our r or write their own and dend or write their own and send us appropriations to consider. The senate has not done so. Given their failure to act we need yet another additional to ensure the government remains open. Its my hope in the interim that the leaders of the two chambers and the president will be able to come together to determine what our spending top lines would be for the fiscal year 2018. Once that happens, to ensure th government remains open. All th interested parties can meet to put together a bipartisan and bicameral fullyear spending bill. If the leadership of both chambers come to angreement, im confident thathe appropriators can produce bills to fund the government in fiscal year 2018 and begin the born task of producing a budget for fiscal year 19. Let me crystal clear. A vote against the underlying legislation is a vote against reauthorization the Childrens Health Insurance Program. The vote against the underlying legislation is to attack Health Insurance plans. A vote against the underlying legislation is a vote to tax the medical devices that millions of americans rely on. A vote against the underlying legislation is a vote against badly needed funds to protect america on missile attacks. And vote against the underlying legislation is a vote to shut down the government of the United States. I hope every member on both sides of the aisle understands these consequences and votes accordingly. Todays c. R. Accomplishes several important tasks and keeps our government open and operating. In the words of winston churchill, give us the tools and we will finish the job. I urge support of the rule and underlying legislation. And with that, i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Ms. Slaughter i thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary time. I yield myself such time as i may consume. Mr. Speaker, the chamber finds itself in much the same position it was in on september 8, december 7 and december 21. Those were the other three continuing resolutions that we passed to try to get through here. But we are rushing again with one of the majority shortterm continuing resolutions with days to spare, actually tomorrow, one day to spare until the great government of the United States closes for business. Now you might think that would be the most important thing on the minds of the majority and of the United States government. But it isnt. Because we arent going to vote on this tonight until 7 00 p. M. And all the people in the country who are holding their breath to see if they are going to be laid off, federal workers or other things that go with that devastateing thing, let me remind you the government had a shutdown, 24 billion was lost in the economy, a lot of it due to laidf workers and large number of facilities owned by the government have stores and newspaper stands in them, they were also closed. But we arent in any hurry today and nobody is concerned about it. And with the president of the United States and several members of the house have gone to a political rally in pennsylvania and they are trying to save a congressional seat there of a person who was forced to step down and that obviously is of more importance to them than whether or not this government continues to function. Thats a tragedy, mr. Speaker. But thats what we have been putting up with for a long time. I dont recall a time we had four continuing resolutions in probably a month and a half. But here we are and i bet you we will come back in february and do yet another one. My colleagues who have gone to pennsylvania could have gone next week because we are taking another week off back in the district and the caused this great hub bub which is one of the most important days in the life of the nation as to whether we are going to continue the government of the United States. Its tragic, isnt it . I was on the floor the last time it shut down and at midnight, i said the government of the United States is now closed. I hate to be up here and Say Something like that again. I dont know what else to call it except to call it incompetence. That comes as close to the definition i can make. But this latest proposal that we will not vote on until after 7 00 p. M. , but i do hope that others will be able to stand the suspense. This is the fourth continuing resolution. And it will run as i said before through february 16th. Where i bertscha we do another one. If past is prologue, we will probably find ourselves back, because what we do in this house the s stand by while majority goes from one selfimposed crisis to the next. This continuing resolution is not the product of bipartisan negotiations. It was written solely by the majority without a single democrat fingerprint anywhere on the bill. America pay heed to that if this government should shut down, this problem is solely that of the Republican Party. We were not asked for our input. It was in the written in the back room and it since it was released, the majority has been asking for our support and saying what a shame it is, what a shame that we who dont believe in this particular thing are not out there beating the drum for it. But thats not how it works. The majority cannot craft this bill solely by itself and failed to take issues. And we had an idea we would come to this point for some time and everybody will agree with me certainly on my side that our leader rgs the minority leader certainly made herself clear all the way through as to what it would take to get the democrats in the house. But there was no consideration given to that. And yet, theyre asking us for votes. The stop gap measure continues to chip away at the Affordable Care act. And i know my colleague said he was happy about that by charging key mechanisms under the law. I suppose i probably did the rule on at least vast majority of all the times of repeal and replace in some fashion here. And i have always asked every single time, why does the Republican Party want to take Health Care Away from people . I have never gotten an answer. Im convinced that thats exactly what they want to do. Since the majority waived the rules requiring the provisions to be paid for for the health care act, actually massive tax cut for the Health Insurance industry. Comes on the heels of the majoritys tax cut for the wealthy and corporations, which represents the largest transfer of wealth from working families to the wealthy that our nation has ever seen. Its a bill that made tax cuts for corporations permanent. And continuing resolution before us today includes a temporary reauthorization of Childrens Health Insurance Program, which provides health care for nine million of americas children. That was only for six years. But as you heard already in a previous speaker this morning, had it been made permanent, it would save over 6 billion to do that. So, i fail to understand the economic benefits in what theyre doing here. Mr. Speaker, why is the majority given permanent tax cuts to corporations but not to children in need of health care. The majoriteporary reprieve on foe us to vote for this misguided plan. What about the Community Health centers . What about improving health care for the veterans . Continuing resolution turns a blind eye to victims in desperate need of help in wake of some of the worst hurricanes, mud slideses and wildfires our nation has ever experienced and to 700,000 dreamers who remain at rick at being deported following President Trumps decision to end daca. Remember what daca was about . We asked young people who were brought to the United States by their parents at a very young age to come out and to register and say they were undocumented and that we would protect them as a way to citizenship. But instead, that was taken away from them and they face deportation and are being deported daily. And it is an emergency. Also failed to take any action in this particular, this c. R. Like pension crises, Veterans Health care and Community Health centers. What has the majority prioritized instead of crafting a longterm spending bill . Ideological crusades like undermining financial reform laws and attacking Womens Health. We had a wonderful date of born alive and we passed the bill unanimously and it was done by voice vote in 2002 that any infant born in an abortion setting would be given every care in the world. And inact, we didnt even bill. Its a given. At the same time we are debating on the floor today, that is to do ever medical thing possible, the administration announced that if a provider, a nurse, a doctor or anybody in a medical setting and dont have to give any reason for this, but if they personally or for some other moral reason decides not to to treat a patient before them, they dont have to. Think about that a minute. Well, you know what im trying to say here. Its more than ironic. Its stupid. But we sort of get used to that. Separate bill on the floor weaken. R. 2954 would Consumer Financial protection bureau, a thing hated by this congress. They are responding to problems in the mortgage markets. And the cfpb has already saved for consumers over 12 billion. Another measure which will be considered h. R. 4712 tries to shame, that was the one i mentioned, to shame doctors out of providing onstaugs neal protected services. The bill this morning gives doctors and medical professionals up to five years in prison just for practicing medicine to the best of their ability and all the while the majority has been ignoring the elephant in the room and we march toward another Government Shutdown. And the American People and the world are once again forced to wonder whether the greatest superpower on this planet can keep the lights on. Surely this is no way to run the government of the United States. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Cole my good friend refers to the drama of the moment. Fry, tre wouldnt be any drama if democrats wod vote to keephe government open while goodfaith negotiations are going on on the very topics they are concerned about. They are concerned about immigration issues. They are under way. The appropriate balance between military and nonmilitary spending in the budget. There is an negotiation thats under way. I suspect this effort to threaten a Government Shutdown in order to achieve policy aims unrelated to the funding operation of the government will not succeed. Here, we have a simple majority. But to my Friends Point and to be fair, thats not the case in the United States senate. There, democrat votes will be needed to keep the government open. This houses responsibility is to do everything we can to keep the government functioning. In addition to that there are important policy objectives in here that my friends either agree with or demanding. The reauthorization of the Childrens Health Insurance Program are things that we both agree on. And the six years is beyond what they asked for originally last fall. I know that is something they agree with and i would hope they would vote for. Couple of the unattractive parts of the Unaffordable Health care act, its not very smart to tax the Health Insurance plans of American Workers. Weve got a delay of that for two years and agree its not wise to tax medical devices. We have a measure in here that would delay that for two years. They also, i know, believe that we ought to protect the American People against attacks from rogue states. There is a request from the pentagon in here that is fully funded. There is absolutely nothing in this bill that my friends on the other side object to. There are many things that they support. Now perfectly free to say i would like this, and this and this added. If you want to raise the other issues i suspect so we can work out an agreement and i suspect they are being negotiated in budget discussions and budget talks. Thats the appropriate place to deal with them. Again there is no reason to threaten to shut down the government unless you are trying to force a policy objective. In this case, the immigration issue that my friend fers to extends into march. There are talks under way there. I dont see how shutting down the government moves us toward that solution. Same thing is true with the other functions of government. Will achieve t it the majority in this chamber and will go to the United States senate and see whether democrats there do want to shut down the government as opposed to pass a number of items thgr