let's bring back bill rhodes. he joins us from new york. i don't think we heard too many details. r take away? bill: more or less what you said. we discussed repatriation, the 20% rate. he emphasized the small and medium-sized businesses reducing it by 40%. one thing he said we have not heard recently, reducing for the lower middle class tax returns to one page. that will be interesting to see. just the way he presented it, was very well. but there is really nothing new. the question is, the one you asked earlier on, is the ability to get this done in a timely fashion. commentsicating by his on christmas that he wants it done by the end of the year. the point we discussed earlier about reaching out to the republican party, his session with mitch mcconnell, all of this indicates he is counting on the republicans to bring the bacon home, not the democrats. although he is still hoping some democrats will come along. kathleen: ending the estate tax is nothing new from donald trump. however, it is always been contentious. the arguments for both sides are strong. hurt bysinesses can be t

there's a bill, the cicilline-thompson bill, david cicilline of rhode island and mike thompson of california, a bill that has nearly 150 co-sponsors already. so hopefully it will be bipartisan, hopefully it will be brought to the floor. in addition to that, we have to do much more. we have to ask the speaker for a select committee on gun violence. you don't like these ideas, what ideas can we come together? this is a big issue in our country. it is overwhelmingly supported background checks by the american people, even by large numbers of members of the national rifle association. the organization doesn't support it, many of the members do. many hunters, gun owners across the country have said we have had our background checks, we think other people should too. so we must act to, it's really a daily tragedy, do you know that there are, -- four is the measure of a mass tragedy and there's probably an average of one a day in our country. there's an episode of four or more people are killed. it's like 270-something already this year. we have to act now. we're not going away. we told the familie

jack reed from rhode island, told us his staff read the bill then and it's unfortunate what turned out to be in it. this is all on congress and on the past administration, on the current emergency, if this is as big of a problem as "the washington post" and "60 minutes" are portraying it's on everyone that it went as long as it did. that said, molly ball, it is interesting to me it took three days, after the "60 minutes" reports came out for the white house to push tom marino aside. we saw it with tom price, didn't last long after the plane trips, michael flynn whacked in february. when the president wants to move on somebody he moves quickly. >> right. it's actually amazing that, you know, so many members of the administration have been brought down by this kind of thing. there are so many vacant posts, they can hardly afford to lose more. but what we have seen, however, people getting blackballed by the administration from nominations for being disloyal to the president and that's still the currency that matters most to him. this is someone who supported

bill with the dea and doj. i will agree with the former rhode island attorney, a crusader against corporate interests is somehow in the pocket of the drug companies? of course not. the charge is laughable on its face. but this bill passed both houses by unanimous consent. with the entirety of the united states congress decide to side with the sinister intent of this legislation? did the judiciary committee which approved the bill by voice vote decide the other way? this is a committee that includes former prosecutors, state attorney general and us attorneys that at the time included both a current attorney general of the united states and current senate minority leader.ty madame president, are we seriously expected to believe jeff sessions, the toughest fighter i've ever known in my life sat on his hands while congress administrated the dea's enforcement authority? ofcourse not . the reason of these allegations is to make clear how ridiculous they really are. >> by one senator a number of the house opposed this bill and do you know why? >> because dea, the very agency thatsupposedly can no longer do its job bec

bill with d.e.a. and d.o.j. are we to believe that senator whitehouse, a former rhode island attorney general and former u.s. attorney, a crusader against corporate goods is somehow in the pocket of the drug companies? of course not. the charge is laughable on its face. or how about the fact that this bill passed both houses of congress by unanimous consent? did the entire united states congress decide to shoot its eyes to the true sinister intent of this legislation? did the senate judiciary committee which approved the about ilby voice vote -- by voice vote decide to look the other way? this is a committee that includes former prosecutors, state attorneys general and u.s. attorneys that at the time included both the current attorney general of the united states and the current senate minority leader. madam president, are we seriously to believe that jeff sessions, the toughest foe of illegal drugs i've ever known in my entire life, sat on his hands while congress eviscerated the d.e.a.'s enforcement authority? no, of course not. to merely state these allegations is to make clear how utterly ridiculous they

congressman from rhode island and i are coming with a bill to do that. i'm glad to hear senator feinstein is going to approach it on the senate side. for is it time to do it, they never want to do it. you'll recall after every incident, we have a minute of silence on the floor. well, that's just not enough. we had a sit in. i sat with john lewis that said bring a bill to the floor. one thing that's interesting is they backed off a couple bills they were proposing to introduce this week so they know that's not timely. they wanted to do away with silencers and allow reciprocity for concealed weapons. now they aren't going to do that because think maybe the optics aren't so great. >> what do you make of because the other bill -- there was a bill on the floor supported by the son of the president of the united states to legalize silences and legislation that would have legalized cop-killer armor piercing bullets. do you think that legislation is also now not going to go forward? >> i would like to think it's gone for good. i would think they want to wait for

the clerk: the gentleman from rhode island moves to instruct the members of the house at the conference to the bill h.r. 2810 be instructed as follows. one, to disagree with subsection c of section 336 of the senate amendment, two, to receive from section 1064 of the house bill, three, to disagree with section 1087 of the senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 7 of rule 22, the gentleman from rhode island, mr. langevin, and the gentleman from texas, mr. thornberry, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from rhode island. mr. langevin: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. langevin: mr. speaker, the army has a surplus of pistols, the m-1911-a-145 caliber pistol, the armed forbeses standard issue sidearm for more than 50 years, it was replaced in 1980 by a newer model. since then, the army accumulated pistolsf surplus m-1911 housed in alabama. there's no national security reason to keep these pistols. the army stopped issuing them 30 -- them 30 years ago. et the arm

rhode island attorney general, a crusader against corporate interests, it somehow in the pockets of the drug companies? of course not. the charge is laughable, on its face. how about the fact that this bill passes both houses of congress by unanimous assent? did the senate judiciary committee, which approved the bill by voice vote decide to look the other way? this is a committee that includes former prosecutors, state attorneys general, and u.s. attorneys that at the time included both the current attorney general of the united states and the current senate minority leader. madam president, are we seriously to believe that jeff sessions, the toughest on illegal drugs i have known in my entire life, sat on his hands while congress is this a rated the dea's enforcement authority? no, of course not. the state these allegations as to make clear how utterly ridiculous they really are. not one senator or member of the house opposed to this bill. and you know why? because dea, the very agency the bill impacts, the very agency that supposedly cannot do its job because of this legislation, agreed to let it go forward. let me be clear. dea could have struck this bill. it could have stopped it at

bill for a silent low look at what i did. kind of a look. in her memoirs call him later rhodes i facilitated simon's meetings with israeli intelligence officers in more than one country the meetings were particularly held in rome. i accompanied him on a number of trips through turkey and i accompanied him on a chip to tel aviv to. on that day the cost of officer stamped my passport and my return to beirut was not possible without sinus intervention he contacted a friend of hers issued a second passport for me very quickly. ah there was ten years her junior but she left fell in love with her. once he'd won her heart he got to work on gaining her complete confidence as a baby for a bit of me. while i left haiti to what. i thought. leak and. let me commend him or the m.b. know he had a ten minute call but the it took a the it to feel active. unfortunately. died in twenty thirteen without divulging many of the details and secrets of his relationship with sulaco hand. or the undercover plot he carried out the who would and lebanese intelligence. sami was also involved. that had the

bill. i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: earlier this week, the fourth round of nafta renegotiations will begin. president trump will have an opportunity to deliver on his promise to get a better deal for american workers. i hope he does. our current trade deals are rigged in favor of the largest corporations in this country and against working people. in my home state of rhode island we lost 41,000 manufacturing jobs since in a ta and the w.t.o. took effect. the folks who kept their jobs have seen their paychecks get smaller and smaller. rhode islanders know that most importantly that we need a trade deal that's fair. they know the trade deal we have now helps corporations but they're killing american jobs. and helping corporations outsource jobs at the expense of working people. so this week i'm asking president trump to demand a new nafta agreement that has

bill and, mr. speaker, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from utah yields back. mr. collins: reserve. the chair: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. chairman. i just want to again remind folks, during the course of this argument we heard this narrative about the problems with the sue and settle. as mr. nadler described an imagined concocted vast conspiracy, but without any evidence that it actually exists, a solution in search of a problem. just to remind folks, there were two reports done by the g.a.o. -- i have them in my hand. they're thick. that in fact undermine the suggestion that there is any such problem. in response to requests from the republican committee chair, the government accountability office has twice concluded that agencies cannot and do not circumvent the rulemaking system relating to statutory deadlines. finally, we received testimony earlier this year from attorney general jeff sessions, justice department, that current agency policy, which was codified in 1991, prohibits circumventing the rulemaking process through deadline lawsuits. we have heard similar t

bill with d.e.a. and d.o.j. are we to believe that senator whitehouse, a former rhode island attorney general and former u.s. attorney, a crusader against corporate goods is somehow in the pocket of the drug companies? of course not. the charge is laughable on its face. or how about the fact that this bill passed both houses of congress by unanimous consent? did the entire united states congress decide to shoot its eyes to the true sinister intent of this legislation? did the senate judiciary committee which approved the about ilby voice vote -- by voice vote decide to look the other way? this is a committee that includes former prosecutors, state attorneys general and u.s. attorneys that at the time included both the current attorney general of the united states and the current senate minority leader. madam president, are we seriously to believe that jeff sessions, the toughest foe of illegal drugs i've ever known in my entire life, sat on his hands while congress eviscerated the d.e.a.'s enforcement authority? no, of course not. to merely state these allegations is to make clear how utterly ridiculous they

a rhode island state representative told prove zens journal i was told for a sexual favor my bills could go further, adding it's someone with high ranking authority. they're reviewing her allegations. >> everybody needs to take this seriously as something still way too common and work and requires bold action to self. >> we asked some of california's top lawmakerser the letter and they all condemned sexual harassment. the women behind the letter are turning it into a public campaign creating a website where other women can share their stories. they said they'd been mentoring each other privately for year. this is the first time they're. going out publicly. they're saying we're not going to respond to this behavior or give women tips. we want to put this to an end right now. >> this is good this conversation is happening. >> it is. so pervasive. >> thank you very much. >>> the alaskan tundra is thawing and could have serious consequences for the whole planet. we'll take you to alaska to talk with scientists who are drilling into the permafrost to learn more. you're watching "cbs this morn

senator sharing her experience on facebook to a rhode island state are representative who told the providence journal that sexual favors would allow my bill s go further adding that it is someone with a higher ranking official, and now authorities are reviewing the allegations. >> it is something that needs to be taken seriously, and still way too common at work and requires bold action to solve. >> we asked some of california's top lawmakers about the let willer, and they all condemned sexual harassment, and the women behind the letter are turning it into a public campaign creating a website where other women can share their story, and they said that they had been mentoring each other privately for year, but it is if first time they have come out publicly and said, you know, we won't just respond to this behavior and give women on tips how to the respond tote, we want to put it to an end right now. >> it is good that the conversation is happening right now. very good. >> so pervasive. >>> the alaskan tundra is thawing and could have consequences for the entire planet w. goe the talk to scientists about the permafrost layer and what is be

rhode island station. sutherland was stabbed more than 30 time. spires is due to be sentenced in january. >>> should people be arrested for not paying to ride metro? it's the subject of a bill that's up for web date with the d.c. city council and it has a lot of you talking on social media. right now metro's police chief says an arrest happens only if a person has an outstanding warrant or refuses to cooperate with an officer. fox5's matt ackland is live at the wilson building with the very latest. matt. >> hi, sarah. metro is so against this legislation that today before the meeting they passed out these fliers bust basically setting the record straight, fact and myth here. the chief of police says that 92 percent of those who are approached for fare evasion simply get a ticket and he believes that it's actually led in the amount of crime on metro, but many others out there believe that no one should be arrested for fare evasion. >> holding him against his will. >> reporter: it was this video fox5 was first to show you at the congress heights metro stop of a man holding his child that sparked this legislation. police say it was more than fare evasion that led to this, days

bill is considered as read the first time. the gentleman from georgia, mr. collins, and the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline, each will control 30 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from georgia, mr. collins. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate the opportunity. i am glad to be here on h.r. 469. we had the opportunity through rule debate yesterday to discuss this. what we're coming forward with today is a bill i introduced that basically breaks down to a sue and settlement, ban on this part of my bill, other parts we will get to as we go forward in this but i think i want to just start off this debate but starting with the foundational issues. things we come and talk on the floor of house have to do with bills and discussions. what's disturbing with my colleagues is the disturbing trend of moving away from congress, releaving its powers and taking ownership of its article 1 authority and doing the oversight, doing the planning, doing the budgeting, doing the things and been moving that move toward the executive branch or let the judicial system take responsibility. one of

and providence rhode island will have trouble as well and all these injures diego castellanoss that have accrued a lot of debt say hey we feed a bailout too it's untenable to forgive 73 bill wrapping your arms around a host of issues this morning when it comes to finances. >> thanks for being with us today. >> obviously a lot going on this week in tem of discussion about immigration and discussion about president and his relationship whether it's good one or bad one with secretary of state rex tillerson. >> that made a lot of headlines. >> and the issue is whether or not we're seeing the beginning and the end of what could be rex tillerson as setting of state given stories coming out this week. up joking us this morning to talk about this jessie burns from the hill. >> thank you. >> what do you make of this. this scene where rex till are sop comes out the other day and gives a very sullen denial to the story. >> but not denial to the more on just to whether or not he wants to keep his job right? >> what's really going on h here. how far are these two apart. >> i think that's remarkable situation. chief diplomat having to hold a press conference early in is considered resi