The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered today by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God of the universe, thank you for giving us another day. It is your nature to hold us in your living presence always. It is our nature to think of you and of others only momentarily or in passing. Be with each of us that we may be our very best and prove ourselves worthy of your love and your grace. Bless the members of this peoples house in their work and deliberations today, that they might merit the trust of the American People and manifest the strength of our republican democracy to the nations of the world. Without you, o lord, we can do nothing. With you and in you, we can establish a community of peace, goodness and justice now and forever. May all that is done this day be 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 today will be led by the gentleman from illinois, mr. Quigley. Mr. Quigley thank you mr. Speaker. Please join me in reciting the pledge. 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 the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentlelady from kansas rise . Ms. Jenkins i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker without objection. Ms. Jenkins i rise in support of h. R. 5629, a bill that congressman kind and i authored for College Savings plans. 529 plans enjoy growing popularity. Primarily with middleclass families who are looking for ways to responsibly prepare for the growing cost of college. The 12 million 529 account holders across the country are able to choose a plans whose plans will grow taxfree to pay for tuition or room and board. 529 will make technical changes to 529 plans. It will able to purchase a computer, remove the unnecessary distribution aggregation requirements from the account and allow 529 funds to be redeposited if they withdraw from college. This will help families get the most out of their savings. I ask my colleagues to join me in this effort and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from illinois is recognized for one minute. Mr. Quigley 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. Mr. Quigley thank you, madam speaker. Madam speaker, the chicago cubs baseball has lost a legend. Ernie banks, mr. Cub, passed away last friday. From Humble Beginnings ernie won two m. V. P. s as a powerhitting shortstop became an allstar and a hall of famer. But perhaps more importantly, he overcome the racism he faced to become an amazing ambassador for the cubs, his beloved Wrigley Field and the game itself. You could not have met a more decent, kinder happier soul on any field of endeavor. It was for these roles that he was honored with the president ial medal of freedom. Ernie, thanks for reminding us that baseball is a game that should be watched and played for fun. Indeed lets play too. You will be missed. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Request permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Madam speaker january is Human TraffickingAwareness Month and im pleased that the house is taking up a number of bipartisan members this week to help eradicate this disturbing crime and assist its victims. To most americans, Human Trafficking is something that happens in farahway lands. Unfortunately, the reality hits much closer to home. Right now over 300,000 Young Americans are in danger of falling victim to this fastgrowing criminal enterprise. Mr. Fitzpatrick as both a member of the Human Trafficking task force and a representative for antitrafficking organizations and advocates in my district in pennsylvania im well aware of the devastating impact of this modern day slavery here in our nation and in our Community Back home. But 2015 can be the year we take significant steps to end this scourge. The work on the ground in Montgomery County such as organizations as the and facebased groups Law Enforcement and concerned citizens is in fact making an impact and increasing awareness and strengthening our response locally. The legislation under consideration this week here on capitol hill allows this congress to Work Together to ensure we can support those impacted by this crime and combat and ultimately defeat Human Trafficking in our nation and hopefully around the world. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlelady from New Hampshire seek recognition . Ms. Kuster i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Kuster thank you, madam speaker. Today i rise to honor the lives of ronnie burr lack, a member of the United States ski team who were taken from us far too soon by a tragic avalanche by training in austria in early january. They dedicated themselves to representing our country with skill and dignity as members of our national ski team. They were both very talented but sadly we will never know how high their stars may have risen. Ronnie and bryce touched many others with their love of life, their drive to compete and their commitment to their teammates. Ronnie was a native of franconia, New Hampshire, the same town that producing skiing great bode miller. He started skiing at Cannon Mountain before attending Burke Mountain academy in vermont and coming into their own as a ski racer. Bryce speeked weekends skiing with his family at alta and sky bird. They first met in f. I. S. Races before training together last summer and becoming great friends. In the wake of this horrible tragedy, everyone who knew these two young men have spoken to their integrity, their adventurous spirits and their big, big hearts. They spent their lives working hard at the thing they loved the most. My heart goes out to their family, their many, many friends and the entire ski racing community. Thank you, madam speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Madam speaker, its shocking. Human trafficking is the Fastest Growing business of organized crime and the Third Largest criminal enterprise in the world. In my home state of ohio, the most common age a child becomes victimized by trafficking is 13 years old. At 13, a child should be looking forward to their first days of high school, not living in fear. In 2014 alone in ohio, 98 arrests were made in Human Trafficking investigations involving 181 potential victims. Now, the house is fighting back. The antitrafficking bills this week will take aim at modern Trafficking Networks and the criminals who seek to abuse the lives of their victims. These bills encourage states to adopt safe harbor laws, enhance services for Homeless Youth around protect children further in our nations our foster child system. We must increase collaboration among governments. Our founders declared inherent and inalienable, the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Human trafficking violates these core rights. Mr. Wenstrup a strong commitment to human life will helps that suffer in the dark suffers of this heinous crime. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman rise . To address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized. Madam speaker, i rise today along with my colleague, mr. Butterfield, to congratulate coach Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University on becoming the first coach in the history of division incaa basketball to win 1,000 games. Mr. Price blue devils everywhere are proud of this remarkable feat, the crowning achievement of a career that has seen coach k win four National Titles and two olympic gold medals. Many of these 1,000 wins came against other storied a. C. C. Programs such as carolina, n. C. State, wake forest. That makes coach ks historic achievement all the more impressive. I taught at duke and then represented the campus for a number of years. I know firsthand of Mike Krzyzewskis character and integrity. Hes not a world class coach, hes also a committed educator that trained his players to succeed in whatever they take in life. Emily Krzyzewski Center stands as a memorial to his mother and the sign of his dedication to atrisk youth as they aspire to a college education. So on behalf of the Duke Community whose core values that coach k exemplifies and on behalf of the house of representatives, congratulations. We look forward of watching you build on your winning tradition for many years to come. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to rrks. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, earlier this month, the United States department of agriculture announced 370 Million Dollars for 115 conservation projects in 50 states. These dollars are the result of the Regional Conservation Partnership program which was recently created in the 2014 farm bill by the consolidation of numerous regional conservation programs previously authorized under the 2008 law. This rcpp funding will reach an additional 400 million through nonfederal matching funds. Roughly 40 of these total dollars are going towards national or multistate projects. About 35 towards critical conservation areas which includes the Great Lakes Region the Chesapeake Bay watershed as well as other highpriority water regions. As chairman of the agriculture subcommittee on conservation forestry, the committee will be closely watching how usda administrators this Critical Program through the oversight of the conservation title in the coming year. I strongly support commonsense, volunteer agriculture conservation and i look forwarded to working with usda and the various stakeholders on how to make these programs effective and results driven as possible and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Butterfield i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Butterfield madam speaker, i rise with congressman price to recognize the head coach of Duke UniversityMens Basketball Team on becoming the winningest division i mens basketball coach in our nations history. Coach Mike Krzyzewski, his 1,000th career victory came sunday afternoon in new york city at Madison Square garden against the red storm of st. Johns university, a thrilling second half. Over his 35 years as their head coach, he has led the blue devils to four Ncaa Division i championships, 13 a. C. C. Tournament championships and 12 a. C. C. Regular season championships. People like grant hill and Johnny Dawkins and Shane Battier and even my soninlaw, Dahntay Jones all honed their skills under the watchful eye of coach k went on to successful careers in the nba. Coach k is a fourtime olympic gold medal winner in 1984, in 1992 as teams assistant coach and in 2008 as head coach. In his most recent book entitled the Gold Standard leading a worldclass team he said leading the team to gold was one of the most gratifying things in his life. His career is impressive by any measure. Perhaps most impressive though, is through his work off the basketball court. In addition to supporting countless charities over the years, he and his wife mickie founded the emily Krzyzewski Center named in honor of his mother. The center mentors schoolaged children to mentor them for skills of college and beyond. When asked what he wanted to be remembered for he said just for the fact im honest man, a truthful person and someone that cares about people, not just himself. Coach k serves as an inspiration to so many around the nation and the world. I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating coach Mike Krzyzewski on his most historic 1,000th victory. Thank you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition . Without objection, the gentlelady from florida is recognized. Ms. Roslehtinen im proud to join my south florida colleague, congressman deutsch, in a resolution commemorating today the International HolocaustRemembrance Day and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi extermination camp at auschwitz. Today serves as a somber and grim reminder of the evil mankind is capable of. As over 1. 3 Million People were systematically murdered in auschwitz alone, including over 1. 1 million jews. As painful as it is to speak about the horrors of auschwitz, we have a moral obligation to honor the memories of those who were murdered during modern humanitys darkest peemplt as antisemitism grows throughout europe, we must take a solemn vow that these deaths were not in vain and that we will never forget that we will never allow such atrocities to occur again. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . I seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. Mr. Kildee its now week four and the new Republican Congress theres still no jobs bill anywhere in sight. Instead of taking up a infrastructure bill or a minimum wage bill, to give working families bigger paychecks, we are seeing a dangerous immigration bill that will actually hurt our nations security. Next week Republican Leadership is abandoning a bipartisan Border Security bill from the last congress and instead trying to pass an irresponsible and unworkable 10 billion bill that simply appeases the extreme voices within their caucus. Border Security Experts say this bill would be ineffective. They call it unserious and dangerous for our nations security. Secretary jay johnson says if enacted it would actually leave the border less secure. This does not combat threats or secure our border it simply requires the federal government to spend billions of dollars of taxpayer money on unnecessary projects. If we really want to do something here in this house about Border Security, lets bring up the Border Security results act that was unanimously passed by the Homeland Security committee in the last congress. Bipartisan and unanimous. It would get things done. With that mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from New Hampshire seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Guinta madam speaker, granite staters are fed up with washingtons wasteful ways. The governments irresponsible spending has led to billions of your dollars being wasted to Fund Projects that already exist. Instead of ensuring that most the most truly in need receive a hand up, your taxpayer dollars are instead being handed out to increase washingtons bureaucracy. Thats why i launched operation taxpayer an ongoing initiative it designed to eliminate the wasteful plaguing our government. Running up our debt, and crowding out funding for worthwhile programs. As part of this initiative, i