matt sines will face martha mcsally. it's a battle ground. evenly split between republicans and democrat. >> martha mcsally won by a handful of votes. she won that in a non-presidential year. this is a prg year and that helps the democrats. so that tilts it more. >> right now we are a 5-4 split in republicans hold five congressional seats in arizona and democrats four. do you see that moving much? >> i think it will end up being that again but there is a couple of big caveats and the two swing districts. >> one and two. >> one and two are two of our nine but they are two a very few national districts. they are genuine toss up districts. >> that are competitive. and there is going to be tucson tv will millions of dollars spent in tucson. >> speaking our language now. guys, i appreciate it stan barnes and mike o'neill. great to see you both. and we will have you back after november. we didn't even get to donald trump. we will have to save that plenty of time to talk about trump. see you next week on newsmaker fire rips through a phoenix apartme

. >> reporter: martha mcsally is the first woman to fly in combat. >> these women were amazing pisdmeers is opened up doors -- pioneers and opened up doors for women like me. >> reporter: she joined the be. >> the army banned women pilots from arlington because there was a concern about limited space. >>> a national park in california is getting its biggest expansion in 67 years. it is adding 400 acres of wetlands and meadow habitat. a conservation group bought that property from private owners and donated it to the park. >>> the country's first ever western slope. the goal is producing hemp plants with such a low thc content, users can't get high. that way it can still be classified as industrial hemp. that indicates more than 25,000 uses for hemp. and that would mean big business for colorado producers. >> i think this will play out in colorado, the economics are still in play. it's an emerging industry, and is a lot more will >> industrial hemp can be used in health food, organic body care, clothing, and is a lot more. >>> let's find out more about our forecast this week. >> 5:00 this

. >> reporter: martha mcsally is combat. >> these women were amazing pisdmeers is opened up doors -- pioneers and opened up doors for women like me. >> reporter: she joined the family to get that final wish fulfilled and came to say gonna be. >> the army banned women pilots >>> a national park in california is getting its biggest expansion in 67 years. it is adding 400 acres of wetlands and meadow habitat. a conservation group bought that property from private owners and donated it to the park. >>> the country's first ever certified hemp crop grown on the western slope. the goal is producing hemp plants with such a low get high. that way it can still be classified as industrial hemp. that indicates more than 25,000 uses for hemp. and that would mean big business for colorado producers. >> i think this will play out in colorado, the economics are still in play. it's an emerging industry, and is a lot more will be determined in coming years. >> industrial hemp can be used in health food, organic body care, clothing, and is a lot >> 5:00 this afternoon, a little cloudiness and a little

martha mcsally's bill today brings that threshold back down to where it was before, 7.5%. now it doesn't solve the problem, but at least it gives the american people a break. seniors, middle class, those facing the highest medical bills , they will all timely get some relief. frankly, mr. speaker, i don't see how anyone in this body can be against it. we all know obamacare is failing. we all know the american people and our country can't afford this law, so let's pass this bill and help those that need it the most. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. levin: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from ohio. mr. tiberi: it's an honor to yield to the tax policy chairman of the ways and means committee, but more importantly, an expert on health care policy due to his life's work as a physician. i would like to yield two minutes to dr. boustany from louisiana. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two

consider h.r. 3590, the halt tax increase on the middle class and seniors act represented by martha mcsally and will prevent americans with high health care costs facing an additional tax increase. h.r. 5520 v.a.'s modernization act sponsored by representative jeff miller which ensures that employees at the department of veterans affairs are held accountable from misconduct for poor performance. this bill will modernize the disability apeoples process to reduce the unacceptable backlog of claims. the house will consider h.r. 5226 the regulatory integrity act sponsored by representative walberg which requires agencies to publish proposed regulations on their website. the house will consider h.r. 5355 sponsored by representative jackie walorski which prevents the transfer of any individuals detained at guantanamo bay, cuba. i thank the gentleman and i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for that schedule. i won't discuss any of the bills the gentleman mentioned on the schedule, but i do want to note a couple of absences. one was the continuing resolution. as the gentleman knows after

speaker, i'm a proud co-sponsor of this bill and i'd like to thank congresswoman martha mcsally from arizona for her passion for this legislation, her tireless work for this legislation, testifying before the ways and means subcommittee on this legislation, and trying to help those 3.8 million households in america, many low income and middle income households in america, in bringing this important issue to light today and i'd like to recognize congresswoman mcsally for four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from arizona is recognized for four minute. mr. sali: i want to thank chair -- ms. mcsally: i want to thank chairman tiberi, as well as chairman brady. i truly appreciate your willingen to work with me on this legislation -- willingness to work with me on this legislation will -- that will peel back this lesser known tax increase buried in the affordable care act, that is already hurting middle class families, and will begin to hurt seniors early next year. h.r. 3590, the -- it will halt -- the halt taxes on middle income americans and seniors. it will protect sen

. >> reporter: congresswoman martha mcsally, one of the first women to fly combat aircraft, introduced a bill to allow wasps into arlington. >> the fact they were told they couldn't had them thinking this is one last slap in the face. we thought sexism was over, and there was this one last element of not being treated fairly. >> reporter: mcsally's bill was passed and signed into life in five months, the speed of washington. i see a tattoo. >> this is our bill number. >> that's pretty intense. this is so important and so meaningful to her that this was made right for her grandmother that she chose to memorialize it in that way. >> reporter: elaine harmon's ashes came off the shelf. only 100 wasps are still alive and now eligible to go into arlington. >> we wanted to make this as right as fas those still with us. >> reporter: a year and a half after she passed away at 95, elaine harmon was granted her last wish, and with it an honor she hadn't asked f a flyover by world war vintage planes. david martin, cbs news, arlington national cemetery. >> pelley: and that is the "cbs evening news"

>>reporter: congressman martha mcsally, one of the first women to fly combat aircraft wasps into arlington. >> the fact that they were told they couldn't had me thinking this is one last slap in the face, you know, sexism, i thought it was over, and it was just this one last element of not being treated fairly. >>reporter: mcsally's bill was passed an signed into law in five months. -- and signed into law in five months. i see a tatoo on your forearm there. is that the bill? >> this is the bill number, yeah. >> that's pretty intense. i mean, this is so important and so meaningful to her, that this was made right for her grandmother that she chose to memorialize her that way. >>reporter: the ashes come off the shelf and transferred by erin and her mother into a hand- carved earned. only 100 wasps are eligible and -- are alive and eligible to be inured at washington. >> they are still with us. >>reporter: a year and a half after she passed away in '95, elaine harmon was granted her she hadn't asked for. a flyover by world war ii vintage planes. david martin, cbs news, arlington cemetery >> t

. >> congresswoman martha mcsally one of the first women to fly combat aircraft introduced a bill toasps into arlington. >> the fact that they were told they couldn't has them thinking this is one last slap in the face of sexism. thought it was over. and it was just this one last element of not being treated fairly. >> mcsally's bell was passed and signed into law in five months. the speed of light in politically gridlocked washington. >> i see a tattoo on your forearm there, is that the bill. >> that's pretty intense. she, this is so important. so meaningful to her. that this was made right for her grandmother that she chose to memorialize it in that way. >> reporter: elaine harmon's ashes came off the shelf transferred by erin and her mother into a handcarved urn. only 100 wasps are still alive and eligible to be inurned at arlington. >> we want to make sure we made this right as fast as possible for those that are still with us. >> reporter: a year and a half after she passed away at 95, she was granted her last wish. and with it an honor she hadn't asked for. a fly-over by world

congresswoman martha mcsally, one of the first women to fly combat aircraft, introduced a bill to allow wasps into arlington. ?sot? mcsally: the fact that they were told they couldn't has them thinking this is one last slap in the face. sexism they thought it was over and it was this one last element of not being treated fairly. ?narr? mcsally's bill was passed and signed into law in light in politically gridlocked washington.?sot? martin: i see a tatoo on your forearm. is that the bill? ?sot? miller: yes, this is our bill number yes. ?sot? martin: have you seen erin miller's tatoo??sot? mcsally: i have, i have. that is pretty intense. . . this is so important and meaningful to her that this was made right for her grandmother that she chose to memorialize it in that way. ?narr? elaine harmon's ashes came off the shelf and were transferred by erin and her mother into a handcarved urn. only 100 wasps are still alive and now eligible to be inurned at arlington.?sot? mcsall wanted to make this right as fast as possible for those that are still with us, so they would know, when they pass on,

. >> martha mcsally, air force pilot and first woman in combat helped push legislation. >> these women were amazing pioneers and opened up doors for people like me to be military 100 wasps alive. she joined harmon's family in the fight to get that final wish fulfilled. >> if you have a dream g for it. i did. don't give up. >> craig boswell cleveland 19. >> the highway patrol is honoring two local nurses for saving a woman's life on the turnpike. pat troll presented certificates to troopers got a call about a man on the side of the turnpike trying to give cpr to a woman. who they got there nurses had taken over and got the woman breathing and heart rate up until paramedics arrived. >> jeff: all right, chris. thanks. >>> we will look at the planning forecast now. we have one more oppressive day on the way tomorrow. where the heat index will be well in the 90s. i have us around 90 for the we tied a record in cleveland 94 and with that a better opportunity of showers and storms and yellow alert. it won't be widespread severe and there could be a few storms and these contain heavy rains and

we should tell you this legislation was sponsored by martha mcsally, the first female fighter pilot in.s. history to fly in combat. that was the legislation that then went to president obama, he signed it, and allowed for her burial today. >> what an achievement. world war ii. you wouldn't see many women at that time in that position. >> she was a proud fighter. >>> straight ahead, congress cannot compromise to fight the zeka virus. the other issue preventing the bill being passed. >>> we have the details object apple's latest line of products that were just unveiled we'll have it on the other side. [000:24:32;00] i found her wandering miles from home. when the phone rang at 5am, i knew it was about mom. i see how hard it's been on her at work and i want to help. for the 5 million americans living with alzheimer's, and millions more who feel its effects. let's walk together to make an even bigger impact and end alzheimer's for good. find your walk near you at alz.org/walk. . >>> tim cook said the iphone 7 is the best iphone apple ever created. >> i don't think they ever say, it's ok. i

. >> congresswoman martha mcsally one of the first women to fly combat aircraft introduced a bill to allow wasps into arlington. >> the fact that they were told they couldn't has them thinking this is one last slap in the face of sexism. thought it was over. and it was just this one last element of not being treated >> mcsally's bell was passed and signed into law in five months. the speed of light in politically gridlocked washington. >> i see a tattoo on your forearm there, is that the bill. >> this is our bill number, yes. >> that's pretty intense. she, this is so important. so meaningful to her. that this was made right for her grandmother that she chose to memorialize it in that way. >> reporter: elaine harmon's ashes came off the shelf transferred by erin and her mother into a handcarved urn. only 100 wasps are still alive and eligible to be inurned at arlington. >> we want to make sure we made this right as fast as possible for those that are still with us. >> reporter: a year and a half after she passed away at 95, she was granted her last wish. and with it an honor she hadn'

here to explain is retired air force colonel and arizona gop congresswoman martha mcsally.was an inspector general's report out of the department of homeland security that was in the news on monday that essentially looked at 858 individuals who were granted citizenship, who had fingers prints have having law enforcement encounters in the past but simply because they were not uploaded into the electronic system, it appears a requested citizenship under different name, under different birthday, fraud, they were granted citizenship. there are 953 others, who also -- 858 were from countries of concern, countries from the middle east, countries that have terrorism countries, countries that have instability or neighboring countries with high rates of potential fraud. there's an additional 953 that also were granted citizenship when they had a final deportation order for an encounter with law enforcement. this is very serious and a total blunder out of this department. >> of course. you've got three examples we'll put on the screen right now. one individual became a law enforcemen

. >> congresswoman martha mcsally one of the first women to fly combat aircraft introduced a bill to allow wasps into arlington. >> the fact that they were told they couldn't has them thinking this is one last slap in the face of sexism. thought it was over. and it was just this one last element of not being treated >> mcsally's bell was passed and signed into law in five months. the speed of light in politically gridlocked washington. >> i see a tattoo on your forearm there, is that the bill. >> this is our bill number, yes. >> that's pretty intense. she, this is so important. so meaningful to her. that this was made right for her grandmother that she chose to memorialize it in that way. >> reporter: elaine harmon's ashes came off the shelf transferred by erin and her mother into a handcarved urn. only 100 wasps are still alive and eligible to be inurned at arlington. >> we want to make sure we made this right as fast as possible for those that are still with us. >> reporter: a year and a half after she passed away at 95, she was granted her last wish. and with it an honor she hadn'

we passed martha mcsally's bill to protect seniors from another obamacare tax increase. we passed tim walberg's bill to make agencies post online about pending legislation. the white house call this is idea burdensome. and we passed jeff miller's bill to boost accountability at the v.a. and overhaul the disability appeals process, something those of nuss congress work a lot on. it's been extremely frustrating for our veterans. i could go on and on. for now i'll just encourage everyone to learn more about these ideas by going to better.gop and look at the concrete solutions we're offering. questions? >> mr. speaker, your thoughts on the proposal from donald trump this week for six weeks of paid mandatory family leave? is that something that would get any -- speaker ryan: i have been busy with zika and all the rest, i haven't had a chance to look at it. >> mr. speaker, four years ago, you released your tax return. mike pence released his tax returns last week. do you think it's a good idea for donald trump to release his tax returns. speaker ryan: i'll leave it to donald t

martha mcsally has a bill to protect the seniors and the middle class from the tax increase going up with obamacare. secondly, we watched failure in the v.a. system. the backlog in disability claims. but it's become so bad that you can't even fire an employee when they show up drunk. our chairman, jeff miller, has a bill to deal with that. and as all americans believe, you should have transparency when it comes to washington and bureaucracy. we'll be moving a bill dealing just with that. and last, the challenge of where we find security around the world. this is not the time to be releasing those terrorists in gitmo and bringing them to america. we'll have a bill that prohibits that as well. so just as our governor, mike pence, travels this country talking about the future, in the house we'll be leading a better way agenda and look forward to -- after this election -- to have a team in the white house that will sign the bills to protect us from the tax increases, give us greater transparency, reform the v.a. system and give us all the security we need. >> it was great having our frie

consider h.r. 3590, the halt tax increase on the middle class and seniors act represented by martha mcsally will prevent americans with high health care costs facing an additional tax increase. h.r. 5520 v.a.'s modernization act sponsored by representative jeff miller which ensures that employees at the department of veterans affairs are held accountable from misconduct for poor performance. this bill will modernize the disability apeoples process to reduce the unacceptable backlog of claims. the house will consider h.r. 5226 the regulatory integrity act sponsored by representative walberg which requires agencies to publish proposed regulations on their website. the house will consider h.r. 5355 sponsored by representative jackie walorski which prevents the transfer of any individuals detained at guantanamo bay, cuba. i thank the gentleman and i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for that schedule. i won't discuss any of the bills the gentleman mentioned on the schedule, but i do want to note a couple of absences. one was the continuing resolution. as the gentleman knows after nex

we passed martha mcsally's bill to protect senior fls another obamacare tax increase. we passed tim ball werg's -- walberg's bill to make agencies post online about pending legislation. the white house call this is idea burdensome. and we passed jeff miller's bill to boost accountability at the v.a. and overhaul the disability appeals process, something those of nuss congress work a lot on. it's been extremely frustrating for our veterans. i could go on and on. for now i'll just encourage everyone to learn more about these ideas by going to better.gop and look at the concrete solutions we're offering. questions? >> mr. speaker, your thoughts on the proposal from donald trump this week for six weeks of paid mandatory family leave? is that something that would get any -- speaker ryan: i have been busy with zika and all the rest, i haven't had a chance to look at it. >> mr. speaker, four years ago, you released your tax return. mike pence released his tax returns last week. do you think it's a good idea for donald trump to release his tax returns. speaker ryan: i'll leave