[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H4013-H4014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       INTERRUPTED FAMILY DINNERS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Bost) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BOST. Madam Speaker, a question for those watching at home.
  Do you have a cell phone?
  Has your family dinner been interrupted by a local call, only to 
realize that it was spam?
  This is incredibly frustrating and becoming all too common. In 2017, 
under 4 percent of cell phone calls were spam. In 2018, the number 
jumped to almost 30 percent.
  This year spam calls are expected to rise up to the point of half of 
all cell phone calls. That is why I am cosponsoring the TRACED Act. 
This bill gives the FCC broader authority to find scammers and increase 
penalties for those who are caught.
  If you have a cell phone, this legislation will save you a lot of 
frustration and make those times at home with your family maybe a 
little bit more enjoyable.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting this commonsense 
legislation.


            The American People Don't Trust Washington, D.C.

  Mr. BOST. Madam Speaker, the American people don't trust Washington, 
D.C. And I know that shocks everyone, but it is a perception that every 
one of us deals with back home, and after what the majority party 
pulled last week, it is easy to understand why.
  Three--get it, three--bipartisan prescription drug pricing bills made 
it through committee and were ready to vote on.
  Now let me say that one more time. Bipartisan healthcare bills, three 
of them; that is unheard of around here.
  But then politics got in the way. The majority decided to add an 
unrelated poison pill to drive away the Republican support. This 
healthcare package now has no chance of being considered in the Senate 
and will never become law.
  That is why I urge the majority to bring to the floor H.R. 2700. This 
legislation includes only the three bipartisan prescription drug 
pricing bills, no poison pills.

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  Let's come together to address the problem. The American people 
deserve better than the cynical political games that we are playing.


                     Celebrating the 19th Amendment

  Mr. BOST. Madam Speaker, Susan B. Anthony once said: ``There will 
never be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and 
elect lawmakers''--and serve as lawmakers and actually serve in the 
chair.
  One hundred years ago, Congress moved one step closer to equality by 
passing a constitutional Amendment granting women the right to vote.
  This week, we celebrate the 19th Amendment. To honor the courageous 
women who ushered us toward a more perfect Union, we wear yellow roses.
  I have two daughters. I have seven granddaughters. I am thankful that 
they can shape their government because of the generations of women who 
came before them.

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