arrington: yes, sir. i am trying to be real careful in this hearing to say predatory or deceptive because the f.t.c. ought to pursue that and bring the full force of the law against people that are doing that. and then where we need to tighten it up, where there are some fastness and looseness, that's what you guys can do. and then again for me ultimately the safety and soundness of the program, this is offered because the taxpayers allowed this to happen because they love their veterans and they want them to have this benefit. but they want it done in a safe and sound and fiscally responsible way. >> -- mr. london: mr. chairman, can i amend my comment? we have been working very closely with the cfpb on veteran complaints that we have received about the solicitation that they received and we have made those referrals. i was wanting to make that distinction. we have made recommendations to the cfpb but not specifically to the f.t.c. mr. arrington: thank you. thank you, colleagues. great discussion. efforts

arrington, for five minutes. mr. arrington: mr. speaker, on friday, thousands of people from all across america will come to washington to march in support of the dignity and equal protection of every god-given human life in this great land. it is in that spirit that i rise to join my colleagues in supporting h.r. 4712, the born alive abortion survivors protection act. this bill ensures that if a baby survives a failed abortion, that baby must be given the same medical care as the baby born under any circumstances. in a moral society, the strong have a responsibility to protect the weak. it is a stain on the moral fabric of our nation that some lives are deemed less worthy than others with respect to protection. america is a city on a hill whose light shines bright for all the world to see. that light is dimmed, however, as long as the dark practice of leaving a baby to die continues. it is my hope that even those who believe in abortion can recognize that baby that survives a botched abortion should be afforded the same protection

she carried the baby during the lecture so that arrington could focus on the class. says professors like this are the reason why she goes to savannah state. >> you're able to get the individualized attention as a student, as opposed to maybe being a number because you're in a class with like 150 kids. >> pretty cool, hm? sutliff says she understands life can get overwhelming for her students. team effort there. >> ♪ >> 5:56. one more day closer to the eagles-patriots super bowl we are. wednesday morning, 5:56, 43 degrees on city avenue. much colder than it was yesterday. now, you might have forgotten with all the eagles hype that there is still a wing bowl prize to compete for before the big game. pj whelihans in downingtown hosted the qualifying event last night. contestants were given 10 minutes to devour as many wings as possible. two men tied each eating 35 wings. there was then a two minute tie breaker and kenzo kevin came out victorious. he now moves on to wing bowl 26 at the wells fargo center a week from saturday. >> all right. good luck. 5:57. dress for succ

arrington to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of the universe, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as the members of the people's house find their way back to the capitol in anticipation of a busy second session of the 115th congress, we ask your continued blessing on our nation. may the days of celebration near the end of 2017 and the welcoming of a new year inspire hope and good will among the members of the people's house, that the issues to be faced might be addressed with wisdom and timely consideration. bless as well those who have labored in these halls and offices even while congress has been in recess. without their steady and faithful service, the work of congress would not be possible. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-a of house resolution 670, the journal of th

arrington had to bring her seven month old son to class last week when her husband's meeting ran latese instructor dr. rebecca sutliff even carried the baby during the lecture so that arrington could focus on the class. she says she's the reason she goes to savannah state. >> you're able to get the individualized attention as opposed to being a number. >> sutliff she says she understands life can get a little overwhelming for the students. talk about multitasking right there for both mom and teacher. >> pretty nice. >>> an illinois lawmaker set to do a little multitasking of her own. she'll become the first u.s. senator to give birth while in office. details coming up at 5:00 a.m. >> a.m. competitive eater barely edges out an opponent earning his spot at the wing bowl. that's up next. >> ♪ >> police dealt with a sticky situation in delaware county. literally. a tractor-trailer full of honey spilled on governonr printz boulevard in tinicum township yesterday evening. authorities still haven't said just what led to that truck overturning. >>> competitive eaters faced off for a spot at t

chairman arrington, ranking member o rourke and other members of the committee. my name is brock cooper and i'm general counsel of veterans united home loans and i would like to thank the rest of the members of the panel here for being here today to address this issue. thank you for allowing me the opportunity to come here before you today to discuss lending practices that impact our nation's service members and veterans. i've worked for veterans united for ten years and have headed the legal department for that entire time. i'm a veteran myself and have used the v.a. loan several times including an earl. i have a va loan and i've seen the refinance practices employed by some in the industry. veterans united is a full-service lender and we make loans in all 50 states and the district of columbia. our primary mission is helping veterans, service members and their families achieve the american dream of home ownership. we've been the nation's number one va purchase lender in the past two years closing more than 37,000 purchase loans in 2017. veterans united now repr

was i would like to thank a few that i didn't name, bruce wester is above man, gary palmer, jody arrington and vicki hartser. moving from the legislative portion of the program i am very excited to introduce our next guest. stevens from 2009-2013. matt eric was part of the team that won super bowl xlvii. matt serves as director of football development for the national football league. together matt and his beautiful wife adriana are examples of our theme love saves lives. please welcome to the stage matt and adriana burke and their family. >> we had a thank when i played football, we would be out in the field before kickoff, where else would you be even right here right now? they say if you can't explain an idea or a concept to a third grader either you don't understand the idea or it is not a good idea. you can't explain abortion to an 8-year-old. what that means is this is not a battle of logic. if it was, abortion would have ended the a long time ago. this is in the battle for the mind, this is a battle for hearts. it is important to remember that those who are pro-abortion, the war is

questioning away the texas congressman arrington. thank you for joining me.u support all points in the presidents current plan to grant a pathway to citizenship to dreamers after 10 or 12 years? phase out the visa lottery program and family migration and spend $25 billion to secure the southern border? >> happy sunday to you arthel. let me react to that. i think first of all the president is doing with the american people elected to do. that is not be a politician and get stuck on doing nothing and your typical partisan gridlock. he is a negotiator. and he is showing a willingness to negotiate and making concessions so that we can solve this problem and move our country forward. i do not support expanding away from daca or extending out from daca. i think dealing with people that came to this country for the most part, by no fault of their own, is a reasonable thing. it is reasonable if security needs for the american people put enforcement that were having our american citizens with peace of mind that we have secured the border, stopped in the immigration an

you joining me now is jody arrington of texas. agriculture committee. thank you for joining us. where is the sinking point right now? what are some of the specific issues that everyone is hung up on? >> i think the president's right. i think the main sticking point is the democrats coming up to have a willing partner and they've got to come to the table serious about putting the american people first in this negotiation. that's the only way to negotiate this. >> melissa: i'm trying to drill down on the difference between the words and actions because are so many accusations on words flying around and it's very to parse through. are they literally and not showing up to sit down and talk? are they asking for something that is so outrageous, you can't possibly do it? where we really? >> i think it's a little bit of both. nobody's interested in amnesty. people want to know that their safety and security and the american people want to know that their safety and security is first and foremost in these discussions. it's not that we aren't willing to give certainty and some legal statu

arrington, and the honorable patrick t. mchen troy act as speak pro temprary to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through the remainder of the 115th congress. signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the appointments are approved. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the order of the house of january 3, 2017, providing for morning hour debate, be extended for the remainder of the 115th congress. except that house resolution 679 shall supplant house resolution 9. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. he house will come to order. for what purpose does the gentlelady from arizona seek recognition? the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. mcsally: mr. speaker, i rise with my colleagues from arizona to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the shooting that took place on january 8, 2011 in houston, arizona. congresswoman gabby giffords was meeting with her cons

arrington from texas. >> thank you, mr. chairman. look forward to serving under your leadership and congratulations on your poi appointment. dr. hall, thank you for your service. the topic, as i understand it, was organizational and operational in nature. and so i'm going to be a little boring in my series of operational questions but just because they may be boring doesn't mean they're not extreme ly important. the sort of philosophical question. if you can't ma measure it, you can't manage it. do you subscribe to that? >> yes, actually. developing metrics about how we're doing is very important. >> how do you measure success in your organization for the work you do and the people you manage? just succinctly, if you could, please. >> sure, sure. judging the quality of the end product. everything that comes out of cbo has my signature on it. we have a very strong review process. we want to be comfortable with it. we now do some things, we'll try to do more things to assess how we've done. i mentioned the report looking at how we've d

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arrington to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will now be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. haplain conroy: let us pray. gracious and merciful god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. this chamber, where the people's house gathers, we pause to offer you gratitude of this good land on which we live and for this nation which you have inspired in developing over so many years. to inspire the american people that through of these days we might keep liberty and justice alive in our nation and n the world. give to us and all people a vivid sense of your presence we may learn to understand each ther, to respect other, to work with each other, to ive with each other, and do good to each other. nation we make our great in goodness and good in its greatness. done this day be for your greater honor and glory. men. the speaker pro tempore: amen. of ant to section 4-b house resolution 670, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. t

arrington from texas. >> thank you, mr. chairman. look forward to serving under your leadership and congratulations on your appointment. doctor hall, thank you for your service to this committee and to our country. the topic as i understood it was organizational and operational in nature and so i'm going to be a little boring in my series of operational questions, but just because they may be boring does not mean they are extremely important. so let me start with peter drucker sort of philosophical question. let me ask you if you subscribe to this, if you can't measure it, you can't manage it. >> do you subscribe to that? >> yes. developing metrics about how we're doing is very -- >> how do you measure success in your organization for the work that you do for the people that you manage? the singly they could. >> part of it is judging the quality of the end product. every that comes out of cbo has my signature on it. we have a strong review process. we want to be comfortable with it, and we know do some things, will try to do more thi

good afternoon to you, chairman arrington, chairman wenstrup, ranking member brownly and ranking member o'rourke and members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to discuss the efforts of the department and housing urban development and dwol partners for ending veterans homs. i'm dominique blom, a career senor official and for the office of public and indian housing at hud. my office is responsible for the hud bash program. hud is committed to working towards the goal of ending veterans homelessness with international and local partners maximizing the collective resources. thanks to funding of congress, we have made remarkable progress. hud's general homeless programs run by hud's office of community planning and development pra vid about $2.4 billion annually to help homelessness primarily of permanent supportive housing. 97 million of these funds serve approximately 17,000 veterans through the continuum of care program including 10,000 veterans with disabilities. thousands more veterans are served with rapid rehousing, emergency shelter and other assistance. my office ad