the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 212 and the nays are 212. the amendment is not adopted.

the the unfinished business is request for recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in report 118-456 by the gentleman from texas, mr. roy, on which further proceedings were postponed and ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in house report 118-456 offered by mr. roy of texas. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 2-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.]

the chair: have all members voted?

the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 269 and the yeas are 153 -- the nays yeas are 2 of # and the nays are 153. the gentleman from texas, mr. crenshaw on which further proceedings and the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 4 printed in house report 118-456 offered by mr. crenshaw of texas. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested, those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted.

a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device and this will be a two-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.]

the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 268, the nays are 152. the amendment is adopted.

the the unfinished business is request for recorded vote on amendment number 5 printed in house report 118-456 by the gentleman from florida, mr. waltz, on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number house report 1 of 118-456. the chair: a recorded vet has been requested. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-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.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 227. the nays are 193. the amendment is adopted. the chair: the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 6 printed in house report 118-456 by the gentleman from ohio, mr. turner, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 6, printed in house report number 118-456, offered by mr. turner of ohio. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request

for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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.]

the chair: on this vote the yeas are 236. the nays are 186. the amendment is adopted. there being no further amendments, under the rule the committee rises.

the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration the bill h.r. 7888 and pursuant to house resolution 1137, reports the bill as amended by that resolution back to the house with sundry further amendments adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule, the previous question is ordered. and is a separate vote demanded on any further amendment reported from the committee of

the whole? if not, the chair will put them en gros. the question is on the adoption of the amendments. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendments are adopted. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor please say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: bill to reform the foreign intelligence surveillence act of 1978. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on passage of the bill. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the bill is passed. and without objection the motion to reconsider is -- for what purpose does gentlelady from florida seek recognition? >> i request a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a

recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-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.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 273, the nays are 147. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does gentlelady from florida seek recognition? the objection is heard. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: ms. lee of to reconsider the vote on passage of 7888.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? the clerk: the the motion to reconsider to reconsider. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to table. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it and the motion is adopted. >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady seek recognition? >> a seek a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from kentucky seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet monday next and convene for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain one-minute speeches. it house will be in order.

the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. let's get the house in order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize students from keystone career and technology center who attended the skills competition in hershey, pennsylvania. the state competition which took

place from april 3-5 is an annual competition that allows high school students to demonstrate skills in a variety of competitions. they have the opportunity to compete individually and as a team. keystone central had 25 students participate. they represented different programs, including child care, drafting design, health assisting. and machine precision. four won awards and in community service. one scomming in second for c.t.e. demonstration and architectural, career pathways, industrial and career pathways for human services. the student who came in first will advance to the national competition in atlanta, georgia, in june. i am proud of these students for hard work and dedication for learning and i wish them the best of luck in their career paths. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to because this week the biden administration took another massive step in the fight to end gun violence and save innocent lives. yesterday, the administration took historic action to reduce the number of firearms sold to people without background checks. this is the largest expansion in the history of the background check system in the past 30 years. from column buy to mid i-odessa gun shooting, dealers have contributed to the horrific and senseless tragedies. for years, people have marched and fought and raised their voices calling on heeders in power to give a damn about the innocent lives being taken away from us.

president biden is listening. under his leadership, this congress passed the safer communities act. created the first federal office ever white house gun violence prevention and one step closer to ununiversal background checks. now it is time to pass universal background checks. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today with a heavy heart. i rise to remember dr. jerome green who died unexpectedly earlier this week. jerome was the president of shorter college in little rock, arkansas since 2012 and private two year historic black college,

shorter college faces unique challenges that were embraced by dr. green. and in his time as president he increased enrollment and brought back athletics and added academic programs and named the hcbu campaign board as one of the most dominant leaders in the class of 2024. earlier in his career he was appointed by governor clinton to the arkansas ethics commission. he was appointed to the panel of con sill eators for the settedment of investment dispute, a addition of the world bank. he has dedicated his career to improving the lives of others and a leader in his faith and devotion to shorter college and our country. he is a dear friend and will be missed about by many and we pray for the repose of his soul and

friends and family. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition -- the gentlewoman from from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> the united states and ukraine are at a crossroads. in the fight against putin, ukraine is rationing weapons. ukraine is losing ground, ground that they had reclaimed from their agressor. ms. dean: as the russian army grows stronger. ukrainians fight for democracy itself. their fight is our fight. because what affects our european allies affects us, our security, our economy, our very democracy. america is the indispensible nation yet some republicans are willing to squander our global

strength to appease putin or a former president. we cannot allow extreme republicans do the dirty work, because if we abandon ukraine we fail to protect a younger democracy and jeopardy ice our -- jeopardize our military security. president biden has led more than 50 nations in supplying ukraine in what it needs to win. we are at a crossroads. we must stand strong and lead. i yield become. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, just the latest devastating consequences of the atrocious biden border crisis and the rise of illegal immigrants squatting in american homes. we have heard stories of them

squatting a venezuela wail an took possession of squatting laws. homeland security officials arrested eight illegal immigrants on drug and gun possession who were squatting in a bronx, new york home. i introduced the safeguarding homes from illegal entry or shield act. my bill would make trespassing a deportable offense as well deem the alien not allowed to return back to the united states of america. this legislation should serve as a deterrent and make illegal immigrants think twice before attempting to trespass in our homes in an unlawful manner. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oregon seek

recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to highlight the important role that community and school-bested health centers play when it comes to em's well-being. they provide mental and physical health services regardless of the patient's ability to pay. i visited several community health centers in my district. during our visit we met with staff, providers and local stakeholders to learn about how congress can better support these facilities. what i gained from these conversations we simply do not have enough mental health providers to meet commune needs especially in rural areas. addressing the work force shortage has to be a top priority. i introduced legislation to increase a strong work force pipeline and i will continue to push for more funding community health centers and other

organizations that are helping to fill the gaps in mental health care because mental is just as important as our physical health. but we can't expand access to care without increase creasing support to providers who are working on the ground to put an end to the mental health crisis. i yield become. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize sheer yes denello being inducting in the nursing hall of fame. it shows appreciation for many hardworking nurses in gee. she is one of 10 nurses to receive the invitation of the 2024 selection. she along with her counterparts were chosen on her community,

life and philanthropic organizations. she is the vice president of patient care services at st. joseph's hospital located in savannah, georgia. it includes covering hospital beds and out-patient services. along with serving on the health work force commission, a commission she was appointed by governor kemp, she sits on many other community boards. her strong commitment and service to the medical field is appreciated by the savannah community. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. . . 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 and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today to honor the life of jason jenkins, an

18-year-old who shares the same hometown as me, rockford, illinois. jason was a student and worked at wal-mart in the evenings and on weekend buzz that was also where -- weekends but that was also where he was the victim of a horrific racially motivated knife attack that ended his life. biseasoneders jumped to his side, comforting him while trying to stop the bleeding. a powerful testament to the good in our community that will always overpower hate. several of his teachers told me that jason was an extraordinary young man known for his personality, positivity and always looking to make people laugh. today i'm grieving with the jenkins family, their neighbors, his team at wal-mart, and his classmates at auburn high school. mr. sorensen: this has been a rough few weeks for the rockford community. but with every tragedy it is important that we come together as one family, to support each

other during these difficult moments. we will never forget you, jason jenkins. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i rise to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. kim: thank you. i rise to thank dr. steven stambo and dr. valerie owe reagan on their retirement from cal state-fullerton after years of dedicated service as political science professors. doctors stambo and o'reagan led the scholarship program, offering students interested in politics and government the unique opportunity to leave and learn in washington, d.c. dr. stambo was the founding director of this program in

2006, with more than 650 students have since participated in this program. the other doctor personally recruited 1/3 of the students. their important work has inspired many, including my own daughter, kelly, who attended cal state-fullerton and was a cal state d.c. scholar. thank you both for your tireless work to teach the next generation of public servants and leaders and i wish you both the best in your retirement. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: and for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. kamlager-dove: mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate the life of south los angeles' spiritual and moral center, reverend dr. cecil chip murray.

for 27 years reverend murray served as pastor of los angeles' oldest black-founded church, first african methodist church or f.a.m.e. many a president, senator, congress person, foreign minister, community advocate or person in need found their way to fame and reverend murray. he guided our community through times of crisis and towards prosperity. he sheltered and fed thousands of displaced residents at fame during the 1992 l.a. riots and later created over 4,000 jobs, 300 new homeowners and 500 new businesses across south l.a. through the fame renaissance economic development program. upon his retirement from fame, reverend murray served as chair of christian ethics in the school of religion at my alma mater, u.s.c., passing on his wisdom to a new generation of community leaders. he was a constituent of the

37th, he was a shepherd of faith, justice and mercy. he was an icon to los angeles. please join me in honoring reverend murray's incredible life and legacy. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. lamalfa: seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lamalfa: thank you, mr. speaker. this week the united states congress joint economic committee released a report based on the consumer price index for march. they found that in my home state of california, the average household in california is paying $1,222 more per month to purchase the same goods and services as just three years ago, january, 2021. cumulatively the average california household has spent $26,929 more due to inflation in that same period of time. compared to january, 2021, the average household in california

is spending $173 more per month on food. and $25 more each month than just one year ago, a cumulative of $3,900 more of food costs since january of 2021. the average household in cal is spend -- california is spending $161 per month more in energy costs. and $5,000 more out of their pockets since that period of time in january of 2021. shelter, housing has gone up. $4,600 more since january of 2021. what's the root cause of this? couple basic pieces. cost of energy drives everything and government spending has inflated. we got to stop this. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

mr. garcia: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to celebrate fitzgerald's, a community staple in ber win, illinois, where we can listen to all types of music and have a good time. the building at roosevelt and clarence has gone by many names and served many purposes since it became a place to gather more than 100 years ago. it was a hunting lodge and sporting headquarters in the 1950's and 1960's. it was the hunt club where jazz greats like turk murphy, little armstrong and bob scobi played. in 1980 under new ownership, the venue took the name fitzgerald's and the rest is history. then in 2020, new owners got creative with the stay at home concert series during the pandemic and recently applied for fitzgerald's to be added to the national register of historic places, which i wholeheart lid support -- wholeheartedly support. fitzgerald's slogan is, live

good, good drinks, and i raise a glass to this cornerstone in my community. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, what i said six months ago couldn't be truer today. i said we need a permanent ceasefire to save lives and bring lasting peace. ms. ramirez: and yesterday today over 33,000 palestinians have been killed, 13,000 children robbed of a future, 3 40e doctors and -- 340 doctors and aid workers dead. one million on the brink of famine, 95 journalists and media workers dead. and after 188 days, 100 hostages are still not home.

when will we see the irony of facilitating aid air drops while we are also supplying air strikes? how long before we stop arming netanyahu to wage a brutal war against civilians? we have to reclaim our integrity so not one more dollar, not one more bomb, not another excuse for an extremist who prides himself on the starvation and the death of children. not anymore. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new mexico seek recognition? ms. leger fernandez: i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. leger fernandez: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the inspiring life of tanya sanchez. tanya was the director of the presbyterian health services

community clinic in cuba, new mexico. who passed away in february. she implemented programs and activities to connect with her community, from toy drives to halloween carnivals and art competitions. tanya strived to make everyone feel welcome. she encouraged them to take pride in their home as latino mexicanos. tanya had recently launched her campaign for village council and even after her passing she won more votes than other who won. she was eager to listen and build with her community. through her immense care and compassion, tanya created an unrivaled impact on everyone she met. tanya spearheaded one of my congressional-supported community projects for rural workforce housing for the health clinic in cuba. i will cherish the photos of the event celebrating the project with tanya. i'm heartbroken that such an

amazing person was taken before her light could shine even brighter. i am proud to have met her and hope to carry on the work that she started in our home state and in her beautiful village. her legacy will live on through her children and the countless lives that she touched and through the beautiful work for housing that she made possible in cuba, new mexico. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 9, 2023, the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. kaptur, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. ms. kaptur: thank you. mr. speaker, considering the visit this week from his excellency, fumio kishida, prime

minister of japan, i rise to thank both him and his country's commitment to our deepening alliance of liberty. i also rise to discuss where i believe there's room for improvement. that must achieve parity in our trade relationship between the united states of america and japan, our essential ally in the pacific. japan is a key ally for our nation, but there have been concerning developments within our trade and economic relationship that deserve attention. in particular, the u.s.-japan lingering, huge trade deficit is of great importance. particularly in my manufacturing region of america, our steel workers, auto workers, manufacturers across our region and the entire industrial midwest. due to the north american free trade agreement's passage over 40 years ago, nafta, with additional export caps and a

slough of other flawed trade policies, the industrial heartland of our country has been left behind again and again as jobs were outsourced and markets were left closed. it was hard for us to get our exports into japan. as we embark on this next phase of our relationship with japan, of the utmost importance to our country and global security, i would argue, with president biden, lawmakers, agencies, the military and even japan itself, not to leave behind again the manufacturing heartland and the people of our country who i am in this very room to represent. it is all too easy to get caught up in achieving our shared economic and security goals and forget those right here at home. specifically my constituents have been cut out of trade deals over and over.

our manufacturers find it extremely difficult to get items into japan and we have our markets open. we have markets open for investment by japan in this country. try to afford to invest in japan by a major u.s. company. the japanese are smart traders and they are able and they are paying attention to the world, but so are my constituents. and make no mistake, if you leave people behind here at home, they can leave you behind too. in fact, we have lived the results of past unfair trade deals every day. and that has thrown skepticism on international partnerships that have not been fair and isolationist tendencies have developed among some americans who harbor these tendencies. but these nagging trade deficits are one reason and they currently impede our ability to uphold our commitment to such important alliances. so why not embrace this moment?

let's embrace it. to move closer to a new era for the industrial midwest, rather than repeat the mistakes of the past. in in 2022, u.s. trade deficit with japan was over $70 billion but that was not an isolated year. the amount of that deficit is in the trillions. why does this statistic look like this and how does it look to the people of ohio and the workers and companies of ohio? let's use the auto industry as an example. in 2021, u.s. imported 1,000 400000u 000 but japan took 2, 333. 1.4 million for them, 1 million

400,000 and for us, 20,000. that is a 70-to-one import-export ratio in the automobile. when you count parts and steel that japan keeps out, the number is even bigger. it is difficult for auto makers and auto parts supplier to break into and stay in the japanese market. there are many, many impediments. in december of 2023. nippan made an intngs to buy u.s. steel. u.s. steel has provided tens of thousands of americans with dig nye filed living wage jobs with the materials to build american vehicles on american soil. what america makes and builds, makes and builds america. formed in 1901 and still based in pittsburgh, pennsylvania,

once the largest steel producer in the world. it remains to this day one of the largest american steel producers but if the sale goes through, nippan will not be obligated to honor labor contracts and american jobs will be lost again and midwest industrial america will be left behind again. if we are to have free trade, we must also have fair trade and we must play by the same rules. our partnership must yield a win-win for both our national security and japan's and our economic security and japan's economic security. but the ledger books don't get us there today. we've got more work to do. and i asked the prime minister if he couldn't send a delegation to work on these exact issues. in delivering this essential message i thank the japanese

prime minister to visit our nation this week and for his kind words recognizing our shared values and fondness for his childhood, some of that time spent in america and appreciation of the importance u.s.-japan alliance on the trade front. our two nations have much work to repair and much work to do. thank you, mr. speaker. i now would like to turn to another very essential topic and one i would like to mention that the majority party, the republican party is long overdue in bringing to this floor the national security supplemental bill that includes support for ukraine. let me be clear. ukraine is fighting for its liberty. you can feel it, you can taste it, but ukraine is not asking

the american people to die for her, but she's only asking some help from us to buy the ammunition to win, to win their own liberty. how could any american turn their back on this plea? we are the leader of the free world. we like to say that. are we really the leader of the free world. we cannot let ukraine fail. how can this congress digitter as lives are lost because of lack of ammunition as liberty hangs on the balance on the eastern edge of europe, our closest expwral eyes. ukraine is the scrimmage line on the continent of europe today. russia without provocation invaded the sovereign territory of awe crane in and expanded its

zone of terror to take as much of the free world allows. think about that. russia's dictatorship historically has a very sinister habit of gulping up territory that does not belong to it. peace is possible when russia is pushed back into her own boundaries. just in the last century, russia killed more innocent people than even nazi germany. russia forcibly starved and murdered over 12 million people, humankind doesn't even know how many because it was such an i nilation. only god knows how many. russia occupied territory in europe for over 40 years as far west as berlin, germany and far south as turkey.

putin has invaded georgia in 2008, crima and ukraine in 2014 and full scale illegal in 2022 which remains a hot war and ongoing as we are here today. russia's greedy dictators from stalin to putin chomp off territory that is not theirs to take. borders of nations must be sovereign. the history of europe is also clear. russia is an expansionist tyranny. sadly but true, it always has been. vladimir putin intends to keep it that way. if the free world does not stand up to russia now, it will continue to plannedder ajoining -- plannedder ajoining nations most of which are members of nato.

that will have a much larger conflict that will engage nato militarily and that includes the united states of america. for some very misguided members of the u.s. congress to let liberty twist and twist in the wind in ukraine, deeply harms the freedom-seeking courageous people and soldiers of ukraine. i find it mind numbing to guess why some members of this house choose to turn away from liberty at a moment of greatest challenge on a continent over 500,000 americans died for our liberty and their liberty. do our colleagues not grasp that their political antics aid and abet a real proven enemy of liberty? and fool erie endanger the people of our nation going forward as they allow the death

of ukraine soldiers. when they acquiesce to vladimir put in, the republican party damages the standing of the united states of america globally. could we be observing modern-day quizlings. people who acquiesce to tyrrants? can some of our colleagues believe they exist alone on this globe? do they know no history? let me assure them, they cannot retreat to little sheltered little corners will they remain safe. when you cede the field to tyranny and whet its appetite, it will find you. could some of these members among us hold their fanciful ideas because their families

have been protected from the raw edge of tyranny? could they not know that the terrorist forces of subject jew gages? our family knows the face of russian terror. believe me, no person should ever have to endure its cruel murderous soulless antics. perhaps the man tower prescription for our military means that we, as a country are yielding very naive candidates for congress and even for the presidency of our country. with some having no veterans in their own families. do members of congress again you flect before putin actually not know they are making our world a dangerous place in which to live. are they absent their veterans

and families who fought on the continent of europe in the last century and know the stakes? for the first time in recorded history, the structure of a free world and the means to defend it hangs in the balance. in europe, well over half a million lives were sacrificed to division of what we now call the free world. but when our soldiers fought, the shield of liberty they bequeath to each and every one of us and members of this body that have royally blessed us, as they fought they didn't have a name for the free world. there was no nato, but they understood when they met an enemy to liberty and they fought against it with everything they had. we have been living, anyone in

this room, anyone listening, we have been blessed living during the longest period of peace-time history among great powers the world has ever known. you are blessed not for anything you have done yourself but for those who did before us did for us. liberty shield was created out of the profound sacrifices of our citizens enabling all of us to live more comfortable lives, maybe too comfortable, maybe too comfortable about which the people of ukraine can only now dream and fight. aisle ask my colleagues who oppose assistance to ukraine, has your life perhaps been too comfortable? do you know nothing of what our forebearers sacrificed and fought for? do you not know the face of

tyranny. could members of congress be unaware of america's critical role in the face of liberty? do they not understand their digitterring threatens liberty? do they not understand if one naively retreats boo their comfortable corner of the world for safety, there will come a day when the mean forces of evil will find them and us. read about stalin's black raven squads to understand who you empower through ignorance. there's no safety in retreat. our colleagues appease, but do not understand what it takes to maintain a free world. what a sacrilege to reward

putin. he operates in the style of stalin, the most vial, crazed, russian dictator. stalin butchered millions upon millions of innocent human beings as their blood soaked and sanity filed the hole land of ukraine. as the black raven squad set out any person who got in the way, starved by russia, shot in the back of the head of russia, smothered to death in church basements, in forests frozen by starvation, by the millions. did my colleagues not observe the recent death of russian freedom fighter aelection any navalny? that is putin's way of operating.

kill the opposition. by acquiescing to russia, you reward murderers, december pots and tyrrants. par on thing the talking points of putin isn't just a sign of our colleagues' lack of knowledge on the subject, it is simply un-american. are they blinded by full bellies, media distractions and own self-satisfaction and attention to miss the predator on the march? are they too consumed with the attention they draw by playing with the devil, that they foolishly hasten the day when the whims of oppression burn them and us? only time will tell, but as the hours, days and weeks ticks by, ukrainian lives hang in the balance.

ukrainian soldiers ukrainian soldiers valiantly resist the third largest military in the world. i urge my colleagues to support funding for ammunition and weapons for ukraine. i call upon the majority to bring the legislation to the floor immediately. time is of the essence. the winter months over two years have been so, so difficult for the people of ukraine and her soldiers. liberty hangs in the balance on our watch, give us a chance to vote for liberty. don't hold back the legislation another month and then another month and then another month. meet the moment. protect the national security of the united states and of europe. meet our obligations. let's vote for support of ukraine. i pray we can do that next week. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 9, 2023, the gentleman from florida, mr. rutherford, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. rutherford: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate pastor terry andriev rand cynthia horn -- and reverend cynthia horn for celebrating their 50th anniversary of active children's ministry aimed at teaching good citizenship along with biblical moral values. dr. terry horn, as you can see here beside me, is affectionately known as uncle sam. and he and his wife, cynthia, began their ministry, as i said, 50 years ago to teach christ's love, hope and healing in poverty-stricken areas. the horns have brought the gospel message to major cities

throughout the united states before finally being called to relocate to jacksonville in 2011. it's at that time that i was sheriff in jacksonville, florida, and got to know their program well. their current organization, metro city kids, is a faith-based, mission-serving jacksonville's inner city children. their efforts have had notable and tangible importance in our northeast florida community. metro city kids works to connect children living in public housing to christ and encourages them through weekly mentoring, bible study and prayer to live a christian lifestyle. the duval county sheriff's office, which i was sheriff, reported that juvenile crime and public housing -- in public housing areas where metro city kids operated saw a 40%

reduction in their first five years of service. that was an amazing, amazing accomplishment. metro city kids' impact on jacksonville is far-reaching and hundreds of children and families have been blessed by their dedication to our community. i want to thank pastor terry horn, uncle sam, and his wife, reverend cynthia horn, for their ministry in the parts of our community that were most in need. their investment in our next generation has made northeast florida a safer, more loving place to live and i thank them for that. mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate the exemplary athletic achievement of the girl soccer teams from two high schools, both located in my district. on saturday, march 2, these two

varsity teams became 2024 florida high school athletics association state champions following playoff wins at the speck martin stadium. the sharks won the class 6-a state championship against east lake high school with a pair of second-half goals. hanley conway and ginny deery and elle anderson scored for the sharks, earning them a 3-1 victory. over the course of the team's five playoff games, ponta vidra outscored their opponents 22 24-7b. and -- 22 24-7b. and i have to -- 22-2. and i have to mention this is the fourth state championship for their powerhouse soccer program since the school's inception in 2009, all under the

amazing coach, dave silfverberg. and now the creakside -- creekside knights triumphed over boca raton, also securing their spot as state champions. this is the second time in that program's history that the knights have claimed the title, both in the past three years, again, under the amazing coach, joe soto's leadership. goals from chloe yiff and sara wiseberg cemented the well-deserved 2-1 win that concluded their fantastic season. mr. speaker, i'm truly honored to congratulate the hardworking student-athletes of ponta vidra and creekside high schools for their great achievements and thank you to coaches silfverberg and soto, their parents, the entire communities for supporting these championship

athletes. florida's fifth congressional district is truly proud to have such determined and dedicated students and i wish them the best in their continued endeavors and i wish both of their programs great success. and i think, mr. chairman, you'll be happy to know there are no more speakers. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 9, 2023, the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. green, for 30 minutes. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, and still i rise. i rise proud to be an american, proud to have the opportunity to stand here in the congress of the united states of america and address issues of importance to

the world. i am proud to say that as an american i salute the flag, i say the pledge of allegiance, i sing the nat national anthem, i stand for the anthem. but, mr. speaker, as i always remind people, as a liberated democrat, i remind them, the greatness of america will not be measured by whether the al greens of the world will stand and salute the flag or will stand and sing the national anthem. the greatness of america will be measured by whether the al greens of the world will defend those who choose not to stand, who choose not to sing, who choose not to salute. i will defend their rights as americans not to participate in many things that i participate in. and, mr. speaker, i'm proud to say that when i tell people i

love my country, a good many would say to me, why would you love a country that segregated you? why would you love a country that required to you sit in the back of the bus, the balcony of the movie? why would you love a country that has treated you so badly and so poorly when you were a child? i was a son of the segregated south. the laws that the constitution recognized for me, my friends and neighbors denied those laws, the access to those laws, if you will. but i have found that the best opportunity to make a difference in the world and change these things resides here in the united states of america. i love the country because i love the ideals, the ideals, what it stands for in its declaration of independence, what it stands for in its

constitution. and i know that the constitution did not apply equally to all when initially written. but i also know that there have been changes and there's still much change to take place. i love my country. but i still believe that there must be things that we can do and there are things we can do to make the country a better place for all. so today i rise, mr. speaker, to speak on behalf of the many persons who have lost their lives, who have suffered in gaza. the united states funds, funds the country that has purchased the weaponry, much of it that has been used to harm people in gaza. we have our fingerprints on these weapons. we have our fingerprints on the

destruction that's taking place in gaza. i rise to stand with the innocent palestinian men, women and children, especially children, as well as others who were in gaza who have suffered. i rise, mr. speaker, with a resolution that i will be filing, a resolution that will be commemorating the innocent civilian lives lost in gaza. and i plan to read this resolution, but before i read it, i want to remind people, those who would think that i only commemorate the lives of palestinians and those who lost their lives in gaza who happen to be palestinian, no. i was right here on the capitol grounds just outside this building, you walk out, you walk over, you don't really walk down to the place where we stood to

present our belief that we should bring back the hostages. i participated in this with the honorable frederica wilson from florida, to bring back the hostages, to say to the world that we support bringing the hostages back. should never have been taken. you don't take babies as hostages. i stood there and before that i was out in front of the capitol with the speaker of the house and many representatives from this house to indicate that a certain number of days had passed and people were still being held hostage. i have spoken on the floor of this house on behalf of israel. i have voted for more than $50 billion in support to israel. so don't in any way conclude that i am a person who has not supported israel. and the people of israel.

but today i have a resolution that deals with the innocent civilian lives lost in gaza. and that would include, by the way, the seven people who were wounded, who were the world central kitchen workers, they were there to bring relief, it's a relief organization. but i say they were great humanitarians who lost their lives. and their lives have to be commemorated as well. please, hear now the resolution commemorating innocent civilian lives lost in gaza. whereas this resolution may be cited as the original resolution commemorating innocent civilian lives lost in gaza. by the way, it hasn't been filed and if someone wants to file a resolution similar to this before i file mine, please do so. i don't file it because i'm

trying to be first in time, i file it because there's a necessity to talk about these lives that have been lost in gaza. whereas this resolution may be cited as the original resolution commemorating innocent civilian lives lost in gaza. and by the way, one of the reasons that i filed this resolution, mr. speaker, is because i believe we must do more than make these lives lost statistics. we must do more to humanize the suffering that's taking place in gaza. statisticizing doesn't work. whereas on october 7, 2023, hamas conducted a heinous attack on israel, leading to israel

declaring war on hamas. not in the resolution, but you need to hear this. war on hamas, mr. speaker, not war on palestinians. war on hamas. even the prime minister of israel, mr. netanyahu, himself has said that the palestinians are victims. war on hamas, declared by israel, not war on palestinians. continuing with the resolution. whereas in 2020 the population of gaza was over two million with approximately half being children under the age of 18. ..... half. more than half being children

under the age of 18. i repeat a lot of things for emphasis. this is one of those things. whereas, because of the war, homes, schools, businesses and hospitals in gaza have been decimated. i'll say more about that in a moment. whereas, hundreds of thousands of innocent civilian men, women, and especially children in gaza have suffered through the loss of mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters, family members, families have lost their lives in gaza. innocent people, i might add. while starving and suffering, the mental anguish associated with war. can you imagine what it would be like for the persons who survive

this war? what their lives would be like? will there be counseling for them as we provide counseling for ourselves when we have suffered some sort of mental anguish? or will they have to suffer the rest of their lives, never get the proper medical treatment they richly deserve. whereas, civilians in gaza live in constant fear of sudden loss of arms, legs, and life. i'll say more about this in just a moment. whereas, tens of thousands of innocent civilians, including thousands of children, have been brutally killed in a war beyond their control. now therefore be it resolved that the house of representatives commemorate the tens of thousands lives lost in gaza, too many of whom were

children. continuing, the lives lost should be viewed as more than statistics. so far what i've done is give you statistics for the most part more than mere statistics. and efforts should be made to respect the humanity of the dead, the killing of innocence should be stopped with all possible haste. and the united states should do everything it can to address the humanitarian crisis in gaza. and thank you, mr. president, for causing the necessary aid to be brought back into gaza. i don't know that enough has been brought back to date, but i do know that because of this

president, the gates have been opened such that more aid can get into gaza, and i'm grateful for that. so now let's go further into this because we have to humanize some of what i talked about. first, this poster that you see reads, gaza's economy would not recover to its g.d.p. levels of 2022 until 2092, seven decades from now, 2092, if the economy were to grow at the pace it has in previous years, 2092 before gaza can recover if the economy grows at the pace it grew in

previous years. and according to my staff and currently -- or in 2022, gaza's per capita income was $3,752, which is 4% of what ours was in the united states. ours was $76,329. so this simply says that to get back to a per capita income that was painful to suffer, it will take seven decades, if it grows at the rate it was growing at in 2022. now, this is a depiction of the

destruction. you've seen it on television. i'm still dealing with statistics, by the way. i haven't really gotten to the heart of the message. so if you can, stay with me. this depicts the suffering visually in terms of property that has been destroyed. and it says, israel's destruction -- i would have this read, the government of israel. the people i have no quarrel with. i do have a quarrel with the government. i have no quarrel with the people of israel. i have had differences in opinion with my government and still love the people in the country, so you can have people that you have no quarrel with but you can have with the government. so i would say the destruction of homes -- and this is by virtue of the government's

mandates. homes has created almost 23 million metric tons of rubble. 23 million metric tons. my staff has given me intelligence on what 23 million metric tons would be the equivalent of for reference. one metric ton is roughly equal to the weight of a small compact car. if we lined up 23 million compact cars end to end, you would be able to circle the globe, this would be the earth, twice. 23 metric tons. i know the fighting isn't what it was. i understand there is what we would call a cessation in fighting to some extent at this time. but there is a possibility that it may return.

and even if it never returns we can't forget that this happens. we can never forget it took place, just that i will never forget slavery took place in this country. i won't ever forget this took place in gaza. god gave us memory for a reason. you have a heart to forgive but you have a head to remember. i won't forget this. if it ends now, i will still remember the suffering and pain and acrossities that took place in gaza. atrocities that took place in gaza. this is a representation that starts to get to where i'm

going. it reads, the catastrophic levels of hunger and starvation in gaza are the highest ever recorded on the i.p.c. scale. both in terms of number of people and percentage of people of the population. this document will tell me what the i.p.c. scale is and i will tell you. the integrated food security phase classification. highest ever recorded happening in gaza now. this is not something that happened ages ago. now we're getting closer to the

essence of my message. of the thousands of palestinians killed in gaza, about 70% have been women and children. there are estimates out there, tens of thousands. if you give the estimate being quoted, someone will say, well, that's a bad source you got it from, but nobody disputes the fact that tens of thousands have been killed. tens of thousands. 70% have been women and children. in the war today, and i won't forget this.

now to the heart of my message. this says more than 10 children lose a limb on average per day in gaza. now, that was a while ago. that was as of january 7,2024. so may be a lot different today because of the cessation in hostilities, not the complete stop. they haven't ceased, but there's not nearly as much taking place currently. but what you see here is a child. this child i shall read about. and this gets to what i was saying about humanizing.

we have to humanize, not statisticize. this is more than a number. this is an actual child. we must humanize this baby. i will read to you now from "the new yorker." the article is styled, the children who lost limbs in gaza, subtitled, more than a thousands children who were injured in the war are now amputees. what do their futures hold? this is by aliza griswold, march 21,2024. and it reads, gasal, this baby, was wounded on november 10 when her family fled gaza hospital.

shrapnel pierced her calf. to stop the bleeding, a doctor that had no access to an septic or anesthesia heated the blade of a kitchen knife. she was bleeding as a result of shrapnel and the doctor took a kitchen knife. he heated the knife, it says here, heated the blaze of a kitchen knife and catherized the wound. this baby has to be more than a piece of statistical information. this is a human being suffering and had the wound catherized

with a heated kitchen knife. it says that within days, the gash ran with puss and began to smell. this is somebody's child. can you imagine what your life would be like if your child had suffers this kind of wound and you had to use a kitchen knife to catherize and save your baby's life and then after a few days the gash began to smell. and then within a few days they arrived at the medical center, which, by the way, was rendered dysfunctional. if it's been brought back up, it's done so as of late. but it was rendered not

functional during the war. then gaza's largest medical facility. gangrene had set in. we have a baby wounded, her leg is catharized and she's taken to the hospital because of the puss, the leg is smelling. we have to make sure you understand there was an odor that this family detected. and it says gangrene set in, necessitating amputation at the hip. this is a human being. we've got to do more to humanize. we can't say that children are losing their limbs. a baby lost her leg a baby lost her leg up to her hip. we have to do more to humanize. this baby had purpose. she had a life. now someone will say, well, this

is not gaza. doesn't look like gaza. and if the baby was wounded in gaza, why is she in this environment? i'll get to that. i'll get to that. on december 17, a projectile, now remember, she's at this medical center, so on december 17 a projectile hit the ward of the hospital. she and her mother watched it enter the room. they're in the hospital now to receive attention for the wound that was suffered, that this baby suffered earlier. and they watched -- this is amazing to me. watched it enter the room, they're saying a projectile came into the room and they saw it as it was coming in. can you imagine the fear?

can you imagine the kind of counseling and psychiatric help you need when you see this? so this projectile comes into the room and here's what follows. decapitating, decapitating her 12-year-old roommate and causing the ceiling to collapse. she had a roommate in that facility. this person, 12 years of age, is decapitated. by the way, israelis were decapitated too, i denounced it. i denounced it. i don't believe you can condemn the killing of israeli babies and then condone the killing of palestinian babies. i can't do that. the god that i worship doesn't let me do that.

decapitating her 12-year-old roommate and causing the ceiling to collapse. multiple news reports have described the event as an israeli attack. the i.d.f. claimed the incident could have been caused by hamas, a hamas mortar. or the remnant of an israeli flair. i. dmpt f. says it could have been caused by hamas or israel. -- i.d.f. says it could have been caused by la mass or israe. she and her mother managed to crawl out of the rubble. here's a baby with one leg amputated up to the hip in a facility to get help and she has to crawl out. her mother was nine months pregnant. she gave birth to a baby girl while awaiting an airlift to

doha. unicef estimates that 1,000 children in gaza have become amputees since the conflict began. in october. this is the biggest cohort of pediatric amputees in history, it says. and it's taking place in gaza. my time is nearly up so i have to rush to my close and i'm going to do so, mr. speaker, so i would beg that you would bear, this closing has to be heard. all of what i have said, how much time, mr. speaker? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has three minutes remaining. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. i can do it in three minutes. we have statisticized, humanized. sorry for not enunciating all of this properly. we have humanized this baby. we've talked about what is happening and what has happened. but now i want to talk to you

about something that will give us hope. this is from the speech of the prime minister of japan. he spoke where the speaker's standing right now. why would i go to the speech of the prime minister from japan? well, here's why. listen to his words. he says, and this is his conclusion, let me close with this final thought. i want you to know how seriously japan takes its role as the united states' closest ally. somebody remembers that the united states was the first country in the world to use nuclear power against a perceived enemy. an enemy, if you will, some would say perceived, i'm going to say an enemy. at the time. we dropped two atopic bombs --

atomic bombs, nagasaki, hiroshima. and you've got the prime minister of japan standing where the speaker is now saying that we are the closest ally, they're our closest ally. he goes on to say, together we can carry a large responsibility. i believe that we are essential to peace, vital to freedom and fundamental to prosperity. this is the prime minister of japan. notwithstanding all that has happened, notwithstanding what we did in dropping atomic bombs on japan, the prime minister proclaims that we are friends. and goes on to say, bonded by our beliefs, i pledge to you japan's firm alliance and enduring friendship. why did i bring it up? because those who say that we cannot have a two-state solution, i say to you, remember that japan is the country that

we dropped atomic bombs on and we now have a friendship with japan. we have the prime minister coming here and speaking to a joint session of congress. don't tell me we can't have a two-state solution. i know that mr. netanyahu's behavior is not that of a person who seeks a two-state solution, because if it were, you wouldn't decimate gaza. you wouldn't kill tens of thousands of people. many of them babies. i understand that he doesn't want a two-state solution. i understand that hamas doesn't want a two-state solution. but we cannot be guided by what hamas and mr. netanyahu, prime minister of israel, what they want. we should be guided by our consciences and doing the right thing and a two-state solution is the right solution. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? mr. green: mr. speaker, according to what has been handed to me and i read it as presented, i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until noon on monday next for morning hour debate.