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We take you to the consumer electronic show in las vegas and speak with Industry Leaders about their latest developments in artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality, cameras, and enhanced indication for self driving cars. Watched the communicators monday night at 8 00 eastern on cspan two. Cspan2. Today is day to of the Government Shutdown. Members talked about the need to extend government funding and why congress failed to reach an agreement on a shortterm bill before fridays deadline. Here is a portion of yesterdays debate. The gentleman from alabama is recognized with one and one half minutes remaining in his remarks. Before senator schumer was rolled in order . Yes, Government Shutdown have devastated a devastating implications on many areas, especially when it comes to the military. All activeduty military personnel will come to work, but they cannot be paid. Critical Maintenance Operations and training not related to Ongoing Military Operations are forced to stop. All because of the schumer shutdown. Mr. Speaker, the government funding bill also includes six years of funding for the childrens of Insurance Program, known to all kids in alabama, but pelosi said the efforts to fund the government and fund chip [booing] house will be in order. The gentleman deserves to be heard. Gentlemen, gentleman may resume. The gentleman may resume with one minute pelosi with one minute remaining. Ladies and gentlemen of the house, the chair nature help. Conversationsur off the floor, and lets allow the gentleman to be heard. The gentleman may resume. Said [booing] leader pelosi recently said [booing] gentleman, will the gentleman be seated . The house will be in order. Alabama, you may proceed. Leader pelosi recently said the efforts of fund the government and fun chip is like a puddle of doggie do. Funding for the kids in alabama are not doggie do. For all of the kids to receive money for the program. I have a message for my colleagues enough is enough. Gentleman from georgia. [booing] seated. Ma will be the clerk will report the words. [indiscernible] while there have been some debate issues on the house floor this afternoon, this is the second instance where a democratic member has asked that the words of a republican member be taken down. Congressman byrne from alabama was finishing up his comments, and keep in mind, democrats had objected to the chart the congressman byrne was using on the floor. The chair ruled that it was it order, and after a vote, they proceeded on, but democrats were objecting loudly from the floor a number of times. Steve womack, the speaker pro tem had to gavel down the proceedings. On this occasion, congressman byrne was finishing his speech on the floor, talking about words that leader pelosi had used to describe the negotiations, the process. And congressman lewis, john lewis, from georgia, asked that the words be taken down. What is happening now is that the clerks are transcribing the words, reviewing the words. The speaker pro tem will make the decision here shortly on whether they will be allowed. If the words are ruled out of order, that member is not allowed to speak on the house floor for the remainder of that legislative day. The legislative business in the house this afternoon concerns the continuing resolution, and it will do what allow the house to take up legislation, likely that cr, or some sort of cr, anytime between now and monday, january 29. Take it up on the same day that it is introduced, but they have not gotten their yet. They have done general debate, and it has wrapped up, but as of now, no vote on that will just yet. This is just the third instance this is the third instance of a claim of violation of rules on the house floor. The house will be in order. Realize thatr, i this is a very difficult time for all of us. But we all need to be a little more human, a little more patient, and in order to have stability to have civility among all of us, i withdraw my selection. [applause] the demand has been withdrawn by the gentleman from georgia. Alabama,gentleman from with 40 seconds remaining may resume his remarks. [booing] stop with the political stunts that keep putting our military at risk and stop the antics keeping uncertainty for femmes across the country. Stop playing to the Resistance Base and stop at the games and lets get our federal government open for business. Another is enough. To this rule. And i finally yield back. [laughter] gentleman from alabama. Want to yield three minutes. Gentleman from marilyn is recognized for three minutes. Gentleman from maryland is recognized for three minutes. Let me say at the outset, on the sanctimonious side, both anothere choosing one of closing down the government. Mr. Speaker, you voted to closed on the government. And then you voted against opening it up. Accused theave other of doing what they have done. Now, the fact of the matter is, ladies and gentlemen, we are here because we have not succeeded in passing the Appropriations Bills and sending them to the president. That is why you need a continuing resolution. My republican friends are in charge of the house, and my republican friends are in charge of the senate. And they are in charge of the white house. We have not passed a single appropriation bill. My view is we have not done so because we have been unwilling to compromise. That is what this is about. Republicans being unwilling, and our opinion, to Work Together to get to an agreement. We dont want this shutdown. Arerepublican friends saying they dont want the shutdown. And we have said from the beginning that we are willing to work across the aisle to prevent it. In fact, republicans have had four opportunities. Voted fore democrats a 90 day cr to give us time to get to an agreement on Appropriations Bills. And a level of funding, mr. Speaker, you know that. We have not come to agreement. Therefore, we find ourselves notwithstanding the fact that we agree on a lot. We have asked to it here parity, mr. Speaker, as you know. That you process agreed with senator murray that we have followed for the last four years. All we are asking is, lets follow it again. That is why we are here. Because we have not been able to get such an agreement. We have also asked that we be able to protect at the request of the president of the united states, dreamers. Put something on the floor, as he said, and send it to him, and he would sign it. Chipnt to reauthorize the program and the Community Health centers and other health programs. We agree on that. The American Public has got to be so distressed that they see this going on on this floor of the house. We want to provide Disaster Relief to those in texas, florida, puerto rico, Virgin Islands, and yes, those who have been subjected to fires in the west. One, i will give you one and a half. From marylandan is recognized for one and one half minutes. I thank my friend, the presiding officer and the timekeeper. I urge my republican colleagues, who were in the majority, and control the legislative process. End this shutdown. Usual authority to bring to the floor the items use your authority to bring to the floor the items in which we agree. Take the head issues on one at a time. I admire that statement and i will tell my friends, the speaker of the house, that i will admire even more the performance. Speaker ryan said in 2012, we will not duck the tough issues. We will not kick the can down the road. We will lead. We will not blame others. [applause] ask you to do just that. Stop ignoring the responsibility, as the majority party, to keep the government open and serve the American People. Now toaker, i ask you the end shutdown active 2018. Untilinuing resolution tuesday that would immediately reopen the government one negotiation continue on a budget agreement that adheres to parity , reauthorizing the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and other Critical Health care programs, addressing the issue as what was requested by the president of the united states, and providing assistance to americans impacted by natural disasters. Whip must surely know, the time dedicated in this debate is for debate purposes only. So the question is to the gentleman from texas, would he yield for that purpose . I will not. Government from texas does not yield, and as such, the request cannot be entertained. Speaker, i am stretching the parliamentarian inquiry nature of this, but did the speaker here mr. Meadows objecting to my unanimous consent request . Request was not even entertained. [laughter] texas isntleman from recognized. Mr. Speaker, at this time, i would like to yield three minutes to the distinguished gentleman from the Energy Commerce committee, mr. Walden. The gentleman from oregon is recognized for three minutes. My colleagues, lets set the record straight about Childrens Health Insurance Program, funding for Community Health centers, stopping the cuts on a low income hospitals, extending the special Diabetes Program for native americans. As chairman of the energy of Commerce Committee, i can tell you we did our work. We held hearings, we held markups, we bought a package to the floor we brought a package to the floor and approved it on november 2. Only a dozen or so democrats voted for that package at that time. It was fully funded. The community outset is wood at two years of funding. The Childrens Health Insurance Program, five years, and the largest Funding Amount ever recorded to chip. Special Diabetes Program, funded. We care about these programs. And yet, it was a partisan divide, tragically. And it went to the senate, where they cannot find the votes to pass it. So we have come back consistently thereafter to approve Childrens Health care. The Childrens Health Insurance Program provides Insurance Coverage for 9 million American Children and pregnant women. We all support that as a congress. We have had to emergency extend the funding in various continuing resolutions. Ont of which my colleagues the democratic side have opposed. Today, we find ourselves with seven states about to run out of money, and cancellation notices going out to about 2 Million People. Unnecessary, unconscionable, and it should not happen, but it is. That is why the Childrens Health Insurance Program now can be funded for six years in the cr we all voted on, nearly every democrat voted against, but we could do six years of funding for chip, and with the changes and other laws and the tax code, we did not have to identify ways to pay for it that is already taken care of. That is why it is troubling to me to hear the remarks of some of my colleagues, who say, they are all for this, they want to vote for this, when we have given the entire house this opportunity on numerous occasions to fund Childrens Health insurance, to Fund Committee Health Centers, to fund the special Diabetes Programs. We did not have to be here. And you sure as heck didnt have to shut down the government. Our choice yesterday was to vote to fund the government or not. Vote to fund Childrens Health insurance for 9 million children, and by the way, states like mine, that also includes daca kids. So when you voted against that yesterday, you voted not to provide insurance to children and pregnant women in our state. That is wrong. We are here to govern. We are governing as republicans and we will get his government up and running, and we will take care of those children. Your chairman, i yield back. Mr. Chairman, i yield back. [applause] lady from new york. Im pleased to yield 30 seconds to the maryland from maryland. The gentleman from maryland is recognized from 30 seconds. Ladies and this house, if we had entertained my unanimous consent request, we could have accomplished all that the gentleman from washington just discussed from excuse me, oregon, just discussed. That themind you reason democrats voted against it was because you took the money for Childrens Health out of Childrens Health. You decreased the Prevention Trust fund by some 6 billion, which had in part, an occupation for children against disease. We thought robbing from peter to pay paul was not a good policy to pursue. The gentlemans time has expired. [applause] gentleman from texas. I would like to yield two minutes to the distinguished chairman of the energy of Commerce Committee from wood river, oregon. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I am happy to have this discussion because the Prevention Fund, was the gym and from maryland referenced, is a really Important Fund to do what . Provide Preventative Health care. 20 you think Childrens Health insurance is about . Providing health care. Fund,en, the prevention so you dont think providing insurance for pregnant women and children is about good health . Holy smokes, no wonder you voted no. [laughter] no wonder you voted no. And you have used the Prevention Fund in the past, mr. Chairman, those on the other chairman, i guess i was staring a little to the left. Both parties have used the Prevention Fund. Thought it was important. I cannot think of anything more important to use a portion of a fund that gets replenished by 2 billion every year, which the appropriators that which the appropriators decide on how to get appropriated every year. There was still going to be an enormous amount of money left to be appropriated. We also thought that people on yearare, making 500,000 a , good pay 137 a more for their medicare so we could take care of pregnant women and children, and keep ourselves and keep our Health Centers open. That was one of the pay first. We were open to negotiating because we knew we would have to with the senate. But the long and short of it is, why are they getting one group of kids why of a bidding one group of kids against another . He supports what we did yesterday. Governor Charlie Baker massachusetts, i talked to him yesterday. He wants the chip bill funded. Cant we put the politics behind us, take care of American Children . I yield back. [applause] gentlelady from new york, remind the time on both sides remaining. The demo from texas has 13 and one half minutes remaining. Seconds fromld 30 the lady from connecticut. Thank you. The gentleman from oregon does not know what the health and Prevention Fund is all about. It is more than Childrens Health. Insulin, lead, paint protection programs. This is the majority that has spent the better part of the year decimating the Affordable Care act, and not carrying about children and their health care. We do not fund Community Health centers. And children who are eligible for chip will not be able to get the help they need is a cant go to a Community Health care center. And if you are really concerned about the children and their health care, bring a clean chit bill to this floor, and thats make it permanent and lets make it permanent. Dont hide the hundred children of this country the gentleman from texas. Mr. Speaker, we know who voted yes and who voted no. Mr. Speaker, i would like to yield two minutes to the gentleman to defend the republican position, gentleman walden. Speaker, i appreciate my colleague from connecticuts strong words. Here is the deal. The democrats have used money out of the Prevention Fund to fund tax cuts over time. That is a true statement. You have used it for all kinds of things. Of it is,ng and short we brought you two clean chit bills. One fully funded Community Health centers and the special Diabetes Program, and Teaching Hospitals that stopped. You asked me to to we turned off the cuts ditch hospitals. That is a requirement under the existing obamacare law. You said you have to turn off these customer hospitals that serve the low income people. We said, you are right. Most of what we did was bipartisan. We all agreed on. When you did not like that, and then 15 democrats voted for that whole package, they are all for Community Health centers, special Diabetes Programs, turning off the dish cuts and offer chip until they have an opportunity to vote for it. And then they voted no. And then we br