days or so as a very well orchestrated story concocted by one particular manipulator and that is mr brown. and i what is best known for is his role in the magnitsky act this is an x. named asta a russian lawyer who was once employed by brown as company in russia he was later arrested in connection with a tax fraud case and he died was being held in detention browder later played a major role in law being for a set of sanctions to be imposed by the us on the number of russian individuals over magnitsky death brought it claims he knew magnitsky personally but according to vesa lipsky this couldn't be further from the truth and this is where i don't try and do nia enters the picture and the big question for many is why does us the next guy was so keen to inform the trunk team about the millionaire or say well brought his reputation to flip the story if this was the story that i brought to donald trump jr i wanted him to know that browder a person who gave up his u.s. citizenship is trying to manipulate people in congress and now we even know their names the media have disclosed them he was m

nothing new in there has already said all those things before and i can tell you with certainty that mr brown who will give a false testimony on sky has also she has talked about how she is willing to go before the committee and give her side of the story she's perfectly willing to speak to the same committee that mr browder spoke to today she would be willing to give them her side of the story she's pointed out that she is not working for the russian government she's in no way connected to the russian government or security services she is simply a russian lawyer and this is what she had to say. the person who he talks about in his statements i'm also ready to testify and prove to anyone in the united states or any other country that mr browder is telling a lie so i'm ready to defend my good name in any court with knowing the negative attitude towards russia which is prevalent among americans today knowing their hatred towards their own president i'm not sure the u.s. is ready to give me that chance if we follow the democratic process that they love so much we will need to have a public hear

smith: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from maryland, mr. brown. mr. brown: let me start by thanking chairman thornberry and ranking member smith not only for their leadership but the bipartisan approach to the work of the committee and as a new member of the 115th congress, i find it very refreshing and it's no surprise that 50-plus years in a row we have passed this. the united states faces various security threats, aggression from north korea and russia and campaigns in iraq. new battlefields in cyber space and outer space. after years of sequestration, there is consensus that congress must address modernization changes facing our military. investments we made in equipping our forces. but increasing defense authorizations and appropriations absent a clear national security strategy will not make our country safer. we need a smart, strategic approach to national security that provides clear goals and objectives and incorporates in an all-government approach. not only increasing defense spending but ensuring spend in the state department and usaid and

. >> mr. brown. >> no. >> mr. burr. >> ms. cant well. mr. cardon. >> no. >> mr. carper. >> no. >> mr. casey. >> no. >> mr. cassidy. >> aye. >> this is the vote. and we are left to read the tea leaves along with you. obviously we will keep a tally. we just saw along with you lindsey graham offer a thumbs up to someone. there is corn in of texas and the vice president. john mccain left the chamber together again. back inside the vote. >> mr. corker. >> aye. >> mr. corn in. >> mr. cortez mast. >> mr. cotton. mr. crapo. >> mr. cruz. >> mr. dans. >> mr. donnelley. >> no. >> ms. duckworth. >> no. >> mr. durbin. >> no. >> mr. enzy. >> mrs. ernst. >> aye. >> mrs. feinstein. >> no. >> mrs. fisher. >> aye. >> mr. blake. mr. franken. >> no. >> mr. gardner. >> mrs. jill brand. >> no. >> mr. graham. mr. grassley. >> ms. harris. >> no. >> mr. hatch. >> mr. hinrich. >> no. >> mr. hide camp. >> no. >> mr. helder. >> ms. hirono. >> no. >> mr. hoven. >> mr. inhoff. mr. isaacson. mr. johnson. >> aye. >> mr. cane. >> no. >> mr. kennedy. mr. king. mr. langeford. >> aye. >> mr. leahy.

have that because energy prices will go up and russia as you know relies very much on energy so mr brown there are many things that i do that are the exact opposite of what he would want so what i keep hearing about that he would have rather had dropped i think probably not term but also went on to say that if hillary had been elected the u.s. military would be quote decimated but with him at the reins the u.s. military will only grow stronger something trump believes putin does not want now quickest spokes person did respond to those comments simply stating that russia's main interest is improving bilateral relations with whoever holds the office of president moving to do so. we want the leaders of foreign countries to have a positive approach to future relations with russia we welcome everyone with that same position. but again russia has never interfered is not interfering and is not going to interfere in other countries internal affairs a country's leadership is not elected because of someone's influence but by the people who live in that country now russia has long been calling for

. >> mr. brown. >> no. >> mr. burr. >> ms. cant well. mr. cardon. >> no. >> mr. carper. >> no. >> mr. casey. >> no. >> mr. cassidy. >> aye. >> this is the vote. and we are left to read the tea leaves along with you. obviously we will keep a tally. we just saw along with you lindsey graham offer a thumbs up to someone. there is corn in of texas and the vice president. john mccain left the chamber together again. back inside the vote. >> mr. corker. >> aye. >> mr. corn in. >> mr. cortez mast. >> mr. cotton. mr. crapo. >> mr. cruz. >> mr. dans. >> mr. donnelley. >> no. >> ms. duckworth. >> no. >> mr. durbin. >> no. >> mr. enzy. >> mrs. ernst. >> aye. >> mrs. feinstein. >> no. >> mrs. fisher. >> aye. >> mr. blake. mr. franken. >> no. >> mr. gardner. >> mrs. jill brand. >> no. >> mr. graham. mr. grassley. >> ms. harris. >> no. >> mr. hatch. >> mr. hinrich. >> no. >> mr. hide camp. >> no. >> mr. helder. >> ms. hirono. >> no. >> mr. hoven. >> mr. inhoff. mr. isaacson. mr. johnson. >> aye. >> mr. cane. >> no. >> mr. kennedy. mr. king. mr. langeford. >> aye. >> mr. leahy.

days or so as a very well orchestrated story concocted by one particular manipulator and that is mr brown so who is this william browder that this is spying on her and concocting what she calls smear campaign is the businessman who are on one of the biggest investment companies in russia and the one nine hundred ninety s. before being blacklisted by the russian government for allegedly running tax evasion schemes and convicted for that. since he never returned to moscow after two thousand and six he was also the boss of lawyers to the game of needs who died in russian jail in two thousand and nine after reportedly investigating tax fraud and his death prompted the act of two thousand and twelve essentially sanctioning several dozen russian officials and other individuals but according to another e-mail revealed in the league trove which contains suggestions this only its goal was spied on by brothers men not everyone is buying into the broader narrative and he sees investigative reporter kim delaney and broader story on his as was largely false and even misled lawmakers including. with th

mr. brown: thank you, mr. president. today's vote to move forward with the president's nominee to join the sixth circuit court of appeals is a new low. it's a new low that sets a dangerous standard for judges that have power to make critical decisions that impact the everyday lives of the people whom we serve. john bush has a clear record -- think about it. he's going to be a judge if this place moves forward tomorrow. john bush has a clear record of promoting bigotry and promoting discrimination. it has no place in our courts. we can't let this nomination slide through this body. mr. bush advocated to the u.s. supreme court that women should be -- the presiding officer: the senate be in order. mr. brown: thank you, mr. president. mr. bush advocated to the u.s. supreme court that women should be barred from attending our military install -- institutions. in this case the virginia military institute. think about that. there are people in this body that just voted on the motion to proceed, a very small majority that passed

. >> mr. brown, mr. burr. >> confusion in the senate over healthcare. >> telling different members different things and asking them to believe that the final product will be whatever they want. >> they have already created cray yos with all of these options. >> like the so-called skinny repeal that could get a vote today. it gets rid of some taxes and penalties for not buying insurance. but doesn't touch low-income subsidies or medicaid. the congressional budget office says 16 million people could lose coverage and premiums would go up 20% under that plan. >> i'm not giving up. >> lawmakers under pressure from president trump. >> we better get that done, fem lows, please. >> and from folks back home. >> we need it badly. we need a rescue plan for people in ohio who are in counties where there's not a single insurer an yid market. >> democrats we fuse to jump in until republicans offer something. >> so democrats are not going to participate in this one-sided and broken process. >> reporter: the white hous

. >> we believe beyond a reasonable doubt that we can prove that mr. brownas one of the individuals that entered into ms. douglas' house. >> reporter: documents revealed in september 2016, they along with three other suspects planed to rob ms. flow. pros kau tor prosecutors say the robbery went too far, they beat her, took her belongings and left her on the floor of her home. she died of her injuries a month after the attack. >> what a pressutreasured indiv she was. it's a tragedy not only to her family and her friends but also to the community. >> johnny brown's mother, she once again was picked up with him expected to be in court tomorrow. charges of the others picked up all are conspiracy charges as of right now. but the two primary guys in this, queuen and brown prosecutors are looking at. other charges are conspiracy. they have court dates this week. we're live in san gentlemen say, rick boone. >>> a 19-year-old's father broke down in court as he was formally charged with abandoning his newborn. pictures of daniel mitchell in court. he was charged with

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smith: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from maryland, mr. brown. mr. brown: let me start by thanking chairman thornberry and ranking member smith not only for their leadership but the bipartisan approach to the work of the committee and as a new member of the 115th congress, i find it very refreshing and it's no surprise that 50-plus years in a row we have passed this. the united states faces various security threats, aggression from north korea and russia and campaigns in iraq. new battlefields in cyber space and outer space. after years of sequestration, there is consensus that congress must address modernization changes facing our military. investments we made in equipping our forces. but increasing defense authorizations and appropriations absent a clear national security strategy will not make our country safer. we need a smart, strategic approach to national security that provides clear goals and objectives and incorporates in an all-government approach. not only increasing defense spending but ensuring spend in the state department and usaid and

. >> mr. brown. trish: all right, everyone, you heard the crowd chanting quite loudly, kill the bill, don't kill us, followed by shame. so you saw they were trying to restore order there. the question for sergeant-at-arms to restore order, but now the senate is voting on the health care bill, they want to, or rather the debate to begin on the health care bill. joining me is ron christie, former special assistant to president george w. bush. mr. christie, your reaction to the crowd chanting so loudly there, kill the bill, don't kill us and shame. >> trish, good afternoon to you. for having spent nine years on capitol hill and observing the house and the senate chamber, i've never in my career seen anything like that. that is extraordinary. the sergeant-at-arms, you kept hearing sergeant-at-arms restore order. there is a member of the sergeant-at-arms staff in each one of the senate galleries. the volume we heard, the number of people chanting, it took the sergeant-at-arms office by surprise and shock.

mr. brown: i thank the chairman of the foreign relations committee and the ranking member, senator cardin. senator crapo and i began working on this months and months ago. i appreciate that partnership. senator mccain, i read an op-ed he wrote in "usa today" about three weeks ago about what putin tried to do with some level of success in montenegro, and nobody's watched putin and his intervention in our elections and european elections and their governments and his desire to destabilize democracy around the world. nobody's recognized it quite as early with the kind of acute sense that senator mccain has, and we thank him for that. i rise to urge my colleagues to join me and vote for this critical sanctions legislation. it's a product of months of bipartisan effort in this body. at a time when it's difficult to get things done in this far too partisan senate, this effort proves it's still possible for congress to come together and accomplish big things. the bill provides for a range of tough new

tower, that led to the resignation of its leader, is this the first good decision you have made, mr paget—brown on nicholas paget—brown following intense criticism of the way the disaster the resignation has been welcomed by many, including the mayor of london, sadiq khan, who has urged the prime minister to appoint commissioners to run the borough. he wrote: but the government says it is keeping its options open. nothing is off the table in making sure that the local residents, especially the victims, their families and friends, they get all the support they need. clearly there's a role for the local council and government and for many others, but where anyone is not stepping up and doing what is expected of them, then nothing should be off the table. the council now needs a new leader and that person will have to be elected by the council itself, not by the people, and some residents here say they're not happy with that. they want a bigger say on who is going to be making those key decisions. and some are sceptical of the selection process. they need to stay in engagement with us. they cannot

is this the first good decision you've made, mr paget—brown? leader, nicholas paget—brown, is on his way out, but labour councillor beinazir lasharie, who has just returned to her home in the shadow of grenfell tower, says change is needed quickly. now that he's resigned, who's taking responsibility? who's he going to palm this off to? yes, he should resign, but yes, he should take responsibility. people need to be in place to manage what is going on here. as the community mourns the dead, the government says the new leader will be chosen by the council itself. commissioners from outside won't be sent in. but it is warning it will intervene if it needs to. the absolute priority remains looking after the victims, their family and friends, making sure they get everything they need, and in doing so, when it comes to the local council, nothing is off the table. the council insists the disaster was so huge, any authority would have struggled to cope. but it says it wants to learn lessons. when that new leader has been elected, we have to revise how

is an expert tions but mr mack brown also sees nothing wrong with using franz's imperial history. minutes tonight but it's. about to make sure. the two men have been feeling for the role of alpha male ever since the first handshake on the sidelines of a g. seven summit. donald trump later pulled out of a key climate change deal brokered in paris. prompting mr microns issue of video parodying the u. s. president's campaign slogan. make. all planets. greta getting. but mr mccrone keen to boost french influence abroad has since turned on the charm. and mr trump's comments today on climate change suggested might be working. something could happen with respect to the paris accord we'll see what happens. but. we will talk about that over the coming period of time. and if it happens it'll be wonderful and. if it doesn't that'll be. okay to. john don't ya this i want to continue discussions with the u. s. and president trump on this very important subject. i respect that wish to preserve jobs i think it's compatible in the paris agreement. now we have to lift the u. s. work on its roadmap

mr. quarrels in thiseffort. congratulations again on your nominations. thank you and your families for your willingness to serve. senator brown? >> thank you,mr. chairman. and welcome to the witnesses. i thank the witnesses for their willingness to enter public service. this committee under the previous chairman, not the gentleman who i respect sitting next to me waited two years, i never did hearings on two federal reserve nominees. i'm glad this chairman and the democrats are willing to move forward on a nominee of the president -- of the party that is not ours unlike what this body this committee failed to do for two long years. you're seeking all of you -- the two of you are seeking tofollow in the footstep two of people, each at the fed and occ who are dedicated public servants and did a great deal to make our financial system safer. mr. quarrels served as treasury's undersecretary for domestic finance in the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, his job was to coordinate oversight of the financial industry and ensure government watch dogs were looking out for the best interests of american taxpayers. however, m

mr. brown: mr. president, i -- let's look at how all this started. several months ago, down the hall, right down this hall, mr. president, a few months ago, senator mcconnell, a handful of republican senators, the drug company lobbyists, insurance company lobbyists, wall street lobbyists met in that office behind closed doors. most republican senators didn't know what was happening, no democratic senators knew what was happening, and the american public didn't know what was happening. this bill written by drug companies, by insurance companies, by wall street was sent to the senate floor, was discussed, and alas, it was big tax cuts for the drug companies, for the insurance companies. mr. president, when you think about this, you've got -- you've got u.s. senators who get taxpayer-subsidized insurance, senators who get insurance provided by taxpayers that are going to rip it away from potentially 700,000, 800,000, 900,000 ohioans. i stand with governor kasich. governor kasich said you don't pass legislation, you don't meet in the majority leader's of

mr. brown: mr. president, i -- let's look at how all this started. several months ago, down the hall, right down this hall, mr. president, a few months ago, senator mcconnell, a handful of republican senators, the drug company lobbyists, insurance company lobbyists, wall street lobbyists met in that office behind closed doors. most republican senators didn't know what was happening, no democratic senators knew what was happening, and the american public didn't know what was happening. this bill written by drug companies, by insurance companies, by wall street was sent to the senate floor, was discussed, and alas, it was big tax cuts for the drug companies, for the insurance companies. mr. president, when you think about this, you've got -- you've got u.s. senators who get taxpayer-subsidized insurance, senators who get insurance provided by taxpayers that are going to rip it away from potentially 700,000, 800,000, 900,000 ohioans. i stand with governor kasich. governor kasich said you don't pass legislation, you don't meet in the majority leader's of