and so, the second bill is the bill that comported with what the president asked for, not the first bill. >> if i may. those four pillars was not the president's four pillars. that was agreed to by the democratic leadership and all of us in that room. mr. diaz-balart: again, there were four pillars that were agreed to for the entire country to see in a bipartisan way to deal with those four en. and this bill dealt with not the four pillars that the president agreed to but the four pillars that were agreed to in the white house, televised for the entire country to see, president, republicans and democrats. >> you mentioned taking into account what the democrats' concerns are working with them. it is a fact if the daca portion of the bill was put up on the floor, they would be for it. mr. katko: if the border security portion of the bill was put up, the vast majority would vote for it. if the bill is put up on its to stop the child separation, it would have had overwhelming support. f you felt so passionate about wanting wanting to do something about the daca kids, you would eat the other

no bill for inland waterway, no bill for water infrastructure, no bill for locks and dams, no bill, mr. speaker, at all. fast forward to today, mr. speaker. we're talking about the third consecutive congress where we have come together and gotten it done. not gotten it done for one party or another. not gotten it done for one member or another. but gotten it done on behalf of all of our constituents who sent us all here not to find excuses, not to find things to complain about, but to find a way to make it happen. support this rule today, mr. speaker. i urge all my colleagues to support this rule today, mr. speaker. because if they do, we will bring that bipartisan work product to the floor. we will bring that unanimously approved gang violence prevention bill to the floor. we will bring those three appropriations bills all passing in a bipartisan way out of committee to this floor. something we can be proud of. i'm proud to be here with you to talk about it. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgover

so we'd run a bill, mr. speaker, that we thought everything that they had ever said they would want in it, and they get to the day and they'd vote against it. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker. i want to reclaim my time. just to remind the majority eader of what i asked. the majority leader likes to talk about what we did in the past, his party shut down the government, he says i voted to shut down the government, that's absurd. you can cite a vote of mine against some sort of proposal that they put forward. the question is, he refuses to put on a bipartisan, to give the house even the opportunity to consider a bill that is supported by 240 members of this house. and frankly, my perception, and i'm not bad at counting, mr. speaker, which is why i'm standing at this podium. and why the majority leader is at his podium. we understand counting. i dare him, mr. speaker, i dare him to put the hurd-aguilar bill on the floor and i guarantee him it will get 240 votes. the people's house will be allowed to speak. but they're af

i'm also disiblted thappointed bill does not reforms on bill. while no bill is perfect, we want to move in the right place every time we take up legislation like this. i'm also dismayed that we do not have a cbo score. things are hard for farmers out in the countryside right now and passing a farm bill will provide certainty to our farmers. as chairman roberts has reminded me several times over the last week. thank you. >> i tha the senator. i want to point out again that i'm going to tap this gavel if we exceed three minutes. we simply have to get this bill done. >> was i over three minutes. >> about four minutes and 15 seconds. >> but who is counting. >> but that's about your batting average. >> charge me for it. [ laughter ] >> i want to welcome my colleagues today. and today's business meeting where we will consider the agricultural improvement act of 2018, the farm bill. everyone certainty and predictability. especially during these difficult times. this is absolutely paramount to any other concern. i respect the long-held partnerships this

this bill is a bad bill. it is not an immigration bill. it's a bad bill and it really is not for the american people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired this egentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccaul: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from arizona, ms. lester. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. lester: this is vital legislation for the state of arizona. my constituents back home know all too well how desperately we need our border secured. i signed on as a co-sponsor of this bill because it will fund a wall and other protective infrastructure, close the gaping loopholes in our immigration laws, and finally secure our southen border, ending this problem once and for all. ms. lesko: it is disappointing that with all the rhetoric coming from my colleagues across the aisle, they still refuse to come to the negotiating table and work toward a legislative solution. our broken immigration system cannot continue to be ignored. i want to thank chairman mccaul and goodlatte for t

and very frankly, the farm bill has historically been a farm bill. but what you did, you passed a tax bill giving the rich, 83% of its benefits and in the farm bill, you are taking nutritional assistance away from children and families. that is why you couldn't pass it, among other reasons. and it is not bipartisan, as you did in the last congress or two congresses ago, you tried to cut the snap program by $40 billion. now the gentleman well knows, the senate is not pursuing your policies on the republican side or the democratic side. you miss a lot of good information. the fact of the matter is, you know your farm bill is not going to pass the senate. mr. leader, i would urge you on the farm bill, come together with us. i don't know that there is a more bipartisan member of this congress than colin peterson. e ranking democrat on the ag committee. and very frankly the chairman was not interested in a bipartisan bill. i don't know whether it was by direction or his own view. but let us come to a bipartisan agreement on this farm bill and pass it over

the damage this bill does to other bills, like musical chairs. if we succeed with our bill, then the 11 bills that follow may not have sufficient funding. i thank everyone again and thank you, mr. chairman, for leading us to this point. and we are proud to be the first bill on the floor in this appropriations process. and i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady reserves. mr. frelinghuysen: i yield five minutes to the new chairman of the military construction-veterans affairs subcommittee, judge john carter and thank him for his leadership and work on homeland security subcommittee as well. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. carter: i'm pleased to be here as the newly apinted chairman of the military construction-veterans affairs and related agencies subcommittee. i arrived mid-post-season and i have a lot to learn but i have a great base to start with. charlie dent and debbie waser salesman schultz that it was approved 47-0 vote in the full committee. the military construction and veteran affairs bill provides generously

there is nothing pro-family or pro-security about this bill. this is a fake daca bill bill. no hearings, no witnesses, no akeholder engagement, no marker, not even a c.b.o. score. and now we find at this hour that we have been debating a bill that we won't even vote for tomorrow. i wonder why? it's probably because some other people have found out that this is a fake daca bill and probably not worth the paper it's printed on. but we shall see. for these reasons i urge a no and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. but we shall see. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccaul: thank you, mr. speaker. in closing i'd just like to -- i know this is an emotional topic. i think both sides have what they think are the best interests of the american people in their heart. i feel the constitution drives me to protect the american people and that's my most solemn, highest responsibility. i just want to close with a quote from our secretary of homeland security. she said, the only people who benefit from the immigration system right no

and me farm bill. recent analysis by dwg shows just how broken are forever satan is using usda data we found nearly 18,000 people, 18,000 people, who live in one of the nation's 50 largest cities but nevertheless, receive farm subsidies in 2015 and 2016. that's not all. again using usda data, we found nearly 28,000 farmers who received the subsidy or disaster payment every single year for the last 32 years. let me say that again. we found 28,000 farmers who received either a subsidy payment or disaster payment everygle year since 1985. so either that there are some very, very unlucky farmers out there, or, more likely explanation, is that our farm safety net has been reverse engineered to pay off every year. and if that's the case our farm safety net is not a safety net at all. the senate agriculture community should support senator grassley amendment and the full senate should be legitimate of the amendments to reform our broken farm subsidy system. in particular, the senate must be able to debate an

i'm sandra smith. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer.ear from the house republican leadership weekly news conference about to begin on the hill. hope to get reaction from the big evening last night with president trump on the hill. in the meantime, tempers flaring on all sides over immigration. >> fury and finger pointing the cries of children taken from their parents sparking new outrage in d.c. >> what country is that? this is the united states of america. >> the policy we're talking about was implemented by this administration and they could change it if they wanted to. >> mr. president, don't you have kids? don't you have kids, mr. president? >> sandra: president trump not only remains defiant he is digging in and standing by his zero tolerance policy. >> which is separating hundreds of children from their parents at the southern border. >> president trump: we can either release all illegal immigrant families and minors who show up at the border from central america or we can arrest the adults for the federal crime of illegal entry.

and they put forth this bill, they were calling it the compromise bill. now he's saying, just wait until after the midterms and that's when we can fix this, which was a very optimistic view. he said there's going to be a red wave. there's a lot of questions about whether that will happen. it creates a lot of difficulti s difficulties. now republicans want to put forth another more narrow bill looking at ending family separation first. but then of course the president is watching cable news during his executive time and looking at these images of children and it really got to him as well as melania and ivanka were pushing him to end this family separation issue. there are still so many things up in the air that they need to fix. now lawmakers are looking at doing a more narrow bill. they still want to have a vote on that compromise bill, but a lot of people don't think it will pass. >> would that narrow approach satisfy the house freedom caucus for one, the moderate republicans for the other? is that something that both sides can come to an agreement on? >

bill was bill hall jr. trucking. >> reporter: but for bill, it wasn't all work and no play. >> he was a daredevil. he loved racing. in his later years, he loved hunting. he was a man's man. >> reporter: and also a bit of a ladies man according to bill's cousin hank. >> you know, beautiful women. you work hard, you play hard. and you do things, you know, that you're not supposed to be doing. he was great man, but he was not a perfect man. >> reporter: bill's imperfections became painfully clear nearly 32 years into their marriage when frances says she got a call from a mysterious woman. it was september 13, 2013. friday the 13th. >> she goes, you don't know me, but i'm having an affair with your husband. >> reporter: wow. >> i was in shock. >> reporter: heartbroken, furious. frances says she confronted bill and asked, was it true. >> by that time, he is crying and telling me that he's sorry, that it's true. i was devastated. >> reporter: this is three decades of marriage. >> i finally asked him how long has

unlike the past three bills that i've been involved with in farm bills, they were writing a farm bill during an extended economic downturn. the egg community is clouded by the uncertain economic conditions we are facing today. mr. chairman, over the past 14 months i've introduced 11 marker bills, some with members on the other side of the aisle that i believe offer sound policy, some to improve management and flexibility and other conservation easements along with senators browning grassley we offered a bill that would more equitably distribute program payments across all regions of the united states by adjusting reference prices that achieve one 100% of the market price average for those crops. more than 77% of all base acres are enrolled in art which not only provides price protection but also provides production loss protection. however it did not receive the changes needed to make this program an effective safety net of the next farm bill. our bill also offered savings to taxpayers by directing assistance producers with bases on land that is actually being cropped. under current p

appropriations bill. this speaks volumes to the bipartisan cooperation that i expect will continue as we try to get back to some semblance of the regular order as it relates to the appropriations process. i especially want to thank my colleague from arkansas, chairman boozman, for the managing affair amendment -- managing a fair amendment process and working to keep the bill bipartisan. i want to thank the subcommittee staff patrick magnuson, jo ann hof and my staff, chad shulkin and jason mcmahon. they worked late night reviewing hundreds of amendments. i want to thank our county parts on the energy and water subcommittee legislative committees for their work on the past few months to put together bills that i believe will pass overwhelmingly today. lastly, it's important to thank chairman shelby and vice chair leahy for getting us to this point. by the end of the week we will have reported out of the full committee's all 12 government funding bills with three having passed the flew and all before -- pas

that we need to get the bill done. thatn't need amendments are contrary to the product we have already passed. we always have instantly self-declared secretaries of agriculture on the floor that want to change policy. i expect we will have the same amendments. we will deal with them and pass the bill quickly. [indiscernible] -- could be.ope so hope so. concerned are you about how the house will react to this bill? thise house is considering as it does. my colleagues are working hard to reduce something. totally partisanerent. bill which i think is unfortunate. the house, it still wants to go. we will just have to see. >> are you expecting a trigger on the floor? >> no doubt. --ughter] you can go back remember all of the considerations of the farm bill in the past. innow harry reid at the time 2013 said it was impossible and it would take two weeks. and it took two days. but two days.ys thank you. >> thanks. >> here on c-span, "washington live with your phone calls and a look at today's headlines. with:00, newsmakers de

s that bill that's consensus. this is a bill that the president supports. it's a bill that can become law. we'll have an opportunity to vote on it tomorrow night. the question will be, do people want to play politics? or do you want to put people before politics? do you want to solve an issue we've all talked about for quite some time. this is an issue that needs to be solved for decades going forward for america to maintain their strength. also when you look, as we move forward, opioids. 174 people will die today because of addiction. thos will be family, friends, loved ones. that same number will happen tomorrow as well. this is breaking the fiber of our country. we have moved a number of bills and i believe these can become law as well. farm bill, we know the importance. not just of having a secure agriculture our our -- for our food and safety but also put manager people into the work force. friday is a beg day. there was a reason why when kevin brady worked on this bill the way it was titled. tax cuts and jobs act. for too long people don't go back and

we did that in the last bill. we continue to build on that in this bill. readiness being the most important thing so the equipment that you'll see in this bill came directly from the secretary of defense who said this is what we need, this is the amount we need, this is the date we need them and we have that there. the support for the troops is also extremely important. we have a 2.6% raise for them. it's a small amount. it's a pat on the back to say you're doing a great job and that's what's so important. as we do this, as i said, we listened to those military leaders and said, what do we need to do? we took the first step. this is a multistep process to rebuild our military, but i know we can do it. we had 6,600 requests from members about what they saw in their districts and overall what the needs were and we tried to meet those needs in every way possible. they're very aware of what's necessary and the votes are there. we expect to have a good, strong support in this, looking at job bases as well as military strength. i think those that voted for it wi

this bill is a lousey bill. you know it, we know it, and america knows it. the speaker pro tempore: the chair would remind mens to address their remarks to the chair. the gentleman from washington. mr. newhouse: thank you, mr. speaker. the previous speaker just made the point i was going to. if you're going to negotiate in good faith and arrive at consensus, you have to accept who the president is and what he requires in order to sign legislation. whether you like it or not. one of the priorities that he has made is clear as day is that there will be border security and a wall. refusing to accept that fact pretty much closes the door on the opportunity or any possibility of negotiation. mr. speaker, i'd like to yield three minutes to the -- another good gentleman from the great state of florida, mr. curbelo. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. curbelo: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm relatively new to this body but i've been following politics in this country for quite some time. if for -- for many years i have been hearin

this bill, mr. speaker, is long overdue, and the benefits will possibly change the lives of those veterans who served in defense of our country and in defense of freedom of those around the world. mr. speaker, i urge passage of h.r. 299 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. roe: mr. speaker, i'm prepared to close. i have no other speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is prepared to close. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers and i am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i, again, want to thank chairman roe for bringing forth this very important legislation. i also want to acknowledge, again, my ranking member, tim walz, for working so hard to bring this legislation to the floor. it was a long time coming. it was introduced four congresses ago, but i believe that this is

the bill, as amended, shall be the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. no further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules. each such further amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the house or in the committee of the whole. all points of order against such further amendments are waived. at the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the house with such further amendments as may have been adopted. the pre

i'm sandra smith. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer. we moved across the room here. more complicated than you think. all this as the f.b.i. agent peter strzok is sitting down for question in a closed door meeting. it brings us to the newsroom news feed and the journalists who bring it to you. check it out. >> elusive peter strzok the lead investigator for the f.b.i. and the russia trump campaign investigation and hillary clinton investigation. he will appear behind closed doors with the committees on capitol hill. >> he is not going to get immunity and invoke the fifth. lawmakers have a ton of questions. >> mr. strzok and ms. page. did they start an investigation the trump campaign because they had a political bias or based on legitimate evidence? >> the lack of transparency hasn't served the country well in any of these matters. the question goes beyond personal bias but the question of whether or not the bias peter strzok manifested itself in the form of investigative decisions. >> how did the whole thing get started and whether it was some form of entrapment? >> m

i stand in support of the fiscal year 2019 bill or the appropriations bill. it funds our critical defense needs, it's a great investment in our men and women in uniform, it's going to give them the tools they need to succeed. and it starts restoring our military's health. a year ago we heard about half the navy aircraft not able to fly. because of maintenance. of 58 combat brigades, only five ready to fight tonight. our fighter pilots only getting 1/3 of the time they used to get 20 years ago. mr. bacon: all of this is unacceptable. 80 fatalities doing routine operations. restore military funding by 10% last year, this bill maintains that and keeps it with inflation. it's a great bill that's going to restore -- keeping that restoration for our military. there are two points i'd like to make with this bill, though. first, i want to thank the chairwoman for what she's doing and what the committee is doing with the oc-135. of an air force base and is 57 years old. it supports the ocean skies mission. it has one of the worst maintenance rates in the united states

bill. it doesn't give a pathway to citizenship to daca recipients and got 193 gop votes. despite that, democrats do not plan to forge ahead with anything bipartisan. >> they have never ever been interested. sometimes you all repeated that it's a compromise. it is not a compromise. it may be a compromise with the devil but not with the democrats in terms of what they have in their bill. >> president trump says maybe they should wait until they elect more members of the house and senate on the republican side. >> bill: a new report that hundreds of migrant children have been reunited with their children since may. jeff paul has the latest. good morning. >> we're expecting yet another demonstration here at the point of entry. two u.s. senators are expected to come here and bring attention to lawmakers not only about what is going on inside these youth immigrant shelters but try to go out there and possibly get inside. a group of mayors tried to enter the gates yesterday and we were right there

now, this is the difference between the house farm bill and the senate farm bill. the senate farm bill got it right, the house farm bl has created this terrible, terrible requirement of paperwork just to get snap. one of our house colleagues said that it is to promote self-sufficiency as if low-income workers on snap aren't already working every waking hour just to scrape by. mr. president, the house plan is just a blatant example of how out of touch congress is about poverty in this country. and it's shameful that some members of the house from my own state would even support this cruel plan when so many new yorkers rely on snap every single day. i'm happy that the senate farm bill has more heart than that. the bill that came out of committee shows respect for all hardworking families who need snap. now we need to take it a step further to do even more to help hungry children. i'm introducing an teamed the senate farm bill called -- an amendment to the senate farm bill called the snap for kids act. it would increase the amount of snap funding that families with ki

this bill is a bad bill. it is not an immigration bill. it's a bad bill and it really is not for the american people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired this egentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccaul: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from arizona, ms. lester. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. lester: this is vital legislation for the state of arizona. my constituents back home know all too well how desperately we need our border secured. i signed on as a co-sponsor of this bill because it will fund a wall and other protective infrastructure, close the gaping loopholes in our immigration laws, and finally secure our southern border, ending this problem once and for all. ms. lesko: it is disappointing that with all the rhetoric coming from my colleagues across the aisle, they still refuse to come to the negotiating table and work toward a legislative solution. our broken immigration system cannot continue to be ignored. i want to thank chairman mccaul and goodlatte for

bill? >> bill: what about the cuba deal?g-term brain damage from those who complained about that? >> certainly possible. the state department has described the symptoms that folks experienced there as similar to what you would experience if you had concussion or a minor traumatic brain injury. in october, at least 24 americans at the u.s. embassy in cuba complained about those illnesses. and while not all of them were found to be affected by those health attacks, we do know the state department has a number of medical teams that are still treating those individuals and trying to see exactly what caused it and what the long-term impacts will be. >> bill: thank you, garrett. garrett tenney on that from washington. >> sandra: meanwhile another health concern affecting u.s. service members in iraq and afghanistan. during the wars there, the military used burn pits to incinerate numerous types of waste. but thousands of veterans have developed serious illnesses. including cancer. which may have been caused by toxic fumes from tho

of the bill before they vote this week and the house will take up a separate bill in july. host: rosie gray from the atlantic, can you remind us what the the pillars are president has talked about. the wall, border people areure that entering through legal ports of entry -- i'm blanking right now. bills on immigration the hill, he will be looking for part --ings to be able to be a part of them. but there is a question over and he can accomplish supporting the compromise bill a topic this week. the wall with the mexican border. the diversity visa program, limits on family immigration. and we also had stories last bek that the president might willing to shut the government down later this year if he doesn't get money for the wall. is that realistic? guest: they talked about this before. i don't think we could rule out think -- ig but i don't think it is necessarily at the top of mind at this moment. host: let's go to meet. caller: one thing i'm waiting theyour wisconsin is supreme court decision. because we had elections for the state legislature with gerrymandering. that is

the conservation bill. the food security bill. it's also a bipartisan bill. with the strong support of the members of the agriculture attrition and forestry committees. i'm proud to be here with my friend and colleague of our committee chairman roberts and i would urge our colleagues to join us and swiftly passing this bill. thank you madam presint. >> the defense reporter rusty chua called the house considering the defense department spending bill. where the main priorities of the house verses what the presidents request help? >> guest: thanks for having me. the house bill in many

this bill cuts legal immigration by 40%. this bill cancels diversity green cards. this bill eliminates most family reunification, and finally, this bill hurts asylum-seekers. this bill is anything but a compromise. it's anything but fair. and it's certainly not pro-family. we spent the last few days and weeks watching babies ripped away from their parents' arm. we heard their cries in the middle of the night as they missed their parents, and the american people were truly moved by this humanitarian crisis. this crisis drew attention from international institutions and organizations, such as the united nations, amnesty international, human rights watch, and the united states conference of catholic bishops. all of them condemning the separation of children from their family. this nation has a long standing tradition of providing asylum to those that flee death, terror, and natural disasters. we need to continue to be a beacon of hope and aspiration for the rest of the world. asylum-seekers, including women who have been raped, deserve due process. not these massive a

if the bill goes to a vote on the floor, it kills the other because it uses the bill. if that rule is approved on the floor, they would have to start from scratch. the only other date they could do before the election would be july 23. they have to get all those signatures before july 23. it gives them a very limited window. if they fail that window, they cannot bring it back up until december. if it does not get past their, i've been told it probably would not go anywhere for a long time. >> you has to number of questions about the family policies that the administration is pursuing. the president says it is the democrats fault, the democrats say it is the policy that needs to be changed. a lot of emotion around this separation of children and the creation of tents for them. >> you are starting to see republicans break with the administration and weighing we should not be separating children from families. there is a provision in the new compromise bill that some whites get -- give that this issue. it does not actually solve it. it is too complicated to explain. there

i object to this bill being amended to the farm bill on several grounds. proceed actually the bill is way out of order. it was first introduced in april, it bypassed deferral to the judiciary committee under rule 14 and was placed on the legislative calendar. now the bill is being taken up in this committee. i have objected on procedural grounds. my objection was apparently ignored. this bill is squarely within the judiciary committee jurisdiction. hemp is subject to the provisions of title xxi the controlled substance act on substantive grounds i disagree with how hemp is defined under the bill. if the purpose is to legalize it for industrial uses, then the bill should do that, but it does not. the bill opens up legalized hemp to include, quote, derivatives, extracts and cannabinoids in accord of the plan. the derivatives aren't used for industrial purposes they're use to make cbd or oils. cbd is a chemical in the plant that can be extracted and used to treat everything from anxiety to epilepsy, things that i have found my constituents say they've got som

simply add this is not the best possible bill, but this is the best bill possible. i am proud and still by the work conducted by the committee. i think the ranking member and all members in attendance. conducting legislative work through regular order and utilizing the committee process in a bipartisan and manner. this hearing is now adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> you've got to be actively engaged with the farmers. that's a legal term. >> how would you make sure, it sounded like you are interested in putting limits on that. that you are now. [inaudible] one is too many. [inaudible] >> , the people does it take to run a farm? >> i understand. if you're one person there's a loophole. [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> there were technical changes that had to be made this morning as far as the lawyers telling us that. gettin

bill? >> bill: thank you.rrow. >> you're welcome. >> bill: in washington. >> you bet. >> sandra: for more bring in byron york. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> sandra: good morning. what should this tell us about the relations between the -- the current relations between the house and the justice department? >> it tells you they are really, really bad. this is the best evidence that we have had yet of the total breakdown of the relations between the justice department and some of the committees in the house. as catherine herridge mentioned the justice department said rosenstein did not threaten criminal prosecution but it's clear by their own admission he told members of the house or staff of the house that they ought to preserve their e-mails. they ought to preserve their texts because he is coming after them if he has to defend himself in a contempt of congress proceeding. so the relations between the two are really, really bad. >> sandra: you know, the staffers talking about this threat by rod rosen

bill oe again. and in doing so, it puts this very important bill in jeopardy. and so, as a member that's only been here for three years, i understand that is not always the easiest thing to do. i'd like to thank our chairman for takg wha is a very hard decision and stepping up to protect the national defense authorization act because of everything else which is in it while at the same time i would commit the same as the chairman has committed in this particular case to senator corker that his item of discussion, which is the appropriate use of tariffs for national defense purposes, that is a healthy debate to have and that it should be had in such a fashion that amendments could be offered on the floor of the se and a very straightforw debate could then determine the fate of that legislation on its own not in connection with the ndaa. and so for that purpose i just simply would like to say what i think the american public is seeing here today is, number one, our commitment to making certain that the

we will adopt this as a government bill, but we are not stopping there.ers are added to the sex offenders register. the international trade minister greg hands resigned from the government so he can vote against plans for a third runway against at heathrow airport. mr hands said he was standing by a promise he made to his constituents in chelsea and fulham in west london at the 2017 election. the issue will go to the commons on monday. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, who has also opposed the new runway, is due to be out of the country at the time. the high—profile case of billy caldwell who suffers from severe epilepsy lead the government to announce a review into the use of cannabis for medical reasons. billy was originally denied cannabis oil, which can be used to control seizures, but one mp thought the government should have acted sooner. what an outrage, that it is only so much press attention, that has finally shamed this government into action. grenfell residents have told mps that the royal borough of kensington and chelsea has lost trust and

there's bill hemmer to rub it all in. good morning, bill. >> bill: how are you, sandra. good morning. i'm bill hemmer live on the east end of long island 100 miles out from new york city. we have a couple great days headed for you with the u.s. open and usga here live. james comey, loretta lynch, andrew mccabe could be under greater scrutiny. what is in the report that's about to go public? we're about to find out. >> today, the block bluster watchdog report on the clinton e-mail probe to be released. >> 18 months we've been waiting. >> i think it will put the misses pieces in this giant puzzle together. >> keep in mind, this report is going to focus on the clinton e-mail scandal. >> this impending report should shed a critical light. >> we're looking for unlawful activity and serious errors in judgment. >> in the crosshairs, andrew mccabe and loretta lynch and peter strzok and james comey. >> they abused their power. >> what role did mccabe play? did he make decisions for political reasons? fox news is told president trump will be briefed on that report in the morning.

this bill, mr. speaker, also specifically authorizes basic research in fields that are critical to u.s. dominance in science and technology. it authorizes research in exoscale computing, fusion energy sciences. it establishes a doe computing program, a low dose research program and programs for managing our energy frontier research centers and bioenergy research centers and ensures we fulfill our commitments to the project for fiscal years 2018 nd 2019. significant investments in foreign countries like china threatens america's global standing as the leader in scientific knowledge. to maintain our competitive advantage as a world leader in science, we must continue to pport the research and the research infrastructure that will lead to next generation energy technologies. h.r. 5905 is a commonsense bill that will maintain american leadership in science. want to thank chairman smith, ranking member lofgren for co-sponsor this important legislation. i'm grateful for the opportunity to work with member

i want to commend president trump for bringing this bill to congress, a bill that would once passed be the largest recisions package in the history of our country. this was a process that's been used by republican and democrat presidents alike over decades, and it's an important process to make sure we keep our fiscal house in order. mr. speaker, i know some of my colleagues on the other side are feigning concerning over the children's health insurance program and most of them, by the way, voted against the funding for the chip program in the first place when the bill was before congress to full funding. in fact, we overfunded the chip program, and so as that surplus money was identified, we made sure that that money will be able to be used to reduce the deficit and go to other things, mr. speaker. and this letter from the congressional budget office confirms that not one child will lose insurance when this bill is passed because we overfunded the chip program. i ask unanimous consent that this letter from the congressional budget office be inserted into the record. the speaker pro tem

bill. >> bill: to that end the battle shifts up the road there to capitol hill. how soon could we see a vote on the floor on the bills we've heard a lot about? >> we've heard so much about the number of bills they're considering. early this afternoon i would say is most likely. maybe in the 1:00 hour. we have been talking to lawmakers throughout this entire process trying to get an assessment or sense of where they might go to get something to the president's desk immediately. let me share for the folks at home what they've been considering. the goodlatte bill getting the lion's share of attention. $25 billion for border wall. cuts to legal immigration, by the way. also restricting those asylum seekers and a path to alw ca recients to stay here in the country. as you pointed out on capitol hill they want to get something in place and get it to the ident's to end the crisis. >> they're both similar since they have border security bill of $25 billion of funding for the president's wall. it ha

it is not a bad bill. it is a good bill for the american people. the speaker pro tempore: gentleman from texas reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from california. mrs. torres: mr. speaker, chairman goodlatte just clarified that his bill has been in print for six months. thank you for clarifying because the american people should know that your real intention is to allocate $100 million for the trump wall. shined asn't until we the light on that that in the middle of the night the republican caucus scrambled to reduce that amount to $25 million. mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the the gentlewoman from shi the california, the democratic leader, nancy pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentlelady for yielding and her leadership on america. i had the privilege of traveling with her under the leadership of our colleague, juan vargas and susan davis, to their districts earlier this week to see firsthand what was happening at the border. i come to t

in this bill -- this bill will provide the deterrence to stop that from happening because as we know, they are abused on the way up. that journey, they are abused physically and sexually and demoralized and recruited. that has to stop. and mr. speaker, this bill will stop that. with that, i urge my sleegs -- colleagues to support i >> among the differences in the second built our that it does not include the reductions in legal immigration. here is some of the house debate, beginning with congressman dan newhouse of washington state. the house is expected to vote on this measure next week. washington is recognized for one hour. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, during consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, pending which i yield myself as much time as i may consume. mr. newhouse: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. newhouse: on wedn

a-backed bill as a sprtsman bill. all these attacks on wildlife have been constant, they have not been backed in science. they've not been supported by science or fact. and we all would like to see legislation that would tackle the real threats facing imperiled wildlife and in this particular legislation to do a study, to assess that, and then to talk about the kinds of efforts that could be undertaken to protect the salmon. but to merely do that without the science and the study sing a mistake and it fits into a pattern that is all too common and puts this legislation within the same context and the same pattern as the other pieces of legislation. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. lamborn: mr. chairman, at this point i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentlelady from washington who will talk among other things about the mitigation efforts at the rate payers have been funding for the salmon. the chair: the gentlelady is rec

i want to commend president trump for bringing this bill to congress, a bill that would once passed be the largest recisions package in the history of our country. this was a process that's been used by republican and democrat presidents alike over decades, and it's an important process to make sure we keep our fiscal house in order. mr. speaker, i know some of my colleagues on the other side are feigning concerning over the children's health insurance program and most of them, by the way, voted against the funding for the chip program in the first place when the bill was before congress to full funding. in fact, we overfunded the chip program, and so as that surplus money was identified, we made sure that that money will be able to be used to reduce the deficit and go to other things, mr. speaker. and this letter from the congressional budget office confirms that not one child will lose insurance when this bill is passed because we overfunded the chip program. i ask unanimous consent that this letter from the congressional budget office be inserted into the record. the speaker pro tem