the senior director for innovation at reliant energy, the texas utility with plans to incentivize night and weekend electricity use, says "you can be green and make green." with texas so strong in wind energy production and solar energy potential, texas is actually in a position to use its clean energy real estate sources to help -- resources to help other states comply with the clean power plan, a win-win with even more texas clean energy jobs. so, in texas there is an overwhelming consensus of scientists at their own state universities. there is a desire for action among the majority of texans, and there's vast economic opportunity from texas renewable energy. but the junior senator from texas continues to rail against

mainstream climate science. he claims that -- and i'll quote him again -- "according to the satellite data, there has been no significant global warming for the past 18 years." 18 years. what an interesting number to pick. 18 years. if you go back 18 years, you start in 1998. why might the junior senator from texas start his assessment of satellite data in 1998? well, well, well ... look at this. when "politifact" investigated the senator's claim that global warming has "paused," the senator's office referred to the work of dr. carl miers, a

scientist who worked with satellite temperature sets. this is a graph of that data. look at 1998. the earth was experiencing a large el nino event in 1998, and the observed temperatures were substantially above normal. so if that's where you start your data set, of course it's going to look like a pause. as "the washington post" put it, "therit, "there is a reason whyz uses this particular year, and that reason is what makes this claim misleading." "politifact" ruled him mostly false, by the way. the whole data set shows a clear, unequivocal, long-term global warming trend. as dr. miers himself said, "you can look at the data since 1980,

and it is pretty clear that there is an ascending strendz $ed trend there. if you if you look at any 15-year period, it is a lot less clear that the trend line that you drive might actually mean something." dr. miers also warns against drawing conclusions from just this one data set. "look at all the data sets," he said. "you want to look at the surface temperatures and that sort of thing." well, scientists have known for sometime that the oceans bear the brunt of global warming. the haven't simple: they can absorb more heat than the atmosphere, and they do. peter gluck levment r says, "perhaps 95% of the accumulated heat is in the oceans. a study released this month shows the world's oceans absorbed" -- i don't think this

number has ever been said before on the senate floor -- "approximately 150zet zetajewel" that's a lot of zeros. "i"150 zeta jewels." here's how "the washington post" described it. "if you exploded one atomic bomb, the size of the one dropped on hiroshima, every second for a year, the total energy released would be two zetajewels. since 1997, earth's oceans have absorbed man-made heat energy

equivalent to a h. roshima-style bomb being exploded every second for 75 straight years. yet the senator from texas would like us to base our calculation on a cherry-picked data set beginning in an outlier year. the oceans aren't just warming, unfortunately. the warming in the oceans is accelerating. paul durack, the coauthor of the study noted, "after 2000 in particular, the rate of change is really starting to ramp up. people who insist that the climate has not warmed in recent decades ignore a lot, but one thunk they particularly ignore -- particularly ignore is the oceans, and we measure this stuff. the oceans don't lie." here's another good one from the junior senator. the senator from texasnes texass

us that history, remarkably with more co2, predated the industrial revolution, so it didn't come from automobiles or the burning of carbon fuels. what he omits, mr. president, is that this history with markedly more co2 occurred more than 800,000 years ago. here's where we are right now. here is the record of carbon in the atmosphere going back 800,000 years. where in that period was if more than now? never. 800,000 years, hundreds of thousands of years before humans even began to walk the earth. greenhouse gases glainblanket or planet, absorbing the sun's energy and preventing the heat from escaping back into space.

ice sheets melt, seas warm and rise, and so since the late-1880's, sea level has risen -- three feet along the shores of galveston, texas. none of that matters to the junior senator from texas. in december he one convene add hearing -- he even convened a hearing protesting climate consensus on climate change as dogma. tell that to nasa and the united states navy. at the time, more than 190 countries were negotiating the groundbreaking international climate agreement in paris. well, texans were on hand in paris, too. austin's mayor, steve aller, assigned the compact of mayors pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and report transportly. katherine omack represented the

university of texas gulf coast carbon center to share their expertise on carbon captured and storage. the dean of the school of public affairs at houston's southern university organize add delegation from the historically black colleges and universities climate change consortium and dr. katherine heyho, director of the climate science center at texas tech university, encouraged evangelicals to join here in faith-inspired support for climate action. on that subject, let me read into the record the 2015 statement of the national association of evangelicals. i'll quote. "the earth belongs to god, not us. probably the most serious and urgent challenge faced by the

physical world now is the threat of climate change. we encourage christians worldwide to exert legitimate means to persuade governments to put moral imperatives above political expediency on issues of environmental destruction and potential climate change." well, as the president said last week, america led nearly 200 nations to the most ambitious agreement in history to fight climate change. the junior senator from texas would be president. yet he completely refuses to engage on climate change. he ignores texas state universities, texas scientists, texas local officials, and the whole clean energy economy in texas. he courts iva courts evangelicae

associates himself with the evangelical movement, but he ignores the statement of their own national association. now, some say his candidacy is a danger to our distinct american heritage, the separation of church and state. but really, it seems to me, his problem is with the separation of oil and state. the fossil fuel industry is the last bastion of climate denial. it funds a vast apparatus of climate denial. it also funds a lot of politics. you do the math. it's time to wake up. i yield the floor. mr. cardin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: thank you, mr. president. i take this time as the senator

maryland but also as the ranking democrat on the senate foreign relations committee to talk about the bill we voted on earlier today, the motion to proceed on the so-called safe act dealing with syrian refugees. i'd like to call it the fear act, because i think it really is an act that is misguided. and i start by saying that the world looks to the united states, and when there are tough problems, they look to our leadership and they know this country is prepared to step forward and provide the international leadership to deal with the toughest problems we face as a global community. and the bill that i call the fear act would jeopardize america's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our times. it would jeopardize the u.s. leadership on humanitarian issues and would compromise, i think, u.s. security. and let me tell you why.

we face the greatest crisis on refugees and displaced individuals since world war ii. the number is about 60 million globally who are currently refugees or displaced. the largest numbers right now are coming out of syria, make no mistakes about it. millions are coming out of syria. the and they're escaping the assad regime's barrel bombs and gases and starvation policies. these are victims, these are people who are losing their lives because of the barbaric regime of president assad. our values are that we respond to those issues, that we act in a responsible way, that we help the international community to help those people who are trying to escape the persecution persef oppressive regimes. the fear act would shut down the u.s. process of accepting syrian refugees. why do i say it would shut is down? because it would require the

director of the federal bureau of investigation, the secretary of the homeland security and the director of national intelligence, all three, to certify on an individual basis the ability of these individuals to meet our standards to come into the united states. that would require 100 certifications per day per those individuals, 300 certifications totaling. what else would they be doing? i would hope the director of the nye is working to keep our country safe and more than just dealing with the syrian refugees. this would cut down, eliminate our ability to accept syrian refugees. let me just give you some of the numbers. the united states has accepted 2,000 syrian refugees. there are millions of syrian refugees. the total number the president has talked about is 10,000, a small fraction of the total numbers that are -- that are being relocated under the syrian refugee program. when you look at the neighboring countries alone, what's being

done in juror dang, in lebanon -- in i don't remember dan, in lebanon, look at what europe is accepting, we are taking a very small brur burden here, and it s individuals that do not pose a threvment i want to explain that. every one of us want to do everything wic we can. i am prepared to do everything responsible to make sure we keep americans safe as we possibly can from the threat of extremists. so what do these syrian refugees go through? by the way, there's not been a reported case of a syrian refugee in regards to terrorism. first, they are screened by the high commissioner on refugees of the united nations. they screen the individuals who are considered eligible to come to the united states. so you go through a screening process. they then are fingerprinted and go through a biometric check and several lears of background

screening. they're individually interviewed by u.s. officials and it takes about 18 to 24 months. if you are a terrorist, you are not going to go through this. it is up to the potential individual who will come to the united states as a refugee to establish that they are a referring. that means they must establish that they have been a victim of the terrorist activities in order to be able to goat to the united states. it is up to them to establish that burden. we don't accept individuals who cannot establish that burden. this is not the target group that we should be concerned about. the real threat to our homeland security, let's take a look at others who come to this country. we already did it in the omnibus bill. but we know that under the visa waiver program there are individuals who hold passports of countries that we have a visa waiver program with. that means they are countries that have relations with the united states who we generally accept their visitors without a

visa that many of these countries have foreign fighters who have gone to the affected areas that could very well be involved in terrorist activities and then come back to the european country and could come to the united states under a visa waiver program. well, we took some action against that in the -- in last year's bill. that was good. we need to continue to scrutinize that. what we saw happen in california where we had a spouse. that didn't come in under the syria refugee program. they came under other visa programs. that needs to be scrutinized, people who come to america. we need to know that they're not connected to terrorist organizations. but, mr. president, our greatest concern is the radicalization of americans. you need to know why certain individuals do what they do. we have to have a better system to protect the homeland. so let's -- let's focus on what is really the problem areas for our country. we -- if this bill were to be

passed, it would actually make us less safe. it would affect our national security. and let me tell you the reason y. first, it would clearly diminish u.s. leadership. when we go and seek international support, particularly for our coalition against isil, our failure to be willing to take any of the syrian refugees will certainly compromise america's credibility and ability to lead internationally. it would be used by isil as a propaganda, make no mistake about that. they understand that this is what they're saying about america. it's against our values. it makes us weaker as a nation. it's for that reason, mr. president, that we found that national security professionals from both parties, including henry kissinger, david petraeus, brent scowcroft, michael chertoff all have come out in opposition on the grounds it would undermine our security and benefit isis.

these are professionals. they understand the risk factors. what we should be doing is everything we can to protect us from the threat of isil. that means let's figure out ways that we can share intelligence information among all of our willing partners. let's provide the leadership, particularly in those countries in which isil can operate so that the governments represent all the communities. there's not a void so that the sunni minority population feel that their only safety is with isil. let's make sure we cut off all the financial support for isil, including their oil expaibilities the transport of oil of the and this is what the obama administration is doing. let's make sure that we do cut off any of their opportunities to expand their capacity. let's deal with foreign fighters, people who come from western countries that go to these areas and train. let's make sure that we know where they are and when they try come back into one of the western countries, that they are

apprehended and tried because of their affiliation with terrorists. let's help countries such as jordan and iraq and lebanon that are taking on extreme burdens of the refugees so that they can deal with their own crisis that has been -- that has been exaggerated because of the syrian conflict and isil's information. in other words, let us work in a coordinated way to root out the main cause of the terrorist activities, that is isil's ability to attract supporters and to gain territory. let's take away that territory. let's coordinate our airstrikes. let's work with the local forces on the ground. all that should be done. we need to work together on it. to concentrate on the few thousand syrian refugees who will be coming to this country, have gone through the strictest vetting process makes little sense and will not keep us safe, as i indicated before, actually will compromise our national security.

let me talk in closing about what makes this nation the great nation it is. i think each of us know that we are living in a special country, a country that has stood up for freedom, a country that's been looked upon as the beacon of hope around the world where many of our parents and grandparents have are come from other countries in order to settle in this country because of its opportunity. i'm a student of history, not just because it's an effective counterpart to the bluster of politicians and social media accounts. history can be a touchstone to remind us of who we are and a lens through which we can see who we are. throughout our history, we have recognized that even in times of war, we are fighting the leaders of authoritarian regimes and not their victims. between 1945-1952, we resettled 400,000 displaced persons to the nazi controlled areas of europe. between the fall of saigon in 1997, the united states rescued

883,000-plus refugees who fled vietnam, a country with which we had been in a state of undeclared war that claimed 58,000 american lives. between 1970 and 1991, we resettled 200,000 jews to the united states from the soviet union, the very government which posed the greatest security threat the united states has ever known. this is in addition to the hundreds of thousands of refugees we have resettled from cuba and other countries behind the iron curtain. this republican bill we consider today dishonors our proud history of providing a safe haven. the history can also be harsh and unsentimental. this bill risks repeating mistakes of the past, when the united states tragically turned away jewish refugees in world war ii. after the photo of alon kurdie, the three-year-old who was washed up on a beach was published in the news medai, the american people opened their -- media, the american people opened their hearts to the

american people. american people recognized the distinction between those who are the victims of terror and those who perpetrate it. we should not let knee-jerk reactions keep us from being the beacon of hope for syrians and other refugees in the middle east, africa and around the world. we should do what this nation does best, our values. yes, we should never compromise homeland security. we need to do everything we can to keep americans safe. we've got to make sure we have the strictest vetting procedures for anyone who wants to come to this country as a refugee or as a visitor. and we can always do a better job. and we have to do more to understand why americans have been converted to radicalization through the internet and what has happened in social media. yes, we need to do a much more effective job in keeping americans safe and the homeland safe. but shutting down the syrian refugee program would be a major mistake on our values as who we

are as a nation and for our national security. mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. rounds: i ask unanimous consent to be allowed to speak as if in morning business for up to seven minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. bounds: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to commemorate the life and legacy of paul kinsman. paul was born in watertown, south dakota, on september 7, 1958, and died in pierre, south dakota, on january 10, 2016, at the young age of 57. paul was a lifelong south dakotan and dedicated public servant to the citizens of our state. after earning his law degree, paul began 28 years of public service to the people of south dakota. we are a better state and a better people because of his

hard work and his dedication. as an administrative law judge, the deputy commissioner of administration, the director of property taxes and special taxes, the commissioner of administration, and the secretary of revenue, he inspired his coworkers with his intelligence, his humor and his tenacity for getting things done. during my eight years working as governor of south dakota, paul served as commissioner of the bureau of administration and secretary of revenue. he was a burly teddy bear of a man. no matter how hard the problem or how challenging the issue, whenever we met, he had a glean in his eyes and a small on his face that told me without words that we were going to solve that problem or meet that challenge. and we did because of him.

as an administrative law judge and tax collector, he earned the respect and admiration of the public even when his rulings and application of law were not in their favor. he was straightforward and fair, which south dakotans appreciate. as the head of the bureau of administration, he led and championed many projects that increased the efficiency of state government to serve the people and preserve the heritage of south dakota in the people's house, our state capitol. but more important than all of his career accomplishments is the kind of person paul kinsman was. he was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to all who knew him. he had a tremendously positive impact on the many thousands of people he met and touched with his kindness and generosity.

with this, i welcome the opportunity to recognize and commemorate the life and legacy of this public servant and my friend, paul kinsman. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: news outlets reported something today that should worry all of us. apparently, president obama is again, one more time,

considering imposing his enemy's list regulation by executive order. just weeks after congress voted overwhelmingly to pass and the president signed into law legislation that prohibited him from doing that very thing. the enemy's list regulation would inject partisan politics into the government contracting process by allowing an organization's political leanings and donations to be considered. here's the practical effect. administrations of either party could draw up friends' lists and enemies' lists and then approve contracts based on whether the company backed the right horse in the last election. that's the kind of thing you'd expect in some banana republic but not in the united states of america.

so why would the president even attempt to impose such a bad idea? let me remind my colleagues of something the president's own chief of staff recently said. he implied that the central question president obama will now ask himself before imposing a policy is -- listen to this -- "why not?" "why not?" think about that. not whether it's good for the country. not whether it's constitutional. just "why not?" if future republican presidents led by this "why not?" standard, democrats would be truly outraged. if future republican presidents ignored prohibitions passed by a democratic-controlled congress, democrats would be outraged. when the legislature passes a prohibition and the president signs that prohibition into law,

mr. president, it's the law. now, i hope every one of my colleagues, even those who support the idea of an enemies' list, will join me in that sentiment at least. if it's the law, it's the law. we're always mindful that precedence set today could be wielded by different presidents tomorrow. the intent of the prohibition congress passed here is absolutely clear, regardless of creative arguments the administration might construct to justify skirting the law. if president obama's standard these days is "why not?" then here are a few reasons why not. here's the first. he can't do it. that should really be the end of the discussion. for the sake of argument, here's another reason -- it's terrible

policy. just listen to what members of the president's own party have said about that. here's one of our democratic colleagues in the senate -- quote -- "under the federal acquisition regulation, the award of a contract must be based on the evaluation of quality, price, past performance, compliance with solicitation requirements, technical excellence and other considerations related to the merits of an offer. the requirement that businesses disclose, political expenditures is part of the offer process, creates the appearance that this type of information should become a factor in the award of federal contracts. requiring businesses to disclose their political activity when making an offer," she explained, risked injecting politics into

the contracting process. here's the second ranking democrat in the house, not some back bencher. the second-ranking democrat in the house -- quote -- "the issue of contracting ought to be on the merits of the contractor's application and bid and capabilities. there is some serious questions as to what implications there are if somehow we consider political contributions in the context of awarding contracts. he said it was -- quote -- "not in agreement with the administration. he was not in agreement with the administration on the issue." so look, no one should have to worry about whether supporting a political party or a candidate will determine their ability to get a federal contract or keep a job. i hope what we read in the papers isn't accurate. the president's enemies' list proposal fails even the "why not" test on multiple levels.

number one, he can't. number two, it's bad policy as democrats have reminded us. and if you need another reason, here's a third. congress has rejected these types of policies already. there are plenty of reasons why the president should not attempt to impose this regulation, and the president should heed them. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 440. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination department of defense, lisa s.

disbrow of virginia to be under secretary of the air force. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i know of no further debate. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not all those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order to the nomination, that any statements related to the nomination be printed in the record, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i now ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 181, s. 607. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 181, s. 607, a bill to amend

title 18 of the social security act and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the grassley amendment at the desk be agreed to, theo, the committee-reported amendment as amended be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed and the title amendment be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the committee on veterans' affairs be discharged from further consideration of diss 2422 -- of s. 2422 and the senate proceed to immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 2422, a bill to authorize the secretary of veterans affairs to carry out certain major medical facility projects for which appropriations are being made for fiscal year 2016. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure?

without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. mcconnell: i further ask that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table withtabt objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. con. res. 28 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate concurrent resolution 28 to establish the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. con. res. 29 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report.

the clerk: senate concurrent resolution 29 to authorize the use of the rotunda in emancipation hall of the capitol and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i understand there is a joint resolution at the desk and i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the joint resolution for the first time. the clerk: senate joint resolution 29 to authorize the use of the united states armed forces against the islamic state of iraq and the levant and its associated forces. mr. mcconnell: i ask for second reading and in order to place the resolution on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. mcconnell: mr. president -- the presiding officer: the joint resolution will be read for the second time on the next

legislative day. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. thursday, january 21. following the prayer and pledge the morning hour deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date and the time for the two leaders be reserved for use later in the day. finally following leader remarks the senate resume consideration of the veto message on s.j. s. res. 32 with the time equally divided between the leaders or their designees. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: if there is no further business to come before the senate i ask it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning.

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prime minister. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues of my duties to have such meetings later today. >> surely you should be allowed to benefit from windows companies make now is a time to benefit from a small percentage. >> we have encouraged companies to have profit sharing arrangements but what we're doing is making sure for the first time there is a national living wage and that means people odd minimum-wage have 7.5% pay rise.

with mounting global economic uncertainty now in this new age of politics does my friend agree that every member of this house should welcome everyone from the york to your queue shier. over the last year we have seen people work in every region in our country the unemployment figures are very welcome the enabler rate is nearly the lowest of 5.1% in nearly a decade. but the latest figures show

unemployment falling by another 99 in the record number of people in history and a record number of women in worked 2.3 million more people are working. >> is nice to get such a warm welcome. if you would allow me can the prime minister tell me where in his election manifesto for all students? that they will recognize and welcome work in our country

and in our manifesto we said we would cut the deficit to uncap the student numbers and we have done both. if there is not such joy for government to be prepared to support their industry. the prime minister is concerning because of the conservative manifesto there is no mention -- are you done? one rededicate the prime minister's parliamentary and auditioning to be a statesman?

>> frankly as i was saying there is no mention of cuts so this proposal will have half a million students i have questions from a student who says i am trading to be a mathematics teacher i will come about in debt 50,000 pounds which is twice of his income. spinach she is now in a country with university system with more people going to university than ever before. the more people from diverse backgrounds and what i say to him and wish him well he

will not pay back a penny and tell he is earning 21,000 pounds. he will laws start to pay back in full up until 35,000 pounds and our policy is to put more money in the hands of students which is why we do that. the labor policy would cost 10 billion pounds is our people go out and work hard and pay taxes be what innovation in the key was to put a cap on it. >> he is trying to be at math teacher who manages a 25,000 which is more than 21,000. [laughter]

in 2010 the prime minister government said their increasing maintenance there now scrapping those same grants. why are they abolishing those? to untapped university in many and people in our country who want to go university can. and there is too much shouting from the party over here. remember labor introduced these given this is the week women to learn the lessons of the last election.

[laughter] but clearly we did not fly new york a sustainable way for word. and i would say in all honesty to the labor party winning government they supported them and in opposition we made the mistake if you want to be on the side of aspiration where help people make the most of their lives was working in the numbers prove it. this is from the very same prime minister. to give them access to higher education. but one particular group that is targeted by this

government, that is not mentioned in the manifesto the students went they will have to pay when qualified with a pay cut of 900 pounds of teachers rarely punishing them when we need these nurses? to 6,700 more than when i became prime minister. the data want to face difficult position today to add a three who want to become lenders can because of the system so by introducing minimum there will train more nurses and it is good for the nhl's four to be so short-sighted.

>> the prime minister and i would probably agree to spend more resources with the national health crisis. i have a question from somebody who wants to help us get through this crisis by becoming a mental health nurse. i would not give been able to choose to steady provide missing obama need support for child care i have debts from the previous degree. i would not take on further debt it is impossible for me to pay back. my daughter is somebody we need. we need a mental health nurse. her bill in dedication for the entire community.

so we bring people in from bulgaria to do nursing jobs. the british people want to train the nhl's once the nurses so let's help them. >> you are expecting people like her to pay back its debt or from their wages in the future. and all things she has been reassured by the prime minister's answer. he was a very good at convincing other members of she said what a struggle for three trading nine added 10

hospitals currently have a nurse shortage. will this exacerbated the crisis to make this less effective or more effective. we will see ted thousand extra degrees because of this policy. to untapped the numbers to go into nursing. this week from the labor party into the past. we have seen it with the idea to stop businesses paying dividends with the idea that nuclear submarines should go to power in the middle watching this labor party not the leader of rebel whole labor party is a risk for the national security and a rescue our

health service and every family in our country. >> as they continue to be a powerhouse we are proud of the success does my friend believe the continued ability would be helped or hindered? >> it is the powerhouse of the economy and we have seen in the last year employment but by 17,000. but whether the overseas businesses they want to know we have a good neighbor

relations from the secondary strikes from a party that tries to cough up that image has selected a leader to take is right back to the 1970's. >> world attention from the conflict from syria and iraq much less from the regime in yemen. can the prime minister tell the house with the u.k. is doing? >> we're doing everything we can to encourage them to get around the negotiating table to bring about what is necessary which is the

government to represent all the people. make sure they are properly represented in the country and if that is the only way of our key interest to drive al qaeda out of yemen because it is a direct threat to the citizens of britain. >> including a large number of the saudi air force they have done that with british planes and pilots better trained by british instructors and their coordinated by the saudis in the presence of british military advisers. >> with the prime minister admit britain is taking part in a war in yemen but has

not sought parliamentary approval? >> restarted serious but then wandered off it is in our interest to back the government of yemen ended is right to do that with stringent arms controls but to be absolutely clear we're not a member of the coalition or in the operations and not involved to conduct operations in yemen were selecting targets were the target decision. but yes, do we provide training and advice? yes we do.

the from farmers to livestock will the prime minister has working across the country if we need to slow down to manage the floodwaters to act in a better way. >> we can and we do. that is the environment from the agriculture secretary's are doing. but as important as the money is the approach to build the flood barriers including the farming practices so we use all the resources we have.

>> there is concern on all sides we need access union with responsibility. to be more fair and comprehensive. to come from intriguing experts. >> i am very happy to meet with the honorable lady. and one of the common interests that we tried to do that works for the nations of the united kingdom. i think we have made some

very good progress with the maintenance is there further measures we could take? but edible even writing things down in one place. >> is my honorable friend agree with me hard-headed these are actually equipped in the members of the matrix ? . .e deterrent has been on a

cross party basis and absolutely key part of our defense and making sure we've got the ultimate insurance policy which we support on the side and we should vote on in this house. and all i can see what comes to beatles songs i suspect the leader of the opposition prefers back in the ussr. [laughter] [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. speaker. just under three weeks ago a 16 -year-old boy was murdered in a knife attack in my constituency. the whole house wants to join me in sharing our deepest condolences. the number of teenage deaths reached its highest level in seven years, what action will the government take?

t 15. >> the honorable gentleman speaks for the whole house. lost his life in this attack , and there is nothing anyone can say they will give them the comfort they seek. we have toughened the law in terms of the level of custodial sentences people are getting. the police have done a huge amount to crackdown which is why overall has falling by something like 17 percent. there is still more about the dangers of carrying a knife. his silver the cases the carrier of life ends up the victim of attack. >> thank you, mr. speaker. does the prime minister agree we have encouraged

people to learn the english language as a unifying effect which helps to create national identity and social cohesion and should be promoted. >> absolutely right. they make sure everybody can take advantages of the opportunities in our country to work, get training, go to universities. there is no opportunity if you don't speak the language. that is why we will be targeting money at those people have been stuck at home sometimes by the men in the house and make sure they get the english language skills that they need. when i sat in a mosque this week one of the young people said how important it is that imams speak english. young people sometimes who speak english themselves

need someone to guide them away. speaking english is important. >> over the past few months, closing out the living wage and housing benefits, the downgrading or closure of the colleges that many get their qualifications from. the envy of those young people who want to go to universities. what is it that they have against young people trying to make their way in life? >> record numbers going to university, record numbers taking on apprenticeship. record numbers and work. i said to the honorable gentleman one of the reasons why is because they talk

down our country and opportunity in it. >> i would like to thank the prime minister for launching men and women who are experts in their sector coming together. does the prime minister agree with me that it will be a great thing when students across the country log onto the website and are informed to the opportunity? >> making a very important point. if you become manic prentice that is not knocking out the chance of doing a degree, the opportunities for earning and learning. very well-equipped.

we need to improve the information and our schools so that people can seize the opportunity for apprenticeships. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my 24 -year-old is an urgent need of the stem cell donor. the family's campaign is attracting global support. the o2 sensor will be running spin dry to get as many people as possible. will the prime minister join me? send a message of support to those working toward life. >> i certainly will join the honorable lady and supporting the campaign. the organizations support their matching campaign. by her raising it in this way many others will want to come on saturday and support.

>> john barron, the prime minister is aware we await a response to a request regarding a meeting on his eu negotiations to stop any unwanted tax regulations which goes to the core of the issue such as patrol of our borders, business regulation. will he now meet with us? >> i am having a range of meetings with colleagues about the european issue, and i am sure i will be covering as many as possible. i have always felt he has made up his mind already and wants to leave the eu whatever the result. i don't want to take up any more of his time. [inaudible conversations] er]

>> the uk government is a cheerleader for china to be awarded to the kelo market economy status because once the city of london to become a major trading center for the chinese currency. is this not a classic case of once again westminster government putting the bankers of london before manufacturing workers -- [inaudible] >> i think the honorable gentleman is wrong both on content on an approach. the two issues are separate. to our market economies that europe still puts dumping tariffs on. we did that recently with america and we've done it in the past with russia. i think we should take these two issues separately, continued to pursue robust action against china which is exactly what we are doing based on the merits. but in terms of the close relationship with china, i want to help those welsh this is

including companies like airbus to break into chinese markets and make sure we get the best of the british jobs for british manufacturing, british exports. that's what we want in our relationship with china. >> speaking of airbus, mr. speaker, the region which straddles the border is one of the most dynamic and actual areas of the country. will my right honorable friend welcome the establishment of the group which has been formed to promote the economic success of the region and will he urges ministry with colleagues and the welsh government to cooperate with the group and its workings? >> first of all let me join my honorable friend in welcoming this new group. i think it is important when you look at the development of the welsh economy very much to think about north wales can benefit from growth in the northwest of her country and the links between the northwest and wales which this group will be examining.

clearly what happens will be a vital part of the process but i'm very happy to talk further with him. >> will the prime minister rewrite not just some half of the government speaking for the whole of the house i believe the unconditional unequivocal support of the british people for the people of auckland islands -- [shouting] -- falkland islands -- for the british held rights to self-determination and that will not be undermined in any way by some kind of accommodation or some type of negotiations in which the people of falkland islands they have enormous say? they should have right to determine their own future. [shouting] >> the honorable gentleman has put it better than i ever could. the people of the falkland islands have spoken as good as they possibly could in a referendum and they want to maintain the status quo.

as long as they want that, they have a guarantee for me. i find it quite extraordinary that the labour party now want to look at trying to change the status and give away -- [shouting] that will never happen as long as i am in downing street. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as a former cub scout leader and queens scout, i'm pleased to say, pleased to say that scouting is thriving. this year marks the century and a formation found at cub scouts across the uk. will my right honorable friend join me in congratulating the 150,000 young people who participate in cub scouting every week in the uk? congratulate or thank the leader to give up their time, to enable young people so sense of danger?

and call on more people to volunteer as leaders as part of the big society movement? >> actually a great with my honorable friend that scouts are a great part of the big society, and we provided him and other uniformed youth groups with over 10 million pounds of funding since i become prime minister took them to the actual work they do. i've had a letter recently from bear grylls, the chief scout himself from looking at what we can do to welcome this anniversary and give this fantastic organization a big boost. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister may be unaware or should be aware that sheffield forge masters announced a loss of 100 jobs in this crisis hit industry. many of those jobs will be in my constituency. we have lots of warm words, pandering and crocodile tears from the prime minister and ministers in this chamber.

about the tsunami of job losses across the steel industry. can he tell me when he is actually going to do something to actually support world-class companies? >> first of all we have taken action, including the action on energy bills which will save these industries 400 billion pounds in this parliament. the honorable gentleman chose to reject a bit of politics into this come well, let me inject some back. when the labour party were in power, what happened to employment in the steel industry? it was cut by 35,000, cut in half. where were the carveouts on the energy bill then? went with a special arrangements for taking votes in europe that we put in place? where were the rules for making sure that we by british stupid when it comes to public procurement as well for ages to

for the kerry program? and also if he's interested in sheffield forge masters he might want of a littl little work wits leader about something called the trident submarine. [shouting] >> thank you. thank you we don't yet know who will headline -- but we do know that asking stancu will not have anywhere to do their banking assist world famous down is to lose all three of its remaining banks within 12 weeks of each other. will my right honorable friend join in encouraging those banks to think again and otherwise to make sure that they meet their responsibilities under the banking rules? >> i will make sure that happened and i will arrange my friend have a meeting with the treasury minister to discuss this issue. we're seeing huge challenges partly because of the growth of internet banking but it is important in market towns like is, the ones i represent, we continue to have a physical presence on the high street.

>> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister may be a what a tragic case of julie pearson, a young scottish woman who died in november and was allegedly beaten and raped before her death. i met with him at alcohol house can join with me and offering our condolences. they are struggling to get answers. will the prime minister meet with me and look at this case so the family can get the answers they want and ultimately get justice for julie? >> first of all i'm not aware directly of this case but i will certainly take it up on her behalf with the israeli authorities because it support our constituents get answers. perhaps i could rant for the meeting so they can discuss it. we have good relations with israel and we shoul >> tonight a forum hosted by

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>> hello, detroit. it is good to be back in michigan. even though it might be a little cold here. but i am from chicago, so i'm used to it. a couple people i want to introduce. first of all, detroit is coming back and everyone deserves credit. one person deserves special credit for your man. you're proud of them. and for members of congress. send your in the great

friend of detroit is here. i was just telling my team, when i was running for the united states senate and no one knew who i was or could pronounce my name. the regional leader of the uaw in illinois was a guy named dennis williams. he was a friend in support before just about anyone else out there, and when i ran for president by that time we made great friends.

i just want to say how proud i am to call him a friend. [applause] and give it up for cindy that outstanding introduction. that's her. are you proud of your mom? well, you are out of the tv show. what are you, a child actor or something? all right. impressive young man. i want to pick up briefly on something, just to talk for a 2nd about what is happening in flint. you know, i am proud of what

i have done as president. the only job more important is the job of fog. and if i was a parent of their own would be beside myself that my kids health could be at risk. that is why over the weekend i declare the federal emergency to send more resources on top of the assistance we have put on the ground, designating a federal coordinator to make sure the people of went get what they need from their country. yesterday i met with mayor weaver in the white house and the oval office and told her we will have her back and all the people of influence back as they work their way through this

terrible tragedy. it is a reminder of why you can't shortchange basic services that we provide to our people and that we together provide is a government to make sure public health and safety is preserved. but i have come to detroit for another reasons well. i already drive in the great american car. which we affectionately known as the beast. they still have to look it up.

and if you're looking at those cars you need to be in detroit michigan. all right. i'm looking at all of them now. i got the idea. [inaudible conversations] >> i will sayi will say cherokee was my 1st new car i ever bought. somebody was asking me if i

didn't get a new car until i was like 32. i had an old, beat up i had an old, beat up but my 1st brand-new car with a brand-new car smell was a jeep cherokee. and i thought i was a bad man. i was a pie looking at the road. i could not be more proud of this industry. i am proud of each and every one of you. think about what you thought through. it was not that long ago that a crisis that started on wall street sparked a recession on main street and it cost him the savings that they had worked a lifetime to build. nearly one in five autoworkers got a pink slip,

laid off from a job in an iconic industry. across the midwest plants closed with little hope of reopening. so the american auto industry the beating heart of american manufacturing was plan. that is where we were when i took office seven years ago today. the auto industry laid off 400,000 people. we had a choice to make. with the economy in a freefall, markets frozen, no private companies are investors. we could have kept on handing over billions in tax dollars to automakers, things did not change and it got worse. that would have just kick the can down the road. we could have done nothing,

thrown in the towel, walked away from this industry entirely, and a lot of folks suggested we do that. think about what that would have meant for america. suppliers and distributors, they get the business from this company's and when that happened for could have gone down to. the supplier chains are vital to all three industries were all three companies. production stack, factory shuttered, companies sold for scraps, and all of you would have been hung out to dry.

more than 1 million americans would have lost their jobs. not just autoworkers but the people and communities that depend upon you. their livelihoods were at stake as well. we decided not to let that happen and came up with another option. they demanded responsibility , so the auto industry would have to truly change, not just pretend like it was. the industry retool and restructured. management and labor got together. everyone put skin in the game. and it was not popular. it was not popular in michigan. but i sat ati said at the time i did not run for president to be popular. [applause] and i placed my bet on you.

seeing what you have done, i would make that same bed any day of the week. factories are humming, business is booming. all the way back. auto sales hit a 27 year low. last year they had an all-time high. workers cannot make the cars fast enough. you guys see it. starting to boost wages. the american auto industry has added more than 340,000 new jobs. because everyone came together and work together not only our producing more cars that there are some of the most high tech and fuel-efficient best looking

cars in the world, designed and engineered fortune built right here in the united states of america. and because the auto industry came back that obviously gave the capacity for detroit to start coming back. you cut the city's unemployment rate by more than half. folks are not writing off detroit anymore. i sent some of my top people across the federal government to help city hall and ordinary citizens to spark the come back. today you have got buses running again, streets well lit again, new homes and businesses getting off the ground again. there's plenty of work to do, but you can feel something special happening

in detroit. i stopped by a restaurant to have lunch with the mayor and a good friend of mine. one of your outstanding autoworkers and an emergency room dr.. the jolly pumpkin. that was tasty stuff. and then i went over. i have this. it's a good-looking watch. [applause] made right here. if you don't know the story, factory in detroit hiring folks who had never been involved in now it has over 500 employees those spiffy looking watches and bicycles

and belts and wallets and purses. good-looking stuff. and the people who work there, there was a woman who was homeless, got a job as a janitor, is now the supervisor of one of the assembly processes over there. completely turned her life around. that is the story of detroit when you give people a chance and have confidence in what we can do together. so what is true of detroit is true of the country. that is part of the reason i came here. i am shopping for a car, but -- [laughter] but right now i want people to remember how far we have come, and i'm not right for

office again. the reason i want to remind people is not because i'm on the ticket but because i want america to have confidence and where we can go. i talked about this in the state of the union address. we put in place new plans to help hard-working families get back on their feet. businesses like this one have added more than 14 million new jobs. this isthis is been the longest streak of job creation in our history.

in our history. [applause] the united states of america right now is the strongest, most durable economy in the world. they are doing so much better than other folks are doing. the american economy is 10 percent bigger than it was at its peak before the financial crisis. in europe it is not gotten back to where it was in 2007 to 2008. have added more jobs than almost all the other advanced countries combined during this time. so when you hear people -- i won't say who, but when you hear people claiming that america is in decline, they don't know what they are talking about. they are peddling fiction during a political season. and it is strange to watch

people try to outdo each other and say how bad things are. when one says our economy is terrible the next says it is terrible and on fire and covered in bees. they just come up with stuff. they are racing to see who can talk down america the most. remember -- and this is why i want everyone to remember, these are the same folks who would have let this industry go under. [applause] these are some of the same folks who back in washington , or plan to save the auto industry the road to socialism and said it would be a disaster and they will run it into the ground. those are quotes, by the way.

and so when i hear today some of these folks running for president who can't bring themselves to admit what you guys have accomplished, i don't want you to take us seriously. because when you ignore the progress we've made you aren't going to make good choices about where we need to go in the future. if they are still trying to spin a tale the same folks who predicted this had other predictions about policy. in most places is $2 or less.

on the way here we saw gasper less than two blocks. but that is what they said. it's going to be 650. then they predicted deficits would go up. the current deficits by almost 3/4. theythree quarters. they have been below average for the past 40 years. they simply will get unemployment to 6 percent by 2016. well, we got it down to five. about a year ahead of schedule, their schedule. this is the crowd dead set against betting on you and your hard work. your professionalism and skills. they somehow convince themselves that it will help you.

they said that's going to kill jobs. and guess what, 70 months straight of job creation now. this like they say when obama care, it's going to be terrible. 18 million people with health insurance he did not have before. so now this is not to make an argument for complacency. i am not suggesting we should be satisfied really are. what is true is the economy has been changing in profound ways for the last 20 or 30 years. you have all seen it.

technology has made it easier to replace jobs on the assembly line. any job where work can be automated is in danger of being replaced. the attacks on unions have been going on for a long time. when union participation is down workers have less leverage to get a raise. [applause] the fact that companies can move because of increased technology means more global competition and all these trends that is greased workers which means a lot of americans sometimes feel anxious. >> tells us we have more work to do. as i said, if you're going to solve those problems for your neighbors and friends and kids and grandkids we

have to have smart answers, not just a bunch ofa bunch of fantasies that end up help folks who don't need help. in this economy we must make sure everyone has a chance at opportunity and security. real opportunity is every american is to get the education and training they need to land a good paying job. i know any of your fathers or grandfathers who worked in an auto plant would not recognize it today. it is entirely different. skills that did not even exist a generation ago. so that means that we have got to really make sure our kids are properly trained.

and we should recruit and support we have to make college affordable for every american in college doesn't mean necessarily a four-year degree. it might mean committee college, technical school, the you will need more than just high school which is why i laid out a plan to provide two years of committee college at no cost forever responsible student. i will fight to get that moving. then we have a thing about real security. this is a union facility. you know the importance of

secure health benefits and secure retirement benefits. but not everyone has that. real security in the new economy in addition to encouraging workers to join together also means benefits and protections you can count on. social security and medicare are more important than ever should not we can coalition strengthened. for americans that are short retirement benefits should be mobile like anything else. that is what we did with the affordable care act. the idea was not to replace employer-based care but to say if you lost your job, as some of you did, and she tried to buy it on cobra and it was so expensive you could not think about it or

if you decided you wanted to go back to school for more training or start a new business, you have a chance toa chance to still get coverage at a reasonable price and good quality. and as i said, 18 million have gained coverage so far. when folks lose their job we need to make sure the system works for them. they should be able to get unemployment insurance that encourages retraining for businesses ready to hire. if any job does not pay as much should be a system in place so that if they take a job with the hope of retraining in getting a better job in the meantime they can still pay their bills. [applause] and if you take a part-time job or temporary job before you find a full-time job you have some insurance, some cushion.

and when folks are going from job to job should be able to save for retirement. all of that would make this work better for everybody. even as we work to secure a real opportunity and security for working families, we have to make sure the system is not rigged against working families. now, gm, ford, chrysler call great companies. i believe in private enterprise, the incredible dynamism of the american economy. that is business. we love business. but after years of corporate profit we have to make sure the business is sharing what it makes with the workers

who make it. [applause] that is the american way. [applause] henry ford used to talk about paying my workers enough so that they can buy my car. and so working families are not going to get more opportunities or bigger paychecks by letting them write their own homes. you are not helping middle-class families by allowing attacks on collective bargaining to go unanswered. and i am not going to back, my belief that we have got to have strong rules to protect the error kids breathe in the water that they drink. by the way, i should point out that the auto industry

has figured out that we can make more fuel-efficient cars and make a profit and put more people to work. there is no contradiction. creating jobs and economic growth and caring for the environment. and in this new economy workers and parents need more of a voice, not less. so this year i will have to businesses figure this out. what it means to do right by your workers and the fact that that is good for your bottom line. a lot of our best corporate citizens are our creative and innovative. in this new economy it is that spirit we need more than ever. that is what you are doing.

you're not just making cars that people want today. you are thinking about cars the people want tomorrow. they could protect our planet and save people money. working on self driving cars that one day could prevent accidents and save lives. my administration will take steps to get more of those cars on the road. right here we are teaming up to train american workers for good paying jobs of the future. that says we are all in it together. we all have a stake in each other's success. it does not always get a lot of attention, but across the country if you look for it all kinds of good things are happening. all of the division and yelling and rudeness and

controversy i get spun up and manufactured, that is not who we are. that is not how we live on a day-to-day basis. at your workplace everyone is on the same team trying to get the job done. you might have a disagreement. he tried to figure it out. you don't start saying i like those of people, not those kinds of folks. and by the way, uaw part of the reason that succeeded was it was one of the 1st to realize that we are all in this together. you look at the history of the uaw. one of the 1st to say we're going to take everybody.

if you're working hard, doing the right thing will be better off. even if we don't look like each other. even if we don't all worship in the same place. that is what builds the uaw. the builds america. [applause] i see it all across the country. see it in the family from sterling heights. want to tell a quick story, steve works for a company called empire wire and supply. the have to layoff nearly 20 pe. sees friends were losing

their jobs, neighbors losing their homes. he tells his wife with things didn't get better they might have to leave. steve did not know it at the time, but his daughter heard what he said. i have discovered that kids here everything. sometimes ten years later. so without telling her dad she said donna romine letter. i am 13 years old, and i am worried about my family's future in michigan. my dad works for a company that manufactures cable for the automotive companies. his industry is not doing so well, but these guys are still doing okay.

rihanna is here today. there you are right there. she is older now. thirteen years old now. nineteen years old now. she is a young lady. her twin brother is in oakland university a half hour away. but today steve's future is different. today they have nearly 200. the rihanna says she is looking back, i remember a lot of people getting laid off. remembers what it was like back then.

hundred and 10 percent confident they are going in the right direction. now, steve and his family are one example, but the stories are multiplying. we don't here a lot about them. they don't get on tv. you will not read about them in the newspapers. sometimes we take it for granted, but i remember. and i read the letters command that is why i have so much confidence in the future. i know we have young students, workers who have proven they are tougher than any kind of path we might face, confident because everyone of you clock in and work as hard as you can for the sake of the industry in the country because you take

pride in what you do. you see that car rolling down the highway and you know, hey, i built that thing. give you a sense of being part of something bigger. that makes me confident about the future. i'm hopeful because every single american who never stopped believing people who love this country can change it for the better. i want you to know i have faith in you. when ii leave this office will still have faith in you. every day i have the privilege of holding this office i will have faith in you, and we will work side-by-side to make sure most folks have jobs and wages and benefits and the ability to join the union when they want and more

people able to start businesses and have health benefits and more companies are thriving in this country will keep on moving forward. i know it will happen because of you. thank you. bless you. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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