and this bill does just that. i thank chairman engel again and his team for working with my staff and our members to ensure that this is a strongly bipartisan product. otherwise it could not pass house, senate and be signed into law. the chairman knows that. and i thank the chairman for working with me on this important legislation that we really haven't seen in over a decade. this type of collaboration has been a hallmark of our work on this committee. i'm very proud of that work and i know chairman engel is as well. i ask my colleagues to vote in favor of this bill which deserves our unanimous support and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: i thank the gentleman for his kind words and hard work the yield two minutes to gentleman from virginia. mr. spano: -- mr. spano: i rise in support of this bill. i thank chairman engel and ranking member. we are overdue. as a former intelligence officer who served abroad i can attest to t

i think the bill is a good bill. it does exactly what it needs to do and clarifies for the future and would encourage everyone to vote yes and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. bass: mr. speaker, i yield five minutes to the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. pocan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for five minutes. mr. pocan: thank you very much, mr. speaker. thank you to the representative for the time. the current field of presidential candidates looks more like american society than ever before. we are closer than ever to the possibility that a woman or lgbt person could hold the country's highest office. we have decades of activism by women and the lgbtq community to thank for this fact, and at least congress can do is ensure the law recognizes the progress our country has made. we've come a long way from 1872 when victoria woodall became the first woman to seek the presidency decades before women won the

this was a good bill. this was a bill worked on in a bipartisan fashion. and i will tell the whip, mr. speaker, that i had conversations with some of the top republican leaders on that committee. ith respect to funding levels. and i was told that the funding levels that were in our bill as the joint chiefs said and as the ranking member said in an editorial in the "wall street journal", were appropriate levels. that will fund the priorities of our country and the needs of our national security, mr. speaker. and i hope certainly that the senate and the house can work on this and by the way, the senate number is the same as our number as it relates to compensation. i believe for the members of the armed forces. so i would hope, mr. speaker, when this bill comes back from conference that we will have agreement. we'll pass it. we'll send it to the president for signature. that's the way it ought to be. i'm sorry that we didn't get significant support as is almost always the case except when political games were played, not that just items were put in that repu

the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. -- 264, the nays are 169. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair will remind all persons of the gallery they are here as guests of the house and any manifestation of approval or disapproval of proceed sgs in violation of the house -- proceedings is in violation of the house. further consideration of h.r. 3239 will now resume. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: union calendar number 121. h.r. 3239. a bill to require u.s. customs and border protection to perform an initial health screening on detainees and for other urposes. the speaker pro tempore: the ouse will be in order. he house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman opposed to the bill? >> i am in its current form. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman qua

bill: i will. host: >> i ask people all the time, you have $100 billion or whatever it might be, then you say i give you $100 billion and buy a yacht or a house and then you have $99.5 billion left. what do you do with that? you do have that problem, and you assessed that the urgent issues were health care. how did you pick those? any regrets as you make progress on either? >> global health is our biggest area, and the progress has been unbelievable, not just because of our work but our partners, that include u.s. government donorsg, the european who have stepped up on these issues, one of the metrics of importance is the number of children in the world who die before the age of five. when we got started in the year 2000, that was over 10 million per year. now it's about 5 million per year. blowing andind those deaths because of getting out vaccines and understanding more about nutrition, those have been cut in half. now the goal is to cut them in half again by 2030. we do have a pipeline of new va

bill barr.ump has consolidated his control over the intelligence community at a time when he has given bill barr unprecedented access and control over all of the intelligence information, which we have never seen by an attorney general before. this is true endemic trump locking it down for himself. >> sandra: we are watching this on the bottom right of your screen there. the rose garden, we are told that the vice president has just walked out. we are waiting for the president to sign this bill. meanwhile, bill, respond to marianne. take that one on. he was given an opportunity and that mueller hearing, and he took it. >> it is not clear, what are you protecting the president from in terms of intelligence? the committee found that there was no collusion and so forth, so what, if you're going after intel, what are you protecting him from? there is no threat. what the threat, as marianne put it, the investigators, whether they corrupted the process. at the answers may look very different when we ge

in this bill. we have in this bill money for widows. you have co-sponsored this bill for 10 years, telling us how much you care about making sure that the widows of our troops get money. and now that we do it, after 10 years, we put it in the bill, you're going to vote against it. just, just so you can say democrats don't support national security. $733 billion in this bill. the largest defense bill in the history of the country. it's not enough. and we sponsored -- it can always be more. no matter what it is, they're going to say, do more. the pentagon is apparently the only place in the country where republicans feel that you can throw money at the problem. relentlessly. this body has raised pay for our troops every single year and, again, i will simply close by saying, we have the largest pay raise in 10 years in this bill for our troops. we've worked in a bipartisan manner. it's easy to say, well, i'm going to vote no and therefore it's partisan. there's no good reason for it. this should be a bipartisan bill. it supports our troops

section 5 of the bill -- of this bill contain ours improvement language. i want to thank suzy lee, my colleague, and my colleague mike bost of illinois because this legislation creates a block grant program to disburgs funding that would normally be used by the v.a. to administer their work study program. we heard from college administrators it wasn't going well as is, they were leaving veterans behind, didn't know if students would be able to enroll, colleges didn't know when they'd get the money. this is a fix that came directly from listening to people serving our veterans at our educational institutions. this is what boinchship looks like. it's an idea that comes from people who are affected and those who are affected are our heroes that protect our great nation. this change is necessary. this change is bipartisan. this change is long overdue and i want to thank everybody again. i urge a yes vote on this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois yields back. the gentleman from florida reserves. t

we upheld the bipartisan tradition of this bill. worked with republicans and democrats and produced a very good product. we must acknowledge the incredible hard work that's done by the people sitting behind me. i appreciate that. i also appreciate the working relationship that i have with the ranking member. when i was the ranking member and he was the chair, we worked together on a lot of issues and we continued to do so. i appreciate that leadership and i appreciate his commitment to the defense bill. and i think this is a good bill. i just want to mention a few things in it that are positive. first of all, at $733 billion, begin, more on that -- again, more on that later, within this bill we also focus on cutting waste and dramatically increasing accountability, because i think the taxpayers and, yes, the troops, want to make sure the pentagon doesn't just spend money but that they spend it well. we do, finally, live up to the rhetoric and we give the widows the money that they've been asking for. just about every single republic

this bill is simple. it includes rural businesses in the mission of the office of the advocate for small business capital formation. this will allow rural small businesses to receive the capital formation, technical assistance they might need and will require the securities and exchange commission to consider any adverse effects regulations might have on rural small businesses. rural small businesses are often overlooked by their capital formation challenges, but their capital formation challenges deserve the same attention as any other type of small business. i urge all members to support this commonsense bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. waters: i would inquire if my colleagues has any remaining speakers? mr. barr: no further speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. barr: thank you and in conclusion, as

then the final house bill. host: what the president wanted versus what you're going to vote on? guest: the president wanted $15 billion more, low yield nuclear weapons, no restrictions on the southern border, and to be able to make sure we keep detainees at guantanamo bay in cuba and not in the united states. host: they are about to gavel in on the house floor. tom cole, thank you for the conversation. we will bring you over to the house now. live coverage on c-span,. gavel-to-gavel [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the

levin, who is the co-author of this bill and introduced this bill with me. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. levin: thank you, madam chairwoman. i thank my colleague, the gentlelady from california, for yielding. madam chairwoman, i'm proud to rise in strong support of the promoting respect for individuals' dignity and equity or pride act, which i have been privileged to co-lead with congresswoman chu. this bill is about moving our country closer to true equality and equity for the lgbtq community. we have an opportunity today to send a message to the lgbtq married couples across america that their unions are recognized , valued and dignified by the u.s. government. i'm especially proud that this bill includes the text of my bill, h.r. 1244, the equal dignity for married taxpayers act. which addresses the glaring problem that the tax code is replete with out-of-date references to marriage that no longer reflect the institution of legal marriage in this country. our tax code, like all of our laws, should accurately re

show me your bill. >> there are two main types of surprise bills. when you go to an emergency room that's not in your insurance network and they charge you for the portion your plan won't pay, or one of the doctors isn't in network. so you get a big bill from them. then you get the runaround trying to straighten it all out. but starting tonight, show me your bill and we'll go to bat for you. lavera vincent is a good example. she paid $750 a month for insurance coverage. one day she began suffering chest pain and says she actually called ahead to make sure the emergency room took her insurance. >> i got this cardiac issue going on but i'm still going to make sure i'm doing the right thing financially for me. and so they assured me that yes, i am in network. >> but, surprise. the metropolitan methodist emergency center wasn't in network. neither was northeast methodist hospital where she was transferred for further testing. the total charge for two night'' hospitalization, $31,000. lavera's insurance paid only what it says was reasonable and customary

this bill's namesake. who so heroically fought until his death to protect pensions, including rita's survival benefits. as rita testified before congress, and i quote, this pension wasn't a gift. he worked hard for every penny of that pension. he gave up wages and vacation pay and other benefits so i would be taken care of if something happened to him. but now that pension risks being slashed to the core. workers, retirees, survivors like sam, kenneth and rita, are foregoing much needed medicines or working into their 80's for more income and are being robbed of their benefits they need to help out their families. not rita, she's not working into her 80's. we must act now. we will swiftly pass this bill to honor workers' dignity, support their families, and protect their futures. we must always remember that the middle class is the backbone of our democracy and our workers are the strength of that middle class. if in fact, i do believe that the middle class -- in fact, do i believe that the middle class ha

the bill directs the n.s.f. to expand research efforts to better understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment affecting individuals in the scientific, technical, engineering and mathmatics work force. additionally, it directs the n.s.n. to examine policies to reduce prevalent and negative impact of such harassment. the bill also supports the adoption of uniform guidance across the federal science agencies to reduce the prevalence of sexual harassment involving grant personnel. there is an established legal process in place within higher education and in the workplace for handling claims of sexual harassment. i cannot stress this enough. this bill does not alter that process. what this bill does is to create a uniform policy for universities and research institutions to report federal -- to report to federal science agency whence administrative action is taken that impacts the ability of a researcher to carry out a grant. sexual harassment in the scientific community diskerges women from good-payin

i'm sandra smith. >> bill: flying by flying by if you'd >> sandra: so far. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer.ria ocasio-cortez says she is now open to the idea of scrapping the department of homeland security. reaction from a lawmaker who just spoke to us on the last hour. >> i just don't know how extreme you can keep going. dhs has done for better or worse a pretty doggone good job quelling terrorist attacks in this country as it was supposed to do, and it is trying to enforce the laws. i don't know where she is coming from actually. i can't. >> bill: gillian turner, good morning to you. >> good morning, bill. sandra, i hearing about the future of u.s. government surveillance getting underway now. the homeland security committee putting a president trump's border, immigration, and technology teams and the hot seat to grill them like about facial recognition technology. running millions of driver's license photo's for facial recognition matching. some lawmakers are alarmed, giving aoc and other democrats even more ammunition in the push to get rid of i.c.e. altogether. >> i.c.e. is not under

. >> bill: fox news alert. news this hour, national security officials, only moments from now, the homeland security department, putting out the latest report on threats and attacks against our country. good morning inside of "america's newsroom." first, the house is getting ready to take action. criminal contempt action against bill barr over the citizenship question controversy that brews in washington. it's tuesday. we've made it so far. >> sandra: you are saying that already. good morning, bill. good morning, everyone. i'm sandra smith. voting soon on citations for both william barr and ross. he says that he sees legal way forward for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. >> bill: nancy pelosi boiling the entire issue down to race. she lit it up with this comment. >> this is about keeping -- you know it -- you know those hats. make america a white again. they want to make sure that certain people are counted. it's really disgraceful. and it's not what our founders had in mind. and it's not -- we

bill. it was only a resolution. i watched today where we are supposed to have a number of other bills come up, but they can't bring them up. they can't get the votes. it's more than internal fight. this is not a family fight. this is a war and feud. the socialist democrats inside that party are taking the party over. neff been -- they have been successful. they defeated crowley. they are beginning to win the seats underneath them. they are primarying others. i saw a recent poll that the strongest endorsement in a democratic primary is first a former democratic president, and second, congresswoman a.o.c. never mentioned the speaker of the house of representatives. there is a question i hear on the floor, a question who the actual speaker is. that's why they are having a meeting. it's internal. why would you ever even bring up impeachment after yesterday's hearing? that should be put to bed. that is over. we watched it. we heard it. we have read it. what more can they make up? the only people that want impeachment are

the bill directs the s.b.a. to issue reports that assess its cybersecurity infrastructure, including determining the country of origin of its i.t. components and report cyber threats, breaches, and cyberattacks. this is a commonsense, bipartisan bill, and i urge my colleagues to support the measure and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. delgado: mr. speaker, i yield five minutes to the gentleman from colorado, mr. crow, the sponsor of the bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. crow: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the gentleman from new york, mr. delgado, for yielding. i want to thank chairwoman velazquez for prioritizing this critical issue and bringing our bill to the floor. i also want to thank my friend and co-lead on h.r. 2331, the gentleman from ohio, mr. balderson, for his leadership on cybersecurity and small business issues and this bill in particular. i value his i

and last week, that bill, senate bill 1833, was approved by unanimous consent. additionally, the house passed a similar bill last congress by unanimous consent. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 3245, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois reserves. the gentleman from oregon. mr. defazio: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. davis: thank you, madam speaker. i'd like to yield one minute to my good friend, the ranking member from the state of missouri, mr. graves. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. graves: thank you, mr. davis. i rise in support of h.r. 3245, and i want to thank representative bucshon for his hard work on this important issue. 3245 is going to enable entities within the states of illinois and indiana to chart a whole new course for the harmony way bridge which is closed currently. the bridge is not only a critical link between these states but also representative of that strong bond between the people of illinois and indiana. that c

this is the -- the underlying bill is a good bill. chairman smith and ranking member thornberry and their staffs deserve a lot of credit for this product. it was a bipartisan process in committee, as we heard last night in the rules committee. many republican amendments were adopted in the committee process. and i think chairman smith, again, and his staff deserve enormous credit for getting us to the point where we are at here today. i will say that i regret very much that the marching orders coming from the leaders of the republican conference are that all republicans should vote against the ndaa bill. a bill that contains, you know, a pay increase for our troops, a bill that includes, you know, items that will protect and enhance our national security, a bill that will provide all the other things i just mentioned. i'm sorry that the republican leaders have decided to turn this into a partisan exercise, but, you know, they can do whatever they want. our job is to make sure this gets done and it gets moved forward in a timely fashio

the bill is specific. if the locality has stricter requirements or higher payments, for example, that locality roll would still prevail. this would be added to san francisco tenant protections and we would keep it under -- we would keep what other local controls that we have. additionally, when we do have those demolition conditional use hearings, you know, if we do approve the removal of the unit, they would not just be requirements, all these conditions have to be met. with that, commissioners, i am here for any questions, and we look forward to discussing this further with you. thank you. >> any public comment on this item? i have one speaker card. anyone else want to speak, please line up on the screen side of the room. >> good afternoon, commissioners i have a letter from the coalition for san francisco neighborhoods. they oppose s.b. 330 for the reasons outlined here. i'm turning the text over to the secretary for inclusion into the minutes and i will not take anymore of your time. thank you. >> than

this bill does not address that. while i don't love this bill was negotiated behind closed doors t. proves there is middle ground, and it strips congress of those draconian tools in the budget control act that made that middle ground hard to find. chairman yarmuth and his team have done a tremendous service this. bill buys us the time and opportunity to fix the budgeting process, and i hope we will use it. in the window this creates where we aren't negotiating under a gun point, let's fix congress and create a next generation budgeting process where there is thoughtful debate debate and ultimately consensus under a fiscally responsible bill. we can get there. we can start today. and we can begin by passing this bill. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. yarmuth: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. womack: mr. speaker, it pleases me to be able to yield three minutes to my friend from fort worth, texas, former mayor and i believe mayors have a pretty good idea of what it takes to get things done when their competing interests. i'd like to yield t

bill. >> bill: we'll watch it all for you.ere. >> sandra: more on this let's bring in john mccormack washington correspondent for the national review. good morning. where does it all go next? >> you know, it's hard to tell. i think what's interesting here is not the republicans circling the wag yons, kevin mccarthy saying it is not racist but republicans speaking out. tim scott called the comments racially offensive. florida senator marco rubio who has done his best to be a trump ally says it damaged the country. stopped short saying they're racist. in 2016 asked if he felt the personal sting of racism he cited an instance where he was told to go back to cuba. jody ernst in iowa say these tweets were racist. he is referring to some american citizens saying they're foreigners. now, would he say these progressive congresswomen were foreigners if they are white? he is not telling nancy pelosi to go back to italy. it is hard to tell exactly what the impact is going to be here. back in 2016 he made some very racially offensive comm

first, the bill is filled with poison pills and right field with flaws. here are some of the most harmful ones. it makes it tougher to retain soldiers and negatively impacts families. it cuts an astonishing $1.2 billion from the military's personnel accounts. terrorist attacks still threaten us and threaten the homeland, but democrats would close gitmo and against all common sense bring some of the world's worst and most dangerous terrorists to the united states instead of keeping them where they belong. madam chairwoman, it's going to be quite interesting history when you cast this vote and when these terrorists come to the homeland how you answer to your constituents. that you cast this vote to make that happen. the humanitarian crisis on the southern border continues. so does the democrats' refusal to address it. they're working to stop construction on the border and, worse, placing severe restrictions on the military's traditional mission to support border security. democrats have spent the last two years accusing the president trump of being a russia

bill hemmer. here we go. good morning. >> sandra: good wednesday morning. i'm sandra smith. the end to a trial with many twists including bombshell testimony from a witness who confessed to killing that isis prisoner himself. gallagher facing sentencing today on a lesser charge. >> bill: his long fight for freedom. he thanked his supporters a moment ago. >> i want to say i feel completely grateful and blessed to have the support that i had this whole time from the country and from all the troops. i believe they tried to frame me as a criminal from the get-go but, you know, we knew the truth the whole time. we knew i was innocent of these charges the whole time and i overcame it by having my strong wife with me the whole time and my legal team. >> bill: more from that interview now. jonathan hunt joins our coverage live in san diego. he is back in court this morning, right, jonathan? >> yes, he is, bill. he awaits sentencing on that one charge on which he was convicted, the most minor of those char

bill bennett.rmer education secretary and host of wise guys on fox nation and fox news contributor. what was your overall take from last night. >> my first question is where do we go from here? we're 15 months away. what is the escalation going to look like if it escalates? we're definitely in campaign mode for 2020. look, i think the president is playing a very good hand. i would prefer him to depersonalize this and talk about policy because i think he keeps the base and expands the base by talking about the policies of these four, the squad as they are called. but also the policies of the leading candidates for the nomination on the democrat side. meanwhile, by personalizing the stuff that the democrats and a lot of people are upset about creates a certain kind of cognitive dissidents. people are saying what does it mean? why is he saying that? stick to the policy. it is very left and very much clearly defined. very much embraced by those democrats. plus the other thing is his record. he hit his

this is definitely a bill that we talked about many times in terms of numbers and bills and line numbers, but this is the thing that has struck me and i'm glad there is such bipartisan support. these folks should never be forgotten. we remember going in. i actually watch and see the towers fall and knowing that lives were perished. and that's what we are here for. i will say, though, i'm wanting and i want this to be said and want the senate to hear it loud and clear. we are not finished with this bill but imploring senator mcconnell to find the pay-for and get it done and stamp it and send it to the president. this needs to be done and i would encourage every member of this body to vote for this bill and send a strong message to the senate, fix it, do your job over there and put the money attached to this. we didn't have a pay-for but they will. to everybody who are waiting on us, this is not waiting on us. we are doing our job and make sure the victims are compensated. i support this. i hope everyone on our side and the democratic side support this. this has been an important part of u

is this bill a perfect one? no, of course not. no bill ever is. i myself would have preferred that this bill address entitlement reform and deficit reduction and i'm certain that some of my friends on the other side of the aisle would have prefered a lower defense spending number. some of my friends on my side of the aisle would have prefered a higher defense spending number. but even when we both agree that this bill isn't perfect, it is still a good deal for the american people. i think this bill achieves four bipartisan goals that i would like to highlight. first, with the passage of this bill, we would avoid the horrific consequences of defaulting on our national debt which would lead to an economic chaos, the likes of which none of us should ever wish to see. second, in setting new budgetary level, we will avoid the automatic and devastating sequestration cuts that would have taken effect at the beginning of october of this year. third, it allows us to move forward with clarity on the appropriations process for the coming fiscal year and prob

"the story" guest hosted by my buddy bill bill hemmer starts t now. >> bill: great show tonight, good evening and thank you. good evening, everybody. i'm bill hammer in tonight for my friend martha maccallum and this is be 28. two and a half hours of sparring on stage in michigan, we did not hear a single specific policy or pitch to target the troubled city or the people living in detroit. democrats lost michigan and president trump 2016, a state that has been solid blue since the late '80s and their pitch to win it back since 2020 relies heavily on this. >> are running for president notches to succeed the most dangerous president in the history, the guy is a racist and a sexist and homophobic. >> they are supporting naked racism in the white house. >> we will call his racism out for what it is. >> environmental racism, economic racism, criminal justice racism, health care racism. >> bill: so racist continues to be a buzzword for 2020 democrats. we will see what happens tonight, especially in the wake of the president's feud with congressman elijah cummings and the president 'has clai

speaker, this is a bill that is a bipartisan bill. i do appreciate everyone working together to make sure that we are doing the right thing. the coast guard in many cases is not held to the level of regard and respect they deserve. let's think about all of the things that the coast guard is responsible for. they are in charge of drug interdiction on our seas. they are in charge of alien interdiction on our seas. they are in charge of enforcing all u.s. laws on our waterways. securing our maritime borders. defense readiness. port and coastal security issues. search and rescue, marine safety, maintaining aids to navigation, ice breaking, marine, environmental protection, oil spill prevention and response, and many other things. mr. speaker, i often refer to them as the swiss army knife of the federal government. they have an incredibly broad jurisdiction. these are men and women that are serving our nation on a daily basis. i want to thank all of the leaders of this committee for the work in the committee where we took the coast guard p

my bill would address both of these problems. first, h.r. 47 requires notification of congress in advance of an inspector general being placed on administrative leave. second, the bill requires the president to report to congress when an inspector general has not been nominated within 210 days of a vacancy that occurs for a position including a reason the nomination has not been made and a date for doing. so this allows congress to question on an informed basis the decision of any future administration to leave these offices vacant. as senate chuck grassley put in it 2017, independent i.g.'s can be some of the president's best allies in fighting waste, fraud, and abuse in a bureaucracy. i agree with that statement. that's why i look forward to working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle and our colleagues in the senate and getting this signed into law. i am grateful to my colleague, jody hice, for working with me on this i'm also proud that this bill has received the endorsement of good governments group across the ideolog

here's debate on the bill. this body will, for what i hope is the final time, meet its moral obligation to provide for survivors and responders suffering from 9/11 related illnesses. this obligation is twofold. first, on september 11, 2001, it was not just the city of new york and the pentagon that were attacked, it was the entire country. a national attack is always required a national response. that is why respondants from around the country rushed to new york to aid in the rescue and recovery efforts in the immediate aftermath. today responders and survivors live in all 50 states. this is a national problem. congress must provide a national solution. second, tens of thousands of responders and survivors are sick because the federal government in its rush to get wall street reopened ignored the evidence and the expert opinions of scientists. the then head of the environmental protection agency repeatedly assured us the air around the world trade center was "safe to breathe." and we knew it wasn't. but the fed

. >> bill: good morning. brand-new information on the u.s., after tehran officially breaks the limits on enriched uranium that the world has been watching. critical moment as we say good morning. i am bill hemmer. >> sandra: good morning to you, bill. good morning, everyone. i am sandra smith. sparking this response from iran's foreign minister. a one-word tweet. "seriously?" >> bill: meanwhile, the president issuing a stern warning to the islamic republic. >> they know what they are doing. they know what they're playing with, and i think they're playing with fire. >> sandra: kevin corke live from the north lawn for us this morning. >> so great to be with you guys. welcome back. great to see all together again on this tuesday morning. the white house has made it abundantly clear, they know what the iranians are doing, but there are critics out there, sandra, who would suggest that it is u.s. policy towards iran that have actually made things worse. laying this all out. you heard about it in the introduction,

bill. they join democrats on tuesday, voting to condemn president trump over remarks that he made over for members of congress. nancy pelosi labeled the comments as racist. they later ruled that her words violated house rules on decorum. the hearing from the house members. the president has been treating and talking about. here's more of what they had to save on cbs. >> i am dealing with the biggest bully i have ever had to deal with in my lifetime. >> he is only occupying space. he does not embody the principles, the responsibilities, the grace, the integrity of a true president. >> this week, democrats are also expected to weigh in on an impeachment resolution brought by al green. democrats may decide to table the idea for an hour send it to a committee. they've got a few options here. congressman greene has introduced impeachment resolutions before. we expect to hear a lot more from the president and a whole lot more when he is at a campaign rally tonight happening in greenville, north c

bill. >> bill: thank you for that, peter. back with you shortly here. >> sandra: fox news alert now from the mideast. iran reportedly reaching the limit of enriched uranium agreed upon and that deal. back to the remaining pack, falling short of tehram's demands, pressuring the u.s. into easing economic sanctions. iran foreign ministry saying his company so my country will not be forced to negotiate before washington shows respect. >> bill: they confirm that iran, the total stockpile exceeded 300 kilograms, which is a level you need to get to an order to get the enrichment up to a level that they were pursuing. watch the fallout from that coming up shortly. in the meantime, we've got this puritan people are dead after a small plane crash. trying to determine why a twin engine plane crashed into hanger at the airport on sunday morni morning. >> it looks like this clearly reduced power. i didn't know if it was on purpose or not, but then it started to veer to the left, and you could tell it couldn't climb. we looked at each othe

but this bill doesn't do that. i rise in opposition to this underlying bill. mr. speaker, increasing the federal minimum wage by 107% is an extreme and unprecedented policy that will have a severe and negative impact on many american families, our nation's work force, our economy, and once again, most importantly, hardworking american families. according to the nonpartisan congressional budget office, if enact this legislation would cause approximately 3.7 million workers, so let's take that, extrapolate that to families across this nation, to lose their jobs by 2025. my home state of pennsylvania is estimated at more than 120,000 individuals, thereby families, would be negatively impacted, the loss of their jobs. that's not upward mobility. that's downward mobility. the majority of americans, 54%, think losing up to 3.7 million jobs, mr. speaker, for a $15 minimum wage is not a good idea. and 42% of families with a minimum wage earner would see a net reduction in total family income under the $15 minimum wage. that's according to the congressional budget office.

>> no, we have to, bill. we have to, bill. to negotiate a solution to this right this week on this particular legislation. but i hope it doesn't require an emergency before congress does something. >> bill: you guys had your shot at it, too. >> we tried to do it when george w. bush was president and it was a partisan exercise. this is the kind of thing that will require bipartisan support. neither party can do it on their own. >> bill: thank you for your time. we'll see what happens with that. john cornyn, the republican from texas. thank you, sir. >> sandra: one of the presidential candidates on that stage last night facing some heat today for not putting his hand over his heart during the national anthem. ari fleischer is here to respond to that next. >> i love this country as much as everybody else. i've been having the national anthem play on football games. the choir was singing and it was great. >> tech: at safelite autoglass, we really pride ourselves on making it easy for you to get your windshield fixed. with safelite

passing this bill willnsure that they are protected from being deported. this bill will save lives. i urge my colleagues to support it. ms. marsel-powell: how much time is left? the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida has six minutes remaining. the gentleman from virginia has five minutes remaining. the gentleman from florida reserves. >> i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. ms. mucarsel-powell: i would to mr. murphy1:30 -- m murp. >> i support this bipartisan bill to ovide temporary protective status. and more than half live in florida. 200 of these men and women would is get t.p.s. they would contribute to our economy for a period of time without living in fear of deportatio venezuela is in an absolute crisis and making them in the u.s. to go home is immoral. in my cases, it could be a death sentence. requiring people who sought refuge to return to a failed state violates our core values. let me be car. passing this is a critical step but seeks to trea the symptoms of adisease. and the disease is a cruel an undemocratic and

>> julie: know, we have another hour, bill. >> bill: on bill hemmer. >> julie: anything can happen onnderas and for sandra smith. a lot of news in the last hour or so. we are going to get to mueller news. we are starting with alex acosta, his resignation, following criticism of his handling about a decade ago of the jeffrey epstein case. john roberts is live with more. >> that was quite a surprise this morning. we saw the president coming out with alex acosta, we thought he was going to offer him a measure of support, but then we were told that the president said i hate what i'm about to hear. and we said it looks like he is about to resign. he did not want the epstein case to become a distraction from the work that was being done at the labor department and by this administration are large, so he was stepping down. the president said he watched his press conference the other day. thought that he did quite well, that he explained himself. and if you thought acosta did okay during the press conference, why the need for him to step down? >> there is no need at all as far as i'm concerne

bill. >> bill: we will be watching that. charles payne has got a few words.is coming up next hour if you think you, peter. >> sandra: all right. it doesn't happen every day. i triple play. the minnesota twins pulling it off yesterday and again with the new york yankees. hitting the ground to third. he makes my cash, starts the triple play. the twins went on to win that game 8-6. holy moly. we like seeing those. >> bill: it's rare. it's rare. i triple play. thank you. the senate expected to vote today on reauthorizing the victims 9/11 compensation fund. this has been debated very publicly back and forth. 9/11 first responder john feal is here next hour. we will get his reaction. >> sandra: plus, president trump thing that we are ready for the worse when we release new video of the british oil tanker seizure. >> instead of being respectful and thankful, they put their finger up in the air. it is finger. the phone. they put their finger up in the air, and they disrespected the united states. new align whole food probiotic. a blend of quality probiotics and ferme

ing are, it's not my bill. this is bill -- really, it's not my bill. this is a bill we've tried to get pulled off for many, many years, not just me. not just joe courtney, but all of us together, democrats and republicans. acting in the best interest of the people we represent, here on the floor of the people's house. madam chair, i'm going to reserve my time. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. without objection, the gentlewoman from washington is designated for the time and is recognized. >> thank you. i yield three minutes to the lead sponsor of this legislation , to the gentleman from connecticut, congressman courtney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from connecticut is recognized. mr. courtney: thank you, congresswoman dell bennie, for your leadership managing this -- delbene, for your leadership managing this bill. the advocacy send as powerful message to the house to pass the middle class health benefits tax repeal act. i also want to thank my friend, representative mike kelly, for his bipartisan

will the bill pass? we'll get back to that in a moment. >> heather: a fiery hearing on capitol hill. democrats hammering the homeland security chief over the migrant crisis. reaction from national border patrol vp art del cueto up next. >> they remain beyond crisis levels. we're seeing 2500 crossings a day, mostly families. a durable solution to this crisis lies with congress. since you're heading off to school, i got you this brita. dad... i just got a zerowater. but we've always used brita. it's two stage-filter... doesn't compare to zerowater's 5-stage. this meter shows how much stuff, or dissolved solids, gets left behind. our tap water is 220. brita? 110... seriously? but zerowater- let me guess. zero? yup, that's how i know it is the purest-tasting water. i need to find the receipt for that. oh yeah, you do. i was on the fence about changing from a manual to an electric toothbrush. but my hygienist said going electric could lead to way cleaner teeth. she said, get the one inspired by dentists, with

let's take up those bills. i'll put a bill up if you put a bill up. have markups. and run through committees. let's said what we want to do. we have been guilty of not doing that. let's focus at least where we are now and say this is not the way forward and not where we need to be because of the problems in the resolution and the way it was brought to us. and we seen it play out on the floor today. is that really how we are going to lead for the american people and nothing can be done about it. we are not going to bring issues to the floor that have been brought to the committee. that's the frustration i have, madam speaker. but time of the debate. we need to vote no and move forward. and with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee: the way to move is by voting yes on the underlying resolution. to paraphrase the declaration of independence as indicated we are ll created equal, with certain inalienable rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. an individual whose religion you believe in or do not, a lifestyle

are in the appropriations bill.shameful. what the senate it was shameful. what mitch mcconnell did was shameful. that doesn't mean that there weren't good things and the rest of the senate bill, but it did not address all of the things that we wanted to address. we give them another chance. it is timing, it is too late. well, it is never too late to do the right thing for the children, and when it comes to children, again, i am a lioness protecting our cubs. we are going to use every legislative tactic at our disposal. individual bills or within -- but we do have, if you have seen our appropriations bill, it has many of these provisions in it. we haven't had that discussion. yeah. [indistinct question] >> what is your response? >> speaker pelosi: i said what i'm going to say and the caucus. that is where that is appropriate. they took offense because i addressed, i requested my members, and offensive tweet that came out of one of the members offices, essentially as segregationist. our members took offense at that, i

bill. >> bill: jeff, thank you.the epicenter there in california. >> sandra: jeffrey epstein due in court later today as we await a news conference on this case. less than one hour from now. this as we learn he has been invited now on two counts. sex trafficking, conspiracy. why he is now coming under scrutiny. >> bill: the story that continues to build by the day. ignoring warnings, iran inching closer to weapons grade uranium enrichment. where the standoff might be headed next. >> iran, nuclear blackmail. against the entire world. mily? newday usa can help. by re-financing up to 100 percent of your home's value you could take out 50,000 dollars or more. you could use that money to pay credit card debt and other expenses, plan for retirement, and get back on your feet financially. and don't let less than perfect credit hold you back. even if you've been turned down for a va loan by your bank, call newday usa. they've been given automatic authority by the va they can often help veterans when other lenders won't. nee

i'm bill hemmer. good morning. >> sandra: looks good going. i'm sandra smith. any moment, the president will be departing to jamestown to mark the 400th anniversary of american democracy. the feud is going by the minute, the president doubling down on his attacks on the top democrat and his discharge, saying his administration has given baltimore $16 billion in aid in one year alone. >> bill: 's so well democrats continue to hammer the president on race, allies are coming to him. >> he is concerned about the whole nation. we have a president who is listening. >> this country needs healing. he is right sometimes. >> he has brought more attention to baltimore in the last 72 hours, that elijah cummings has brought to baltimore in a very long time. if he calls out anybody other than a white male, he is immediately racist. he's immediately sexist. he's immediately using a phobic or homophobic what the democrats do, and people are tired of it. >> sandra: hey, mark, good morning. >> we expect he will be maki