that's our soul, that's who we truly are, that's who must always be. and that's why i've never been more optimistic about america's future. we just need to remember who we are. we are the united states of america. there is nothing, nothing beyond our capacity when we act together, god bless you all. may god bless john mccain and his family and may god protect our troops. thank you. ♪ >> members of the house are returning for votes. this is live coverage on c-span.

declares in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 4665. will the gentlelady from florida, kindly take the chair.

the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 4665 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: related programs for the fiscal year ending september 302024 and for other purposes. the chair: a request for recorded of amendment 78 offered by the gentleman from texas had been postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on amendments printed in part d of house report 118-216 on which further proceedings were postponed. amendment number 65, amendment number 67, number 69, amendment number 70, amendment number 71, amendment 73 and amendment 74,

amendment 76 and amendment 77. amendment 78. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electric tron vote in the first of this series. the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote printed in part d of house report 118-216 on which further proceedings were postponed and the ayes were postponed. the clerk: amendment number 65 printed in house report 118-216 offered by mr. burchett of tennessee. the chair: those in support of a recorded vote. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

>> as i said, we debated the funding twice yesterday. the amendment was rejected by a vote of 104-330. the amendment was rejected by the house 93-339. we debated them. the house considered similar amendments in the defense

reauthorization act and at that time the green amendment was rejected by a vote of 89 to 341. and the amendment was rejected by 70 and 385. these amendments were rejected because the house stands for preserving democracy. we stand for working with allies and preventing vladimir putin from seizing land. these were rejected because of strong bipartisan support and consistent funding for ukraine in the face of the defense will. ukraine security initiative has been part of the bill since fiscal year 2015. the support included training for ukrainian troops in missions, spare parts for vehicles, weapons systems and medical supplies and the department of defense has mechanisms to monitor our assistance.

that is the work of the dod security assistance group in ukraine. i also have traveled with republicans and democrats to review how training and equipping of ukrainians moving forward because i agree congressional oversight is important. the money has been critical to ensure ukrainians could withstand vladimir putin's invasion last year. congress began after russians unprovoked illegal seizure of crimea in 2014. five different chairs of the subcommittee across both parties have consistently included this funding in the base appropriations bill and that includes the chairman and myself. chairwoman granger when she chairs the subcommittee. we included funding because vladimir putin is a bully who threatens not just ukraine but

global stability. he uses paramilitary groups like the wagner group to destabilize nations using murder, rape, and torture to achieve his goals. in february he wanted to take all of ukraine and overthrow the democratically elected government. russia deliberately fired cruise missiles into apartment buildings, shopping malls, schools, day care centers and even hospitals. so it is clear, he is a war criminal and must be confronted. that is why congress is including funding is a priority in the bill, to help ukraine fight back against the illegal and unjust invasion. it is important that we along with allies continue to support the fight for freedom. the rest of the world is watching including other

authoritarian nations in the united states, nato and other allies who continue to support ukraine. i urge my colleagues to join me and others bipartisan to support this bill one more time again or supporting ukraine and i reserve the balance of my time. >> the gentleman from california is recognized. >> i yields to the gentleman from new jersey for three minutes. >> the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you to the gentleman from california. i rise in support of the bill in the supplemental appropriations act. everyone in this chamber wants peace in ukraine as quickly as humanly possible. but there can only be a truly durable peace after the defeat

of russia's invading forces. victory in ukraine allows america's enemies to know the price they will pay for unprovoked aggression is too high. it will deter vladimir putin from setting his sights on nato allies and will signal to xi jinping that the free world is able to -- in the case of taiwan. security assistance to ukraine since the invasion began has helped ukraine degraded russia's military without putting u.s. troops in harm's way. this is why continued support of ukraine is in the u.s. best interest. president biden has slowly rolled to the provision of critical weapons to ukraine. from tanks to longer-range attacks. not wise statesman she and it is weakness.

this is prolonging the war. colleagues, we must demand that president biden send weapons to ukraine with speed. we must utilize security to support ukraine's victory, not defund them. ukraine security assistance initiative has been funded by congress for years to support ukraine against vladimir putin's illegal annexation of crimea in 2014 and the subsequent war. president trump used the same critical funding that we are using today to transfer missiles to ukraine, reversing president biden's failure. and also, congress must ensure all u.s. citizens are accounted for by giving every single taxpayer dollar that is spent with precision. my bill includes $20 billion of

assistance to ukraine. i had the opportunity to speak with president zelenskyy during his trip and i emphasize the importance of oversight. it is in the u.s. security interest for ukraine to win as soon as possible and that is why i'm asking my colleagues to join me in supporting my bill to ensure $300 million for the dod ukraine security initiative becomes law. thank you and i yield back. >> the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. >> i yield to the ranking member of the appropriations committee, the gentlewoman from connecticut, three minutes. >> the gentleman from connecticut is recognized for three minutes. >> mr. speaker, i have witnessed

a lot of surprising and confounding things in my time in the house of representatives, especially in this 118th congress. but i do not recall a time that this body was an overwhelming bipartisan majority voting to appropriate funds stripped from a bill in the darkness of night. three hundred 39 members of the house of representatives including a majority of the majority voted yesterday to include support for ukraine in the defense appropriations will. 93 voted against it. then the republicans stripped the ukraine funding from the defense bill to placate an extreme minority over the will

of the my jury -- majority and maintaining the gavel over responsible governance. russian tyranny and aggression threaten more than just ukraine. we learned in georgia, crimea. if you stand by while russia takes an inch, they will take a mile. vladimir putin must be held to account for of ending europe's security and peace time for a pointless and bloody war that disrupted energy and disrupted food and security around the world. we must be clear about this and what it means. this is appeasement like the world experienced in 1938 and which led to a murderous result. ukraine's fight for sovereignty requires action and support from the free world. we must act like the leaders of the free world. we must not abandon our position as a beacon of democratic values.

we must not surrender to russia, china, or any group that threatens democracy. members of this body have come together again and again to reaffirm our commitment to helping ukraine defend itself against the vicious invasion. we did so again yesterday. regardless of which votes, the majority is afraid of taking, democrats will not be afraid of supporting our allies. funds for the ukrainian securities initiative should remain in the bank, that is where they have been since 2015. republicans have an 820 $6 billion defense bill that does not include any assistance for ukraine, the most urgent security crisis that we face in the world. even house republicans instead of abetting our process, we cannot abandon ukraine. i urge the speaker to lead those

who actually wished to govern, not those who seek to appease. we need to support ukraine. i yield back. >> the gentleman from minnesota reserves? the gentleman woman from california is recognized. >> i recognize my friend from south carolina, mr. wilson. >> they are recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise in support of the supplemental appropriations act. this month the hudson institute addressed the myths about ukraine, revealing every dollar spent in support of ukraine is authorized by congress and used for a specific purpose. the u.s. has provided ukraine with $101 billion. zero point 43% of america's gdp. the vast majority of this money

never leaves the united states and supports american jobs. there has likely never been more accountability in place for u.s. foreign assistance with the u.s., ukraine and an agency working group. more than a hundred 60 officials are monitoring u.s. aid to ukraine according to the institute for the world economy. ukraine's total european commitments are more than double those of the united states. russia is china's junior partner. a defeat in russia means weaker china. japan's prime minister says the security of the indo pacific region cannot be separated from european security. vladimir putin started this conflict opposing democracies with rule of gun. democracies with rule of law, sharing their goal of death to israel, death to america.

we should support this in the spirit of goldwater and ronald reagan, why not victory? i yield back.

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the chair: on this vote, the nays are 173 and nays is 255. the the unfinished business is request for recorded vote on amendment number 67 by the gentleman from tennessee mr. burchett on which further proceedings. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 67 printed in house report 118-216 offered by mr. burchett of tennessee. the chair: 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 chair: on this vote, the yeas are 217 and nays are 212, the amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote on amendment number 69 printed in part d of 118-216 on which further proceedings were postponed and the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 69 printed in part d of house report 118-216 offered by ms. tenney of new york. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested.

those in support of a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a roshedded 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 chair: the yeas are 360 and the nays are 370, the amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is request for recorded of amendment number 70 offered by the gentleman from mr. roy and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 70 prisoned in part d of house report 118-216 offered by mr. roy of texas. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. a sufficient number having arisen, members 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 chair: the yeas are 216 and nays are 213. the amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote on amendment number 71 printed in part b of house report 118-216 and the clerk will redesignate

the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 71 printed in house report 118-2 # offered by mr. davidson of ohio. schairmt a recorded vote has been requested. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 2:00 voigt. [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: the yeas are 161, its nays are 268, the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is request for recorded vote on amendment number 73 on part d of house report 118-216 on which further proceedings were postponed and the ayes prevailed. the clerk: amendment number 73 printed in part dmp of house report 118-216 offered by

mr. steube of florida. the chair: those in support of a recorded vote will be counted. 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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 198 and nays 232. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is a request for a recorded vote on amendment 74 printed in part d of house report 118-216 by the gentleman from pennsylvania on which further proceedings were postponed and the eyes prevailed on voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: house report 118-216 offered by mr. perry of pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote has been requested.

those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. snapple. a sufficient number having arisen. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a tv-10 tv-10. be a 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 213, the nays 216. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is on the vote of amendment 76 printed in part d of house report 118-216 by the gentleman from tennessee, mr. ogles on which further proceedings were postponed on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment 76 printed in part d of house report 118-276 offered by mr. ogles of tennessee. 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. this will be a 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 351, the nays are 81, the amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment 77 printed in part d of house report 118-216 by the gentleman from kentucky, mr. massie, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment 77 printed -- printed in part d of house report 118-216 offered by mr. massie of kentucky. 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. this will be a 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 the chair: on this vote the yeas are 178, the nays are 253, the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment 78 printed in part d of house report 118-216 by the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, on which further proceedings were postponed and the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment 78 printed in part d of house report 118-216 offered by mr. burgess 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. the two. the two. 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: the yeas are 187 and the nays are 244. the amendment is not adopted. no further under the rule, the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: madam chairwoman. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 4665

and pursuant to house resolution 723, i report the bill back to the house of amendments adopted in the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house reports that the committee has had under consideration the bill h.r. 4665 and pursuant to house resolution 723 reports the bill as amended by that resolution back to the house with sundry further amendments. under the rule, the previous question is ordered. is there a separate vote demanded on any? if not the chair will put them engross. the question is on adoption of the amendment. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it

and the amendments is agreed to. those in favor say aye. , those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for the department of state, foreign operations and the september 30, 2024 and forker purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oregon seek recognition? >> i have a motion do recommit

at the desk. the clerk: moves to recommit the bill h.r. 4665 to the committee on appropriations. the speaker pro tempore: the previous question is ordered. the question is on the motion to recommit. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. the motion is not adopted. >> i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: yeas and nays have been requested. those favoring a vote will rise. yeas and nays are ordered members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, this is a five-minute vote on the motion to recommit. the following is on passage of the bill and passage of h.r. 4365 and motion to recommit if offered, passage of h.r. 4367

and and passage of h.r. 4368. this is 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: the yeas are 210 and nays are 217 and motion is adopted. pursuant to clause 10 of rule 20. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is 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 216, the nays are 212. the bill is passed.

without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 19, further consideration of h.r. 4365 will now resume. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 4365, a bill making appropriations for the department of defense for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2024, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuan t to house resolution 730, the further amendments specified in section 3 of such resolution are considered as adoption. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: making appropriations for the department of defense for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2024, for other purposes.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: ms. jacobs wishes to send the bill to appropriations. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to recommit. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the nays have it, the motion is not adopted. >> speaker, i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is 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 210, the nays are 218, the motion is not adopted. the question is passage of the bill pursuant to clause 10 of rule 20, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is 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 218, the nays are 210, the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on passage of h.r. 5692 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5692 a bill making appropriations ending

fiscal year 2024 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on passage of the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is 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 311 and nays 117. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 119 further consideration will now resume. the clerk: h.r. 4367, a bill making appropriations for the department of homeland security for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2024 and for other purposes.

the speaker pro tempore: a separate vote demanded? if not. the question is on the adoption of the amendments, please say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendments are agreed to. the question is on third reading of the bill. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for the homeland security for fiscal year september 30, 2024 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. escobar: i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the clerk: ms. escobar of texas moves to recommit the bill to the committee on appropriations. pursuant to clues 2-b the question is on the motion to

recommit. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. ms. escobar: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: yeas and nays are requested those favoring a vote will rise. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is 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: the yeas are 210 and nays are 218. the question is on passage of the bill. pursuant to clause 10, rule 20. yeas and nays are ordered members will record their votes by electronic device. this is 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.]

on this vote the yeas are 220, the nays are 208. the bill is passed. without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 19, further consideration of h.r. 4368 will now resume. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4368, a bill making appropriations for agriculture rural development, food and drug administration and related agency programs for fiscal year ending september 30, 2024 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk.

the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: she moves to commit the bill to appropriations. the speaker pro tempore: the order is on motion to recommit. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the nays have it, the motion is not adopted. >> madam speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the votes will be counted. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is 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 211, the nays are 217. the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. pursuant to clause 10 of rule 20, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes

by electronic device. this is 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 191, the nays are 237. the bill is not passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> i ask unanimous consent that the clerk be authorized to make technical corrections in the engrossment of h.r. 4365 and 4367 and 4465 to correct special and cross referencing and the

insertion of appropriate headings. the speaker pro tempore: without objection for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas rise? mr. womack: i ask unanimous consent when the house adjourns today it meet at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: without objection without objection. so ordered. without objection, the chair appoints the following conferees in lieu of their appointments on september 19, 2023. the clerk: for the committee on financial services for consideration of subject title j of division average sections 1085 and 1086 of division e, division i and division j and

messers. mchenry and leult meyer and merchandise hours. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will notify the change of the confer ease. conferees.

the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one minute speeches. order please. for what purpose does the

gentleman from state of gay rise? mr. carter: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection is recognized for one minute. mr. carter: i rise today to recognize detail kennedy as he steps away from a news network for new role. mr. kennedy worked 27 years at wtoc providing coverage as wtoc bureau chief. he covered very important stories and [indiscernible] >> santa claus mini mart murder. his work at w tmp omp c was defined by compassion, intelligence and kindness. they labeled him as the person

who knew everything as everyone else and knew how to ask questions respectively. the viewers will miss him but thrilled to see him move on to a new role. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection mr. payne: mr. speaker, i rise today to address the impending government shutdown. 1980, 14 times the government was shutdown and all of them

initiated by the republicans. the last one in 2018 cost our country $3 billion. now speaker mccarthy -- mccarthy. and senate republicans have a bipartisan bill to prevent a shutdown but speaker mccarthy won't even consider it. it will stop paychecks tore millions of americans and stop law enforcement from fentanyl from entering our communities and make our borders weaker. i don't know that they will win with a government shutdown but i do know that it is the american people who will lose and voters will remember this action in the future. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california 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 mr. lamalfa: america's energy is critical for its economy and people of all income levels. energy is the corner stone of a strong economy or a hyper inflation like we are seeing now. and these are the reasons why we are these days. so, important things we could be doing are building more nuclear power plants, offering more hydroelectric power and solar power. now, there is a lot of people worried about co-2. play along for a moment. nuclear energy, zero co-2. hydroelectric power, zero co-2.

trying to get rid of hydroelectric dams and make low cost power and and california got an extension and it was slated to be closed in 24 and 25. we can't afford to lose energy on this available power for our economy. we need to build more. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas 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. ms. jackson lee: in my meeting last week with the president of ukraine we spoke about the devastation of stolen children from ukraine by the russian fighters, children now that have been taken, reprogrammed and not

returned to their families, today we voted to continue to support ukraine in its democratic fight for freedom and democracy against the tyranny of russia. i stand here today introducing the bill that is -- that i'm joined by joe wilson and other members is a bill to address the stolen children of ukraine that have been taken to russia. this act is dedicated to a young .who was shot dead in the car with his grandmother and this was put at risk. millions of children have been deprived of their education. more than 6,000 children in the custody of russia and 43 camps and facilities when the russian government has interred children. and demand that the children of

ukraine be returned to ukraine. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? mr. grothman: i would like to speak for one minute. mr. grothman: we just add another vote on the war between russia and ukraine and one more time, more money was spent on the war. as bad as it was was the huge cost in human lives and suffering going on as long as the war exists. i think there is a shortage of serious concern as to how this war is going to end and short of desire to end this war. eventually this war will end. but i believe the united states has been the world leader and we should take our responsibilities as world leader and push somebody be it france, turkey

into negotiating a peace. the longer the war goes on, the longer you have wars between countries that aren't going to turn around and russians and ukranians die and ukraine, and russia has a lower birth rate and was suffering from a lot of its young people lesk russia coming to the united states. i plead with president biden to try and negotiate an end to this war. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentleman rise. mr. grothman: i move that the house do now adjourn. questio n is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. accordingly

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