we must stand with our heroes to keep us safe each and every day. we must ensure that they have the tools and the training to protect themselves from harm while they protect us and protect our communities. now, now is the time to back the blue. now is the time to support our law enforcement. now is time to speak out against the dangerous rhetoric that puts the lives of the men and women in blue in danger. thank you. i yield my remaining time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. murphy, for five minutes. mr. murphy: thank you, madam speaker. we could talk about so many things today on how the democrats are tearing this nation apart, the immigration crisis, the attack on the american family, the destruction of race relations, skyrocketing crimes because of the defund police movement, but i could go on and on but today we'll talk about the financial disaster that the biden administration is causing. there is no doubt that the democrats' outrageous reckless and out-of-control spendin

guest: thank you for having us. host: the house is about to gamble and, live coverage right here on c-span. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., july 27, 2021, i hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 4, 2021, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. with time equally allocated bet

we ask you, then, to teach us this day, teach us good sense and equip us with your knowledge so that we would learn to rely on your guidance and walk in your ways. sometimes in our frustration we forget your promises. sometimes when we are distressed because of overwhelming concerns and entrenched in intractable partisan perspectives we lose sight of your mercy which transcends any human judgment. or we fall prey to our own arrogance and self-preservation and ignore your sovereignty. and so we pray that you would give us strength to loose the bonds of lies and falsehood, pride and conceit which seek to undo us. may your justice anders iny which you wield over all the earth disspell the injury inflicted on us or which we exact on others. may the integrity of your word pierce the hearts of the callus and unfeeling even our own. then may the depth of your love humble us that we would come to know that your gracious plan is more precious than anything we value or devise without your blessing. in the hope of your name we pray. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 11-a of hou

we know they stand between us and the bad guys. and we stand with them and their families, especially in these times of sorrow and loss. may god comfort all the families affected in this tragedy, and may he protect and keep those who keep watch over us along the thin blue line. madam speaker, i rise today to congratulate the new deal lions on winning their first 2-a baseball state championship. the lion state championship wins comes after a playoff loss in regionals and a 2020 season where they canceled six games due to covid. fueled by those setbacks, the new deal lions took head coach's motto, unfinished business, to heart during the 2021 season. led by kyle reed, harley patterson, and noah rodriguez as team captains, the new lion season included not only a state championship, but a 13-0 record district play. kyle reed retained district m.v.p. harley patterson offensive m.v.p. tanner was awarded defensive m.v.p., and noah was recognized as the newcomer of the year. so congratulations to lion nation. this team of young men along w

you would have us go. we seek, we seek your wisdom as we approach delicate and complex issues. may we find our way into the heart of each matter, that prejudices and politics will be left behind and your truth would reveal itself to us. lord, we knock on doors that seem closed to conversation and compromise. open for us opportunities wherein we discover room for growth and cooperation. and may the doors of our own hearts be encouraged to open to possibilities we may be reluctant to consider. to you who can do infin italy more than we could ever ask or imagine, we ask, we seek, we knock that you in your infinity mercy -- infinite mercy you would give us what we need. in the strength we pray, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from iowa, mr. feenstra. mr. feenstra: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with libe

using to control the society. this is causing enough desperation that cubans will stare down their oppressors in the streets. they will risk their lives, crossing treacherous waters on home-made rafts to reach the shores of america, the shores of freedom. the united states remains the beacon of freedom and democracy around the world. we must do everything in our power to keep it that way and valiantly support liberty at home and abroad. mr. speaker, i rise today to express disappointment in the dereliction of duty of texas democrats who last week in the state legislature decided to flee the state to keep the texas house from taking any action during this special session. this stunt, complete with private jets and plenty of congratulatory media coverage, slows the passage of initiatives, including family violence prevention, property tax relief, support for our teachers in a widely -- and a widely supported voting bill. unfortunately, colleagues in the texas house are peddling lies about the voting bill. it creates

s price use of 13-b. the bill lacks sufficient guardrails that would provide checks and balances to the commission's expanded authority. meanwhile, we haven't had the opportunity to discuss this legislation with the full commission in an open and transparent hearing. during the markup process, we offered several commonsense amendments in a good faith effort to improve the bill. these amendments would have created thresholds holds of f.t.c. authority and clarifying definitions to ensure provisions in this bill could not be abused. unfortunately, these reforms were not supported by the majority. i am concerned that rushing this legislation through the house may lead to higher costs for small businesses without improving protections for the consumers which is what we all want to do. i urge my colleagues to oppose the underlying bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from florida reserves. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: thank you, mr

with us and care for us and are us and americans know that and they support that. so then we must ask, why are we not doing this? and we will work on that. and i would now like to yield to the congresswoman from michigan to tell us the stories and to raise her voice about the immigrant experience. congresswoman tlaib. ms. tlaib: thank you so much to my good colleague from new mexico. i'm a proud child of immigrants. both my parents imgrainted -- immigrated from palestine. my dad's journey actually was from palestine as a young boy, he grew up his teenage years in nicaragua from nicaragua at 19 years old came to the united states. my father with fourth quarter grade education couldn't ever experience human dignity anywhere except until he came here and worked for ford motor company and became part of the united auto workers, the u.a.w. that's when he felt for the first time human dignity in the workplace. my father in the 197 1970's -- 1970's used to be in detroit. if you came up to him before he got in that ford and would pull up his arm and say, which watch you wa

for people use. or even a purpose that would be helpful for the comivment why does it have to be this way? you know there's a page on facebook that i would invite everybody to look at and to watch. if you're interested at all in where your food comes from, why our resources in california and the west are being manied the way they are, but especially with the intent being on our water supply in california which, you know, california's water supply isn't just important to california. it is important to the whole country for these fresh fruit and vej vegetable product, nut crops an other things produced there that are not produced anywhere in this country otherwise or in very, very tiny percentages elsewhere. all your almonds pretty much come from california. yet there's all this rhetoric out there like, the almonds are using all the watering we're exporting all our water. no. water doesn't actually leave the state. each almond nut doesn't have that much water in it. it go back into recharging the groun

it is time for us to have research. by supporting this fourteenth amendment, we are sending a message that congress is sending a message. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from connecticut reserves. the gentleman from you i had ohio reserves. ms. delauro: i yield two minutes to the the gentlewoman from minnesota. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. omar: i interviewed four amendments. it would allow the federal government to have new the well-being of american families in a way that our current g.d.p. measure does not. the second fourteenth amendment is challenges by the federal government and better facilitate for these lifelines. my fourteenth amendment makes sure the federal government is helping manufactured housing communities cope with the pandemic. and the n.e.a. prioritized grants or projects such as the projects within the george floyd memorial site in minneapolis. thank you forl including these amendments that will help my district and many more. i yield back. th

our national parks are their for all of us -- there for all of us. getting outside into nature provides an outlet with mental and physical benefits. no one is more deserving than those who have fought to keep us free. unfortunately, it's all too easy to pay lip service to the military sacrifice and not follow through. we cannot fully repay our veterans for their sacrifice but we want to show their gratitude by giving them lifetime access to america's most beautiful landscapes. i ask my colleagues to join me in supporting this commonsense bill, h.r. 4300, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yield back? mrs. miller-meeks: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. dingell: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for three minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr

facing us in houston as well. i was delighted to be able to bring almost $1 million to help with our victims of crime in the crime advocates program for h.p.d. it is time to stand up for america and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r.1870 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r.1870, a bill to require the secretary of homeland security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation capability -- security capabilities by assigning certain state and local officers to those with high risk surface transportation asset and approve the sharing of inform

they haunt us, they haunt us in this very house. and for those who are offended, i beg that you would forgive me. but i don't have any recourse. those who sent me here, they didn't send me here to do all that i can to get along and go along. they sent me here to try to make a difference. i guess i have a case of the can't-happens. i do what i have to because i know my history and i've suffered the pain, from a progeny of slavery. continuing with the text. whereas despite the horrors of slavery and against all odds enslaved people became thought leaders andrievlusionaries and changed the course of american history. too often they are forgotten. pushed aside. too often the history that they made is stolen. too often the status quo will wait until they can find a proper person to attribute the history to. the status quo too often selects the persons that ought to be celebrated in history. and too often those persons are not the persons who suffered to bring the history to a better place. the status quo has many ways to defend itself. t

and yet you assure us that your unfailing love for us will not be shaken. you will not foresake your promise to restore vigor to the tired and worn out and endurance to the exhausted. give strength to the faint-hearted, increase the fortitude of the weary. and we wait upon you to renew our energies. uphold as on eagle's wings these lawmakers as they return to their districts and we pray they receive your gift of respite. may they take the time to rededicate their service to you. that in serving the ideas of democracy they shall run and not be weary. they shall walk and not faint. in your eternal name we pray. amen. the speaker: the pledge of allegiance -- pursuant to section 11-a of house resolution 188, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from california, mr. vargas. mr. vargas: 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 lays before

did i think about rosa parks and what she did to give us the montgomery martha gave us of 1955 when she sat down and gave us 1964 civil rights, 1965 voting rights, 1968, jobs and housing rights. tonight, that's what we are standing for. we understand that you can't change the future if you don't acknowledge the past. and that's why you will hear us repeatedly talk about the legal cases. you will hear us talk about our rich history. and as many as we embrace it and we love it, we're not going back to it. and that's why we are standing here. madam speaker, congresswoman sheila jackson lee, co-airchg o'ritchie torres, i stand with you. and let me say tonight we are here to pass h.r. 1 and h.r. 4. the for the people act, and the john lewis voting rights act. we are done waiting. we are done being patient. and if it means we have to speak out and if it means we have to stand up and march in protest, then that's what we will do. the example set by democrats across the united states and specifically those members who came here from texas, we stand with them because they were tosserred to come

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. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., july 29 it 20 -- july 20 -- july 29, 2021, i hereby appoint the honorable kathryn clark

would be what you would have us see, your perfect will for us and for this country. that enable us to give careful thought to the paths our feet must take, that our steps would be firmly planted in your truth. protect us from being derailed by foolish impulse or fall wayward from our misjudgment but cause us to be steadfast in our ways. that we would align with your will and our certainty would be grounded in faithfulness to you. lord, our sight, our walk, our actions and decisions are so easily influenced by whim and worry. may this day, we remain committed to you, in your sovereign name we pray, amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 11-a of house resolution 188, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton. ms. norton: 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 pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 1

use. for give us our short -- for give us our short sidedness, our self-preservation, our heart -- hardened hearts and lack of faith. when we cling to our uncertainty and righteousness we pray your deliverance, call us to hold fast to your righteousness that we may once again thrive in the confidence and hope we find only in you. in your sovereign name we pray, amen. pursuant to section 11-a of house resolution 188, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from new york, mr. higgins. mr. higgins: 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. wit objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. higgins: we experienced a 90% increase in gun violence in buffalo. 355 people involved in this. as of july this year, 45 people lost their lives to gun violence. this morning, the gun violence pre

and they fought with us. they bled with us. and in many cases they died with us. all for the dream of a better afghanistan. for a safer world. for prosperity for their families. and for ripping out the dangerous and sick extremist ideology that's tormented their country, taken their society back ward, and threatened the united states of america. unfortunately, the biden administration's reckless withdrawal is allowing the taliban to once again seize control of afghanistan. the urgency of the situation on the ground is not hyperbole. just yesterday the chairman of the joint chiefs said the taliban appear to have strategic momentum in their offensive. i hope that this congress can continue supporting the afghan security forces to help them halt that advance and in the wake of it al qaeda and isis' inevitable rise. no one is safe from the taliban reprisal. we have seen in recent weeks the mass execution of surrendering afghanistan security forces and the interpreters who worked with our troops to stop -- that worked with our troops that are now at the top of the tali