these are law-abiding americans. innocent americans and they are not necessarily suspected of anything. and it is their privacy and their constitutional right. this has caused democrats and republicans here in this body and in the other body to seek the actual numbers of how many law-abiding americans are getting swept up in these searches that are supposed to target foreigners overseas. now the reason that this is important mr. president is the program is getting bigger and bigger. size of the program, the extent to which americans' communications are being collected raises obvious concerns about our fourth amendment. the question is not if the program raises constitutional concerns but when. and that gets to the heart of what our bipartisan >> >> exact numbers are classified bed the public reporting reports steady increases then net some point that the extent of thee communications it is not ifs of program raises constitutional concerns but when. added that part of the bipartisan coalition. i if it is not possible

on the american side. another aspect of their history theirere bandleader -- bandleader. he created a band out of musicians out of the 369th and they were credited with bringing jazz to the people of france. he had an incredible feeling for how music would affect the soldiers. course, the commander of the american expeditionary forces was general john j purging. during his earlier -- john pershing. we will stop over and look at his headquarters flag. from a little town in missouri. this was his headquarters flag. 1918, wellesley college awarded him a special honor of making him an honorary member. this was very important because his wife, frankie, was a member of that society. she and his three daughters died in a fire at the presidio in san francisco three years before that. he had not gotten over mourning the loss of his wife and daughters. when the society made him an honorary member, he was so touched and he sent them this flag so they would have that as a remembrance of frankie. a few years ago, one o

president, how many law law-abiding americans -- innocent, law-abiding americans are getting swept up in these searches? and it will be an increasingly important issue, as the nature of telecommunications companies continues to change because it is now a field that is globally rconnected. we don't have telecommunications systems just stopping at national borders. so getting the number of americans whose communications have been collected in the first place is the prerequisite to doing real oversight on this law and doing our job at a time when it is being reauthorized and the american people want both security and liberty and understand that the two are not mutually exclusive. so, mr. clap, director clapper then suggested reviewing the classified number of targets that were later determined to be located in the united states. but the question has never been about the targets of section 702, although the mistaken targeting of americans and the people in our country is another serious question. the question that democrats and republicans have been asking is about how many americans are

americans will lose coverage. americans will lose care. americans will lose basic consumer protection, and americans will lose money out of their pocket. .. the trumpet presidency in its infancy has been characterized by chaos, crisis and confusion and the healthcare debacle has been consistent with this pattern. on any given day i cannot figure out who is in charge on the other side. is it speaker ryan? donald trump? freedom caucus? heritage foundation? none of the above, i can't figure out who's in charge on the other side, but we don't know-- we do no-trump care will be an unmitigated disaster for the american people. under trump care hard-working americans will pay more and get less. under trump care your premiums will increase. under trump care your co-pays will increase. under trump care your deductibles will increase. under trump care, you're out of the pocket cost will increase. under trump care, 24 million hard-working americans will lose their health coverage under trump care people between the age of 50 and 64 will have to pay a

trump: this effort will be guided by two core principles: buy american, and hire american. [applause] pres. trump: tonight i am also calling on this congress to repeal and replace obamacare -- [cheers] [applause] pres. trump: -- with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs, and at the same time, provide better healthcare. [applause] pres. trump: mandating every american to buy government-approved health insurance was never the right solution for our country. [applause] pres. trump: the way to make health insurance available to everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance, and that is what we are going to do. [applause] pres. trump: obamacare premiums nationwide have increased by double and triple digits. as an example, arizona went up 116% last year alone. governor matt bevin of kentucky just said obamacare is failing in his state. the state of kentucky, and it is unsustainable and collapsing. one third of counties have only one insurer, and they are losing them fast. they are losing them so fast, they are leaving, and many americans have no choice at

by american and higher american. —— buy. two core principles. also calling on this congress to repeal and replace obamacare. cheering with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower cost and at the same time, provide better healthcare. mandating the same time, provide better healthca re. mandating every the same time, provide better healthcare. mandating every american to buy government approved health insurance was never the right solution for our country. the way to make health insurance available to eve ryo ne make health insurance available to everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance, and that is what we are going to do. applause obamacare premiums nationwide have increased by double and triple digit. as an example, arizona went up 116% last year alone. the governor of kentuckyjust said obamacare is failing in his state, the state of kentucky. and it's unsustainable and collapsed. one third of the counties have only one insured. they are losing them so fast. they are leaving, and many americans have no choice at all. there i

and i've issued a new directive that new american pipelines be made with american steel. [ cheers and applause ] we have withdrawn the united states from the job-killing transpacific partnership. [ applause ] and with the help of prime minister justin trudeau we have formed a council with our neighbors in canada to help ensure that women entrepreneurs have access to the networks, markets, and capital they need to start a business and live out their financial dreams. [ applause ] to protect our citizens, i have directed the department of justice to form a task force on reducing violent crime. i have further ordered the departments of homeland security and justice along with the department of state and the director of national intelligence to coordinate an aggressive strategy to dismantle the criminal cartels that have spread all across our nation. [ applause ] we will stop the drugs from pouring into our country and poisoning our youth and we will expand treatment for those who have become so badly addicted. [ applause ] at the same time, my administration has answered the pleas of the

the american people are saying no way. polls show people are turning dramatically against that wreck of legislation missing in washington today. yesterday we heard about the buffalo bribe, the kickback, every manner to trying to round up votes from those who know the political careers are in danger for going near this bill. we know they want to take 24 million americans off their health care. it want to destroy planned parenthood and transfer $600 billion up the wealth letter in the united states. >> the dillman is recognized for an additional 36. legislation will crash the system, which is what steve bannon has said he wants to do. a foreign power like the russians propose to do this to america, we would consider it an act of aggression and war against the american people. this bill is not a rescue mission as they say, it is a wrecking ball and we should put to bed once and for all today. thank you, mr. speaker. >> the gentleman from massachusetts. >> i yield one minute to the gentleman from vermont. >> the gentleman is r

the american people deserve better. and with that i turn the microphone over to the leader of the democratic caucus, our leader nancy pelosi. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. tomorrow march 25 marks the 51st anniversary of when dr. martin luther king said come he said of all the forms of inequality, injustice and in health is a most shocking and the most inhuman because it also results in the sickle deaf. 51 years ago tomorrow. so today is really of values debate as we go into it about a sense of community, who we are as a nation. the facts are very clear about this bill in terms of health care. higher costs, people will pay higher premiums, higher deductibles want out of pocket cost, plain. less coverage. trumpcare will take away health care from 24 million hard-working americans, but not only that, the latest one, the key protections gutted innocence by eradicating the essential health benefits requirement affects 155 million american to receive their benefits to the workplace. as the distinguished chairman menti

pipelines be made with american steel. ploou( applause ) ( applause ) we have withdrawn the united states from the job-killing trans-pacific partnership. ( applause ) and with the help of prime minister justin trudeau, we have formed a council wilour neighbors in canada to help ensure that women entrepreneur individual access to the networks, markets, and capital they need to start a business and live out their financial dreams. ( applause ) to protect our citizens, i have merected the department of justice to form a task force on reducing violent crime. i have further ordered the departments of homeland security and justice, along with the department of state and the director of national intelligence to coordinate an aggressive strategy to dismantle the criminal cartels that have spread all across our nation. ( applause ) we will stop the drugs from pouring into our country and poisoning our youth, and we will expand treatment for those who have become so badly addicted. ( applause ) at the same time, my administration ha

turn day, 10,000 americans 65. they expect medicare to be there for them just as it was for generations before. in 10 years, 75 million americans will rely on medicare for affordable, quality health care. we should be strengthening medicare, not setting our country on a path toward another unnecessary, manufactured crisis. medicare reduces poverty and ensures seniors and people with disabilities always have access to the care they need. i recently sat down with three seniors in my district at a kitchen table. and lance and grace. a told me how medicare is important to each of them i providing coverage they need at a price they can afford. if this bill goes forward with the provision intact, robbing the medicare trust fund and damaging the program's future, it is doris, lance, grace and others like them that will be harmed. we should not be passing a bill that does nothing to improve anyone's life, and especially not a bill that ultimately forces seniors to pay more for their care. it is hard to believe we here havi

tv" on "american history only on c-span3. >> each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archivesmuseums, and historic sites around the country. the united states entered world war i a century ago on april 6, 1917. next, we tour the national world war i museum and memorial in kansas city. doran: i am doran cart. i am the senior curator. the museum is the nation's museum for the history of world war i. it is a global museum. we talk about all involved in world war i. it is not just about the united states. everything from the summer of 1914 to the peace treaty of june 1919. our collection is the most comprehensive collection of world war i materials in the world. it is not the largest, but it is comprehensive, in that we do deal with all nations involved in the war. in the museum, when you are going to the exhibition, you see about 10% of the museum collection at one time. the rest we use for research, references, loans to other institutions, and just to make sure we have an encyclopedic collection of the war. when we are teaching about the history of it, we want to cover everythin

by american and higher american. [applause] tonight i am also calling on this congress to repeal and replace obama care. [applause] with reforms that increase access, lower cost and at the same time provide better healthcare. [applause] mandating every american to buy government approved a health insurance was never the right solution for our country. [applause] the way to make health insurance available to everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance, and that is what we are going to do. [applause] to bring down premiums nationwide have increased double and triple digits. arizona went went up 116% last year alone. the governor of kentucky just said, obama care is feeling in his state, the state of kentucky. it is unsustainable and collapsing. one third third of the counties have only one in shirt and they are losing them pass. they are losing them so fast, they are leaving and many americans have no choice at all. there is no choice left. remember, when you're told you could keep your dr. and keep your plan, we

as as i said 24 million americans picked up their insurance, including 7 million p americans who are currently covered under plans provided by their employers. premiums for individual policyholders rising 24 to 29%. this is not my view, this is the congressional budget office whose director was appointed by this republican congress and his predecessor doctor elmendorf testified in a hearing that wen held because republicans refused to hold a hearing on this bill and he agreed with the republican appointed director and congressional budget office. so you have a bipartisan agreement that this bill will harm americans and not just those 24 million americans. it will harm all americans because the premiums and co-pays and deductibles will go up. states will be forced to drop 14 million americans from medicaid.nd i understand as a the amendment will make it worse. while cutting benefits and increasing. they shorten the life of, medicare sustain the fiscal sustainability from three years from 20282025. the list five.be the list goes on, mr. speaker of the reasons why this bill would be a d

some americans are more real americans than others. the very concept of religious liberty, one religion being favored over another. if religious liberty doesn't exist for all, then it doesn't exist. and this idea that profiling, whether it be african-americans or muslims or arab looking people, the problem isn't that we just have to stop describing it as politically correct, it's not politically correct. it's just correct. so i would wonder if we shouldn't move from estate of caution to a state of action? writes one must be rights accorded. our founders understood that. for a self represented government to succeed it takes a free press and it takes a vigilant and informed citizenry. writes one must be rights guarded, or else as in this case, they will need to be rights rewind and it was a slow and torturous klein backup for african americans. i told you there is no happy ending to this story, but i would may be close by echoing the words of congressman john lewis, get in the way. get in trouble. good trouble. thank you so much. [applau

not only the 24 million americans who stood to lose the insurance, but all americans without insurance today. it is a victory. we did listen to mr. ryan's press conference, about what lies ahead for the afford look at, which he says is the law of the land. a reminder, that law needs nurturing, not neglect. we have the response will keep this law and nurture it, keep it moving. i want to recognize the gentlelady from california, the vice chair, linda sanchez. ms. sanchez: today's lack of vote is indeed a temper a -- temporary victory for the american people. for seven years, republicans have made promises about repealing the in -- the affordable care act and today, they cannot deliver. they had seven years to come up with their so-called better way and now it turns out they have been bluffing all along. the american people sent a clear message today. if republicans want to repeal the afford look your act, and take health care way from millions of people, they do it at their own peril. if republicans are serious about wanting a better way for health care, they will work with democrats to

non-present more african-americans than actual african-americans. we fight for poverty no matter if it is like poverty or minority poverty. theanted to offer him opportunity to engage and the benefit of our years of experience as community activists. we wanted to create solutions for problems that we say. were are many areas where ofagree with the policy solutions prescribed by his budget. i will tell you that it was a meeting where both sides does -- talk about our disagreements. thaturprising part was when we talked about goals they were more similar than they were different about how to get there. how to get there is what you may see, that is just education and differences. the president suggested and was willing to have further engagement on a consistent basis. he offered up, we requested and he offered up his cabinet secretary so that we could go more in depth on the policy solutions would we look forward to meeting with some of the cabinet secretaries to give him that experience that we had radios come to some of those same goals that were in

every week it seemed like we watched our american jobs and our american companies moving overseas.hat's what you get after eight years of a president who says and believes if you've got a business, you didn't build it. we know differently. as conservatives we know differently and we believe you did build that business and we might want more young american and women to build their american dream. [ applause ] >> so today with president trump in the office we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a simpler, fair tax code that americans like you deserve. this year working with president trump we'll deliver a tax code built on conservative principals, a tax code not designed to wring money from you, we already have that one, a tax code built for growth. built for growth of jobs, wages and the u.s. economy. what does that look like? the house has a plan, a republican blueprint to get us there and it starts with simple fairness for all americans. in our blueprint, we drain the swamp by eliminate -- yes, we do. eliminating special interest provisions, lobbyists loopholes, han

trump: this effort will be guided by two core principles, by american, and higher american . [applause] pres. trump: tonight i am also calling on this congress to repeal and replace obamacare. [applause] pres. trump: with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs, and at the same time provide better health care. [applause] mandating every american to buy government-approved health insurance was never the right solution for our country. [applause] pres. trump: the way to make health insurance available to everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance, and that is what we are going to do. [applause] pres. trump: obamacare premiums nationwide have increased by double and triple digits. as an example, arizona went up 116% last year alone. of kentuckyt bevan just said obamacare is failing in his state, the state of kentucky, and it is unsustainable and collapsing. one third of the counties have only one insurer, and they are losing them fast. they are losing them so fast. they are leaving, and many americans have note choice at all. there is no choice left. reme

a victory for the american people. for our seniors, people with disabilities, our children, veterans, and it is not just about the 24 million people who now will not have to be off of their health insurance. it is 155 million people who would see their health benefits in the workplace will not be assaulted by some of the provisions put into this bill, especially last night when they removed the essential benefits package. again, this is exciting for us. yesterday is our anniversary, today a victory for the affordable care act any american -- and the american people. tomorrow is the 53rd anniversary of reppo martin luther king jr. speach that of all the forms of inequality in health care is probably the most inhumane and could probably lead to death. that is the spirit with which we came in this debate, authoring -- honoring the vows of our founders. life of liberty to pursue our happiness. it is about our faith and the unity of the democrats, united by our values. with that, i am pleased to yields to our distinguished

three african-americans as well as slaves. originally an african-american cemetery that was donated by william campbell. until 1865, campbell square was used as a cemetery fort slaves. of 1865,latter part the methodists and a biscuit alters communities separated from the walnut street location and began building saint stephen's amd. i feel so full. i feel full because when you think about slaves, they would, here and exercise before they began with the assisting of the church. when you go back and you think about what it took, what it took in order for them to lay a foundation here on fifth. remove theem to corpses and bodies and relocating them. they had to lay a foundation before they could even build. the church has been in operation from 1865 until today. corner we havehe the johnson house, this is a green and white house. , he liberatedders him and gave him several slave boys. study the architects wilmington, you will see this is more instrumental to education. he was a planter, he had several slaves. was mulatto. that me

a new directive that new american pipelines be made with americans steal. steal.ican steel.ican we have withdrawn the united states from the job killing transpacific partnership. and with the help of prime minister justin trudeau, we have formed a council with our neighbors in canada to help ensure that women entrepreneurs have access to the networks, markets, and capital they need to start a business and live out their financial dreams. to protect our citizens, i have directed the department of justice to form a task force on reducing violent crime. i have further order the departments of homeland security and justice along with the department of a and the director of national intelligence to coordinate an aggressive strategy to dismantle the criminal cartels that have spread all across our nation. we will stop the drugs from pouring into our country and poisoning our youth. we will expand treatment for those that have come so badly addicted. at the same time, my administration has an did the pleas of the american people. by finally enforcing our , savingi

of americans. we will vote to raise premiums on seniors. we will vote to damage women's health care programs, and we will vote to reduce access to care for lbtq people. -- lgbtq people. policies that were considered socialists are now mainstream, considering popular parts of the a.c.a. are retained in the republican replacement. the majority of the country doesn't want to repeal a.c.a. but improve it in a bipartisan way. the only way to create a meaningful change for the american people is to work together across the aisle. as lincoln said, we cannot escape history. we will be remembered in spite of ourselves, and a vote to repeal a.c.a. will be a stain on that legacy. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >

and a lot of people don't realize that is not just affecting african-americans, but also asian-americans, and in a different way. can you explain that? >> yeah, absolutely. well, the "oscars so white" started in january, february, when the nominations came out for the academy awards and there were really no people of color being nominated for some of the big awards. and so not only african-americans, but all people of color were really frustrated about this. and then, for people who watched the oscars, they saw so many kind of targeted jokes towards asian-americans that, i think, as a community, it was kind of a stand-up moment where we all thought, "wait a minute. the moment where the whole world is watching and have eyes on this kind of event, the fact that asian-americans are still the butt of jokes is very problematic." and since then, we've had a lot of films that are being made that have caucasians being portrayed for asian-american roles. so we're looking at films like -- >> "ghost in the shell." >> yeah, absolutely. >> scarlett johansson. that role was supposed to be asian? >> ab

buy american and hire american. [ applause ] tonight i am also calling on this congress to repeal and replace obamacare. [ applause ] with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs and at the same time provide better health care. mo mandating every american to buy health insurance was never the right solution for our country. [ applause ] the way to make health insurance available for everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance, and that is what we are going to do. [ applause ] obamacare premiums nationwide have increased by double and triple digits, as an example, arizona went up 116% last year alone. governor matt bevin of kentucky just said obamacare is failing in his state, the state of kentucky. and it's unsustainable and collapsing. one third of the counties have only one insurer, and they're losing them fast. they are losing them so fast, they're leaving. and many americans have no choice at all. there's no choice left. remember, when you were told that you could keep your doctor and keep your plan. we now know that all of those promises have been totally b

buy american and hire american. . [ applause ] . tonight i am also calling on this congress to repeal and replace obamacare. . [ cheers and applause ] . with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs, and at the same time provide better health care. . [ applause ] . mandating every american to buy government-approved health insurance was never the right solution for our country. . [ applause ] . >> the way to make health insurance available to everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance. and that is what we are going to do. . [ applause ] obamacare premiums nationwide have increased by double and triple digits. as an example, arizona went up 116% last year alone. governor matt bevin of kentucky said obamacare is failing in his state, the state of kentucky, and it's unsustainable and collapsing. one-third of the counties have only one insurer and they're losing them fast. they're losing them so fast. they're leaving. and many americans have no choice at all. there's no choice left. remember, when you were told th

for the american people. we're going to begin, though -- we're going to begin by repealing obamacare's taxes. we're going to end its mandates by eliminating the penalties. we're going to give americans more choices. we're going to expand health savings accounts for every american. we're going to give americans a tax credit that will help them buy the coverage they need at a price they can afford. and we're also going to do it with what the president likes to call big heart. we're going to make sure that americans with preexisting conditions still have access to the coverage that they need. and you fellow parents out there, with kids under the age of 26, i have three. we'll make sure you can keep your kids on your insurance until they're 26 years of age. now, folks, what i just laid out is only a small glimpse of everything our plan will do. the bill moving through the congress, the american health care act, is an important step in the right direction. we're working around the clock withongressman rutherford a

rural americans will die. people between the age of 50 and 64 will die, and the executioner will be the authors and those who support the republican health care plan. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities towards the president. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro, for five minutes. ms. delauro: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i rise today to share the testimony of one of my constituents. her name is nikisha. a fifth generation college educated woman. founder of ballet haven, a rigorous dance training program. she is an english teacher who has won the teacher of the year award twice. and i regret to tell you that she is also living with and dying from a debilitating disease. and these are her words. i quote. this is her testimony. the debate about health care has turned into something of a specta

we will strans transport american energy through american pipe lines made with american steel. you can believe somebody would actually say that? [ applause ] >> this came up a little bit coincidently when i was signing the pipeline deals. i'm all signing i've got them done and i said, folks, when do we get the steel? and they said i think it's from foreign lands. i said, no good. who makes it? who makes those beautiful pipes for the pipeline? sir, they're made outside of this country. i said, no more. no more. so we add a little clause, didn't take much that you want to build pipe lines in this country, you're going to buy your steel and you're going to have it fabricated here. makes sense, doesn't it make sense, bob? think so. he knows. [ applause ] >> together, we will create millions of good american jobs, also so many energy jobs, and really lead to unbelievable prosperity all throughout our country. and rick perry's going to have a lot to do with that. i want to just thank everybody in this room. you're all very special people, in particular i want to thank the miners. you

we're going to cut it to 15% so american companies will invest in american operations to create american jobs. so we're going to gut taxes for every american and we're going to cut taxes for free enterprise but we're also going to get this economy moving with less regulation and more american energy. let me make you a promise. right after we dropped our right hands on january 20th, it was official. the war on coal is over. and a new era of american energy has begun. [ applause ] politicians and bureaucrats in washington, dc have crippled our nation's economy and west virginia's economy without regard to the impact that it has on people's utility bills, the impact that it has on jobs and hard working americans. right here in west virginia, they pushed mining companies to the breaking point and jeopardized thousands of good paying jobs and cut off a brighter future for countless west virginia families. it's heartbreaking to think west virginia has lost more than a third of its mining jobs over the last few years alone with over 130 mines shut down since 2009. folks, that's not right. the h

for every american. my republican colleagues are aware of this. why else would they have drafted this bill and last-minute changes in secret? why else would complicated legislation affecting the lives of millions be sent to the floor just two weeks after it was introduced with no congressional hearings, not a single one, on a bill that affects the health care of every single family? and why else rush it to the floor without an estimate of how much coverage and care will be lost by back room deal that ends consumer protections? i get it. i wouldn't want to, nor would i know how to, justify giving nearly $1 trillion in tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy, paid for by threatening the health and well being of millions and millions of american families. and who is getting these huge windfalls? companies like an -- amgen, profits of $3 billion, med tronic, annual profits of $3 billion and gillian sciences, $13 billion in profits in 2016 alone. when the c.b.o. released its report last year, showing the 24

speaker, you will see millions of americans and aspiring americans marching together in american sitcies across -- cities across our great nation on may 1, and when you do you will see this bond and shared humanity coming may 1. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois yields back. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, for five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to discuss two foreign policy areas that are important to our nation, our region, and to my sit stithcy in south florida. cuba and venezuela are two countries in our hemisphere who suffer under dictatorships and avowed enemies of the united states. in my native homeland of cuba, we have seen human rights violations on the rise ever since the u.s. concessions to the astro regime in december, 2014. one example is the case of dr. eduardo of cuba, pictured here. he is a medical doctor and a leader of the christian liberation movement who was savagely beaten in frovent his wife and two children and has been in imprisoned since november, 2016.

americans. that's basically the amount of people that live in the state of texas. for the lucky ones who don't have their health care ripped away, trumpcare forces families to pay increased out-of-pocket costs and higher deductibles and cuts the financial system they get today -- assistance health today for their care. they force persons aged 50 to 64 to pay premiums five times higher than younger people to pay for health insurance. the slash in financial assistance to help people pay for coverage will literally mean there will be people now have to pay more for their premiums annually than they actually earn in a year. that's unacceptable. trumpcare cuts medicare and will shorten the life of the fram by -- program for three years. it's hard to find someone this bill helps but the people it will hurt can be counted in the millions. i urge my colleagues to vote against this horrible plan and work with us to expand access and lower costs. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempor

the american people agree. a cnn/orc poll this morning showed that about two-thirds of americans think a special americans think a special . >> mr. president i rise on a few matters.ep first cover rush up. with a continuing repub investigation of interference into reelection and the thais to tween the trump campaign in the transition team the eventsts of this weekend which included another tweak from the president highlight ands strengthen the argument for a special prosecutor to conduct the investigation. the american people agree. who won poll this morning shows that two-thirds of americans think a special prosecutor should conduct the investigation. sixty-seven% of the independence and 43 percent of the republicans. the trend lines just these t numbers will continue to grow. so my colleagues should understand of what is the right thing to do with the strong impartial investigation is where the american people want them to go. special they disagree with president trump and want a thorough and impartial invest

[applause] taken decisive action to protect american jobs and american workers. we will not stop until we end illegal immigration once and for all. [applause] just this week the president authorized the keystone pipeline, creating tens of thousands of jobs and protecting our energy future. folks, we're just getting started. we are going to roller sleeves up and they're going to cut taxes across the board for working families, small businesses and family farms. working with this congress, president trump is going to pass the largest tax cut the days of ronald reagan. we're going to get this american economy moving again. [applause] we are going to reform the tax code and make it flatter and simpler and fair. who cann't anyone here make sense of the tax code. there is an old joke about how the tax code in this country is 10 times the size of the bible with none of the good news. [laughter] [applause] truth is, our taxes make it far job creators for and hard-working people all across this country to get ahead and achieve the american dream. willis by our tax code ma

so we decided to go a different way. >> more americans or less americans? >> here's what i know in texas in our district. the deductibles are too high, it's just a card. it doesn't help them. under our approach, by turning innovation to the states, and giving them a broad choice of plans they can use, i believe we're increasing access for those who want it and that's an important distinction here. and as i see the tax credit, i have a small business background as a chamber of congress executive, so, for decade, i watched small business people entrepreneurs mom and pop companies, struggle to ghealth care or workers and big businesses got all help, so under the prp plan for the first time, look, if you work hard and play by the rule, you're treating equally. you get that help as an entrepreneur. >> so, the businesses frankly aren't taking the affordable care act. >> last year, 225 counties had -- this year, it's 1,0 22 and that was before humanapull ed out. the ceo of aetna said it's in a dea spiral. those are his words. they're looking as to whether they can

with everyeals americans welfare. every americans welfare. every child's welfare in this country. them were able to committeefore the before the committee marks it up on wednesday. none of them were able to come to that committee and say how it will affect them or their families or their fellow citizens. none of them were able to testify as to the benefits of the affordable care act for them , their families, their children, and their neighbors. none of them will have been able to read and digest the bill. night after last locking it away in a basement for days and just as reporters were leaving to go home, republicans released the text of their legislation to repeal the affordable care act. waiting forhas been republican for the replacement. alternative.lican for the republicans to redeem their promise of a better plan, ensure they to security of having health care that is affordable and available to each american and to their families and children. republicans have been promising since the enactment of the affordable care act in 2010 that they would repeal it entirely and an act

he said a new era of american greatness was beginning, and he spoke of the renewal of the american spiritrillion investment in infrastructure. president trump said his administration would improve vetting procedures to check who should be allowed into the us. he called for a switch away from the current system of lower—skilled immigration and instead adopt a merit—based system to improve security and job prospects for americans. mr trump also called on congress to help him replace obamacare — his predecessor's health insurance scheme — with reforms that he said would expand choice, lower cost and provide better care. the republican party is divided over the issue but its leaders say they will table a plan in march. democrats say it would reduce the number of americans covered.

reporter: very simply, will this bill cover more americans or less americans than are covered right now? mr. brady: will that cover more americans with affordable health care then today is probably the key question. your is what i know in texas of my district. more people are found a way to get out of obamacare the hama are taking it. frankly, who have it, cannot use it. the deductibles are too high, the copayments are two high. it is just a card. it does not help them. returningroach of innovation to the states and giving americans a broad choose a plan say can actually use, i believe we are increasing access to affordable care to those who want it. and i think that is an important distinction here. and as i see the tax credit, you know, i have a small business background as a chamber of commerce executive. for decades, i watched small businesspeople is people -- entrepreneurs, mom and pop companies, struggle to get health care. they get no help. while workers and big is this is get all the help. i did the republican plan, for the first time, look -- if you work hard and play by the ru

what 24 fewer americans have health insurance while the wealthiest americans get a huge tax break, you can be sure that president trump did that too. even now, the changes house republicans are making to buy off different factions of their caucuses are making the bill more harsh. some of these changes willx is further weaken medicaid and result with your americans with health coverage. republicans claim they're fixing the unfair tax on older americans, they are not. the truth is, the republican agent taxes still in the 50's b. people in their 50s and 60s still stand to lose, big time. the larger truth is, republicans are not trying to make this bilt better, they are just trying to make it pass with all of the n various factions pulling them in different directions. there is no better evidence of that than the new senate/fun. 75 billion-dollar per year earmark the senate is getting to buy off republican senators who do not want to vote for this bill. what happened to our fiscal conservative plan in the house? no unnecessary spender teachers? $75 billion of slush funds? it does not even

trumpcare puts all americans at risk. let's work together to protect and expand our health care and put this mess behind us. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. katko, for five minutes. mr. katko: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life of a young man from my district. patrick lowry toggins. pat recently passed away at the young age of 27 after a courageous and lifelong battle with duchenne muscular dystrophy. pat lived a full and inspirational life. graduated from high school and college, never returning home to work in communication for the syracuse chiefs a.a.a. baseball team. i had the distinct honor and privilege of meeting pat when he and a central new york united teammates won a national power wheelchair soccer tournament in 2015. prt and his teammates were -- pat and his teammates were incredible advocates for individuals with disabilities. i might add, i

i'm thinking of what we've called native americans were american indians or whatever where we've been where we've moved whole populations with long cultural history to particular areas that were undesirable and image wise and then created a cultural mindset of people who have been here all along that h they didn't belong and i have seen that all my lifetime have so-called native americans, american indians, whatever, have been pushed into a mindset that makes it almost impossible to do what you did to figure out how to work at a company like goldman sachs so i would like to hear what you have to say about that, because i kind of feel like we have co-opted the people who were here first and then excluded them by moving borders within borders. >> guest: absolutely. we have sort of put them in reservations and said you stay there and we kind of forgot about them and ignored them. we don't have to go very far to see what's happening and how we still treat them and ignore them and don't respect their treaties and land when we look what is happening in the keystone pipeline and it's going t

the american health care act transfers power from washington back to the american people. we restore state control of health care so it can be designed for the families and communities in each state. we restore the free market so americans have a greater choice of products tailored akin to what they need, what their family needs. so in the ways and means committee, our role is first to act now, dismantle obama cares unpopular taxes and mandates that effort jobs and driven up health care costs to enhance and strengthen health savings accounts so people can spend their health care tax dollars the way they need to. and we're going up low and middle income americans access to affordable quality health care with a monthly tax credit. it's immediately available. as health and human services secretary price wrote today,, this morning, our legislation aligns with the presidency goal of rescuing americans from the failures of the affordable care act. secretary price also wrote that our bill, our bills are necessary and important first step for fulfilling our promises to the america

the influence of american films in china was deep in terms of the americans being involved creating its own film industry and along with hong kong as well. in terms of if you look at jazz, modern jazz jazz came to china in the 1920s. it really took off in the 1930s during the depression because american jazz workers, players putting get jobs in the state. they were playing at hot dog stands to make a few bucks. the chinese economy was healthier and so they brought a lot of american jazz players to shanghai who then stop with chinese musicologists and chinese singers and songwriters to create a chinese version of death. this has continued to this day if you listen to mandel pop or pinto pop many of the tunes were basically chinese traditional folk songs that were effectively testified and people who would work. brought into the type of chinese songbook. that influence if you go on to the radio and do a search for chinese canto pop tunes, the american jazz is still there. it's an odd form. the chinese way -- basically, they loved western. they synthesize the westerns. in a variety of movi

for not only the 24 million americans who stood to lose their insurance, but for all americans who have insurance today and those who want to have insurance, this is a big victory. we did listen to mr. ryan's press conference. we did listen to him about what lies ahead for the affordable care act which he said is the law of the land from here on out. just remind that law needs nurturing not neglect. he mentioned something to the effect of letting it fall on its own weight. we can't let that happen. we have a responsibility to keep it, nurture it, keep it moving. but i want to thank the democratic caucus for its unity, for steadfastness and staying together as the chair and one little point of personal privilege, on the issue of new york. there was a provision in this, the empire state kickback, the buffalo bribe. you can fool new yorkers sometimes, you can't fool us all the time. today, new yorkers weren't fooled. with that, i want to recognize the gentlelady from california, the vice chair, linda sanchez. ms. sanchez: thank you, chairman crowley. today's lack of vote is a temporary vic

american people see fit. it's up to judges to apply the law and the constitution as its written and impartially. and that's an important thing here. both of these are important. see, a judge, under our view of the world, a judge is supposed to see everyone the same regardless of race, wealth, sex, political affiliation or other characteristics. a judge is obligated to neutrally apply the law, whether you are a man or woman, young or old, rich or poor, black or white. that's not supposed to matter to a judge. there's a reason that our symbol of justice, lady justice, is depicted wearing a blindfold. it's because as a judge, you're not supposed to decide based on these characteristics of a person. you're supposed to decide based on what the law says. this is very fundamental to an independent judiciary, to a nation that lives by the rule of law. but the other view, the critics' view, they constantly go back not to the law or the application of the law, but to how sympathetic the litigants are. that's what matte

i urge my colleagues to join me in voting yes on the american health care act to rescue the american people from obamacare. thank you mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. >> the gentleman from kentucky. >> i yield myself such time as they may consider. after seven years of campaigning against the affordable care act, congressional republicans have finally produced what they cynically describe as a replacement plan. sadly, however, this bill will unravel all of the progress we made under the aca, and in expanding access to health insurance to 22 million americans and improving the quality of coverage and care to tens of millions more. it nearly doubles the amount of uninsured people in this country. that is medicaid by almost $900 billion, and weakens the trust fund. that was bad enough, but the last-minute changes to this bill are astonishing and appalling. this legislation now allows insurers to end coverage for prescription drugs, hospitalizations, outpatient care, maternity leave, lab services, and pediatric care. that is not progress. that is a health crisis for eve