The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. September 17, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable david n. Cicilline to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by the assistant parliamentarian. O father of mercies, god of all comfort, our only help in time of need, we humbly beseech thee to behold, visit and relief all our servants for whom our prayers are desired. Look upon us all with mercy. Comfort us with goodness. Preserve us from the temptations of the enemy, and give us patience under our aflick shun. In our good time restore us to health and enable us to lead the residue of our lives in thy fear and to thy glory and grant finally we may dwell with thee in life everlasting, main. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolution 967, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from South Carolina, mr. Norman. Mr. Norman plan and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent that the clerk be authorized to produce a dumb cat engrossment of h. R. 1812. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. The chair will now entertain up to five requests for one minutes. On each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . America online i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. And revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Good local juren imbuilds the foundation of a strong community. In oil country we are blessed with some fantastic journalists, and id like to highlight one of them today. Quentin washington. Through his independent web series called quentins closeups, hes kept his finger on the pulse of our community by doing literally thousands of interviews with low countrys most influential people. From president ial candidates torques members of congress, to business officials, you would be hard pressed to find an elected official in South Carolina who has not sat down with quentin on camera. Mr. Cunningham he doesnt do this for money owe notoriety but again or notoriety but genuine love for our community and desire to make sure everyone is informed. His interviews are invaluable to low country and we are incredibly grateful for his service. I know i speak for everyone in the low country when i wish quentin washington many more years of first class journalism. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to honor the life of mark, a hockey legend and leader in the Duluth Community. He passed away last month at 99. Upon graduation from duluth dental high school in 1939, mark served his country in world war ii as a Radio Operator under general patton. When he returned home from the war, mark dedicated his time and efforts into growing the game of hockey in the Duluth Community because he knew the true power of hockey was the ability to bring people together. Mark helped build hockey rinks, coached youth teams, and served as head of the duluth amateur hockey association. All helping to ensure his passion would pass down to the next generation. Marks love for the game of hockey lasted his entire life. In fact he holds the Guinness World records as the oldest hockey player and he continued to play with my former colleagues in the Duluth Fire Department for over 30 years. Mr. Stauber i had the great honor of playing with mark during some of those games an thankful to everyone at the Fire Department who made those games possible. I know that mark is already missed by his family, friends, and all of the Duluth Community. But i hope they are comforted in knowing his life as a hockey ledgend, community leader, world war ii veteran, and a member of the greatest generation will be long remembered and celebrated. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the distinguished gentlelady from california seek recognition . I rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is recognized. Thank you. Mr. Speaker. Its wonderful to see you in the chair. Ms. Eshoo a month ago yesterday, mr. Speaker and colleagues, a siege of lightning strikes ignited the lightning complex fire in my Congressional District. And its now the 10th most destructive wildfire in californias history. Over the past month the fire has destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in my district and forced 77,000 of my constituents to evacuate. Thanks to the extraordinary, and i mean extraordinary work of thousands of first responders, the fire is now over 90 contained. As we work toward recovery, much of the bay area and the entire western United States is still breathing the toxic smoke from these fires which can have lasting effects and worsen chronic heart and lung diseases and have a terrible impact on children whose lungs are still developing. Congress should immediately pass my legislation, the smoke planning and research act, to help local governments address this Public Health crisis. Im also calling on congress to pass the wired act to allow states to require Wireless Companies to deploy infrastructure that is resilient enough to support Cell Phone Networks during disasters. I yield back. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, 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. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. Today i rise to recognize tomorrow as september 18 as national p. O. W. Mia recognition day. This important day of respect reflection and recognition it was established through a 1979 proclamation signed by president jimmy carter. To date more than 83,000 americans are still miss interesting world war ii, the korean war, vietnam war, and more. The brave americans who rose to the occasion to protect and defend our country are the bravest among us. Many return home far too many do not. We owe to those individuals and to the families of each individuals to continue the search. The pain that these families endured due to uncertainty and loss is unfathomable. To ensure these men and women are never foregoaten, the flag im sure all of us recognized, was designed in consultation with elfen grub, the wife of an air force p. O. W. , and mary ellen hove, wife of a navy man deemed missing in action. Today that flag is displayed in the rotunda serving as a reminder we must continue our work for military families and tint search for our powmia service members. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from california 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. Nearly 200,000 americans have tragically died from covid19 in the United States. In riverside county, alifornia, 1,136 have died and 56,201 people have been infected. Mr. Ruiz we have record breaking unemployment in our nation, 13. 7 unemployment in riverside county. They are our family, our neighbors, our friends. My constituents are struggling and they urgently need relief. The senate must get their act together. Their delay in stalling is a shame and to make matters worse their skinny aid excuse of a proposal is much worse than a day late and dollar short. In fact its been 125 days since the house passed the heroes act. They must meet the heroes act at least half way to provide another round of stimulus checks, extend Unemployment Benefits, Small Business support for local and state governments to pay for essential Services Like police, fire firets, and teachers. The senate must, the senate must step up and bring this legislation for a vote. Meet us halfway to sow the spread and save lives as quickly and safely as possible. We need the heroes act for the people. Thank you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . I seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for up min. Mr. Lamalfa thank you. For our friend and ally israel, the abraam accords is the First Agreement with a neighboring arab country since 1994. Peace agreements between israel, bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates bring a significant shift of balance of power in the middle east and strengthens american position against iran which is a leading sponsor of terror in the world. Thanks to President Trumps bold vision for American Foreign kohl spoil, we have a rebuilt trust with our regional partners and showed a united front against the oppressive regime in tehran. After decades of division in the middle east, the Abraham Accords will lay the foundation for peace and prosperity in the region for decades to come. Normalized relations across the region will accelerate growth by expanding diplomatic, economic, and financial ties. So theres much to be optimistic about with, again, these recent historic Abraham Accords will bring a new wave of peace and prosperity in the middle east. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore thank you. For what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition . Mr. Cicilline mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Cicilline more than four months ago the house passed the heroes act. Legislation that protects our heroes on the frontline of this pandemic, our police officers, firefighters, health care workers, sanitation workers. Provides stimulus payments for up to 6,000 per family. Extends Unemployment Benefits of 600 per week through january. And gets hazard pay and much needed resources to frontline workers. This bill has sat on mitch mccomes desk since then. In the meantime tens of millions of americans are out of work, with unemployment levels four times higher than anywhere before this pandemic. More than a million layoffs and state and local budgets cuts crippling services to those who need them the most. A total of 6. 3 million americans have been infect the and 200,000 have died. The Senate Republicans put forth their own bill that didnt come close to address the problems we face. The economic catastrophe antiPublic Health crisis. The American American people deserve better. They need help. They deserve a senate and republicans in the senate that work for them. And a president who tells them the truth. Rest assured democrats are going to continue fighting for all those that our republican colleagues in the senate and President Trump have left behind. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i rise today to unanimous consent to address the body and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Today is a special day in which the bedrock of our union, that is the constitution. The great experiment that is this nation rests upon the spirit that madison enshrined in this document. It is the unwavering commitment to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The american ethos that sustains us to this day. The essence of our democratic republic lies in the words, we the people. This creed is the glue that holds our United States together and it ought to be revered. Mr. Norman when held close our nation will continue to prosper for the generations to come. As henry clay once said, the constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generations that then existed, but posterity, unlimited, undefined, endless perpetual posterity. Unique to the world is a tireless belief in a better tomorrow. If we are to sustain this hope, we must maintain an enduring commitment to the ideals of the constitution. I encourage every american, young an old alike, to study the framework and celebrate the greatest nation this world has ever known. Let this day serve as a reminder of everything that was and everything that can be so long as we remain united under articles of the constitution. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition . Mr. Chair, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Extend and revise my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Thank you so much. I rise today in support of the House Resolution 908, condemning all former of the antiasian sentiment as related to covid. Ms. Talib i cast my yes vote today in membertry of vincent chen. The antiasian racism that led to his murder in my district is alive today and it is what led to the june 9 horrific attack in 1982. I am proud to stand with my sister in service, the first Asian American woman in the michigan legislature, state senator stephanie chiang, to say the disgusting hate against our asian friends and neighbors we are witnessing in our country will not stand n this moment i think of one of our nations greatest heroes, detroiter gracely boggs. While she would be proud of our vote here today, she would remind us that our work is not done. We must commit as she did for over 100 years to the revolutionary struggle to liberate our world from hate, embrace all humankind with love, and grow our own souls in the process. I thank so much congresswoman meng and her leadership and i urge my colleagues to please vote yes. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to ddress the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to importance to a treatment issue that faces our nations eterans suffering from traumatic brain injury, t. B. I. , nd posttraumatic stress disorder, ptsd. In line with National Suicide prevention month, im ntroducing the Veterans National traumatic brain injury treatment act today. This bill will help so many of ur veterans who are suffering from t. B. I. And ptsd by creating a pilot program, increasing access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Mr. Murphy they do not work for everyone. As a physician for over 30 i have long been a strong advocate for hbot since i was in the North Carolina legislature. This type of treatment has restored the lives of so many of all else ns when failed. But the department of Veterans Administration has refused to this treatment despite many requests by members of congress. Issue. A bipartisan it is time for congress to option e this treatment by the department of veterans affairs. Organizations, donations, not taxpayer funds, will pay for this program. Pilot program will show so efficacious this program is. Veterans and their families for this treatment so to some sense of normalcy. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Nadler madam speaker, House Resolution 1107, i call up h. Res. 908, all forms of antiasian sentiment as related to covid19, and ask for its consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the resolution. House resolution 908, resolution condemning all forms sentiment as related to covid19. The speaker pro tempore ursuant to House Resolution 1107, the resolution is considered read. The resolution shall be one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority ember of the committee on the judiciary. The gentleman from new york, mr. Nadler, and the gentleman from will mr. Jordan, each control 30 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. Nadler. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and insert remarks xtraneous material on h. Res. 908. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i ield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i rise in strong support of h. Res. 908, a resolution condemning all forms of antiasian sentiment as covid19. Among other things, the resolution, introduced by my olleague from new york,