Ms. Johnson i move to suspend 4372, es and pass h. R. The minority serving institutes tem achievement act, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number directr. 4372, a bill to federal science agencies and the office of science and Technology Policy to undertake activities to improve the quality of undergraduate Stem Education and enhance the Research Capacity at hbcus, t. C. U. s m. S. I. s and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the texas, ms. From johnson, and the gentleman from klahoma, mr. Lucas, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas, ms. Johnson. Ms. Johnson thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on 4372, the bill thats under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Johnson mr. Speaker, i yield mys
Local cable or satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Klobuchar delivered remarks on Foreign Policy at the council of Foreign Relations in washington, d. C. Plan before her [inaudible] thank you for the work you ie doing and i also note that made a here from the judiciary hearing on the Inspector General report on the fbi and im here and to return to pass my questions, which means the during is going on for a really long time, but it is truly an honor to be here at the council of council on Foreign Relations which has played a 98or role in the love for years. You are founded in the aftermath of world war i which was a vertical moment in history when rica rejected a global war global role and retreated into ice and a lizzo i should note isolationism. It is important to think how we can resolve global challenges here at home rather than simply wishing them away. , theal years ago Washington Post once wrote a article called in it, over the past halfcentury have com
Important that issue is for our nation and world. Hes given literally his life as an expert on human rights around the world and leading the Helsinki Commission and just talking with us about the importance of this and whats happening with the ukraine and in russia and in europe just recently. So you know, the issue of freedom and private enterprise and opportunity and education and energy selfsufficientry are goals that i mean, we pressure here. And it is possible for the rest of the world and our allies around the world. But what signal does it send if america is not willing to do its part when it comes to production right here in america and transporting oil and fall gas and other emerging fuels, alternative fuels, alternative sources of electricity, when were not doing our very best . So i know that its contentious but i wanted to come to the floor to talk, senator hoeven i think gave a excellent defense of why the Keystone Pipeline is important. But i would just want to underscore
The work opportunity tax credit expired. Why not extend that, not only to those groups who qualify now but also to people who have been unemployed for a long time, to encourage employers to take a advance on them, to bring them into the back into the work force where they want to be. We could also include other provisions. For example, i have a bipartisan bill with senator donnelly and senator manchin and members on my side of the aisle that would fix the definition of fulltime work under obamacare so that it would be 40 hours a week and not 30 hours a week. We would go back to the standard definition of 40 hours a week. There are tax incentives having to do with bonus depreciation and Small Business expensing that would encourage Small Businesses to make the investments so that they can hire more employees. Madam president , we ought to have a full debate on all of these options, not just stop with one vote on whether or not to proceed to one bill to raise the minimum wage to 10. 10 w
Thats where the speaker said enough is enough. When we recognize that the documents were getting which are heavily redacted did not could he inside or agree coincide or agree with because they asked for it under foia, which has criminal penalties associated with it which meant that those lawyers knew exactly what they were doing and could be held to that criminal penalty point. But in providing them to congress, they would just redact it and then claim might security and we not ever know the difference. Were not stupid. ve been deliberate, weve been cautious, weve stayed after it, but redax after redax redaction after redaction and trying to lead us down a path is exactly where this administration has been and they deserve what theyre getting. They are the ones that brought this to congress. We are simply properly carefully responding. Mr. Speaker, at this time id like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from the Foreign Affairs committee, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Smith. Th