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Go to cspan. Org. Click the series tab. Take you live to the floor of the house gaveling in for legislative business in just a moment. 15 bills on the agenda, including a resolution of support for proteverts in iran. Most of the bills today dealing with Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord our god, we give you thanks for giving us another year. At the beginning of this new session, surround us with your holy spirit, encompass with your power all the walls and the dome of this building, truly a symbol to the world of inalienable rights and the free tom of people. Guide and protect your elected servants in government and all who work in this place. May all who visit here be treated with respect and kindness. May the comings and goings of your people be under the seal of your loving care and may all our work 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 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance allegiance will be led by the gentleman from texas, mr. Babin. Mr. Babin 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 lays before the house a communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. Sir, i write to inform you that i will resign from the office of u. S. Representative effective 5 00 p. M. Eastern standard time monday, january 15, 20. For the past 17 years it has been a tremendous honor and privilege to serve the people of ohio as a member of congress. I thank you for your leadership as speaker and wish youall the best in future success. Signed, sincerely, patrick j. Tiberi, representative. The speaker the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for oneminute speeches 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. The speaker without objection, the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Wilson last week hi the opportunity to visit every county in the district i represent on an annual agenda today tour. I shared with local media and constituents the legislative agenda for 2018 as well as my appreciation for the republican tax reform which has already created jobs. While walking through walgreens two weeks ago, the owner of the auto service told me that as a direct result of republican tax cuts, he is adding a new bay to his shop. The Pharmaceuticals Company led by lou and bill, announced an annual 5,000 pay increase and adding 125 jobs in lexington county. American airlines and aflac are adding jobs while countless other businesses are providing pay increases and bonuses for their employees. Im grateful for the leadership of president trump, speaker paul d. Ryan, majority leader kevin mccarthy, republican whip Steve Scalise and chairman kevin braidy. Thank you for providing much needed tax relief to citizens to create jobs. In conclusion, god bless our troops and well never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. Best wishes to Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman ed and marie royce on their decision to conclude service in congress. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Quigley thank you. Mr. Speaker, each year were reminded of the day that continental flight 3427 crashed in western new york. This tragedy forever changed our community and stole the lives of husbands, wives, sons, mr. Quigley daughters, sisters and brothers n their grief the families of flight 340 bravely turned their loss into a powerful force for change. And their leadership with their Leadership Congress enacted strong and Landmark Aviation safety reform legislation that. Reform exactly aligned with what the National Transportation safety board concluded that the crash was avoidable and that pilot error and failed training procedures was the cause. We have new leadership at the federal Aviation Administration and i strongly urge him to swiftly enforce the Flight Safety law. We the members of the western new york delegation, and the families of flight 3407, will be watching and closely. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . Ms. Roslehtinen unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized one inute. Ms. Roslehtinen thank you so much, mr. Speaker. This friday, january 12, marks he eighth anniversary of the devastating earthquake that devastating earthquake that took the lives of 250,000 haitians and left unimaginable destruction. Local south florida organizations led by haitian women of miami ms. Roslehtinen thank you wil silent march at 4 00 p. M. This friday to mark the occasion walking from northwest 62nd street to north miami avenue to the little haiti cultural certainty. These past eight years the people of haiti have shown incrediblele resolve, even after being hit by hurricanes matthew and irma recently, and sadly there is still much work to be done, mr. Speaker. Many haitians came to the United States after these natural disasters seeking safety and security. Sadly, the administration terminated the temporary protected status, t. P. S. , to these individuals. Forcing them to return to a devastated haiti that is still struggling to rebuild. As we mark the sad anniversary, we must reaffirm our commitment to helping haiti move forward. And that must start by caug upon calling upon the administration to reverse its decision to terminate t. P. S. For haiti. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what reason for other purposes the gentlelady from florida seek recognition . Ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Miss cassor ms. Castor thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, last week the Trump Administration proposed opening up all of the coast of the United States of america to offshore oil drilling. This is a very risky proposition for my home state of florida. Our economy depends on tourism, clean water, strong fishing economy, and we have a military mission line off of the west coast of florida that has to be protected from drilling. Were not that far removed from the b. P. Deep water horizon disaster that caused loss of life. Billions of dollars in economic damage. And significant environmental damage as well. Why would we put our economy, our environment, our military missions at risk for such a risky proposition . There may be appropriate places to drill for oil, but its not off of the coast of the state of florida. My republican colleague, francis rooney, and i have cosponsored a bipartisan bill, the Florida Coastal protection act, h. R. 2002. I urge the support of the congress in turning back this very risky proposal for offshore oil drilling by the Trump Administration. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Conaway mr. Speaker, some folks in washington are upset because we just passed the largest tax increase in american history. They think this money is washingtons money. And that politicians and bureaucrats to decide how to spend it. Coy not disagree more. You and i know this money belongs to the American People. Came right out of their wallets. Under our new law we put hardworking Families First by helping them cope with the cost of raising children by doubling the child tax credit. Also help Small Businesses by cutting their taxes so that they can compete with Foreign Companies and create jobs right here in america. For those folks who dont think they need an extra also help sm by cutting their taxes so that they can compete ,500 or so or who think politicians and bureaucrats can spend their money better, i have a solution. Mr. Babin go ahead and drop your new refund check in the mail. Send it to the i. R. S. They will be glad to take your money. Thank you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Madam speaker, i rise today in support of the Childrens Health Insurance Program that so many of our vulnerable young people depend on for their health care coverage. Across the country, eight million young people use chip. More than 300,000 people in illinois alone, but their coverage and consequently their health and future are now in jeopardy because this house has felt to failed to reauthorize the program for the first time in 20 years. Yesterday marked 100 days since the authorization lapsed. Mr. Schneider before the new Year Congress temporarily extended funding. But the Medicare Services is already warning some states wont have the money to make it through january. Its beyond shapeful this house can pass trillions of dollars in tax breaks for those with the most security. But not see it to provide its way see its way to provide Health Insurance for the children most in need. This is a vital program. This is a popular program. This is a program that traditionally enjoys bipartisan support. There is no reason to continue to extend the uncertainty. I urge my colleagues to act and to reauthorize the chip program as soon as possible and to offer much needed stability to families and their children depending on this coverage. With that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Thompson 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, madam speaker. Madam speaker, i rise today on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day to commend Law Enforcement officers throughout our nation who answer the call to serve their communities. Law enforcement officers face increasingly difficult circumstances. While working to serve and protect the public. Its a dangerous job. And often its a thankless job. Our officers put on their uniforms each day knowing they can be in harms way at any moment. The answered the call in times of distress. They follow the rules and wear the badges proudly. This day is designated annually on january 9 to show support to our Law Enforcement leaders in every community. Including the Capitol Police who are with us here today. Madam speaker, we must remember that our officers are mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, husbands and wives. They are human and they arguably have one of the most difficult jobs in america. So today and each day lets honor our brothers and sisters in blue. Lets thank them for the important work that they do to keep us all safe. Thank you, madam speaker. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . Mr. Kildee i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Kildee thank you, madam speaker. The republican majority spent the entire year of 2017 in this house essentially stacking the deck for the most powerful interests in this country. A tax bill, you look at it closely, it grants massive benefits to people at the very top of the economy. At the cost of over 1 trillion in debt that our children and grandchildren will have to pay back. Now with just 10 days to go before another potential government shut down, a shut down which would cost our economy billions of dollars, we still have not gotten a budget, despite the fact that republicans control the house, they control the senate, they control the white house, they consolidated power and cant keep the government opened for than a few weeks at a time. The way we have to do this is Work Together across the aisle. Were willing, but we cant be brought into the conversation 15 minutes before the government is going to be shut down. And we ought to deal with the big priorities that we were sent here to deal with. Where we agree, we agree on chip, at least the majority of the house does, to bring it to the floor for than a few weeks time. A house. E have to do this we agree on daca, a majority would vote for a dream bill. And lets just work on the things we can agree on and leave the partisan fights to those areas where we really disagree. This is long overdue. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from iowa seek recognition . Unanimous consent toe address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today again to call my colleagues to quickly pass a fiveyear tension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program. Around 85,000 iowa children rely on chip for their health. If we dont act, families and children will suffer. This is not a republican issue or a democrat issue. And we must pass a solution together. Families should not be worried about losing coverage for their children. And the fact that this congress cannot muster the ability to pass a longterm extension of chip is confounding to say the least. We must quickly setaside any political games, come to the table and Work Together to pass a longterm chip funding bill. Mr. Speaker madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to setaside any political games or partisan brinksmanship and come together and fully fund chip. Mr. Young the health of our children is at stake. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition 1234 recognition . Unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. And include extraneous material. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Kaptur mr. Speaker, i rise today madam speaker, i rise today to honor sister katherine pingerton who journeyed from us during this past Christmas Season in cleveland. She had attained the age of 96. Sister katherine was a Roman Catholic sister of the st. Joseph order for 78 years. She rose to serve as president of her congregation and was also selected to lead the National Leadership conference of all religious women. And was awarded its outstanding Leadership Award in 2006. She worked as a founder of network, the social justice lobby, urging congress to care for the needy and sick. E became a tireless advocate for the poor and depressed. One of her greatest victories was pushing for passage of the Childrens Health Insurance Program, which insures nine million of americas children. In 2008 she was invited to deliver the benediction at the Democratic National convention and she urged american, and i to makeo call forth and leaders of our nation those of solid values who are open to not only what is but are discerning and welcoming of what is yet to be. Sister katherine, your sack official life was extraordinary and you were countercultural. You will be miss. May your passionate words and deeds guide us to care for our fellow human beings. The American People are grateful for your lifetime of service. I ask unanimous consent to include in the record eulogy and tribute to sister katherine by Sister Christine shank who spoke at her Memorial Service and whose first sentence about her reads, katherines life was all about bringing glad tidings to the poor and letting the oppressed go free. She was so powerfully passionate and so dedicated to her mission of justice, who can doubt that the spirit had indeed anointed her for this work. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleladys time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . I seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Panamase to congratulate city fire chief daly on his retirement he served the people of Panama City Beach for 30 years, tak