about allegiant?vice difficulty reports say that somebody's not paying attention. >> kroft: you're a former member of the n.t.s.b. would you fly on an allegiant plane? >> goglia: i have encouraged my family, my friends and myself not to fly on allegiant. >> kroft: we wanted to ask allegiant and its c.e.o., maurice gallagher, about all of this. what they gave us instead was a brief statement from their vice president of operations, which says, in part: "all of us at allegiant are proud of our strong safety record, as noted in the most current, comprehensive f.a.a. audit. safety is at the forefront of our minds and the core of our operations." but john goglia and other aviation experts we talked to aren't so sure. they believe allegiant's problems come from the confluence of its aggressive sind aafety culture they find to be lagging. the business strategy which has produced 60 straight quarters of profits, occasionally with margins approaching 30%, requires the airline to keep costs down and "push the m

would you fly on an allegiant plane? family, my friends and myself not to fly on allegiant. >> reporter: today allegiant's vice president of operations released a statement calling the 60 minutes report grossly misleading telling customers, "i want to be very clear. safety is at the core of every aspect of our operation every day." while some passengers in oakland took it all in stride -- >> i'm an old paratrooper. so it's all good. >> reporter: others -- >> that makes me a little nervous. maybe you could say something like that after my flight. sorry. taxi? >> it's just a short flight to henderson, so kind of a puddle jumper. i think she'll be okay. >> reporter: now 60 minutes said most of the problems with allegiant dealt with the older models, the md-80s, and the airline has upgraded a lot of its fleet. in fact, those flights heading out of oakland today were on the newer airbuses we should take note. that's the latest from oakland international airport, juliette goodrich, kpix5. >>> full on damage control, starbucks

would you fly on an allegiant plane?i have encouraged my family, my friends and myself not to fly on allegiant. >> reporter: today allegiant's vice president of operations released a statement calling the 60 minutes report grossly misleading telling customers, "i want to be very clear. safety is at the core of every aspect of our operation every day." while some passengers in oakland took it all in stride -- >> i'm an old paratrooper, so it's all good. >> reporter: -- others -- >> that makes me a little nervous. maybe you could say something like that after my flight. sorry. taxi? >> it's just a short flight to henderson. so kind of puddle jumper. i think she'll be okay. >> reporter: now 60 minutes said most of the problems with allegiant dealt with the older models, the md-80s and the airline has upgraded a lot of its fleet. in fact, those flights heading out of oakland today were on the newer airbuses we should take note. that's the latest from oakland international airport. i'm juliette goodrich, kpix5. >>> it's offic

tammy is a frequent allegiant passenger. >> one of the issues due to the delays here with allegiant is due to mechanical issues and stuff. i don't schedule anything the day of flight. >> reporter: they have had no problems flying allegiant. >> i'm pretty confident. we've had no negative issues. the only thing they have done wrong, we ran out today. >> reporter: the search of online national transportation safe board record shows this particular plane with the n303nv has had two mechanical issues in the past two years. an electric burning smell on board was identified during taxiing. in 2015 an in-flight emergency was declared and the pilot made an unscheduled landing after the hydraulics system overheated. and allegiant airline's vice president called the 60 minutes report misleading in a statement that also read in part, "safety is at the core of every aspect of our operation every day." and in response to the 60 minutes report, allegiant airlines pointed out they have the second lowest cancellation rate of airlines in the country. its stock price dropped by 3% on monday. in stockton,

allegiant has some of the lowest fares, the least frills, and the oldest fleet in the business. right now, nearly 30% of its planes are antiquated, gas-guzzling mcdonnell-douglas md-80s, almost all of them purchased second-hand from foreign airlines. it also has more than its share of angry, traumatized passengers willing to share their experiences. >> dan mannheim: people are screaming. the stewardesses are running up and down the aisles. >> chris shuemake: the smoke started pouring in out of all the vents you know, started fig witsmoke. >> shanyl shuemake: all i kept thinking was, "thank god we're on the ground." >> kroft: for the past seven months, we have been scrutinizing "service difficulty reports" filed by allegiant with the f.a.a. they are official, self-reported records of problems experienced by their aircraft. what we found raised some disturbing questions about the

in response to this, allegiant says this unoriginal and outdated story bears in resemblance to allegiant's operations today it shows a fundamental misunderstanding of faa compliance practice and history, usually after a story like this, you have the questions will the ceo stay in power? according to one analyst, that's not likely >> the likelihood there's management changes as a result of this is zero. you know, again, the challenge is that that report highlighted were known and they took steps to address them. >> as for the faa and criticism it faced, it issued a statement saying the faa's oversight of allegiant produced results, and rate of incidents to the air traffic organization trended downward in recent years there was an audit down by the faa back in 2016 there will likely be more questions about this report and about the company's safety record when it reports earnings that is scheduled next week. guys, back to you. >> phil, thank you allegiant down 2.5%, like you said, and it was not the only company feeling the heat over the weekend. the starbuck's ceo kevin johnson apologized f

to las vegas orlando, allegiant is the only game in town. that's going to help customers being sticky >> phil lebeau joining us from chicago. dean, what are your thoughts here its got no competition at least on direct flights. >> i think the business standpoint is shielded its response to the crisis is being diligent and negligent and i think it is going to suffer for it ceos don't get to choose decisions that they face but they do get to choose which way they jump and clearly we have a situation here where is gallegher and where is the ceo >> what is more shocking to me in this is that this is a long standing historic issue with this airline >> the tampa bay times a year and a half ago wrote a long take au out piece that won journalism award on exactly of safe issues mostly involving aging mda aircraft when i read that series of articles, i said i will never fly that airline ever. the difference here between this and starbucks, this thing and starbucks happened last thursday and kind of came out maybe nowhere. the thing with allegiant is lo

s oversight of budget carrier allegiant airlines. kris van cleave has more on this. >> reporter: "60 minutes" found between january 1, 2016, and the end of last october, more than 100 serious mechanical incidents, including mid-air engine failures and flight control malfunctions. last july, flight 533 experienced an engine issue on take-off caught on video. mercedes weller was on board. >> there was smoke in the cabin and fire coming out of that engine, and i just remember thinking... that i would never see my daughter again. >> reporter: the "60 minutes" report questioned the f.a.a.'s 2015 adoption of its compliance philosophy, which aims to work with airlines to foster improved compliance and reporting of issues. the f.a.a. disputes the report and says it heightened its oversight of allegiant that year. but as "60 minutes" reported, when a near-crash happened due to a missing component that was missed by allegiant's contractor in 2015, the f.a.a. investigator recommended strong enforcement mad maximum fines. instead the agency clos

that >> it's -- >> it was united. >> allegiant air. >> what is allegiant air >> it's a low cost -- >> have you flown on it? >> sara eisen in cincinnati and some in pennsylvania. >> that's what she said. >> "60 minutes" reported that allegiant had issues that it's reporting between the beginning of 2016 and october of last year allegiant experienced more than 100 serious mechanical inches bents including engine failures. >> you're a former member of the ntsb would you fly on an allegiant plane? >> i've encouraged my family, friends, myself not to fly on allegiant. >> allegiant stock took a hit on friday allegiant responded to a request for comment which said in part, all of us at allegiant are proud of our strong safety report. safety is at the forefront of our minds and the core of our operations faa records showed that allegiant was 3 1/2 more times likely to have breakdowns. programming note for you, "squawk box" is going to capitol hill. >> we are. >> you're coming with me >> we are, all of us. >> what? >> house speaker paul ryan, house majority leader kevin mccarthy, kevin brady,

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reports say about allegiant? the service difficulty reports say somebody's not paying attention. >> you're a former of the ntsb. would you fly on an allegiant plane? >> i've encouraged my family, my friends, and myself not to fly on allegiant. >> reporter: we wanted to ask allegiant's ceo maurice gallagher on all of this. what they gave us instead was a message from their vice president of operations. it says in part all of us at allegiant are proud of our strong record. safety is at the forefront of our minds and the core of our operations. >> steve kroft is here. good morning. >> good morning, john. >> i want to pick up on that faa point. you talked to somebody with the faa for the piece. why were you stunned by the lack of information they had? >> because we had given them a huge amount of information going into the interview. they knew what we were going to ask. they knew we were able to identify more than 100 incidents. but they didn't give a response or gave no indication to recognize anything was out of th

allegiant called the story a false narrative based on outdated statistics. florida senator bill nelson wants the department of transportation to investigate. >> we want this out in the full light of day, and we want the faa to crack down, to make sure that the airlines, all of them, are safe. >> the "60 minutes" report also questioned the faa's handling of allegiant. the faa says it would welcome any outside review. >>> arizona senator john mccain is in stable condition resting in a phoenix hospital following intestinal surgery. mccain was operated on sunday to treat an intestinal infection. he has been undergoing physical therapy as he recovers from the side effects of brain cancer treatment. mccain had planned to return to washington in january but hasn't made it yet. >>> and coming up on the "cbs morning news" now, the fight against lung cancer. a new treatment that can almost double the odds of survival. >>> and a heartwarming moment on the ice. a young hockey fan finally gets her souvenir. this is the "cbs morning news." s the "cbs morning news." ♪ ah,

allegiant is also disputing the "60 minutes" report. the airline says it complies with all faa regulations and requirements. allegiant has reported fewer mechanical incidents as the airline is replacing its aging fleet of md-80 aircraft. jeff? >> kris van cleave, thanks. >>> an american christian pastor went on trial today in turkey. turkey says he's helped terror groups, but many believe that's a manufactured charge, and the pastor who faces 35 years in prison has the u.s. government's support. holly williams is following this case. >> reporter: after 18 months behind bars pastor andrew brunson was finally brought before this court today, arrested after living in turkey for over two decades, where he ministered to the country's small christian minority in this church in a majority muslim nation. in 2016 he was caught up in the aftermath of a failed military coup. fearful of its political enemies, the turkish government rounded up tens of thousands. pastor brunson was accused of spying and bizarrely of links to the islamic group that tu

the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. smucker. mr. smucker: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. smucker, is recognized for one minute. thank you, mr. speaker. it gives me a great pleasure today to welcome the guest chaplain for the house, to the floor. he is a leader in our community, in p.a.'s 16th district as well as my oldest brother. i also have five other brothers of mine in the gallery with us here today on what i learned was a very appropriate day since this is national siblings day. very pleased to host my brothers who are enjoying the sites here in washington, d.c. we have five sisters as well so i guess that will be another day. but specifically my oldest brother, sam, was born into an amish home and was really used by god, leads a congregation called the worship center in lancaster county. they have 4,000 mem

the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from the northern mariana islands, mr. sablan. mr. sablan: plaque and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. -- i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. lamalfa: madam speaker, i rise today to honor the life and passing of harold k. graves jr. a native of kentucky who later lived in oklahoma and then finally moved to california at a very young age. eventually to our district in nevada county. throughout his life he developed a reputation for being a natural born leader ether as a young man lead

of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties on which you are about to enter, so help you god? mr. lamb: i do. the speaker: congratulations, you are now a neve 115th ongress.

tammy is a frequent allegiant passenger. >> one of the issues is due to mechanical issues.i don't schedule anything the day of flight. >> reporter: greg and jamie mcmullin had no troubles. >> we had no negative issues. the only thing they have done wrong -- >> reporter: a search of the safety board records shows this particular allegiant plane with 303nv had 2 mechanical incidents in 3 years. in 2015, an electric burning smell was identified during taxiing and 2017 inflight emergency declared and the pilot made unscheduled landing after the hydraulic system overheated. the vice president called the 60 minutes report misleading in a statement that read in part, safety is at the core of every aspect of our operation everyday. in response to the 60 minutes report, the airlines pointed out it has the second lowest cancellation rate of airlines in the country and stock price dropped by 3% on monday. >>> it is 4:46, let's get a track of weather. i'm happy that it's changing from yesterday. >> yesterday was so nuts. it kept us very busy. what a way to start off the week. things ar

." >>> an alarming report on "60 minutes" about the safety of low cost allegiant air.e mechanical issues including boarding takeoffs, cabin pressure issues and descending and landing. federal aviation experts, mechanics, and industry experts say it may be one of the most dangerous. one passenger described her experience on a flight as it was taking off last night. >> the force was so hard that it had popped open the cockpit doors and there was smoke in the cabin and fire coming out of the engine, and i just remember thinking that i would never see my daughter again. >> allegiant is one of the nation's most profitable airlines. in response to the "60 minutes" story, allegiant said it is proud of its strong safety record. it also called the "60 minutes" report a false narrative. >>> coming up this morning on "cbs this morning," chef sam kass. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." now that's cool. coolsculpting safely freezes and removes fat cells. with little or no downtime. and no surgery. results and patient experience may vary. some rare side

to say we had plenty of evidence to know that this man pledge allegiance to isis. he said on facebook and at other times that his actions were in retaliation for the bombings in syria. yet because this was at a gay nightclub it became a hate crime. the question becoming why is the media so quick to mute or to erase the jihadi narrative? is it because we want to be so politically correct and not marginalize, you know, the lgbt community here? or is it because we truly don't want or we want to ignore the real threat here which is that there are americans who are being recruited for pledging allegiance who are in the united states? the answer to that is that if you are fearful of perhaps being insensitive to a small minority group, you are being more insensitive to the american people and belittling them when you are not thinking of the largest security issue here. >> katie: you bring up the narrative. i want to put up on the screen quotes from the mainstream media members and the aftermath of the pulse nightclub shooting. daily beast said at the time let's say it pla

airlines allegiant says this outdated story bears no reflection of allegiant today and faa complianceice and history. that may be the company's statement. shareholders today, they definitely are concerned that's why the stock is down more than 3% today it was down 8 or 9% on friday. steeffle saying we expect allegiant hasno competition in 80% of its routes. if you're in these cities where allegiant has a route, a lot of people in these smaller markets that allegiant serves, that's their only way maybe to go to vegas, phoenix, or or lalando. that's been the business model for allegiant and that's why perhaps you might see a limited impact on this stock today. >> phil, thank you phil lebeau. >> we'll get a look from jon fortt on what's coming up. >> joining us to talk about new threat detection technology that they've got that involves artificial intelligence. that's coming up on "squawk alley. nobody's putting their money into equities. they're not investing in commodities or fixed income. what people areally putting their money into is what they hope to get out of life. but helping th

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition. mr. wilson: ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, last week i introduced house resolution 815, which commemorates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the state of israel as well as president donald trump's courageous decision to move the american embassy to jerusalem. over the past 7 o years the israeli people have demonstrated resiliency of the human spirits while overcoming tremendous obstacles. every day israelis endure the threat of terrorism in their lives, but they remain optimistic about the future of their country. as americans face a similar enemy in the global war on terrorism, we must c

. >>> allegiance, let's get a look at today's national weather forecast with bill cairns. >> good mondayo you, brian. what a crazy storm severe weather, tornadoes. two feet of snow in green bay from this storm. now we're waking up to an ice storm in new england that means a lot of airport delays today and a lot of cancellations. here's the timing of it, 7:00 a.m. rochester, buffalo, over top of new york city. the heavy rain threat will end by 1:00 or 2:00. windy and snow showery on the back side of this through today and tonight. by the time we get to tuesday evening we're completely done with this storm. the boston marathon today, 40 degrees. cold, rainy, too it will be windy miserable run for the people out there on the streets a wild fire threat in texas and oklahoma more wor"worldwide exchange" wh we come back been jimmy's longest. jimmy (shouting): james! he's survived record rain and a supplier that went belly up. so while he's proud to have helped put a roof over the heads of hundreds of families, he's most proud of the one he's kept over his own. brand vo: get the most out of you

i swore allegiance but then i started to cry and i wanted to go home. when asked but they didn't let me leave. they gave us swimming lessons and taught us how to take guns apart. we did all this training in tucker. then they told me i was going to put on an explosive belt to blow myself up to. how many children were there at the center. about one hundred maybe one hundred fifty. were six to ten years old. you can see my face right. this is the problem with yousef and is that their father doesn't take care of them . they live with me since they were small and. they're like my own children are those that are war. so. my name is so how dirty i'm from dad as or so i'm a member of the free syrian army and i fight against i. know i heard i asked was luring kids to the mosque and indoctrinating them you know that was when i asked began training a generation of child soldiers. that's why i got them out of the country. i'm looking after them now and trying to help them forget everything i asked put them through the film and. you know there are in the room childr

chose unity over division and gave the oath of allegiance to the color of. the man i merely sell em back their thinly with that in more i.e. enter says shell i'm ok send. in a film s.l. or somewhere that she has been mostly mean. the whole theater harbor. fee was she had a kettle in the kind of slam and the whole. the better part. of a box room lost to just two years. as he lay dying in nominated almost as a successor. ten years later and six forty four. on the second caliph was assassinated. while leading don't prayers in medina. on his deathbed he dictated how successor should be chosen. six of the closest companions of the prophet. would confer together and choose one amongst. the four days of deliberation last month was named the third caliph. once again ali chose. passed over by. and then to him the man when he's. in favor of. the new caliph came from a family of the christ tribe called the it's. the founder of always coveted the leadership of christ. standing in his way was his uncle hashem the patriarch of the house you might see. this rivalry but wha

the allegiant stock lost 11% over the last twoi trading days. many experts agree the safety concerns were overstated. mainly because it occurred on md-80 planes. allegiant has retired half of the md-80 planes and plans to retire the rest by the end of the year. it serves smaller airports of major carriers. >>> ahead, cyber spies from the kremlin could be trying it hack into your home office router. we'll be live in london with the new warning next. >>> and punches instead of prayers at this place of would be -- worship. that's just ahead. >>> a joint warning this morning from the u.s. and uk. russian hackers are targeting routers and other devices that control the flow of internet traffic. let's bring in erin mclaughlin from london with the latest. this is a stern warning from the u.s. and uk. >> reporter: a serious and unprecedented warning, christine. the first time the alert has been issued by the united states and united kingdom. the purpose of the alert is twofold. the statement reads the governments have high confidence that the russian st

the christian owes his ultimate allegiance to god and if any institution conflicts in god's will, it is his christian duty to take a stand against it and this is perfect expression of religious freedom and it's grounded in his understanding of the biblical mandate. he also -- this was reflective also in the final speech that king gives, his mountaintop oration and like moses, he may not cross over with us. it was as though he knew what was going to happen the next day. he likens his journey to that of moses and the entire movement is, in his eyes, a minor exodus of the southern black person from terror and disenfranchisement to full citizenship, but more than that, king saw the whole strategy, the non-violent strategy of the civil rights movement, this winning strategy as consistent with biblical. he said violence creates more social problems than it solves. and as i've said the negro in particular and colored peoples all over the world, in their struggle for freedom, that they succumbed to the temptation of using violence or their struggle, unborn generations will be the recipients

and if a member of civil society do it with the saving of his own allegiance, we maintain, therefore, that in madison religion no man's right is abridged by the institute of civil society. that is the right to confess what you believe is one that precedes and cannot be in any way limited. and that religion, and this is a lovely phrase, is holy exempt from its cognizance. i wish we spoke that way today. religion is wholly except from the cognizance of the state. a great english theologian. madison does not cite biblical texts. those of you have some familiarity with the bible certainly can hear biblical overtones in what he's seeing. even a cursory look at the way madison puts things is apparent that the central ideas derives from christianity and can be traced to the bible as it had been understood by christian thinkers in earlier centuries. four examples. madison says religion is a duty we owe to our creator, the great commandment of jesus. you shall love the lord, your god, with all your heart, with all your soul and all your might. luke, thou shalt worship the lord, your god, and h

pledge of after lo -- allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] >> the house stands adjourned until april 5th, 2018. host: a pro forma session for the house of representatives and gain, the house and senate essentially in recess for the easter passover break. returning for full legislative session, we bring gavel coverage of pro ouse and senate, this forma session lasted just under three minutes. this is from the palm beach post, the president spent the weekend, he's back at the white house. "no more daca deal, the president saying on twitter and other comments. this from the arkansas democrat gazette. trump presses for tougher border law. get your reaction to what the president is saying, it's time deal. the daca phone lines are open, 202-748-8001 is the line for republicans. 202-748-8000 for democrats. you can send us a tweet at c-spanwj, or join us on facebook facebook.com/c-span. headline, trump signals a daca deal.end to the "president trump, who vowed to catch-and-release,ed to end catch and release, tweeted republican

. >>> shares of allegiant came under pressure following a blistering report by 60 minutes which raisedious questions about the carrier's safety record. the stock finished lower by 3%. some believe the report's impact on the airline's earnings could be limited. >> reporter: allegiant is under pressure after a scathing report by 60 minutes. the safety record is worse than its compitors, including more than 100 serious mechanical incints. 60inutes also accused them of pressuring its pilots to down play safety concerns and to criticize the faa's enforcement of safety rules. one analyst called it half hour of horrible publicity. >> there are going to be some peop who saw that and cancel flights. certainly could be, but it'sd very h to estimate how that could look. >> reporter: the ceo didn' talk th 60 minutes, but the airline asted the report, saying this unoriginal and outdated story bear no resemblance to the operations today and shows a fundamental sunderstanding of faa compliance, practice and history. the faaid do an audit in 2016 sayin defends its record the faa's oversight has produc

"allegiance" played from 19--2015 to '16, and this is my hometown.aid, "we have to bring it to los angeles." and if it is enormously successful here, the prospect of it traveling is very good. kristin fukushima: we are at a crossroads of, you know, what will happen to our community? robert: kristin fukushima, managing director of the little tokyo community council, talked to us about the activity of non-profits in la's japantown. kristin: my organization is a coalition of all the different non-profits, and organizations in little tokyo, as well as the businesses, residents, and churches, and temples. and technically, churches and temples are also non-profits. and so, we have eight of those in little tokyo as well. robert: did that evolve with the community, or were they sort of institutional right from the beginning? kristin: there have always been organizations and different kind of associations and groups within the japanese and japanese-american community, and therefore here in little tokyo. i think as the rise of non-profits became more of a thin

he spent a few months there, took the oath of allegiance, became a u.s. citizen, and return to north carolina. his crisis of allegiance to the confederacy called into question whether god's relationship to the people was knowable, or if matters were situational and open to revision. the war did not trigger a crisis in faith in keever, he discovered that they could not afford to rely on god absolutely and unconditionally if you hope to survive in the ranks. alexander keever was a providential private test -- private test. john foster in the one 55th pennsylvania, looked to the 1864 spring campaign with trepidation. down, hewas breaking had not recovered from his gettysburg wound, which he released on july 2. his captain was not sympathetic to his situation. coming, promotion expecting it every day. said you are going to have to carry a musket, carry your cartridge box with ammunition. he was more than disappointed. superior was persecuting him. he expressed that to his wife. shame in positive giving me a gun to carry. if we go on a hard march and i cannot

. >> talking about allegiant.ut not every day, maybe once, twice a week well, the stock is under pressure today because "60 minutes" has an investigation that will air on sunday night calming into question the safety record of allegiant airlines this is just filed video of allegiant. the safety record is compared with competitors, "60 minutes" say it's not as good as competitors and look at the md 80s in focus, those older airplanes average age of at least 22 years, and we have not heard any response from allegiant today. look at shares of allegiant, compared with the airline indpeinindex, it's lagged overall. what's the expression? never a good day if you're a business owner and 60 minutes knocks on your door, it's not a good day sunday when allegiant is in focus on "60 minutes." >> we'll watch that. they are all over in cincinnati, a big time expansion >> they have good ice cream there, right >> in cincinnati, yes. as i like to remind you all the time other sectors that were movers today in the s&p 500 energy le

the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: yesterday the foreign relations committee finished consideration of mike pompeo's nomination to serve as our nation's 70th secretary of state. they reported his nomination to the full united states senate with a favorable recommendation. later this week we'll take their advice and we'll vote to confirm him. we'll be lucky to have this capable public servant on the job. we know mike pompeo is up to the task. after all, we confirmed him with a be comfortable and bipartisan majority to lead the c.i.a. in one of the most sensitive positions in our government, the quality of his leadership was directly linked to the security of the american people. west point valedictorian, harvard law, u.s. army officer, a successful businessma

>> i have encouraged my family, my friends and myself not to fly on allegiant. >> what sets allegiantpart from its competition can be found in public documents. an alarming number of aborted takeoffs, loss of cabin pressure, smoke and fumes in the cabin, unscheduled landings, and engine failures. >> he came on and he said, "the mechanics have been working on this right engine. we apologize for that. we'll get you up in the air as soon as possible." as we started taxiing, everything was going okay. and then it's like, as soon as the wheels came up, the engine blew.

of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegianceo the same that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties on which you are about to enter, so help you god? mr. lamb: i do. the speaker: congratulations, you are now a neve 115th ongress. the speaker: the house will be n order. the house will be in order. without objection the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. doyle is recognized for one minute. mr. doyle: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, it's my pleasure to welcome our newest colleague, conor lamb is a lifelong resident of pittsburgh where, incidentally, his family has been active in civic life for generations and comes to the house after service to his country as an officer in the u.s. marine corps and assistant u.s. attorney in the justice department. after graduating from the university of pennsylvania and the university of pennsylvania law school, he was commissioned as a judge advocate yen officer in the marine corps where he