that woman is my friend and colleague, the honorable representative lauren underwood. [cheering and applause] rep. lee: let me tell you about this magnificent woman. at 32, congresswoman underwood is the youngest african-american woman ever elected to congress. since 1789. she was a part of the historic wave of women and people of color elected to congress last november and i was thrilled to come her last january. a four term republican incumbent, that is who lauren district that is over 80% white and had never elected an african-american to congress. unbelievable. yes, we can. can!yes we rep. lee: because lauren was extraordinary woman, i was proud to support her during her race. congresswoman underwood is a registered nurse, it with a bachelor of science as nursing from the university of mercy -- of michigan, and a master of public health from john hopkins university. [cheering and applause] prior to her election, congresswoman underwood served as a senior advisor at the u.s. department of health and human services helping communities across the country prevent, prepa

lauren underwood speaks in oakland, california. attorney -- delivers remarks at boston university law school. 2009ll look back to may comedian ellen to generous speaking at tulane university -- ellen the generous -- ellen degeneres, speaking at tulane university. announcer: four years after serving his second term as president, ronald reagan gave the commencement address at the citadel, a military college in charleston, south carolina. he outlined his ideas on the nature of character and what it takes to make good decisions as a leader. decisions as leader. [cheers and applause] [captions performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national 2019]satellite corp. pres. reagan: thank you. thank you. you, general watts, faculty,shed guests, families and friends of the citadel class of 1993. thank you for that gracious welcome. i'm delighted to be here on this glorious day of hope and om

tuesday josh holly at the kings college in new york city, illinois democratic representative lauren underwood speaks in oakland, california. southern district of new york deputy district attorney delivers her marks at boston university law school. we will look back to may, 2009 for comedian of and generous speaking at -- ellen degeneres speaking at tulane university. watch commitment speeches tuesday at 8:00 eastern on c-span. listen on the free c-span radio app. announcer: four years after serving his second term as president, ronald reagan gave the commencement address at the citadel, a military college in charleston, south carolina. he outlined his ideas on the nature of character and what it takes to make good decisions as a leader. [applause] pres. reagan: thank you. thank you.

freshman lawmakers, republican senator josh hawley of missouri and democratic representative lauren underwoodillinois. then the former deputy u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. we close with an archival commencement speech, linda generous at tulane university in 2000 -- alan d generous -- l degenerous at tulane university in 2009. [applause] sen. hawley: thank you very

lauren underwood colin migrant children deaths in us custody and intentional policy at the border.n us custody died last year. carley: of the kratz are trying to score political points on the tragedy. >> reporter: the death of a child, tragedy whenever it happens didn't stop democratic congresswoman lauren underwood from insinuating that doj played a role in killing the child and that did not sit well with the dhs chief. >> with 5 kids the died, 5000 separated. the evidence is clear this is intentional. it is intentional. it is a policy choice made on purpose by this administration and it is cruel and inhumane. >> that is an appalling accusation, we work hard to protect people in custody every day. >> reporter: the comments during the hearing of the house homeland security committee so incendiary they were taken down from the record. members of the 2020 democratic field trying to score political points off the tragedy. elizabeth warren stating, quote, congress and republicans, the steps you are taking to protect children in custody. children are dying and cvp must do more to add to

freshman lawmakers, republican senator josh hawley of missouri and democratic representative lauren underwood of illinois. then the former deputy u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. we close with an archival commencement speech, linda generous at tulane university in 2000 -- alan d generous -- l degenerous at tulane university in 2009. [applause] sen. hawley: thank you very much. president gibson, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is a privilege to be here in this great city on this fine day to mark this auspicious occasion, for today king's college will send into the world an accomplished class of young women and men sitting your before me, trained and ready to serve christ in our time, and that is reason indeed for celebration. reason indeed for celebration. to the parents of the graduates here today, i say to you,. you are surely proud and rightly so. this is a day to give thanks for all the lord has done. to the class of 2019, i say, you make me feel old. right, nevermath my strong suit, when you were born, i was almost finished with college. i am 39 years ol

first we hear from republican missouriosh hawley of and democratic are presented to lauren underwood. i of the southern district of new york, and we close with ellen to generous at two lane -- ellen to generous -- eneres at tulane university in 2009. : thank you very much. guests, it is a privilege to be here in this great city on this fine day to mark this auspicious occasion. today the college will send into the world and accomplished class of young women and men sitting your before me, trained and ready to serve crisis in our time, and that is reason indeed for celebration. to the parents of the graduates here today, i say to you,. you are surely proud and rightly so. this is a day to give thanks for all the lord has done. to the class of 2019, i say, you make me feel old. right, nevermath my strong suit, when you were born, i was almost finished with college. i am 39 years old this year and that is about the time of laugh -- like when you start looking for things to make you feel young, and that is what you know i ran for the senate. [laughter] senator hawley: where the average ag

a fire exchange on capitol hill, freshman democrat lauren underwood calling migrant child deaths in the us custody and intentional policy at the border. that accusation coming as we learn the sixth child died in us custody last year. todd pyro joins us. 2020 democrats trying to score political points off of the tragedy. shannon: was a child a tragedy whenever it happens but that didn't stop democratic congresswoman lauren underwood from insinuating dhs played a role in killing the child. that didn't sit well with the dhs chief. >> at this point with 5 kids that have died, 5000 separated from their families i feel the evidence is clear that this is intentional. it is a policy choice being made on purpose by this administration and it is cruel and inhumane. >> that is an appalling accusation, men and women work hard to protect people in our custody every single day. >> comments from the freshman representative during the hearing of the house committee was so incendiary they were taken down from the record but members of the 2020 democratic field trying to score political points off of the

the next address is from freshman congresswoman lauren underwood, a democrat and defeated a republican in illinois, making her the youngest black women to serve it -- woman to serve in

lauren underwood called migrant child deaths in u.s.ned that a sixth child died in u.s. custody last year. ashley: todd piro joins us live now. democrats are trying to score plight l call points i guess off -- political points i guess off of tragedy. >> reporter: the death of a child a tragedy when ever it happened. that didn't stop lauren underwood from insinuating that the dhs played a role in killing a child. that didn't sit well with the dhs chief. >> with five kids that have died, 5,000 separated from their families, i feel like and the evidence is really clear that this is intentional, it's intentional. it's a policy choice being made on purpose by thissed administration and it's cruel and inhumane. >> that's an appalling accusation. our men and women fight hard to protect people in our custody every day. >> reporter: the comments so upsetting, they were actually taken down from the record. nevertheless, members of the 2020 democratic field trying to score political points off the tragedy. elizabeth warren in a statement, quote, c

illinois democratic representative lauren underwood speaks in oakland, california. southern district of new york deputy u.s. attorney delivers remarks at boston university law school. and a look back to 2009, for comedian ellen to generous -- generes.e watch online anytime at c-span.org and on the free radio app. the reviews are in for c-span's "the president's book." st in theo ever-changing reputations of our presidents. journal ofe new york books, it makes it fast, engrossing read. how presidential historians rank the best and worst chief executives, from george washington to barack obama. the life events that shaped our leaders, challenges they faced, and the legacies they have left behind. now available as a hardcover or e-book today at c-span.org/thepresidents or wherever books are sold. >> we continue showing you some of this year's commencement addresses here on c-span. "the baltimore sun" reports that at morgan state university's commencement in baltimore, elijah cummings, who represents most of the city, urged their graduates to use their degrees and talen

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representatives lauren underwood and sean caston of illinois have a bill that would increase the limitsto $15,000 for single filers and f30k joint filers. it would also index the cap to inflation. underwood says, quote, my legislatio would alleviate the bu burden for mid hefl cladle-clas families. middle earners would see zero benefit from the change ahe biggest change would go to the top 5%. the reason the top earners will take the biggest deduction and a separate bill from representative big pascrell and bob menendez from new jersey would exlimb nate the cap wo entirely and id roll it back to 39.6% from the current 37%. the tax foundation saying the plan would reduce revenue by $532 billi over ten years, and those in the top 10% would see the biggest gains. some democrats admit the bills would mainly help the wealthy apd said the unfairly targeted blue states. >> parts of the tax bill was politically motivated and when they were lookipa for ways to for the corporate tax cuts and the estate cuts and benefing extremely rich people, they singled out blue states or hunted osets that dispr

there was this tense exchange with congresswoman lauren underwood about conditions at migrant facilities. >> people keep dying, so this is obviously more than a question of resources. at this point with fever kids who have died, 5,000 separated from their family, i feel like and the evidence is really clear this is intentional. it's intentional. it's a policy choice made by this administration and it's cruel and inhumane. >> that's an appalling accusation, and our men and women fight hard to protect people in our custody every single day. >> reporter: government agencies like border patrol and i.c.e. do not have to report a child's death. they only have to report it internally and to child agencies. matt pieper, cbs news. >>> president trump has given an ultimat ultimatum. yesterday he abruptly ended a meeting including nancy pelosi after he was accused of cover-ups. laura podesta is in new york with how congress is reacting to the president's latest threat. laura, good morning. >> good mornin, anne-marie. well, congressional democrats are likely not surprised by the president's repeated

there was this tense exchange with illinois democrat lauren underwood on conditions at migrant facilities people keep dying, and so this is obviously more than a question of resources. at this point with five kids that have died, 5,000 separated from their families, i feel like, and the evidence is really clear, that this is intentional. it's intentional. it's a policy choice being made on purpose by this administration, and it's cruel and inhumane. >> that's an appalling accusation. our men and women fight hard to evotect people in our custody >> reporter: one of the reasons we're just hearing about this child's death from 2018 is that government agencies like border patrol and ice do not have to publicly report a child migrant's death. they just have to report it internally to local child agencies. >> garrett: omar villafranca, thank you. this week's outbreak of dangerous storms has killed at least four people in oklahoma, iowa, and missouri, and there is no apparent let-up. more than 140 tornadoes have been reported since friday. there could be more tonight. the wider threat? flash flo

lauren underwood speaks at mills college. and we will look back to may 2009 for comedian al and the generous speaking at two and degeneres -- ellen university.t tulane in for theews are presidents. kirkus reviews calls it a milepost. it makes a fast and engrossing the -- read. with graduation and father's day approaching, it makes a great gift. read about how noted presidential historians rank the best and worst executives. explore the life events that shaped our leaders. and the legacies they have left behind. now available as hardcover or e-book. wherever books are sold. >> house speaker nancy pelosi received this year's profile in courage award. she was presented the honor by president kennedy's daughter, caroline, and his grandson, jack schlosssberg. that ceremony now from the john f. kennedy presidential library in boston. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome ambassador caroline kennedy, honorary president of the john f. kennedy library foundation. [applause] ♪ ms. kennedy: good evening. thank you all for coming to ce

illinois democratic representative lauren underwood speaks in oakland, california. southern district of new york deputy district attorney delivers her marks at boston university law school. we will look back to may, 2009 for comedian of and generous speaking at -- ellen degeneres speaking at tulane university. watch commitment speeches tuesday at 8:00 eastern on c-span. listen on the free c-span radio app. announcer: four years after serving his second term as president, ronald reagan gave the commencement address at the citadel, a military college in charleston, south carolina. he outlined his ideas on the nature of character and what it takes to make good decisions as a leader. [applause] pres. reagan: thank you. thank you. thank you, general watts, distinguished guests, faculty, families and friends of the citadel class of 1993. thank you for that gracious welcome. i'm delighted to be here on this glorious day of hope and promise. it is indeed an honor to have the privilege of speaking to you today and to receive an honorary degree from this distinguished institu

lauren underwood speaks in oakland, california. deliverss.ttorney remarks at boston university law school. foure will act to may 2009 comedian ellen degeneres speaking at tulane university. watch commencement speeches tuesday on c-span. watch online anytime at c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. c-span'ss are in for book. it recently topped "the new york times" new and noteworthy column. and from "the new york journal of books," it makes a fast and engrossing read. with father's day and graduations fast approaching, it makes a great gift. historians rank the best and worst presidents. explore the life events that shaped our leaders, challenges they faced, and the legacies they left behind. it is now available as a hardcover or e-book today at c-span.org or wherever books are sold. >> memorial day events took place around the country today to on c-span, we marked the occasion with the ceremony at arlington memorial cemetery. general dunford spoke about the need to remember the fallen. oftoday's generation soldiers, sailors, air

tonight, missouri republican senator josh hawley at kings college in new york city, lauren underwoodmills college in oakland,, funny, southern attorneyof new york delivers remarks at boston university law school, and look comedianay 2009 four ellen degeneres at tulane university. watch online anytime at cspan.org, and listen on the free c-span radio app. presidential candidate and south bend, indiana, mayor pete buttigieg sat down with robert custer of "the washington post." they discussed the mueller investigation, climate change, and immigration. event hosted by "the washington post". [applause] >> good morning. welcome to "the washington post" like i'm bob costa and i appreciate you coming here today. you're kicking off our 2020

democrat lauren underwood said what is happening regarding migrants at the southern border is more than resources. >> congress has been more than willing to provide the resources to address the security and humanitarian concerns. at this point, five kids have died, 5000 separated from their families, i feel like, and the evidence is clear, that this is intentional. a policy choice being made on purpose by this administration and it is cruel and inhumane. >> that is an appalling accusation. men and women fight hard to protect people in our custody every day. a breeze -- after a brief recess, republicans were able to push for a vote to admonish congresswoman underwood, whose statement was stricken from the record and she was barred from speaking the rest of the election. virginia governor ralph northam is reiterating he was not in a racist photo that appeared on his facebook page. aftere the comments today an investigation from the school failed to determine if he was in the photo of a man in blackface next to someone in a ku klux klan hood and robe. democrat initially acknowledged he was

d lauren underwood speaks in oakland california. and there are remarks at boston university law school and look ack to may, 2009 for ellen speaking at tulane. watch speeches tonight. watch online any time and listen app. free c-span radio >> c-span's washington jourm live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning -- >> tomorrow look at oversight of the justice department and intelligence community as the agencies investigate president trump. judicial watch hosts the event t 10:00 a.m. on c-span2. remarks in joint of chiefs of staff on current national security threats. it starts live wednesday at 10:30 a.m. wednesday on c-span. . she serves as director for the center on religion and civil society at the heritage foundation. much of your work has focused on the equality act, which passed the house early this month. a 236-173 vote. remind viewers what the equality act purports to do. guest: first of all, i give for having me on. we believe all americans have human dignity. our concerns about th

this is illinois freshman democratic congressmember lauren underwood. >> at this point with five kids that have died, 5000 separated from their families, i feel like , and the evidence is really clear that this is intentional. it is a policy choice being made on purpopose by this admininistration, and itit is cl and inhumane. an appalling addition. our men and women fight hard to protect people in our custody every single day. amy: after that exchange, republicans on the homeland security committee led a vote to admonish congressmember underwood, had her statement stricken from the record, and barred her from talking during the remainder of the session. in new york city, a federal judge ruled wednesday that deutsche bank and capital one must turn over financial documents subpoenaed by congress, as lawmakers investigate whether trump's business ties are influencing white house policy. deutsche bank loaned over $2 billion to trump for real estate deals over nearly two decades, even when other banks refused to do so. the decision came two days after a d.c. district judge upheld a subpoen

there's a very exciting plan from lauren underwood, a freshman congresswoman who is a former nurse, thatove to see joe biden use as a deliberate plan to fix the parts of obamacare that -- is still overwhelmingly popular, it's over 50%. >> dagen: i will ask about the economy, though. i don't mean to interrupt you. this is stuff that melissa was talking about. >> jessica: i know. so you have the employment rate for people who graduate from community college, vocational school, is lower than who graduated from four-year schools right now. right out of college. right out of school. the 12 month wage again for production workers is faster than that for all workers. it's much faster in mining, leisure, and hospitality, and in retail over the last year. how the democrats running a risk? when you are essentially praying that the economy really just stinks in order to win an election. again, that's in the message. >> jessica: it's a delicate dance. because we have some of the candidates, that shows how each of them are taking. amy klobuchar is running in the center lane. she wants to talk about w

illinois democrat lauren underwood challenged the acting secretary of homeland security, kevin mcaleenan, and blamed the deaths directly onpohe president'cies. >> i feel like the evidence is re tly clear thats is intentional. it's intentional. it's a policy choice being made on purpose by this administration and it's cruel and inhumane. >> that's an appalling accusation. our men and women fight hard to protect people in our custody. every single day.bo meanwhile, u.ser officials temporarily closed their main processing site in south texas. a 16-year-old boy who was held there, died this week, after being diagnosed with the flu. in indonesia, six people are dead after rioting over the tipresid election results. the violence began overnight in central jakarta. more than two dozen vehicles burned and fireworks exploded, as pole officers fired back with tear gas and water cannons. e the crowds wotesting president joko widodo's election victory. back in this country, there's word that president trump will announce tomorrow more aid for farmers hurt by the war with china. toe newshour has lear

i would note that we had one of our other colleagues, lauren underwood, from illinois, member of congress, with two nursing degrees, who was recently in my district and as part of her visit made a very powerful presentation on this issue. it's very profound. i think it illustrates some of the complexities and dysfunction of our health care system. it's no secret we spend more by about a factor of two than any other country, rich country in the world, and we have too many outcomes that are troubling and mediocre. some of us have access to the finest health care in the world in our communities. but we're falling short on very important markers that are you sharing with us today. it's not just economics. we're watching some of the outcomes where the racial disparities are stark, a even amongst people of higher income. there is stuff going on here. and i deeply aa appreciate, in particular, some of you sharing sort of personal stories. it seems to me that this is a a ubject for new and expectant mothers that is personal, that is, perhaps, they are not used to talking about or entirely comfort

. >> congresswoman lauren underwood says to the acts of deaths of migrant children were intentional.l? extraordinary stuff. >>> a report says siri and alexa are sexist. what? we'll deal with it, because we get it all on "varney & company," couple minutes away. ♪ stuart: democrats have to be embarrassed. representative lauren underwood says the deaths of migrant children was intentional, repeat, intentional, and she said it directly to the acting homeland security chief, without putting too fine a point on it. she was saying you killed them. watch this. >> five kids that have died, 5,000 separated from their families. i feel like and the evidence is really clear that this is intentional. it's intentional. it's a policy choice being made on purpose by this administration and it's cruel and inhumane. stuart: that's extraordinary stuff. the gentleman on the left-hand side of the screen, that's kevin mcaleenan, the acting homeland security guy. he was simply there asking for more money to take care of migrant children. underwood's comments were deemed so objectionable that the committee,

first we hear from republican missouriosh hawley of and democratic are presented to lauren underwood. i of the southern district of new york, and we close with ellen to generous at two lane -- ellen to generous -- eneres at tulane university in 2009. : thank you very much. guests, it is a privilege to be here in this great cy

wednesday, acting secretary of homeland security kevin mcaleenan was confronted by illinois democrat lauren underwoodbout the situation at the border. >> at this point with five kids that have died, 5,000 separated from their families, i feel like, and the evidence is really clear that this is intentional. it is intentional. it is a policy choice being made on purpose by this administration. and it is cruel and inhumane. >> that's an appalling accusation. and our men and women fight hard to protect people in our custody every single day. >> this will not be the last death. there are going to be more. >> katherine hampton works for the advocacy group physicians for human rights and says these deaths are an inevitable consequence of a system that detains thousands of immigrant children. >> the entire medical community is terrified this will happen and i'm terrified we will be so desensitized, that these deaths won't mean anything any more. >> to combat the flu, the building was sanitized and did medical assessments and care as needed. after that, they were able to resume normal operations yesterday aft

illinois democratic underwood ive lauren speaks at mill's college in oakland, california. u.s. attorney robert -- delivers remarks at a boston university law school. look back to may 2009 or comedian ellen degeneres speaking at tulane university. watch commencement speeches on ght at 8:00 p.m. eastern c-span. at any time at -- cspan.org. >> tomorrow, speak on national security. a.m. eastern 10:30 live here on c-span. cspan.org and you can listen on the c-span radio app. tv was simply three giant networks and a government pbs.orted service called then in 1979 a small network with an unusual name rolled out big idea. let viewers decide on their own what was important to them. opened the doors to washington policy make i can for all to see. content you unfiltered from congress and beyond. in the age of power to the true people was power. a --e 40 years since the lot has changed. c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. no government money sports c-span. it's nonpartisan coverage of is funded as a public service by your cable or satellite

think back to a conversation i had before she won her congressional seat with congresswoman lauren underwoods talking about getting some of those same questions for running in an illinois community in naperville, a largely white community where she's from. she got the same questions we heard folks expressing to chris in that package. i think there's that, but i also think one of the things that's changed most is this groundswell of training groups. one of the biggest things i hear from women of color, black women in particular, is that question about money. they aren't able to tap into generational wealth in the same way that some of other candidates are. so they're finding new ways to fund their campaigns, to be competitive, and at many times to go outside of the traditional democratic party apparatus to gain support when they might not get it from leadership here in washington. >> they're really trying to do a grassroots effort there. joel, despite those wins, black women still represent 1% of the u.s. senate, 4% of the house, and 3% of state legislatures. you get that the democratic party

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we started this caucus with lauren underwood, a nurse here, first term in congress.untry. we want to elevate the knowledge for the congress, and for our staff to make sure we understand and then to find from legislative solutions pulling together all of the partners, black mamas matter as well. because i believe that if we come to the table and we can strategies and form late solutions that will help us solve this emergency. >> all right. we're going to revisit this. this is an emergency. and it's really good that we have brought this to light and talk about it more. congresswoman ail congresswoman alma adams, and, you're not allowed to work any more today so go home. you're wonderful. >> i just listened to this conversation about maternal mortality, it's another issue in america where so many of us take something for granted that we have the care we need, access to the care we need and there are a lot of people in this country who don't. >> we have mother's day coming up. thank our mothers. >> thank you, mom. love you. >> and thank you. >> thank you, mom, i love you

lauren underwood speaks at north college. remarks at boston university law school.ellen to generous at tulane university. watch commencement speeches tonight at 8:00 on c-span. watch online any time at c-span. c-span radio free app. >> the complete guide to congress is available now. contact and bio information about every senator and representative, plus information about committees, governors, and the cabinet. handy19 directory is a spiral-bound guide. for $18.95.opy "washington journal" continues. where we began, asking about the idea of a wealth tax. it's the center of a plan to raise trillions of dollars over the next decade for new social programs. this is how it would work according to her website. the wealth tax would levy a 2% tax on households with a net $1th of $50 million to billion. there would be a 1% additional annual tax on households worth $1 billion. hitprojects this would 75,000 households per year and yield $2.75 trillion over the next 10 years. she said she wants to spend that money and from other taxes on new social programs, including childcar

representative lauren underwood have a bill to increase the salt limits to 10,000 to 15,000 for singled also index that cap to inflation. underwood says it, would, eleavuate this burden for middle class families in our community. but analysis by the tax policy center found that middle earners would see zero benefits from the change the biggest gains would go to the top 5% would see an 82 basis point increase in after tax income the reason, of course, the biggest earners take the biggest deductions bill pas cell and bob menendez would eliminate the cap entirely but to offset raise the top federal tax rate back to 39.6 from the current 37% the tax foundation said that plan would reduce revenue by $500 billion over ten years and those in the top 10% would see the biggest gains. of course one choice the democrats have here is they can just wait since the cap and all these other parts of the tax code expire in 2026. >> okay. >> amazing situation here. >> it is. >> because the administration really did put everybody in a bind this whole situation puts everybody in a box in terms of what they

lauren underwood making shocking claim about migrant children at the southern border. >> that this pointthat have died. 5,000 separated from their families, i feel like and the evidence is really clear that this is intentional. it's intentional. it's a policy choice being made on purpose by this administration and it's cruel and inhumane. >> that's an appalling accusation and our men and women fight hard to protect people in our custody every single day. steve: the congresswoman's remarks have since been stricken from the congressional record. ainsley: yeah. here to react to that is retired ice director and fox news contributor tom homan. tom, i'm sure this makes you just as angry as it does mr. mcaleenan. what's your response? >> well, it's a disgusting comment. the men and women of ice, i mean the men and women of border patrol, they didn't talk about the 4,000 lives they saved last year. they have saved over 4,000 people that were medical distressed when they found them. these men and women of the border patrol, they are fathers and mothers and sons and daughters, too. they don't leav

should pay a larger role than new york but i want to pay the soundbite from democrat congressman lauren underwood this. >> five kids that have died, 5,000 separated from their families, i feel like in the evidence is clear that this is intentional. it's intentional the policy choice been made on purpose by this a ministration and is cruel and inhumane. stuart: you heard the outcry there and you can hear in the back of it that covers when accused the border people of murder, that's exactly what she was saying. we were outraged at that along with anybody else. your reaction. >> with the viewers may not have seen is the audible gasps in the room even on the democrat side and some of her democrat colleagues were outraged and shocked that she would say that and i wish i could say i was surprised that after having been in office for the last four months but nothing surprises me from the far left. this is another one of nancy pelosi's nightmares. she's been dealing with the far left that water to move forward for impeachment and then now this. if it is not this is intimate semitism and one issue after a

this bill is sponsored by congresswoman lauren underwood from illinois and i thank her efforts for bringing it to the house floor today. it would require the government accountability office to conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of all memoranda of understanding and agreement into the department of veteran affairs and other governmental or private sector entities regarding suicide prevention activities and outreach as well as the coordination of mental health services during the five-year period preceding the date of enactment. approximately 20 members have died by suicide on a daily basis. suicide is unquestionably a tragedy and impacts all americans and is a crisis that v.a. cannot combat alone. in light of that, v.a. has become increasingly mindful to collaborate with the partners to connect with service members, veterans and their families wherever they reside and whenever they i be struggling with. this bill would ensure that congress has insight into those collaborations and whether or not they are working as intended to reduce incidents of suicide among those who have served