do consecutive actions to start unwinding obamacare on day one but did not get into specifics. what are some of the executive actions that are possible? guest: president obama used the pen and the phone over the last eight years. those actions are going to be at the top of what the trunk administration is going to look at undoing. the cornerstone of where the vice president elect was talking in conference is that we have to make sure we do this in a thoughtful open and honest way and make sure we don't just throw people off by repealing a law and not having a replacement package ready to go and using the power of that penn that obama has demonstrated. colleagues,i told president obama is not for the president for >> we will leave this here to go live now to the u.s. house. members are about to gavel in for legislative business. one bill under consideration today deals with federal regulations and now live to the

floor. order. the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas, mr. illiams, seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized. mr. williams spks i rise today to congratulate the 2016 lake travels cavaliers on winning their sixth state championship in texas. i'm proud to say the l.t. takeover of class 6-a football is complete. they defeated the woodlands in grand fashion by a score of 31-14. coach caferter assemble at great coaching staff and built lake travels into one of the best football programs in the state of texas. i look forward to seing what the team will continue to accomplish. i'd like to congratulate senior quarterback charlie brewer, the texas sports editors player of the year. he led them to a big win and had a record breaking 75%

completion. i wish him and the other seniors best of luck in their future endeavors. great job to coach carter and the 2016 team. texas is the greatest football state in america. because lake travels is the best high school football team in texas, it must certainly be the greatest high school football team in the country if not the world. go cavaliers. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expire. the gentleman from texas, mr. green is recognized. mr. green: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. green: the affordable care act works. the majority of republicans want to make americans sick again. republicans have voted more than 60 times to roll back the historic progress to expand health care to 20 million plus americans. to improve coverage for those who already have it. at every turn they've undermined the law at the expense of

american families and are setting the path for repeal. 2.2 million texans stand to lose health care coverage, including 20,000 in our district. 50,000 of my constituents gained coverage with expanded medicaid, along with more than a million texans. texas stands to lose $52 billion in federal fundering for me cade, chip, and other funding if the new president repeals the affordable care act. making america sick again is not the solution. let's not have a repeal until we have a replacement. i yield back my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina eek recognition? without objection, so ordered. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, in an associated press article titled, quote, as obama accomplished goals, the democratic party floundered, end of quote. the disastrous statistics of

the obama legacy were revealed. the associated press analyzed, quote, there's one number you almost never hear -- more than 1,030 seats, that's the number of spots in state legislators, governors and congressional seats that were lost during his presidency. it's an unexpected twist of the obama years, end of quote. the associated press went on to say that the defeats have all but wiped out a generation of young democrats, leaving the party with limited power in state houses and a thin bench to challenge an ascendent g.o.p. majority eager to undo many of the president's policies. but, say experts, obama's tenure has marked the greatest loss of seats than any president in decades, end of quote. when it comes time to the battle of programs, american families overwhelmingly choose limited government. than bigger government and

lesser freedom. this is clear of obamacare destroying jobs. in conclusion, god bless our troops and may the president, by his actions, never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. congratulations to our colleague, congressman ted poe, on his remission on the treatment of cancer. god bless ted poe. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in opposition of the g.o.p. agenda which will repeal the affordable care act and cost 30 million americans to lose -- cause 30 million americans to lose health care coverage. mr. speaker, i ask the republicans to please examine the harm this will do. because of the affordable care act, the uninsured rate in texas has fallen by 28% and still has the largest number of

uninsured americans. allowing 1.7 million texans to gain coverage. while texas did not expand medicaid, the state still benefits from the many other reforms brought by the affordable care act. for instance, shawn, a ph.d. candidate in economic development at the university of texas at dallas and his wife, jamie, relied on the affordable care act when their son was born prema turrill and with a health defect that required surgery and a transfer to another dallas hospital. shawn was reassured that with his family's a.c.a. marketplace plan his newborn son would not be denied coverage for life saving treatment. it's unconscionable to me that g.o.p. refuses to look at what works and what needs improvement in this law instead of a full repeal as the only option. this will deeply harm american

families. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentlelady has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to talk about the problem of excessive government. the united states of america, the land of the free and the brave, a country created to provide everyone an equal opportunity to survive and 3/5 has now become the regulation nation. in my travels across the great state of minnesota i met and talked with people from all walks of life. mr. em: teachers and entrepreneurs and community bankers and credit unions and they are all crying out for lief from the excessive, overlyburdensome and duplicative regulation that's stealing growth and economic opportunity. for the past eight years, opportunity in america has been attacked by unelected bureaucrats in washington. if every american has an opportunity to pursue the american dream, this must end. that's why policy reform such

as the raines act, are so important. under this vital legislation, any major rules from a federal agency will require congressional approval. this is a great step to end the regulation nation. we in the people's house must continue to work together to make life easier for the american people, not more difficult. in the 115th congress, we must and we will work with the incoming administration to roll back excessive and unnecessary regulation so that american families and businesses not only survive but can once again thrive. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, americans today have better health coverage and health care thanks to the affordable care act. the a.c.a. has expanded and protected coverage for millions of americans, more than 20 million previously uninsured americans have new-found health

security, including 95% of america's children. now, i just wanted to mention two of my constituents who tweeted me within the last day or so about the a.c.a. one is from laurence harbor and said the a.c.a. provided additional health care for my autistic son who had aged out of my employer's health plan. attempts in the interim to find a health care plan for him were thwarted by insurance companies that did not want to cover him. another one of my constituents marshalboro, new jersey, ey, said the a.c.a. helped me stay on my parents' health care three years after college which was a huge relief in a tough job market. there are so many cases, mr. speaker, i could go on all afternoon. the bottom line is the affordable care act is also controlling costs for millions of americans. premium growth has slowed over the last six years compared to the years before the a.c.a. mr. speaker, if republicans proceed with repealing a.c.a., they will make america sick again. they'll rip health care away from 30 million people and

raise premiums for millions of others. repealing the a.c.a. will move us from true care to total chaos, and republicans are blinded of the success of the affordable care act. repealing the affordable care act is not logical. it's ideological, and i would strongly urge my republican colleagues to start looking at this practically rather than ideologically. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mchenry: i rise to talk about a tremendous public servant in north carolina. commissioner ronnie hawkins. ronnie passed away right before christmas after a lengthy illness but it wasn't one that he showed or really even slowed him. throughout his illness, ronnie displayed the same passion for helping others that he showed throughout his career of public service. as a native of cleveland county, ronnie was an army veteran and devoted husband to

his wife, libby. he was a respected and compassionate funeral director, comforting families from their time of need and grief. he took the same type of caring and compassionate approach to his service as one of cleveland county's long--- longest-serving elected officials, serving 12 years on the kings mountain school board. and he never forgot who is actually his boss at home, our constituents. so ronnie was a dear friend and i extend my thoughts and prayers to his wife, libby, his family and friends. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? without objection, so ordered. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to defend jobs. in my region, federal workers at olympic national park, which brings millions of visitors to that area, help the run park smoothly. mr. kill mother remember --

mr. kilmer: federal workers serve our nation and help our sailors and submariners be safe through their work at the puget sound naval ship yard which has operated for 125 years and we should have admiration and respect for the work they do. and i don't think this chameder did right by them this week. that's because the house approved a rule that would allow any member to add an amendment to spending bills to cut federal jobs and lower the pay of workers. these workers shouldn't be unfairly singled out on the house floor. this is not the way to do business. having worked in the private sector, you'd never see a successful employer treat their employees with the disrespect that congress treats the federal work force. it is time to tell everyone at that ship yard, at the park, at the v.a. and all federal workers in my region and throughout this country that congress respects and honors the work that they do. it's time to do away with this

rule. thanks, mr. speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas 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 gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i have traveled to the southern border dozens of times over the years and the problem is always the same. mr. poe: the people who defend our border really defending our country do the best they can with what they got but they're outmanned, outgunned and outfinanced by the drug cartels and the people coming across from the other side. the continued failure to protect our border threatens our national security and the sovereignty of america. the reality is the majority of the southern border territory is controlled by someone other than the united states. why? because there's no workable plan, and also there is no moral will by this administration to protect our border. my bill, the smart border act, outlines a robust border protection strategy that

includes achieving operational control of the border within one year, provides smart border technology, mandates more boots on the ground, including 10,000 national guard troops at the request of the four border state governors. mr. speaker, we must have the moral will to protect our borders. all types of people are crossing the border into the united states illegally. the good, the bad and the ugly and those days need to end. no one should come into america without america's permission. and that's just the way if is. i yield back. -- and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington eek recognition? he gentlelady is recognized. ms. jayapal: house and senate leaders are trying to dismantle the affordable care act and

strip more than 20 million americans of their health insurance. ms. delbene: and if they succeed it will have devastating consequences for our constituents, particularly women. repealing the affordable care act means allowing insurance companies to charge women more. simply for being a woman. endangering access to care for 65 million women with pre-existing conditions, and stripping more than 55 million women of free preventive care like birth control and cancer screelings. it's easy to -- screenings. it's easy to forget how broken the system was before the affordable care act. but make no mistake, dismantling it now means being a woman be once again be treated as a pre-existing condition. it will means higher costs for tens of millions of women. we should be building on the progress we made, not turning back the clock. women deserve better. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek

recognition? without objection, so ordered. mr. smith: mr. speaker, you may have heard about this new phenomenon called fake news. fake news usually consists of false and madeup stories. actually, it's not new and has been around as long as there have been media. what is new, a few liberal media organizations are going to label news stories suspect if they feel the stories are not true. this should be of great concern to anyone who believes in free speech. it works this way -- nearly half of all americans get information from facebook. facebook has now decided to let liberal media, like abc news, and the associated press, determine whether news is fake or not. this represents the liberal mindset that the media know better than the american people what's good for them. a better idea is to trust the american people and let them

determine what's real news and not. the american people will learn to discern the good from the bad if the media stops telling them what to think. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from minnesota seek recognition? the gentlelady is recognizedfish one minute. >> mr. speaker, today i rise in support of the affordable care ct ms. mccollum: republicans plan to work with president-elect donald trump to repeal the law and destroy the progress we've made. repealing the a.c.a. will leave tens of millions of americans uninsure. repealing the a.c.a. would let insurance companyny coverage to more than two million minnesotans with pre-existing conditions. and repealing the a.c.a. would

prevent free high quality preventive health care for millions of families in my district. republicans' a.c.a. repeal plans would turn back the clock leaving millions of americans one illness away from bankruptcy. for the sake of minnesotans and all americans who have benefited from this law join me in fighting this save the affordable care act. i yield back. the speaker: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: as the house is set to begin debate on the executives in need of scrutinies act, the rains act, i rise to express strong support for its passage. it requires that any federal regulation with a significant economic impact be subject to an up or down vote in both chambers of congress. currently the president has the

power to implement regulations over executive agencies on a broad basis with little congressional consent. the power, the balance of pow for the washington has often shifted increasingly toward the executive branch. this enables executive agencies to make regulations congress would have never approve the pace and volume of federal regulations and rules are increasing. in 2016 alone, the obama administration broke all records in printing more than 97,000 pages and issuing more than 3,800 rules and regulations in the federal register. unfortunately, the bureaucracy has been empowered to create thanive regulations rather promoting collaborative effort states, businesses and the average citizen. i urge my colleagues to think of the american people and vote yes on this act. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without

objection the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, a little over a month ago, i attended the tunall of davon wilson, the son of my good friend congressman danny davis. he was just 15 years old when he was shot and killed in chicago. at the funeral, his best friend remembered their talks. we were going to be the ones that never died if we got shot. we were never going to die , he said. no child should grow up in a world where gun violence is so common that this talk seems normal. this week we turn the page to a new congress. there's no reason commonsense measures like universal background checks, making gun trafficking a federal crime, and reinstating the ban on mill stair -- mill tafere style assault weapons should fall victim to partisan gridlock. together we have the opportunity to save lives and make our community safer. this is a priority for me and my constituents and i look forward

to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to make progress on reducing gun violence and building a safer future for all our children. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? weather, the gentleman is recognized -- without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, as the 115th congress kicks off, eremain committed to supporting this nation's veterans. we made progress but there's till much more to be done. mr. bilirakis: while we spend months preparing soldiers for their assignment, we only spend days preparing them for returning to civilian life. we must bring greater accountability and transparency to the v.a. if a v.a. employee fails to do their duty to care for our

nation's hero, they should be swiftly terminated. we need to turn around the culture of mediocrity at the agency. i look forward to working with chairman row and my cleengs the house -- roe and my colleagues on the house v.a. committee to stand up for our men and women in uniform. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, i rise to ontinue a series of one-minute speeches on different topics. today i recognize those working in antarctica where research developed a three dimensional electronic mapping system used to detect large precious metal deposits in the united states. mr. mcnerney: they mapped out a deposit in minnesota which is estimated to contain 10 billion

pounds of copper, 3.1 billion pounds of nickel, four million ons of platinum, and two million ounces of gold. the value of these metal deposits will more than pay for the science investment to develop this technology. congress should support research that furthers the understanding of our incredible universe, including the ground beneath our feet. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor the life of a. warren cole jr., better known as sonny who passed away on new year's eve in west palm beach at the age of 81. his life was the american dream personified. after graduating from hilltown high school in pennsylvania in 1953, he worked as a self-employed dairy farmer for most of his life. he also earned his real estate

license and worked at the head of the real estate department for eight years in bucks county, p-a. mr. rooney: he worked at the palm beach kennel club until his retirement in 2007. outside of work, sonny pursued many different interests. he was a loyal, lifelong republican, served as an officer and committee chairman for the penn ridge republican club in pennsylvania. he was a consummate grass roots advocate and could always be relied on for sown advice on both politics and sports. mr. speaker, our thoughts and prayers are with judy and the family and the entire community as they mourn his passing today. he will be greatly miss. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? without objection the gentlelady is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker.

ms. wasserman schultz: it is atrocious that republicans intend to repeal obamacare without any plan for replacement. it is barbaric to take health care away from 0 million meshes. it is cruel and disgraceful to go back to the dark times when there were annual and lifetime limits on care for all americans. it is gutless to repeal the law that protects breast cancer survivors like me and up to 129 million americans with pre-existing conditions. it is fraudulent to tell the american people we can keep popular provisions like that one without any mechanism to share risk to keep health care affordable. it is greedy to give insurance and drug companies billions of dollars in tax breaks but cut funding for medicaid expansion. it is heartless to take away free preventive services like cancer screenings from 55 million americans, particularly seniors and people with disabilities and medicare. it is indefense nl to roll back the $23.5 billion in

prescription drug savings realized by seniors on medicare in the doughnut hole. it is pastime, long pastime, that my republican colleagues that repeal is unacceptable and a disaster waiting to happen. thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentlelady has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady seek recognition? without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, the american people gave my party control of the entire congress and the white house because of promise breaking, job killing bills known as obamacare. mr. olson: the craziest thing in the whole world according to president bill clinton, on november 8, we were ordered to

repeal obamacare. and that's just what we're going to do. fear mongers on the other side are telling americans they will lose their health insurance like that. that will only happen if we follow their example and pass a bill that becomes law before we have the time to read it. house republicans will take time o listen to doctors, nurses, hospitals, patients, the american people. give them the health care they deserve at lower cost, higher quality work the doctor of their choice. we have our orders. it's time to go to work. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the affordable care act is not a matter of politics. it's a matter of the life or

death for the people back home. in the san diego region, repeal of the a.c.a. would mean nearly 300,000 people could lose access to health care. mrs. davis: i heard from one constituent just this week who was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease where the rheumatoid arthritis is not just attacking her joints but her organs as well. she needs a double lung transplant to stay alive. her 7-year-old son, she writes, tells her -- tells her, mommy, i'm scared, i hope you get your new balloons soon. she lives with that anxiety and fear of how the repeal of the a.c.a. may affect her treatment every day because of her pre-existing condition. i implore our republican colleagues to remember the people that this decision will impact. the effect of this repeal has much more important consequences than politics. let's not be responsible for any

child who sees a mother suffer or even lose her life without the treatment she needs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from missouri seek recognition? he gentlelady is recognized. >> i stand to express my extreme disappointment in the obama administration's betrayal of israel. . wagner: it's given fuel to anti-israel fighters and anti-semites across the world. this is a cruel parting shot for an administration that ignores global challenges. syria, alepp poe, china, iran, and the list goes on. by abstaining from the vote to censure israel, president obama

vetoed the u.s.-israel alliance and violated the faith of the american people. i look forward to a new day, to a new administration that will support israel and refuse to abandon our allies on the world stage. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, it's been my observation that often in this bdy there are people who suggest to us their motivations are guided by their adherence to the judeo christian eth ex. jesus said, the spirit of the lord is upon me to bring good news to the poor. e have den that with the affordable care act.

mr. mceachin. -- mr. mceachin: this is true of the affordable care act. millions of americans have benefited from this act. it is my hope that reason will prevail and while we may tweak the affordable care act it will not be repealed. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. we're going to be taking up a resolution that's designed to reflect our discontent with the resolution of the united nations. i'm totally in favor of expressing our discontent. i think we ought to cut off funds to the u.n. until such time as resolution 2334 is repealed. but the resolution today at four different places refers to our push in the united states

for a two-state solution in israel. hebron was in the place of the promiseland. david ruled there for seven years. hebron is part of the two-state solution going to the palestinians. how do the palestinians deserve the land that was given as a promise land 1,600 years before mohammed even existed? i can't vote for the resolution when we're advocating what joel 3 says will bring judgment down upon our nation for trying to partition israel. can't do it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise to read a letter from my constituent, mrs. hern of alexandria,

virginia. quote, congressman buyer, we are a family of four. mr. beyer: the company my husband worked for went bankrupt in 2009 after the 2008 financial meltdown, losing income, retirement savings and health care. he now owns a small business and we now get our hurricane insurance through health care.gov. we need you to defend on the a.c.a. we depend on the availability of this insurance option. my son had surgery on december 30 at fairfax hospital to remove a brain tumor. his prognosis is good but i can't imagine how we would imagine financially without this health insurance. please be strong on this matter and represent the needs of your constituents. i need my affordable care act insurance. regards, karen o'hern. mr. speaker, millions like karen o'hern will lose their health care if this is repealed. we can't have america sick again. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. purpped the gentleman from west virginia seek recognition? without objection, so ordered. >> thank you, mr. speaker. we're about to vote on the

wranes act which will hold -- the reins act, which will hold the agencies accountable to the people of america. i'm a co-sponsor of thising legislation. mr. jenkins: the people through congress have to approve it before it goes into effect. the reins act is one of several bills we will be considering his week to stop business as usual in washington. we will be saying no to the overregulation of the last eight years, no to the radical anti-coal agenda that has closed coal mines and cost my state of west virginia thousands of jobs. no to a federal government that won't even come to west virginia to hear how their regulations affect us. west virginiaans have had enough. they want change. they want their voice to be heard. they want to work hard and put

food on their table. i'm here to stand up for west virginians, families, miners and small businesses. i ask my colleagues to support the reins act and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: wroird. -- without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, we came together to read the united states constitution and its 27 amendments. mr. deutch: i offer the 28th amendment, an amendment to overturn the supreme court's disastrous decision in citizens united. section 1, to advance democratic self-government and political equality and to protect the integrity of government and the electoral process. congress and the states may regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections.

section 2, congress and the states shall have the power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation and may distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence our elections. section 3, nothing in this article shall be construed to give government or the states to abridge freedom of the press. mr. speaker, citizens united let unlimited money flood into our elections and compromise our democracy. i ask all of my colleagues in this 115th congress to join other effort to overturn it. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> 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. speaker, i rise today to

support the affordable care act. it is a promise to the american people that we must keep. it guarantees access to affordable, high-quality health care as a right for all americans. backing out of this commitment is irresponsible, it's inexcusable and reprehensible. a member of the congressional -- as a member of a congressional district of the house, some of the largest hospitals in the country, health is a crucial issue for my constituents. under the a.c.a., millions of americans now have access to affordable health care through individual marketplaces and medicaid expansion. mr. espaillat: insurance companies cannot discriminate against patients with pre-existing conditions. repeal will be detrimental to our health care systems and medical research community. without a plan to replace the a.c.a., republicans are openly gambling with the health care of millions, many of whom will

be affected like the disabled and the elderly who can't afford the skyrocketing costs. i will fight for those americans who rely on the a.c.a. and i urge my colleagues to do the same. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california eek recognition? the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. lee: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to discuss the life-saving impact of the affordable care act. -- week i have been heard hearing from dozens of constituents. i heard from one constituent whose mother had two devastating lung diseases. while she had good insurance, they priced her out of receiving the life-saving treatment she needed. when the affordable care act passed, we ended the cruel practice of lifetime spending caps. with these new protections she was able to resume her

treatment and stay healthy to spend time with her daughter and granddaughter. mr. speaker, the a.c.a. works. it reduces health care costs, enables young people to stay on their parents' insurance and ensures low-income and struggling families to access the care they need. if republicans repeal this bill without a viable replacement, there will be real consequences to real people. by repealing the a.c.a., republicans would end health care coverage for millions of families, put the insurance companies back in charge and, yes, make america sick again. i urge my colleagues to consider what's stake here, real costs, real lives, not just a political football. let's do the right thing and protect families' health care. the speaker pro tempore: jeathjeath. -- the time of -- the time of the gentlelady has expired. for what purpose does the

gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. collins: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 22 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 1, house resolution 22, resolved,that at any time after adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 26, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, united states code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the majority leader and the minority leader or their respective designees. after general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. the bill shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. no amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report of the committee on rules accompanying

this resolution. each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the house or in the committee of the whole. all points of order against such amendments are waived. at the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the committee shall rise and report the bill to the house with such amendments as may have been adopted. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. section 2, upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider in the house the resolution

house resolution 11, objecting to united nations security council resolution 2334 as an obstacle to israeli-palestinian peace, and for other purposes. the resolution shall be considered as read. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and preamble to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on foreign affairs. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one hour. mr. collins: mr. speaker, for the purposes of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. during consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purposes of debate only. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on house resolution 22, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. and the gentleman is now recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. collins: thank you, mr.

speaker. i am pleased to bring forward this rule on behalf of the rules committee. the rule provides for consideration of h.r. h.res. 11, a resolution regarding the united nations security council resolution 2334. it provides for one hour of debate on h.res. 11 equally divided between the chairman and ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee. additionally, this rule provides for legislation that i introduced, h.r. 26, the regulation in need of scrutiny, or reins act. it makes in order 12 amendments from members of both side of the aisles and provides for one hour of debate controlled by the majority leader and minority leader. yesterday, the rules committee received testimony from the judiciary and foreign affairs committees. mr. speaker, beginning -- at the beginning of this new congress is a time of hope and a time to establish clear priorities and goals. this is a time to show the american people that we as their elected representatives will have the courage to stand on principles that made us worthy of their trust. this rule provides for two pieces of legislation that represent the commitment and our commitment to the integrity and transparency of this

institution. h.res. 11, introduced by chairman royce and co-sponsored by ranking member engel, objects to united nations security council resolution 2334, an obstacles to israeli and palestinian peace. it makes clear the current administration's failure to -- it will not protect israel from such u.n. resolutions. it provides the foundation for the next administration to take action to counteract the damaging effects of the u.n. security council resolution. mr. speaker, i support h.res. 11 and yet it shouldn't be necessary. president obama's refusal to veto the u.n. security council resolution was a radical and dangerous departure from u.s. precedent. prior to this, most recent security council resolutions, president obama had exercised the veto power of the united states on every resolution relating to the israeli-palestinian conflict. his failure to do so at this time jeopardizes and undermines our relationship with our strongest ally in the middle

east and undercuts the peace process. i stood in this chamber and demanded support for israel and i am going to do so again here today. i refuse to sit idly by and watch anti-israel policies take root. we have to take a stand. the administration's failure to act, to even participate in the vote, was an act of cowardess. it can't be erased. this resolution is a step in the right direction. as a new president is sworn in this month, i'm hopeful we as the house of representatives and the united states will reaffirm our support for israel and return to the policies that strengthened the relationships between our two nations. mr. speaker, also as the new congress starts, we must look at domestic policies and how to grow our economy. we are going to do that right here in the house by taking the lead on regulatory reform to help lift the burden of an intrusive government while jump-starting the economy. as part of this effort, i introduced h.r. 26, the reins act. this bill was originally authored and introduced by former congressman geoff davis in 2009 and last congress and before introduced by

now-senator todd young, introduced in the house. this congress i am proud to carry the torch for this commonsense legislation and i also want to thank chairman goodlatte and his staff for all their hard work on this bill. article 1, section 1 of the united states constitution grants legislative powers to congress. we read about that right here on the floor this morning. but for too long, congress has credited that power to the executive branch. this is a problem we have seen under administrations of both parties and members on both sides of the aisle should be concerns. in recent years the problem has exploded. in 2015 alone, the executive branch issued over 3,000 rules and regulations. 76 were major regulations. late me explain that. unelected bureaucrats without input from their elected representatives in congress would impact our economy by more than $100 million each in one year alone. the.

the reens act would require agencies to submit a major rule to congress for approval. under this bill major rules would have to be accepted by beth chambers and signed by the president to become effective this bill restores accountability to the legislative process and ensures that lawmaker, not nameless bureaucrats, are the ones making law, just like our constitution outlines. we have seen the harm that can come from an out of control regime. right now, hardworking americans across the country are paying the price. on arch, each u.s. household is bearing the annual economic weight of $15,000 in regulatory burden. the opro-- oppressive cost of regulations demand action. one regulation put forth by the environmental protection agency in 2015 would cost my home state of georgia over 11,000 jobs. we're familiar with the watt orse they have u.s.a. rule which asserted authority over all groundwater in the country. if you've been to neevet georgia you know water collects in pools, puddles, and streams at certain times of the year.

if that all would be regulated under this rule it would be a disaster not only for my district but the country. that's what this administration has tried to do that rule has been halted by a court but we're -- were it to go into effect, it would cut farmers, ranchers and others off at the knees. i could far exceed my time just illustrating examples. with the reins act we have a chance to carve a et behr way going forward. the american people elected taos represent them. the reins act allows their voice to be heard more clearly. again, mr. speaker, it doesn't matter what party in the executive branch, the legislative branch is the one that makes and sets the bills, not the unelected bureaucrats. that bill creates a sensible way to move forward with legislative business while better protecting our economy from regulations that americans never voted to enact. with that, i reserve the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts

eek recognition? -- mr. mcgovern: i thank the gentleman for yielding the cust mir 30 minutes and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: before i speak on today's resolution, i want to express my continuing concern about the russian hacking to affect the 2016 election and the deeply troubling response from our president-elect. american democracy was attacked in 2016 by russian hackers seeking to tip our presidential election in favor of donald trump. and that's not me speak, that's the c.i.a., the f.b.i., and 14 other united states intelligence agencies which have reached a clear consensus on this matter. yet even in the face of the overwhelming evidence, president-elect trump has continued to sow seeds of confusion by publicly attacking

and trying to discredit our country's intelligence agencies and the brave men and women who risk their lives every day to keep us safe. today, intelligence officials have testified before the senate on this matter. in one of his most alarming actions yet, president-elect trump said he'd rather trust the words of wikileaks founder julian assange, an accused sex offender, holed in the ecuadorian embassy in the u.k., than u.s. intelligence officials. ang was -- assange was described as a man who leaks u.s. intelligence yet the president-elect would rather listen to him than our intelligence agencies. this is not normal behavior for a president-elect, and we cannot allow it to become normal.

i appeal to my colleagues to reach out to the president-elect and ensure that there's a clear understanding about how damaging these statements and actions are to america's credibility to our national security and to the morale and responsibilities of our intelligence agencies. i appeal to my colleagues to get him help now. america faces serious threats across the globe and we cannot afford to have a commander in chief at war with the very intelligence agencies responsible for keeping our country safe. whatever his motivation, president-elect trump must clearly and unequivocally join republicans an democrats seeking answers. we need a bipartisan, independent commission to uncover the truth about russian hacking and we need all of our leaders to support it. it's time, -- it's time mr. trump's twitter sideshow comes to an end. it only confirm what is many of us feared in the campaign that he's temperamentally unfit to be president. we must be united in protecting the integrity of our elections

against russians and all foreign influence. now, mr. speaker, let me get to the underlying bills. i rise in strong opposition to the rule which provides for consideration of h.r. 26, the reins act under a structured process. and h. resolution 11 a resolution objecting to a recent united nations security council resolution under israel. under a completely closed process, before i get into discussing the merits of the bill, mr. speaker, i'd like to first express some serious concerns with the process used to rush this legislation to the floor. the deadline for amendments on the reins act, the deadline for amendments to be submitted to the rules committee was 10:00 a.m. on tuesday. that's two hours before members re stworn in in the 115th -- before the 115th congress officially began. it's true that some of the amendments received after the deadline were made in order for consideration on the floor but

really is this the way we want to begin consideration of legislation in this session of congress? all members should have had the opportunity to review the legislation. and offer thoughtful amendments to the reins act. would it have been something to consider this bill under an open process? if you didn't want to do that, maybe you could have waited a couple of days before you brought it to the floor so everybody, you know, especially the freshmen, would have had an opportunity to evaluate and maybe they have some good ideas they would have wanted to offer. but here we are, right out of the gate, limiting the process. mr. speaker, we have a process for reviewing rules prom all gated by the executive branch. congress should and indeed can examine regulations. and not all regulations are perfect. and there is such a thing as bad regulations. we should get rid of the ones that don't work. there's no debate on that we have the ability to override regulations with new laws and we have re-authorizations,

appropriations, and spending limitations, oversight hearings, investigations, g.a.o. audits and studies and the congressional review act just to name a few. so we have a process that can and should work. but because my republican friends don't always get what they want, they want to undermine that process. now i don't think my republican colleagues are really interested in thoughtful review of these regulations. in fact, i find it hard to believe that this republican congress even as the capacity to utilize the process outlined in this bill to consider the 100 or so regulations, some of which are highly technical and would require experts in specialized fields to analyze that could come up in any given year but i guess that's the point. this bill would make it nearly impossible to implement much-needed regulations that ensure consumer health and product safety, environmental protections, workplace safety and financial protections just to name a few. it would be a dream come true for industry and the wealthy,

well-connected republican donor class who, for example, are interested in blocking awe a-- all attempts to rein in wall street or combat climate change or protect workers and their public health. one simply needs to look at the intensive lobbying that has gone into fighting these regulations d supporting anti-regulation legislation like the reins act. groups like the u.s. chamber of commerce, the koch brothers and united petroleum to name a few. they already use their seemingly endless resources to delay and prevent commonsense regulations from taking effect by tying rules up in court. this is just one additional tool for the wealthy and power to feel delay and destroy commonsense consumer protections. this bill is not about making jobs. it's about rewarding special interests. plain and simple. it's about making it more difficult to rein in wall street or control polluters oar to

protect workest. but this is in keeping with the philosophy of the republican majority. no one should be surprised. i urge my colleagues to strongly oppose this effort. finally, mr. speaker, i let me say a few words about the close rule on h.res. 11, the resolution condemning u.s. abstention in the u.n. security council on israel. the peace and security of the state of israel are priorities for every member of congress. let us not try to obscure or confuse that. i can't think of any member of this house who doesn't support peace in the middle east and a safe and secure israel. we may disagree about how to achieve those goals, most of us believe a two-state solution to provides peace and security and prosperity to all people in the region is the best option to securing a just, last, and durable peace. but i've always voted in support of economic and military aid for israel. but this does not mean i always agree with the policies of a particular government in tel aviv.

sometimes i've been critical of the israel government just as i'm often critical of my own government and other governments in the region. were 23e -- for the past four decades or more, the united states under republican and democrat presidents alike, has strongly opposed the expansion of settlements and the demolition of palestinian homes. this has been a bipartisan consensus. we oppose the settlement as a violation of basic human right well, pose them as creating obstacles to a lasting two-state solution and we oppose their rapid expansion as potentially creating a retail on the ground that forecloses any possibility of a two-state solution. since 1967 under presidents johnson, nixon, ford, carter, j.h.w. bush, clinton, george w. bush, and obama, the united states has voted in favor or abstained on more than 50 u.n. security council resolutions critical of israel including resolutions on settlements or the demolition of palestinian homes. of the more than 30 abstentions

cast by the u.s. over nearly five decades, only one was cast by the obama administration. just one. h.res. 11 does not precisely express that fact accurately. it implies the u.s. always opposes or vetoes such resolutions when that is hardly the case. nor does u.n. security council resolution 2334 impose a solution on israel outside of direct bilateral negotiations to end the conflict. some of us who are strong supporters of israel have difficulties with some of the wording in h.res. 121 on a straightforward, factual basis. yesterday in the rules committee, i offered an amendment to allow this house to debate a substitute offered by mur colleagues congressman david price, cookman eliot engel a co-sponsor of h.res. 11, and congressman jerry connolly. the amendment expresses the house's strong support for israel, a two-state solution, and direct negotiations between

the parties to the conflict. it is a reasonable, balanced and very much deserving of debate and this house's attention. regrettably, the republican majority on the house rules committee rejected allowing that amendment to be brought before the house and debated. instead, it decided to begin this new year and this new congress with yet another closed rule. in fact, the second closed rule this week. no debate, no thoughtful alternatives, no ability of the members of this body to deliberate such serious issues and choose between alternative proposal. just politics, politics, politics as usual. so i urge my colleagues to reject this rule and to please send a clear message to house leaders that we would like to be able to debate reasonable alternatives and amendments to bills like the price-engel-connolly amendment. if we don't start out the year demanding fairness and openness in our debates of important issues, i don't want to speculate what the rest of the

year will look like. with that, i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. i do appreciate my colleague's concerns, i think it is interesting to note, though, that there was many of us very concerned not only his concern about a closed rule, we were concerned about a closed voice of america at this u.n. security council but also as we look at this going forward is a substitute that was offered in support of a resolution that does take a stand against what happened, it was not even mentioned in the substitute resolution and we'll continue on as we go that ruth. i yield time to my friend from fweam, a fellow member of the rules committee, representative byrne for 2 1/2 minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. mr. byrne: thank you, i appreciate my colleague for yield, i rise to share my strong support for this rule and the underlying legislation. mr. speaker, there is no greater friend to the united states than israel. israel is a beacon of hope in a very dangerous part of the

world. they're an important economic and military partner of the united states. they play a critical role when it comes to fighting radical islamic terrorism. given the importance of the u.s.-israeli relationship, i was deeply disappointed to see the united nations recently pass a flawed anti-israel resolution that will only make it more difficult to achieve peace in the middle east. even more disappointing was the fact that the united states just stood by and did nothing as it happened. instead of vetoing the resolution, the united states ambassador abstained from voting at all. in other words, he in other wordsers the urns turned our back and looked the other way as the u.n. passed a flawed resolution attacking israel. this represents a dangerous break in a long-standing and bipartisan policy to protect our sole democratic ally in the region from one-sided resolutions that -- at the u.n. let's be clear, this resolution

does absolutely nothing to make peace more likely in the region. instead it muddies the water and further complicates what is already a very complex issue. no solution to the ongoing problems with israel and the palestinian authority is going to come from an international body like the united nations telling them what to do. any real solution must come through negotiations between the involved parties. honestly, given the many blunders of the obama administration on the world stage, i guess this most recent action shouldn't be all that surprising, but this action is one of the most irresponsible acts ever by an outgoing president. it will be a dark stain on an already disastrous legacy. by abstaining and allowing this resolution to pass, the obama administration has upset decades of bipartisan policy as it relates to israel and put a pathway to peace even further out of reach.

now is the time to be standing up for israel not turning away from them. it is my hope and my belief that under president-elect trump, the united states will once again stand arm in arm with israel and this resolution is an important step in that direction. so i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this rule and the underlying legislation and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: gentleman from yields back. the gentleman from georgia reserves the balance of his time. gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. if >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. mcgovern: i hope he uses that to stop cozying up to president putin. all we're trying to do is have a little democracy on the house floor. people can vote whatever way they want to vote. but the rules committee last night staying true to form actually denied us the ability to bring to the floor and debate an alternative, which we think is, quite frankly, more

appropriate. mr. speaker, i'm going to urge we defeat the previous question. if we do i'll offer an amendment to the rule that will make in hoard h.res. 23, the david price-eliot engel-gerry connolly resolution to provide abalternative viewpoint. this resolution was blocked by the rules committee along party line. the republicans said no to an open debate. and even though it complies with all the rules of the house, so, mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the amendment in the record along with stroorl -- extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. to discuss the proposal i yield 3 1/2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from north carolina, mr. price. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for three minutes. mr. price: i thank my colleague and rise in strong opposition to this closed rule and the underlying resolution. mr. speaker, there is a legitimate debate to be had concerning the u.n. security council resolution, 2334, and

the united states decision to abstain. but h.res. 11 does not engage on those issues. instead, it misrepresents the motives of the obama administration and it -- as it made that tough decision to abstain, and it distorts the content of the u.n. security council resolution apparently for political purposes. in fact, h.res. 11 runs a real risk of undermining the credibility of the united states congress as a proactive force working toward a two-state solution. as we enter a period of great geopolitical uncertainty, that principle has never been more important. in the face of new threats to democracy and stability, we must join together to reaffirm the most fundamental tenets of our foreign policy, including our strong and unwavering support for israel. but we must also demonstrate to the world that we're still committed to diplomacy that defends human rights and promotes peace. in an effort to make that

unifying affirmation, i and mr. engel and mr. connolly offered an amendment of the rules committee yesterday in the nature of a substitute, h.res. 11. our substitute was intended to put forward clear, consensus language that owe knitted the flaws of the -- omitted the flaws of the underlaying legislation and reaffirmed america's long-standing commitment to israel and peace in the region. our alternative didn't attempt to solve all the problems. we didn't pass judgment on recent events at the united nations. in fact, those of us working on this resolution have varing views on that question. nor did our resolution include politically charged attacks on the foreign policy priorities of the other party. instead, our resolution is carefully designed to allow a broad bipartisan consensus to speak in one voice in support of a two-state solution as the most credible pathway to peace. unfortunately, this substitute amendment was not made in order by the rules committee.

which instead moved forward with the closed rule we have before us. the alternative resolution has now been introduced separately as h.res. 23, and it's available for co-sponsorship. but today we don't have that before us because of this rule. members don't have the opportunity to vote on this or any other resolution that accurately affirms both our relationship with israel and the long-standing bipartisan consensus that supports a viable two-state solution. instead, we're presented with an extreme resolution that badly distorts the history and we have heard that again here this morning. and that recklessly maligns u.s. diplomacy. all to embarrass the obama administration for political gavenlt it's not worthy of this body. i strongly urge my colleagues to vote no on the previous question, no on the rule, and no

on the underlying resolution. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time it is my privilege to yield four minutes to the distinguished chairman of the rules committee, my friend, chairman sessions. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for four minutes. mr. sessions: mr. speaker, thank you very much. i want to thank the gentleman from georgia, bright, young member of the rules committee, who today is offering the rule on two very important issues that face this great nation. mr. speaker, i rise in support of the rule. i rise in support of the work that the rules committee did for the right reason and will yield the right results. the american people spoke on november 8 and they asked for change. change from business as usual. mr. speaker, that does mean you can look at geopolitical facts and draw a conclusion as opposed to geopolitical facts and ignore things that happen in the world. that is exactly what we're doing

here today. the american people no longer want un-elected bureaucrats promulgating rules. they no longer want washington to be so important in their lives. they want and need to be able to have an opportunity to make their own decisions and to work well within the law. they have spoken and they want what i believe the republican house, republican senate, and republican president will bring to the country. it's called accountability. the reins act sponsored by mr. collins today addresses many of the issues i just discussed. the legislation requires that a joint resolution must approve and must be passed by both chambers of congress and signed by the president before any major new rule or regulation is promulgated by the executive branch before it can take place. rules written by the congress,

rules then associated and determined by the executive but with the intent of congress to make sure that the american people are not further harmed. now, mr. speaker, we just heard an opportunity to discuss what was this discussion that we're having about israel and the administration. the bottom line is is that the chairman of the foreign affairs committee, ed royce, came before the committee yesterday and said he reilly did not take issue -- he really did not take issue with what they were doing. he would not support it because it did not address the probable that occurred when the obama administration for political purposes hung the people of israel and the state of israel out for the world to conkem and -- condemn and take advantage of. it bypassed years and years of american foreign policy and it stunned not only members of congress but it also stunned by

people who recognize that israel is in a fight for their life. mr. speaker, we did not, based upon the determination of the rules committee, make in order the bill that they had asked for, and they can bring it to the floor today, and we're not going to make it available because it does not even discuss the basic facts. that is the president of the united states unilaterally allowed the state of israel, who is a dear friend of the united states, to be hung out in the political and the economic world and the world of foreign affairs to be tarnished and taken advantage of. mr. speaker, we're here to say that we were appalled by what our government did. we're going to stand up and call it for what it is. america should always be a trusted friend to israel and we're doing exactly that here today. mr. speaker, i predict an overwhelming vote that will take

place today to enunciate what we believe is correct and also what was wrong. i thank the gentleman. i yield back the balance of my time i yield to back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. the distinguished chairman of the rules committee said that the american people don't want business as usual and yet here we're on this opening week and what we see is business as usual. more putin-like closed rules coming to the floor. 113th and 114th congress were the two most closed congresses in the history of the united states. and here we're beginning the new session with, again, this closed process. so the speaker on opening day made a promise to uphold the rights of the minority. well, you know what, that means that the minority ought to be able to be heard on the house floor. that we ought to be able to bring amendments and substitutes to the floor. yet we get rejected time and time again. this is not the way the most

deliberative body in the world should be run. this is not the way congress should be run. by closing down this process the way the majority does is a great disservice to the american people. with that, mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for two minutes. mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, i stand in opposition to this rule which was pushed through the rules committee as a closed rule and did not make in order an amendment which i support offered by my colleagues, mr. price and mr. connolly and mr. engel. the amendment like h.res. 11 objects to the u.n. security council resolution 2334 which i believe was an unfair and unsided resolution that placed undue blame upon the state of israel for the impasse on peace negotiations. like the obama administration, i'm frustrated by the lack of progress in recent years to achieving a two-state solution to the israeli-palestinian cry sifments however do i not believe the resolution passed by the security council contributes in any way to positively moving this process along. let's not mistake the fact that

the palestinian government which currently includes the terrorist faction hamas, has done little to support peace negotiations. by refusing to publicly recognize israel's right to exist as a jewish state, condoning terrorist activity, in violation of the oslo acorkts the palestinians have placed roadblocks to achieving peace. let me be clear, the june going settlement activity sanctioned by the israeli government is also counterproductive to the peace process. if the israeli government wants to remain a beacon of freedom and democracy in the middle east, they must recommit themselves to achieving a peaceful two-state solution where jewish israel exists peacefully with the palestinian state. with the events of recent years i'm fearful the two-state solution is if not dead in critical solution. i think as members of congress who strongly support israel, we should do everything we can to convey to both the israelis and

palestinians we will not stand by and watch them torpedo the hope of a peaceful solution to this crisis. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. at this point i am pleased to yield four minutes to the gentleman from kentucky, mr. barr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for four minutes. mr. barr: i thank my friend from georgia for yielding. i rise today in strong support of the rule governing these pieces of legislation and in particular the underlying legislation, the regulations from the executive in need of scrutiny or reins act, h.r. 26. mr. speaker, during the first two terms that i have served in this congress, the most common question posed to me by my constituents in central and eastern kentucky is what is the biggest surprise that you have confronted as a member of congress? and regrettably, mr. speaker, the biggest surprise that i have discovered as a member of congress is that congress is no

longer in charge. regrettably un-elected, unaccountable bureaucrats in the executive branch run the country. most of the laws that are enacted in this country at the federal level come out of un-elected bureaucrats in administrative agencies in the executive branch. and member of congress, even though we're elected by the american people to be the legislative branch by the american people, we can't stop it. i'm proud to have consistently supported the reins act because it reasserts the powers of this bod boddy and this congress under article 1 of the constitution which provides very simply as follows. all legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the united states which shall consist of a senate and a house of representatives. what does this mean?

the most important word in article 1 of the constitution is that first substancive word. all. implying that none of the legislative powers should be in ny other branch. this we know as the nondelegation doctrine. the principle that congress may not and should not delegate its legislative power to administrative agencies. the nondelegation doctrine forces a politically accountable congress to make policy choices rather than leave this to unelected administrative officials. and yet, what we have seen over -- over the last several decades and especially over the last eight years has been the rise of an unaccountable, out of control administrative state. over time, legislative powers that are vested exclusively in congress by the constitution have been increasingly and unconstitutionally claimed,

assumed and exercised by the executive branch. and now, unaccountable, unelected bureaucrat december side how you work, what goods and services you can buy and sell, and what you can do with your own property. all without accountability at the ballot box. so this state of affairs is fundamentally in conflict with the foundational constitutional principle that congress alone possesses the federal legislative power. look this has enormous economic consequences. it's costly to our economy. and i don't have to go into that. it's -- the estimates are $1.8 trillion in cost to the american economy. the bigger issue is this. is that none of these rules from these agencies have been approved, let alone even considered by congress, even though they do have a profound impact on the economy. the measure we're considering today would simply require those regulations with the greatest economic impact to be approved by both houses of congress plire to their implementation.

and this has two positive outcomes. first, obviously, it has the effect of blocking costly rules. secondly and more importantly, it will no longer allow members of congress to delegate their constitutional responsibilityable to the other branch. i heard my friend make the argument that congress isn't interested in these regulations and we're not capable of seriously reviewing these rules. this is about making sure that experts with specialized expertise in the executive branching review and promulgate these rules. but what are we doing here? we should just turn out the lights, lock the door and leave and give the keefs the government to the executive branch. we had a democratic administration over the last eight years. we're going to have a republican administration coming. this is not about republicans an democrats. this is not a partisan issue. this is about the integrity of the institution of congress. let's stand up for the congress and pass the reins act. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expire thsmed egentleman from

massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from california, ms. lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. lee: i want to thank the gentleman for yielding, for your steadfast commitment to ensuring global peace and security. i rise in opposition to this rule and h.res. 11 which is a flawed and misguided effort as currently written. let me be clear. h.res. 11 would undermine long-standing an bipartisan u.s. policy on a two-state solution to the israeli-palestinian conflict this resolution is deeply flawed because it does not accurately portray u.s. policy on israeli settlements. what's worse, this resolution completely, it completely mischaracterizes the united nations security council resolution and the united states abstention vote. mr. speaker, yesterday the rules committee shamefully rejected an alternative introduced by congressman price, congressman connolly and congressman engel

which reflects current u.s. policy. that would have reaffirmed our commitment to a negotiated and peaceful two-state solution. this is the only pathway to peace and security. it's appalling but really it's not surprising that republicans push through a closed rule and hurried this to the floor. may i have an additional 30 seconds? the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. lee: this is a disgrace. you know what, there are some of us here who are not going to be gagged, there are some of us here who are going to speak our mind, there are some of us here who are going to put forth our views, that's our constitutional responsibility. we have the right to debate whether you agrow or disagree. 's really a very sad day for our democracy when bills like this come to the floor and rules

like this which don't allow debate. i urge a no vote. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm so glad the gentlelady got the chance to debate on the floor and use that freedom of speech. with that, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from florida, mr. roth. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. roth: i rise to support this rule and express anymy strong disapproval of president obama -- his administration's mr. ross: israel has worked to forge peace with its neighbors. the territories discussed in the misguided u.n. resolution were areas israel gained in self-defense in the 1967 six-day war, including the old city, the temple mount and western wall. areas that were the origin of israeli culture, heritage, and religion.

israel didn't seek to take the land but rather when threatened they were forced to act in self-defense and repel these attacks. since that time, israel has successfully reached peaceful agreements with many of the arab countries who at that time sought to wipe them off the map. srael is the only thriving democracy in the middle east that protects individual rights regardless of gender or race or citizenship. israel is a shining example of taking care of those who are around them. even as they face constant threat of violent terrorist attacks. i have been appalled at what's taken place under president obama and secretary kerry and others in the administration. n response, i introduced a bill. the president turned his back on israel and turned his back on america. the anti-israel resolution threatens peace and stability in the middle east.

it will most likely incentivize violence and boycott. none to date have been this deliberate and calculated. that's why i've come to the floor to support chairman royce's bipartisan solution. as republicans and democrats alike have expressed contempt for the president's lack of action, i look forward to working with my colleagues and president-elect donald trump in correcting the tactics as we work to norm a stronger bond with israel and work to promote peace in the middle east. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired this egentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mchenry: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. welch: i want to say to mr. ross, i agree with just about everything single thing you said about the state of israel but i disagree about this resolution. let me explain why. israel is a jew herb democratic state. it's been our strong ally. we have supported it through thick and thin, most recently

with a $38 billion appropriation for their security over the next 10 years. i supported that. but this question that we face fundamentally comes down to whether we're going to support a two-state solution or move toward a one-state solution. the bottom line here is that settlement activity, every settlement that is made, 600,000 settlers living in the west bank and east jerusalem makes it ever more difficult to achieve that two-state solution. president obama in his abstention on that veto was acknowledging what has been the policy of this country, ronald reagan was opposed to settlement. you know you get a family that settles anywhere but in the west bank they put down roots they're good people. they have a belief that the west bank belongs to the -- biblically to israel. that's their view, many

politicians, including netanyahu, appears to be embracing that. that's not the international position. it's not the unified position in israel. many folks in israel think the settlements are a threat to the possibility of achieving the secure borders and the security of israel and the maintenance of it as a democratic jewer state. there's another issue, mr. speaker. with 4.5 00 settlers, million palestinians in the west bank and living in the state of israel and 6.5 jewish member theefs state of israel, the demographics long-term are going to reach a tipping point where there could be more arab voters than jewish voters. the state of israel will have to make the decision, jewish or democratic. i want the state of israel to continue to be that jewish and democratic state that it is and that's why i oppose this

resolution. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentlelady has expired. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: at this point i'm privileged to yield to a fellow classmate, the gentleman from indiana, one minute, mr. messer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. messer: i thank the gentleman, thank you, mr. speaker. nothing unites yane's sixth congressional district quite like the simple phrase, we must stand with israel. throughout most of my rural district that has far more christian churches than synagogues, hoosiers are united in their support of the jewish state. hoosiers, myself included, were deeply distressed when the obama administration stood silent as our great ally was demonized by the u.n. israel was our most important friend in the region and among america's best partners in the world. president obama's silence and defection from israel was unconscionable and he's made our

ally less safe and peace less likely. i'm eager to vote today to send a strong signal to the world that the american people reject the u.n.'s one-sided, shortsighted u.n. security council resolution and the american people's stand -- the american people stand united with israel. i urge my colleagues to support the rule and the underlying bill. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. israel is a special place in a troubled and storied landscape, sacred ground for three of the world's major religions. israel's security is important to me and the people i represent. the jewish homeland is the only democracy in this broader region of conflict. i abhor the terrorist acts. israel's security merits our support.

which is why the obama administration, with congress' approval, just awarded an unprecedented amount of military aid over the next 10 years. but unfortunately, israel's future is being threatened by its own actions. as well as its adversaries'. for years, reckless settlement expansion has been opposed by the united states and the rest of the world. they're confiscating palestinian land in a way that's not just contrary to long-standing american policy but is often illegal under israeli law. it looks like the incoming trump administration is reconsidering 50 years of bipartisan policy urged on by the extremist views of his proposed ambassador whose position on settlement expansion is on the fringe of even israeli politics. h.res. 11 sends the wrong signal to the incoming president, to israeli politicians, and

especially to israeli people. it drives a wedge between israel and the majority of americans. including the majority of jewish americans. it weakens that special relationship and furthers the isolation of israel in evidence as the resolution was approved unanimously by the other 14 countries. israel will become more vulnerable and candidly more likely will embolden forces that are hostile to the jewish state. instead of this resolution we should reject the rule and support the resolution i co-sponsored with mr. price that reaffirms our commitment to the long standing american policy in support of a two-state solution and to help secure israel's future as a stable, democratic, peaceful state. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expire. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. i happily yield one minute to

mr. mcclintock of california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mcclintock: i support the reins act and the rule that brings it to us. i want to underscore the point made earlier by mr. barr this ereins act says any regulation, an act with the force of law, that's adopted by the executive branch and costs more than $100 million must then be approved by congress to take effect. as necessary as this bill is in the current environment, i'm afraid it's got it completely backwards. under the constitution, read on this floor today, it is not the role of the executive branch to make law, and for the legislative branch then to approve or veto it. quite the contrary, making law is the singular prerogative of the legislative branch and the executive approves or vetoes that law. the reins act a necessary because for years we have ceded authority to the executive. it's time to restore the proper role of the legislative branch to make law and the executive

branch to execute it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts virginia tech. mr. mcgovern: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. connolly: i thank my good friend, mr. mcgovern, for his leadership and for managing this rule today. i rise in opposition to the closed rule for h.r. 11. ranking member engel, mr. price, and i have submitted an amendment to h.r. 11 when it came before the rules committee. our amendment offered a balanced approach and strongly reaffirmed long-standing bipartisan principles that undergird u.s. policy on the israeli-palestinian conflict. we introduced that amendment as a reasonable alternative that would allow all of us to convene the broadest possible bipartisan coalition here in the house. personally, i believe the u.s. should have vetoed the u.n. security council resolution and notably our resolution supported the u.s. veto of anyone one-sided or anti-israeli u.n.

security council resolution or any resolution that seeks to impose a solution on the conflict. our resolution also condemned boycott in the campaigns and sanctions that target israel. it reiterated support for negotiated settlement leading to a sustainable two-state solution that reaffirms israel's right to exist as a democratic jewish state. we all agree that there can be no substitute for direct bilateral negotiations between israel and the palestinians as we transition into a new administration, begin this new congress, we should resist temptation to rewrite u.s. policy on the peace process on a misguided attempt to further drive a wedge where none should exist. the point of h.r. 11 seems to be to bash obama on the way out. the fact there are distortions in the history, in fact, seem not to bother us. on this point i would note that h.r. res. 11 mentions settlements but makes no attempt

to reaffirm long-standing u.s. opposition to those settlements. it's more important than ever that congress maintain its consistent bipartisan policy toward the conflict. we believe the carefully constructed language in our resolution did just that but we were not allowed the opportunity by the rules committee to bring it before the floor for a vote. i urge my colleagues, especially my democratic colleagues, to vote no on h.r. 11 and the rule and to support and co-sponsor h.r. res. 23, a much more bipartisan and balanced approach. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. it is now that time of the year when we have our new members coming in and this is a great time for us on our side because we have a great new member from florida, mr. brian mass, i yield to him one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. >> i thank my good friend from georgia for yielding. i rise today because the currently administration has birlly undermined peace with their shameful failure to veto

u.n. resolution 2334, condemning israel is condemning the most peaceful country in the middle east and it's done simply to appease palestinians, a group that have been historically defined by their responsible for terror and this does not bring us one step closer to peace. mr. mast: i can tell you after defending freedom in the u.s. i chose to volunteer alongside the israel defense forces because our countries do share the uncommon ideals of freedom and democracy and mutual respect for all people. during my time with the i.d.f. i did learn that the table of israeli families just how much each one of them truly does desire peace. by failing to veto this hateful u.n. resolution, the administration has sent a terrible message. we must counter this underhanded condemnation of israel with a unanimous show of support today for house resolution 11. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the time of the gentleman from massachusetts has recognized. mr. mcgovern: i yield two

minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. doggett: thank you. this house contains many friends of israel, republican and democratic. indeed, as long as i have been here, i have never found an enemy of israel in this house. certainly that friendship was very apparent when only a few weeks ago prome approved giving israel -- president obama approved giving israel $38 million in american tax money in military assistance. you know why the knesset in jerusalem we do disagree about what the mess best way to assure peace and security and lively debate is important to that. unfortunately, this rule is billion stifling knesset-style debate. it restricts and denies any amendment, any alternative, the strict limitation on debate, this surprise presentation of today's measure with no public

hearing and little warning, it shows how fearful our republican colleagues are of a legitimate discussion of this troubling issue. this is a horrible way to make critical foreign policy. it's only a step above doing it by tweets which seems to be the approach of the day. today's resolution which purports to support israeli security actually undermines that security. it favors going it alone with the current israeli government in defiance of our other allies in the 14 countries that unanimously voted for this security council measure. isolation, more and more isolation, is not the way to protect israel. those who demonstrate their friendship with israel by following mr. netanyahu on one right turn after another are boxing in america and israel.

he's moving us further and further to the extremes so that we eventually go off a cliff into chaos. as tom friedman noted in urging a negotiated two-state settlement, a west bank on fire would become a recruitment tool for isis and iran. vote for peace, reject this resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: at this point i'd like to welcome to the floor and also another freshman of ours from indiana and yield one minute to mr. hollingsworth from indiana. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for one minute. mr. hollingsworth: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the rule and underlying reins act because i was sent to congress to help hardworking hoosiers create jobs, keep jobs, and raise wages. as a small business owner myself, i understand how difficult it is to build a business in today's economy and i want the hoosiers of the indiana's ninth district to have control over their future without fear of unaccountable

government bureaucrats with political agendas creating regulation to restrict their pursuit of success. i believe the reins act will ensure the constituents of the indiana's ninth district will not only have a voice but also a choice in the laws that govern this great nation. hardworking hoosiers are shining examples of what americans can do with the freedom to make their own economic decision and i don't want un-elected bureaucrats in washington impeding the job creating growth of indiana's and america's businesses. i encourage my colleagues to vote yes on the rule and the underlying bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. again the importance of new congress gets in line our new faces are coming forward, face looking to makeing to

a difference, the gentleman from florida, mr. gaetz, i recognize him for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. mr. gaetz: i thank the gentleman from georgia for yielding. mr. speaker, i support this rule and the underlying legislation. today the federal government's rules exceed 97,000 pages. the most in american history. so we ask ourselves, do we really need 20 pages of rules governing vending machines? could we cover fuel standards in less than 578 pages? would the union crumble if we didn't have 61 pages of regulations on residential dehumidifiers? each of these rules have compliance costs that exceed $100 million. in my home state of florida, we passed a version of the reins act. the result has been the repeal or replacement of over 4,000 job-killing regulations. we can only make america great again if we make americans free again. free from the tyranny of un-elected washington bureaucrats, huddled in windowless cubicles, dictating to americans how they should

live their lives, build their businesses, and protect their own property. voters sent us here to drain the swamp. with so many regulations we would be lucky to get permission to mop up a puddle. with that i yield back to the gentleman from georgia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts continues to reserve. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. at this point it is my honor to yield one minute to my friend from iowa, mr. king. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa is recognized for one minute. mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. my privilege to be recognized by the gentleman from georgia. i wanted to address this rule and i share some of the sentiment that came from the gentleman from massachusetts. i like to have open rules. i like to have open debates. i like to have more than one debate on what we might do with this resolution that's before us. i'd like to have had a debate on the one state solution versus the two-state solution because i believe that the two-state solution has run its course. and we need to pack up our tools

and ship those off to the side and start all over again with a new look. i believe we need to have a resolution that refreshed this in such a way that it completely rejected resolution 2334, that vote that took place in the united nations, and said to the trump administration, let's start this fresh with a new look rather than a direction of being bound by implication to a two-state solution. but that's not what we have ahead of us. we have aheffed us a resolution that's come to the floor under a closed rule that sends a lot of a good and right message to the rest of the world that america, the united states congress, rejects what happened in the united nations the other day and that decision to abstain from that vote. on the other hand, we really don't have the focus here to take on the rest of this issue. i'm hopeful we will. i'll be introducing a resolution later today that addresses the two-state solution in a way i would have liked to have done it with a resolution here. as i said to the gentleman from california, it's not my intent to blow up your bill or

nishtifment i want to see the best success we can on what's going on here today. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts continues to reserve. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time i would like to recognize for one minute the distinguished chairman of the foreign affairs committee, chairman royce. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. the problem with this u.n. resolution is not simply that it criticizes israeli actions. it is that it is fundamentally one-sided. it is anti-israel. that's a departure from long-standing bipartisan u.s. policy. u.n. security council resolution 2334 does not address the palestinian authority's failure to end incitement of hatred. frankly, they encourage t the violence that we see against

israeli civilians comes from the encouragement of p.a. officials. it doesn't address the palestinian authority's continued payments and incentive payment in their budget over $300 million a year, is paid to those who will carry out attacks against israeli civilians. and the more mayhem you create, the longer the term you have in prison, the larger the stipend. that comes right out of the budget of the palestinian authority. the u.n. resolution did not call upon palestinian leadership toe fulfill -- to fulfill their obligations towards negotiations. and the middle east summit is planned next month. first the administration abstains on this and next month in france there is real concern that another damaging security council resolution should follow. that's why this dangerous policy must be rejected.

hopefully unanimously by this house. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i have no other speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield myself the remaining time. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote against this rule. it's not fair. and i urge you to vote for the -- vote no on the previous question so that mr. price and mr. engel and mr. connelly can bring up their alternative to house resolution 11. mr. speaker, let me say finally hat i am deeply concerned that the institution of congress has been undermined time and time again by this tendency to be overly restrictive and outright closed. and we are supposed to be the

greatest deliberative body in the world, but the problem is we don't deliberate very much. everything that kind -- that is brought to this floor tends to be a press release substituting for legislation. there is no bipartisanship, there is none. there's no working together, there's none. that's unfortunate. i think one of the messages of the last election was they wanted to see things happen here. not just whatever the republicans want or whatever the democrats want, they want to see us working together. i served here as a staffer during a time when there was collegiality. when republicans and democrats came together and passed appropriations bills and authorizations bills. passed major reform bills. that doesn't happen anymore. on the issue of regulatory reform, you know, i think you could actually get a consensus on regulatory reform.

there's nobody in this house that thinks the regulatory process is perfect. the problem is, when you bring a bill to the floor that's so one-sided, that is poorly written, that is impractical, we can't support it. you know, on the issue of israel, we could have come to a consensus, i think, and spoken with one voice to show our unwavering support for the state of israeli. but instead we have a bill that comes to the floor that's politically charged and i think that is very clear based on the tone of some of the speeches here today but also has factual errors in it. the frustration level has grown to the point where some of us in the minority have take ton protesting. we had a sit-in in response to the fagget that -- fact that we couldn't get legislation to the floor that said if you're on a terrorist list and you can't fly, then you can't buy a gun. and a bill that called for universal background checks. we thought we had a promise to be able to bring some of this to the floor my friends could have voted against it.

but we were told no, you don't have the right to debate these bills. i'm going to say to my colleagues sincerely that unless things change, then you're going to see the discord and the anger and the frustration build on this side of the aisle. you're going to see it build throughout the country. there's a reason why people hold congress in such disdain. it's because they see this place not as a -- an institution where we can solve problems but as a place where it's all about on instruction or my way or the highway. this is a lousy way to start the new year. please vote no on the previous question and vote no on this rule. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expire. the gentleman from georgia is recognized to close debate. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker, i appreciate that. it's amazing to me, some of the things i have heard in the last few minutes, i appreciate my friends across the aisle, it's amazing the debate we have been having here. that is something i want to talk

about. but also something that came up, just to take a few steps down the road. it's been mentioned many times here on the floor today that a unanimous vote by the security council in some way implies that it was right or that it was proper. i'm sorry, the group think of the united nations security council on this issue was wrong. the ones that was left silent was the deeby con of freedom to the world, the united states, and instead of engaging, instead of working, when we have in the past abstained or voted against, there's been times when we actually, as my friend said just a few moments ago, working together, when that did happen in the past it was times in which israel and the u.s. worked together to soften or change and at that point in time something that not liked but could be lived with. in this case, it was nothing. israel said this is bad and america turned its back. where was the voice? it was silent. where was the voice? we voted absent.

that's not what the leader of the free world should do. leader of what the the flee world should do to his closest ally in the middle east. that's why we're talking about this. there's other things we can discuss today. there's other solutions on the two-state solution. others on the settlement. but it goes deeper than other issues. the deeper part is we sat silent while the world mocked and criticized our strongest ally, mr. speaker. don't talk to me about working together. i get it. where was the working together on this? it was absent. unanimous vote, especially of the united nations security council, using that as your justification, i think we need to talk. but also, mr. speaker, when we come to an end, when we come to the end, regulatory environment, the reins act, is simply saying congress do, what congress is supposed to do. congress, work as the voice for

the american people. work for the voice of helping companies start and create jobs. work with the american people to take them, mr. speaker, forward. instead of moving backwards. the reins act simply says let's do our job here. not the ones who are closed off from input but the folks elected to come to this place, to come to these hallowed halls and debate what we're talking about today. debate the regulatory environment. debate the environment. when we do that, that is what we need to do. with that, mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this bill and the underly -- this rule and the underlying bill. i move the previous question and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia has yielded back the balance of his time. the question is on ordering the previous question on the resolution. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker. i'd like to ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the

yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to rule -- to clause 9 of rule 20, the chair will reduce to five minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of the resolution. this is a 15-minute vote. [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.]