withdraw the u.s. from the paris climate accord. mr. trump said his administration will talk further with other countries about that and he hopes something can be worked out. >>> house speaker paul ryan says he will work with the house sergeant at arms to update the congressional dress code. currently the dress code calls for professional attire and the house chamber as well as a special hallway in the house called the speaker's lobby. recently several female journalists were barred from entering the speaker's lobby because they were wearing sleeveless dresses or open toed shoes. yesterday, republican congresswoman from arizona went on a rant about the dress code on the floor of the house while wearing a sleeveless dress. >> what do you think? >> i am wearing a sleeveless dress and open toed shoes. >> you can't go in. >> i don't think that's fair. this is an interesting conversation, sal , that my daughter wrote a paper in high school about this same thing for her english class. the dress code seems to be a little harsher on girls and women than boys and men. >> open toed sho

. have worked together on letters to speaker ryan to bring to the floor an aumf. i value the gentleman's leadership and desire to find common ground with members on both sides of the aisle. but it is frustrating, mr. chairman, to know this amendment was made in order while every other amendment to require the house to take concrete action on these wars were denied their right to debate. maybe my good friend from oklahoma is right and congress has to take baby steps. it needs yet another report on afghanistan, iraq, and syria. this committee on foreign affairs and -- need to be ordered to hold hearings to review these matters. but what then? according to this amendment, nothing. aye had my fill of congress doing nothing. i admire the gentleman from oklahoma and support his amendment but i'm sick and tired of reports. after 16 years in afghanistan, we need a debate on the future of u.s. military engagement there and we need it now. the gentleman said, sooner or later. well, after years we have already arrived at sooner and later. after six years of military operations in iraq and syria, we need to volt on an aumf to address the fight against the islamic state and we need it now. how much longer will congress

to yield one minute to my friend on the appropriations committee, the gentleman from ohio, mr. ryan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for one minute. mr. ryan: i thank the gentleman. i want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for their leadership on this. this clearly is a big issue pressing the country. and i just wanted to rise in support of what's happening here today, of taking a firmer stance on russia, iran, and north korea. trying to stabilize the pins la. trying to take -- peninsula. trying to take care of the funding that's coming out of iran to all of these terrorist groups across the country. and across the world. and just say that what's happening with these sanctions here, in the targeting of russian gas pipelines, their numr one export, i think, is entirely appropriate. the nortstream 2 which carries gas from russia through the balance tacks to germany, and i know -- baltics to germany, and know germany isn't happy about it, but this is something we have to do. we have to address this issue in a comprehensive way. we must continue to focus on how

to be able to depend on it as such. mr. speaker, with that, i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. > i rise time to claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. ryan: i have been long enough to recognize that at times the majority party will come to some level of disagreement with the congressional budget office. we were here during the health care debate and we were here during tax cuts and all kinds of things that happened in the last 15 years that i have been here. they're not perfect and they sometimes annoy us. and as i can tell from my good friend on the other side, he is in the annoyment period with the congressional budget office, but this is an essential component to what we do here. the congressional budget office sincerely attempts to give us the best, most accurate information that they could possibly provide us. and those estimates change over time as circumstances change over time. nd when you're talking about 1/6 of the entire united states' economy, it's going to be difficult to give you entirely accurate information. but not having this essential service here, i think, would be detriment tall to this congress and our ability to gauge

ohio, mr. ryan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for one minute. mr. ryan: i thank the gentleman. i want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for their leadership on this. this clearly is a big issue pressing the country. and i just wanted to rise in support of what's happening here today, of taking a firmer stance on russia, iran, and north korea. trying to stabilize the pins la. trying to take -- peninsula. trying to take care of the funding that's coming out of iran to all of these terrorist groups across the country. and across the world. and just say that what's happening with these sanctions here, in the targeting of russian gas pipelines, their number one export, i think, is entirely appropriate. the nortstream 2 which carries gas from russia through the balance tacks to germany, and i know -- baltics to germany, and know germany isn't happy about it, but this is something we have to do. we have to address this issue in a comprehensive way. we must continue to focus on how we get our gas here in the united states, our natural gas to europe, t

. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, today i rise to recognize life and faith, my friend local houston radio vorite, michael "matt" patrick ryan. he came to houston after a stint in new york. his no nonsense but optimistic way of informing and entertaining us as host of ktrh morning news and syndicated afternoon show. september of 2015, matt face add new challenge. mr. brady: he stage four melanoma. he shared his struggle. matt's battle with cancer ended last sunday. his inspiration is eternal. today as a country we all join matt's family, especially his wife and children, and his family, friends, and listeners in the sand box to recognize his lifetime of service, his courage, and his absolute faith in god. we love you, matt. you'll be missed, friend. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? >> 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. in opposition se to this house, discriminating against transgender americans a

pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, when speaker ryan took the gavel, he promised to have a, and i quote, a process that's more open, more inclusive, more deliberative and more participatory, end quote. and my friends like to highlight the number of amendments. mr. speaker, rather than taking one issue at a time, this is an issue for three appropriations business. i say to my guys, you guys are worse than you used to be. there are 10 amendments. last year you made in order 13. so we have less amendment this is year. for the military construction-veterans bill, there are 16 amendments. just a short time ago, in f.y. 2016 we had a modified open rule, so this rule is clearly much worse. we have the same situation with the energy and water bill. we have a structured rule this year while we had a modified open rule a year ago. the process in the house is getting worse. for the first time in history we have a speaker of the house who has never allowed truly an open rule. we were not perfect, mr. speaker. but speaker pelosi allowed rules -- the rules co

an amendment. let me remind my colleagues, mr. speaker, of the words of our speaker, paul ryan. he said this, quote, we will advance major legislation one issue at a time. mr. speaker, as you probably know i have been here for some years, 36 to be exact. i have never seen in 36 years an omnibus or minibus brought to he floor before september. why? because the regular order is to consider the bills one at a time. or as the speaker said, we will advance major legislation one issue at a time. what the republicans have done, mr. speaker, is to bring a bill and put so much in it they dare people to vote against it. because of the national security. may i have two additional minutes. ms. slaughter: two additional minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentlelady. this rule ought to be rejected. it is not the regular order. it is not good policy. and it's not good for the institution of the house of representatives or for the country. the border wall is controversial. many people in the trump administration do not believe the border wall will be effective and they believe it's a waste of money.

from ohio, mr. ryan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for one minute. mr. ryan: i thank the gentleman. i want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for their leadership on this. this clearly is a big issue pressing the country. and i just wanted to rise in support of what's happening here today, of taking a firmer stance on russia, iran, and north korea. trying to stabilize the pins la. trying to take -- peninsula. trying to take care of the funding that's coming out of iran to all of these terrorist groups across the country. and across the world. and just say that what's happening with these sanctions here, in the targeting of russian gas pipelines, their number one export, i think, is entirely appropriate. the nortstream 2 which carries gas from russia through the balance tacks to germany, and i know -- baltics to germany, and know germany isn't happy about it, but this is something we have to do. we have to address this issue in a comprehensive way. we must continue to focus on how we get our gas here in the united states, our natural gas to eur