mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mrs. moody. mr. moran. mr. moreno. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. & mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. sheehy. ms. slotkin. ms. smith. mr. sullivan. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- alsobrooks, baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, blunt rochester, booker, cantwell, fetterman, gallego, gillibrand, hassan, heinrich, hickenlooper, hirono, kaine, kim, king, klobuchar, lujan, markey, merkley, murphy, murray, ossoff, peters, reed, rosen, sanders, schatz, schiff, schumer, shaheen, van hollen, warren, wyden. senator

mr. smith: the new administration has outlined even before the election they wanted to move on some tariffs. and these are, i think, to be expected. what we have seen over the last few days, canada and mexico responded with a posture of cooperation. and i think that's a step in the right direction. and i have long said i am not a huge fan of tariffs. i understand there needs to be a tool in the tool box and we need to come to terms with the fact that president trump is going to use those tools. this is after four years where it was unclear what our trade policy was, even though the previous trump administration was very active, very vigorous in terms of a trade agenda and bringing people together, and that led to usmca, and i think one of the most bipartisan trade agreements. >> you mentioned that you have not been a big fan of tariffs. true of a lot of people in your party. and we didn't see much public pushback from republicans in congress to what we have seen over the last few days. why is t

this book is functionally andhe invitation for you the reader, mr. smith and mrs. smith come to come to washington to support those who can. our goal isem to assemble an ary of a line that it trained and prepared conservatives to go to work on day one to deconstruct the administrative state. under state department civil servants, since you sent to the department of state is been the american government does the tool of engagement with foreign governments and people throughout the world. borders come loose, technology people have in the t more than o mix into since the founding but the basics of diplomacy remained the same. although the apartment has evolved throughout the years, leaks in the modern era there's one significant problem for the next president must address to be successful are scores of fine tip of us who served the president's agenda, often shape and interpret that agenda. at the same time, however, and all the ministrations there's a tug-of-war between presidents and bureaucracies and that resistance is much starter under conservative presidents. due

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chair smith: mr. gomez the only person the republicans are beholden to our the people that sent them to washington and elon musk is not a constituent. rep. gomez: ok. call me skeptical but what i saw in december was dastardly. if you guys are wanting to negotiate a real bipartisan test cut let's do it and get something that helps lower costs for american people. i yield back. chair smith: mr. miller. rep. miller: i'm glad mr. gomez used his five minutes for a twitter clip. thank you to our witnesses for their time and testimony. i'm honored to be joined ways and means committee to drive forward an economic agenda that ensures the united states remains the global economic leader. today we are here to discuss the need to make the trump tax cuts for working families permanent, ensuring prosperity for families and businesses across the nation. the tax cuts and jobs act championed by president trump was a transformative bill that provided much-needed relief to businesses and spurred investment across the c

mrs. hyde-smith, aye. mrs. fischer, aye. mr. schiff, no. mr. boozman, aye. mr. schatz, no. mr.shall, aye. mr. gallego, no. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, no. ms. ernst, aye. ms. collins, aye. ms. hirono, no. mr. merkley, no. ms. cortez masto, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, no. the clerk: mr. welch, no. the clerk: ms. baldwin, no. ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, no. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. mrs. moody, aye. mr. warner, no. ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: ms. blunt rochester, no. mr. husted, aye. ms. slotkin, no. mrs. capito, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. mr. sullivan, aye. mr. hickenlooper, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, no. mr. cornyn, aye. the clerk: mr. king, no. mr. reed, no. mr. markey, no. ms. warren, no. mr. cramer, aye. mr. paul, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. moreno, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, no. the clerk: mr. booker, no. the clerk: mr. kaine, no. ms. rosen, no. mr

chair smith: mr. davis, you are recognized for five min almost halved child poverty in just one year. it pains me that the republican yet here we are again with republicans advocating an average $78,000 tax cut for millionaires while demanding working families and seniors pay thousands more in tariffs, lost medicaid, medicare, food, student aid, housing, and social security benefits. the tcja does nothing to help parents afford childcare. in 2021, the democrat's family care credit improvement took the benefit from $600 for one child to $4000, and from about $1200 with two or more children to $8,000. $8,000 is a lot better than $1200. tcja does nothing to improve the earned income tax credit to stop taxing low income workers into poverty. in 2021, the democrats nearly tripled the earned income tax credit and made critical expansions for younger workers, older workers, fostered youth and homeless youth. tcja fails to help these workers. tcja does nothing to increase housing insecurity. in fact, mr. duke

chair smith: thank you, mr. rosenbaum. >> tremon smith, ranking member sanchez, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you. today i will address the importance of trade enforcement tools and resources, comprehensive china strategy, and maintaining an across-the-board enforcement agenda. this subcommittee has a track record of creating new enforcement tools, from the -- to the ground barking enforcement mechanism in usmca, which is helped to level the playing field for u.s. workers and combat unfair labor practices. enforcement tools must continue to evolve with the trade challenges facing manufacturers, partners, service providers, and workers. the level the playing field 2.0 act is the next front in combating china's attempts to get around trade remedies. we will enable our industries to counter china's tactics of moving production from one country to another and subsidizing producers in the trees. -- in third countries. this shows if we stand still in our trade and force

mr. adrian smith. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: the american people want us to have a thoughtful exchange and i want to contribute to that when i hear the accusations made that are offbase, misleading, false. warren buffett has paid a record amount in taxes. i think that's worth noting. that's been in the pre very widely in the past few days. but this budget framework delivers on house republicans and the presint's promise to minimize tax burdens for americans across the income spectrum, prote security in our communities and unleash economic growth. the resolution would allow us to extend the historic tax relief from the tax cuts and jobs act which has been successful, and we know this, allowing more families to keep more of their paychecks and supersizing growth. if these tax cuts are alled to expire, the average american would suffer, make no mistake sml businesses, family farms, so man other folks. in aition toverting the most severe tax hikin american hiory, this defit neutral budget will reduce the debt to g.d.p. ratio b

mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, no. mr. curtis, aye. p the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. the clerk: mr. banks, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. mr. merkley, no. ms. rosen, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, no. the clerk: mr. peters, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, aye. mr. schumer, no. ms. slotkin, no. ms. duckworth, no. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. ms. collins, no. vote: the clerk: mr. risch, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, no. the clerk: markey, no. . the clerk: mr. whitehouse, no. mrs. moody, aye. mr. king, no. mr. lankford, aye. mr. heinrich, no. mr. cornyn, aye. mrs. britt, aye. mrs. capito, aye. the clerk: mr. moreno, aye. ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, no. mr. grassley, aye. the clerk: mr. smyth, aye. the clerk: mr. husted, aye. mr. ossoff, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. padilla, no. the clerk: mr. schiff, no. mr. ricketts, aye. ms. hirono, no. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, no. the

to murdering a homeless man in connecticut back in 2011, he ate a part of his brain and his eyes, mr. smithchiatric review board which will allow him to leave the sake hospital. these say they cannibal killer has been rehabilitated and is taking medications to help with the voices in his head, they say he is a joy and a calming presence to other ??? >> clinical stability, prescribed medication, continued to engage in substance use treatment. he also denied visual hallucinations or harm others or himself. >> as you can imagine a lot of people have a lot of problems with that including a group of republican state senators who called the release of mind-boggling. >> i'm not one for the philosophy of lock them up and throw away the key but we are talking about a very serious crime, murder and cannibalism. and release in the same sentence is a problem and concerning to me. >> family members of the victim also object to his release, his sister-in-law told the board they are constantly living in fear. listen to this, his doctors admitted friday that if he forgets to take his medication, those voic

charles: one of frank capra's best movies, mr. smith goes to washington. the u.s. senate mainly because those in power said this guy's naive, we can manipulate him easily. eventually, he turns the table on them. the movie caused quite a stir. it was released in1939. but even the most crooked officials would be amazed at how politicians in d.c. have learned how to profit and if line their pockets. it's an art that they've perfected. fraud, waste and abuse continues to mount with the largest tranche in the treasury department, of all places. improper payments, by the way, last year you may have read, every year they're huge, last year $230 billion in 2023. and the american public is lucky as we have our own version of jefferson spit -- smith, but he's not so naive and is asking all the right questions. >> we do find it sort of, rather odd that, you know, there are quite a few people in the bureaucracy who have ostensibly a salary of a few hundred thousand dollars but somehow manage to accrue tens of billions of dollars in net if worthwhile they are in that p

mr. chairman, i yield back. chair smith: mr. thurman you are recognized. >> mr. trump said he had no intention and will not support cutting benefits to medicare and medicaid recipients. mr. chairman, thank you for holding the hearing. thank you for our witnesses. i am excited to start the conference talking about how we can all support a healthier america. we have all heard many times about the effects of chronic diseases on the individual and in the economy. employer-based health insurance covers about 55% of americans with 72% of employees receiving medical benefits from their employer. it is a huge population and a space where employers can get creative with how they support a healthier workforce. health is a huge predictor of productivity and it's in everyone's best interest to invest in and support a healthy population. as a former employer myself i know what it is like to want the best for my employees. and what it takes to offer an attractive benefits package. with health care coverage one of the most sought after benefits. not only does a robust health pa

the filibuster is one of the biggest misconceptions where we picture the jimmy stewart mr. smith goes to washington where there is this principle of lawmaker standing on the senate floor and making this emotional appeal to stop a piece of legislation from happening. that is what people think is happening when things are filibustered. that is not what happens in 2025. the filibuster has taken a different tone and method. it is used to block legislation from ever receiving a vote. right now the filibuster in the senate is assumed. you do not even see someone going to the floor to make that speech on the floor of reading charles dickens or a chicken noodle soup recipe. they do not have to go to the floor at all. it is assumed. last time we had a talking filibuster was ted cruz a decade ago. the filibuster come if you think it forces politicians to get of the table to get over that supermajority threshold of 60 votes, it does not happen. right is used as a cultural to keep things off the floor so we never have to take these tough votes. voting exposes people and puts people where the

no, no, we've all seen the classic jimmy stewart movie, mr. smithd covid was ethnically targeted to spare jews and still goes to washington!" [applause] so what does rfk suggest should replace vaccines? pretty vague but he has said the treatment for measles is chicken soup. if so get ready for a soup-based health care system. "mr. reynolds, i had your chart here. have your ekg results and i am we need to start treatment immediately. luckily, your insurance covers gazpacho." [laughter and applause] long walk right there. if you are alarmed about rfk jr. becoming our health secretary, there's a good chance you may be a member of his family, because yesterday the senate got a chilling warning from his cousin, caroline kennedy, who urged senators to his nomination. i love an old-fashioned kennedy fight. usually these things get worked out in nantucket with croquet mallets until it's time for oysters, gin, and the ndas. caroline is jfk's daughter and she's had a long career in government and public health. she served as ambassador to japan and australia,

the filibuster is one of the biggest misconceptions where we picture the jimmy stewart mr. smith goes to washington where there is this principle of lawmaker standing on the senate floor and making this emotional appeal to stop a piece of legislation from happening. that is what people think is happening when things are filibustered. that is not what happens in 2025. the filibuster has taken a different tone and method. it is used to block legislation from ever receiving a vote. right now the filibuster in the senate is assumed. you do not even see someone going to the floor to make that speech on the floor of reading charles dickens or a chicken noodle soup recipe. they do not have to go to the floor at all. it is assumed. last time we had a talking filibuster was ted cruz a decade ago. the filibuster come if you think it forces politicians to get of the table to get over that supermajority threshold of 60 votes, it does not happen. right is used as a cultural to keep things off the floor so we never have to take these tough votes. voting exposes people and puts people where the

mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: ms. blunt rochester, no. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. mr. sheehy, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. . the clerk: mr. merkley, no. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. mrs. gillibrand, no. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, no. ms. smith, no. mr. husted, aye. ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. mr. kim, no. ms. murkowski, aye. mr. coons, no. mr. kaine, no. the clerk: mr. warner, no. mr. king, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, aye. mr. cruz, aye. mr. lee, aye. mrs. moody, aye. mr. daines, aye. mr. schiff, no. mr. booker, no. mr. padilla, no. mr. padilla, no. is led by this. we wish to be everywhere all times. with allies and partners and encouraged everyone to invest have they represent but it requires realistic nominees. a lot of to the media anyone suggests abandonment are trying to drive away allies. we are committed to th

mr. kennedy: that is not true. sen. smith you described americans who take mental health as addicts who need to be sent to wellness farms to recover. is that what you believe? mr. cortez masto: of course i didn't say that anybody should be compelled to do anything. sen. smith: you said they should be sent. mr. cortez masto: i said it should be available to them. sen. smith: you said that folks on and i -- antidepressants are like addicts. mr. cortez masto: people should have the available -- mr. kennedy: people should have the availability. there are people who have had much better effects -- tougher times getting off of ssris than they have on heroin. it is on the label. sen. smith: i have some experience with this myself, mr. kennedy. this is personal for me. when i was a young woman and i was struggling with depression, thankfully i had the resources to help me get through it. including a new generation of ssri inhibitors to help clear my mind, get me back on track. back on track to being a mom midwife and productive perso

mr. smith: thank you so much. thank you and the march for life committee.an amazing march, you're doing it with such, just power and all of you here today thank you so much. i met my dear wife, marie, 52 years ago in the pro-life movement. so to you young people, it can become a dating service. and we've been working the pro-life issue ever since. from that perspective, both marie and i had never been more hope-filled than who are today. thank you, all of you, for being here. today's march for life in our defense of the weakest and the most vulnerable. to recommit with love and compassion, even for our opponents. who don't wish us well to tangibly assist women, especially through the extraordinary work of pregnancy care centers in order to protect their precious babies, but also to protect their lives. thank you knights of columbus for getting so many ultra sounds into those pregnancy care centers. their marist poll just found 83% of americans support pregnancy care centers. [cheers and applause] pregnancy care centers, as all of you know are under siege by

mr. missouri, eric smith and mike davis. >> thank you. >> thank you for coming.e are going to talk about big tech, google, amazon, facebook and apple and what we need to do end their gate keeper power over information and started under the trump 45 administration where we saw our 100-year-old ant thy trust laws get dusted off and ended big tech's ant thy trust amnesty and want to use ant thy trust which is law enforcement to go after these these big tech monopoly. they have too much power and anticompetitive. and i always said that the biden administration did right was they continued president trump's antitrust enforcement under the antitrust and president trump is committed to finishing the job. you see this with his appointment of andrew ferguson to chair the federal trade commission and seeing it with president trump's pick of gail slater to lead the ant thy trust division. these big tech crush competition and shutter small businesses and cancel conservatives and others with whom they disagree. i will tell you the tip of the sphere has been senator smith from

mr. smith is the executive vice president, head of government relations and public policy. please. thanks. we appreciate. wells fargo appreciates. this opportunity. last spring we partnered with the u.s. capital historical to commemorate the 100th anniversary of native american. and we're honored that historical society has asked us to partner again and to welcome the members of 119th congress. we, as jane mentioned, are we also have the honor of remembering the rich life and legacy. the late congressman john lewis. we extend a warm welcome to the republican and democratic class leaders who, as jane said, aren't here. but the stutzman and former congressman tom reid, who will join the conversation to discuss his bipartisan work with the late congressman and the profound inspiration he gained from their time in congress together. finally, special shout out to the u.s. capitol. historic society, particularly the u. the president and ceo jane, who's doing a phenomenal job to bring the rich history and work of the capitol and the members who serve here to life. preserving the legacy of

mr. adan smith. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smit the american people want us to hav a thoughtful exchange and i want to contributeo that when i hea the accusations made tt are offbase, misleing, false. warren buffett has paid a record amount in tax. i think that's worth noting. that's been in the press very widely in the past few days. but thisudget framework delive on house republicans and the president's promise to minize tax burdens for americans across the income spectrum, promote security in our communities and unleash economic growth. the rolution would allow us to extend the historic tax relief from the tax cuts and jobs act which has been successful, and we know this, alling more families to keep more of their paychecks and supersizing growth. if these tax cuts are allowed to expire, t average american would suffer, make no mistake. all businesses, family farms, so many otherolks. in addition to averting the most severe tax hike in american history, this deficit neutral budget will reduce the debt to g.d.p. ratio by 8%a

this book is functionally an invitation for you, the reader, mr. smith, mrs. ith, to come to washington to support those who can. our goal is to assemble an army of aligned, vetted, and trained and prepared conservatives to go to work on day one to deconstruct the administrative state. under state department civil servants, since the u.s. found, the department of state has been the american government's designated tool of engagement, with foreign governments and people throughout the world. country names, borders, leader being, technology and people have changed in the more than two centuries since the founding. but the basics of diplomacy remain the same. although the department has evolved throughout the years. there is one significant problem the next president must address to be successful. there are scores of fine diplomats that serve the president's agenda often helping to shape that agenda. at the same time, however, in all of the administrations there's a tug of war between presidents and bureaucratic be -- bureaucracies and that is starker under conser

mr. kennedy: i don't think anybody can answer that question. sen. smith: so your answer is? mr. kennedy: i said it should be studied along with other culprits, social media. but i would never make, because there is no science on that subject. sen. smith: well, there is, senator -- excuse me, mr. kennedy. the science shows there's no link between school shootings and antidepressants, and in fact, most school shooters will not even treated with antidepressants, and of those that were, there's no evidence of association. mr. kennedy: with hip of, nobody knows. -- hippa rules, nobody knows. sen. smith: mr. kennedy, you think that antidepressants are dangerous? mr. kennedy: listen, i'm not going to hhs, if i'm privileged to be confirmed, to oppose any preconceived ideas i may have. i just want to act with science. sen. smith: so you are not saying that they aren't dangerous, which means they could be dangerous. you described americans to take mental health medication as "addicts" and they should be sent to wellness farms. you said they should be sent. mr. kennedy: i said it should be

mr. sanders, no. ms. smith, no. mr. lujan, no. mr. warnock, no. mr. chairman? the chairman votes aye. the final tally is 14 ayes, 13 nays. chair crapo: with the click please restate the vo--with the clerk restate the vote? >> 14 ayes, 13 nays. chair crapo: the vote is reported favorably. since i asked my republican colleagues to hold off at the outset, i will go to my republican colleague first. senator tillis. sen. tillis: i voted aye today and i wanted to briefly explain why. i believe in my 65 years -- i will be 65 in august -- that mr. kennedy will be one of the first people coming before who is not a trained health care expert. he views this through the lens of an attorney. he's brought many lawsuits on food safety, vaccine safety, a number of other things. mr. chair, i think it was senator warnock that said that the president said he was going to go wild in the department of health and human services. i hope he does. i hope he goes wild and finds a way to reduce the cost of health care. i hope he goes wild and instead of having the discussions we have had for the 10 years i've b

mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. today the committee will consider two matters promotion of coast guard samuel hopkins center lieutenant commander in the nomination of deputy secretary of transportation. mr. bradbury's confirmation hearing last week expressed dismay that there have been fatal aircraft accidents here in washington, d.c., pennsylvania and alaska and in arizona, this week we had another distressingly close call chicago's midway airport a small jet on the ground into the runway without authorization as an incoming flight was landing. now more than ever it's essential for the department of transportation to have officials understand the systems are task with managing and can assess such incidents have a systemic cause. as a former general counsel of the department of transportation mr. bradbury will bring a deep understanding of how the department in a transportation system operates. he is intimately familiar with the department of past attempts with the forward-looking and recept

mr. jason smith of great state of missouri, mr. is serious with the tariffs that will be part of his national security arsenal, and his economic arsenal and trade arsenal. my thought simplistically if we will go with tariff route time to cut taxes we should get tax cuts in. so it almost like a matchbook, raise tariffs on that party but use revenues to cut taxes for american businesses and consumers. >> you know, i agree, it is when luke at these economic decisions, it needs to go hand in glove with tariff increases with the tax cuts, that is why i've been pushing for my colleagues to not allow themselves to put their agenda in front of the president's agenda in delivering this economic relief for american people. larry: so what to we hear on one big beautiful bill business? >> you know, we're in process, waiting on budget of committee to pass a budget resolution, that is all process issues, american people, president does not want to talk process, they want to talk policy, and get it delivered to his desk that is what congress need

mr. smith now joins the elite group of players who won both a national championship and a super bowl, as he was part of the university of georgia, go dawgs, team that won back-to-back national championships in 2022 and 2023. throughout their careers, both men have exhibited an exceptional work ethic and dedication. mr. slay and mr. smith worked very hard and played with excellence on the football field, culminating in an impressive victory against the kansas city chiefs in the super bowl. district 1 is proud to be home to the new super bowl champions. congratulations to nolan smith jr. and darius slay jr., two fine young men, two super bowl champions, two natives of the first congressional district of georgia. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without object

mr. boozman, aye. ms. smith, no. ms. murkowski, aye. mr. ossoff, no. mr. thune, aye. ms. cortez masto, no. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. mr. markey, no. ms. klobuchar, no. the clerk: mr. king, no. mr. murphy, no. mr. sheehy, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, no. mrs. gillibrand, no. the clerk: ms. slotkin, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, no. vote: the presiding officer: the ayes are 51. the nays are 47. and the motion is agreed to. mr. thune: mr. president. the presiding officer: i recognize the majority leader. mr. thune: i ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time on the mcmahon nomination be expired. further, that the senate vote on confirmation at 5:30 p.m. on monday, match 3. if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: i ask unanimous consent that the senate resume legislative business and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to te

i now recognize mr. smith from new jersey. >> thank you, mr. chairman, upon assuming office, president biden repealed president reagan's, expanded by president trump in 2017. the biden administration didn't stop there, they introduced a new radical, abortion on demand into pepfar called it reimagining pepfar with explicit guidance for recipient billions of dollars of u.s. taxpayer funds to use their leverage to enact pro-abortion policies in countries. biden hijacked pepfar and shattered-- i did the reauthorization of pepfar for five years during the trump administration, the first one. i'm all for it, on this place, the floor of the house, places i traveled in africa, all for it and then hijacked. in a strong rebuke, mr. natsios mentioned, 131 lawmakers and religious leaders said that pepfar funding is supporting abortions and that the ngo's, are hijacking their ideals by pushing it so aggressively in africa. mr. natsios, you testified today and i read your written statement that it needs to be refashioned and bad policy to transfer domestic c

mr. jason smith of the great state of missouri. jason, welcome back, sir. you know, mr.s very serious about his tariffs and that's going to be an part of the national security arsenal and economic arsenal and my thought simplistically and going with tariffs and cutting taxes and we should get the tax cuts in and it's almost like a match book, jason, going to raise tariffs on this party and time to use the revenues to cut taxes for american businesses and consumers. >> these decisions need to go hand and glove and tariff increases with the tax cuts and that's why i've been pushing for my colleagues to not allow themselves to put their agenda in front of the president's agenda in delivering the economic relief for the american people. the committee and passing a budget resolution and the instructions and that's all kinds of process issues and the american people, the president doesn't want to talk process, they want to talk policy and get it delivered to his december and can that's what in facts congress needs to do. it's very, very easy, larry. the president was specific.