mr. rooney, the owner of the steelers and rushed over. i said, "mr. rooney, i would love to be on the committee to design the ring." you and me." and i'm like -- [ laughter ] "i thought it was a committee, right?" but, but it sounded great then. >> seth: yeah. >> but after all of my teammates found out that i was helping to design it, they came to me and said, "listen, it better have diamonds. it better have this." and i'm saying to myself, "uh-oh." >> seth: yeah. >> "i'm in trouble." >> seth: that's a lot of pressure. >> it is. and as it turns out, it was even -- >> seth: you did a great job. >> yeah, i did a good job. >> seth: if my wife had let me help design her engagement ring, i probably would have gone for she didn't want my feedback. she wasn't as nice as mr. rooney. >> she didn't go for that one. >> seth: so, i know now -- i know you're a great bowler. >> mm-hmm. >> seth: but i also know post -- during your playing career, you became a golfer, and this is because of your quarterback at the time, kordell stewart. is this true? >> it is. he woul

mr. rooney. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ambassador, you know, you paint a very bleak picture in what we've talked about here today and the testimony you've given. i mean, we talk about a government that has lost control of its military from time to time, an opposition that's gone, a government that's raided humanitarian and food aid from this country of which i sit on the committee which helps appropriate that money, which is why it's concerning to me. but as a catholic, it's also concerning to me that, you know, that this would happen in this day in age, that we as americans won't be able to do anything about it. and the other thing it seems like you've said that we have leverage to use is this arms embargo. and we keep threatening to use it, but we never really get there. and then i just notice that maybe it might be a political thing to say, if we use an arms embargo, then we're admitting some kind of failure as a government. i hope that's not the case. i hope that it's a sincere ploy or a sincere intention of this gover

mr. rooney. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for letting me sit in on your hearing. mr. ambassador, since the sciencing of the peace agreement in august 2015 and violence in july the u.n. security council and the u.s. have failed to implement an arms embargo in south sudan. the u.n. and the u.s. have failed to sanction additional individuals that we have proof have been involved in the attacks against civilians and continue to procure weapons and military equipment. secretary kerry in february in state foreign ops committee both told me that the u.s. is committed to holding senior officials accountable for continued cease fire violations and human rights violations that undermine the terms of the peace agreement. you both said that the administration would be willing to implement sanctions on such individuals. secretary kerry stopped short of endorsing an arms embargo. in august during a trip to africa secretary kerry threatened to with hold humanitarian assistance if leaders continue to violate the peace agreement. so

mr. rooney, i'm from the west. we have been experiencing tremendous drought they -- drought. we have been frustrated getting the proper authorization to move forward on projects that would improve water storage, water availability. i certainly applaud your efforts in this regard to move the project forward. would you be open to including n this idea to help ameliorate some of the processes we have seen with surface water? >> it is interesting. since i've proposed this bill and got over 20 cosponsors from both sides of the aisle, i've had many members come up to me asking if i would be open to adding certain things to it. you can tell that there is good justification for all of the ideas that could be added onto it. the reason why i limited it to this is because i felt like if we kept adding stuff, there is a lot of things you can justifiably keep adding to it. i may be risk losing its kind of strength and simplicity. personally, absolutely. i think that first things first. if we can at least convince our colleagues that we should be able to dictate what army corps projects ar

mr. rooney, i'm from the west. we have been experiencing tremendous drought they -- drought. we have been frustrated getting the proper authorization to move forward on projects that would improve water storage, water availability. i certainly applaud your efforts in this regard to move the project forward. would you be open to including in this idea to help ameliorate some of the processes we have seen with surface water? >> it is interesting. since i've proposed this bill and got over 20 cosponsors from both sides of the aisle, i've had many members come up to me asking if i would be open to adding certain things to it. you can tell that there is good justification for all of the ideas that could be added onto it. the reason why i limited it to this is because i felt like if we kept adding stuff, there is a lot of things you can justifiably keep adding to it. i may be risk losing its kind of strength and simplicity. personally, absolutely. i think that first things first. if we can at least convince our colleagues that we should be able to dictate what army corps projects a

mr. rooney. >> thank you, mr. ambassador.what is your best assessment of the anticipated timeline for the protection forces in generation deployment and how long do you expect the negotiations with the government will continue on the composition of the rps? how long will that they didn't have any countries that ip immediate region outside rwanda indicated they might consider providing troops to the rps. -- rps. >> okay, on the timeline, but i have been told that the military leaders in the region as they are prepared to deploy troops very quickly within a matter of weeks after there is permission from the government to go in. they've made it clear they are not fighting their way into juba. but if the government in juba accepted the scores and provide land for it to be bivouacked don, what i have been told is fair prepared to move the troops quickly. moving equipment will take a little bit longer than that is something they've indicated they might need some help with. >> maybe i wasn't clear that question. paragraph he denies

mr. rooney. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for letting me sit in on your hearing. mr. ambassador, since the signing of the peace agreement in august 2015 and violence in july the u.n. security council and the u.s. have failed to implement an arms embargo in south sudan. the u.n. and the u.s. have failed to sanction additional individuals that we have proof have been involved in the attacks against civilians and continue to procure weapons and military equipment. secretary kerry in february in state foreign ops committee, which i sit on, as well as yourself, both told me that the u.s. is committed to holding senior officials accountable for continued cease fire violations and human rights violations that undermine the terms of the peace agreement. you both said that the administration would be willing to implement sanctions on such individuals. secretary kerry stopped short of endorsing an arms embargo. in august during a trip to africa, secretary kerry threatened to with hold humanitarian assistance if leaders contin

mr. rooney another person here for the second panel. there are two microphones at the table.e microphones close to you and make sure the green light is on so everyone can hear you. you capten materials will be inserted into the record and we welcome your comments and thank you both for being here and thank you for your thoughtful proposals to change the house rules. we will go from that direction over. mr. romney. -- rooney. >> members of the committee, i would like to ask you what the following concern -- things have in common. buckeye lake and repair. louisville lake repair. dredging of the rochester harbor. herbert hoover dike repair. these are all army corps of engineers projects that we have. i have a bill which is being amended for the house rules to exclude existing or proposed water resource development projects of the armed core from the definition of our congressional earmark ban. i have been inse congress for four terms going into my fifth term. some years have been shorter and some longer. one thing i have noticed since we have instilled this ban is that our const

mrs. clinton's health in july of 2015. she has seasonal allergies and hypothyroidism. but generally, said the doctor, she is in good health. hillary rooney lives in stuart, florida wants to know how did hillary clinton get a concussion that occurred just before she was about to testify on the benghazi situation? in december 2012, secretary clinton fainted, while sick with a stomach virus. she fell and sustained a concussion. during treatment, a blood close was discovered in her skull and was neutralized with blood thinners. mrs. clinton's testimony on benghazi had to be delayed because of that. later, she told the fbi she could not recall some of the briefings she received around the time of the concussion. joe shriver from costa rica, why did hillary clinton not respond to former ambassador christopher stevens' recommendation to move the u.s. intelligence facility in benghazi? we can find no evidence the ambassador ever made such a request. he did, however, ask for increased security for american personnel in libya. that was denied by under secretary of state patrick kennedy. secretary clinton was asked about the security screw up at th

mr. speaker, i want to ask for unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background check legislation to honor the memory of jennifer rooney, age 44, from bristol, virginia, who was shot by a stray bullet while driving. she's a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of action on this house floor. the speaker pro tempore: the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. the gentleman is reminded the time will be charged. for purposes of debate. mr. mcgovern: i'm going to close. i don't know what it's going to take to compel my republican colleagues to do something. to do more than have a moment of silence in the aftermath of every massacre. these are real people. they had families. they were loved. and now they are gone. we need to do something. and for the life of me i can't understand the inaction in this house. the silence and the indifference. it is appalling and i would suggest to my colleagues rather than trying to bring legislation to the floor to slap us on the wrist for having the audacity to come to the floor and demand this house of representatives do its job, my republican friends ought to do the