minute speeches. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for one minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, madam speaker. i would like to highlight the 2018 jewish community services mitzvah florida, matza which will take place on march 25. every year, madam speaker, this wonderful event brings together volunteers and staff from the jewish community services to prepare and deliver passover holiday baskets to home-bound seniors and other members of the jewish community in need. those who take part in the matzva mitzvah do far more than deliver meals. they help foster a sense of community among jewish residents of south florida and ensure that everyone who observes the passover holiday does so with a full heart. volunteers will start assembling the food at 9:00 a.m. and the delivery of the food baskets will follow at 10:00 a.m. madam speaker, i wan

tempore: the gentleman yields. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, for five minutes. mr. speaker, n: i rise to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the brothers to the rescue shoot down where three u.s. citizens and one u.s. resident were murdered by the tyrannical castro regime. carlos ry 24, 1996, kosta, mario de la pena, armando, and pablo were on a humanitarian mission over international airspace over international waters when they were illegally and brutally shot down. the mission over the florida straits sought to save the lives of cubans fleeing castro's grip of power in search of freedom. one was rescued in a sess ma and -- cessna and brought to the safety of our shores. sylvia was onboard the only plane that survived. she recounts how seeing the burst of smoke over the sky line, the pilot, who along with sylvia, has testified before the u.s. congress, pleaded on the radio for his colleagues to respond. 22 years have passed but justice for the deaths of our american heroes has yet to be chieved. they have all been indicted in our u.s. courts

late. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition. >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i dedicate my time today to a man that i am honored to represent in congress, his name is mr. thomas corey, a deck kated vietnam hero who proudly served our country as a combat infantryman. during the 1968 at the time offensive, he received an enemy round in the neck that struck his spinal cord -- cord leaving him paralyzed. but with true american grit, that did not stop him from dedicating his life and his work to our veterans and to our country. he was a tireless patient advocate, working on medical research and family support for disabled veterans. mr. corey returned to vietnam 16 times promoting reconciliation for individual veterans, accounting for those missing in action, and study the health effects of agent orange. mr. mast: for these extraordinary efforts he was nominated for the nobel peace price. also the first recipient of the

pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? deutsche deutsche i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. deutch: i rise to honor the emory of 17 members of the marjory stoneham douglas community in parkland, florida and to do so in the presence of some of their classmates. meadow, scott luke, helena martin, kara, alex, aaron, gina, carmen, joaquin, peter, jamie and elena. on february 14, 2018, they were killed in yet another senseless act of gun silence. i ask that we remember those we lost and i ask we lift up the families that are grieving. and offer prayers of healing for those who are injured and rayers of peace for the 3300 survivors. i ask for their quiet contemplation stir courage in the members of this body to ensure the freedom of our students, the freedom to learn without fear and to take action to secure the freedom of all americans to live in communities without gun violence. the speaker pro tempore: members and guests in the gallery, please rise for a moment of silence

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, florida. no parent should have to send their children to school each day wondering if they will return home. while details of the shooting in florida are still emerging, it's clear this horrific act of violence was perpetrated by an individual in crisis. i lost my older sister to suicide with firearm at a young age. what i learned since is that helping to prevent people in crisis from temporarily having a gun saves lives. today i urge my colleagues to support the gun violence restraining order act. allowing families, family members, or law enforcement officials to petation judge to temporarily remove firearms from an individual in crisis. mr. carbajal: for those two keep repeating after each mass shooting that it is too soon to discuss gun violence reform, please consider that for many families, including my own, it is far too late. we owe these families more than just our thoughts and prayers. we owe them sensible gun laws that protect our children. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. thank you. mr. carbajal: mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: f

his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. desantis, for five minutes. mr. desantis: mr. speaker, the shooting in parkland, florida, on 14 february represented a catastrophic failure of local authorities as well as the f.b.i. the students needed a hero that day and while the sheriff's department failed the students, i think it's important to recognize and commemorate the fact that a 15-year-old j rotc cadet named peter hwang answered the call. in the face of deranged gunman descending on his school, he helped his fellow students flea to -- flee to safety, exposing himself to fire in the process. he could have simply saved himself, but like a true hero, peter chose to protect the lives of others. going above and beyond the call of duty. he sacrificed his life on that fateful day. scripture teaches that there is no greater love than that a man should lay down his life for his friends. and his fellow students will be indebted to peter hwang for his actions on that day. peter had a desire to attend west point and his actions on 14 february more than lived up to

chair wreck nayses gentleman from florida, mr. curbelo, for five minutes. r. curbelo: mr. speaker, the attack at marjory stoneman douglas high school on valentine's day was an incomprehensible act of violence. i visited the school on friday, an experience both moving and sobering. i walked through the horrifying events that took place there, and i witnessed the outpouring of love and support from so many who have deposited flowers, candles, and left beautiful messages in memory of the victims. upon reflecting on that visit and after meeting with the brave student and teacher survivors sunday in south florida and yesterday here in washington, i believe the best way for elected officials to honor the fallen and their families is by taking meaningful action to prevent these tragedies in the future. that means working to make sure law enforcement agencies have the resources to assess threats and intervene before it's too late. it means investing in mental health, re-evaluating school security with measures like the bipartisan stop school violence act, and securing stronger regulations

back to my community. in 2013, daca allowed me to re-enroll in the florida state university and pursue a master's degree in public administration. by 2014 i was the middle of working a job in tallahassee, florida, studying for my master's class and advocating at the florida legislature for a bill that would allow undocumented students to obtain in-state tuition at state colleges and universities. in a rare display of bipartisanship, the bill passed and was signed into law by florida republican governor rick scott. i graduated with my master's in 2015, full of hope and energy that i'd be able to put my education to good use. with degrees in hand, i was able to obtain a job as a digital immigration advocate, puting my years of experience and passion to good use. simultaneously, and thanks to the new in-state tuition law in florida, i was able to help both of my younger brothers enroll in miami-dade college and florida international university. they're both currently pursuing careers to work in business and communications respectively. i just want to say that i've spoken at the graduation

mention of virgin islands, puerto rico, florida and louisiana. they are likewise suffering. if you want to know what the nos are about, those who are in charge aren't doing anything. dreamers sought to rescue many who were stranded in houston and we lost a dreamer who traveled all the way from dallas to provide rescue help and he died. he died, he died because he loved this country and he died because he loved his neighbors and yet we cannot get that fixed or help our neighbors get the dollars that they need. you want to know a no vote, because it is long overdue for our sfrends to do the real work that needs to be done and do supplemental funding and do it right. . . mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, thank you very much. i appreciate the gentlewoman's advocacy because in many respects, i feel the same way. but i would -- mr. sessions: mr. speaker, thank you very much. i appreciate the gentlewoman's advocacy because in many respects i feel the same way. but i would remind the house, that we passed the spending bill on october 12 of last year. the house of representatives, through the leaders

children will never again return to their school in florida. casualties in america's 18th shooting in 44 days. once again parents and counselors will have to bring the comfort and security that this congress refuses to offer. this week in chicago a decorated police commander, paul bower, was shot and killed. another officer lost in a disturbing trend of police shootings that we have not addressed, either. mr. speaker, melissa, a teacher in that school, asked, when congress will do something. a student said, the country needs to look in the mirror. he said we cannot get used to this. this cannot become the norm. do you remember the terror you felt as grown men on that baseball field? imagine those young people in that school and our neighborhoods at a concert, in a park. despite your words, prayers, you have proven over and over you don't care about anyone but yourselves and your distributions. it is sickening and shame on you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one

tragic shooting in florida about making schools safe. well, schools really rank in the d category, whether they are safe or not. they're ranking is -- they're ranking as d's. transit is a d and declining. waste water is a d. we're familiar with places around the nation. oh, this bridge, about six years ago this was a bridge that connected the united states to canada. this was the interstate 5 bridge, a road, an interstate highway from vancouver, british columbia, toity hanna, mexico -- to tijuana, mexico. infrastructure. the bridge collapsed. on the water on the water side of life, most of us would be familiar that one year ago, the spillway at the highest dam in the united states, quite possibly in the world, spillway gave way during the heavy rains of the 2017 year. and we created the biggest waterfall in the world. went on for some time. also threatened the lives of 200,000 people downstream that had less than three hours to evacuate. had this spillway further eroded, a 30-foot wall of water would have descended on those communities and the water would have been more than 50 fe

in my home state, trial lawyers are rushing to states like texas, new york, florida, where they can make a profit. in 2014, a bar owner living in torens, california, was handed five -- torrence, california, was handed five lawsuits and needed to save up to $30,000 to remodel. she was a target of small group of attorneys that took aim at business owners in a shopping center to make a quick profit. what we need to do, members, is take the profit out of making these facilities accessible. we all want them to be accessible. we want to give them notice and a couple of months to cure the problem or else the lawsuit can continue. i think this makes a lot of sense, and with that i'll yield some time to my colleagues on the other side. the chair: does the gentlewoman reserve the balance of her time? ms. speier: i do. the chair: who claims time in opposition? for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. nadler: this amendment does not make substantive change to h.r. 620. whether the amendment is adopted, a business owner wh

carolina is recognized. mr. williams: i yield four minutes to the gentlelady from florida, congresswoman ros-lehtinen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ros-lehtinen rarnte thank you, so much, mr. speaker and i thank mr.wilson for presenting this bill and i rise in strong support of mr.wilson's bill. and i was proud to join mr.wilson and others as an original co-sponsor. three years ago, the house and the senate both unanimously passed a concurrent resolution which i authored which denounced the hues of human shields by hamas and any other terror group. using human shields is an unconscionable practice and it is a gross violation of international laws and norms. yet, invarybly, the use of human shields ends up being a winning strategy for hamas? why? because the international community falls for its deadly ploy. this is despite the fact that israel is unmatched in its efforts to avoid civilian casualties. we know hamas forces palestinians into becoming human shields and the terror group is known for firing on israeli targets from heavily p

speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today i rise in recognition of a man whose service to his community has resulted in greater safety, security, and justice in polk county, florida. sheriff grady jud, a dear friend, has been sworn into the role of the president of the major county sheriff's association of america. a position to which he will bring his knowledge, his skill, and his integrity to advocate for safer communities across our great nation. for centuries the angelo american sheriff association has pros two american cleveland and mb teddy roosevelt. he has long been an advocate cl teddy roosevelt. he has long been an advocate for the rule of law and benefit as he rises to his position to fight to uphold the noble tradition of keeping the peace. my deepest congratulations to heriff judd and his family an

gentlelady from florida seek recognition? he house will be in order. without objection, the gentlelady will be recognized for one minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, as we observe american heart month, we are reminded of how important diet and lifestyle choices are to our health. sadly heart disease remains the leading cause of death in our country. making heart healthy choices, knowing your family's heart history, and regular checkups are all integral parts for cardio vague collar health. organizations like -- cardiovascular health. organizations like mine in iami-dade work alongside clinics. this month it has partnered with family-wide, a program that provides access to affordable prescription medications. the university of miami's heart aware has risk assessment and it's an online screening survey offered by u-health. this program helps patients identify their risk for developing cardiovascular disease, learn t

tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? without objection the gentlewoman is recognized for ne minute. >> mr. speaker, today i'm filing a bipartisan bill to ensure israel has defenses. threats to israel come from hamas and gaza in iran, each has an arsal that can target israel. the u.s. and israel signed an agreement that the u.s. would provide israel with $500 million a year in missile defense funding and that israel can seek additional support when the two nations agree exceptional circumstances exist. my bill would codify this law and affirm congress' desire that the $500 million is a floor, not a ceiling. my bill reflects the view that the term exceptional circumstances should be interpreted in a reasonable and not overly restrictive manner. providing israel with additional missile defense funding to deter israel from launching an attack and help prevent conflict. the goal of my bill is to preserve the peace and ensure that israel prevails if its enemies choose the path of war. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: th

florida. elias spearheaded student to demonstrations all over the state, 20 state and federal congressional offices in support of the dream act. he received a six-year fulmer rit scholarship to bran dice university and a social justice scholarship program recently elias worked on campaigns in florida and new hampshire and is a campaign fellow, an intern for the immigration department for senator elizabeth warren. he also shared with us his religious belief that day he made a very, very impressive presentation. thank you, elias. andre ortiz. she came to the capitol to share her story to the american people. she is a creative leader. borp in mexico, she came to the united states with her parents and four siblings and successfully applied for the daca program. she was a first generation undocumented student, she became a role model for her siblings. she graduated with honors in business administration from the california state university with a focus in management, human resources and entrepreneurship. her experience, education and skills to support uplifting latino communities.

florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the aye vs. it. the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from florida, mrs. murphy. miss fur if i: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america -- mrs. murphy: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of t

what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask to make a unanimous consent request. i ask unanimous consent that my name be added as co-sponsor to the bill h.r. 676. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. o ordered. he house will be in order. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. the gentleman from minnesota, for what purpose? >> permission to address the house for one minute. >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. will all members remove their conversations. the house will be in order. . the speaker pro tempore: if all members will please remove their conversations. the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the service of carver county sheriff gym olson who recently announced his retirement. he began his law enforcement career 31 years ago. mr. paulsen: he was elected to his first four-year term in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. olson has led law enforcement operations during a time when carver county surpassed a population of over 100,000 peopl

graduate interested florida state university with a political science degree. i fought and lost two legislative fights to support the 2012, i dream act. helped enact a law in florida that would provide in-state tuition for undocumented students across the state and helped organize thousands of dreamers from across the country. since 2013 daca has froketted my brothers and me. i was able to return to f.s.u. for a master's degree in public dministration. i am a tallahassee resident. mella came to the united states at 6. i now lived in the united states for 21 years. currently i work full-time as special education paraprofessional. april he also a college student. working on my third college degree. how many of us can make that claim? in may of 2018 i'm be graduating sumea couple laudy with a bachelor degree in elementary education. aal leng i have had to overcome accepting situations out of my control and have the strength to lead me to prevail in the end. i went to college to become a nurse. in 2011 my junior year of college i graduated fromle could ledge with an associate degree in

virgin islands, florida, and beyond. people are hurting. fema must assess these denials. they must reach out, again, for revufmente and they must stand up for a long-term recovery and amazing devastating flood like half that had -- hurricane harvey, that had 51 trillion gallons of watt earn houston under water for a period of days. we must help the american people and texans. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nevada seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to remember the life of thomas day jr. thomas loved spending time with his four kids. wit knee, candice, kelsey, and nolan, and his two grandkids. he loved boating with his family, cheering for pittsburgh steelers and coaching little league baseball. he worked as an estimator for a portrait construction for more than 20 years and was very personable and friendly with everyone he met. his children -- friends call

, pension plans. mr. fox of north carolina. mr. rohit tennessee. mr. buchanan of florida. mr. slinkard of arizona. the chair announces the speakers appointment pursuant to section 3b of the bipartisan budget act of 2018, public law 115-123 and the order of the house january 3, 2017, of the following members on the part of the house to the joint select committee on budget and appropriations process reform. roman of arkansas, mr. sessions of texas, mr. wood of georgia, mr. arrington of texas. the chair lays before the house the following communications -- the honorable speaker house of representatives, sir, pursuant to section 931 of the comprehensive prediction and recovery act of 2016, public law 114-198, i am pleased to appoint the following to serve as commissioners to the creating options of veterans expediting recovery cover commission. dr. michael atozniak of thank you for your attention to these recommendations. signed nancy pelosi, democrat leader. the honorable, the speaker, the house of representatives, sir, 422b oft to section 30 the bipartisan budget act of 2018, public law,