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the house is coming back in for the 2016 intelligence authorization measure. the clerk: a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016, for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the united states government, the community management account and the central intelligence agency retirement and disability system and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole house rose earlier today, amendment number 16 printed in house report 114-155 offered by the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, had been disposed of. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on -- vote on amendment number six printed in house report

114-155 by the gentleman from california, mr. schiff. on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 6 printed in house report 114-155 offered by mr. schiff of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the chair: on this vote the yeas are 176, the nays are 246. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on -- the question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is adopted. accordingly, the rule -- under the rule the committee rises.

the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 2596 and pursuant to house resolution 315 i report the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 2596 and pursuant to hose russlusion 315 reports the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule a previous question is ordered. is any amendment request -- record requested? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed. to the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the of the chair, the ayes have it -- in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the clerk: appropriations for fiscal year 2016 with intelligence and intelligence-related activities

of the united states government community management and essential -- the central intelligence retirement and disability system and for other purposes. >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. the house will come to order. the house will come to order. for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? >> i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentlelady opposed to the bill? mrs. dingell: i'm opposed to it in its current form. the clerk: mrs. dingell of michigan moves to recommit the bill h.r. 2596 to the select committee on intelligence, permanent select, with instructions to report the same back to the house forthwith the following amendment. page 29, after line 11. mrs. dingell: i ask to dispense with the reading. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will suspend. unanimous consent to dispense with the reading.

without objection the reading is dispensed. the house will come to order. the house will come to order. the house will come to order. the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. mrs. dingell: thank you mr. speaker. this is the final amendment to the bill which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. if adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. mr. speaker, it is very timely that we are considering the intelligence authorization bill today as there have been several troubling ins -- incidents in the last few weeks that require an immediate response by the congress. i know that members on both sides of the aisle care deeply about airport security and

cybersecurity. and we agree that congress must do everything possible to keep the american people safe. last week we learned that 73 people employed at airports across the country shouldn't have -- should have been disqualified for employment because they were on -- >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house will come to order. both sides the house will come to order. if you need to have a conversation, please take it off the floor of the house. the gentlelady will continue. mrs. dingell: last week we learned that there were 73 people employed at airports across the country that have been disqualified -- would have been disqualified for employment because they're on a terrorist watch list. the american people deserve the highest level of security at our airports.

and, quite frankly, i believe for all of us the stat us kyo is -- status quo is unacceptable. while it's easy for us to blame the tas for this lapse in -- t.s.a. for this lapse in security, it is shocking that the t.s.a. does not have access to -- and the current policy does not authorize them to have access to the information that they need so that they can keep us safe. nor do other appropriate agencies. as much as we agree that reforms are needed at t.s.a., we should all agree that they should have all the information they need to do their jobs. it is critical that our intelligence and security agencies are sharing information with each other. because they have the same mission. keeping the american people safe.

this motion to recommit simply states that the director of national intelligence must provide all information on new and changing terrorist threats and the updated terrorist watch list information to t.s.a. and to anybody else in the government that needs to have it. in addition to improved information sharing, i think everybody in this chamber knows that we must address cybersecurity. cyberattacks are becoming a routine in the united states today and it demands an immediate investigation. our constituents deserve the peace of mind in knowing that their personal information is secure. and not vulnerable to hacking by cybercriminals. yet there's a growing list of recent incidents that continues to put the privacy of everyday

americans our constituents, at risk. the recent breach of over four million records of federal employees at the office of personnel management and a hack of 80 million records at a health insurance and care first, blue cross/blue shield are just a few of the prominent examples of this growing threat. and who's paying the price? working families. for each cyberattack that you read about in the newspapers, there are many more that are going unreported or worse, undetected. in fact, some security experts are concerned that china is now building a massive database with the personal information of many, many american citizens. furthermore, american companies are increasingly becoming

targets of cyberattacks. with a recent report estimating this is costing our economy more than $445 billion. we simply cannot wait any longer to protect the privacy of everyday americans from hackers and cybercriminals and russia and china. -- in russia and china. this motion to recommit simply requires the director of national intelligence to prioritize efforts to uncover and foil attempts to steal the private personal information of americans. this is the least we can do to respond to the attacks on the privacy of the american people. let's show them, the american people, that congress is listening. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. mrs. dingell: thank you, mr. speaker.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i rise to oppose the motion. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes in opposition. >> mr. speaker, this motion to recommit is nothing more than a poison pill designed to destroy the hard work that went on into crafting this legislation. this bill already does exactly what the motion to recommit proposes. it helps the federal government including the men and women of our intelligence community, address the critical national security issues facing our country. mr. nunes: as anyone who worked on it in committee or took the time to come down and read the annex knows, this bill already funds intelligence community personnel who protect our networks. while we stand here, the intelligence community is wrestling with some of the greatest national security threats in our country's history. i urge my colleagues to vote no on the motion to recommit and yes on final passage. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. without objection, the previous question is ordered. the question is on the motion to recommit. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no.

in the president of the chair, the noes have it. mrs. dingell: mr. speaker i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, this is a five-minute vote on the motion to recommit, it will be followed by a five-minute vote on passage of the bill if ordered. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 183. the nays are 240. the motion is now at don'ted. the question is on pass -- the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i ask for a recorded vote.

the speaker pro tempore: a recorded votes has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 247. the nays are 178. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the clerk be authorized to make technical corrections to

correct section numbers, punctuation and cross-rrchings and make technical changes as may be necessary including changing lines 17 to line 11 and the instruction by the gentleman from new york, mr. crowley. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? mr. guinta: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from maryland mr. harris be removed as a co-sponsor from h.r. 1942. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from arizona seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for

one minute. >> madam speaker, the house is not in order. ms. mcsally: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize tucson fire captain for her many services to the community upon her upcoming retirement. captain benson was one of the first women in the tucson fire department, the first female lead training officer. during her 25 years in the department, she has been a pioneer and a role model. captain benson served on the technical rescue team, a highly specialized crew responsible for conducting swift water extracation and rope rescues. she's been a reliable leader in the department who initiated numerous peer fitness programs and also served as a member of the tucson fire honor guard. she's been highly involved in camp fury and the cadet program, serving as a mentor to tucson youth, and opening doors

to nontraditional careers such as firefighting for girls. no doubt captain benson's impact lasting over two decades will be lasting. i wish her all the best in her upcoming retirement, and with that madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. langevin: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. langevin: madam speaker, in the past two weeks we have learned that the data of millions of americans entrusted in the office of personnel management have been taken as a result of a cybersecurity breach. it did not have to happen this way. since 2007, o.p.m.'s inspector general has documented repeated deficiencies in information security practices. yet, o.p.m.'s response has been glacial and its systems remain antiquated.

it was only after the security breach last year that o.p.m. finally in its 2006 budget request asked for additional fines to the office of chief information officer. well, it's about time. the question we need to ask though is, why did o.p.m. underinvest in cybersecurity before that breach happened? well, i hope we find a definitive answer in oversight hearings. there was no one in charge of cybersecurity with both policy and budgetary authorities to compel action. even as we rely on agencies to be primarily responsible for protecting their networks, we plaque a federal cybercoordinator with budgetary authority to review agency spending and security plans. my executive cyberspace coordination act would remedy this by providing a senate-confirmed independent director to compel agency action. let's get this done. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired.

for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. paulsen: well, madam speaker, i rise today to congratulate the chan hason high school baseball team with a 2-0 championship victory. the senior tossed a complete game shutout to clench the second state athletic title in the school's short history. it came courtesy of a tied in the third inning. in addition, they held lake hill north at bay. madam speaker baseball is a game of skill and mental toughness. it's clear that players from there have both. in addition, from the time spent on the practice field student athletes have to balance their work in the plass room and any family responsibilities they have as well. their dedication and commitment is commendable. congratulations to the baseball team on their state title, and i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new mexico seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. lujan i rise to acknowledge and honor a group of world war inch i veterans who visited washington, d.c. last week and came to visit the memorial their memorial, and dedicated to honor their sacrifices. we have about 5,000 world war inch i veterans in new mexico and i express my appreciation for organizing this week's honor flight. while they appreciated the tunth to visit the memorial, many of them were expressed by the fellow people of new mexico. huge crowds greeted them in albuquerque. and one veteran said he never

received a thank you before this trip. they sacrificed a lot. we must never forget what these and all veterans have done for our great nation. i thank them for their service and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute. without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to acknowledge the third anniversary of president obama's 2012 deferred action for da crmp a. while the nation waits for the house to move on immigration reform and provided temporary relief for thousands of families to contribute to our economy.

more than 750,000 young people including 88,000 texans have applied for da crmp a. i'm -- i remain hopeful that immigrant families will be able to contribute to the pros prert of our country. i will hose an informational forum ol july 18 to help give texas residents prepare for immigration relief. while the president's -- i'm committed to fighting for immigrant families so they can come out of the shadows and live the american dream. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one

minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> i stand here today to join my colleagues in a bipartisan call for action for better funding and support for alzheimer's research. the organization which is head quartered in my district, the 14th congressional district of michigan, supports more than 140,000 people and their families. according to the banner, alzheimer's institute, those numbers are going to increase unless treatment or cures are developed. the institute estimates the number of people 65 or older with alzheimer's to triple and the u.s. health care costs for als i'mers will skyrocket to $1.1 trillion, with more than

$700 million coming out of medicare and medicaid. it's time to treat alzheimer's as a health care disaster and time to take this epidemic seriously and guard geps the threat it poses to our family and districts, health care system and our nation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one mind. the speaker pro tempore: woked is recognized for one minute. mr. lipinski: madam speaker, i wore my number 35 chicago black hawks jersey from the 1970's and i watched what i could have never imagined, the chicago black hawks dynasty. an amazing team put together,

the hawks won their third stanley cup in six years. the team members have been all there for three and awarded the m.v.p. trophy but this was a team effort. chicago thanks everyone in the organization for making us proud in bringing the cup back to chicago. i can't wait for the parade. i can't wait to see the cup again. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman from is recognized. ms. kaptur: house republican leaders used a trick to pass a new rule to revote the job outsourcing unfair fast track

transpacific trade deal. they buried the revote in the intelligence authorization. the republican leadership wants to buy another month to fund pet projects in this district or that district in exchange for the best interests of the young people. jobs in america. imagine congress fast tracking a bill to repair our roads, bridges. imagine a bill to be fast tracked to renew the powers of the export import bank that increases jobs. fast track is being rammed through congress with house republican leaders breaking regular order. intelligence authorization bills shouldn't be another name. no more days. it's overtime for congress to move on from fast track to a real fair trade deal that

creates jobs for america for a change. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. fattah for today after 5:00 p.m. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the request is granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6 2015, the gentleman from colorado, mr. tipton, is recognized as the designee of the majority leader. mr. tipton: madam speaker, across our country we are seeing a tale of two economies, and unfortunately through many of our rural economies we continue to see challenges. for the first time since we have been keeping records, we are seeing more small businesses shut down than there are new business startups.

businesses across this country are suffering under the burden of $2 trillion in regulatory costs. why is this important? because we are seeing now the cost of a l omp af of bread and the costs of clothes for children and taxation by regulation that is impacting our ability to create jobs. when we move into my district in colorado composed of rural communities. 29 counties of colorado's 64th. 54 miles of the state of colorado. many of our counties are suffering from double-digit unemployment when it comes down to the real number. two counties that i would like to address this evening are being specifically challenged. on the west slope of colorado. one of the most beautiful places. residing there and creating jobs

is something called the coal mine. we encourage people to come and see a coal mine with good technology providing affordable electricity, providing jobs and providing also clear blue skies with that technology. those are currently being challenged. there was a ruling recently that came out, one that was in response to a suit that was brought by an extreme environmental group. the challenge in 2007 issuance of the office of surface mining permit. that is challenging now 200 jobs because the court has ruled that a new nepa process must be performed within 120 days. an extremely short period of time. those 200 families, 200 families that are relying on that job to

be able to provide for their children, to be able to support that community, are now feeling threatened by policies not only in terms of the nepa process but now by the ruling of the court as well in response to a suit filed by this extreme environmental group. here's the real challenge that we face. we need the secretary of interior to respond. these families' jobs cannot wait. them being able to put food on the table for their children cannot wait for this process to be able to play out. we encourage the secretary to deploy all necessary resources, to be able to respond to that emergency nepa process, to be able to get it done in that 120-day period of time or to be able to look at the pro priority of challenging net ruling by going in and filing an appeal. our jobs and the economy are important. they certainly are in my district. those families that are relying

on good-paying coal jobs, families that love where they live, love their environment and support their community, are now seeing their livelihoods and their future being challenged. we encourage the secretary on behalf of american families, families in my district, that are struggling to be able to succeed or to just be able to provide for themselves, to be able to respond in a timely manner, to be able to address this, so we can secure those jobs and secure affordable electricity as well. you know, coal is off maligned, but we see that it can be done right. colorado, blue skies ap a cole-fired power plant. there's an opportunity for us to be able to create a win-win. if you care about senior citizens that are on fixed incomes, if you care about young

families right now that are struggling to be able to pay the bills and provide for very young children, we are seeing that taxation via regulation coming out of policy. i think it's very important that we preserve the jobs. let's work with all of the above. let's -- that's been embraced in my district. we have created wind, solar, geothermal and also develop oil, gas, oil shale and coal. right now, the problem for the people in the third district, specifically in the two counties is urgent. they are families that i have talked to and i have looked in their eyes. they will do it responsibly. they want to do it will not only for the community, but for their families as well. and it's very important that we are mindful that those jobs

impact others. these are the families that support the local grocery store the local hardware store. these are the families that provide for the health of that community. so with that, madam speaker we will call upon the secretary of interior to respond top american families whose jobs are currently being threatened, zhroy the necessary resources to carry out the nepa to protect those jobs. if that isn't possible, file an appeal. make sure that we get a say and keep those jobs moving, because the message that my folks out of craig, want to communicate is, their bills won't stop and their children's needs will not be met unless we see a response out of

the department of interior to stand up for good-paying coal jobs in western colorado. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi is recognized as the designee of the minority leader. mr. garamendi: thank you so very much. for the next hour, we will be talking about an issue that confronts every american family, an issue that has brought devastation, fear and sadness to virtually every family in this nation. we're going to talk about dimentia and alzheimer's and the way that it tears families apart

as their loved one's mind recollections ability to handle their own affairs seems to dissipate. this is an issue that currently confronts around five million americans and their families. this is an issue that will grow over the next 25 to 30 years, to the point where maybe 16 million american families are going to be affected by it. . it's also an issue that we can deal with. an issue that we can see the cost. let me put up this chart here, we'll talk about the cost of alzheimer's quickly. it's a crisis that's growing rapidly and it's resulting in

extraordinary cost increases. if you look at 2015, the federal government will spend on med -- or medicare and medicaid programs will spend $153 billion on alzheimer's. in 2020, it will grow to $182 billion. then it's anticipated as one of our colleagues spoke during the one-minute session by 2050 it will grow to over $1 trillion. this is an issue for the federal government. it's an issue for every family. let me put up another chart here that displays what an investment by the american people can do. if you take a look at the reasons why people die most commonly in the united states, breast cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease stroke, h.i.v.

you notice that every one of these we've seen a the cline in the mortality from these illnesses. breast cancer declining marginally. prostate cancer, significant decline around 11%. heart disease, declined by 14%. stroke by 21% and h.i.v. while still prevalent, still common, the death rate is down by more than 50%. this one over here alzheimer's disease, 71% increase in the number of deaths due to alzheimer's. my mother-in-law is in this statistic. she spent the last two years of her life living with my wife patty and i in our home. we cared for her at night. we were fortunately able to have someone come in and help us during the day.

that's really the story of most alzheimer's now you're either in a nursing home or you're cared for in the home. among those five million out there, there are families, like mine that are caring as best they can in a very difficult situation. ours fortunately, was not so difficult. but nonetheless after two-plus year, my mother-in-law did die. so what can we do about it? i want to put up one more chart here then i want to turn to my colleagues. if you'll remember that chart i just put up and the death rates that are declining for cancer, there's a reason. and the reason is the annual expenditure for cancer research has been over $5.5 billion, just under $5.5 billion for the last few years. for hiv-aids.

nearly $3 billion of research annually. cardiovascular, heart disease, over $2 billion. alzheimer's, while the death rate climbs, we're spending just over $5 6 million. not billion, million. -- over $566 million. not billion million. so we shouldn't be surprised when we see this. declines in the cancer rates, deaths from cancer, stroke, heart disease. h.i.v. and then alzheimer's. $1 trillion will be spent in just 25 years on dealing with alzheimer's and some 16 million americans will have that illness. now there's good news. good news that just happened today. i want to commend my republican colleague, tom cole from oklahoma, chairman of the health

and human services appropriations committee, who moved to increase alzheimer's research from $566 million to well over $900 million. go for it, tom. you're the chairman of that subcommittee, and you're doing the right thing. you're doing the right thing by five million americans who suffer from alzheimer's today, and you're doing the right thing for their families. and i think this house has the opportunity also to stand with tom cole and to do the right thing by americans. and that's increase this research funding. there are break throughs that are coming. if you read the articles and read the scientific journals, we're coming to an understanding of this very very difficult disease, for which there is no early detection, for which there

is no cure, and for which there is only one exit, and that's death. we can deal with this. and this 535 of us, the representatives of those five million americans with alzheimer's and their families, we can do something. we can increase the funding for research. now tonight i am jointed by several of my colleagues and i'd like to have them, mac seen waters from california, you carried legislation on this for years, you've been co-chair of the alzheimer's caucus. if you'll join us and share with us your work and what -- what is happening from your perspective. ms. waters: thank you so very much. i'd like to thank my friend and colleague from california, congressman john garamendi, for

the time. and i comment him for organizing this special order on alzheimer's disease and -- in honor of the month of june which is alzheimer's and brain awareness month. as the co-chair of the congressional task force on alzheimer's disease i know how devastating this disease can be to -- for our patients, families and care givers. i'm proud to lead the task force, along with my co-chairs, congressman chris smith congressman michael vargas -- burgess, and congressman fattah. alzheimer's is a tragic disease which has no effect i treatment. no means of prevention. no method for slowing progression of the disease. according to the centers for disease control and prevention, five million americans are living with -- were living with alzheimer's disease in 2013. this number is expected to

almost triple to 14 million by the year 2050. the bipartisan supported national plan to address alzheimer's disease calls for a cure or an effective treatment for alzheimer's by the year 2025. reaching this goal will require significant increase in federal funding for alzheimer's research. i therefore introduce h.r. 237 a bipartisan resolution which calls for a significant increase in alzheimer's research, funding and declares that achieving the primary goals of the national plan to prevent and effectively treat alzheimer's by 2025 is an urgent national priority. a similar resolution was introduced in the senate by senator susan collins. i also serk lated a letter to the house labor, health and human services subcommittee

requesting robust funding for alzheimer's research at the national institutes of health. in the coming fiscal year. the letter was signed by a bipartisan group of 63 members of congress. i was pleased to learn that the subcommittee recently proposed a $300 million increase for alzheimer's research. as we pursue the goal of a cure for alzheimer's, we must also do everything we can do assist the patients, families, and care givers who are living with alzheimer's every day. that is why i'm introducing alzheimer's action now. a set of bills that together will have alzheimer's patients and their families promote public awareness and encourage voluntary contributions to research efforts. the various bills in the alzheimer's action now address different challenges presented by alzheimer's disease. the alzheimer's care takers support act authorizes grants to

public and nonprofit organizations to expand training and support services for families and care givers of alzheimer's patients. with the majority of alzheimer's patients living at home under the care of family and friends it is important that we ensure these care givers can have access to the training and resources they need to provide effective, compassionate care. the missing alzheimer's disease patient alert program re-authorization act re-authorizes a department of justice program that helps local communities and law enforce. officials quickly identify persons with alzheimer's disease who wander away from their homes and reunite them with their families. this program saves law enforcement officials valuable time and allows them to focus on also reduces injuries and deaths among alzheimer's patients and it brings peace of mind to their families. finally, the alzheimer's disease

semipostal stamp act requires the u.s. postal service to issue and sell a semipostal stamp with the proceeds helping to fund alzheimer's research at n.i.h. this bill will raise public awareness and encourage concerned individuals to get involved and to make voluntary contributions to alzheimer's research efforts. the bill is modeled on the popular, successful breast cancer research semipostal stamp. our nation is at a crucial and critical crossroads. the situation requires the -- requires decisive action to search for a cure and protect the millions of americans currently living with alzheimer's disease. together, we must take every possible action to improve treatments for alzheimer's patients, support care givers, raise public awareness and invest in research to find a cure for this dreadful disease. once again, i can't say enough to thank john garamendi my

colleague from california, with whom i have worked for many, many years for again organizing yet another night's special order to bring attention to alzheimer's disease. i yield back to the gentleman from california. mr. garamendi: thank you very much. the gentlewoman from california has been a leader in this disease and dealing with the problems of it for many, many years. your work, ms. waters, is paying off. the work that you've done, organizing us, members of congress petition the subcommittee paid off. 50% increase. a 50% increase and i think it's got a good chance of staying in. this is really, really good news and the rest of the legislation, piece by piece, we're going to get at this. i'd like now to turn my time over to our colleague brian higgins we've spoken on this issue before, mr. higgins, thank

you so very much. if you'll share with us your thoughts on this disease and what we might do to deal with it. mr. higgins: i thank the gentleman from california, thank you for your leadership on this and so many issues that are of critical importance to our nation and its future. june is alzheimer's and brain awareness month. alzheimer's is the sixth leading does of death in this country. over 5.3 million americans are afflicted with alzheimer's. by 2050, this number is expected to increase to 16 million. in my western new york community alone, 55,000 people have alzheimer's rroletted dementia and 165,000 people in our community are impacted directly or indirectly. alzheimer's will cost the nation, as you have said $226 billion this year. by the year 2050 these costs will rise to as high as $1.1 trillion. last year, congress passed into law the alzheimer's

accountability act which created a bypass budget for alzheimer's research. this will allow the national institutes of health to prepare a budget that will reflect the estimated cost of reaching the goal of funding effective prevention and treatment for alzheimer's by 2025. this year, i introduced with my colleagues, rosa delauro and peter king, the accelerating biomedical research act. over the next six years our legislation would provide an additional $50 billion in funding for the national institutes of health above what is currently budgeted. we also established the house n.i.h. caucus to rally members to increase the purchasing power of n.i.h. congress should also pass the hope act, the hope for alzheimer's act, the advancing research and neurological diseases act. mr. garamendi again, thank you for your leadership and we obviously as a congress have a

long way to go. the orgyps of alzheimer's disease are unknown, but its ends are absolutely serb. it ends in losing your cognitive ability, your dignity, and then it takes your life. it's time the congress in a bipartisan effort provide robust funding to alzheimer's research to end this terrible, terrible disease for future generations. i yield back. . mr. garamendi: this chart points out what you and ms. waters were talking about and this is the extraordinary expense. and this is 2015. and we expect to spend $153 billion of federal tax money medicare and med care -- medicaid on treating alzheimer's and this is the research. be a little bigger, but will

pale in comparison. this is 261 times on money spent on treatment which ultimately enables the passage of time and leads to death. because there is no effective treatment today. this is what we are spending. that number down there and the bills that have been introduced in the alzheimer's foundation and others that are work inon this have an opportunity to change this entire dynamic around because we can find a solution to this. i now would like to yield to my colleague from the great state of -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i send to the desk a privileged report from the committee of rules for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany

house resolution 319 resolution for providing of the bill h.r. 160 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices and providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 1190 to repeal the affordable care act providing for the independent payment advisory board. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the gentleman from california. mr. garamendi: thank you, my apologies to the gentleman from texas. there you are. thank you so much. i would like to turn to my colleague, what we call it, the east-west show, migrate colleague from new york. mr. tonko: thank you representative garamendi as we discuss the impact of the quality of life, not only the individual living with the

disease and family members and loved ones that surround that individual and so much of the work that we do in this house, so much of the work we do here on the hill needs to be guided by the moral compass. our budget priorities should reflect who we are as a people and the compassion that is required as we see these numbers continually grow balloon in terms of an impact on the budget and that should challenge us to do all that we can to be not only compassion nature but to be effective when it comes to the fiscal impact of what's happening to far too many families across this country. it is a known fact now that alzheimer's is the most expensive disease in america. that should strike home.

that should call upon our hearts and our minds to respond with dignity and with effectiveness to the given issue at hand. our efforts for alzheimer's need to be enhanced. there is no mistaking it. this is the most expensive disease in america. it's impacting the budget here in washington. our national numbers are a challenge. and we need to address the budget not only in sound strategy for the present moment but with preventative elements brought to bear. so when we look at the most recent data and those data are very telling. for 2014, the calendar year of 2014, the numbers are there and will remind us that $214 billion

was the drawdown for smeg to alzheimer's, responding to the aled i'mer's situation. that's a large number. that is only projected to grow as more and more baby boomers climb that ladder. we should only anticipate that doing what we're doing is not going to be enough. that research needs to take hold here. we have the intellectual capacity as a nation. we have resources at our fingertips and the priority here for providing the preventative elements are important. the president has offered an initiative with the study of the mind, the brain. that can release the information. the documentation that is required to move forward to find

a cure for this ever-growing disease. look at the stats. representative garmeppedy, when we look at the research monies, for every $100 invested in those individuals and families that are impacted by alzheimer's, 25 cents is spent on research. for every $100, 25 cents. that's a very minute amount of investment investment that has an anticipated lucrative return, paying differeds for all of us to address a cure, a hope for individuals. this country requires our government to respond in full fashion so that public-private partnerships in research, institutes like the n.i.h., the national institutes of health, are funded appropriately

accordingly with the data that have been assembled knowing that what needs to be done. we should go forward with those efforts. i'm reminded by families and many women will draw that perspective for me that of those who are living with alzheimer's in this country 2/3 2/3 of the individuals living with alzheimer's or 2.3 million people are women. this disease is impacting women in a diss proportionate measure. and it's extracting from us all sorts of voluntary efforts that are required. volunteers vice president responded as unpaid caregivers. we know the stats. the data are compelling.

15.5 million volunteers, caregivers providing unpaid services, unpaid care equaling $17.-- 17.7 billion hours. providing 17.7 billion. that amasses to $222 billion in terms of services provided. unpaid services provided. so it's not only costing the federal government money projected to balloon heavily, but also extracting $220 billion worth of unpaid services that are provided to individuals, by loved ones, by those concerned in their community by the struggle that their family members are facing. so this behooves us to do much

better than we are doing. we are a compassionate society. we are unique. we have opportunities galore. i have talked to those in my district. and they have done a.m. tremendous job. i see what they do for respite care, what they are doing for services, what the alzheimer's care where people gather in cluster and given music therapy. it's with dignity that we respond, but more needs to be done and there has to be that element that is provided out there that is speaking to prevention and speaking to a cure. the representative garamendi there is much to be done. i was the lead democrat on the ools i'mer's accountability act which responded to set it up

statute torle. that act that passed successfully and signed into law by the president, requires that a professional judgment budget be put foge. until 2025, there needs to be a commitment made made for research and alzheimer's and related diseases, but we further the quality of that legislation, that statute by requiring professionals to project the numbers that are needed. that is a very important element. the medical community will tell us, they will advise us what that number ought to be. that is speaking with integrity. with the veer asity that is required, with the dignity, with

the compassion that is so much required for the alzheimer's community. so again, i thank you, representative garamendi, for having that heart, for leading this in this order so as to comprehend what we need to do here. to move that moral compass. to be there for those individuals . to be there for those unpaid care delivers and be there for the research community and be there for the soul that is struggling with alzheimer's or dimentia-related diseases. we are at our best when we connect emotionally and put together the response that enables us to provide that light at the end of the tunnel, with is so important to the families that endure. i thank you, representative garamendi. mr. garamendi: mr. tonko, for

more than four years you and i have stood on the floor to talk about making it in america, about the manufacturing system about the jobs we need to build, transportation and infrastructure and your passion for those subjects was so obvious. your passion and your determination to deal with alzheimer's and to find a cure, to find your understanding of what it is and how it affects the brain and reach out to the families that are caring for their loved ones really exceeds and mirrors the passion that you have for the working men and women of this nation. i thank you. i also want to thank the aleds i'mer's association. they have organized a lobbying group through here very recently and wearing their purple ribbons and brought to us the individual

stories that were of their families. and i know as i talked to my colleagues here on the floor and over in the senate, i get the same thing from them. yes, my mother, my aunt my sister, my brother they too, have suffered from alzheimer's and recently died or they are in a very serious condition. so we find this illness touching every family. and i have yet to find a family that i have talked to about alzheimer's that didn't nod their head in understanding. yeah. we know what it is. and what americans don't know is the information that you and my colleagues maxine waters and brian higgins brought to the floor today and that is the fact. not only the impact that alzheimer's has on the federal budget, medicare and medicaid,

the impact it has on family budgets, on private insurance, but the impact it has on families. you've made that clear. and i think the work that's been done by alzheimer's associations related organizations medicare social security support groups, are having an impact. when a budget for any specific program is increased by 50% in this era of sequestration, something has had an impact. and mr. cole, as chairman of that ms. waters, as the chairperson or the vice chair/co-share on the working group or alzheimer's have an impact. we can find a solution here. we can understand. we can do the early diagnosis. and there are break-throughs that are occurring and certain

drugs that seem to work if you can intervene early in the process. what a change that would be. what a change that would be for all families. and this is not just an issue of alzheimer's, this is an issue of the brain. we have the u.s. military, department of defense, doing significant research on brain injuries, brain trauma and illnesses resulting from the wars traumatic brain syndrome and related. so if we pull together and we put in the defense authorization act a paragraph that says research done by the department of defense on brain injuries, the way in which the brain works or doesn't work, they need to take it and take place or

dementia and other kinds of neurological diseases and if we can pool these research programs together and get them to share the information to further each other's research, i think we're going to succeed. and that 2025 goal is too far out there. i see we are on the cusp of a break-through. and if we can push all of the research and focus it and like a dart hit the center of the target i think we are going to be successful. mr. tonko. would you like to join in here? mr. tonko: there are many visits i made to the centers, the day care center operations conducted for individuals and families who are living with alzheimer's. and to witness and hear the hurt the confusion, the pain

that surrounds the individual it is enough challenge to try and get this done in as quick a fashion as possible. but if that doesn't move us, the economics on this, we earlier talked about the $214 billion impact in one here. some of our most recent data. well, that's one in every five medicare dollars. how much are we willing to have that take over the medicare expenditures before we come to our senses to say let's do more in research. let's do preventive response. does it need to grow that much more? does the train on medicare, the reflection of alzheimer's

related medicare expenditures need to be that much greater to bring us to response? the challenges are there, the data there are -- are there. we need to move accordingly. earlier, i had expressed that 2/3 of the people living with alzheimer's, the . million people, happen to be women. well 60% of the unpaid care givers happen to be women. so there needs to be a response here to enable people to be addressed with the sense of compassion, with dignity brought into the equation. it's absolutely essential and when we talk about those care givers, and the $220.2 billion that is the calculation for the volunteerism they offer as care

givers, of that community of care givers, they have been worn down physically so the price tag for them is an additional $9.3 billion in terms of response to their physical health care needs. this is a drain on families and loved ones. it's an undignified outcome for far too many alzheimer's patients who require our support who have earned the respect of this body and congress moving to provide for research opportunities. now, one other effort that i'm making now in the aftermath of the alzheimer's affordability or accountability act that victory being behind us now i have now served as the lead democrat on

the hope for alzheimer's act which would authorize medicare investments in sound planning upon diagnosis of alzheimer's system of that individuals and their families who are so diagnosed can sit down and plan accordingly for their care, for their treatment, for their needs. that's an important bit of quality that can be introduced for the individual. and her or his family. so that their life already severely impacted by this outcome, can be as manageable as possible. and we're hopeful, with some 183 sponsors co-sponsors, in bipartisan nature, have come forward to say, sign me up for hope for alzheimer's act. so isn't that what we're

supposed to be? aren't we those agents of hope? do we walk away from this dilemma? do we walk away from this need? do we walk away from the strug this epain, the hurt the confusion that people live with every waking hour of every day? or do we respond in that all american fashion and say, yeah, we have the intellectual capacity as a nation, it's an order of prioritization. that priority here needs to be a response a full-pledged response, a compassionate response a loving response. coming from us as individuals and collectively as congress to say, yes, we support these efforts that are required, that are possible. do not deny the possibility. let us go forward and be those sound decisionmakers that understand that this issue, when addressed accordingly with the human compassion offered, with the humanization of this

process, we are then offering a cost effective outcome. a study of the brain initiative that the president has advanced should be supported. these resources that are required for planning, for research for services, for respite, need to be funded accordingly. it's within our grasp. and it makes sense to do so. so representative garamendi, i thank you for leading us in this special order which is absolutely key to public information exchange. for those who may be viewing i would suggest that you contact those of us who serve you in washington and let us know that you want this to be a priority. tell us you believe in the research capacity of this country. tell us you want to humanize that response. more deeply respond to the

individuals and families that are so impacted. when we hit so many people, when we see the millions that are living with this disease, we can't escape that impact falling upon us. neighbors, family members, friends, who we know are living with this disease require our attention. require our ea -- our responsiveness. so i thank you for leading us in what is a very valuable discussion. mr. garamendi: mr. tonko, thank you for your leadership, thank you for rounding up 180-plus members of this house, on any issue, that's tough. but then having them sign on to a piece of legislation to advance the care that individuals receive and to support the families' needs and a cure for alzheimer's. all those pieces of legislation which ms. waters talked about.

those are all pieces of the puzzle. and they deal with, i'm going to end with just two charts, it's really why i started. this is a different version of one of the tarts that -- charts that deals with the cost we're talking about. these are the total costs in the system, if you take a look at it 2015, you're talking about a quarter billion dollars, just under $226 billion, of which the great majority is medicare and medicaid and then out of pocket and other payers are the other insurance companies. it will rise each year until we get to 2050, which is not that far away. 35 years out, would be well over $1 trillion of which we will bust the bank. medicare a lot of discussion around here about the deficit. the real factors in the deficit are this health care issue and that's where we're going to find

the budget deficit. we've already seen through the affordable care act that the projected increases for medicare have substantially reduced over the last four years as they -- as the affordable care act is providing early diagnosis of heart disease, diabetes, other kinds of long-term illnesses that really where most of the expense in medicare and medicaid occur. if we can get a grip on alzheimer's we can find a way of deliing the onset of it, we're going to save tens and indeeds hundreds of billions of dollars over the passage of time. and the next step is the cure. so we think we can -- they think, the researchers think they can find a way of delaying the onset and as they do that, they will also find a way of dealing with the disease itself. and then this awesome and

horrific expense will be reduced . there's one other chart. mr. tonko: representative garamendi if you'll yield. mr. garamendi: i yield. mr. tonko: that chart is very powerful. the trillions, with a t will balloon our budget and it's undoable. it gets to a level where it will exhaust it will overwhelm other areas of investment that are required. but translate that into, from dollars into human suffering, pain, confusion reduced quality of life that's a calculus that needs to be made. if it's going to save us money, and at the same time respond with that moral compass why are we not doing that? why are we not responding? to me that's where we're at and when you see the unleashing of

technology, of research, of the potential for progress to be made it's there, it's documented in so many, from so many perspectives, in work that is done by the national institutes of health and others. and for many, they'll say, well leave it to the private sector. no there's a track record out there for this country to have stepped up to the plate and made a different. for vaccines and other sought for outcomes that affected people in a positive way. that gave them hope. so our government has a track record of having stepped up and invested in research where perhaps the private sector perhaps wouldn't go or where we shave some of the risk off of that demand for research in a public-private partnership. so it's there. within our potential.

we should not be-- we should not deny our loved ones, our constituents, our country the opportunity to advance the cause of research and to respond again with the sense of hope for those who are living with this within this darkness. we can and we must do better. so i'm happy to work with individuals like representative garamendi to push to make a difference and to be there in a responsive manner. so i thank you. mr. garamendi: mr. tonko, you continually come back to the compassion and care giving that i think each human being has somewhere in them. for us here in congress, it's to express that in a meaningful way .

that meaningful way is to make sure that there is support for those families and individuals that have alzheimer's. those who are caring for them. to make sure that the medical treatments, such as it is for this illness, is available. and to pursue vigorously the research that could, and i believe will, lead to a complete understanding of the illness. that's our task. mr. tonko. mr. tonko: right. as we're concluding here, i would just you know bring to mind, one of the alzheimer's town halls that we are required to conduct, and it told me a few things, that this disease is percolating lower and lower into the age demographic. mr. garamendi: yes, it is. mr. tonko: so it maybe, just guessing here, it may be that it's more than just genetics. it may be environmental in its

impact. or cause. whatever it is, let's go for that cause. but at one of these town hall, a contemporary of mine, whom i have known for a long time, as i've known her husband for a long time, at one of our town halls said, my husband knows my voice but he doesn't know my name. how do we not say yes to research? how do we not say we want to do all that we can to make a difference? and when we do so we're going to save our budget, we're going to save our budget a great number of consequences by being that powerful force that will do things academically, soundly wisely effectively, efficiently. that's what this business is about. thoughtful response heartfelt response that by the way is the

the budget-wise thing to do -- is the budget-wise thing to do. so let us respond as a government, as a nation. mr. garamendi: mr. tonko thank you so very much. i think we'll end there and simply say that this is not the last time that we'll be speaking on this issue on the floor. i'd hope the next time that we speak on this issue the house of representatives will have increased the research budget by 50%. from $566 million to close to $900 million. that's a big leap. it's not sufficient, it's not what is necessary to really get at this disease. this is one we can tackle. this is one we have to tackle for the strength of the american government budget. it's one we have to tackle. and this is where you have been with this entire discussion, mr. tonko. this is about families, it's about individuals, it's about

the suffering, the angst and the fear that exists out there with this devastating disease. we can do this. we can do this. we really can. and my message to the american people is one that you put out a few moments ago, mr. tonko. and that is for anybody that's watching out there, anybody that is interested in the federal deficit, anybody that's interesting in the -- interested in the quality of life of their family, as they age and even before they age, talk to us. tell us, tell us that you want us to spend your tax money on solving this problem. on the research that will lead to the solution for what is now an insolvable mystery. with that mr. speaker, -- madam speaker -- mr. speaker ,ing with come to the chair

mr. speaker -- welcome to the chair, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015, the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you mr. speaker. this week there will be important decisions made here on the floor of the house of representatives. we're told this month the supreme court may well play god

and overrule what has been considered to be the words of god given by moses for the dramatic amount of history including up through the president's own statement that he believed marriage was just between a man and a woman when he was running for office, apparently according to his campaign manager or whatever he is whatever he was that they felt he wouldn't get elected if he said what he really believed. but nonetheless in 6 1/2 years we're told things have changed to the point where we're now in a position to overrule what moses says that a man will leave his father and mother and a woman will leave her home and the two will come together.

that would be marriage. moses, who is the only full-face profile above us in the gallery, with the side profiles of all the great law givers, the greatest law givers, as they were thought to be years ago. i will also note that as i sat and listened to the supreme court entertaining arguments on whether or not texas could keep our monument dedicated to the 10 commandments on our state capitol grounds, and join with those from kentucky on whether they could keep their 10 commandments that were posted inside the door, as they're arguing about whether or not the 10 commandments could be attributed in that manner i looked up on the marble walls

of my -- to my right in the supreme court chambers and there's moses looking down with both tablets of the 10 commandments, looking down. interesting. very interesting. the kind of mental gymnastics that have been played in the supreme court throughout its history. we know dred scott was a dreadful decision. there have been others that were poor. sometimes being human they get them right. sometimes they get them wrong. but there is one thing that is very, very, very clear and it's in the united states code, it's united states law, and it's volume 28 of the united states code, section 455. and section a is very clear. any justice, judge or magistrate judge of the united states shall, no room for

question, shall disqualify himself that's generic, meaning mankind it could be male or female, in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned. that is the law. and the only way that we can remain a nation that believes in the rule of law is if the courts that decide whether a law can stand or must fall abide by the laws that apply to them. if the highest court in the united states blatantly violates the law and especially blatantly violates the law in deciding a case, then is it really law that

they've made if they violated the law to create it? so knowing that the law is very clear a supreme court justice, a united states justice, shall disqualify him or herself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonable be questioned. then we must -- reasonably be questioned. then we must next look to see if there are any indications of partialality on the part of any of the supreme court justices. here's an article published by foxnews.com back in september, september 1 2013. and it's says the following -- and it says the following. two months after the supreme court's landmark ruling to expand federal recognition of same-sex marriages, striking down part of an ty gay marriage law -- anti-gay marriage marriage law, -- marriage law,

justice ginsburg officiated at a gay wedding. ginsburg officiated saturday at the marriage of kennedy center president michale kyser and john roberts, a government economist. i was just out at the kennedy senter this weekend maybe the only weekend i'm here in washington all year. and delighted to be there, apparently if michael a kaiser's still president, he's doing what appears to be an excellent job there. but further down in the article it says, and quoting justice ginsburg, quote, i think it will be one more statement that people who love each other and want to live together should be able to enjoy the blessings and the strife in the marriage relationship unquote, ginsburg told "the washington post" in an interview. quote, it won't be long before

there will be another, unquote, performed by a justice. she has another ceremony planned for september. the last line -- well, it's not the last of the article but it says, justices generally avoid taking stands on political issues. the rest of the article goes on while hearing arguments in the case in march, ginsburg argued for treating marriages equally. the rights associated with marriage are pervasive she said. it says further down, before the court heard arguments on the defense of marriage act, ginsburg told the "new yorker" magazine in march that she had not performed a same-sex marriage and had not been asked . justice does officiate at other wedings though. -- weddings, though. quote, i don't think anybody's asking us because of these

cases, unquote, she told the magazine. quote, no one in the gay rights movement wants to risk having any member of the court be criticized or asked to recuse. so i think that's the reason no one has asked me unquote. asked whether she would perform such a wedding in the future she said, why not? and the associated press apparently also contributed to that report. but it doesn't sound as if it could be anymore clear that justice ginsburg has a very solid opinion that gay marriage , same-sex marriage, same-sex weddings are constitutional. despite that being something that is reserved to the states and the people under the 10th amendment for decisions.

then september 22 of 2014, in "the hill," written by peter sullivan, an article says this, supreme court justice kagen officiated at a same-sex wedding on sunday. a spokeswoman told us via the associated press. the ceremony in maryland for a former law clerk is the first same-sex wedding that kagen has performed justice ruth bader ginsburg and retired justice sandra day o'connor have both performed same-sex wedings in the past. gay marriage has been a divisive topic at the supreme court, as it has been elsewhere in the country. further down the article says, the court could decide as early as this month whether to take up the issue again in the coming session. this time to consider a more sweeping ruling declaring a right to same-sex marriage

across the country. ginsburg said last week that unless an appeals court allows a gay marriage ban to stand, quote, there is no need for us to rush, unquote, on a supreme court ruling. clearly justice kagen has made her feelings clear on same-sex marriage. there could not be a more clearer, unequivocal statement that any judge or justice could ever make on the issue of same-sex marriage than to actually perform officiate in a same-sex wedding. there's a news max article from may 18 2015, by greg ricter. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg sparks speculation on sunday when she

mentioned the constitution while officiating a same-sex wedding. further down it quotes her saying quote, with a sly look and -- i'm sorry this is a quote from maureen dod, "new york times" columnist, with a sly look and a special emphasis on the word constitution, justice ginsburg said that she was pronouncing the two men married by the powers vested in her by the constitution of the united states, d, o -- dowd wrote. then it also said in the article nevertheless guests applauded loudly dowd said, and ginsburg, quote, seemed delighted unquote. for justice ginsburg to state publicly that the constitution

of the united states gives her the power to officiate and unite a same-sex couple in marriage is an equivocal -- an unequivocal clear statement of what she believes the supreme court should do in their decision. if there was ever any doubt, and there wasn't, once she performed a same-sex wedding, there was no question about her feelings on the matter. . an article from "national review" by edward wheelan, february 19 of this year, the article, just a small part of it here, at her supreme court confirmation here -- hearing in 1993, ruth bader ginsburg repeatedly explained that the judicial obligation of

impartiality required that she give quote, no hints, no forecasts, no previews, end quote about how she might quote, vote on questions the supreme court may call -- may be called upon to decide, unquote. as she declared in her opening statement, and then she's quoted, a judge sworn to decide impartially can offer no forecasts. no hints. for that would show not only disregard for the specifics of the particular case, it would display disdain for the entire judicial process. that was ruth bader ginsburg in 1993. apparently she sees things a great deal differently now. further down in the article, edward whelan writes, human

nature being what it is, it's not easy for a justice to recuse in a closely divided case that she obviously cares passionately about. this is exactly the situation justice scalia faced a dozen years ago in the wake of his public comments criticizing a ninth circuit ruling against the pledge of allegiance. as "slate's" dahla lithwig wrote at the time, scalia was intellectually honest enough to know that heslipped and he does -- and he thus, quote recused himself from what would have been one of the most important church-state cases of his career, unquote. his recusal meant, quote, the court may well split 4-4 on the case, in which case the ninth circuit's decision will stand

for all the states in its jurisdiction. we also have a quote from justice sonia sotomayor, quote, i suspect even with us giving gay rights to marry, that there's some gay people who will choose not to. just as there's some heterosexual couples who choose not to marry. so we're not taking anybody's liberty away. judge -- justice sotomayor has obviously stated her position very clearly on the issue of same-sex marriage. this is an article from may, 20 -- may 27, 2009, lisa king from

the king news service, she says in an article longtime gay legal activist paula edelbrick said she met sotomayor in about 1991 when they both served on then-new york governor mario cuomo's advisory committee on fighting bias. quote, nobody wanted to talk to the, and uses a slur for homosexual person at that time unquote, said edelbrick who represented lambda legal defense and education fund. quote, she was the only one on the advisory committee who made a point to come over and introduce herself. she was totally interested in gay civil rights issues and supportive unquote. evan wolfson, head of the national freedom to marry organization, said, quote, from everything i know, judge sotomayor is an outstanding

choice fair and aware open and judicious, i believe she's demonstrated the commitment to principles of equal protection and inclusion that defines a good nominee to the supreme court. wolfson said the president, quote has made a strong and appealing nomination that should and will receive the support of those committed to equality for lesbian and gay men. the national lgbt bar association issued a statement saying it was pleased with the choice noting that it represents, quote, more diversity on the bench. in view, actually, of her quote it seems that she has clearly stated her position with regard to same-sex marriage. anyway, the article further down said kevin cathcart executive

director of lambda legal defense and education fund said the organization is pleased that the nominee is a woman of color. while women, people of color and self-identified gay people continue to be woefully underrepresented in the judiciary, judge sotomayor's appointment represents a step in the right direction, cathcart said. so if those are accurate then certainly they would be supporting evidence of her quote that i suspect even with us giving gay rights to marry she's already stating in this quote that she not the creator god, not almighty god, not the constitution, us giving,

obviously the supreme court, so as jefferson pointed out, he trembles for the country when he realizes that god is just and his justice will not sleep forever. it's not the supreme court that gives rights. we get our rights, according to the declaration of independence from our creator. and they're embodied, or supposed to have been embodied in the constitution. and yes, it took a civil war to ensure that the constitution meant what it said and it took an ordained christian minister named king to push peacefully,

until such time as the constitution was more thoroughly forced to mean what it said we're talking about marriage here. for anyone who is a christian, that means they believe in jesus christ, they believe his teachings, they believe he's savior, and they would have to believe when he quoted moses, who said he was giving the law from god and jesus said, a man shall leave his father and mother and a woman leave her home and the two will become one flesh and what god joined together, let no one put asunder. he put his stamp, this is marriage. it approved what moses said was marriage. and in this nation throughout the nation until some said

we've become smarter than we've ever been, once again, defying solomon's statement there's nothing new under the sun, this is not new. we're no more enlightened than other civilizations have been. but if the supreme court and a majority -- in a majority decision destroys the constitution's -- the constitutions of numerous states across this nation and the majority opinion has justices who are violating federal statute regarding what a judge shall do then it would appear that their law would be no more valid than if someone here cast

the deciding vote on legislation that becomes law and it's determined that the deciding vote were cast by someone who was not legally a member of congress. there would be reason to say that's not a valid law. it did not pass the house of representatives. and especially if it turned out that, say 20, 30, 40% of those casting the majority votes on a bill were disqualified at the time of the vote from casting a vote, that would not be a legitimate law. i hope, and since i believe in

prayer i pray, that those justices who have made clear by their statements and their actions that they are disqualified will do the lawful thing and recuse themselves. if they do not do that, they will be casting a ballot and casting a vote and if that vote is the majority decision and if that decision overturns massive law on marriage across the country, and then by its statement says, we know more than moses, we know more than jesus, we're the u.s. supreme court, it certainly sounds like they will have produced an

unlawful decision of the supreme court. i hope they will not put this nation to such a constitutional crisis by violating the law to push through their legislative agenda but we will see. will they start a constitutional crisis by violating the law to push through their legislative agenda through their court? we'll see. i hope and pray that they'll follow the law and disqualify themselves and with that, mr. speaker i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. does the gentleman have a motion? mr. gohmert: i move that the house do now hereby adjourn.

the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. another vote on that

legislation is possible this week. the house returns tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern for general speeches. noon for legislative work. follow live house coverage here on c-span. >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress. with color photos of every senator and house member, plus bio and contact information. and twitter handles. also, district maps, a foldout map of capitol hill and a look at congressional committees, the president's cabinet, federal agencies and state governors. order your copy today. it's $13.95 plus shipping and handling through the c-span online store at cspan.org. at the white house today, press secretary josh ernest answers

questions about the trade bill in congress, combating isis and the 2016 presidential campaign. mr. earnest: good afternoon, everybody. i feel like i'm interrupting a party or something. >> a private party. mr. earnest: well played. i'm just disappointed i wasn't invited. let's move on. [laughter] the federal emergency management administration through its regional office in denton, texas, has mobilized personnel to texas and oklahoma in response to flooding. this is something that you all covered quite extensively last month. those personnel are in place as well to respond to tropical storm bill, which we know has already begun to bring heavy

rainfall strong winds and a potential of tornadoes to portions of texas and oklahoma today. fema remains in close coordination with managers and officials as well as our federal partners at the national weather service as they make their forecasts. so these fema personnel will remain deployed to texas and oklahoma in preparation for these storms. as of now there are no unmet needs that have been expressed by state and local officials. if there's a need that arises, we have federal person nhl place to try to help -- personnel in place to try to help state officials meet them. we'll keep the people of texas and oklahoma in our thoughts and prayers in the next 48 hours or so with that, let's go to questions. questioner: thanks. a couple of topics that i want to start with again. trade. mr. earnest: ok. questioner: -- [inaudible] -- extend the time period to act on the trade investment authority through the end of

july. given that yesterday you said that the longer that this process plays out the harder it is to build bipartisan support does the president support the leadership move and can you explain the strategy? mr. earnest: -- [inaudible] -- because primarily it would give members of the house and senate additional time to consider the path forward. in this case we are pleased that democrats and republicans appear to be working together to try to find this path. the president has obviously identified this as an important priority. and the president was pleased to have the support of 28 democrats who voted for trade promotion authority legislation at the end of last week. and we are looking forward to continuing to work with those democrats to find a path

forward, including by supporting efforts to create the additional time that's necessary to find this path. without this proposal we'd be staring at another vote in the house of representatives as early as today and it's not apparent that the outcome would be any different. this highlights the need to find a path forward. as i mentioned, it seems to be a prudent step in that direction. questioner: july 30 is essentially the point where the highway trust fund is expected to no longer be able to cover its obligations to the states. it seems to be a nice coincidence. you asked this question but given this is the new timing development, does the white house endorse coupling t.a.a. with a major highway transportation bill? do you think democrats would vote down t.a.a. if it was

joined with billions of dollars in infrastructure projects? mr. earnest: let me answer that question in two ways. the first is that we're still engaged in conversations with democrats and republicans in the house about the path forward. those conversations continue. you saw there were some senior white house officials who traveled to capitol hill this morning to visit with democrats to discuss this issue. and so we're still looking for a path forward. there's not a specific one that we've endorsed at this stage. what i will say is that the other thing we continue to be concerned about is that trade adjustment existence is slated to expire at the end of september and we know that this is a program that offers important benefits to people across the country. the president's proposal is not merely to extends this program, but to expand it and tokespand it in a way that we could essentially help 100,000 middle class workers each year over

the next six years, as they deal with the challenges of broader global economic trends. in many cases we're talking about workers that have lost their job to operations that are starting or expanding in india or china. these are countries with which we don't have trade agreements. so the fact is there are broader global forces at play here and the president is pursuing this particular trade agenda precisely because of his interest in trying to offer as many things to middle class americans. that's the reason the president is pursuing this approach. we are pleased to have the support of as many democrats as we do, both in the house and in the senate. and we're looking to build on that support. questioner: are you worried that congress will wait until the end of july or the house will wait until the end of

july you then still have the process in the senate to go through, that delays t.p.p. itself and you might not get an agreement in time for the meeting in november? mr. earnest: i think i'll just reiterate what i said yesterday which is that we hope that congress gets this done as soon as possible. before they can set a timeline for action, they need to determine a path forward. that's the subject of ongoing discussions. questioner: today kurdish fighters -- [inaudible] -- on islamic state in a city on the turkish-syria border. i'm wondering with that success, is the administration considering directly supplying kurdish fighters with arms rather than going through baghdad or other means instead? going directly. mr. earnest: we do know the -- note the raped advance of kurdish forces and free syria

forces. the progress that they have made according to reports, indicates that they have cut isil's primary supply route to its self-proclaimed capital. we know that this could lead to a major disruption of isil's flow of foreign fighters, illicit goods and other illegal activity into northern syria and into iraq. so we continue to monitor the situation on the ground, but we have seen that isil forces have taken the majority of the city. and it's important to note that as these local ground forces have advanced, they've been backed by coalition military air strikes and i think this is another illustration of the recipe for success that's been documented in other place including recently inity country -- tikrit over in iraq.

it is an indication that when our coalition can back capable, effective, local fighters on the ground, that we can make important progress against isil. now, the other thing that's true, and i said this in the aftermath of the advance against isil in tikrit, is that it continues to be important for anti-isil forces to make concerted efforts to protect local populations and property and secure the human rights of all citizens. this is essential to holding and stabilizing territory that's been recaptured from isil. that's a message that we obviously delivered in public, but it's one that we continue to deliver to all of our partners as well. questioner: do you have evidence that that has been violated or -- [inaudible] mr. earnest: at this point we continue to monitor the situation on the ground. obviously our ability to do that is limited in a place like syria. the one thing we know is that

we know that this more recent success is actually a direct consequence of an earlier military operation that president obama ordered. as was widely covered by the media outlets that are represented in this room, the city of kobani in northern syria was undersiege by isil forces and there was a grave risk that isil could be taken. but because of the president's decision to order the air drop of significant resources and equipment and reinforcements and because we were able to work with turkey to allow for additional forces to enter that city, we saw the coalition -- and they were backed by coalition air strikes of course, we saw that force were able to drive isil out of could he backy -- kobani and other the -- over the last several months those forces have steadily driven east across

northern syria. a month later they now have succeeded in, again, according to reports, they've made important progress in retaking talabia. that's a notable development. it's can agencies -- it's an indication that when that coalition that president obama has dealt against sile can back up the efforts of local forces fighting isil on the ground, that that is a recipe for success. questioner: does the white house have a reaction to the death sentence that -- president morsi? mr. earnest: there was a life sentence for president morsi. there had previously been a death sentence that was handed down. what was handed down today was a life sentence that was on top of the death sentence that he'd already received.

but either way, we are deeply troubled by the politically motivated sentences that have been handed down against former president morsi and several others by an egyptian court today. we understand that mr. morsi's attorneys intend -- attorney intends to appeal the sentence. the united states has repeatedly raised concerns about the detention and sentencing of a variety of political figures in egypt and we're concerned that the proceedings have been conducted in a way that is not only contrary to universal values, but also damaging to the stability that all egyptians deserve. in particular we condemn the practice of mass trials and sentences which are conducted in a manner that is inconsistent with egypt's international obligations are and are frequently used against members of the opposition and nonviolent activists including leaders in civil society and some independent journalists. this practice is unjust and

undermines confidence in the rule of law in egypt. questioner: moving on to a foreign policy issue. president putin said today that russia would add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal. is that something that's concerning to the white house? mr. earnest: we've seen those reports. i don't have a specific reaction to them. as we have engaged russia, we have sought to de-escalate the situation in ukraine principalably and we have seen that russia's actions in eastern ukraine have been destabilizing. again, most directly in ukraine, but also in the broader region. and our efforts are going to continue to be focused on supporting the ukrainian government by providing some military assistance as well as some economic assistance, where

making clear to everybody who is watching that we take seriously our article 5 commitments under the nato treaty. and the united states will also continue to take steps that we believe are necessary to protect our own security and our own territory and our own sovereignty. and we take all that seriously and we also make clear to the russians that there's an opportunity for them to de-escalate the situation in ukraine, live up to the commitments that they've made at that negotiations in minks and actually start to re-enter the international community. their economy has suffered and they've been isolated because of steps the international community has taken in reaction to their actions in ukraine. and that is a message that we continue to deliver and i've acknowledged in the past that we have not yet seen russia begin to take those steps and that's been a source of continued disappointment. it was a source of continued

discussions at the g-7 meetings in germany that didn't include russia. so the stakes here are pretty clear. there's a lot of determination behind this message, not just on part of the united states, but on the part of our nato allies. questioner: the markets and currencies are continuing to react to the situation in greece. at the risk of sounding like a broken record for asking again, you said yesterday the white house is hopeful of a deal. are you still and what do you think prospects are now? mr. earnest: the optimism that i expressed yesterday is existent -- is consistent with the optimism weefpk expressed over the last several -- that we've expressed over the last several weeks, for all the parties to resolve their differences in a way that doesn't contribute undue instability to the financial markets. questioner: that optimism doesn't seem to be shared in europe. mr. earnest: well. i'm not sure what the

explanation is for that. what i will just say is the reason for our optimism is that we do believe with some conviction that all of the parties recognize that it's clearly in their interest to resolve this in a way that doesn't rattle the markets and frankly allows greece to both follow through on some of the structural reform commitments that they've already made but also get back on a path toward economic growth which is something that citizens and political leaders of that country are very interested in. seeing that country get back on that path toward economic growth is something that is not just in the interest of the people of greece, but all of those with economies that are so directly tied to greece. again, that's what contributes to our optimism. i think as isent with our view of even some legislative situations in this country, the path forward is not immediately clear, but we

are hopeful that all of the parties at the table including greece, will recognize that it's in their collective interest to resolve this situation before it has a significant negative impact on the global economy. questioner: good afternoon josh. thank you. i wanted to ask you a little about donald trump. he's very rich. i know in the past you kind of wanted to stay out of talking about the candidates. but this has to be too much fun. [laughter] he did say that he opposes the trade deal, among the many people and nations he insulted was president obama. he said the trade deal, because they are stupid people negotiating it. he simply said, our president doesn't have a clue, he's a bad negotiator. can you respond to those comments? mr. earnest: i think i'm going to try to exercise more self-discipline than even mr.

trump himself might and avoid commenting on his announcement today. questioner: one more try. he said he has a golf course that he's hoping the president will avail himself of sooner than even -- do you think the president would take him up on playing the course? mr. earnest: i don't know. it's generous and an unexpected invitation. [laughter] questioner: can i follow up on that? mr. earnest: why don't i let jim finish and then i'll come to you. questioner: did he watch the blackhawks last night and did very a reaction to their stanley cup play? mr. earnest: i don't know whether he had the opportunity to see the game. those of you who follow the president on twitter know he had an opportunity to tweet about this. the president is an unabashed advocate for his hometown teams in chicago. and so he's not -- while he does not follow -- closely follow hockey over the course

of the regular season, he's obviously very pleased to see the blackhawks winning the stanley cup for the third time in six years. he certainly does look forward to welcoming them to the white house once again. questioner: if i could follow up on the sports. lebron james says that he's the best player in the world and they're going to win. the president obviously an avid basketball fan. does he have an opinion about whether lebron james is the current best player in the world? mr. earnest: i think the president would probably say that those are the kinds of claims that you prove on the basketball court. and over the last several weeks i think mr. james has assembled a pretty good case for himself. questioner: can i follow up on the gentleman's questions about the presidential candidate trump. at the d.n.c. presentation today, donald trump became the second major republican candidate to announce for

president in two days. he added some much-needed seriousness that had been lacking from the g.o.p. field. does the white house agree with that statement? mr. earnest: i haven't seen the statement from my colleagues at the d.n.c. but they're in the most appropriate position to respond to the comments made about mr. trump. questioner: you have heard the president talk about the republican field? what does he think about it? mr. earnest: the president is an interested observer in this process. having been through this process a couple of times himself, he understands how difficult and even challenging the process of being a candidate for president or a candidate for a re-election for president can be. but the president also believes these kinds of campaigns are important for the country because they do have -- when they are -- -- when they are run effectively, they have a way of surfacing important debate that's important for the country to consider -- debates that's important for the country to consider. we're in the early stavenlgs this particular campaign but hopefully over the course of the next 18 months or so we'll have an opportunity to engage

in a vigorous debate about the future of the country. and the president obviously has spent his nearly seven years in office now thinking a lot about the future of the country and working very hard to advance the interests of the country. that's what makes him such a keen observer of this process. but i don't have any specific reaction on specific candidates to share with you. questioner: on what some would say samore serious note, it is a serious note, do you have anything on pot tension threat to the navy yard in philadelphia? mr. earnest: no. i heard before i came out here that the navy yard was evacuated but i'd refer you to the local authorities there for more information about what's happening. questioner: finally, on the sports feed. fortunately it's not your muir team but the other -- missouri team but the other team is involved in a hack. do you know anything about it? can you tell us anything about it? has the white house had any reaction? mr. earnest: not not -- i'm not

aware of the particular incident. i heard about it before i walked in here but i haven't read any of the news reports. if we have anything on this today i'll make sure to get it to you. questioner: on the sports front. [laughter] you said the president doesn't follow the blackhawks or hockey year-round. does that open him to criticism that he could be considered a fair weather fan? mr. earnest: no. i didn't mean to give the impression that he did. questioner: has the president spoken to minority leader pelosi on the trade bill? mr. earnest: i don't believe the president has had the opportunity to speak to leader pelosi. yesterday the president's chief of staff placed a telephone call to leader pelosi. but i don't know of any presidential level conversations. questioner: did he speak to boehner yesterday? mr. earnest: yes. questioner: why would he not

speak to the leader of the democrats? this was an issue that he has so much personal capital in and you're aware of the criticism out there that he, despite your denials or objections, is not personally engaged enough in this crucial issue. mr. earnest: i've only had the opportunity to see the president spend time with leader pelosi at the congressional baseball game last week. the president traveled to capitol hill to address the house democratic caucus on friday morning. the president was introduced in that meeting by leader pelosi directly. incidentally after the president was introduced he received a standing ovation from everybody in the room including leader pelosi. the president had the opportunity to visit with leader pelosi for several minutes prior to the beginning of that caucus meeting. so the president's had a number of conversations with leader pelosi. the president's going to continue to be in touch with leaders on capitol hill as necessary. i certainly know they speak frequently. but over the last 24 hours the

president has not spoken to her. the president's chief of staff has. questioner: is there an indication that he is more hopeful -- [inaudible] -- that it would be the republican side that would press this issue over the top and not the democrats? are you still confident that the democratic caucus in the house will help him prevail on this issue? mr. earnest: it's clear that the support of democrats is necessary to advance this piece of legislation. that was true when congress tried to pass the rule, opening up consideration of the legislation. it was true when there was a vote on trade promotion authority itself that required the support of democrats to build a majority. we were pleased that 28 democrats voined -- joined with the president to support that piece of legislation and we're mindful of the fact that in order to pass t.a.a. legislation, that the president knows is critically important to workers across the country, we're also going to need support for that as well.

the administration has been focused on working closely with democrats and republicans to make progress in this regard. questioner: one other topic on isil-isis. victory in the north, there's an announce the other day about the increase in military participation by the united states there. some critics have said that that's all well and good but the problem is still at its root a political problem. is there a plan or have there been recent steps that the administration's going to take to really amp up the political pressure, involvement, whatever you want to call it, to try and -- i guess would you argue now we're making military progress to keep this momentum going or do something decisive on the political side of this not just the military side of this? mr. earnest: just to be clear, we obviously have seen the reports on the ground of the important progress that anti-isil forces have made in northern syria and in an around the city.

they've done that again with the important support of coalition air strikes. but we're continuing to monitor that situation and hopefully they'll continue to make important progress. but you do highlight something that is really important and should not be lost in this discussion. which is that ultimately what we have seen is isil and other extremists inside syria capitalize on the political instability and even chaos inside syria. that ultimately it's the failed political leadership of the assad regime that gave the opening for isil to try to establish a foothold. and that is an indication that even if we do continue to build on this momentum when it comes to the military efforts, that we can't lose sight of the fact that a pooled effort will be necessary as well.

this goes to -- a political effort will be necessary as well. this goes to what we have even seen inside iraq. that the recipe for success in iraq requires a successful central government that's committed to leading that country in ancluesive fashion and governing that country in an inclusive fashion. we're going to need to see a similar effort inside syria where ultimately there's a local government that can unite the country, that repels extremists like those extremists from isil. obviously the situation in isil -- in iraq is significantly more advanced. we see a coherent, functioning government in baghdad. we see a prime minister that is walking the walk, not just talking the talk when it comes to sort of bringing that country together to counter eye sifment we've -- there's a lot more work to be done inside syria to build up a functioning central government that can

essentially deal with the security situation across that entire country. questioner: what with have we done significantly in syria? mr. earnest: it tons to be an effort to try to provide representatives from the regime and those from the moderate syrian opposition to sit down at the negotiating table and try to broker a political solution to their differences. but we haven't seen progress on that recently. questioner: has the white house been approached about the possibility of a stand-alone vote on the trade promotion authority? mr. earnest: i can tell that you there have been a number of conversations about possibly paths forward. but there are -- those discussions continue and no path has been settled on at this point. questioner: is it under consideration? mr. earnest: there are a variety of paths that are under consideration. but i don't want to talk about a specific one at this point. there obviously are different ways to try to get this done. questioner: did that come up in

the phone calls between president obama and speaker boehner? mr. earnest: ink say that the president and the speeger did discuss potential paths forward. but a lot of -- at least some of the discussion was predicated on this idea of essentially voting today to give leaders in the house more time to consider their path forward. questioner: is the president planning to use the congressional picnic tomorrow to lobby members of congress on trade? mr. earnest: i expect that the event tomorrow, as has traditionally been in the past, will primarily be a social event. it's an opportunity for members of congress to bring their family to enjoy a nice evening on the south lawn of the white house and i don't anticipate a lot of arm twisting taking place. questioner: and is the president upset with south africa for letting sudan's president bashir leave the country and not be held -- or

being turned over to the i.c.c.? mr. earnest: we expressed serious concerns about mr. bashir and the charges he faces . but for a specific reaction, let me have somebody follow up with you. questioner: the deadline for the iran nuclear negotiations is in sight. mr. earnest: today, i think. for those of us keeping track. hype thetically. questioner: can you characterize the president's thinking on whether this work in progress needs to require that iran accept anytime, anywhere in sections and -- inspections and whether iran needs to disclose the possible military dimensions of its nuclear work? in order to be what has repeatedly been referred to as a good deal? mr. earnest: the details of what you're discussing are exactly the details that are being negotiated by experts

over in europe right now. what i can say of the general matter is that as it relates to the we saw in the context of the political agreement reached in april, that iran agreed in principle to cooperate. and -- >> part of today's white house briefing -- this is what is ahead. donald trump announces he is in the race for the nation's 45th president. john kerry participates in today's state department briefing. it is the first one he has participated in since breaking his leg and having surgery to repair a broken femur. then a house hearing with the director of house management. she says there is one point to federal million -- 1.2 million

federal employees affected by data breaches. in the house, the item of the day was the intelligence reauthorization bill. the big talk was still about trade after the failure on friday of that trade legislation. the house was opposed to intelligence reauthorization bill. extent the trade fight into july. the house passed a measure today to give until the end of july to figure out how to past president obama's trade agenda. speaker boehner is allowing the house to conduct a deal over how the failed vote. that is from the hill. c-span covered a number of capitol hill hearings. one was the selective hearing on benghazi. it was a meeting behind closed doors to hear from the former clinton advisory in a daylong testimony. we will take a look at a headline from the hill about that meeting. they write that darrell

issa tried to crash a benghazi committee and it did not go well. darrell issa, the former chair of the committee, that is what it looks like today on capitol hill. representative darrell issa being escorted out of the hearing of the close your deposition -- closed door deposition. the chair of the benghazi select committee. up ahead on c-span, donald trump

jumped into the presidential race for 2016 after saying he might do it for a number of years. this is from the washington times. the headline is donald trump is running for president, for real. usa today put it like this -- this time donald trump says he is running. cnn writing that trump johnson the latest white house run is officially on. the reality tv star and successful businessman today speaking and talking about the fact he can outsmart countries like china and mexico. he made the announcement today at trump tower on fifth avenue in new york. we will show you his announcement and follow it up by hearing from you. is donald trump -- today's announcement is about a half-hour. [applause]

ivanka trump: welcome everybody. today i have the honor of introducing a man who needs no introduction. his legend has been built and his accomplishments are too many to name. that man is my father. most people strive their entire lives to achieve great success in a single field. my father has succeeded in many. at the highest level and on a global scale. he's enjoyed success in a vast diversity of industries because the common denominator is him. his vision his brilliance, his passion, his work ethic and his refusal to take no for an ans wer.

i've enjoyed the good fortune of working alongside my father for 10 years now and i have seen these principles in action daily. i remember him telling me when i was a little girl ivanka, if you are going to be thinking anyway, you might as well be thinking big. and that is how he approaches any tasks that he undertakes. he thinks big. my father has employed a of thousands of people throughout his career and has inspired them to do extraordinary things. he has the strength to make hard decisions and motivate those around him to achieve the impossible. he is an optimist who chases big dreams and sees potential where others do not. he leads by example and will outwork anyone in any room. my father is the opposite of

politically correct. he says what he means and he means what he says. [applause] ivanka trump: he is also the best negotiator i have ever met. countless times, i have stood by his side and watched him make deals that seemed impossible to get done. he has understands what the other party needs and gets exactly what he wants. my father knows how to be a fierce opponent and also to be a very loyal friend. when it comes to building bridges, he can do so figuratively but also has the rare ability to do so literally on-time and under budget. [applause] ivanka trump: throughout his

career my father has been repeatedly called upon by local and federal government to step in and save long stalled grossly overbudget public projects. whether it is building a skating rink in central park restoring the exterior facade of grand central terminal enabling the development of new york city's convention center, creating a championship public golf course for the city of new york or redeveloping the iconic, but totally underutilized old post office building on pennsylvania avenue in the heart of washington d.c. -- my father succeeds time and time again where government has failed before him. i ca consider myself fortunate to have learned from the best. thoboth as an entrepreneur and

parent. my father is a man who is deeply grounded in tradition. he raised my siblings and me to work hard and to strive for excellence in all that we do. he taught us that we have a responsibility to make a positive contribution to society. here today, my father is again leading me by example. my generation finds itself at a crossroads. our leadership has been mired in bureaucracy of its own creation. if we don't adapt politically and economically, our country will be left behind. to address the many challenges we adapt face, we don't need talk. we need action. we need execution. we need someone who was bold and independent with a proven track record of successfully creating

and building large and complex and complicated organizations. in the process enabling many many americans to better their lives. i can tell you that there is no better person than my father to have in your corner when you are facing tough opponents or making hard decisions. he is battle tested. he is a dreamer but perhaps more importantly, he is a doer. ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce to you today a man who i have loved and respected my entire life. my father, donald j. trump. ♪

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donald trump: wow. whoa. that is some group of people -- thousands. so nice. thank you very much. thank you. it is great to be at trump tower, in a wonderful city -- new york. it is an honor to have everybody here. this is beyond anybody's expectations. there has been no crowd like this.

i can tell you some of the candidates did not know the air-conditioning did not work. they sweated like dogs. they did not know the room was too big because they didn't have anybody there. how are they going to beat isis? i don't think it is going to happen. our country is in serious trouble. we don't have victories anymore. we used to have victories, but we don't have them. when was the last time anybody saw us beating let's say china in a trade deal? they kill us. i beat china all the time. all the time. [applause] mr. trump: when did we beat japan at anything? they sent their cars over by the millions and what do we do? when was the last time you saw a

chevrolet in tokyo? it does not exist, folks. they beat us all the time. when do we beat mexico at the border? they are laughing at us, and our stupidity. and now they are beating us economically. they are not our friend, but they are killing is economically. the u.s. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. [applause] mr. trump: thank you. it is true. theses are th are the best. when mexico sends its people, they are not sending their best. they are not sending you you. they are sending people that have lots of problems and they are bringing those problems with us. they are bringing drugs crime

they are rapists and some, i assume are good people. i speak to border guards and they tell us what we are getting. it only makes common sense. they are sending is not the right people. it is coming from more than mexico. it is coming from all over south and latin america and coming probably from the middle east. we don't know because we have no protection and we have no confidence. we don't know what is happening and it has to stop and it has to stop fast. [applause] mr. trump: islamic terrorism is eating up large portions of the middle east. they have become rich. i'm in competition with them. they just built a hotel in syria. can you believe this? they built a hotel.

when i have to build a hotel, i pay interest. they don't have to because they took the oil that when we left iraq i said we should have taken. now isis has the oil. and what they don't have, iran has. and -- i will tell you this -- years ago i said, and i love the military and i want to have the strongest military we have ever had and we needed more now than ever -- do not hit iraq because you will totally destabilized the middle east. iran is going to take over the middle east. iran and somebody else will get the oil and it turns out iran has taken over iraq. they are taking over iraq and they are taking over big-league. we spent $2 trillion in iraq.

$2 trillion. we lost thousands of lives thousands in iraq.we have wounded soldiers who i love, i love. they are great. all over the place. thousands and thousands of wounded soldiers and we have nothing. we cannot even go there. we have nothing. every time we give iraq equipment, the first time a bullet goes off in the air, they leave. last week i read 2300 humvees -- these are big vehicles -- they were left behind for the enemy. you would say maybe two, maybe foure. 2300. sophisticated vehicles, they ran and the enemy took them. you are right.

[applause] mr. trump: last quarter, it was just announced our gross domestic product, a singn of strength right? not for us. it was below zero. whoever heard of this? it is never below zero. our labor participation rate was the worst since 1978. think of it -- gdp below zero. horrible labor participation rate. and our real unemployment is anywhere between 18% and 20%. do not believe the 5.6%. that is why a lot of people cannot get jobs. they cannot get jobs because there aren't any. china has our jobs and mexico has our jobs. they all have the jobs. but, the real number, the real number is anywhere from 18% to

19% and maybe even 21% and nobody talks about it because it is a statistic that is full of nonsense. [applause] mr. trump: our enemies are getting stronger and stronger by the day. and we as a country are getting weaker. even our nuclear arsenal does not work. it came out recently, they have equipment that is 30 years old and don't even know if it works. i thought it was horrible when it was broadcast on television because that sends signals to putin and all of the other people that look at us and they say that is a group of people and that is a nation that truly has no idea what they are doing. they don't know what they are doing.

we have a disaster called the big lie. obamacare. obamacare. yesterday, it came out that costs are going up for people 29%, 39%, 49% and even 55% and deductibles ourare through the roof. you have to be hit by a tractor to use it because the deductibles are so high it is basically useless. it is a disaster. remember the $5 billion website? $5 billion we spent on a website. to this day it does not work. a $5 billion website. i have so many websites all over the place. i hire people.

they do a website. it costs me three dollars. $5 billion website. >> [chanting] we want trump. mr. trump: you need somebody because politicians are all talk, no action. nothing will get done. they will not bring us to the promised land. they will not. as an example, i have been on the circuit making speeches and i hear my fellow republicans. they are wonderful people. i like them. they want me to support them. they don't know how to bring it about. they come to my office. i have a meeting with three of them in the next week and they don't know -- are you running, are you not running? can we have your support? what do we do? how do we do it? i like them and i hear their

speeches and they don't talk jobs or china. when was the last time you heard -- china is killing us. they are the valuing their currency to what level you would not believe. it makes it impossible for our companies to compete. they are killing us. you don't hear that from anybody else. you don't hear it from anybody else. and i watch the speeches. thank you. i watched the speeches of these people and they say the sun will rise, the moon will set. all sorts of wonderful things will happen and people are saying what is going on? i just want a job. just get me a job. i don't need the rhetoric. i want a job. that is what is happening. it is going to get worse because remember, obamacare really kicks in in 2016.

obama is going to be out playing golf. he might even be on one of my courses. i have the best courses in the world. if he wants to -- i have one on the potomac. if he wants to play, that is fine. i would love him to leave early and play. that would be a very good thing. but, obamacare kicks in in 2016. really big. it is going to be amazingly destructive. doctors are quitting. i have a friend who is a doctor. he told tome the other day -- i have more accountants than i have nurses. it is a disaster. my patients are besides themselves. they had a plan that was good and they have no plan now. we have to repeal obamacare. and, it could be replaced with something much better for everybody.

let it be for everybody but much better and much less expensive for people and the government. and we can do it. [applause] mr. trump: so, i have watched the politicians. i have dealt with them all my life. if you cannot make a good deal with a politician, then there is something wrong with you. you were not very good. that is what we have representing us. they will never make america great again. they don't even have a chance. they're controlled fully -- they're controlled fully by the lobbyists, by the donors and by the special interests -- fully. they control them. i have lobbyists that can produce anything for me. they are great. you know what?

it won't happen. it won't happen because we have to stop doing things for some people, but for this country, it is destroying our country. we have to stop and it has to stop now. now, our country needs -- our country needs a truly great leader. and we need a truly great leader now. we need a leader that wrote the art of the deal. we need a leader that can bring back our jobs, manufacturing our military. can take care of our vets. our vets have been abandoned. [applause] mr. trump: we also need a cheerleader. you know, when president obama

was elected, i said well, the one thing i think he will do well i think he will be a great cheerleader for the country. i think he would be a great spirit. he was vibrant and young. i really thought he would be a great cheerleader. he is not a leader, that is true. you are right about that. he was not a cheerleader. he is actually a negative force. he was not a cheerleader. he was the opposite. we need somebody that can take the brand of the united states and make it great again. it is not great again. [applause] mr. trump: we need -- we need somebody -- we need somebody that literally will take this country and make it great again.

we can do that and i will tell you i love my life. i have a wonderful family. they are saying dad, you are going to do something that is going to be so tough. all of my life i have heard a truly successful person, a really successful person, and even modestly successful cannot run for public office. it just can't happen. that is the kind of mindset that you need to make this country great again. so, ladies and gentlemen, i am officially running for president of the united states and we are going to make our country great again. [applause] ♪

mr. trump: it can happen. our country has tremendous potential. we have tremendous people. we have people that are not working. we have people that have no incentive to work, but they will have incentive to work because the greatest social program is a job. they will be proud and they will love it and it will make much more money than they would have ever made and they will be doing so well and will be thriving as a country. thriving. it can happen. i will be the greatest jobs president that god ever created i tell you that. [applause] mr. trump: i will bring back our

jobs from china, mexico, japan some of the places. i will bring back our jobs and money. right now, think of this -- we owe china $1.3 trillion. we owe japan more than that. they come in take our jobs and our money and then we pay them back and interest. the dollar goes up so the deal is even better. how stupid are our leaders? how stupid are these politicians to allow this to happen? how stupid are they? >> [chanting] we want trump. mr. trump: i'm going to tell you a couple of stories about trade because i am totally against the trade bill for a number of reasons.

number one, the people negotiating it don't have a clue. our president does not have a clue. he is a bad negotiator. they get five killing terrorists that everybody wanted over there. we get a traitor. no good traitor and they get the five people that they wanted for years and those people are now back on the battlefield trying to kill us. that is the negotiator we have. take a look at the deal he is making with iran. he makes that deal, israel may be won't exist very long. it is a disaster and we have to protect israel. [applause] mr. trump: we need people -- i'm a free trader, but the problem with free-trade is you need really talented people to negotiate for you.

if you don't have talented people, if you don't have great leadership, if you don't have people that no business, not just a political hack that got the job because he made a contribution to a campaign which is the way all jobs are just about gotten, free-trade is terrible. free-trade can be wonderful if you have smart people, but we have people that are stupid. we have people that are not smart and we have people that are controlled by special interests and it is just not going to work. a couple of stories that happened recently. a friend of mine is a great manufacturer. you know, china comes over and they don't all of our stuff and i buy it. because frankly, i have an obligation to buy it because they devalue their currency so brilliantly and nobody thought they could do it again. with all our problems with russia with everything, everything, they got away with it again.

it is impossible for our people here to compete. i want to tell you this story. my friend runs a great manufacturer. he is very upset. i said what is your problem? he said i make great products and i said i know because i buy the products. he said i cannot get it into china. they will not accept it. i sent a boat and they sent it back. they talk about all sorts of crap that had nothing to do with it. i said that is terrible, does anybody know this? he said they do it all the time with other people. i finally got over there and they charged me a big tariff. they are not supposed to be doing that. they do charge you tariffs on trucks. when we send trucks and other things over there. they wanted boeing's secrets before they agreed to buy planes from boeing. hey, i'm not saying they are

stupid. i like china. i just sold an apartment for $15 million to somebody from china. am i supposed to dislike them? i own a big chunk of the bank of america building in 1290 avenue of the americas that i got from china in a war. very valuable. i love china. the biggest bank in the world is from china. you know where their united states headquarters is located? in this building in trump tower. i love china. people say you don't like china. i love them, but their leaders are much smarter than ours. there is -- it is like take the new england patriots and tom brady and have them play your high school football team. that is the difference between china's leaders and our leaders. they are ripping us.

we are rebuilding many countries. you go to china now -- roads bridges, you never saw anything like it. they have bridges that make the george washington bridge look like small potatoes and they are all over the place. we have it, but we don't how to use it. we don't even know we have the cards because our leaders don't understand the game. we could turn off that spigot by charging them tax until they behave properly. now, they are going militarily. they are building a military islandi in the middle of the south china sea. our country could never do that because we would have to get environmental clearance and the environmentalists -- we would never build in an ocean. they built this massive military court. port. they are building up their

military to a point that is very scary. you have a problem with isis, you have a bigger problem with china. the new china in terms of trade is mexico. this man tells me about the manufacturing. i say that is a terrible story. i hate to hear it. i have another 1 --one -- ford. mexico takes a car company that was going to build in tennessee rips it out. everybody thought the deal was that. it was reported recently. everybody thought it was a done deal, it is going into tennessee. great state, great people. at the last moment this big car manufacturer announces they are not going to tennessee. they will spend their $1 billion in mexico instead. not good. now, ford announces a few weeks ago that ford is going to build

a $2.5 billion car and truck and parts manufacturing plant in mexico. $2.5 billion. could be one of the largest in the world. ford, good company. i announced that i am running for president. [applause] mr. trump: one of the early things i would do probably before i even got in -- i would not even use -- i know the smartest negotiators in the world. i know the good ones, the bad ones, the underrated once. they think they are good. the newspapers get buffaloed but they are not good. i know the best negotiators in the world. we will do very well. very, very well. i would not even waste my time with this one.

i would call up the head of ford, who i know, if i was president. i would say congratulations. i understand that you are building a nice, $2.5 billion car factory in mexico and that you will take your cars and sell them to you the united states, zero tax across the border. you say to yourself how does that help us? it is not good. i'll say congratulations. let me give you the that newsbad news -- every car, truck, part manufactured in this plant that comes across the border, we will charge you a 35% tax. [applause] mr. trump: that tax is going to be paid simultaneously with the transaction and that is it. here is what is going to happen -- if it is not me in the

position it is one of these politicians we are running against. the 400 people. here is what is going to happen -- they are not so stupid. they know it is not a good thing and they may even be upset. they will get a call from their donors or probably from the lobbyists from ford and said you cannot do that to ford because ford takes care of me and i take care of you and you cannot do that to fort. justd? guess what? no problem. if they are going to build in mexico and take jobs away from us. under president trump, here is what will happen -- the head of ford will call me back i would say within one hour after i told him the bad news. it could be -- you might want to wait until the next day. he will say please and beg

for a little. i will say no interest. he will call a bunch of political people and i will say no interest. i don't need anybody's money. i'm using my own money. i'm not using the lobbyists or donor. i don't care. i'm really rich. by the way, i'm not even saying that -- that is the kind of thinking you need for this country. it sounds crass. it is not crass. we got $18 trillion in debt, nothing but problems, a military the needs equipment. we have nuclear weapons that are obsolete. we have got social security that is going to be destroyed if somebody like me does not bring money into the country. all these other people want to cut the hell out of it. i will bring money in and we will save it.

here is what is going to happen -- after i'm called by 30 friends of mine who contributed to different campaigns, after i am called by all the special interests and the donors and by the lobbyists -- they have zero chance of convincing me, zero -- i will get a call the next day by the head of ford to say please reconsider and i will say no. he will say, mr. president, we have decided to move the plant back to the united states. we will not build in mexico. they have no choice. they have no choice. there are hundreds of things like that. i will give you another example -- saudi arabia. they make $1 billion a day. $1 billion a day. i love the saudis. many are in this building. they make $1 billion a day. whenever they have problems, we

send over the ships. what are we doing? they got nothing but money. if the right person asks them, they pay a fortune. they would not be there except for us. believe me, you look at the border with yemen you remember obama a year ago -- yemen was a great victory. two weeks later, the place was blown up and they kept our equipment. they always keep our equipment. we ought to send some real -- we should send our surplus. we are always losing this brand-new stuff. look at the border with saudi arabia. do you really think these people are interested in yemen? saudi arabia without us is gone. they are gone. and i'm the one that made all the right predictions about iraq. all of these politicians that i

am running against now -- it is so nice to say i am running as opposed to if i run. i'm running. all of these politicians i am running against now, they are trying to -- you look at bush. it took him five days to answer the question on iraq. he said no. i said is the intelligent? i look at rubio. he was unable to answer the question. is iraq a good thing or bad thing? he could not answer the question. how are these people going to lead us? how are we going to make a great again? they don't have a clue. they cannot lead us. they cannot even answer simple questions. saudi arabia is a big, big trouble. thanks to fracking and other things the oil is all over the place. i used to say it -- this was during the worst crisis -- there were ships loaded up with oil

and the cartel kept the price up because therey were smarter than our leaders. there is so much wealth out there that can make our country so rich again. therefore, make it great again because we need money. we are dying. we are dying. we need money. we have to do it. we need the right people. so ford will come back. they will all come back and i will say this -- this is going to be an election, in my opinion, that is based on competence. somebody says -- thank you darling -- somebody said to me the other day -- a reporter. mr. trump, you are not a nice person. that is true. actually, i think i am a nice person. people that know me, like me.

does my family like me? i'm proud of my family. speaking of my family -- vanessa, tiffany ivanka did a great job. [applause] mr. trump: jared, laura, eric -- i'm very proud of my family. they are a great family. so the reporters said to me the other day mr. trump, you are not a nice person. how can you get people to vote for you? i said i don't know. i said i think that number one, i am a nice person. i give a lot of money away to charities. i think i am actually a very nice person, but i said this is going to be in election -- an election that is based on confidence because people are tired of these nice people and

they are tired of being ripped off by everybody in the world and they are tired of spending more money on education than any nation in the world per capita, than any nation in the world and we're 26th in the world. 25 countries are better than us in education and some of them are like third world countries. we are becoming a third world country because of our infrastructure airports and roads. one of the things i did -- i said -- a lot of people said he will never run. he does not want to give up his lifestyle. you are right about that. number two, i'm a private companies so nobody knows what i am worth. when you run, you have to announce and certified to all certs of government -- sorts of government authorities your net worth. that's ok.

i'm proud of my net worth. i started off in a small office with my father in brooklyn and queens. my father said -- i love my father. he was a great negotiated. i learned so much sitting at his feet, playing with blocks and listening to him negotiate with subcontractors. i learned a lot. he used to say donald, do not go into manhattan. that is the big leagues. we don't know anything about that. i said i have to. i have to build big buildings. i have to do it. after four or five years in brooklyn, i ventured into manhattan and made a lot of good deals. i was responsible for the convention center on the westside. i did it early and young. i love what i am doing. they all said, a lot of the pundits on television, donald will never run.

and one of the main reasons is he is private and he is probably not as successful as everybody banks. thinks. i said to myself, you know, nobody will ever know unless i run because i'm really proud of my success. i really am. i have employed tens of thousands of people over my lifetime. that means medical education everything. my accountants have been working for months because it is big and complex. they have put together a statement. a financial statement. it is a summary but everything will be filed eventually with the government and we don't need extensions or anything. we will file it on time. we don't need anything.

and, it was even reported incorrectly yesterday because they said he had assets of $9 billion. that is the wrong number. not assets. they put together this and before i say it -- i have to say this. i made it the old-fashioned way. it is real estate. it is labor unions -- some good and some bad. lots of people that are not in unions. it is all over the place and the world. i have assets, big accounting firm, one of the most highly respected -- $9 240,000,000. i have liabilities of about 500. long-term debt, very low interests. one of the big banks came to me

and said i don't have enough borrowings. they asked to loan me money and i said i don't need it or want it. i have been there. i don't want it. in two seconds, they give me whatever i wanted. i have a total net worth -- it will be well over $10 billion. here a total net worth of at billion dollars -- not assets, a net worth. after all debt, all expenses, the greatest assets -- trump tower, bank of america building in san francisco 40 wall street, sometimes referred to as the trump building -- many other places all over the world. the total is $8,737,540,000. [applause] mr. trump: i'm not doing that to

brag because i don't have to, believe it or not. i'm doing that to say that that is the kind of thinking our country needs. we need that thinking. we have the opposite thinking. we have losers. we have losers. we have people that don't have it. we have people that are morally corrupt. we have people that are selling this country down the drain. i put together this statement and the only reason i am telling you about it today is because we really do have to get going because if we have another three or four years -- we are at a train channeling dollars now -- $18 trillion now. according to the economists who i am not big believers in, they say $24 trillion, we are very close. that is the point of no return.

$24 trillion. we will be there soon. that is when we become greece. that is when we become a country that is unsalvageable. we will be there very soon. >> make america strong! mr. trump: just to sum up, i would do various things very quickly. i will repeal and replace the big lie obamacare. i will build a great wall -- nobody builds walls better than me. i will build a great, great wall on our southern border and i will not mexico pay for that wall. mark my words. nobody would be tougher on isis than donald trump. nobody. [applause] mr. trump: i will find within our military, i will find the

general patton or i will find general macarthur. i will find the right guy, the guy that will take that military and make it really work. nobody will be pushing us around. [applause] mr. trump: i will stop iran from getting nuclear weapons. we will not be using a man like secretary kerry that has absolutely no concept of negotiation, who is making horrible deals to was being tapped a long as they make weapons right now and goes into a bicycle race at 72 years old and falls and break his leg. i will not be doing that. i will never be in a bicycle race. [applause] mr. trump: i will immediately terminate president obama's illegal executive order on

immigration, immediately. [applause] mr. trump: fully support and backup the second amendment. [applause] mr. trump: very interesting. today, i heard it. through stupidity in a very hard-core prison, interestingly named clinton two vicious murderers, people escaped and nobody knows where they are. a woman was on television this morning and she said, mr. trump -- she was telling other people. i called her. she said, mr. trump, i always was against guns. i did not want guns and now since this happened my husband and i are finally in agreement. we now have a gun at every

table. we are ready to start shooting. i said very interesting. so protecting the second amendment. [applause] mr. trump: end common core. common core is a disaster. bush is totally in favor of common core. i don't see how he could possibly get the nomination. he is weak on immigration and in favor of common core. how the hell can you vote for this guy? you just can't do it. education has to be local. rebuild the country's infrastructure. nobody can do that like me, believe me. it will be done on time, on budget, way below cost, way below what anyone ever thought. i look at these roads being built all over the country and i say i can build those things for one third. what they do is unbelievable. we are building on pennsylvania

avenue the old post office. we are converting it into a great hotel. it will be the best hotel in washington, d.c. we got it from the general services administration. the obama administration, we got it. it was the most highly sought after -- i think the most highly sought after project in the history of general services. we got it. people were shocked -- trump got it. i got it because we are really good and we had a really good plan. we also had a great financial status. general services who are great people and talented they wanted to do what great job and made sure he got billed. we have to rebuild our infrastructure -- our bridges, roadways and airports. you come into it laguardia airport, it is like we are in a third world country. you look at the patches and the

40-year-old floor they put down -- you look at these airports, we are like a third world country. i come in from china, qatar different places and they have the most incredible airports in the world. you come back to this country and you have lax, disaster -- all of these disasters airports. we have to rebuild our infrastructure. save medicare, lax, disaster medicaid and social security without cuts. have to do it. get rid of the waste and abuse but say that. people have been paying it for years and now many of these candidates want to cut it. you save it by making the united states rich again and take back all the money that was lost. renegotiate our foreign trade deals. [applause] mr. trump: reduce our $18

trillion in debt because we are in a bubble. we have artificially low interest rates. we have a stock market that frankly has been good to me but i still hate to see what is happening. we have a stock market that is so bloated be careful of the bubble. what you have seen in the past might be small potatoes compared to what happens. be very careful. [no audio]

>> secretary john kerry -- just a few minutes left in donald trump's speech. we had some technical difficulties. we apologize for that. we will show you the entire speech later on in our schedule. you can also see it online. we wanted to take your comments and calls on donald trump entering the race. here is how to join the race --

we will take your calls for the next 15 minutes or so. we apologize about losing the signal. we will show it to you later in our schedule. if you want to send is a tweet we will check some of those. folks tweeting as we are showing the comments of donald trump which was for about an hour or so. the number of candidates, we have a good look at the chart of who was running for president and who is not. donald trump becomes the latest republican in that race. we saw jeb bush announced yesterday. ted cruz, rand paul, senator rubio, ben carson, myike huc kabee, rick santorum, lindsey graham former governor of texas rick perry and donald trump announcing today. probably for the republican

side governor scott walker chris christie, bobby jindal and john kasich. host: and the democrats coming into the race, hillary clinton bernie sanders and others. we should hear about jim webb and his plans for the presidency in the next weeks. let's hear about your thoughts on donald trump. on the republican line. good evening. caller: good evening, yes. i was listening in on the topic with donald trump and i hear him stating that he was going to cut the debt