Frank Pallone

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dale Daniels as she is honored by the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education (Chhange) at its 2019 Testimonial Dinner. Ms. Daniels' exemplary leadership and contributions to Chhange are truly deserving of this body's recognition. Since 1979, the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education has striven to educate the public, eradicate prejudice and serve as a resource to the community on Holocaust, genocide and other human rights issues. Its efforts to bring attention to human and civil rights violations and to honor the victims and survivors of genocide are truly commendable. Ms. Daniels' nearly 25 years of service to Chhange are indicative of her dedication to the organization and its mission to create change. Joining Chhange (then the Center for Holocaust Studies) as a volunteer in 1995 after hearing a Holocaust survivor's story, Dale Daniels quickly found her passion. Soon after, she served as a member of the Board of Directors and an interviewer for the Survivors of the Shoah Foundation. In 2000, Ms. Daniels became the first Executive Director of the organization, and under her leadership, Chhange has grown immensely and expanded its programs and outreach. With her direction, Chhange has produced exhibits, books, films and installations that educate and engage the public while paying tribute to the victims. It has also created and maintains the first and only Holocaust and genocide archives in New Jersey and offers training for law enforcement, clergy and juvenile hate crime offenders. Its work with schools, organizations and communities enable individuals to better understand historical and present-day atrocities and human rights abuses and foster a more tolerant and inclusive society. Ms. Daniels' vision and connection to the issues she promotes have made Chhange an invaluable resource that has an extraordinary impact on the community. Madam Speaker, please join me in leading this body in recognition of Dale Daniels for her tireless dedication and advocacy.

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Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate the Honorable Dina Long on her retirement this year as Mayor of Sea Bright, New Jersey. The Mayor's 17 years of service to Sea Bright are indicative of her dedication to the community and her leadership is highly deserving of this body's recognition. Following three terms on the Sea Bright Borough Council, Mayor Long was elected as mayor and began her term on January 1, 2012. Less than 10 months later, Superstorm Sandy struck New Jersey, devastating several coastal communities, including Sea Bright. Leading the recovery efforts, Mayor Long established important partnerships within the community and state to bolster resources and programs available to the town and its residents. Her vision, determination and proactive response helped rebuild and revitalize the town. Mayor Long has been an outstanding public servant, receiving commendations for her leadership. Her tireless efforts in the wake of Superstorm Sandy earned her an appointment as a local Advisory Group member on the President's Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, a Telly Award and an American Shore & Beach Preservation Association Local Government Award. As a speaker and panelist, she has shared her insight and experiences with several organizations and institutions such as Brookdale Community College Women in Learning and Leadership, the Jewish Foundation of Monmouth County Sandy Teen Fellows Program and the NJ Council of Grantmakers, among many others. In addition to her service to the Borough of Sea Bright, Mayor Long has also established a successful career as an educator, teaching at Brookdale Community College and previously at Rutgers University, her undergraduate alma mater. She also holds a master's degree from The New School. Madam Speaker, I sincerely hope that my colleagues will join me in congratulating Mayor Dina Long on her retirement. Her impact on the Sea Bright community is evident and serves as an example of what steadfast commitment and perseverance can accomplish.

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Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 150th anniversary of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Since its founding, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church has provided outstanding spiritual guidance and outreach to the community. Organized in 1869, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church was one of the first churches established in Asbury Park, initially gathering in a tent for services and later at a site deeded to the church by James A. Bradley, founder of Asbury Park. In 1949, the church found its permanent home on Cookman Avenue. Throughout its long history, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church has been graced with pastoral leadership committed to cultivating a welcoming place for the community to learn, pray and connect with others. Its pastors have also endeavored to ensure a viable future for the church, maintaining and updating the church building with renovations, including adaptations for people with special needs, classrooms and air conditioning. Currently led by Rev. Dr. Danielle L. Hunter, the church's first female pastor, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church has expanded its spiritual outreach, offering prayer meetings, an intercessory prayer line and added worship services. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church also dedicates itself to social action and community service. Through its food pantry and clothing closet, lunch program, tutoring and many other services of its ministries, the church carries on the mission of faith, uplifting all those who seek solace and assistance. Madam Speaker, once again, please join me in celebrating the 150th anniversary of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church continues to serve as a place of worship and inspiration and its dedicated service to its congregants and the greater Asbury Park community is truly deserving of this body's recognition.

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Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak on H.R. 3942, the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act. As the Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of tobacco products, I ardently support efforts to protect America's youth from a life of tobacco use, nicotine addiction, and its negative consequences. It is an unfortunate reality that nearly all tobacco use begins during youth and young adulthood. Research shows that 95 percent of adult smokers begin smoking before age 21 and 80 percent start before age 18. This is alarming to me, and should be alarming to everyone, because this is a crucial period for brain development. More worrisome is the fact that adolescent brains are more sensitive to nicotine, therefore young people may be more likely to develop a dependence on nicotine than adults. In recent years, online sales for e-cigarette products, including flavored e-cigarette products that are appealing to kids, are putting a new generation at risk of a lifetime of chronic health conditions and disease associated with nicotine addiction. Further, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that e-cigarette products can contain other harmful substances besides nicotine. Other than a few clicks of the mouse, we have few meaningful barriers to stop young Americans from purchasing these tobacco products online. That is why I support efforts to stop the flow of online tobacco sales. And while H.R. 3942 would require online age verification for the purchase and delivery of certain tobacco products, among other things, I believe this bill does not go far enough. If our aim is to prevent youth from purchasing these products online, then I firmly believe we should enact a complete ban against remote retail sales of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and e-cigarette accessories. This would mean that individuals wishing to purchase tobacco products would have to do so in a face to face setting, providing a stronger barrier to youth purchase. We should not focus alone on online sales though if our goal is to help reduce youth access and attraction to tobacco. I also believe we should take the following additional steps; raising the purchasing age to 21, enacting an across the board ban on all flavored tobacco products, including mint and menthol, and restricting the ability of tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers to utilize deceptive marketing tactics to hook a new generation. That is why, this fall, I intend to move legislation I have authored--H.R. 2339, the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic of 2019--that contains these provisions among others. Taken together I believe these provisions would be the most meaningful step forward in working to reverse the damaging youth tobacco epidemic that is underway. We are in a complicated epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, and this complex problem calls for a comprehensive, multifaceted solution. I thank my colleagues for offering up tools to fix the abundance of youth tobacco use, but believe we must take every step possible, including prohibiting all non-face-to-face sales in order to address this public health crisis.

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Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. McGovern for bringing this rule up today, and I rise in support of the rule to bring up the Armenian genocide resolution. As Judy Chu said--and I just came back from Armenia at the same time--we were at the genocide memorial in Yerevan. I was actually there a few years ago, on the 100th anniversary of the genocide, with our two Armenian Members of Congress, Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier. I have to say, it was unfortunate for us. We were proud to be there for the 100th commemoration, but we still were very upset over the fact that the United States had not recognized the Armenian genocide in recent years. And, of course, this has been a goal of the Armenia caucus and the Armenia diaspora for over 30 years that this day, this historic day, would finally occur. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, who has made this day possible. This resolution is important. It commemorates the victims of the Armenian genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Turks over 104 years after it took place. For too long, Congress has failed to recognize the indisputable fact that the Ottoman Turks perpetrated the first genocide of the 20th century. This crime against humanity would serve as the blueprint for other genocides in the Nazi concentration camps and massacres in Poland, Germany, and eastern Europe and, more recently, in Bosnia and Rwanda. Today, we will finally acknowledge what historians have documented with clear evidence: that the Turkish campaign of slaughter and forced displacement of millions of Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, and other religious minorities was, in fact, a genocide. The passage of this resolution is an important step in raising awareness and showing the world that we have a commitment to human rights and the dignity of every human life. In the words of George Santayana: ``Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.'' We stand today to show that the House of Representatives will not be complicit in covering up past atrocities in the 20th century nor turn our back when ethnic or religious minorities are threatened in the 21st century. We must also urge Turkey to come to terms with its own history and look beyond the thinly veiled facade of denial that covered up one of the most horrific crimes in world history. We must urge Turkey to join the rest of the world in recognizing the sanctity of human life, even if it is someone who doesn't look like you, speaks a different language, or attends a different house of worship. Turkey has a long history of repressing ethnic minorities, including the Kurds, whom they are killing as we speak. And it doesn't matter whether they are Christians or Muslims; many of the Kurds are their Muslim brethren. I am also a strong supporter of the bipartisan Turkey sanctions bill that will also be considered this week. It is unfortunate that it took the abandonment of our allies in northern Syria to get to this point, but I am pleased to see that we are working across the aisle to finally push back against the bully that is President Erdogan. We cannot trust the Turkish, Russian, or Syrian Governments to uphold peace and protect innocent lives in the region. We must stand up to authoritarian leaders like Erdogan, Putin, and Assad to defend our regional partners and innocent lives. Again, Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the chairman for bringing up this rule. I want to thank Chairman Schiff, the sponsor of this resolution; Chairman Engel; the House leadership; and other members of the congressional caucus for their support of strong American leadership and for their work to finally get this passed.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Engel for all of his work on this, and I, of course, thank all of the members of the Armenian caucus. One of the reasons that we founded the Armenian caucus was the recognition of the Armenian genocide. But I also have to mention that, I think, as everyone knows, without Speaker Pelosi, this would never have come to the floor today. It is, ultimately, her decision to bring it to the floor, and I want to thank her immensely. Official recognition of the Armenian genocide is a powerful reminder that we will not turn away when we know full well that crimes against humanity have been perpetrated. We stand here today to pay tribute to the victims of this horrific chapter of history, to the perseverance of those who survived, and to the Americans of Armenian descent who continue to strengthen our country. It is our duty to honor that history with an honest, factual statement recognizing the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians as the 20th century's first genocide. This resolution cannot undo the horrors that the victims endured or the pain that their descendants carry with them, but we have an obligation to speak candidly about the past. That is directly tied to our moral responsibilities of the present. The United States must never accept crimes against humanity, and we must do everything in our power to prevent and stop atrocities unfolding in real time. What is currently taking place in Syria--the killing of the Kurds at the hands of the Turkish President Erdogan--is unacceptable, and it is far past time for the Turkish Government to accept its responsibility for the systematic extermination of Armenians in the past century and to commit to protect the dignity of every human life in this century. I encourage my colleagues to join in supporting this long overdue recognition of the Armenian genocide. Mr. Speaker, your vote is not only for the Armenians but to prevent genocide in the future. Let us note that the Ottoman Turks did not succeed. The Armenians are still here in the United States, in the Republic of Armenia, in Artsakh, and the American people and their Representatives will continue to be with you.

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Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Honorable Blanquita B. Valenti on her retirement as a Middlesex County Freeholder. As a freeholder, city council member and educator, Freeholder Valenti has distinguished herself as a dedicated public servant whose contributions and achievements are truly deserving of this body's recognition. A long-time resident of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Freeholder Valenti devoted many years to representing her community as a council member and freeholder. She is well-respected by her colleagues as well as the residents she serves. Her professionalism and vision for the community earned her elections to leadership positions on the City Council and Board of Chosen Freeholders, including council vice president, council president and freeholder deputy director. Although retiring from elected office, Freeholder Valenti remains an active community leader and advocate for individuals and families in Middlesex County. She has served on numerous boards of social services agencies, educational organizations and others, including the Middlesex County Board of Social Services, PRAB, Middlesex County Hispanic Affairs Commission, ASPIRA New Jersey and the Middlesex County College Foundation. She is also a founding board member of Coming Home of Middlesex County, Inc., a non-profit aimed at ending homelessness in the county, which is honoring Freeholder Valenti at their Fall Gala on October 19, 2019. In addition to serving in elected office, Freeholder Valenti taught at Trenton State College (currently The College of New Jersey) and Rutgers University as well as high schools throughout Middlesex County. She earned her Master of Arts in Teaching in Secondary Education from Seton Hall University and her master's degree in Spanish and Latin American Literature from Rutgers University, and holds her undergraduate degree from Rosemont College in Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, once again, it is my great honor to pay tribute to Freeholder Blanquita B. Valenti as she retires as a Freeholder this year. I sincerely hope that my colleagues will join me in thanking her for her commitment to public service and the betterment of our communities.

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Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I join the community of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, New Jersey in recognizing the 100th anniversary of the church. Through its long history, Mount Moriah Baptist Church has provided a spiritual center for prayer and fellowship to the community. The church property was purchased from Gelhaus White and Charles H. White in 1914 and deeded in 1919. While the church members worked on raising money to erect the building, they held services in each other's homes. The church, originally named Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, was led at the time by Reverend J.W. Coakly and five additional trustees, T.M. Lester, Joseph Boles, Bearl Smith, Fred Coakly and Edward D. Causy. Today, Mount Moriah Baptist Church remains a close-knit congregation. Its 60 members are led by Pastor Eddie Aikens and board members Deacon Marvin Fisher, Trustee Deputy Maor Robert Swindle, Financial Secretary Van Lane and Treasurer Betty Duncan. Throughout its long history, the church's spiritual leaders, Board of Trustees, staff and members have endeavored to carry on its mission of faith and service. Madam Speaker, once again, it is my great honor to pay tribute to Mount Moriah Baptist Church as it celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. This incredible milestone is truly deserving of this body's recognition.

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Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, it is good to see my colleague from New Jersey in the chair. And I thank Chairwoman Lowey for yielding. She is my classmate. There aren't too many of us left, but it is good to see her there. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4378, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019. I am particularly pleased that H.R. 4378 includes a provision that will increase enrollment numbers for the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program, which provides healthcare and treatment for responders and survivors. Since being notified 2 weeks ago that this program is approaching enrollment capacity, I have been working with my colleagues in the House and the Senate, as well as the administration, to come to an agreement to raise the enrollment cap in order to guarantee that new enrollees will continue to have access to treatment. We were able to quickly come together on an agreement so that new enrollees will access this program for many years to come. The bill, H.R. 4378, also includes temporary funding extensions for several Medicare extenders and public health programs, including funding for community health centers, Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories, and the demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics. This temporary patch will protect Americans' access to these vital programs while Congress works toward a long-term agreement. While I am relieved that this bill will prevent any interruption of healthcare services, I want to stress that our work is far from done. We have to continue to work toward a bipartisan, long-term extension that provides funding capacity to these programs for the millions of Americans who depend on it. The Energy and Commerce Committee has already voted in support of bipartisan, long-term extensions of these programs, and I am hopeful that we can reach a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to get these extensions signed into law before the short-term patch expires in November. Again, I thank Chairwoman Lowey. I know she, Jerry Nadler, Carolyn Maloney, the New York representatives, are very concerned about healthcare in the aftermath of 9/11, so I particularly appreciate your support on that.

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Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Commerce be discharged from further consideration of the bill (S. 163) to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines due to emission control devices, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

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Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 1689) to permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean water revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State in certain circumstances, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

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Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Chairman, let me first thank the sponsor of this legislation, Mr. Cunningham, the gentleman from California (Mr. Lowenthal), and Mr. Grijalva for all of their work on this legislation. I want to say that I do think a permanent moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans' Outer Continental Shelf planning areas is something that we must do. It doesn't matter whether you represent the Atlantic or the Pacific Coast communities. A vote for a permanent moratorium on oil and gas development along these shores is a vote for our country's economic vitality. I heard my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and the last two speakers talk about national security and how we don't have an energy plan. The bottom line is that, if you look at the consequences to the economy of the country in these coastal communities from something like the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, it was a 10-year projected economic loss of $8.7 billion in fisheries from Texas to Florida, including 22,000 lost jobs just for fisheries. Think of the impact on the tourism industry with the impact on local businesses if we have a spill of this magnitude. Tourism is now the number one industry in my State of New Jersey. And don't tell me that we don't have an energy plan. In the Energy and Commerce Committee, we are very much in favor of all kinds of energy options--natural gas, nuclear power, whatever it happens to be-- and we certainly have moved towards energy independence by having more natural gas and more production of oil. All we are saying here today is that, when you talk about offshore drilling in the Atlantic and the Pacific, if you weigh any benefits that might come either in jobs or in money that comes back to the Land and Conservation, whatever, you cannot possibly compare the economic loss that we would have from a major oil spill to whatever gain you have from this relatively small amount of oil that is going to be captured by these oil companies in offshore drilling on the Atlantic and the Pacific Coasts. After the BP oil spill--I was on the Natural Resources Committee at the time--there were recommendations that were put together by a bipartisan commission. Not all of those were adopted. But even with those recommendations, in the 7 years following the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, there were 34 additional oil spills of more than 2,000 gallons each. There is no way to stop these oil spills from happening. They happen on a regular basis. The further out you go, the more chance there is that you are going to have a spill, and we cannot risk that. The Jersey shore has already experienced a historic disaster in the past few years. It was called Hurricane Sandy. We don't need a man-made disaster that is going to shut down our businesses, cripple our housing market, harm our health, or hurt our environment. The ocean is strained too much by too much trash and disposal of plastics and the climate crisis that triggered an increase in sea temperatures and acidification. In fact, we don't have to choose between a clean ocean and energy production. Any energy we harness off the coast could come increasingly from clean, renewable sources like offshore wind. I am not saying that renewables are the only alternative. We still have to have fossil fuels, there is no question. But the damage that comes to our local economies cannot possibly compare to whatever jobs you think are going to be created or whatever money you think is going to come from this offshore drilling. It is miniscule in comparison to the economic impact to our area. So don't talk to me about jobs and loss of jobs when you see the loss of jobs that occurred after BP and could occur to our shores. There is absolutely no comparison, gentlemen. I have to say that over and over again. Now, we have put 1-year annual moratoriums. We passed an amendment that I had in the appropriations bill, Interior appropriations, to have a moratorium on an annual basis in the appropriations bill, but it is high time that we have a permanent moratorium. It is not enough to just address this annually through the appropriations process. Mr. Chairman, I want to particularly commend the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Cunningham). I was actually in his district, and I just heard unanimous praise of his effort to stop this drilling.

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Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3375) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls, and for other purposes, as amended.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 3375.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, it is bipartisan legislation that I introduced with Ranking Member Walden, Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Doyle, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Latta. This legislation advanced out of our Energy and Commerce Committee last week by a unanimous vote of 48-0. The rising tide of unlawful, unwanted robocalls started as a nuisance, but now threatens the way consumers view and use their telephones. These calls are undermining our entire phone system, and that is something we all need to take very, very seriously. Last year, there were an estimated 47 billion robocalls made to Americans. It is no wonder that the American people have lost confidence in answering their phones. The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act will help restore that confidence, and that is very important, in my opinion. Madam Speaker, Americans use their phones at some of the most important times of their lives. They use their phones to get help from first responders by calling 911; to hear important medical test results from their doctor; to connect with or reassure a family member or friend; to learn that school is closed tomorrow; or just to conduct daily business. Illegal, unwanted robocalls threaten the foundational ways that we communicate with one another and, that, in my opinion is dangerous. Each time the consumer chooses not to pick up the phone out of fear that a scam robocall is on the other end of the line, it chips away at our community and public safety. Too frequently, consumers feel their best option is to not answer their ringing phone, which may lead them to miss an important call. It is truly unfortunate that consumers feel they must take that risk in order to proactively defend themselves against a scam call. Some studies estimate that nearly half of all calls this year will be scam calls; and these calls are not only harmful to the American people, but they are also harmful to business. The Chief Information Security Officer of the Moffitt Cancer Center recently testified before our committee that scammers were calling his hospital, disguised as Department of Justice officials, demanding to speak with a physician about his medical license. Robocalls are dangerous to public health and to people's privacy, using this as an example. We have heard similar stories of scammers disguised as the IRS looking to collect a debt; scammers disguised as local governments or police departments; and scammers disguised as loved ones in trouble looking for help. We are even seeing new scams, such as the one-ring- scam, where fraudsters try to trick consumers into calling back international numbers in the hopes that the consumer will rack up large charges. All of these scams are different, and there is no silver bullet to fix them all. For that reason, this legislation takes the comprehensive approach to cut off robocalls at many different points. For example, the bill would implement a nationwide caller authentication system, free for consumers, so they can again trust that the number they see on their caller ID is actually the person calling them. In that same vein, consumers need more help controlling the calls they have asked not to receive. Consumers need to be in charge of their own phone numbers, and scammers or telemarketers must have a consumer's consent before making calls. Consumers should be able to block illegal and unwanted calls. But with blocking, there needs to be transparency and effective redress so that we ensure the calls people want are actually getting through. Madam Speaker, we need to ensure that law enforcement and the Federal Communications Commission have the tools, information, and incentives to go after robocallers that break the law. This bill takes all these steps and more. It also includes the text of many important proposals that would help address the onslaught of robocalls that consumers face. And I just want to mention some of the other bills that were introduced that we have tried to incorporate in this bill. One is the Ending One-Ring Scams Act; the Tracing Back and Catching Unlawful Robocallers Act; the Locking Up Robocallers Act, the Spam Calls Task Force Act; and the Protecting Patients and Doctors from Unlawful Robocalls Act. I will thank the sponsors of those more specifically later during this debate. But ours is a strong and comprehensive bill that puts consumers first. I want to thank all of my colleagues that have shaped this bill with me, specifically, Mr. Walden, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Latta, of course. But I also want to thank all the consumer advocacy organizations and the carriers that worked hard to reach a consensus piece of legislation that will take tough and meaningful steps to protect consumers from these annoying and illegal robocalls. Madam Speaker, the legislation now has 237 sponsors, and I am hopeful that it will garner strong bipartisan support today when we vote. I urge all of my colleagues to put consumers first and join us in passing the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Eshoo), who chairs our Health Subcommittee.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Michael F. Doyle) who chairs our Communications and Technology Subcommittee.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. McNerney).

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Clarke), vice chair of our committee.

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Crist).

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Murphy).

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen).

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, can I inquire as to the amount of time on each side?

Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Underwood).