There. The house is about to gavel in. Live coverage here on cspan. Ci pposes is exprsly ohibit by the u. S. House of presentatives. ] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offeredy the guest chaplain,ab mara nathanabbmara nathan, le bhel, san antonio, texas. The chaplain holy one of blessing,oure the source of all. Regardless of our faiths tradition, we recnize a force in the uverse calling each of us toe fulfill to fulfill our potential. We chlenge ourselve to compensate for our shortcomings and emphasize our tlents and energies for the greater good. Wededicate ourselves each in our ownay to a life of service andeaning. Committed to the ideals of our great nation, were ever worki towards the promi of wh is l yet to be. Therefore, pray, tt you bestow the blessingsf foreght, coassion, and patience upon the womenand men of our committed to te ideals of our cs may they be united in working for the good of our nation and may tey recognize the spark of holiness in every human being. Bless our leaders with strong minds a open hearts. Ever ready to serve with integrity,urpose, and honor amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his pproval thereof. Rsuant to clau 1 of rule, the journaltands approved. For what purposdoes the gentleman from pennsylvania sek recognition . Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, demand a vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the urnal. The speaker the qution is on agreeg to thepeakers approval othe journal. Those in fav will vote aye. Those opposed, no. The aye vs. T the journal stands aproved. For what puose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recogniton . Mr. Fzpatrick i object to thvote on the grounds that a quorums not present and make a pnt of order a quum is not present. The speaker further proceedings on thiqueson are potponed. The be led by the gentleman from mr. Brown. Mr. Brown mr. Brown. I pledge 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 without objection, the gentleman from texas, mr. Castro, is recognized for one minute. Mr. Castro thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to recognize our congressional prayer leader today, rabbi mara nathan, and thank her for being here. Rap by nathan began her tenure at Temple Bethel in san antonio on julyle, 2014, where she was the first woman to serve as senior rabbi of a major congregation in the state of texas. At Temple Bethel, shes spent her time contributing to her congregation through community buildings, worship innovation, and teaching torah to learners of all ages. Prior to being ordained in 2000 by the he grow College Jewish institute of religion in new york, she received a bachelor of arts degree in history and certificates in jewish studies and women studies from Northwestern University in 1993. During her studies she was the recipient of the steinhart fellowship, an award to further education with teens and collegeage students and received Academic Awards for hebrew, history, and talmudic studies. Before the chair ing to san antonio she served 20 years in new york from 1994 to 2014, playing an instrumental role in all aspects of congregational life. Were happy to have rabbi nathan, her husband larry, their children in the san antonio community. And thank you, rabbi, for your words of inspiration. I yield back. The speaker the chair will entertain up to five further requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition . Ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. I i riseoday to recognize deputy chief who died while responding to an accident. He earned valor in the line of duty recognitions during that time. Hes also helped the community by implementing programs to Teach High School students Emergency Care and improving the fire districts standard of care. It is because of the sacrifice of First Responders like chief accord that we enjoy the lives were able to lead. Our First Responders put their lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe and for that we can never say thank you enough. Louisiana parish is better because of chief accord and i ask you keep his family and his firehouse in your prayers as they grieve. Thank u. Madam chair. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Brown madam speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. And if necessary to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Brown madam speaker, enough is enough. Congress has a huge list of urgent overdue bipartisan priorities for the American People. And we cant keep kicking the can down the road. The shortterm funding bill Congressional Republicans passed yesterday ignores the pressing issues facing our nation. Funding the Childrens HealthInsurance Program and Community Health centers. Delivering needed resources to fight the deadly opioid epidemic. Protecting our dreamers from deportation. Providing Disaster Relief for americans ravaged by wildfires. These issues arent going away. Musrk together to address them immediately. Yet House Republicans have passed the fourth shortterm funding measure in four months. This month by month approach is reckless and dangerous for the entire nation. It hinders our military, medical research, and infrastructure investments. It hurts seniors who depend on Social Security and medicare. And veterans getting care at the v. A. We need to stop the gimmicks and this cycle of delay. This is no way to run the government. Madam speaker, lets stop putting off for tomorrow the things we need to do today. Lets get to work. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . 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. Thank you, madam speaker. Yesterday i went to the capitol basement where a classified me, it that angered was frustrating, it was disappointing, it was also greatly enlightening. The American People deserve, they must, they want to know whats in this document. Release the memo. Release the memo and all of the related materials sourced in the memo. Mr. Zeldin release the file. There is no concern, there be, for compromising any good sources and methods. By releasing the memo, and releasing be, for the file, wha would reveal is the feds reliance on bad sources and methods. The American Public deserves the truth. We should not hide the truth from them. They have waited too long. Do not full a wool over their eyes. Show them the facts they deserve nothing less. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlelady from illle now seek recognition . Ms. Schakowsky i ask unanimous address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Schakowsky address the hou for one minute. The speaker pro tempore i rise honor the life and mourn the loss of a precious friend and mentor, paul booth. Paul was a lifelong happy arrior for justice and a renowned progressive champion. For decades he was the top leader in his union, asfme, fighting every day for working women and men. From his youth as a student leader until the very day he died, he fought for piece and equality and opportunity, paul booth made things happen. He was a strategist and above all an organizer. With his life partner, heather, paul inspired and taught to us work smarter and be better. Paul booth will be sorely missed by all those he touched including my husband and me, we were cherished friends for decades. Our hearts go out to heather hose s sons and all ose lives he inspired a that he touched. Were so sorry. Our hearts are were heartbroken. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . 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. Fitzpatrick madam speaker, i rise today to recognize North Hampton township in my district in bucks county, pennsylvania, for being named the Safest Community in pennsylvania. Hampton rose to the top of the list of 25 safest cities with over 39,000 residents with a score of 90. 97, the top fifth percent identical in the entire nation. The rankings are run by safe home, a professional Security Organization dedicated to making communities safer. This recognition will not have been possible without the dedicated work of the entire North HamptonTownship Police department and the leadership of the police chief. Every day these men and women put their lives on the line to protect their family, friends, and their neighbors. Quoting chief clark who said it best, it is not just us, it is working hand in hand with our residents, our administration, and our board of supervisors. Our fire department, rescue squads, our school district. Its everyone working together that makes this a great place to live. Well said, chief clark. Were so proud of the emergency services, governmental officials, and residents of North Hampton township. Job welldone. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentlelamdy fro new york seek recognition . I ask unanimous consento address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Velazquez mr. Speaker, as republicans demonstrate their inability to fund the federal government, 700,000 young people are left with an uncertain future. These dreamers exemplify what is best about america. They have served in our military. They have built businesses and contributed to our community. This administration has waged an all out assault on these young people, placing them in jeopardy and so in fear they will be sent back to country they do not even know. Now republicans in congress are turning their back on these oung people as well. We could have passed a fix to this problem as part of the government funding bill that could have been a bipartisan solution. A number that has been supported by the vast majority of the American People. 87 of americans say dreamers stay in allowed to the United States. Yet President Trump is holding these young people hostage for a stay in useless and offensive wall. This is unconscionable. We have a moral obligation to act. Congress needs to stay here and have an up or down vote on a clean dream act. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expired. Ms. Velazquez that is our moral obligation. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from West Virginia seek recognition . I ask 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. Thank you, mr. Speaker. As you just heard from the previous speaker and you read off in the press about a potential Government Shutdown, let me tell you how this works. Mr. Mooney the house passes a bill then the Senate Considers a bill. In the senate you either vote on the bill with majority vote or the Minority Party may choose to filibusterle that bill. If the Minority Party chooses to filibuster the bill, which requires 60 votes for cloture, that shuts down that bill for passing. We passed 12 appropriation bills out of this chamber right here. They are sitting in the Senate Waiting to be taken up. One, the democrats need to drop their filibuster. I wish the Majority Party over there would put the bills on the floor and make the country see the filibuster live for all to view. You might see that over the weekend, ladies and gentlemen. I hope the majority leader does that. But what would cause a lack of funding for the government is simply the Minority Party, the democrats, in the senate, abusing the filibuster and causing the government not to be funded. Thats whats causing it. Thats a fact. May have different opinions on other issues, but the fact of the matter is this is the way the process works. A filibuster means you cant even get a vote on the bill. Thats being done by the Democrat Party in the senate. Right now they have done it all year. Its dysfunctional. It needs to stop. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition . Unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Lee thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to recognize the remarkable accomplishment of the mclimans High School Football team located in my district. They capped off a 140 season december 10, 2017, wh its second consecutive five doublea championship after defeating golden west by 4212. By winning two state championships in consecutive years, they became the first team in the Oakland Athletic league to achieve this impressive fete. Feet. The high school feat. The high school is in my district with a strong history of athletic excellence. Nba legend bill russell and Major League Baseball hall of famer, frank robinson, have graced the halls of the high school. Coach Michael Peters has carried forth the same tradition of excellence since 1992 and has continue usely continue usely work to make sure his athletes succeed on the field, most importantly succeed in the classroom. These Young Athletes represent the spirit, the resilience, and passion of oakland. Please join me in congratulating their historic championship win. Thank you, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Seek 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. Lamalfa i wanto thank the department of heth and Human Services under this ministration to do something that should have done something long ago. New office this new office will treat people fairly. Its part of a broader theme in america from all religions and walks of life have been persecuted for their views and for not conforming to the views of others. How is that in the name of tolerance . For example, i recently led an amicus brief on behalf of 144 representatives and senators for a Supreme Court case involving pregnancy clinics in california who under California Law are being forced to violate their own faith and effectively advertise for abortions against their own will. This is wrong and its evidence of the religious persecution in america today. Religion being one of the founding cornerstones that formed this country by our founders. This new d. H. S. Office is a positive sign for people of all faiths who are being bullied and are essentially being told their beliefs dont matter because they disagree with conservative viewpoint. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from illinois 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. Madam speaker, we are 111 days in the current budget year and yet no closetory a budget than we were four months. Ago we face a long todo list including funding our military, funding the Childrens HealthInsurance Program and Community Health centers, protecting dreamers, repealing the midcal device tax, supporting Disaster Relief and the list goes on. We simply cant continue kicking the can down down the road with irresponsible temporary fixes like the ones this house passed last night. Mr. Schneider they hamper rather than help our military and other Government Agencies by forcing them to function in uncertainty, unable them to make key strategic investments. This is no way to run our government. Three times in the past year i crossed the aisle to vote for these shortterm extensions, but ive seen no willingness to work with democrats, no evidence of progress, and no reason to believe we wont be in the exact same position one month from no