Free cspan radio app. And we take you live now to the u. S. House of representatives on the legislative agenda day, several bills dealing with financial regulation. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. July 9, 2019. I hereby appoint the honorable William Lacy Clay to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving and gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As the members of this assembly return from days away celebrating our nations birth, may they return rested and ready to assume the difficult work which must be done. We pray for the needs of the nation, the world, and all of creation. Bless those who seek to honor you and serve each other and all americans in this house through their public servants. May the words and deeds of this place reflect an ernest desire for justice and may men and women in government build on the tradition of equity and truth that represents the noblest heritage of our people. May your blessing, o god, be with us this day and every day to come and may all we do be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his pproval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Joyce. 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 pro tempore the chair will entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Joyce i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, congress has exactly three weeks to pass the usmca before we break for our august workweek. And we owe it to our constituents to get the job done. The usmca will been fit every district in america benefit every district in america and lead to 176,000 new jobs and grow the u. S. Economy by an additional 68 billion. This agreement will also be a huge benefit to my constituents. Pennsylvanias 13th district is made up of so many hardworking Dairy Farmers who have struggled in recent years. This deal will unleash new markets and bring our industry back to life. Instead of hauling Robert Mueller before our committee to rehash a case that has already closed, congress should be putting all our efforts into making the usmca agreement into law. During july, my focus will be on passing usmca and growing our economy for years to come. I urge all of my colleagues to join me in this mission. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, rise today in 13r0r9 of h. R. 3073, the tic act which would help combat the rise of particularborne illnesses across the country. They are rap rapidly becoming a serious and growing threat to Public Health with more than 300,000 estimated cases annually. My home state of pennsylvania alone ticks are a Common Threat to those who explore our vast networks of trail and public lands in pennsylvania. While ticks carry a variety of harmful diseases, lyme disease is one of the most prevalent. There are no une normally accepted treatment opses were chronic symptoms of lyme disease. It would authorize the centers for Disease Control to award grants to state Health Departments to support Early Detection and diagnosis, improve treatment, and raise public awareness. Im proud to cosponsor h. R. 3073 and i urge my colleagues to cosponsor this legislation to prevent and treat lyme and other investigatorborne diseases. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house the following communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. Madam, pursuant to the pursuant to clause 5b1 of rule 10 i am writing to inform you that representative justin amash has resigned as a member of the House Republican conference. Signed, sincerely, liz chinee, chair, House Republican conference. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house the following communication. The clerk the honorable, elijah cummings, dear chairman cummings, this letter is to advise you that representative Justin Amashs election to the committee on oversight and reform has been automatically vacated pursuant to clause 5b of rule 10 effective today. Signed, sincerely, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 12a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately 4 30 p. M. Today. Washington jl host our guest as deputy erved director for the policy Development Services for constitutional law attorney. He is here to talk about the citizenship question. Good morning. You talk about a certain approach the administration could take in getting the question on the 2020 census. What is that approach . Caller administration guest the administration can argue that it compels the giveal government to information on citizen numbers. It can be done by executive order, that the president would sign, ordering the departmen