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for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life and legacy of johnstown, pennsylvania, native u.s. captain of the army harry cramer. in 1957, u.s. army captain cramer was attached to the 14 special forces operational detachment when he was killed while training soldiers. in giving his life for his country, he became the first of 58,281 soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who would be killed during the vietnam war. throughout his time in the army, captain cramer showed incredible bravery and was awarded a silver star and two purple hearts during his service in the korean war. last week, captain cramer was recognized when highway 403, a road originally built by his family in the 1890's, was renamed in his honor. america owes a debt of gratitude to captain cramer that can never b
for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life and legacy of johnstown, pennsylvania, native u.s. captain of the army harry cramer. in 1957, u.s. army captain cramer was attached to the 14 special...
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the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. russen that willer: thank you, mr. speaker. in recent days far left activists have chant debt to america and debt to israel. mr. reschenthaler: cheers broke out when iran started attacking zag did you recall a meeting about the upcoming d.n.c. convention. just think about that for a moment. this isn't your grandfather's democratic party. in the three months following the october 7 attack, there has been an increase of 360% of antisemitic incidents in this country. it was reported earlier this year that there was an exodus of jewish families leaving oakland, california, because the antisemitic radicalization of the teachers union in that city. this isn't 1930's nazi germany. this is 21st century california, where we're seeing this happen. but if you doubt me, just listen to the leaders of the democratic party. here's representative rashida tlaib, who said, "privilege are the sea is an aspiration call for freedom, human rights and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction or hate." t
the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. russen that willer: thank you, mr. speaker. in recent days far left activists have chant debt to america and debt to israel. mr. reschenthaler: cheers broke out when iran started attacking zag did you recall a meeting about the upcoming d.n.c. convention. just think about that for a moment. this isn't your grandfather's democratic party. in the three months following the october 7 attack, there has been an increase of 360% of antisemitic...
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the children's advocacy center provides diligent work for the children of pennsylvania. having completed more than 1900 medical exams and conducted 2, 300 forensic interviews in the last 10 years. during child abuse prevention month we must recognize those essential to safeguarding our youth. ms. salzman was one of four recipients of the award this year. congratulations on the award and thanks for all do you to protect the children in our community. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. manning: mr. speaker, last saturday iran launched an unprecedented attack on our key democratic ally israel. the government of iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism worldwide. it consistently uses proxies to attack the jewish state and supplies weapons to aid puti
the children's advocacy center provides diligent work for the children of pennsylvania. having completed more than 1900 medical exams and conducted 2, 300 forensic interviews in the last 10 years. during child abuse prevention month we must recognize those essential to safeguarding our youth. ms. salzman was one of four recipients of the award this year. congratulations on the award and thanks for all do you to protect the children in our community. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the...
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the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. mr. joyce: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, on saturday night the israeli people were deliberately and brutally attacked when the iranian regime launched over 300 missiles and drones meant to terrorize and kill civilians. if 2 were -- it were not for the defensive technologies developed here in the united states, and the heroism of israeli, british, french, and jordanian pilots who took to the air to shoot down iranian drones these attacks could have resulted in far gr greater devastation and loss of life. it was president ronald reagan who said that we must secure peace through strength. and that weakness only invites aggression. through his long history of appeasement, joe biden has failed to deter iranian threats and ultimately has jeopardized our safety. it is time to send a clear message to iran and its terrorist proxies that the united states stands firmly with israel, our greatest ally and the only democracy in the middle east. thank you. mr. speaker, in march customs and border patrol encounted more than 240,00
the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. mr. joyce: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, on saturday night the israeli people were deliberately and brutally attacked when the iranian regime launched over 300 missiles and drones meant to terrorize and kill civilians. if 2 were -- it were not for the defensive technologies developed here in the united states, and the heroism of israeli, british, french, and jordanian pilots who took to the air to shoot down iranian drones these...
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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 t
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....
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the chair appoints the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. meuser, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 7888, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to reform the foreign intelligence surveillance act of 1978. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the first time. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees and the chair and ranking minority member of the permanent select committee on intelligence or their respective designees. the gentleman from ohio, mr. jordan, the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, the gentleman from ohio, mr. turner, and the gentleman from colorado, mr. crow, each will control 15 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from ohio, mr. turner. mr. turner: mr. chair, i yield myself such tim
the chair appoints the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. meuser, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 7888, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to reform the foreign intelligence surveillance act of 1978. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the first time. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour,...
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the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize april as the month of the military child. this month we focus on the children whose parents are defending our freedom at home and abroad. these children are resilient. these children have courage. these children have strength. while they wake up, go to school, complete their homework and participate in after-school activities like other children, they're also missing their mom or dad who may be deployed or away for training. yet they keep going. mr. speaker, military children's strength and sacrifice does not go unnoticed and that is why for the entire month of april, we raise awareness and we give special recognition to military children. military connects children, youth and teens deal with difficult emotions as they face concerns of their parents' safety along strong senses of pride for their parents' service. mr. speaker, we must recognize the service and sacrifice our military children face. thank you for yo
the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize april as the month of the military child. this month we focus on the children whose parents are defending our freedom at home and abroad. these children are resilient. these children have courage. these children have strength. while they wake up, go to school, complete their homework and participate in after-school activities...
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well, we know how naive you can be because you just have to go to the other end of pennsylvania avenue, and you'll find it. where in this election year, they are putting the security of one of our best allies in the country up for bid for electoral votes. that's a real shame. i want to thank the gentleman from texas for giving me the few minutes because our friends in israel deserve the full unqualified support of the united states to win their war, not our war, their war, existential threats, one of our best allies, they deserve our help, not ouro criticism. i yield back to the gentleman. mr. roy: i thank my friend from maryland. his remarks are particularly meaningful as one who proudly wore the uniform of the armed forces of the united states, and i appreciate him for his service in the military as well as a member of congress. but he says it exactly right. and i think it's really critical to understand that it is disgraceful. i don't know any other way to put it. it's disgraceful for the american president to pressure israel instead of hamas. but that's what's happening. if we trul
well, we know how naive you can be because you just have to go to the other end of pennsylvania avenue, and you'll find it. where in this election year, they are putting the security of one of our best allies in the country up for bid for electoral votes. that's a real shame. i want to thank the gentleman from texas for giving me the few minutes because our friends in israel deserve the full unqualified support of the united states to win their war, not our war, their war, existential threats,...
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with that i'd like to yield two minutes to my good friend from pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the good gentleman from texas. i'm here to remind myself and everybody that we each took an oath to uphold and defend the constitution and within the constitution the bill of rights is the fourth amendment. i'll just read a portion of that for you all. the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, shall not be violated. mr. perry: it doesn't say, well, if we have an important matter, we can violate it. if it's too difficult and takes too long, mr. speaker, we can violate it. it doesn't say that. it says it shall not be violated. we're here to debate the rule today on this. i'll tell you, i have concerns about because we worked to make sure amendments would be in order so we could vote for them on the floor. i have concerns about the rule. but assuming this bill passes and the b
with that i'd like to yield two minutes to my good friend from pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the good gentleman from texas. i'm here to remind myself and everybody that we each took an oath to uphold and defend the constitution and within the constitution the bill of rights is the fourth amendment. i'll just read a portion of that for you all. the right of the people to be secure in their persons,...
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the chair now recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the incredible work of the national community action foundation as they celebrate 60 years of community action. virtually every county throughout the country has a community action agency which are organizations charged with fighting poverty at the local level. today i want to recognize some of the incredible work these agencies do at the local level to create opportunities for people to move from poverty to financial independence. community action agencies administer federal funds from the community services block grant which continues to be the only federal program with explicit and overarching goal of reducing poverty, regardless of its cause. the vast majority of csbg funds, no less than 90% of each state's allotment, go directly to local agencies who can use these flexible funds to tailor a unique response to poverty in their communities. community action agencies are highly successful at leveraging their csbg allotments to obtain a wide arr
the chair now recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the incredible work of the national community action foundation as they celebrate 60 years of community action. virtually every county throughout the country has a community action agency which are organizations charged with fighting poverty at the local level. today i want to recognize some of the incredible work these agencies do at the local level to...
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the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, request 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 for one minute. mr. thompson: i rise to recognize gold star spouses day. on april 5 we honor the military service members who died while serving our country. this day offers remembrance for the spouses while also acting as a time of recognition for their sacrifices. as an army dad, i'm blessed my son has returned home from his deployments and i'm aware that's not the case for all families and we must take the time to remember, respect, and to honor the spouses of our fallen service members. gold star spouses day brings awareness of the sacrifices and the grief these spouses have faced in the name of our country. let us all take a moment to remember our freedom is not free. gold star families have lost a loved one in the name of protecting our freedom and they deserve our gratitude today and every day.
the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, request 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 for one minute. mr. thompson: i rise to recognize gold star spouses day. on april 5 we honor the military service members who died while serving our country. this day offers remembrance for the spouses while...
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i yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. mr. smucker: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 6655, a stronger work force for america act. i was very pleased to see this move out of the committee in a bipartisan manner. i'd like to congratulate ranking member scott and chairwoman foxx for putting this bill on the floor today. this bill is a big priority not only of mine but for the district that i represent, for employers in the district there. and will help many workers achieve a better life through connection with a great job and a great career. just want to mention several things in the bill that are important to my constituents. one, reducing red tape to help qualified training providers have access to the eligible training provider lists through which they can receive funding. additionally, this bill includes significant portions of my bipartisan bill to codify and strengthen the re-entry program which helps those exiting the justice system find stable employment and re-integrate into their communities. the bill before us today also
i yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. mr. smucker: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 6655, a stronger work force for america act. i was very pleased to see this move out of the committee in a bipartisan manner. i'd like to congratulate ranking member scott and chairwoman foxx for putting this bill on the floor today. this bill is a big priority not only of mine but for the district that i represent, for employers in the district there. and...
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speaker, as i travel throughout central and western pennsylvania, i hear from constituents about the struggle to find elect trick want to purchase vehicles that they can't afford. last year, 92% of vehicles purchased were gas-powered cars, trucks, and s.u.v.'s. complying with backwards regulations would require a 600% increase in speaker, this week . including entire nations and classes of people. by mayorkas ending the remain in mexico policy and returning to a catch and release procedures, the secretary has failed in his duty to protect the united states of america. it is time for the senate to hold a full and complete trial americans deserve accountability for the reckless actions that have put all american citizens in harm's way. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from were outstanding. and dan hurley and the men's team -- i want to commend and to enhance and improve anything about social security. for the people in our social security, it's only pension benefit that they have. how does it make sense to say people are livi
speaker, as i travel throughout central and western pennsylvania, i hear from constituents about the struggle to find elect trick want to purchase vehicles that they can't afford. last year, 92% of vehicles purchased were gas-powered cars, trucks, and s.u.v.'s. complying with backwards regulations would require a 600% increase in speaker, this week . including entire nations and classes of people. by mayorkas ending the remain in mexico policy and returning to a catch and release procedures,...