of affirmative action is one of those as well. so a student that talks about being a conservative politician, i realized diversity is such a good thing and now i am in favor of affirmative action. it is a major discipline, yes. >> [inaudible] >> sociology i have a little bit of a bias. i didn't feel competent enough to say this but there was a student that says it is basically a history of the 20th century in the united states and talk about how they learned about and understood racial inequality and the production of racial inequality in the way they did and before that. so, because i did and i'm hesitant to make any claims but certainly they were there. it's hard to know which way it goes but the story that i tell him my vote is they come to college with their dispositions in terms of how they tend to see the world. they get disrupted to come to a new place and age to change the way they think about the world. they are taking that sociology 101. but i do think those students then gain a language they didn't have before to make s

not just related to affirmative action but affirmative action is a big part of that story and that's at the intersection of merit and race in particular. and we know that admissions to these elite universities is unequal. if you look at this chart, we see about 15% of students on the harvard and brown campuses, the two sides of my research, are black or latino, compared to about a third of young adults in the united states. we also know about a third of adults in the united states have a bachelors degree, compared to almost 85% of students on these campuses having parents with a college degree. so unequal both in terms of educational background as well as in terms of race. this is also true in britain where about 7% of young adults are black or south asian. on second 14% are black or south asian compared to about half of that on the oxford campus. the big cleavage of inequality people talk about in britain is what kind of school people go to. about half the students on the oxford and cambridge campuses come from private schools compared to 7% of young people in britain. so unequal ag

and because of affirmative action. obama is just the end result of the transformations that began in 69 when i showed up with those 95 other kids at yale and similar seem to play themselves out throughout the country. the election of a black man is just the end result of the social transformations wrought or set in motion by affirmative action. - yeah but you know that for him, the pressure is enormous. it's almost impossible for him to succeed because the expectations are so enormous right. - [dr. gates] yeah. - being the first, everybody invests in him, they project onto a blank screen how they view how this should go and it's almost impossible to be that person and satisfy. - it's one reason that i admire him so much because i look him, he's aged, as each person in that office has aged. but he's kept his sense of humour, he's got his swag, you know it hasn't crushed him. look at president carter who aged so much. - in just four years. - yeah he looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. - right. -

so i support affirmative action. but i also know we could do it better.ould assist students based on socio-economic disadvantage, no matter their race. there are rural white kids who deserve assistance but aren't getting it. there are affluent african need special preference to succeed. doing this wouldn't make sense if it reduced racial diversity. but it doesn't have to. a detailed study of colleges that switched to socio-economic factors showed the majority had stable or increased black and hispanic enrollment. one student i interviewed worked at a fast food restaurant to help support her family. another had to care for two younger siblings, an obligation that prevented him from doing extracurricular activities. i could tell you their races, but should it matter? you can't judge someone's accomplishments until you appreciate the obstacles overcome to achieve them. and if this could be a better way of doing affirmative action, rather than simply loong at someone's skin color or a box they check, maybe we should give it a try. >> woodruff: on the newshour

in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative -- mr. rutherford: i request the yeas and nays, please. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. rutherford: i move the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1294. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 25, h.r. 1294, a bill to amend the homeland security act of 2002 to provide for congressional notification regarding major acquisition programs and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from florida, mr. rutherford, and the gentlewoman from new york, miss rice, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. rutherford

in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. mr. barletta: mr. speaker, on that i demand the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays ill rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. barletta: mr. speaker, i ask the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1214, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1214, a bill to require the administrator of the federal emergency management agency to conduct a program to use simplified procedures to issue public assistance for certain projects under the robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act, and for other purposes. the spe

do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you give today will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? please be seated. let the record indicate all

let the record indicate all witnesses answered in the affirmative. our witnesses today including the honorable sidney thomas, chief judge of the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit. the honorable carlos baya, circuit judge for the united states circuit court of appeals, ninth circuit. the honorable alex kosinski. circuit judge to the united states ninth circuit. and professor john eastman of championman university school of law and professor brian fitzpatrick of vanderbilt university school of law. with that, we'll go straight down, starting with you, chief. i think you have to turn your mike on the button in front. >> thank you for the opportunity to testify. my name is sid thomas it's my

do you affirm that the testimony you are about to give to the committee be the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? >> i do. >> thank you. please be seated and you may tell us what you want us to hear at this point. >> mr. chairman, senator feinstein, members of the committee, i am honored and humbled to be here. since coming to washington, i have met with over 70 senators. you have offered me a warm welcome and wise advice, thank you. i want to thank the president and the vice president. they and their teams have been so gracious to me and i thank them for this honor. i want to thank senator gardner and bennett for their kind introductions reminding us that long before we are democrats or republicans we are americans. sitting here i am acutely aware of my own imperfections but i pledge to you and the american people that if i am confirmed i will do all my powers commit to be a faithful servant of the constitution and laws of this great nation. mr. chairman, i could fougnot attempt to do this without louise, my wife of 20 years. the sacrifices she gives leave me in aw

over and over again judge gorsuch affirmed the importance of precedent in our system. it's clearly a topic that he takes very seriously, having coauthored a treaty on that subject. while precedent isn't always abc liewt in so far -- abc absolute that you have a -- absolute. he described precedent as the angelinaor of the law -- as the anchor of the law. over and over judge gorsuch explained that judges are not partisans in robes. no, they are different. they are different from politicians. they are meaningfully different from the politicians that make the laws or the politicians in the executive branch who enforce and execute the laws. they are unfailingly independent when they are doing their jobs right. they are devoted to the rule of law and they do their best to decide cases on the basis of the law and the facts rather than on the basis of achieving whatever outcome they or others might desire. now, some of my colleagues' view of judge gorsuch's record is different and i want to address some of their concerns. first, some of my colleagues have questioned the indepe

that ended affirmative action. we were one of the first states to end affirmative action. people don't remember this but during the late 70s, 80s and 90s, this place really went backward in terms of a number of the social issues that people talk about today so this is part of california. it's all turned around. california with immigration, you saw during the 70s, 80s and 90s you wouldn't recognize it because today this is one of the most pro-immigrant states in the country. why? all you have to do is look at the fact that the non-hispanic whites, they are a majority of the population and their numbers have now move up in the state legislature and in local offices and so, because of that incredible growth of these various minorities, the state has become muchmore sensitive so now course , drivers are for undocumented and now they can go to college and get state funds and state aid, these undocumented immigrants can. sanctuary cities have popped up everywhere and as we see the state seems on the verge, the legislature of making california the first fully sanctuary state so i

over and over again judge gorsuch affirms the importance of precedent in our system. it's clearly a topic that he takes very seriously having co-authored a treatise on that very subject and while president is not always absolute in a clear conflict with the text of judge gorsuch testified that he started with the quote heavy presumption in favor of precedent. he described president as the anchor of the law. over and over judge gorsuch explained that judges are not partisans in boats. they are different. they are different from politicians. they are basically different than the politicians who make the law or the politicians in the executive branch to enforce and execute the laws. they are unfailingly independent when they are doing their jobs. they are devoted to the rule ofo law and they do their best to decide cases on the basis of the law and the facts rather than on the basis of achieving whatever outcome they or others might coe desire. some of my colleagues view of judge gorsuch record iscerns. different and i want to address some of their concerns. first, some

do you affirm that the testimony are about to give to this committee will be the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god ? >> i do. >> please be seated and you may tell us what you want us to hear at this. >> mr. chairman, senator >> mr. chairman, senator feinstein, members of the committ committee, i am honored and i am humbled to be here. since coming to washington, i've met with over 70 senators. you've offered me a warm welcome and wise advice. thank you. i also want to thank the president and the vice president. they and their teams have been so gracious to me and i thank them for this honor. i want to thank senators bennet and gardner and general kochiel for the kind introductions, reminding us long before we're democrats and republicans, we're americans. sitting here, i'm acutely aware of my own imperfections. but i pledge to each of you and the american people that if i'm confirmed, i will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant to the constitution and laws of this great nation. mr. chairman, i could not even attempt to do this without louise, my wife of mo

in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative -- >> mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on the otion will be postponed. pursuant to clause 12-a, the house declares the house in recess until approximately

please be seated and let the record reflect all the witnesses answered in the affirmative. we'd appreciate if you limit your oral testimony to five minutes. we'll give you a little bit of latitude, but, of course, your entire written statement will be made part of the record. we'll now recognize the acting administrator for five minutes. by the way, you have to straighten it up and get that microphone right up in there. it's a little bit uncomfortable , but bring it up close. thank you. gowdia: thank you for affording me the opportunity and privilege to speak to you today about information transparency at the transportation security administration. i am indeed fortunate to represent a tremendous work force that's responsible for executing a critical security mission, to protect the nation's transportation system. vital to that success is how we share information with our many transportation security partners. complexmic and environment in which we operate demands the tsa and our partners share information in a timely and secure manner. to that end, we work closely across th

it seems as if the affirmation that the public may need or certainly our elected leaders on the hill need to continue following a trail of bred crumbs remaining around russia and in the collusion, alleged collusion, with the administration. fill us in on what came out of the briefing yesterday between fbi director james comey and senior lawmakers into that probe? did we get anything other than innuendo? >> we always get innuendo from those meetings. that's what we can expect to get. but, you know, several top-ranking democrats, the issue that they really wanted to trill down with comey was president trump's accusations that president obama, then president obama wiretapped trump tower, and the top-ranking democrats house and senate basically said they didn't see any evidence that president obama in fact wiretapped trump tower or at least via the fbi. and that's actually going to be a very interesting topic when fbi director comey comes before the committee, the house intelligence committee, who has an investigation into the collusion or possible chugs between russia and the trump admi

please vote to affirm the planning commission certification so the implementation of this badly needed management plan can proceed. the city must be able to protect what little is left of our natural heritage. those ecological areas that still support interdependent, locally native species of plants, insects, birds, and other living creatures and preserved for future generations the bio diversity that >>good evening supervisors. my name is dave gar. this has one through 10 years just to create the management plan in the eir and part of that we had to acquire many of the sites going back to 1974 when the open space program was first set up. and then it was him to the grateful dead but more delays will cause more degradation of these 32 natural areas. these parks must be managed. the most beneficial action that our species can do to heal mother earth is habitat restoration. so please reject the appeal. thank you very much. >>thank you. next speaker please. >>hi, i am matt blain i am with the chair of urban riders and these allow people all to ride their bikes through the city's. we just

an affirmative answer was to guess that the nominee does indeed have eccentric legal views outside the example range. but this is not the case with the judge. his positions have been in line with a substantial number of judicial colleagues. reversalshave been no of his decisions by high court. mr. chairman, i believe the judge meets all of these criteria. was candid and straightforward and his testimony before the committee, and this is definitely to his credit. all of the foregoing reasons comedy new leaving the should report his nomination to the full senate with a recommendation. >> i want to commend you for the fair and thorough matter in which you conduct of the hearings on this nomination. this is the bicentennial year of the constitution. and these proceedings have been a timely lesson of our commitment to the rule of law. to equal justice for all americans, and to the fundamental role of the supreme court in protecting our basic rights. this is not an argument about politics. it's a debate about the future of justice in america. the record should show that those of us who oppos

in the ponch the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i regret to inform the house that my predecessor, tony anthony beilensen died over the weekend. anthony beilensen was known for integrity, civility, intelligence, courage, and a willingness to work across the aisle even when that caused him to differ from the orthodoxy of his own party. mr. sherman: he served in this house for 20 years from 1977 to 1997 and served for two years as chair of the house permanent select committee on intelligence. he passed on sunday and i ask that members rise and that we observe a moment of silence. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the -- for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and

and humor and ingenuity in this and affirmation of the reusable when negative refusal and affirmation of their children to remind us that poverty diminishes people. so we have seen them shall we tell them they are better off if it is one answer but it is a heartless want to tell the optimistic americans that they should be maimed in body and spirit when it is not necessary. my standard of comparison is how much worse things could be or how much better they could be. thank you so much. [applause] >> it was my great delight that our finalist is menlo. imagine the golan. commonwealth. swing time. and the 2016 fictional citation. [applause] as an arresting and asserting the into shift to from the beginning to make this movement with grace and the child is given in return . and it is about so much more. than for those states determine for the. there is room for love and laughter and whispering although while. [applause] >> thinking u2 all of you. i m among such dramatically wonderful novels it did not seem that this was possible. something q to all of my fellow novelist and to the national

>> -- affirmative action?ut by the way it is the type a form of violence. >> some are so sensitive but others embrace very honest talk about racial differences. >> please stop touching my hair. does this look like a petting zoo? >> you don't understand. >> when i was in college that would be taboo. >> mike progressions are interesting things to study and now they're starting to be policed as a mechanism to say there was a micro aggression committed against me and posted on the internet. they seem to think this will increase dialogue? if to walk on eggshells and anything is a tiny form of violence people will stop talking to each other. john: recently an epidemic of sexual assaults on campus can be debated but many colleges pass rules or laws to protect women by defining consent is needed for a couple to have sexual relations. >> em lusby ongoing drought in activity. i guess they must say yes repeated the? [laughter] but it is a lot and it makes you wonder how crazy this could get. as a test we have a printed c

and he called xi jinping, affirmed the one china policy.o i think xi jinping goes into this meeting feeling pretty good. round one clearly went to him. >> moving from that to russia, you have a documentary that's airing this evening. let me just play a clip. vladimir putin, "the most powerful man in the world." take a look. >> the country quickly fell in love with vladimir putin. the number one song in russia was called "a man like putin." >> he's just very -- he's full man, you see. >> but the biggest surprise? america also loved vladimir putin. >> i was able to get a sense of his soul. >> even hollywood fell for the new russian president. >> so you talked to putin's long time aide and spokesman dmitry peskov. what did he say to you about your doc? >> well, he obviously hasn't seen it. he made some comments to the press in saying, russia is always -- we assume this will be negative except we know fareed zakaria, he's been to russia many times, he knows the country, he's met vladimir putin, so we're hoping for the best or something like tha

t the vice president votes in the affirmative in the motion to proceed as agreed to. >> mr. president. >> the senator from alaska. >> i you'll back all republican time and relation to hj rest 43w >> the time is you'll the back. >> mr. president. >> the center from washington. >> mr. president, this vote had to be held open in order to allow time for the vice president pence to come down and break a tie. my colleagues and i came to the floor weeks ago to make clear that this harmful legislation should not come to the floor. republicans did not listen to us. they did not listen to women across the country who made it clear that restricting women's access to the full range of are reproductive care iseep unacceptable. of we are not going to give up. we are going to keep holding them accountable. we're going to keep making sure that women's voices are heard.td i want to thank all of my colleagues who have already come and will continue to come today to the floor, to stand against this shameful, dangerous resolution. the march that was held after president trump was inaugurated wa

that's love. >> jimmy: and thank you for doing that positive affirmations.et you into the right headspace? >> man, my man keyboard got the best one. it's "mind your own, you live longer." mind your own business, you live longer. >> jimmy: that's a good one. >> and mine is, "kick ass, take names. kick more ass and get a name back." [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you were in new york city yesterday for the blizzard. you're an l.a. guy. did you enjoy the snowstorm or? >> no. [ light laughter ] crazy, man. you know it's like -- it's -- i mean, you know, the snow is new. it's like fun and miserable at the same time. i don't -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> i don't understand it. >> jimmy: yeah, you're not -- now did you -- did you ever take the keys -- the kids skiing or kids -- did you ever take the family sledding or anything? >> jimmy, do i look like i go skiing? [ light laughter ] look. >> jimmy: you just called -- you just called me jim, by the way. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: i had to let you know. >> but nah, man. you know, i'm not into skis and putting some th

do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> okay. thank you so vice president commissioner vice president fung two housekeeping items this evening item number 5 jennifer creelman vs. the department of building inspection at 143 corbett avenue. the parties are requesting jointly that be moved to april 5th to allow time for development discussions we do need to move the item and move to approve okay. >> a motion from commissioner lazarus to continue this to april 5, 2017, at the request of the parties item 5 is there any public comment? okay. seeing none pathologically or then commissioner vice president fung commissioner lazarus commissioner swig that motion carries thank you the other housekeeping storm item 7 has to do with with an alteration permit on tichlt 55 33rd avenue the appeal is withdrawn our regular calendar general public comment the opportunity for anyone to address the board within a jurisdiction but not on tonight's calendar any general public comment no item 2 commissioner questions or

in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. payne of new jersey for march 23, 2017. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request s granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet on monday, march 27, 2017, when it will convene at noon for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative usiness. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the house -- >> mr. speaker, i move the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned mr. hoyer: who was indefatigable in her work to ensure that every american would have the security of the availability of he

. >> -- in an affirmation, in a fight, in a resistance, you know.e, what motivates you? what do you -- how do you sustain your hope? what do you hold on to every day? >> well, the best, as much as i've thought about it over the years, the best i could come up with what gives me happiness or satisfaction is having something to look forward to, having kids is a daily thing to look forward to, until they're out of the house, you know, i suppose. but i've always needed a certain stake in the sand. i'm not too good with too many saturdays in a row. i like my saturdays, but too many saturdays in a row, i get a little wobbly, so i like something to look forward to and chase down. that's what i meant when i'm asked about the oscar speech, what do you mean? it gives me something to chase, you know, to be the man i'm trying to be. i've got to remind myself often, hey, just sit still, you know? because my favorite thing in life where i find that i'm the most turned on is on the approach, on the approach. moving in's a lot more fun than moving out, you know wha

. >> i, david friedman, solemnly affirm. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i will bear true faith and alegionence to the same that. >> i take this this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any mental reservations. >> without mental reservations. >> or purpose of evasion. >> or and without purpose of evasion. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharting duties on the office upon which i am about to zblent that i will we will and faithfully discharge had the duties on the office upon which i am about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. [ applause ] >> thank you, mr. vice president for your kind words and your extraordinary leadership. you have been a beacon of moral clarity in a world that increasingly needs such a beacon more and more. thank you so much. my tha

. >> let the record reflect an affirmative answer. affirmative answer. without american leadership nothing will work. affirmative answer. all right. who do we have? we have two members on the way. if senator, if you want to continue until they come. >> i think -- this is discussion for members of congress, i do believe, that we need to come to together across party lines to respond and we need to learn from your on experiences the kind of measures that we need to be on the look out for and we need to be focused on what we're doing. i want to ask you this, if the united states does not take any affirmative action beyond what president obama did with respect to the russian interference in our elections, do you believe that would embolden russia to take the actions on a larger scale your countries and other democracies around the world? >> for the record, you can answer that. it's a good question. i want to make sure everybody can ask questions. i. >> i think this is important to show unity and resolve. to do it individually on a by lateral basis between ou

let the record reflect that all witnesses have answered in the affirm affirm affirm. >> good afternoon, thank you for the opportunity to discuss oversight of controlled substances and drug-free workplace programs at va facilities. i will address inspections to minimize diversion, drug testing for selected employees and our commitment to accountability for employees who do not live up to core values. i am accompanied by mark valentino. the report from the controlled inspection programs in four facilities has prompted a swift response. we conquered with the six recommendations and expect them to be fully implemented by october of this year. we have a conference call to launch the action plans and provide tools that support the effort and distribution of written instructions. additional dissemination efforts are planned over the next two weekz. selected instances of n non-compliance were revealed but i believe the system is working to give us the tools to detect diversion rapidly and take action when it does occur. vha implemented internal controls in the early 1980s and in many cases the

-japan alliance affirming a rules based approach and to deepen america's uh japanese try bottle corporation in be unlawful ballistic missile programs. to be devoted to peace and prosperity in the asia-pacific region about the security environment can be challenging united states has committed to strengthening our roll with the increased japanese and commitment so we have confirmed uh treaty of ritual cooperation and security covers the islands to oppose any unilateral action as expressed in the february 10th statement a priority is expanding with the republic of korea. to bilateral cooperation allows the three nations to coordinate actions with global problems that ought effectively counter the threats. we continue the of coordination of the implementationith 2231 that imposed a robust sanctions on north korea and seek only to these -- live in peace with north korea so united states calls on north korea to abandon the ballistic missile program and in with the japanese people. thank you. translator: please come over to the microphone and state your name and affiliation and also to whom you a

it looked at testimony from petitioners retrial in 2001 when petitioner affirmatively argued he was not intellectually disabled and the petition ear own expert agreed -- >> that is doing that -- >> actually the a the time, henry would have been decided and there would have been a valid base tois say, petitioner, i'm interlekt you'lly disabled. the strategy which was a reasonable strategy from counsel was to say that petitioner would be able to grow in prison and, therefore that, was mitigation evidence he could be reformed. but, right, the petitioner expert agreed with the prosecutor, the petitioner was nowhere near interlekt you'lly disabled and said lack of education is to blame. >> that happened in atkins, too. regrettably, until we decided that mental disability was a ground to excuse execution, many mentally disabled defendants were represented by counsel who thought that arguing differently was a better strategy. >> of course. that would have been on the books. there would have have been an advantage to argue that. regardless if that is not controlling here, the cca credited compt

the court affirmed my judgment with the support of justices thomas and soto mayor.with leah in dissent. that's a line up some might think unusual but actually sort of thing that happens quietly, day in and day out in the united states supreme court and a port across the country. i wonder if people realize that justice thomas they agree 60% of the time or that scalia and breyer disagree even more often than not. all in the topic cases in our entire legal system. here's another exampleabout my record: over the last decade i participated in over 2700 appeals. often these cases are part two. only about. only about 5% of all federal law suits make the court of appeals. i served with judges appointed by obama all the way back to president johnson. in the tenth circuit we hear cases from six different states, covering two time zones and 20% of the continental united states. in the west, we listen to one another, respectfully. we tolerate, we cherish different points of view and we seek consensus whenever we can. my law clerks tell me that 97% of those 2700 cases i've decid

affirm of a friend of the president, the weight of the fund would go behind a merger of some sank whichhe ruling family. the prosecutor has put some pretty eye watering figures on this. the prosecutor alleges that this deal benefited shareholders in samsung to the tune of 700 million dollars so we are talking big bananas. investors in the us and around the world have had a chicory start to the week. looking ahead to the key speech by donald trump injust ahead to the key speech by donald trump in just about half an ahead to the key speech by donald trump injust about half an hour or so. trump injust about half an hour or so. so what can we expect? this is a real chance for president trump to speak directly to the american people and with regards to what we are going to hear about the economy, we are expected to hear a lot of the same priorities we heard in the shafiq from the president. —— initially. that he wants to bring jobs back and make america great again. if people are looking for specifics, we are not expecting to hear too many but he will highlight the priorities for the adminis

judge gorsuch affirmed time and time again he will not do that. but he will only interpret the law as he has throughout his career as an independent judge with faithfulness and fidelity to the text int and the original understanding of the constitution. the letter that i've been quoting in part is here in my hand that i would ask unanimous consent following my remarks be made part of the record. other s >> without objection. >> i know there are some on the other side of the aisle that indicated adherence to theit original is on as a liability oa claimed it is somehow a radical doctrine out of the mainstream, but that is just a scare tactic. it's completely wrong. let me remind my colleagues during her confirmation hearings, now justice elena kegan said we are all originalists, partly a radical position if justice elena kegan and gorsuch agree with the original is on it is certainly not a methodology interpreting the law. yesterday some of our democratic colleagues. it's not about anything else. we will have a chance to vote on an empty veto nomina

looking i hope 0 that commissioner hoyos better and i know that later on talk about the resolution affirming our support for fighting be cliffs other than today when the president is doing that dbi i mean yeah. >> and i'm sure you'll select a president and vice president i appreciate your welcome and nice to see friendly faces in the audience and people i've not seen and hope others will talk we not to hear just from me by a range of people thank you. >> any other comments hearing anthony the next item, please. >> is the item no. 3 - approval of minutes of the january 24, 2017, commission on the environment meeting. >> so i have a motion moved that he commissioner vice-president hyland and seconded by commissioner stephens stephenson>> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> i looked at the minutes briefly i may have some minor non-substantive if i can get those in a day or two anthony make sure that things are captured from the past meeting and by the way, i was concerned at the last meeting about my interactions with anthony much better in the last two months he's been helpful if i offer stepped he

importantly, the dozens of cases affirming roe are not only about precedent. they are also that implements fundamental and constitutional rights. rove ensured that women and their doctors will decide what is best for their care, not politicians. president trump repeatedly promised that his judicial nominees would be pro-life end quote, automatically, end quote, overturn roe v. wade. judge gorsuch has not had occasion to rule directly on a case involving roe. however, his writings do raise questions. specifically, he wrote that he believes there are no exceptions to the principle that quote, the intentional taking of a human life by private persons is always wrong, end quote. this language has been interpreted by both pro-life and pro-choice organizations to mean he would overturn roe. the supreme court is also expected to decide what kind of reasonable regulation states and localities can implement to protect our neighborhoods and schools from gun violence. in fact, just last month, the fourth circuit became the fifth appellate court to uphold a state ban on a

>> each answered affirmatively. we would now have you give your afatement, please. >> thank you very much. it's a privilege to be here. i am nancy degan from new orleans and i am very privileged to chair the american bar association's standing committee on the federal judiciary and as you indicated. c senator, i'm joined by shannonon edwards from oklahoma city, who is our tenth circuit representative, and was the lead evaluator on the standing committee's investigation of judge gorsuch. the standing committee has conducted its independent and comprehensive evaluations of the professional qualifications to the federal bench for the last 60 years plus, the 15 distinguished lawyers who make up our committee come from across the country, representing every federal judicial circuit. they annually volunteer pro-bono huhs of -- hundreds hundreds ofs evaluate nominees to the federal beverage and focus on a nominee 's integrity and profession -- we don't consider political affiliation, philosophy, or ideology. and we do not

vision for the country that the reaction that we're hearing all over the united states today is an affirmation of the kind of leadership that i know he's going to continue to bring for this country. >> he had a broad agenda last night. >> he did. >> he talked about a lot of things and the thing that occurred to me is everything he talked about costs money. costs lots of money. and you've got, you know, so you got to get it. where are you going to get this money? >> well, we actually produced this week the outlines of the budget that the president will submit a little bit later this month and he's obviously placed a premium on rebuilding the military. look, because of -- >> $54 billion, extra, right? >> it's $54 billion, may be a defense supplemental before that so it may actually be more than that. if the congress will approve it, it will be the largest single-year increase in defense spending since the reagan administration, but look, greta, we need it. the truth is that our servicemen and women routinely inform us as leaders on capitol hill know about the shortages, about the lack of new equ

judge gorsuch affirmed time and time again that he won't do that. that he will only interpret the law as he has throughout his career as an independent judge with faithfulness and fidelity to the text and the original understanding of the constitution. mr. president, the letter i've been quoting in part is here in my hand, and i'd ask unanimous consent that following my remarks that it be made part of the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: now i know there's some on the other side of the aisle that have indicated that adherence to an originalism is a liability or claim that it is somehow a radical doctrine out of the mainstream. but that's just a scare tactic. it's completely wrong. let me remind my colleagues that during her confirmation hearings, now-justice elena kagan told the same committee, we are all originalists. hardly a radical position if justice kagan and judge gorsuch agree with originalism. it's certainly not a methodology of interpreting law that should stir any concern. yesterday some of our democratic coll

we understand the power of the court to affirm or deny our most basic rights. jim obbergofel had to be air flighted to tarmac to get married because their home state of ohio refused to allow them a marriage license. their heart break didn't end on that maryland tarmac. the state of ohio attempted to erase their marriage by refusing to place jim's name as surviving spouse on john's death certificate. by narrow 5-4 ruling the supreme court validated jim and john's relationsh relationship and extended marriage equality nationwide. by his own words judge gorsuch admitted he would have forced same-sex couples to pay the price of inequality for decades to come. this is why judge gorsuch cannot be given a lifetime appointment to the supreme court. time and time again, judge gorsuch employed a dangerous brand of originalism. judge gorsuch has directly questioned the court's recognition of the fundamental right to personal autonomy that has served as the keystone for multiple lbgtq cases. equating marriage eequal it to beastality and made no effort to distinguish marria

affirmative answer. without american leadership nothing will work. affirmative answer. all right. who do we have? two members on the way. senator van alden, if you want to continue until they come. >> well, mr. chairman, look, this is discussion for members of congress. i do believe that, as you've indicated, we need to come together across party lines to respond. and we need to learn measures we need to be on the one lookout for. we need to be very focused on what we're doing. let me ask you this. if the united states does not take any affirmative action beyond what president obama already did, with respect to the russian interference with our elections, do you believe that would embolden russia to take these actions on an even larger scale in your countries and other democracies around the world? >> and for the record, you can answer that. that's a very good question. i want to make sure that everybody gets to ask question. senator danes? >> i think this is really important to show unity and resolve. to do it individually on a bilateral basis between our countries, but also thro

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