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mr. coons: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. coons: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. coons: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the proceedings under the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. coons: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 459, h.r. 2494. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 459, h.r. 2494, an act to support global antipoaching efforts and so forth, and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding? without objection. mr. coons: i ask consent that the committee-reported amendment be withdrawn, the coons amendment at the desk be agreed to and the bill as amended be read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coons: i know of no further debate on this measure. the presiding officer: if there is no further debate, the question is on the bill as

amended. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill as amended is passed. mr. coons: i ask consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coons: mr. president, i'm going to take a few minutes, if i might, to celebrate something that we frankly have a chance to celebrate far too rarely, a bipartisan legislative success. i am thrilled to be here to celebrate the passage of the end wildlife trafficking act, a bill that senator flake and i have been working on for months since it was introduced in december of last year and an idea which we have been working on for well over a year. this bill has been a long time in coming. i first saw the tragic consequences of poaching and wildlife trafficking decades ago when i was a young man in kenya, and i first visited africa with a number of my colleagues on a

trip to look at the dramatic increase in wildlife trafficking just a few short years ago. president obama issued an executive order to combat wildlife trafficking back in 2013 and senator cardin and i held a joint hearing on the topic in 2014 when i chaired the african affairs subcommittee. senator flake, now the chair of the african affairs committee and i introduced this bill together last december, and now we are excited to see it pass this body and be one step closer to becoming law. why is this bill important? why does wildlife trafficking in africa matter? because nearly 100 elephants are killed every single day, so their ivory tusks can be sold on the black market. ivory now commands prices higher than heroin or both. it's become one of the principal ways of financing transnational networks of terrorists and of criminals. the tragic consequences for the african elephant were recently noted in a report that showed that the population of elephants across the continent shrank by a

third in the last decade. in 2014, more than a thousand rhinoceroses were recently killed in south africa, a more than 1000% increase since the decade before. as elephant horn and rhino tusk command outrageous prices on the world market, the demand has driven both wildlife poaching and trafficking steadily upwards until today it's become a multibillion-dollar industry that threatens wildlife, fragile ecosystems and our own national security. wildlife coaching and trafficking is one of those problems about which it's tempting to throw up our hands and say what could we possibly do about this? it happened on the other side of the world and affects wildlife most of us will never see in person, but we didn't. and because of that, because of our persistence and determination and because so many people on the committee staff, here in the senate and in the executive branch have devoted time and effort to coming up with a strategy and a pathway towards addressing it, we have lots of reasons today to be optimistic.

in president obama, we have a president engaged on the continent of africa and committed to combating trafficking and poaching. in secretary kerry, we have a former senator who when he was chairman of the foreign relations committee dedicated personal time and effort to highlighting the issue of wildlife trafficking. and as i mentioned in 2013, the president created a task force on wildlife trafficking that produced a strategy, a national strategy for working together to combat wildlife trafficking. and now just today we have a strong bill, the end wildlife trafficking act that has passed the senate and is on its way to the house. based on a recent conversation, i am optimistic that chairman royce and ranking member engel of the house foreign affairs committee will move this forward in the week ahead. both chairman royce and ranking member engel deserve great credit for passing a complement ary bill, the global antipoaching act in the house. it's because they have already acted on this that i'm optimistic we will be able together to reach our end goal. but what exactly does this bill

do? let me briefly say it requires a strategy, it authorizes an interagency approach to working with the governments of many countries affected by wildlife trafficking, it produces recommendations on how to address those threats in coordination with nongovernmental organizations, it authorizes the secretary of state and the administrative usaid to support efforts to combat poaching and wildlife trafficking and to encourage community conservation programs, an initiative, a direction that senator flake and i have seen in person on the ground in southern africa. it also includes strategic regular reviews to monitor progress being made and it gives prosecutors more tools to go after individuals involved in high-value wildlife crime. and last but not least, it encourages diplomatic efforts around the world to try and reduce demand for wildlife trafficking and for the markets that consume so much of this illicit traffic, whether in china, vietnam, malaysia or elsewhere. finally, it requires an annual report back to us here in congress to let us know how any taxpayer dollars appropriated in this fight against wildlife

trafficking are being spent. this bill isn't just good public policy. in a congress too often paralyzed by division and dysfunction, the passage of this act is an important example of what it can look like when we put good policy before partisan politics. i want to briefly thank the staff of senators corker and cardin, my own staff, lisa jones who spent a great deal of time on this, the staff of senator flake and three terrific people, all of them fellows who have helped to bring this bill to passage, rose, ali and leah who has moved from being aaaa s. fellow in my office and has done a great job of getting us to the finish line today. i'm so grateful for all the work of the dedicated folks here in congress and of the executive branch who have made this possible. thank you very much. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan.

mr. peters: thank you, mr. president. today i want to rise to applaud the senate for passing earlier today the water resources development act of 2016, better known as wrda. it's important to pause for a moment and appreciate the fact that we were able to come together in such a bipartisan way on such an important and substantive matter, wrda passed by an overwhelming majority of 95-3. we took -- today we took a critical step towards making real investments in our nation's waterways, ports, harbors, ecosystems and the infrastructure that we rely on for our drinking water. we also made a statement that when a group of people are suffering, our country must pull together to help. delivering assistance to flint, michigan and other communities suffering from poor drinking water quality is frankly quite overdue. we should have provided funding

to fix flint's water infrastructure long ago, but today we have taken a meaningful step toward the future where the people of flint, as well as communities all across america, can turn on the taps and trust that it is safe to use the water that comes out of it. we cannot forget right now the people of flint are still living in this crisis, people are still depending on bottled water and filters for everyday water needs. the health effects will last for decades to come. over the past year, i have regularly heard from flint families about their ongoing struggles. just this week, i heard from flint residents who came to washington. they came here to share their stories and to keep up the fight for the federal support that their community needs. these americans continue toen diewr unimaginable circumstancee

unimaginable circumstances with both grace and dignity. the breadth and severity of the hardships these families have faced is breathtaking, but i continue to hear new stories that would shock all of us in this chamber and push congress to finish our work to get this package signed into law. this week, i heard from one flint mother who told me a story about her 10-year-old daughter with aching bones and teeth. lead and calcium compete for the same locations in the body and are stored in bone tissue, and this is one of the many reasons why lead exposure is especially devastating to growing children. try to imagine, just try to imagine the horror of seeing your daughter's teeth crumble while biting into a sandwich. this is what the people of flint are living with. the girl's blood levels even recently were up and down, and she takes large supplements to improve her bone strength. as these flint residents continue to tell their story, we

must not let their reality fade from the minds of this nation and as a nation, we can do better than this. we must, we must take care of our own. as we pause to recognize the weight of our actions here today, we must recognize and remember the people who have been fighting for a very long time. i would like to recognize dr. mona hannah tisha, dr. mark edwards and miguel tethoro for their tireless work to identify and shine a light on the crisis in flint last year. also for all their advocacy and work since then. i'd also like to recognize the grassroots leaders in flint that realized that there was a serious problem way before anyone else. leanne walters, melissa mays, the concerned pastors of flint and many, many others. despite being repeatedly dismissed and ignored, they kept talking and marching and

battling to let the world know about the injustice. senator stabenow and her team have worked tirelessly with us on this effort and to advance our package helping flint and other communities with infrastructure problems across the country. she and i underwent weeks of negotiations to carefully craft a bipartisan agreement, and we had a number of senators that were willing to work with us and truly wanted to find a solution. senator stabenow's staff, particularly mark van kyken and aaron suntag deserve a lot of credit for late-night drafting legislation language and making calls to negotiate a deal. senators inhofe and boxer deserve special gratitude for their creative ideas and steadfast determination. i would also like to thank the environment and public works committee staff, including alex herga, jason albeton, bettina

porrier and susan bonait, among others. your long hours and commitment were critical to the bill's passage. i should also recognize the cosponsors of our bipartisan legislation, senators brown, portman, kirk, reed, burr, durbin, mikulski, capito and baldwin. i would like to recognize senators murkowski and cantwell who for weeks tried to help us find a path forward on the bipartisan energy bill. while this did not come to fruition, we kept working hard to find a path forward. we didn't let one roadblock stand in the way and we kept on fighting for flint just like the families in flint keep on fighting. so while i am pleased that the senate finally passed this bipartisan, fully paid-for legislation to provide much-needed support for flint families, we now need to redouble our efforts to get it done and get it over the finish line. i urge my colleagues in the house to swiftly pass similar

assistance to help flint and other communities across the country. this bill is the best way for us to help them make critical investments in their aging water infrastructure. i thank my colleague, congressman kildee, who has been flint's most steadfast champion in the united states house. he has worked with senator stabenow and i to secure federal resources for flint families, and i know he's working hard with his house colleagues to pass legislation to aid flint. local elected officials like the state representative sheldon neely and mayor karen weaver continue to battle for their constituents, secure resources to fix problems, and shine a light on the many positive aspects of the city of flint. i know other members of the michigan delegation and other states are committed but now is the time to step up to the plate and show that we will follow through on our responsibilities as representatives of the

people. finally, if we are to solve this crisis, the state of michigan must step up with substantial long-term support for the people of flint and help them fully recover in the years and decades ahead. this disaster happened on their watch and it is an immense failure on the part of the state of michigan to protect the health and safety of its cities' residents. despite the grim facts of this tragedy, some day in the future i hope that we will look back at today and say it was a milestone and a turning point. and i'm optimistic that we will. this is not the end of our efforts for flint. this is the beginning of making things right. mr. president, we won't stop fighting for what's best for flint families and i urge all of my colleagues to continue working to invest in critical water infrastructure so that we never ever see a crisis like this again anywhere in our

country. i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

quorum call: mrs. capito: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: i ask that the quorum call call be vacated. the presiding officer: wowcts. mrs. capito: thank you. i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following treaties on today's executive calendar en bloc: numbers 13, 14, 15. i further ask unanimous consent

that the treaties be considered as having passed through their various parliamentary stages up to and including the presentation of the resolutions of ratification that any committee conditions -- declarations or reserves be agreed to as ally kacialtion that any statements be inserted in the "congressional record" as if read. further that each treaty be voted on en bloc but considered voted on individually. the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, president be notified of the senatest action and that following the disposition of the treaty, the senate return to legislative session. the presiding officer: is there objection without objection. the clerk will report the treaties en bloc. the clerk: treaty doc 114-11, treaty with kazakhstan on legal assistance in criminal matters, treaty doc114- 3, treaty with algeria, treaty doch.114-4,

treaty with jordan on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. mrs. capito: i ask for a division vote on. the presiding officer: division vote has been requested. all those in favor stand an be counted. all those opposed, stand and be counted. two-thirds of the senators present having voted in the affirmative, the resolutions of ratification are agreed to en bloc. mrs. capito: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of calendar number number 700-715 and all nominations on the sect desk, that the nominations be confirmed enblork the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the tables, with no intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order, that any statements related to the nominations be printed in the record, the

president be immediately notified of the senate's action, and the senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. capito: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 471, s. 2754. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 41, s. 2754, a bill to designate the federal building and united states courthouse located at 300 fanning street in shreveport, louisiana, and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mrs. capito: i ask consent that the committee-rorlted amendments be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be made and laid upon the table the. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. capito: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed

to the immediate consideration of s. res. 568 smiletted he recall yerl today. -- excuse me, 565. sphir officer the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 565, designating the week beginning september 12, 2016, as national hispanic serving institutions week. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mrs. capito: i know of no further debate on the resolution. the presiding officer: if there is to further debate, the question is on the resolution. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have t the resolution is agreed to. mrs. capito: i ask unanimous consent that the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. capito: i ask unanimous consent that the senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following senate resolutions which were

submitted earlier today: s. res. 566, s. res. 567, s. res. 568, and s. res. 569. the presiding officer: there objection to proceeding? without objection. the senate will proceed to the measures en bloc. mrs. capito: i ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. capito: i understand that s. 3348 introduced earlier today by senator wyden is at the desk and i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title for the first time. the clerk: s. 3348, a bill toomentd federal election campaign act of 1971 and so forth. mrs. capito: i now scar ask for its second reading and object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection is heard. ing the bill will be read for

the next time for -- for the second time on the next legislative day. mrs. capito: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3:00 p.m. monday, september 19, following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their later use in the day. further, that following leader remarks, the senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to h.r. 5325. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. capito: if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the the presiding officer: the

>> coming up friday morning to look at hillary clinton and donald trump's campaign donations, financial records, medical histories and more with campaign legal center policy director meredith mcgehee. then "newsweek" senior writer will talk about donald trump's global financial web and the finances of the clinton global initiative. be sure to watch c-span's

"washington journal" live 70 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> morrisey spent road to the white house coverage continues as first lady michelle obama gets the camping trip for hillary clinton. she will speak with clinton supporters in fairfax, virginia. you can see remarks by friday at 3 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> frontpage interface to hampshire union leader available online at union leader.com an editorial. the publisher says a better choice for president and no need to hold your -- hold your nose. thanks so much for being with us. >> guest: always a pleasure to be on c-span, steve. >> host: why gary johnson? >> guest: we think that he and bill weldon, former governor from next-door massachusetts have a lot to offer.

in this crazy year with the two major party candidates, they look like as we said in the editorial real ray of hope in the darkness. >> host: i mentioned hold your nose, referenced the editor back in 1972 by her predecessor the late william lowe. >> guest: ya. he was astonished at richard nixon had made this detente with what we call red china. he was ballistic about it. he didn't think it was going to be at all good for the united states, and i'm sure that he wasn't right, but nixon of course, watergate had happened until renewed the extent of it at the time. and nixon's the plan was george mcgovern who was to the left

of ed muskie, in terms of retreating from vietnam. so this advice on the front page to readers was hold your nose and vote for nixon. i remind readers of that in our editorial today and say that there's no need to hold your nose and voting for johnson. they are recommendable ticket of two guys who actually have experience and success in running government and dealing across the aisle. >> host: the libertarians on the ballot in all 50 states and yet they still have not reached any other national polls that 15% benchmark in order to qualify to participate in the first of what will be for presidential and vice presidential debates, the first unscheduled for a week from monday guesstimate that's as bad, steve, as last summer when the networks and the cables

especially were determining who to invite to their so-called debates. and c-span was very nice to come up and cover our event with all 16 of the republican candidates, minus trump we decided not to show up. but we didn't think then and we don't think now that some of these arbitrary decisions about who gets in and who gets out are the right ones for the country. johnson and wild a minute talk to us about it and said what the commission might do is have a lower percentage in the popular polls for the first debate, and then see paul's subsequent to that asked who gets in after that. in other words, maybe 10% first go around, moving up to 20% for subsequent debates.

the tv loves the show and this will be quite the show between clinton and trump, but it's going to be all smoke and hot air. and johnson, if he's given a chance to tell a national audience that they exist, really have the best chance i think since roosevelt, 1912 of actually making a dent in the popular vote. ..

as to his political beliefs had been all over the lot. they changed from one day to the next he's now out there embracing funded daycare and per mental leave he thinks president putin is a great guy who has the popular support of his country he doesn't know what the nuclear triad is.

he makes fun of veterans and physically disabled people he is not a republican and he shouldn't be president of the nine states. hillary clinton is a career politician. to go along and build up the government more and more expense she is an expert at that but she's clearly not telling the truth of a about a lot of things included her own health and how she does the nation's business on private e-mail because of name recognition mostly from her husband and she ran and obama gave her secretary of state job which he has not done to

our estimation a very good job of. a very good job of. the publisher of the new hampshire news leader. always a pleasure. thank you very much for being with us. for campaign 2016 c-span continues on the road to the white house. >> we are going to go get things done. that's who we are as americans. >> we will have one great american future the potential is unlimited. i have life coverage of the vice presidential debates on c-span. monday september 26 is the first presidential debate live from hospital university in hempstead new york. vice presidential candidate

mike pence and senator tim kane debate at longwood university in farmville virginia. and on sunday october 9 washington university they host a second presidential debate. leading up to the third and final debate between hillary clinton and donald trump. taking place at the university of las vegas. on c-span. listen live on our weight radio app. watch live in or anytime at c-span.org. yesterday the european commission present delivered his annual state of the european union address in france. in his speech he called for the eu to consider the creation of new military headquarters of that won't compete with nato. and commented on the preparations for the uk to formally leave the blackbeard this is one hour. [applause].

please take your seats. ladies in general and please take your seat. today sitting is hereby open. the southern point on the agenda today is the state of

the union. we are very happy to be able to begin in welcome. to the house today. for his speech on the state of the union. they become a reference point in the european union in politics and we will take them about the work of the past and the guidelines on the fundamental directions. into talk together to decide this. the essential part of that democratic work of the european union and once again the second time they will be presenting this for us. the commission the use. together with the european parliament we have a little

bit further towards the parliamentary process. they lead to walk hand-in-hand on this road. today we have the chance on the speech on the state of the union address. it is a very important moment in the work of the european parliament. a very historic moment. in a very important moment when it comes to the development of that two days before the summit in brussels. we have the opportunity together with the european commission to get some signs on this. it is something that has been

there. you guys had worked very hard on this. we are very happy to hear your words. in the presence on how the state of the union address. late is a judgment members of the european parliament. courtesy of the council colleagues. one year ago in september 2015 in my speech on the state of the european union i stated that the state of the union left much to be desired. the dinner only apply to europe in our union. there was not enough union. in spite of the progress it

has been made. it still applies. the european union still does not had enough of those. things have improved. but others haven't. and this has something to do with the crisis of the european union. there are too many areas in which they can't reach it. the scope in which we go together is too soon. the national interest come to the floor. we should not misunderstand that. we cannot have it left to the interests of individuals.

they cannot become that. a colorless this was the case the commission does not intend to get rid of the nationstate. we don't destroy we don't want to undermine we want to construct europe is not going down the path of nationalization. the aspects it exists. and that leaving that.

we have to be aware of that. [applause]. it was really high time more than ever that we really take a look at the situation. it is currently rising. social injustice continues and that's why very quickly we have to get to work on the basis of this equity.

it is not social enough we with to make that here. they continue to be at a higher level. a drop in deficits rate. and so we don't want to see the flexibility act. we need to show intelligence in the flexibility there. so we don't break or hinder growth. i think we also need to look

into the eyes of those who are observing us from afar our friends and partners worldwide who deeply regret brexit and they are wondering whether it is the beginning of this process. allowing you here and today that we respect and at the same time regret. we would be happy if the request could happen as quickly as possible so we can take the specific steps which need to be taken.

and so that the relations with the uk and only those can have unlimited access to the internal market. to accept that there will be free access for that. there cannot be other access to the supermarket. our partners constantly raise the question as to whether it is still in a position to enter in to trade agreements with the rest of the world. the trade in area we had trade agreements with hundred 40 countries worldwide. i am not a blind fanatic on

this. i do believe to have trade and trade means more work. they are dependent on this. one in every seven jobs in europe depends on our experts. $1billion more in export volume an additional 40,000 jobs in europe. and therefore i am very much behind the trade agreement with canada but the most progressive. the kind of piece that we need

can be specified in the procedures and we can rule out the conservatives of which exists. in the future also in india and japan. it is a global and legally binding agreement and it wouldn't have come into being in the absence of the european union. we drove this forward. and sometimes we also edged others to act we recall the steps to be taken we are

calling on them to rectify this. basically dragging her feet under man's our international capability. basically it goes amongst ourselves and interaction to depend on this. were not the united states of europe. which i making today and cannot be compelled in any way. the history of europe made it

this way. it made us what we are. that is no reason to make things even more complicated and difficult than they are already. he requires courage but we need to speak in committed terms about europe international parliament as well. if we protect that we want that. for all of the logic in the hearings. it cannot be for any longer we

have to look them straight in the eye people in europe don't want the end between the very different institutions people expect of europe that they see clear results and the results that are there in due time. [indiscernible]

tranone tranone and it waited. and all of these. the liberties what it means to be part of this european union. to remember nations and how

they come to work together. the base of that. because it is a great nation. [applause]. to remember why they have that. the young democracy. of the fear of solidarity. to remember that it is a rising force. something i am supporting. it has to be done. [applause].

it means peace. it is no coincidence. seventy years of lasting peace in europe with those conflicts. of course we still have our differences sometimes we fight. but we fight with words. the european way of life is there. the values in the freedoms in the democracy the rule of law. they could never.

it has been there in the streets. [applause]. the belief in the independence and effective justice the systems support economic growth in the fundamental rights. they promote and defense the rule of law everywhere in europe. it has the right to have your personal data protected.

or the companies. two every mouse click. this is why they count with the commission with that protection. in europe privacy matters. european also means. [inaudible] for the same work in the same place. this is why the commission stands behind the posting workers. it's not the place that workers can be the standards of others. it is not the right way.

[applause]. and exact playing field. it means in europe consumers are protected by powerful companies. no matter how big or small has to do it where it makes its profits. i was promising you that my commission would fight against tax evasion and many of you didn't believe me. that's what we are doing. this commission is delivering on the fight against tax evasion.

being european often means standing up for the steel industry. and then they subsidize the measures in place to protect from the unfair competition. you need to do more for the production in some part of the word and they take us out of work. this is why i was in china twice this year. this is also whites proposed to change the lesser duty. and on this parliament to support the commission and strengthening our defense. we would not be naïve with the free traders but to be able to

respond as forcefully as the united states of america. it's all part of the way of life. i want to preserve our agricultural sector. the commission particularly when they go through difficult moments last year the sector was hit with a gun imposed by russia. this is why they immobilized $1 billion to have them back on their feet because i would not accept that milk is cheaper than water. in the european it also means you. the global financial crisis is

the leading policy. often invisible. takes $50 billion in interest payments thinks to the central banks. $50billion extra that governments can they invest in the economy. they can be used for debt reduction. to fight the presidents report. tranfifteen

>> we need to work for you are that empowers our citizens and our economy. today, both have gone digital. digital technology and digital communications are going into every aspect of life. all they require is access to high-speed internet. we need to be connected, our economy need it, people needed. we have to invest in that connectivity. that is why today the commission is proposing a reform for our european communication. we want to create a new leader and framework that enables investment in connectivity. businesses should be able to plan the investments in europe

for the next 20 years. because if europeans invest in new networks and services, that it at least 1.3 million new jobs in the next decade. connectivity should benefit everyone. that is why the commission is proposing a fully deployed -- across your pain union by 2025. this is the potential to create 2 million jobs in the european union. everyone will be benefiting for connectivity no matter where you live or how much you earn. so we will include all european venues in every city with free wireless access in public life by 2020. as the world goes digital we

have also to empower our access and protect. the creation is not a hobby, it is a profession. on journalists, publishers, authors to be paid fairly for their work. whether it is made and studios are living rooms, whether it is online or off-line, whether it is published by a copy machine or high-tech. the copyright rules we are proposing today that is exactly that. [applause]. empowering our european economy means investing not just in connectivity but in job creation.

the 350 billion -- which has already raised 160 billion in investments in the first year of operation. thanks to the european strategic investment. and now today we propose to double the duration and to double its capacity. we feel support and we will make sure our european investment will provide the total of at least 500 billion to half a trillion in investments by 2020. we want to reach a 630 billion by 2022. of course with members contributing we can get there even faster.

we also need to create the right environment to invest in. european banks are in a much better state than two years ago. thanks to our joint european efforts. europe needs its banks, but the economy, almost entirely depends on banking project for financial stability. and it is good for business. that it is it is now urgent we accelerate our work on the capital. the commission is putting this on the table today. we will make our financial system by far more resilient. it will give companies to

diversify access. imagine your step up and a bank refuses alone. what what now? the options are very limited. the capital market union we offer alternative. business interest, venture capital, to just mention one example our proposal of -- has been on the table of legislators for almost one year now. it has the potential to bring up to 100 billion euros of additional financing for european businesses so let us speed up its adoption. our investment plan is better than anyone expected inside europe. and now we are willing to take

it to your. today we are launching an ambitious investment plan for africa which has the perp possibility to raise investments. it can go up to 88 billion. this will complement our development and look at the root causes of immigration. the new plant will offer lifelines for those who would otherwise be pushed to take dangerous journeys in such for a better life. it has to be done. [applause]. as much as we invest in improving conditions we also need to invest in responding to

humanitarian crisis. more than anything, we need to invest in our young people. i cannot. [inaudible] to youth unemployment. [applause]. i will not accept that the generation y might be the first generation that could be poor than their parents. of course this is attack -- the european union can support this effort. in their efforts. we are doing this with the european youth council that was launched three years ago.

the commission in the house, the effectiveness on step up the guarantee. more than 9 million young people got a job because of the european union. we will continue -- improving the skill set of europeans in reaching out to the regions and people most in need. the european union can also contribute to help create opportunities for young people. there are many young people in europe willing to make a meaningful contribution to society. the solidarity appears 16 times in the treaties. our european budget is a living

proof that finances. and our development policy, and strong external sign of solidarity. so when it comes to managing the refugee crisis we have started to see progress. i am convinced convinced much more solidarity is needed. i also know that solidarity must be voluntary. it must come from the hearts. it cannot be forced. it cannot be imposed. i am urging the slovak presidency to which the divergences and differences between those are reluctant to allow refugees in their societies and those are convinced as i am that the fair share and relocation and resettlement is the essence. [applause].

i am asking a strong and immediate action both from greece and the european union to protect what we call in french, [speaking in native language]. with our protection of these children the european union is creating historic -- [applause]. in the same spirit the commission is proposing today to step up european solidarity cause. young people across across the european union will be able to volunteer where help is needed most. to respond to crisis situations like the refugee crisis by the recent earthquakes in italy. i want this up and running as soon as possible.

and by 2020 to see to see the first 100,000 young europeans taken part. by volunteering in the solidarity cause these young people will be able to develop skills and get work and also have invaluable human experience. [applause]. will issue the president. >> ladies and gentlemen, president counsel to europe that protects is in europe that defends itself both inside and outside its borders. we need, and this is a priority to do this, to counterterrorism as it of 2004 europe has suffered more than 30 terrorist attacks of 14 have happened over the past year. we have all maintained

solidarity throughout our suffering a morning. we must must take a collective approach to this. we must be truthful and faithful to ourselves, to our values, to our multicultural open society. we need to to show terrace that they have no chance when they try to attack these values. this tolerance which is ours cannot find the faith of our safety and security and that is why the commission at the outset has given out priority to security. we have setup as a special system for the return of fighters and we are combating the financing of the terrorism.

we are using the internet to combat terrorist propaganda and we are combating radicalization in prisons and elsewhere elsewhere. we still have a lot of work to do and we must know which individuals are crossing our borders. it is for this reason that we defend our borders with new special agency. their agents increase at the border with turkey, and we have more than 100 agents in bulgaria. the member states and the institutions must work closely in order to make sure that we can set up this new agency. i would would like to see the deployment as of october with a 200 border guards and more with

the border in bulgaria. we will also defend our borders in terms of those who cross our borders. we'll will be very strict as to who can cross the border for something that we are looking to implement by the end of the year. anyone coming into the european union will be registered. we'll have the date, the place and the reason as to why the person is leaving borders. by november we will be proposing a new information system. a travel system. a travel information system which would be automated. we'll be able to determine who has the right to travel into europe and so in this way we will see who will be traveling into europe. but before that person arrives on our territory, the security of our borders also means that

we have to give up priority to the exchange of information and intelligence and so we are strengthening europe to this end. because we are giving europe greater access to databases and giving them the necessary means to carry out their work. and this will have to be in line with our ambitions. europe that protects also should protect outside its borders the world is getting bigger every day and europe is getting smaller every day demographically and economically if we wish to maintain our influence in the world it is obvious that we had to work together and it is together that we will be able to face challenges. if europe is proud of being a

soft power we have to admit that this is not sufficient in a world that is evermore dangerous. let's look at the conflict in syria as an example. the consequences for europe of this conflict are immediate. where are the member states in the negotiation that tried to solve this conflict. >> frederick -- are represented by the commission is doing a remarkable job and that is not just my opinion. but what we need is a european minister of foreign affairs. this is something that should be similar. [applause]. >> it's something that should,

that will bring together the national diplomatic forces in order to weigh in an international negotiations. this is why why i am asking for us to draw up a european strategy for syria to have a seat at the negotiating table on the future of syria. europe, ladies and gentlemen should be stronger. should take a stronger .. of view in terms of our defense. we can no longer depend on the singular power of individual member states. together we have to make sure that we protect our interest. over the past ten years we have participated in more than 30 military and civil missions

carried out by the european union. but we do do not have a permanent structure. without that we are not able to work efficiently. we must have a european headquarters. and so we should work toward a common military force and this should be an complement with nato. more european defense doesn't mean less transatlantic solitary from an economic point of view bringing together military resources could be clearly justified we could use cooperation which is useful because the lack of cooperation is something that is costing the

european union 20 - 100000000000 per year. in order to call guarantee the european union should -- we are proposing by the end of the year the european defense fund to actively stimulate research and innovation in this area. the wilson treaty announced member states wish to do so to make their capacity available to a permanent structure. i think it is high time to avail ourselves of this ability. [applause]. the president and the final

point which i wish to touch upon has to do with our collective responsibility. i'm calling calling on all of the european union institutions and each of the member states to assume more responsibility. we need to do away with old spats which could lead to failure. we cannot survive without working together. europe needs to be better explained. i have asked asked of the commissioners over the coming weeks to visit national parliaments in order to discuss the european union. the commissioners have gone to national parliaments more than 350 times and i would like for them to do that more now. europe can only be built if it is understood. it has to be better explained.

it can only be built with the member states not against the member states. so the commission is to be a political commission which gives rise to lots of strange ideas. but the commission needs to be there for the citizens. we need to to listen to the citizens, we need to listen to the european parliament and the member states. we do listen to our citizens and we would like to do that more intensely. sometimes i read that the people locked themselves up in their ivory towers and don't want to listen to others. some people think that i'm not listening to others but to those who think that are highly mistaken. every single day i talked to the european citizens because this is my duty, this is everyone's

duty. [applause]. as i said earlier, the commission has withdrawn. we have reduced the number of initiatives by 80% and we are reviewing all of the legislation and effects because we need to focus on the areas in which europe can give us a true added value and this is the only way in which we can make europe a space of solidarity. any policy of the commission would mean that we would have to correct any technocratic errors that may have arisen.

the commission has done away with roaming charges for cell phones and that is why we have done away with roaming charges into something that happened this summer. so those are very good intentions behind doing away with the roaming charges. it was very good in terms of the technicalities and as of next week you'll see a new draft which is improved when you travel in europe with your mobile phone you will be able to feel at home anywhere in europe. and that is thanks to these new roaming roles. been responsible means that we have to take responsibility for

our actions throw citizens and that is why i would like to change the sub serve ruled that we have whereby commissioners who stand for election have to give up their post. the commissioners should not have to do this because this is not a rule that applies elsewhere. we must encourage the commissioners to live up to democracy and our voting rights in europe. and as long as the european project which is celebrating 60 years next year in march, maybe a little bit older, so i have experienced all of this. i have

lived it through this project. i have dedicated my entire life to this. i have done this with personal conviction and i have not hesitated. i believe in europe and the stability in the continents and work an official progress. my father believed in this as well and he knew how precious europe was and how fragile it was. he had to live for the war. he had to fight in the war against his own will and against the will of his country. my father instilled in me these values. what are we instilling in terms of values to our children? what is the heritage, are is this a union that has forgotten its path? that has no vision for the future ladies and gentlemen, our

children deserves a better, they, they deserve a europe which preserves their way of life that champions their way of life and protects it. it's high time for us as institutions of the government to all take the responsibility to build that europe and to build it together. yes, i know there are certain debates in their some pollyanna optimists and then there are pessimist to counter everything. i think europe has a mission at home and in the world. you have the pessimism which only looks at the faults and then the rosy view. between that you have the resolve, the resolve resolve of those who will not give up, those who will work in the spirit of creating something for

future generations. that is the resolve of those who came before us. i'm calling on us to have resolve so that we can get over our differences. history will not remember our names, will be remembered by the force of our resolving convictions. this needs to be integrated, history will not remember us. history will remember our mistakes. and be responsible with what we do in this generation, thank you. [applause].

[inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> tomorrow morning, remarks from outgoing u.k. independent party leader, nigel -- at his party's annual party's annual conference. he officially resigned shortly after his party celebrated victory in that brexit vote. see the comments live on friday morning, 6:45 a.m. eastern on c-span2. >> c-span's "washington journal", live every day with new some policy issues that into impact you. on friday morning a look at hillary clinton and donald trump's campaign's campaign donations, financial records, medical histories and more. with campaign legal center meredith.

then "newsweek" will talk about donald trump's global financial web. in the finances of the clinton global initiative. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on friday morning. join the discussion. tomorrow c-span's road to the white house coverage continues as first lady michelle obama hits the campaign trail for hillary clinton. she will speak with clinton's supporters in fairfax, virginia. you can see her remarks live friday at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> that is grand rapids. the grand river which divides the city and which in many ways defines the city. >> there's a good chance that most people over the course of any given day will see her interacts with a piece of furniture made in grand rapids.

>> we were the first city to ever receive a grant from the endowment to be used specifically to commission an original work of art for a specific civic sites. >> this week in the c-span cities to her and our comcast cable partners will explore the literary life in the history of grand rapids, michigan on book tv on c-span two. gordon gordon olson, author of "thin ice", we'll take it to were of richard norton smith as he shares with us where he works in his newest biography on gerald ford. we also talk about the life of attorney charles hamilton houston and his role in the early civil rights movement. >> people like doctor king and thurgood marshall understood the role of houston. but you cannot have a conversation about the civil rights movement in the united states without an inclusion of the work of charles houston. >> on american american history to be on c-span three.

grand rapids resident nancy talks about the letter she wrote to then congressman, gerald ford that help sparked a movement movement to bring artwork to public places across the country. we'll go to the public museum with the curator and find out why the city is nicknamed, the furniture city. we'll take it to the newly renovated exhibits of the gerald r ford presidential library and museum. >> a new car pulled up and stopped in front of the tour and a big fellow stepped out of it and stepped into the entryway of the story. he paused there for a long time and stared at junior. ford asked him if he could help him. the man looked at him and said you are leslie -- junior and he said no i am gerald ford junior. and he said well, you, you are my son. i'm your father.

and i want to take you to lunch. >> the c-span city store grand rapids, michigan, saturday at noon eastern on c-span twos book tv and send afternoon at two on american history tv on c-span three. working with the cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> adams was not a good president. he is not a successful president. if his career had ended at the end of his presidency, if his father screw had ended at the end of his presidency i don't thing i would've written a book about it. >> sunday night on q&a, we talk about the book "john quincy adams, militant spirit". about the president and his life afterward. >> the thing that strikes you not as a politician, he has done whatever he you do, he did not form alliances. he did not to anything that you would do in order to be able to persuade people who otherwise might not go along with your agenda to do still. so his four years in the white house were just pain. everything

was hard. he achieved almost nothing. >> nothing. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q and a. >> the house of naturalers resources committee considers legislation about energy production, mineral lands and fisheries, oceans, native americans irrigations, and reclamation the committee has 44 legislators, 26 republicans and 18 democrats. joining us as the chairman robert bishop of utah. thank you for being here. that is a lot of jurisdiction for your committee that i just went through. tell me what your priorities are >> there is a bunch of priorities were hoping to get through a lease before we hand the year. you just heard from us talking about forest. before we commit to the next

wildfire season you cannot solve the wildfires in the pollutants that it comes into the air in the watershed it destroys by throwing money at it. you have have to reform the management system. we're proposing what in the energy conference committee right now would give something that the forest service could use to expedite procedures and minimize the amount of frivolou- lawsuits to stop the forest service from doing what they know they have to do. we have a native american proposal to try to emphasize the the importance of resources of native americans. we have a drop bill. a california drought bill has been talked about for years. itt needs to be salt finally. more portly, this bill, this bill would also help with the entire west as far, not just california specific. the basic idea being you cannot stop the drought so collect the water when you have it.

we have a sportsman package to minimize the amount of regulation to stop people from enjoying the outdoors. we are looking at the abuse of the antiquities act. there's a conference taken place place inn d.c., were fearful there may bed another announcement for another emeriti monument in an area in which the democrat senators in the area asked the president please give input before you do anything. the locals have an alternativeve which is not being considered whatsoever.ave a bicent that is just the top of the issue. there are a bunch more. a bicentennial act to try to help the park service get rid of the. $19 billion backlog with a creative way of finding a new funding source. those are things that are still working and pushing and hope to get done before the end of thepr year. >> you reference it but president obama today will be at the oceans conference at the state department where he will be making a designation of

emeriti monument. will congress try or can you, do, do you have the authority to stop them? >> you can't stop him from doing it. the the way the president has abused his power, it has toe be a got you moment. this is something he is doing by himself. the congress doesn't have the power to move the stack. any new president comes and can reverse any of those designations. so with the president can do with the antiquities powers decimate land already owned by the federal government in control by the federal government and change its status. but it is temporary and it can be redone either by

future president or by congress, only if congress ratifies it does it become permanent. >> let's hear from carol who is our first caller for you in minnesota. an independent. were asking viewers to let us know what they think to let us know what they think about energy policy in this country. go ahead. >> caller: thank you for allowing me to talk. i just wanted to take you back to when the forefathers first came here. they built their communities and when they built them they had dams. the farmers have the ke windmills to produce the energy. and over time all of this was taken away for these big energy companies. if they would allow us to come back to what used to be that would help. and then with the four street, they need to get the people out there like the and native americans used to do and clear out the underbrush. that is what is igniting these horrendous fires. n that they need a great deal of money to take care of these problems.ler hit several >> your thoughts. >> guest: i think the caller hit several things on the money.f that's the management they're talking about in the bill. you have to make sure that you can thin out the forest and get rid of the underbrush otherwise all

you do is burn it up and that caesn't help anybody. same thing with the dams. yes. that is part of the drought language built coming in there. it's the way you can increase storage capacity and you have to catch the water when you have it.s an you not to have it when thede drought time comes. that's exactly what were trying to do. but also in these areas werele trying to minimize the number of frivolous lawsuits. if you look at what the forest service spends, the biggest expenses fighting wildfires and then trying to defend themselves against useless lawsuits. if you can minimize that make those people have some kind of and have to put skin in the gameve before they sue the government then he can allow them to put the resources into managing the land and doing a better job. she's right on many points. that's that's what we're trying to do. she's also i have she realizes when you're talking about dams and power whether it's it's produced over here but the

people live here so part of our enco package to encourage and allow pipelines to exist and you can get the energy to the people. pf otherwise you can produce it all day and it doesn't do good. we have to have that reform. that is essential in what were trying to do. that's part of the energy package and hopefully we'll get a bill coming out and that can be included in. >> you mentioned native americans as part of your native american issues and and concerns are part of your jurisdiction. what are your thoughts on this headline from the l.a. times about the dakota access pipeline, the $3.7 billion pipeline that became a rallying cry for tribes across america. will you hold hearings on this? >> guest: i don't know if we will hold hearings or if we have time for those hearings. i do know that the army corps of engineers went through their

study, they approved the process and have mitigated against those kind of concerns in july. it was upheld by a court, this administration has decided to step in and stop that process which basically puts the idea y that we should have a comprehensive system of actually reviewing the situation and then permitting these situations. for the ministration to come in at the last minute and say we don't like it even though you didn't thing the right way, i'm not proud of that. that really is really is once again a violation of the rule of law.ple it simply says that we can have all of the standards we want this administration will not agree with them if they change them mine, thrown out the window. >> host: what rights do nativev: americans have in the situation? >> guest: the rights they have always had. it's the same rights when the arm corps of engineers was doing the process.ll do it they have the same rights to demand litigation and that was all done in july. and now forru

this president to say we will do it again be cause -- that is not a good weight to run government. >> host: let's go to scott in massachusetts, independent. >> caller: yes, good morning congressman.e to give i would make the changes i would make the u.s. energy policy would be to give tax incentives for nuclear power plants. i'm worried about climate change and i have a very low opinion of coal. >> host: what you think jimmy? >> guest: i think the way congress operates there are two committees that have the bits pieces of that energy act. what he is talking about is what comes with chairman upton and in his committee. mine are the ones, i ticked off a few earlier.f we actually think about the policy we should have a policy to view every option available to us. >> host: in georgia, a

republican, good morning. >> caller: good morning. one of the things i want to say is, one of the problems with the energy policy here in the united states is first of all they don't along the local constituents to be more involved. things have gotten so convoluted with dealing with washington that it is just really difficult to get anything really done. for example here in athens when they have city meetings, you get to go and talk for five minutes. you cannot address things when you allow people not to actually be able to talk about a subject. the u.s. energy policies that ii have seen, typically i feel like washington has just made things so difficult, for example the congressman here can only do so

much. he doesn't really be able to do his job because it's just so convoluted with politics. when i say politics i'm talking about companies that have special interests that get assessed that that the, people don't get access. for example there is a dam here in georgia, about 45 minutesto away. it is a beautiful park, real nice. i have seen no advertising, no type of literature that explains how all of this stuff is put together. the local constituents don't have no say. >> host: okay i will leave you at that point. chairman, you are smiling. >> guest: well you hit on the very foundation of our problem and the solution. it is once again federalism. empowering local people to have a greater say in their own lives. that is what the founderse up envisioned. when we came up with this administrative state to make experts make the decisions andsp executive brands and agencies what we did was take the power of people to have their voices

heard and to be expressed. that's a reason that speaker ryan has this article one effort to try to move the decision-making from rural regulations on by the executive branch and put it back in congress where it was meant to be. that's where people have the ability to access. i'd like i like to take it one step furthea and take it from congress and put it in state local governments. but what he is talking about is the problem wel have. and what were trying to do. if you look at the history of land policy from this country changes every 70 years or so. after the civil war when federao government with the homestead act, each of the act failed and they fail because the people in washington tried to administer lance thousands of miles away. for the same problem we have today. the federal government is not benevolent, or evil, they just on the third of the land in american that's too much length muchly to manage effectively and efficiently.y. if we were to get that down so local governments, states, counties, and people have the ability of managing the lands and making decisions will be far

better off. people would be empowered and we would have better management practices. so i think he hit it square on the head. that is the solution we have for the future. >> host: is that part of your public lands initiative? >> guest: it is part of mine which is specifically with eastern utah. to try to empower people and try to make those decisions done by those who live in the area know the area. those have a deeper concern than someone living in washington away from the area. >> host: another land issue our viewers will know about is theea standoff in oregon. here's a headline. bundy brothers accused of dangerousro invasion as oregon standup trial begins. in opening arguments for the high-profile case, prosecutors say case, prosecutors say they will outline how a peaceful protest became an illegal arms occupation of government land. you agree with that last part?

>> guest: violence is never a solution. violent confrontation is a something that should be avoided at all times. i do not do not condone what took place. however i also understand that if the land agency had spent more time listening to people and caring about people on the local level, the situation would not have escalated where it was as well. there is blame to go around for a lot of different people for causing this situation. once again, violent confrontation is not the solution. it should never should never be done.d >> host: susanna massachusetts, independent,. >> caller: we have been fishing in the oldest port for many years. and now we are not even allowed to think as a small business fish. not upset not to fish more, but to fish more carefully, to fish burning less fuel, to fuel, to fish in

the 21st century sensitivity of how we can look her children in the eye and say i'm not burning anymore than i need to. than i need to. i'm not upsetting the national bet and balance on anything. how come we have federal agencies dictating. this may be may be the last industry like this. dictating a high carbon life's style when we cannot even get a research vessel and the water because regulation honor regional and federal levelthat t simply will not even discuss this seriously. there's no roundtable, no form, no conference, they're not even expert staffers in silver spring, maryland who would understand what a modern fishing understand what a modern fishing boat would look like. i think that hasan to change. >> guest: i appreciate that comment. i think you just give the reason on why an maritime national monument off the coast of cape cod or new bedford or massachusetts is the wrong thing to do. you're talking about trying to get local input so people understand. when i was in

new bedford, not only was the government a local industry there, they had no alternative that could create an area that would expand and create a national monument that would not impose harm on industry that is there. the administration is not listening to that. n they're not consideringou that. the issues you brought up are exactly what should be discussed. that is why the antiquities act is so bad. if the president actually dealss with with issues by loosely to people it triggers the need for process which is why the president doesn't want to do it. that's a long time consuming process. but he should be because what you're talking about are real concerns that would be a problem in any designation. those should should be discussed ahead of time, before monuments are designated, not after when congress tries to come back in and try to solve the problem in clean up the mass. >> host: the destiny said that the chairman is talking about is this area on your screen. the washington post with this t map that the president today will declare the first fully protected area in the u.s. atlantic ocean. designate 4913 square miles off the new england coastline as a

new marine national monument. now we go to a democrat. >> caller: yes, good morning. when i was a captain in the gulf of mexico i worked out for 20o years. we used a drill next to downton's. i think we can find oil in the also undertes to mountains. for instance in san diego and under san diego. ho >> guest: what you're asking me a technical issue that i don't know. there are people who know that industry well you know how to find oil and nowhere oil and gases. you're probably right, i don't know how to deal with that technical position. >> okay go ahead.

>> caller: i would like to seece changes that represent those of us who think that emissions should be regulated or even done away with. i would would like to see more green energy. bring on the fans, bring on solar, allow people in smaller, large companies to produce and sell more of those kinds of energy. spee1 so let me in the chairman then, there is a piece of energy legislation in conference committee being called a major energy bill. what is it to? what language addresses alternative energy sources?out e >> guest: what the caller is

talking about could be done. there are provisions and other committee jurisdiction that could address and expand those. what i remind you of is what i said earlier. if you gonna doto solar power you not to do it in virginia, you gonna do it in virginia, you gonna do it in the deserts where i live in the west. once again, to get the power to the west back here to virginia you have to have transmission lines. they would run across federal lands and have to be able to maintain those lines. if you want to develop that, it's cool but you have to give us the ability to maintain the transfer from where it is developed to where the people live. that is why our language is so essential. re right now there are restrictions, and problems like we have one transmission company that wanted to cut down a tree that was [inaudible] their property it was the forest service and they said no you can't touch it. even though it was dangerous the tree fell over, it took the line from the line started a fire in the for service wanted to sue the company for starting a fire. this is ridiculous. these are the kinds of problems we need to resolve. they can be solved if you simply take our beginning steps to make sure that transmission line are going to be protected as well as

the gas line and gas pipelines would be protected so you can actually take the energy from where it is produced where people need it.s puerto to me that's common sense and i hope we can get it through. >> host: what other areas for your committee one is puertour rico and the situation it face. explain to the viewers why that fell under your committee. also give us us an update on this because bloomberg reporting yesterday that puerto rico rescue laws have faced first cortes from creditors. >> guest: i didn't know about the court test but i'm comfortable what we have done will survive him for the sake of puerto rico it has to. this is a creative approach that solves the problem without putting american taxpayers at risk for having to bail out anybody. the issue at hand is the reason we were doing that is because my committee deals with any area. a puerto rico where stata would be other committees that had the wonderful opportunity to turn it into the bill and take it to the

legislation. it was not an easy task to do. and it was strange was summoning utah being involved in puerto rico. we have jurisdiction over everyt territory and so that is part of our committee process. what i'm proud about is that we tried to find a creative solution that establishes a process which has been tested in the past and worked. it will go forward. already the board's been appointed, they're not up and running yet but they're moving there quickly so i am looking forward to this very soon having seen the fruits of this effort coming into play. >> host: bloomberg reports that u.s. district judge has scheduled a hearing on septemben whether investors should be temporary block from suing the debt defaults. congress extended it through legislation and acted in june. that has given puerto rico time to resolve the crisis brought on by a seven alien dollar debt. what you make of this protection that you all extended?

do you think it will pass the test? >> guest: the protection is standard procedure in any kind of restructuring that you do. i hope it will withstand the test. this is ongoing litigation so i guess my ethics says i'm not supposed to comment on it. i hope the judge does the right thing is i think we did the right thing. >> host: phil is up early, an independent. you're on. >> caller: good morning greta. first time caller, longtime longtime watcher now. i appreciate what you do. i have not come back to regular news and quite some time now but my question is for the last candidate, he asked how much money he was reserving from the oil and gas industry and a quick google search shows that the past two colors have almost 200,000 dollars in donations, the bulk of their donations. so

their donations. so i'm wondering how they think that influences, does it feel like it influences the people decisions or the appearance that it influences their decision? hy >> guest: first off your up this early in california there is something wrong there. i am am happy you're up this early.knows i don't how much money i have excepted from any of these groups.t all i know is that i do not enjoy raising money. i'm an anemic fundraiser but it has to happen. it's one of those things that you simply go through.and d underlying is the assumption that if you take money that some way your bond paid for by groups, i'll take money from any group it doesn't mean that how going to change my vote. i'll take -- if i'm someone who

could be bought out similar by donation i would not have been a schoolteacher in the first a place. i would have been a more lucrative profession to begin with. not all of us are not dominated by money and money does not necessarily by access or votes. so i think you need to take those issues with a grain of salt. look at of salt. look at where the donations are coming from, but as far as i am able to separate my public persona with what i am raising money and i have to admit too, hate hate raising money. it is a terrible process. >> host: that seems to be a sentiment shared by many of your colleagues. we thank you. >> guest: if someone actually likes raising money there's amo something wrong. >> host: chairman, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you, i appreciate it. >> c-span's washington journal, live everyday with new some policy issues that impact too. coming up on friday morning, look at hillary clinton and donald trump's campaign donations. their financial records, medical histories donations. their financial records, medical histories and wars with campaign legal center policy rector

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