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chief economist at the milliken institute, bill lee. and equity portfolio manager, standard and poor's investment advisory services. good to have you both here. let's start with the market didn't seem to take too much with the quarter-point move but then, when jerome powell started talking. the market said, the hell with you. and sold off. what do you think? >> yeah, i think he really didn't sell explaining what normalization is and why there only -- it is complex but i think the messaging was really unclear in wall street how this temper tantrum of, we want growth and we don't understand what we are getting less rate hikes. >> and jerome powell acknowledging that they are looking at 2.3 percent growth after 3 1/2. that doesn't exactly set the baseline for interest rates hikes. does it? >> lou, chair completely slumped the message. the message was we want to lower trajectory and lower terminal interest rate of where we are targeting. and we are lowering the forecast of inflation and yet somehow he said, we are on autopilot with the bala
chief economist at the milliken institute, bill lee. and equity portfolio manager, standard and poor's investment advisory services. good to have you both here. let's start with the market didn't seem to take too much with the quarter-point move but then, when jerome powell started talking. the market said, the hell with you. and sold off. what do you think? >> yeah, i think he really didn't sell explaining what normalization is and why there only -- it is complex but i think the...
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and women, our middle class, our small business and big business, with us tonight, chief economist bill lee, s&p portfolio manager, aaron biggs. >>> the top story tonight, the trump administration making plans to immediately withdraw to 2,000 troops stationed in syria after reports surfaced this morningant the possibility of withdrawal, president trump appeared to allude to those reports and suggest they were correct. he tweeted this. we have defeated isis in syria. my only reason for being there during the trump presidency. the president's decision catching republican hawks off guard apparently leaving them desperate in their efforts to oppose the president's decision. >> the decision to withdraw an american presence in syria is a cloacolossal in my mind mistake. >> by pulling the 2200 out in north eastern syria, that's going to boost isis's ability too come back. >> a total quagmire. but it's possible to make it even worse and that would be my concern. >> it's caught everybody off guard. i know that -- i doubt there's anybody in the republican caucus in the senate that just didn't stunned
and women, our middle class, our small business and big business, with us tonight, chief economist bill lee, s&p portfolio manager, aaron biggs. >>> the top story tonight, the trump administration making plans to immediately withdraw to 2,000 troops stationed in syria after reports surfaced this morningant the possibility of withdrawal, president trump appeared to allude to those reports and suggest they were correct. he tweeted this. we have defeated isis in syria. my only reason...
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he with answers, chief economist at the milken institute, bill lee.u see recession jon taffer? >> absolutely not. there is two percent better growth, it's a sign that there's economy is pumping on all cylinders. >> why is a stock market freaking out? >> that's a great question. investors are looking for narrative. at the beginning of the year it was corporate america can do no wrong. and it was discounted. use a stock market go up like crazy and innovative companies like amazon, which was the sears of today, it -- every investors looking to disc companies. then the narrative changed. it became much more uncertain. that is where the stock market is, no growth with a bearer narrative. >> by the way we look at gdp growth under donald trump. it is extra narrowly improved from where it was in the obama administration. we have all of this growth but we don't have much inflation. so why is the fed raising rates? >> great question, david. the notion that we have in our heads that the fed i think is on the brake pedal, is a mistake. there in a press conference
he with answers, chief economist at the milken institute, bill lee.u see recession jon taffer? >> absolutely not. there is two percent better growth, it's a sign that there's economy is pumping on all cylinders. >> why is a stock market freaking out? >> that's a great question. investors are looking for narrative. at the beginning of the year it was corporate america can do no wrong. and it was discounted. use a stock market go up like crazy and innovative companies like...
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bill crystal, carol lee.hanks to both of you. >>> right now former fbi director jim comey behind closed doors on capitol hill. what are house republicans hoping to get from limb? and just like you, the further into winter we go, the heavier i get. and while your pants struggle to support the heavier you, your roof struggles to support the heavier me. crash! and your cut-rate insurance might not pay for this. so get allstate, you could save money and be better protected from mayhem like me. mayhem is everywhere. so get an allstate agent. are you in good hands? has named green book best picture of the year and viggo mortensen best actor. nice, huh? -beautiful. and now it's been nominated for five golden globes, including best actor. best supporting actor and best picture. that was a good time. [ laughing ] but he has plans today.ain. hey dad. so he took aleve. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. a
bill crystal, carol lee.hanks to both of you. >>> right now former fbi director jim comey behind closed doors on capitol hill. what are house republicans hoping to get from limb? and just like you, the further into winter we go, the heavier i get. and while your pants struggle to support the heavier you, your roof struggles to support the heavier me. crash! and your cut-rate insurance might not pay for this. so get allstate, you could save money and be better protected from mayhem like...
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bill. >> i'm lee. >> reporter: >> so nice to meet you. >> reporter: still flying high at age 85. >> i figuredlying as long as i can crawl in them. >> reporter: when you look an apollo astronaut in the eye, it's hard to imagine what those eyes have seen, especially anders. 50 years ago this week, christmas eve no less. he and apollo 8 saw our home as no other ever have, like a holiday ornament hanging over the moon. >> it was ironic that we've done all this work to come and explore the moon and what we really discovered was the earth. >> the year was 1968. little seemed right with the world that christmas. war, riots, assassinations. the mood was hardly festive. says the author of a recent book on apollo 8, jeffrey coogler. >> this was a year of sorrow, of suffering and massive blood shed. and then at the end of the year, we had this moment to do this magnificent thing. it was serendipity saying, humanity, you guys deserve a break. make the most of it. >> reporter: the launch was set for just four days before christmas. the command module that sat high atop the most powerful machine man had ev
bill. >> i'm lee. >> reporter: >> so nice to meet you. >> reporter: still flying high at age 85. >> i figuredlying as long as i can crawl in them. >> reporter: when you look an apollo astronaut in the eye, it's hard to imagine what those eyes have seen, especially anders. 50 years ago this week, christmas eve no less. he and apollo 8 saw our home as no other ever have, like a holiday ornament hanging over the moon. >> it was ironic that we've done all...
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we begin with vermont senator bernie sanders who sponsored the bill with senator mike lee from utah. this is two and a half hours. >> mr. president, i come to the floor today to talk about one of the great humanitarian crises facing our planet and that is the horrific war in yemen. 2015, under the leadership of mohammad bin salman who was then the saudi andia and defense minister is now the crown prince, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates intervened in yemen's ongoing civil war. the saudi-uae intervention, yemen is now experiencing the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. nations, to the united yemen is at risk of the most severe famine in more than 100 years. peopleme 14 million facing starvation. in one of the poorest countries on earth, as a result of this theible war, according to save the children organization, children havemeni already starved to death over the last several years and millions more face last week, a new york times reporter described his recent visit to yemen. i ask unanimous consent that the article be included in the record. opportunity tos quote so
we begin with vermont senator bernie sanders who sponsored the bill with senator mike lee from utah. this is two and a half hours. >> mr. president, i come to the floor today to talk about one of the great humanitarian crises facing our planet and that is the horrific war in yemen. 2015, under the leadership of mohammad bin salman who was then the saudi andia and defense minister is now the crown prince, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates intervened in yemen's ongoing civil war....
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paul: but the lee sanders bill would - >> yeah, i don't agree with the substance of that but i think we do have to have a debate on the senate floor and get this invitation to knowledge you have to both defend and promote interest and remind the world including our allies that there are certain values that we will hold an interest in other people recognize. >> you don't think the admonition has held that balance? >> i don't think they held that at all. when de facto head of state of saudi arabia, the conference, he has to accept ultimate response will be for that assassination, whether or not we have a smoking gun and can prove he issued an order and a text we can identify. look, that's not important. the assassin reported to him and part of an organization he controls. he has to accept responsibly in some kind ability and instead to suggest they buy weapons from us so were going to say nothing, that's wrong. that doesn't further our interest in the long run either. some of us felt like this is a tool that we have in the senate to address the issue and get a better balance. paul: sen
paul: but the lee sanders bill would - >> yeah, i don't agree with the substance of that but i think we do have to have a debate on the senate floor and get this invitation to knowledge you have to both defend and promote interest and remind the world including our allies that there are certain values that we will hold an interest in other people recognize. >> you don't think the admonition has held that balance? >> i don't think they held that at all. when de facto head of...
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subject before you go, and that is this vote in the senate this week to essentially open the lee sanders billuld cut off american funding for the saudis' war in yemen. you voted against the administration's wishes to send this vote for debate. why? >> because i think we need to have a debate. i think the administration has really not handled the assassination of khashoggi well at all. i do not share the view that the u.s. has to withdraw the very, very limited advice and training that we're providing the saudis. paul: which is targeting advice in part. >> which is -- there's no doubt in my mind, it has reduced civilian casualties. the war in yemen is a horrific humanitarian crisis, no doubt about it. could have been worse. with the absence of u.s. involvement, to better train the saudis and also pressuring the hutis to get to the table. paul: the lee sanders bill would cut off funding. >> i do think very to have a debate and get the administration to acknowledge that we have to defend and promote american interest and remind the world including our allies that there are certain values that we
subject before you go, and that is this vote in the senate this week to essentially open the lee sanders billuld cut off american funding for the saudis' war in yemen. you voted against the administration's wishes to send this vote for debate. why? >> because i think we need to have a debate. i think the administration has really not handled the assassination of khashoggi well at all. i do not share the view that the u.s. has to withdraw the very, very limited advice and training that...
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jackson lee: i rise in support of s. 2961, the victims of child abuse act re-authorization. this bill updates and re-authorizes this important law so that we can better prevent and address child abuse in our communities. this is a a very important legislation just for the fact of the number of children that are abused. in my own community in texas and the city of houston, we have had some atrocious cases. one just reported in our newspaper of a 35-year-old under a stairwell locked laying plat on his back weighing 70 pounds with no food and water by two parents, abused by two parents. a stepchild of one of the parents. what a horrific and horrible life. the administration for children and families reported that over 4.1 million referrals were made to child protective services in the united states in 2016. our federal government must provide resources to ensure that these cases are carefully, compassionately, and comprehensively addressed at the local level this. bill recognizes the sensitivity of these issues and helps integrate social services, mental and physical health care, and law
jackson lee: i rise in support of s. 2961, the victims of child abuse act re-authorization. this bill updates and re-authorizes this important law so that we can better prevent and address child abuse in our communities. this is a a very important legislation just for the fact of the number of children that are abused. in my own community in texas and the city of houston, we have had some atrocious cases. one just reported in our newspaper of a 35-year-old under a stairwell locked laying plat...
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we have bipartisan support, senator grassley and i have brought the bill to the floor, along with senators lee and booker. we anticipate three amendments. and we are prepared to debate and go through those amendments as quickly as possible. the travis group in opposition -- travis group in opposition is the organizations representing the victims of crime across america, who have all come out a got -- because the amendments. was senator cotton is attempting to do is -- the basic trust they had as criminal victims when they were given the rights under law to be informed. roughly 90% said yes, 10% said no. senator cotton will try to violate that legal principle and force information on those criminal victims who have asked not to be informed of what happens to the criminal defendant involved in the perpetration of their crime. we believe we can bring the bill to a vote. i hope that we also hold up the possibility of bipartisan amendments before we close this, but i think we will make it in even better bill. we have an amazing coalition backing us. we want to get it done, the sooner the better. th
we have bipartisan support, senator grassley and i have brought the bill to the floor, along with senators lee and booker. we anticipate three amendments. and we are prepared to debate and go through those amendments as quickly as possible. the travis group in opposition -- travis group in opposition is the organizations representing the victims of crime across america, who have all come out a got -- because the amendments. was senator cotton is attempting to do is -- the basic trust they had...
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. >> bill: senator mike lee backing the president's decision to get troops out of syria.or rand paul, member of the foreign relations committee. a lot of our colleagues disagree. why do you support the beginning of this move in syria? >> this is a very bold move for president trump. exactly what he promised the american people. in fact, it is one of the reasons he won the election. he is different than so many republicans that want to be everywhere all the time around the world that they want us to be the world's policeman that every war on the planet we have to have our soldiers involved with. president trump said he would treat america first. i think bringing some of that money home, whether it goes towards border security, whether it goes towards building bridges and roads in our country. there are a lot of independent voters and people in the middle in the states that president trump won, ohio, pennsylvania, wisconsin, these are states that no other republican won. they want to be at war everywhere all the time. president trump said we'll fight when we have to but whe
. >> bill: senator mike lee backing the president's decision to get troops out of syria.or rand paul, member of the foreign relations committee. a lot of our colleagues disagree. why do you support the beginning of this move in syria? >> this is a very bold move for president trump. exactly what he promised the american people. in fact, it is one of the reasons he won the election. he is different than so many republicans that want to be everywhere all the time around the world that...
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lee: at least for an outline of this bill. the presiding officer: the senator will hold. will you please take your conversations out of the floor. the senate will be in order. mr. lee: i asked you for an outline for a summary of the bill text from the committee staff, from the chairman's staff. they didn't respond to us. they wouldn't give it to us, just as they haven't for weeks. we got this, the closest thing to a summary, from a lobbyist. we had to wait to get it from a lobbyist. now, this is of great impact to my state. this bill creates 1.3 million acres of wilderness, about half which is in my state. this bill permanently reauthorizes the understand that and water conservation fund, an entity that's been used to acquire more federal land. coming from a state where two-thirds of the land is owned by the federal government, where we can't do anything without leave from the federal government, this hurts. coming from a state where we've had about 2 million acres of federal land declared as monuments through presidential proclamations, this hurts. i've made what i consid
lee: at least for an outline of this bill. the presiding officer: the senator will hold. will you please take your conversations out of the floor. the senate will be in order. mr. lee: i asked you for an outline for a summary of the bill text from the committee staff, from the chairman's staff. they didn't respond to us. they wouldn't give it to us, just as they haven't for weeks. we got this, the closest thing to a summary, from a lobbyist. we had to wait to get it from a lobbyist. now, this...
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to have a bill that senator grassley and i have worked on senator lee and senator booker, i mean, that tells a story in and of itself, four leaders on this legislation. the thing to consider the fact president trump has endorsed it, vice president pence has come to the republican conference lunch saying he is behind it and urging the republican caucus to support it as well really speaks to the political bipartisanship that we rarely ever have seen in washington. the groups that are behind are equally amazing. to have the support on important criminal justice reform bill of the fraternal order of police is a great starting point as far as i'm concerned and then to have the leading prosecutors, the l leading criminal prosecutors association join with the police really tells you that on the law enforcement side we have the major leaguers. then on the other side, incredibly, we have the american civil liberties union supporting this and most of major civil rights organizations. i think we've really struck a good point here where we have worked and compromised for five or six years to reach
to have a bill that senator grassley and i have worked on senator lee and senator booker, i mean, that tells a story in and of itself, four leaders on this legislation. the thing to consider the fact president trump has endorsed it, vice president pence has come to the republican conference lunch saying he is behind it and urging the republican caucus to support it as well really speaks to the political bipartisanship that we rarely ever have seen in washington. the groups that are behind are...
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lee. >> this bill would deal with that.cretion to be judges and it will make life better for millions of americans who in one way or another are affected by our federal criminal justice system. >> you got lindsay graham. >> what were talking about is creating a new sentencing system that will give african-american male and hispanic male detainees a chance to get out of jail. it's the most important bipartisan piece of legislation in the congress today. >> you got democrats, including dick durbin and cory booker, you've even got van jones of all people. check out his praise to president trump. >> on this one, i'll give him an absolute end and applaud. we've got come together to help people at the bottom. if you can't put things aside to help people who are suffering in prison when there is a shot to do something on a bipartisan basis, then i think we've taken politics to part. >> you would think with all that support this bill would easily pass congress. that's what the bill sponsor chuck grassley is opening. here's his twee
lee. >> this bill would deal with that.cretion to be judges and it will make life better for millions of americans who in one way or another are affected by our federal criminal justice system. >> you got lindsay graham. >> what were talking about is creating a new sentencing system that will give african-american male and hispanic male detainees a chance to get out of jail. it's the most important bipartisan piece of legislation in the congress today. >> you got...
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bill that is in front of you, mr. president. and he helped coordinate the durbin-lee-cornyn-whitehouse assemblage that brought the sentencing reform bill before us. the senate is an unusual institution. [laughter] pres. trump: that's true. [laughter] senator whitehouse: it has some old-school traditions that are important from time to time. and chuck grassley is an old-school chairman, who used his old-school chairman authority and power to make sure that this stayed together until it could move, and when it could move, to make sure that it did move. it was old-school senate work at its very best. [applause] pres. trump: everybody ok? bernie? mr. kerik: good morning, mr. president. you know, in 2013, me and van jones went to the white house. we were in the white house five times four or five times with president obama and a number of people, trying to get this done. as somebody that ran the largest police department in the country, and the largest jail system rikers island and somebody that spent time at federal prison, i have to tell you, i never believed i never tho
bill that is in front of you, mr. president. and he helped coordinate the durbin-lee-cornyn-whitehouse assemblage that brought the sentencing reform bill before us. the senate is an unusual institution. [laughter] pres. trump: that's true. [laughter] senator whitehouse: it has some old-school traditions that are important from time to time. and chuck grassley is an old-school chairman, who used his old-school chairman authority and power to make sure that this stayed together until it could...
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bill co-sponsored by senators mike lee a burning sanders and chris murphy this is good news and i'm sure losing the support of our senate is going to really hurt the feelings of our rogue trained killers overseas i think it's really going to hit them right there because being an american mercenaries kind of the opposite of an orgy you want senator mike lee behind you. we've got a great bright guy. thank you for coming to protecting the jacket for her and i know the freedom to do with horses for the night and you'll find out how to join our lovely audience right here was. donald trump doubts of a meeting with vladimir putin doesn't seem like a big deal given the already poor state of affairs between the two countries to the manner in which it was cancelled over twitter may sting the kremlin more than the cancellation itself is the mythical putin of romance finally over. the bed the people who run the economy price money the commodity that runs economy they say it's more are the signs i mean they're just making it up as they go along it means that there is no principle that they are guided
bill co-sponsored by senators mike lee a burning sanders and chris murphy this is good news and i'm sure losing the support of our senate is going to really hurt the feelings of our rogue trained killers overseas i think it's really going to hit them right there because being an american mercenaries kind of the opposite of an orgy you want senator mike lee behind you. we've got a great bright guy. thank you for coming to protecting the jacket for her and i know the freedom to do with horses for...
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. >>> if the broader bipartisan plan bill comes together there is a narrower measure. mike lee and chris murphy call for ending for support in the u.s. and yemen war. >>> a highly organized criminal organization. san jose police have been investigating the group for two years now. they confiscated 800 pounds of marijuana, 5 ounces of concentrated hash oil. ecstasy pills,>>> aerformk us after servingyears prisonorn an england murder. anthony brown used the stageay s rival's mother being shot to death. brown says he didn't kill her. >> i never conspired to kill mrs. harris. i was looking for them to do them harm and that's the truth and that is something i have shame for. >> brown is now on parol living in a halfway house he's recording again and mentoring youth hoping to set them away from gangs and violence. >>> two school bus crashes in indiana, illinois. cbs's mark liverman. >> this yellow school bus smashed in. it collided head on with this semi-truck. the bus was carrying a high school freshman basketball team. both the volunteer on that bus and the truck driver were killed
. >>> if the broader bipartisan plan bill comes together there is a narrower measure. mike lee and chris murphy call for ending for support in the u.s. and yemen war. >>> a highly organized criminal organization. san jose police have been investigating the group for two years now. they confiscated 800 pounds of marijuana, 5 ounces of concentrated hash oil. ecstasy pills,>>> aerformk us after servingyears prisonorn an england murder. anthony brown used the stageay s...
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lee. we brought it to senatgror sley. its been the grassley-durbin bill some time now but we're happy to have senators lee and booker with us. we've worked together with this and i might add with support from the white house, it's be absolutely essential. >> let me add, jared kushner, n and law and advisor to the president, is a big force in moving this bill along. he isnow in pacular a big force in getting the president to back it, and the president has quite a reputation for being tough on law enforcement, and ws all know heough on law enforcement, and to have his backing, and he had a news conference, and he says, my pen is ready to sign this bill.o >> uff: senator grassley, how do you explain the shift, though, in attitudes in the last wefew decades? ll remember the time or many of us remember the time when there was this very tough on crime, war on drugs attitude.ha there seems t been a shift in thinking over the last 20 or so years. >> yeah. part of it's because of the high cost of incarceration, part of it is a result of texas-mississippi-georgia,
lee. we brought it to senatgror sley. its been the grassley-durbin bill some time now but we're happy to have senators lee and booker with us. we've worked together with this and i might add with support from the white house, it's be absolutely essential. >> let me add, jared kushner, n and law and advisor to the president, is a big force in moving this bill along. he isnow in pacular a big force in getting the president to back it, and the president has quite a reputation for being tough...
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judiciary committee, senator grassley, mike lee, pat leahy, others who worked on this bill, sheldon white house and i who worked on the prison reform bill, the current bill has undergone some major improvements over the last few weeks, which i'm very proud of. the previous version of the legislation had a number of very positive attributes. in fact, more than three quarters of the bill was based on the corrections act that senator whitehouse and i introduced in 2014, which is the prison reform component of the legislation. but the remind ee ereminder-- remainder were more controversial and shared by members of the law enforcement community. as i was gauging where members stood on the bill, it was clear many could not support the old version of the bill and needed the primary sponsors of the bill, who i mentioned a moment ago, to work with them to try to make it more acceptable to law enforcement which was going to send a signal, i think, to many other senators about whether they should get behind the bill. madam president, we've all learned how to get things done here in the senate and th
judiciary committee, senator grassley, mike lee, pat leahy, others who worked on this bill, sheldon white house and i who worked on the prison reform bill, the current bill has undergone some major improvements over the last few weeks, which i'm very proud of. the previous version of the legislation had a number of very positive attributes. in fact, more than three quarters of the bill was based on the corrections act that senator whitehouse and i introduced in 2014, which is the prison reform...
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lee: mr. president, reserving the right to object, we've got a bill here that we received at 10:00 this morning, 680 pages long. i've spent many hours reviewing it. this is a bill that came out of a committee on
lee: mr. president, reserving the right to object, we've got a bill here that we received at 10:00 this morning, 680 pages long. i've spent many hours reviewing it. this is a bill that came out of a committee on
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in the chamber chairman of the judiciary committee senator grassley mike lee, pat leahy and others who have worked on this bill sheldon whitehouse and i have worked primarily on the prison reform bill the current bill hasis undergone major improvements over the last few weeks which i'm very proud of. previous versions of the legislation had a number of very positive attributes. back more than -3/4 of the bill was based on the corrections act that senator whitehouse and iod introduced in 2014 which is the prison reform component of legislation. the remainder of the sentencing of these bill were more controversial and many of my concerns were shared by members of the law enforcement community. as i was looking at were members of on the bill is clear that many could not support the old urchin of the bill and needed the primary sponsors bill just a moment ago to work with them tow try to make it more accessible to lawd enforcement which is going to send the signal i think to many other senators about whether they should get kind of bill. madam president we have all learned how to get things done here in the senate
in the chamber chairman of the judiciary committee senator grassley mike lee, pat leahy and others who have worked on this bill sheldon whitehouse and i have worked primarily on the prison reform bill the current bill hasis undergone major improvements over the last few weeks which i'm very proud of. previous versions of the legislation had a number of very positive attributes. back more than -3/4 of the bill was based on the corrections act that senator whitehouse and iod introduced in 2014...
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but shout out mike lee, a huge champion of this bill for 4 years. >> former federal prosecutor. >> at. kennedy: supreme court short list. texas judge struck down the affordable care act friday, and many republicans were quick to o applaud the ruling it could come back to haunt them, it could come back to supreme court, they, issue a ruling in 2019, that means likely becoming a 2020 campaign issue. democrat made healthcare a central part of their midterm messaging they rode that. can they use it to take back white house. >> i was elected in 2010 as part of big republican wave. first female position elected in congress because of that law. kennedy: defense of freedom in face of obamacare. >> still obamacare makes just as little sense today as it did then. we had a democratic senate, president obama, who prohibited our making major changes. but chance that we had was after 2016 election and because republicans in the senate would not relinquish the filibuster on passing ledg legislation, democs had upper hand they would not provide the 60 votes needed it will be tough now. republicans b
but shout out mike lee, a huge champion of this bill for 4 years. >> former federal prosecutor. >> at. kennedy: supreme court short list. texas judge struck down the affordable care act friday, and many republicans were quick to o applaud the ruling it could come back to haunt them, it could come back to supreme court, they, issue a ruling in 2019, that means likely becoming a 2020 campaign issue. democrat made healthcare a central part of their midterm messaging they rode that. can...
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you're going to see a lot of bills at the state level now, city bill and -- >> and it sadly is a rare example of bipartisanship. you heard mike leetexting buddies with van jones." >> crazy. >> in your view what does this bill get right and what is it missing? >> the "new york times" said it the biggest criminal justice breakthrough in a generation. 100% of people behind bars if they stay out of trouble can now come home a little bit earlier. 100% of the women behind bars can no longer be shackled when they're pregnant but half of the people behind bars can get job ready and come home even earlier. also, they've cland up some of the bad sentencing laws and all that stuff. but we got way, way, way more to do. >> that there's a lot of news today but this is very important, the president signing this bipartisan bill on criminal justice reform. van jones, thank you home. >>> van jones, thanks so much. >> and up next on this busy friday, sad, scared and some words i can't say right here. just some of the wild revelations of general mattis. can anyone bring calm after the chaos? y the masculine fragrance. yves saint laurent. there's no
you're going to see a lot of bills at the state level now, city bill and -- >> and it sadly is a rare example of bipartisanship. you heard mike leetexting buddies with van jones." >> crazy. >> in your view what does this bill get right and what is it missing? >> the "new york times" said it the biggest criminal justice breakthrough in a generation. 100% of people behind bars if they stay out of trouble can now come home a little bit earlier. 100% of the...
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lee on leon panetta was bill clinton's chief of staff and served as cia director and defense secretary under president barack obama. welcome to "fox news sunday." >> nice to be with you, chris. chris: you lived through the uproar over vietnam. you lived over the crisis of watergate. how much trouble is the trump presidency in right now? >> well, it is one of those moments, if you're in the white house where you really have to look at the situation and try to do what you can to try to provide a little better stability for the country. there is, there is just, too much chaos, too many crises going on. i think it is very upsetting for the country, for our economy, for the world. i just think that, i think this is moment where the president really has to focus on what steps need to be taken in order to provide a little better stability for the country. chris: we're going to drill down on each part in a moment. when you look at the broad picture, the government shutdown, free fall in the markets, the real disarray and now resignations when it comes to national security, have you ever seen t
lee on leon panetta was bill clinton's chief of staff and served as cia director and defense secretary under president barack obama. welcome to "fox news sunday." >> nice to be with you, chris. chris: you lived through the uproar over vietnam. you lived over the crisis of watergate. how much trouble is the trump presidency in right now? >> well, it is one of those moments, if you're in the white house where you really have to look at the situation and try to do what you...
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i'm thrilled to create this forward-looking bill to help women in steam fields through new national fellowships. ms. lee: this bill is named after a great statesman and former chair of the house armed services committee , my mentor, my former boss, the late congressman rondellham. congressman dellham broke barriers as the first black chairman of the armed services committee and he was an avid champion of diversity at all levels. in the 1980's, he hired me to work on his staff as one of the only women of color in a senior role on capitol hill. he was a pioneer and a visionary who understood the need for elevating women of color in every field. that is why my bill, which has the support of organizations like the civic engagement and leadership institute for everyone, is so important. it will help honor ron's legacy, build greater diversity in national security, and create much more steam opportunities for women of color. i urge my colleagues to join me by co-spon -- co-sponsoring my bill, theron dellham memorial fellowship for women of color in steam national security act. the speaker pro tempore: for wha
i'm thrilled to create this forward-looking bill to help women in steam fields through new national fellowships. ms. lee: this bill is named after a great statesman and former chair of the house armed services committee , my mentor, my former boss, the late congressman rondellham. congressman dellham broke barriers as the first black chairman of the armed services committee and he was an avid champion of diversity at all levels. in the 1980's, he hired me to work on his staff as one of the only...
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mike lee out of utah blocked a bill to protect special counsel mueller. i'm not putting credence into holding this president for account. they have sat by while this president has eroded core democratic discussions while he's obliterated our standing, been an apology gist and echo for a white supremacist. if we look for republicans in the public to save us. i would advise we look elsewhere. >> you worked in the justice department at the highest level. you where i in now women barr who is expect -- william barr, who is expected to be the attorney general. when have you the southern district of new york charged of a crime and collusion being a part of the real, as tiffany cross said, the reality of what has come out now. how does barr come in and deal with this in a way that does not further harm the perception of the integrity of the justice department? >> mr. barr is one of the more experienced people that the president could have chosen to be attorney general. but there are some serious questions that need to be asked him at his confirmation hearing. now
mike lee out of utah blocked a bill to protect special counsel mueller. i'm not putting credence into holding this president for account. they have sat by while this president has eroded core democratic discussions while he's obliterated our standing, been an apology gist and echo for a white supremacist. if we look for republicans in the public to save us. i would advise we look elsewhere. >> you worked in the justice department at the highest level. you where i in now women barr who is...
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lee who introduced this bipartisan bill bill before it was about the yemen war thank you very much indeed. for your thoughts this bring back in roseland jordan rose how much difference willis vote mean make two to two u.s. policy on saudi arabia. well it basically just toughened because now you have two resolutions in the space of just a few minutes after a rather contentious few weeks here on capitol hill both saying that things need to change i'm taking a look at the resolution that was introduced by senator bob corker earlier on thursday afternoon the first stop point did note that. according to this resolution the senate believes and i'm quoting here that crown prince mohammed bin sol man is responsible for the murder of jamal it makes no to the fact that the u.s. government has already sanctioned seventeen saudi nationals for their roles in mr death and then goes on to talk about calling on the saudi government to release political prisoners including right by dolly including the women who have been agitating for increased civil rights and equality for women in saudi arabia warns tha
lee who introduced this bipartisan bill bill before it was about the yemen war thank you very much indeed. for your thoughts this bring back in roseland jordan rose how much difference willis vote mean make two to two u.s. policy on saudi arabia. well it basically just toughened because now you have two resolutions in the space of just a few minutes after a rather contentious few weeks here on capitol hill both saying that things need to change i'm taking a look at the resolution that was...
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bill. and i don't want to leave out colleagues on the other side of the aisle. senator grassley played a real role as a statesman. senator lee did tremendous work on this bill and again like senator booker from an opposite point of view, they knew when to hold and knew when to fold. so i thank all of them because this bill will make an extraordinary difference in countless lives by making our sentences fairer and smarter, by giving judges more discretion so low-level, nonviolent drug offenses aren't always subject to arbitrary mandatory minimums. by giving prisoners with good behavior who work hard, to rehabilitate themselves, better opportunities to prepare for integration back into society as productive citizens who can contribute to their communities. and by ending the most abusive practices of our criminal justice system like juvenile solitary confinement and shackling of pregnant prisoners. the bill got 87 votes. those 87 votes are in treaty to the new congress to do more. it's called first step for a lot of reasons but one of which is many of us have felt we have to go further and do more. next year hopefully we can an
bill. and i don't want to leave out colleagues on the other side of the aisle. senator grassley played a real role as a statesman. senator lee did tremendous work on this bill and again like senator booker from an opposite point of view, they knew when to hold and knew when to fold. so i thank all of them because this bill will make an extraordinary difference in countless lives by making our sentences fairer and smarter, by giving judges more discretion so low-level, nonviolent drug offenses...
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lee, very, very conservative senator from utah. there was a problem there was a republican senator who didn't like the bill at all, chuck grassley, iowa, conservative republican, coincidentally, chairman of the senate judiciary committee. we're going nowhere without grassley. it took a year, a few minutes in senate time, but a year of negotiating for us to finally reach an agreement that chuck grassley, mike lee and i signed onto for sentencing reform. we were joined by senator cory booker in the last year or two, democrat new jersey, and more than a year of negotiations we introduced the sentencing reform and corrections act, legislatures approved by a vote of 16-5 earlier this year. around the same time, the house of representatives passed to reform the prison system. this bill was supported by alsoen to this, by president donald trump, senator collins, bob goodlatte of virginia. i didn't like the version because i thought we could do better, add criminal sentencing to reform. we did something that was rare. we sat down democrats and republicans and worked it out. we believed we could come up with a bipartisan common bill by combini
lee, very, very conservative senator from utah. there was a problem there was a republican senator who didn't like the bill at all, chuck grassley, iowa, conservative republican, coincidentally, chairman of the senate judiciary committee. we're going nowhere without grassley. it took a year, a few minutes in senate time, but a year of negotiating for us to finally reach an agreement that chuck grassley, mike lee and i signed onto for sentencing reform. we were joined by senator cory booker in...
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bill maher? went to know about the memo? we have reaction. alan dershowitz and mike lee of the senate judiciary committee but that is not all. breaking news night, it is official the republican house freedom caucus could veto a short-term spending bill, a move that would shut down the government on friday. it is about funding for the border wall. putting the pressure on the white house, softened its position on the president's $5 billion demand. how will the president respond? the bases asking tough questions about what happens to the campaign promise to build the wall. allison barber is falling the political fallout from the border battle. >> reporter: the senate voted to approve the funding bill through february 8th and potentially avoiding a partial government shutdown. it will head to the house tonight. a small but powerful group of conservatives are urging the president to veto it. rush limbaugh. >> trump gets nothing at the democrats get everything. >> does and coulter vote for reelection? >> know, nor will most of his supporters. why would we? to make sure ivanka
bill maher? went to know about the memo? we have reaction. alan dershowitz and mike lee of the senate judiciary committee but that is not all. breaking news night, it is official the republican house freedom caucus could veto a short-term spending bill, a move that would shut down the government on friday. it is about funding for the border wall. putting the pressure on the white house, softened its position on the president's $5 billion demand. how will the president respond? the bases asking...
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bill barr? we have reaction tonight from inside the administration, alan dershowitz and mike lee of the senate judiciary committee. that's not all, a very big breaking news night, officials of the republican freedom house caucus wants president trump to veto a short-term spending bill, a move that would effectively shut down the government on friday, a statement about funding for his part of all. putting pressure on the white house, softening the position on the $5 billion demand, so how will the president respond as his base is asking tough questions about what happened to the campaign promise to build the wall. let's start with our correspondent following the political fallout from the board of wall battle tonight. good evening. >> good evening. the senate voted to approve the bill through february 8 and potentially avoiding a partial government shutdown. now it will head to the house. tonight is small but powerful group of conservatives are urging the president to veto it. >> rush limbaugh. >> trump gets nothing and the democrats get everything pittsburgh and coulter. >> does angled their vote for tr
bill barr? we have reaction tonight from inside the administration, alan dershowitz and mike lee of the senate judiciary committee. that's not all, a very big breaking news night, officials of the republican freedom house caucus wants president trump to veto a short-term spending bill, a move that would effectively shut down the government on friday, a statement about funding for his part of all. putting pressure on the white house, softening the position on the $5 billion demand, so how will...
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bill. senator durbin, lee, graham, booker, and i -- and i suppose i'm leaving out some people, but we've spoken extensively with our colleagues to address their concerns and gain their support. as we saw last night, more than 80 senators showed that they were ready for the debate and the culmination of this bill on the senate floor. then the next step we had to take was to show the people that we had broad bipartisan support. on november 15, the first step act was introduced in the senate. at that point we had 12 cosponsors. we now have 38 cosponsors. then of course the question always comes up about is the house of representatives going to take any action if we were successful on the floor of the united states senate. so every step of the way the house was read in on the senate bill, and the leaders in the house of representatives -- that happens to be representative collins, representative jeffries and of course chairman goodlatte of the judiciary committee -- they were all strong partners in this compromise, and we've reached a point with the house of representatives that when the house -- w
bill. senator durbin, lee, graham, booker, and i -- and i suppose i'm leaving out some people, but we've spoken extensively with our colleagues to address their concerns and gain their support. as we saw last night, more than 80 senators showed that they were ready for the debate and the culmination of this bill on the senate floor. then the next step we had to take was to show the people that we had broad bipartisan support. on november 15, the first step act was introduced in the senate. at...
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lee. bill and hillary clinton speaking tour is forcing them to sell tickets on group on.owd in toronto where empty seats were selling for less than $5 on their official website you can buy tickets for as much as $325. but on group on you can purchase them for 35 bucks. if that doesn't fit your budget try snub hub and snackit ticket for $5. singer dean martin's daughter says she is not going to stop singing the holiday favorite ♪ i really can't stay ♪ baby it's cold outside ♪ i've got to go way. ♪ but baby it's cold outside. deanna martin telling fox news the song is cute, flirtatious and romantic song that is played every holiday season. i personally love performing baby it's cold outside and i will continue to do so. critics claim the song is problematic when it comes to unwanted advances. and those are your controversial christmas headlines. pete: cold outside. carley: what are we going to think of next. pete: carley, thanks for being here. awesome to have you. carley: thank you. pete: are you army or navy? carley: i will do a little research and get back to you on that
lee. bill and hillary clinton speaking tour is forcing them to sell tickets on group on.owd in toronto where empty seats were selling for less than $5 on their official website you can buy tickets for as much as $325. but on group on you can purchase them for 35 bucks. if that doesn't fit your budget try snub hub and snackit ticket for $5. singer dean martin's daughter says she is not going to stop singing the holiday favorite ♪ i really can't stay ♪ baby it's cold outside ♪ i've got to...
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forward several months ago when the same exact bill as us fifty four was introduced back in march by senator are late february by senator sanders and lee and murphy it was voted to be tabled so they didn't even want to discuss this issue at all. back you know eight months ago and here we are at the end of the year it is the end of the congressional session hundred fifteenth congressional session and although there were some you know maneuvers in the house that prevented this from a similar bill to you know from passing in the house which would have been made its way to the president i still think that this is an important victory it's much more than symbolic it provides some kind of leverage for the u.n. who is engaged in peace talks right now with the very same many parties in stockholm and i think it also shows us that the senate in the new year is willing to pass this bill again and we've been working in the house to try to get. you know congress people to sponsor co-sponsor bills and that aim to end the u.s. israel in yemen and so we know that nancy pelosi is on our side on this issue and the war powers resolution can continue to b
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lee, thank you. >>> with me is robert wray, he served as former independent counsel investigating former president billwhite water. he also served under william barr, and he worked in the a.g.'s office in the early '90s. pivotal day. jessica and mj lee outlined why, for the mueller probe on manafort, on cohen. if you're the president's attorney this morning, what are you thinking? what concerns you most? >> there's lot going on. in terms of turning to the next chapter in one's life and looking at the special counsel's filings when we see them, i expect that none of that is going to include what you would expect to be the most serious thing that the trump white house would worry about, which is future testimony in other proceedings about cases brought against individuals in the future. it appears to me, at least, that we're seeing some of the winding down. in other words, the sentencings are expected to go forward with regard to both paul manafort and michael cohen. and those sentencings don't seem to anticipate that there's any further testimony from either of the two of them or from michael flynn, for
lee, thank you. >>> with me is robert wray, he served as former independent counsel investigating former president billwhite water. he also served under william barr, and he worked in the a.g.'s office in the early '90s. pivotal day. jessica and mj lee outlined why, for the mueller probe on manafort, on cohen. if you're the president's attorney this morning, what are you thinking? what concerns you most? >> there's lot going on. in terms of turning to the next chapter in one's...