joyce, for five minutes. mr. joyce: madam speaker. i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. joyce: madam speaker, across our country parents are facing a new and scary reality this summer as soccer camps and little league games get back under way, there is a new and growing crime crisis that is threatening our communities. just last week president biden made the extraordinarily false comment that crime is down. president biden is wrong. we are seeing a rise in crime throughout american cities. in philadelphia, there have been 315 homicides this year. an increase of over 35% from last year. this is unacceptable. the people living in our communities deserve to feel safe while families worry about the growing crime crisis, liberal leaders have turned their backs and failed to protect our neighborhoods. across the country mayors and community leaders have condemned the police officers and joined in protests calling to defund law enforcement. they have faile

joyce, for five minutes. mr. joyce: madam speaker, i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. joyce: madam speaker, our nation is facing a security crisis on our southern border. as a record number of migrants are apprehended on american soil, we have seen a staggering increase in the amount of fentanyl that's been confiscated, not only at ports of entry, but also in the desert. so far this year, there have been over a million illegal crossings along our southern border. right now, liberals in congress are attempting to obstruct the department of homeland security from working to keep americans safe. how many americans have to be poisoned by fentanyl before we stop the flow into our communities? in pennsylvania, over 5,000 people have lost their lives in drug overdoses last year. we have seen fentanyl is easy to get and it's fast to kill. we must put an end to the crisis and refuse any attempt to stop the depar

but joyce, my wife joyce sees jean from time to time. lamb: so do you still have that ownership at all? rumsfeld: no, that was in the '70s and '80s. it's been i'm going to guess i don't know 10, 15 to 20 years since we've had that ranch. oh, it's near las vegas, new mexico. lamb: new mexico? rumsfeld: yes, not las vegas, nevada. lamb: embedding of journalists and the iraq war, at one point there was 775 journalists and photographers, who's idea was it? rumsfeld: i don't know precisely. i know who i heard it first from and it was torie clark the assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. and she had been working with her staff and various people discussing it whether it was a good idea and whether it wasn't a good idea. and at some moment she came to general myers, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and me, and said that she believed that this would be a good idea, that we could allow journalists to go right into the units that were fighting a war in afghanistan and eventually in iraq and let them see for themselves what th

but joyce, my wife joyce sees jean from time to time. lamb: so do you still have that ownership at all? rumsfeld: no, that was in the '70s and '80s. it's been i'm going to guess i don't know 10, 15 to 20 years since we've had that ranch. oh, it's near las vegas, new mexico. lamb: new mexico? rumsfeld: yes, not las vegas, nevada. lamb: embedding of journalists and the iraq war, at one point there was 775 journalists and photographers, who's idea was it? rumsfeld: i don't know precisely. i know who i heard it first from and it was torie clark the assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. and she had been working with her staff and various people discussing it whether it was a good idea and whether it wasn't a good idea. and at some moment she came to general myers, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and me, and said that she believed that this would be a good idea, that we could allow journalists to go right into the units that were fighting a war in afghanistan and eventually in iraq and let them see for themselves what th

joyce: today, americans are making less money than they were one year ago with annualized real wages down nearly 4%. it's families, not politics, that are feeling the effect of president biden's failed economic policies. inflation very simply is taxation and it has increased every month since biden has taken office. while democrats in congress mocked concerns about rising inflation, we saw the effects that this crisis is having at the gas station and at the grocery store. now as experts warn that the effects of inflation may last longer than anticipated, president biden has suggested flooding our economy with even more wasteful spending, urging $100 bribes for individuals to get vaccinated, and spending billions of dollars for social programs will not fix our broken economy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. joyce: the american people know this is a failure and they know that the democrat policy is to blame. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. butterfield: i ask

host: joyce out of new jersey. anthony out of new york is next. caller: thank you for the opportunity. my query is for the guest and the moderator, perhaps you can follow up on my concerns. there was an at&t executive who had standing lawsuit with about 500 americans who had been unconstitutionally expired upon by big tech, and barack obama, when he came into office, his first signing statement was to dismiss that lawsuit, by disallowing the american citizen to have redress against what is unconstitutional. the patriot acts one and two need to be rescinded, if not reviewed, admonished and i would ask that you perhaps have cara frederick from the heritage foundation to speak on this topic. the woman is brilliant, and she knows so much about what is going on. i do believe that this is orwellian beyond what george will could have imagined, and i think america needs to fight back against big tech by either getting rid of the social counts -- social accounts, whatever it takes, but we are in deep trouble. like i said, mark klein, at&t executive, he had

i thank you and your co-airchg -- co-anchor and i thank joyce beatty. i stand before you tonight with a sense of urgency because the most fundamental and sacred right we have as americans is under attack. across this country, state lawmakers have interviewed at least 389 restrictive bills in 48 states just this year. and 14 states have enacted more restrictive voting laws. even the highest court in the land is chipping away at this fundamental right. we know that those who would engage in suppression, subversion and intimidation are not resting, but neat they are is the congressional plaque caucus. tonight we are standing up and speaking out because we know that just as message is our power, so, too, is our vote. i'm going to say it again. our vote is our power. we are here to protect and defend that right. because the vote is tied to everything. the vote is tied tore criminal justice reform and health care, the vote is tied to the minimum wage increase and access to affordable child care and tied to the preservation of our democracy and tied to our ver

joyce: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. madam speaker, i rise today to oppose h.r. 2467, the pfas action act. this bill takes the wrong approach to dealing with these complex and complicated chemicals. a de facto ban on all pfas substances will do nothing but prevent secure disposal of existing chemicals and harm innovation of new, safer products. as a physician, i have personally seen the benefits provided by these products. pfas materials have a variety of uses in health care, ranging from heart valves, cardiac stents, to coatings on contact lenses. thanks to technology developed using pfas materials, surgeries such as those that are needed to repair a child's congenital heart defect, no longer require risky open heart surgery and can simply be done through the arm. of course, we don't want dangerous chemicals in our water supply. but to outright ban an entire family of products is not the answer. we would not ban the entire periodic table because it includes arsenic and mercury. we need science-grounded, risk-based appro

joyce: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: as the member designated by mr. lawson, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote no on the motion. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition? ms. delbene: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. sewell, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. sewell will vote no on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by ms. strickland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. strickland will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? mr. gonzalez: as the member designated by mr. tim sons of south carolina -- timmons of south carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. timm

joyce: thank you for yielding. i rise in opposition to h.r. 4502. before i get into the details of the interior and environment section of the bill i want to thank chairwoman delauro and ranking member granger for their leadership on the appropriations committee. i'd also like to extend my sincere thanks to cheleie pingree, the chair of the -- to chellie pingree, the chair of the subcommittee. i'm proud to serve alongside her as ranking member of the subcommittee. this bill includes many bipartisan niche tyes to conserve and protect cultural resources and honor our treaties and trust responsibilities with american indians and alaskan natives. i'm grateful for my home district in ohio and the states in the great lakes basin that the bill provides increased funding for the great lakes restoration initiative. this funding is critical to our work to restore and protect the lakes for future generations. robust funding for the great lakes restoration initiative is essential as we continue our efforts with federal, state, and tribal and local nonprofit par

joyce: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise today to stand for the people of cuba who are marching against the communist government that has oppressed them for decades. in recent weeks, the cuban activists have been kidnapped, jailed and murdered for daring to stand against the communist regime. now is the time to stand against this brutality. we must urge world leaders to cease all support for the communist regime in cuba. we must ensure that cubans can communicate freely with each other, and with the outside world. we must forcefully denounce the cuban dictatorship that has committed these crimes. the cuban people are rising up in the name of opportunity, the opportunity that they see just 90 miles away on the american shores. as the cuban people protest in the streets, they are chanting, liberty. they are carrying american flags. and they are calling out for freedom. now, now is the time for us to stand with them. it is the time to put an end to the murderous regime that has held the people of cuba hostage for the pas

host: joyce out of new jersey. anthony out of new york is next. caller: thank you for the opportunity. my query is for the guest and the moderator, perhaps you can follow up on my concerns. there was an at&t executive who had standing lawsuit with about 500 americans who had been unconstitutionally expired upon by big tech, and barack obama, when he came into office, his first signing statement was to dismiss that lawsuit, by disallowing the american citizen to have redress against what is unconstitutional. the patriot acts one and two need to be rescinded, if not reviewed, admonished and i would ask that you perhaps have cara frederick from the heritage foundation to speak on this topic. the woman is brilliant, and she knows so much about what is going on. i do believe that this is orwellian beyond what george will could have imagined, and i think america needs to fight back against big tech by either getting rid of the social counts -- social accounts, whatever it takes, but we are in deep trouble. like i said, mark klein, at&t executive, he had

joyce: let's make it clear. president biden's failed policies are putting american businesses and american families at risk. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania 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 gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the important work being done by our former first lady, michelle obama, through her pass the love campaign. ms. scanlon: in partnership with a healthier america, mrs. obama has been on a mission to distribute one million healthy meals to families in need. we found out last week that philadelphia, part of my district, has been selected as the next city for this campaign. it will fill abundance healthy meal kits to 5,000 families. over the course of four weeks, they'll provide 240,000 meals for those experiencing food insecurity. children

joyce: now, this amendment is threatened by liberals in congress who want to force taxpayers to pay for abortions. this is wrong. as a doctor, i know that the dignity of life is a fundamental truth. to turn our backs on this amendment would not only subvert the will of the american people, it will cost lives. by eliminating the hyde amendment, democrats want to expand unlimited access to abortion services at taxpayers' expense. any budget that we pass must include the hyde amendment. thank you and i yield. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the honorable gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> i seek to be recognized to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize minnesota farm bureau federation perfect kevin pap who will be retiring in november. he has been president of the minnesota farm bureau for 16 years during which i and my team have been fortunate enough to work with him very closely on many occasions. mr. emmer: in addition to being a servant, se

host: joyce in las vegas. you are going to put the mask back on. tell us why. caller: i wear the mask because i have been vaccinated and i believe the mask should be worn. i believe people if they want this country to get back together, we should wear the mask. young kids, we were all vaccinated. we took the sugar cube in school to get rid of things going around. host: the house is about to come in for their legislative session this running. thank you all for watching. we will talk to you tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. time.