And announces to the house hi s approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx mr. Speaker pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker pro tempore those in favor will please say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The journal stands approved. Ms. Foxx mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx mr. Speaker i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from michigan, mr. Trott. Mr. Trott i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it
Committed against people around the world today based on their faith. We are in these days witnesses to some of the most glaring and brutal attacks on this universal right of religious freedom in all of our history. Islamic state, the cancer spreading throughout the middle east and north africa is targeting christians and other religious minorities and communities for extincton. The world has watched this terror unfold day by day for over a year. More than 407 days have have past since the city of most you will fell into the hands mosul fell into the hands of the islamic state. They drove them out of the land of their spiritual heritage which dates back for nearly 2,000 years. Nearly one year has past since the attack on a community where thousands were slaughtered. 5,000 young women and young girls were taken captive. 1,000 boys were captured and forced into isis training camps. Mr. Speaker, there is no room for the selfproclaimed caliphate. Innocent men, women and children are forced
Sanctuary cities act, and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia reserves. The gentleman from michigan is recognized. Mr. Conyers madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans recognized. Mr. Conyers members of the congress, i rise in strong opposition to h. R. 3009, the enforce the law for sanctuary cities act. This thoroughly flawed measure is a blatant attempt by the most of the majority to insert its antiimmigrant status agenda into local policing initiatives. And it does this by prohibiting state and local governments from receiving critical criminal justice funds if they have policies that prioritize Public Safety and Community Policing over federal Immigration Enforcement. The bill absolutely makes no sense because rather than improving Public Safety, it will achieve the complete opposite, and thats not just my conclusion. Law enforcement agencies from across the United States and n
The agenda for the most obvious reasons. It is the most populous country in the entire region. For the last four years it has teetered on the brink of political and economic and social collapse. I think it is still in a tenuous phase at this point. And when we talk about adopting or adapting the new silk road concepts to places like egypt there are places where it fits in with the president s attempt to build a second suez canal and to help egypt become a more functional place when it comes to linking parts of the world together. Where i think we may have some differences of views, and we can talk about this is how about the best way for egypt to approach the extremism and terrorism problem. And as we see in the last few weeks, this problem is not only gotten worse, it has actually made things much more difficult in places not only in the signi peninsula but in cairo proper. But this is again not only what type of in collusive Economic Growth we want to try to promote to help the socie
You dont need to go through the va to get an authorization for care. Sir weve got to make it easier for the veteran. Thats what ive been we totally agree. Thank you very much. I yield back. Members were not going to do a second round of questions. Unless theres one that is just absolutely pressing. With that ms. Brown, youre recognize recognized. Thank you. Mr. Chairman, i want to thank you for holding this hearing. As far as im concerned failure is not an option. Weve heard a lot of discussion today. And i find it well where im coming from, it used to be program owned. Facts, just the facts. And i want people to understand the facts before they walk out that door. Because ive seen a lot of people snapping up pictures and us making different statements. I want you to give us a list of the facts while we are in this emergency situation and why, if we dont act before we go home, were going to have a crisis at the va. Every member needs to understand where we are. And this is not anything