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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 116 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 116 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 No. 43 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was Grand Island Public Schools actually than we can ever grasp, and as near as called to order by the Speaker pro tem- has partnered with the Career Path- the intake of our own breath. pore (Mr. KILDEE). ways Institute to offer courses on sub- Expose our stubborn bias that de- f jects ranging from business and mar- prives our life. Reconstruct relation- keting to human services and health ships to enliven joy in the work ahead. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO science. Ignite our integrity and right-size us in TEMPORE Arnold High School’s only School our britches. Refuse our apathy with The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- House Graphic Products teaches stu- an outpouring of Your hope. Untangle fore the House the following commu- dents about technology, design, and our pride and pain, allowing room for nication from the Speaker: business, with the opportunity to earn Your truth to creep in and guide our WASHINGTON, DC, college credit through Mid-Plains Com- way. March 11, 2019. munity College. We make this prayer resting in the I hereby appoint the Honorable DAN- And Scottsbluff High School recently promise that we belong to You, and IEL T. KILDEE to act as Speaker pro launched its career academies, includ- thus to one another. tempore on this day. ing agriculture, business, and technical Amen. NANCY PELOSI, sciences. f Speaker of the House of Representatives. These are just a few of the home- THE JOURNAL f grown initiatives from across the State MORNING-HOUR DEBATE of Nebraska which are making a dif- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ference in the lives of Nebraskans, Chair has examined the Journal of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- last day’s proceedings and announces ant to the order of the House of Janu- strengthening our workforce, and growing the economy. to the House his approval thereof. ary 3, 2019, the Chair will now recog- Pursuant to clause one, rule I, the nize Members from lists submitted by f Journal stands approved. the majority and minority leaders for RECESS f morning-hour debate. The Chair will alternate recognition The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE between the parties. All time shall be ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the equally allocated between the parties, declares the House in recess until 2 gentleman from Texas (Mr. WILLIAMS) and in no event shall debate continue p.m. today. come forward and lead the House in the beyond 1:50 p.m. Each Member, other Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 2 min- Pledge of Allegiance. than the majority and minority leaders utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Mr. WILLIAMS led the Pledge of Al- and the minority whip, shall be limited f legiance as follows: to 5 minutes. b 1400 I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the f United States of America, and to the Repub- AFTER RECESS lic for which it stands, one nation under God, NEBRASKA CAREER PROGRAMS indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The recess having expired, the House The SPEAKER pro tempore. The f Chair recognizes the gentleman from was called to order by the Speaker pro Nebraska (Mr. SMITH) for 5 minutes. tempore (Mr. KILDEE) at 2 p.m. CONGRATULATING CARUTHERS Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speak- f GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM er, I rise to highlight several efforts in (Mr. COX of California asked and was my Nebraska congressional district PRAYER given permission to address the House which prepare Nebraskans to join the Reverend Meg Peery McLaughlin, for one minute and to revise and ex- workforce and encourage entrepreneur- Burke Presbyterian Church, Burke, tend his remarks.) ship. Virginia, offered the following prayer: Mr. COX of California. Mr. Speaker, I I visited the New Heavy Equipment O God, our help in ages past, our hope rise today to congratulate the Operator Training program at the Has- for years to come, in You we live and Caruthers girls basketball team, our tings Campus of Central Community move and have our being. CIF Division V State Basketball Cham- College. It provides both training and Amid these public servants, gathered pions. hands-on experience with heavy con- to govern as they swore to do, we in- On Friday afternoon, despite playing struction equipment. voke Your presence, O God, greater a school with roughly four times the b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H2617 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:31 Mar 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11MR7.000 H11MRPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H2618 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 11, 2019 enrollment, our Blue Raiders rolled to fentanyl and other synthetic analogs in will postpone further proceedings an impressive 62 to 38 victory over Ra- the ongoing opioid crisis facing our Na- today on motions to suspend the rules mona-Riverside. tion. on which a recorded vote or the yeas Friday’s victory is a testament that Thousands of Americans die each and nays are ordered, or votes objected hard work, practice, and teamwork is a year as a result of overdoses caused by to under clause 6 of rule XX. recipe for success in any arena. these dangerous substances, which The House will resume proceedings Coach Almeida put it best when she mimic the effects of street drugs, but on postponed questions at a later time. said her girls are, ‘‘Winners by nature. are significantly more powerful and f They’re fighters and tough and never more dangerous. HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER MOBIL- give up.’’ During last week’s Homeland Secu- ITY DEMONSTRATION ACT OF I am proud to represent: Anna Mar- rity hearing, I asked Secretary Nielsen 2019 shall, Eshnoor Gasoj, Felicia Ramirez, about any recent significant seizures of Jacklyn Kulow, Kathleen Duran, Des- fentanyl at America’s borders. Sec- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I move to tiny Giles, Jennyfer Balino, Paige retary Nielsen’s response was abso- suspend the rules and pass the bill Sterling, Aileen Cortez, Elvis Ponce, lutely frightening, as she informed the (H.R. 1122) to authorize the Secretary Jaque Magana, Malia Ishii, Mikayla committee that the amount of fentanyl of Housing and Urban Development to Duran, and Jasmine Torres. seized by ICE in the last year alone was carry out a housing choice voucher mo- I am excited to see their future vic- enough to kill every living American bility demonstration to encourage fam- tories and the success I know they will twice. ilies receiving such voucher assistance continue to have on the court and in This statistic should trouble each to move to lower-poverty areas and ex- pand access to opportunity areas. life. and every one of my colleagues. Con- The Clerk read the title of the bill. I ask my colleagues to join me in gress must take immediate action to The text of the bill is as follows: congratulating the Blue Raiders, our ensure law enforcement has all the nec- H.R. 1122 Division V California State Basketball essary tools to prevent illicit synthetic Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Champions. opioids from entering the country. resentatives of the United States of America in f My bill last Congress, the Stop the Congress assembled, Importation and Trafficking of Syn- RECOGNIZING USMC LANCE SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. thetic Analogues Act, would have ad- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing CORPORAL PLUNK dressed these issues, and I intend to re- Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given introduce that bill in a similar legisla- of 2019’’. permission to address the House for tion form in the coming months. SEC. 2. HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER MOBILITY DEMONSTRATION. one minute.) Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I would (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing join me in the critical effort to combat and Urban Development (in this section re- like to take this time to recognize a substance abuse and save American ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may carry out member of the United States Marine lives. a mobility demonstration program to enable Corps from the 25th District of Texas, f public housing agencies to administer hous- Lance Corporal Alyssa Joy Plunk. ing choice voucher assistance under section On December 20, 2018, a little over a ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 year into her enlistment, the U.S. Ma- PRO TEMPORE (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in a manner designed to encourage families receiving such voucher rine Corps took notice of her impres- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- sive level of leadership and awarded assistance to move to lower-poverty areas ant to clause 4 of rule I, the following and expand access to opportunity areas. her the Navy and Marine Corps enrolled bill was signed by the Speaker (b) SELECTION OF PHAS.— Achievement Medal. on Friday, March 8, 2019: (1) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall es- During a training operation, she was S. 49, to designate the outstation of tablish requirements for public housing tasked with transporting a number of the Department of Veterans Affairs in agencies to participate in the demonstration people and cargo over 700 miles.
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