mr. burgess: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rureblings i call up house resolution 00 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 96. house resolution 600. resolved that aupon doppings of -- resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill h.r. 3922, to extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on energy and commerce now printed in the bill, the amendment printed in part a of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution, modified by the amendment printed in part b of that report, shall be considered as adopted. the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. the

i also understand that mr burgess is he said that he's for the snap elections that have been called for december and that he could actually run for office in those elections now if he does not return to spain to testify and in a rest warrant is issued for him will he still be able to run in the snap elections in december. he has a right to run forty's does it for at least not by election everybody has sort of the right to choose to run for election except he or she has been for beat in being sentenced by a court to two to run for a public post or for a seat in the parliament so he will have the right to run for election ok well it'll be interesting to see what happens tomorrow professor soviero are both martine thank you very much we appreciate you helping us understand the legalities of this legal story thank you thank you. all right you're watching the news still to come the countdown to the winter olympics is on the torch arrives in south korea one hundred days before the games begin. our own game players right here been here with business news u.s. lawmakers turning up the heat agai

burgess: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman, chairman of the rules committee, for yielding. today the house of representatives is considering tax reform for the first time since 1986. the last 31 years the world has a lot and it is time that we bring the tax code into the 21st century. this needed tax reform will put our country on a path to long-term economic stability and help hardworking families around the country get ahead. the tax cuts and jobs act will help american families in important ways. first, it focuses on americans in the middle of their earning scale by doubling the standard deduction and creating a new family flexibility credit for nondependents. taxpayers a lot and it is will t even more from their taxable income, reducing the need for tedious itemization. in addition, the bill repeals the alternative minimum tax. this tax was never intended to be as broad as it has become, but because it was not indexed for inflation when it was introduced, now many of us find ourselves having to calcul

mr. burgess up against sean hannity. he will tear him up. >> sean: threaten of violence.ited to a white house christmas party during the obama administration. not that i would havee gone. here with reaction former white house press secretary seanra spicer. really cnn? really? your reaction. >> well, look, i think itur was very gracious for the president and the first lady to open up the white house, the people's house to so many people the armed services, members and guests and folks of this christmase season to see the people's house. first lady and her team did a marvelous job decorating it the video is out there for all to see. what i think is interesting, sean, and for those who don't understand, traditionally in the last several years from what i understand, invitations were given to bureaus. and they were allowed to invite x number of people to the white house christmas party. a lot of times those were distributed to television and media executives and on air talent. what the white house did this year was really go through aan arduous process of trying to make sure

mr. burgess use words like thuggery, that's a loaded term, i think it's unnecessary.all son apologized and i think the president was punching down by going after lavar ball. lavar ball is a character, but he's a civilian. for the president to even engage lavar ball i thought was foolish. and to be honest, when we look at the president, we want the president to show leadership. children are supposed to look to the president, not to lavar ball and his son, the president. i think he is showing a poor example. >> martha: what you think about that? initially when i watched this back and forth over the weekend i kind of had the same reaction, why is he going there? wires he going? why is he doing it? the more i looked at it and thought about it, everything is about figuring out a message to young people and he clearly felt that the message that was going out from lavar ball, the father of these basketball players, was the wrong message, and he wanted to make very clear that he felt differently. what do you think? >> i agree. i think it's important to note that lavar ball is

mr. welch, you're recognized for three minutes. >> we don't have the numbers of texas, but i appreciate the recognition. first of all, dr. burgess, thank you. mr. green, thank you. you're taking time to focus attention and demonstrate the urgency of this challenge. second, this so affects us all. i mean, it's heartbreaking. and it doesn't matter whether it's a red district or a blue district. it doesn't matter what your view is on the size and scope of government. this is hurting people in your district, dr. burgess, and mr. green, and in my district and my colleagues here. in vermont, our governor dedicated his entire state of the state address to this epidemic in 2014. and i remember at that time many of my colleagues asked the question, peter, isn't this going to do bad things for the reputation of vermont? but then acknowledged that what he was saying was true in their own state, in their own districts. so you focusing attention on it, mr. chairman, thank you. that's step number one. i can give you some statistics in vermont, but they would be very similar to mr. johnson. i mean, our prescription drug problems with individua

mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 3922. i want to thank chairman walden and dr. burgess for their leadership in bringing this bill to the floor today. the championing healthy kids act re-authorizes a number of programs important to my constituents including the children's health insurance program, community health centers and the teaching health center graduate medical education program. h.r. 3922 will continue the chip program for five years, allowing the successful federal-state partnership to provide health coverage for low income children and pregnant women. it also extends funding to federally qualified health centers for two years. a key component to the health care safety net, and helps address our increasing health provider shortages by investing in the education, training of future health professionals. of importance, this legislation is fully paid for with responsible policies, such as measures to allow states to disenroll lottery winners from medicaid and prioritize the most vulnerable. i'm proud of the good work that was done by the energy and commerce commit

mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 3922. i want to thank chairman walden and dr. burgess for their leadership in bringing this bill to the floor today. the championing healthy kids act re-authorizes a number of programs important to my constituents including the children's health insurance program, community health centers and the teaching health center graduate medical education program. h.r. 3922 will continue the chip program for five years, allowing the successful federal-state partnership to provide health coverage for low income children and pregnant women. it also extends funding to federally qualified health centers for two years. a key component to the health care safety net, and helps address our increasing health provider shortages by investing in the education, training of future health professionals. of importance, this legislation is fully paid for with responsible policies, such as measures to allow states to disenroll lottery winners from medicaid and prioritize the most vulnerable. i'm proud of the good work that was done by the energy and commerce commit

mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 3922. i want to thank chairman walden and dr. burgess for their leadership in bringing this bill to the floor today. the championing healthy kids act re-authorizes a number of programs important to my constituents including the children's health insurance program, community health centers and the teaching health center graduate medical education program. h.r. 3922 will continue the chip program for five years, allowing the successful federal-state partnership to provide health coverage for low income children and pregnant women. it also extends funding to federally qualified health centers for two years. a key component to the health care safety net, and helps address our increasing health provider shortages by investing in the education, training of future health professionals. of importance, this legislation is fully paid for with responsible policies, such as measures to allow states to disenroll lottery winners from medicaid and prioritize the most vulnerable. i'm proud of the good work that was done by the energy and commerce commit

mr. mueller is inherently compromised. let's get a special counsel. it's not about jeff sessions. it's about getting answers for the american people. so, burgess, i don't think we need a special counsel. i think he's capable of handling this investigation. she just has to get going. >> burgess: exactly. at the end of the day, no matter who is in there, we are at a crossroads right now. this works out the way, we have some tremendous problems within the real core of our nation right now. i would hope that jeff sessions -- i have confidence he can take this on. the key is, let's get started. >> kennedy: we don't need another special counsel. >> harris: if get some kind of idea of what could happen to somebody who decided to either become political or appear to become political. we are watching former fbi director james comey. the dance, the gymnastics move he did between the campaigns. he said welcome i'm not going to go forward with anything with hillary content. in the end, neither side liked him. what are the repercussions of that. the american people have to believe there some accountability at the end of the day. that way, you don't always