let's pass this defense authorization bill and turn to getting the defense appropriations bill done on time. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield three minutes to the gentleman from connecticut, mr. courtney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from connecticut is recognized for three minutes. mr. courtney: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of the 2019 john mccain defense authorization bill. first, i'd like to extend my congratulations to chairman thornberry and ranking member smith for their steady, bipartisan leadership as this bill was crafted. the 58th consecutive year in a row that congress has produced an ndaa. a testament to their superb legislating and the constructive dialogue that result fathers following regular order. i want to salute the hard work of my colleague, rob wittman, at the helm of the sea power subcommittee, and also phil, dave, bruce for their talent, expert, and follow-through for all

defense department. host: can you talk about some of the particulars in the bill, the increases in some of the particular items? john: sure. well, the defense authorization bill, one of the things that by law the authorizers, the armed services committees, alone can do is, one, the size of the military, and another is the pay for the military. and whatever they say is what appropriators have to fund. and the end strength, the total number of people in the military, the active duty military will go up by 15,600 people in the coming fiscal year. and that is more than twice what the senate had wanted. it's equal to the administration's request. so that's a big thing and that's going to cost hundreds of millions of dollars of additional money. the senate appropriators cut about $1.4 billion from their personnel accounts thinking they were going to have a lower level of so-called end strength. but because they're going to now have to go to a higher level, they'll have to find that money. that's one thing, the number of troops, the pay. there is a 2.6% pay raise across the board for uniformed personnel. this i

senate has revealed this he has defense policy bill that has conditions on us on cells to saudi arabia for that operation in yemen it wants reassurances from saudi arabia that it will do everything to end the yemeni civil war and eliminate civilian death but it's a little thin explains that always well in the policy. now at first glance it actually looks like washington is starting to distance itself from saudi arabia's war in yemen as washington scrambles over amendments to the new defense bill the secretary of state would have to certify to congress that the saudi coalition is undertaking if it's to end the civil war and reduce the risk of harm to civilians. without the set's vacation the united states would be banned from refueling some of the coalition aircraft commissions exclusively focused on the civil war some media outlets are all over it but listen to the language undertaking efforts to end the civil war now that's a clever way of shielding themselves from criticism and allowing any real effort some measure their progress now the saudis have been saying the same thing for som

as you know, the house republicans have been wishing a provision in the defense bill that would create a loophole in sanctions targeted at putin's defense and intelligence sectors and they should drop that immediately. a republican colleagues should demand, as we are, that the president's national security team that accompanied him should immediately come and testify before congress. what kind of briefings did they give to him before hand? what did he say to them afterwards? them to come before congress and the american people merely because there are so many troubling questions out there. if you think the press conference was bad, imagine what happened inside. with the president mr. putin were alone. we need answers and we need them now. third, i republican colleagues need to end once and for all their attacks of the department of justice, the fbi, and special counsel mueller. special counsel needs to finish his work, the president needs to sit for an interview with the special counsel. delayre than ever, enough . enough interference, it's time to sit down for an interview. a republic

it is a payoff to get the defense spending bill through.aidi: thank you so much, our china correspondent from beijing. we will stay with trade, trade tensions sparking a crisis in china. it could happen. we are asking why later on this hour. kathleen: and the yuan back at the top of investors' worries as currencies loom as the next battleground. we are joined. this is bloomberg. ♪ bloomberg. ♪ has trading gets ready to get underway, we start with australia coming down. you can see sydney futures down .3%, or is a trade tensions, worries about currency wars, a tough week in the u.s. last week. major market indexes closing unchanged, but a lot of concern about earnings. you see sydney futures with negativity on this monday in sydney. i am kathleen hays in new york. haidi: i am haidi lun. as you say, lots of risk this week, monetary policy with the wrath of -- with a lot of central bank decisions. u.s. ig tech names in the china would like to see some yuan stability. the biggest market strategy -- the biggest risk to look out for. incomeia's h

the national defense bill to rebuild our military. things like this, they may not make the cut against the intrigue but we are getting things done to improve people's lines. i want to encourage you, i really enjoy this, i want to encourage to go to better.gop to see we have been executing our enda and people are better off. go to better.gop to learn about these things. i want to take a moment of personal privilege if you allow. today is bittersweet one for me. it is my last day with will miller on my staff. many of you know will. if you have seen me walking around here, you have seen will miller. he makes sure he's dependable, he's unflappable. he has a really nice way about him. i know many of you know him. so i just want to say to will miller, thank you very much for all that you've done for all of us here. really appreciate it. with this i'd like to sign this ill. > get down in front. mr. ryan: do any of you have questions? reporter: is it appropriate for your colleagues to try to impeach rod rosenstein? also, is it appropriate for

to congress with the house and five-year farm will, and the senators planning to vote on the defense policy bill. why is this bill so significant to the current arms services committee share? why should we expect the senate to pass it? defenseational authorization act passes congress very easily. there was some controversy with dealer language on the cte -- zte deal. used that language and removed it in conference. it will not go forward. when it was announced earlier, we heard rumblings that democrats, maybe some republicans who aren't happy with the deal, would come together and block it. that would be very unlikely. we don't expect it to happen. the senate also apparently continuing to work on federal spending legislation next week. what is the status of passing these bills and avoiding the possible government shutdown deadline of september 30? >> mcconnell and chuck schumer tried to put a premium on passing these appropriations bills and avoiding a shutdown, or avoiding another ominous bill that all the funding bills together as they passed. the president threatened to veto before backing do

will the president get funding for his wall in the next defense bill? >> it is funny, i asked patrick leahy, a senior appropriator, and he said -- in the kneeling that the democrats -- signalling that the democrat will be pushing back, which we expect, but he said the fact that mexico was supposed to pay for it, and if we are funding the law we are saying he is line and we do not want to say that. so essentially, i think the democrats will push back, but that is a good question. will they be willing to make a deal ahead of elections, when immigration is such a hot button issue right now, i do not know. host: think you very much. we have to get you back to your posts on capitol hill. think you for being with us this hank you for being with us this week. announcer: back now to the conference on cell phone location data privacy. the discussion coming after the recent supreme court ruling in carpenter v. united states that said requiring -- to obtain a warrant for cell phone records was necessary. any records held by the wireless carrier, a maryland state p

let's pass this defense authorization bill and turn to getting the defense appropriations bill done on time. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield three minutes to the gentleman from connecticut, mr. courtney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from connecticut is recognized for three minutes. mr. courtney: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of the 2019 john mccain defense authorization bill. first, i'd like to extend my congratulations to chairman thornberry and ranking member smith for their steady, bipartisan leadership as this bill was crafted. the 58th consecutive year in a row that congress has produced an ndaa. a testament to their superb legislating and the constructive dialogue that result fathers following regular order. i want to salute the hard work of my colleague, rob wittman, at the helm of the sea power subcommittee, and also phil, dave, bruce for their talent, expert, and follow-through for all

implemented in a way that it seriously actually impacts the ability of india to be a part of this defense bill what the united states wants to have now i personally see it as a bit of a paradox of the american power structure when the defense policy of the world's second most populous countries which is india is being held hostage to some senators you know in new jersey or a club i wonder how is it perceived in india the fact that any given country would . attempt at least to tell you who to do business with and who not to do business with. countries grow bigger. see that. or liz a quid pro quo kind of place and certainly prime minister more they has built many many bridges in his forty years. you know he has gone to some fifty five different countries to build his bridges but he's also tough i think in national interest if push comes to shove he does assert will assert we saw that you know that. india stood his ground on climate change treaty that is a grim. and so i think you know this is a game of cooperation but with. national interest that at the center of the policy and also independence

bill to the president's desk on time. in fact, since republicans took control of the house in 2011, the house has never failed to pass a defense appropriations bill on time. just a few weeks ago, we passed h.r. 6157, the department of defense appropriations act for fiscal year 2019, with an overwhelmingly bipartisan 359-49 vote. today's resolution, mr. speaker, expresses the sense of this house that failing to provide full, on-time stable funding increases the risk to our service members and aids our adversaries. end solution commits the f funding uncertainties. mr. speaker, we must stop forcing our men and women in uniform and their families to pay the price for our dysfunction. today, mr. speaker, we'll consider three resolutions -- h.res. 995, which i introduced, acknowledges the global threat environment we face and the negative impact these continuing resolutions have had on our military's ability to confront this environment and deter and if necessary defeat our enemies. we will also consider h.res. 994, offered my colleague and fellow member of the armed services committee, mr. gallagher from wisconsin. mr. gallagher is

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coverage of the house to debate on the defense authorization bill. we will have coverage of president trump at a steel plant in illinois. stanford university hosted foreign-policy discussion about north korea. c-span2, the senate continues debate on a package of spending bills. c-span3, a senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on the budget of the office of the u.s. trade representative. journal friday live from baltimore maryland as we spotlight the opioid epidemic. we look at how city and state agencies work with city residents who are addicted to opioids. on the program, the baltimore on thealth department challenges of like baltimore-based dealing with opioid abuse. in maryland, the executive director on efforts the state is making to counter abuse. also a congressman talks about his effort along with senator elizabeth foreign to direct over $100 billion to curb opioid addiction. and baltimore's acting police commissioner and fire chief discussed that opioid crisis from the perspective of first responders. watch "washington journal" spotlight

the new $717 billion defense authorization bill being worked on right now on the hill include strongwould tie the hands of the pentagon if the president ordered the u.s. military to work with russia and syria. it prohibits military to military cooperation with russia, language included in the last defense bill. and prohibits u.s. governments recognition of the assortment of crimea into the russia federation. secretary mattis bracketing bae president strong language on iran earlier this week. >> we have to look at the disabling influence that iran has portrayed and demonstrated throughout the region. and the only reason that the murder of a sawed is still in power, the primary reason is because iran has stuck by him and reinforced him, funded him. >> we will soon no more from the secretary of state about what was agreed upon in helsinki. >> dana: thank you. new revelations from kevin mccarthy on his political ambitions. what's up with the house majority leader, just said publicly for the first time. ♪ high protein to help get us moving. and help you feel more strength & energy in just

the measure passed in a defense bill that now goes to the senate.s seen as making chinese investments in u.s. take more difficult and time-consuming with an increased risk of being blocked. a former cricket superstar has declared victory and is promising a new pakistan after the election marred by deadly charges of fraud. it's not clear if khan will have an outright majority. and let's say investors want a new government to assume power quickly and tackled the economy. authorities in greece say they found serious indication that a deadly wildfire outside athens was set deliberately. the government says satellite analysis and ground inspection suggest the fire broke out at multiple places within a short time. 82 people were killed and many more injured and thousand left homeless. idea that the late ceo had been seriously ill for more than the year, he died after suffering complications from shoulder surgery. the company says it only learned of his declining health last friday through a family statement. the fed offered no details but sadly said he wo

introduced -- if you want to know my history in this area, i introduced an amendment in 1997, a defense authorization bill, to curb executive compensations billed directly to the taxpayers, but as you might expect, with the respect that the defense department has in this body, that amendment was voted down. during the bush administration in the early 2000's, i worked with the g.a.o. to expose abuse of government charge cards by department of defense employees. we found some truly egregious expenditures. examples -- over $20,000 at a jewelry store. over $34,000 on gambling, and over $70,000 on tickets to sporting events and broadway shows. in some cases, employees who spent thousands of these taxpayer dollars on personal expenses way beyond anything that was ordinary business expense were not only not asked to repay the money to the taxpayers, but oddly were promoted, and even issued new charge cards. instead of being held accountable, it's quite obvious they were rewarded for their illegal activity. during the presidency of president obama, i pressed the pentagon to answer for a $43 million gas station bu

china lashes out at a proposed defense bill.hea would be banned from specific naval exercises unless it quits activity. china relations. in pakistan, collections have turned deadly. 25 people were killed outside a polling station in the western part of the country. 40 more were wounded. toay will decide -- central security efforts. it could mean negotiations to form a government. spacex launched a satellite for meridian communications today. the airet lifted off of force base on the coast. it was the 14th mission of the year for the company. spacex is hoping to launch at least 30 rockets in 2018. global news, 24 hours a day. powered by our more than 2600 journalists and analysts, in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. homebuilders&p 500 -- down 2% right now. it shows u.s. new home sales inl to the eight most low june. to signs that the housing market is cooling. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i am vonnie quinn. : and from london, i am caroline hyde. -- is already talking about expanding again as the ban

i am pleased that we made some progress in alleviating these work force challenges in the defense bill that we are considering this week but, mr. speaker, we need to do more. the guam temporary work force act would make sure that local labor needs are met by giving the governor of guam more input in temporary labor need determinations. specifically, it would allow him to certify the temporary needs of guam's civilian labor market while safeguarding the local economy from overreliance on temporary workers. so mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to pass this very, very important measure and to support our island economy. and thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, for five minutes. mr. poe: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: thank you, mr. speaker. our friends in muldova, ukraine, and georgia are facing major threats to their sovereignty from the russian bear. these young

i want to remind the audience that we have passed a defense appropriation bill that does increase defense spending. we are doing things in congress and we have put more sanctions on russia in the past year have that many previous congresses have done. military aid to the ukraine and on a whole number of issues we are still at the forefront demonstrating leadership but the president's words matter and i think the other piece of the question that i want to focus on is when the president speaks in that manner, what is the impact internationally and what is the impact politically? here in the united states when the president speaks out and sis says things controversial or not active, it becomes a political dicey situation for a lot of republicans because the president has extremely high favorability ratings with republican voters across the country. speaking against the president will earn the ire of one's republican voters. that is the times that we live in. i don't think that showed prevent a member of congress from speaking out when they feel they need to speak out . >> on that note, thank

is passing the defense authorization bill today is the earliest we have done it in the year.t message to send to the military to these young men and women. we know you are there, we want to pay you adequately, we don't want to use political ponds. they understand, they can see, i am sure they are grateful for it. shannon: 359-54, a lot of bipartisan support to get it done. any other major things being done after the recess. >> let us hope so. we can agree on that. in the past we haven't had such bipartisanship. there is a lot of intense effort. mentioning something quickly, not just russia but china, china can't destroy us unless we help them but we have been helping them, they have been stealing our technology, we have been giving them technology. there are elements in the intelligence committee, very intently to make it much harder for china to take this technology or for us to give it to them. shannon: thank you for your service and on capitol hill, good to see you tonight. the devastation of the biggest california wildfire is the result of one man who is under arrest toni

been shut down, and it looks as though the penalties on the te that were prominent in the senate defense billikely are prettyo get watered down much to the white house liking by the time that all comes congress sometime later this summer. ramy: trumps afire is also turning his attention to the world trade organization saying things have to change. quest of regio has treated the united states very badly, and i ways.hey change their that is why we are at a big disadvantage with the wto, and we are not planning anything do not treat us properly, we will have to do something. ramy: the education that we will quit the wto. how real is this? been a long-standing complaint that the devonshire treats the u.s. unfairly, although he has not really identified how that would change to his liking, so it cannot be dismissed as mere hyperbole. he has followed through on these where he says we will see. we will move along, and the white house has denied a report that there have been legislative attempts drawn up at least that low-level discussions at the white house, but we have seen that as well before, bef

to maintain president trump still to revive .hinese telecom company zte the measure passed in a defense bill that now goes to the senate. it seen as making chinese investment in u.s. tech more difficult and time-consuming within increased risk of being blocked. and achieve brexit negotiator part of the trade proposal, dealing major blow to hopes of reaching an agreement by october. prime minister theresa may offered a model whereby britain would collect tariffs on goods entering the country. >> you cannot and you will not denigrate the discussion for rules and b.a.t. collection to a nonmember. it would not be subject to the u.s. government structures. a serious health care, he said he's unable to put his full energy and attention into the role after surgery within the last month and ongoing treatment. director john monahan has been a new chairman of the world's biggest dairy exporter. global news, 24 hours a day, on-air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. we're just getting some of these lines through as

should be ratcheted up -- you know the house republicans have been pushing a provision in the defense bill that would create a loophole in sanctions targeted at putin's defense and intelligence sectors. they should drop that immediately. second, a republican colleagues should demand as we are that the president national security team that accompanied him to the putin meeting immediately comment testify before congress what kind of briefings did they give beforehand and what it he's a and answer? we need them to come before congress and the american people immediately because there are so many troubling questions out there. if you think the press conference was bad, imagine what happened inside when the president and mr. putin were -- we need answers and we need them now. third, our public and colleagues need to end once and for all their attacks on the department of justice, the fbi and special counsel mueller. the special counsel needs to finish its work. the president needs to sit for an interview with the special counsel. now more than ever enough delay, enough interference, time to sit

we have had a very, very cooperative debate and process with the defense bill. that's tradition. and part of it, as i think, goes back to senator john mccain, his inspiration and even today he is inspiring us with his conduct. and even before john, with john warner and many, many people. but this has been a very bipartisan process. so when we indicated that we would bring the resolution to the floor, there was no opposition. in fact, my counter parts, the chairman or acting chairman was supportive. again, i think you saw yesterday people not talking about party but talking about principal and making sure that the world understands we support nato. we affirm our support for nato. >> and your reaction to the way you saw the president representing the united states today at the nato summit? >> i think it's not helpful at all. in fact, i think it is ironically or perhaps merely coincidentally doing what vladimir putin has been doing for many years now, which is trying to undermine nato, trying to disparage nato and one of its principal members, germany. also trying, putin has been, t

should be ratcheted up and as you know the house republicans have been pushing a provision in the defense bill that would create a loop hole in sanctions targeted at putin's defense and intelligence sectors. they should target that immediately. second, our republican colleagues should demand that the president's national security team that accompanied him to the putin meeting immediately testify before congress. what kind of briefings did they give him beforehand, what did he say to them afterwards. we need them to come before congress and the american people immediately. there's so many troubling questions out there. and if you think the press conference was bad, imagine what happened inside when the president and mr. putin were alone. we need answers. we need them now. third, our republican colleagues need to end once and for all their attacks on the department of justice and the fbi and special counsel mueller. the special counsel needs to finish his work. the president needs to sit for an interview with the special counsel now more than ever. enough delay, enough interference. it's time to

. >> shannon, one of the last bills the house voted on before leaving town for the august recess was a $716 billion defensewhat's interesting about the bill is both republicans and democrats agree the provisions targeting russia and china are large enough to send a strong message that the u.s. military means business. >> there are literally dozens of provisions they deal with russia. whether it's increasing the credibility of our nuclear deterrent which russia has openly threatened to use in a conventional war. but we also strengthen, for example, the global engagement center at the state department, which is charged with pushing back against the propaganda that's coming from russia. >> some of the provisions may tie the hands of the president in the wake of the helsinki summit. the top democrat on the house armed services committee, adam smith, praise the bill for "pushing back against president putin's ongoing campaign to undermine u.s. alliances, partnerships command democratic values around the world." the bill prohibits military to military cooperation with russia to include syria, prohibits u.s. gove

and as you know, the house republicans have been pushing a provision in the defense bill that would createons targeted at putin's defense and intelligence sectors. they should drop that immediately. second, our republican colleagues should demand, as we are, that the easy were's national security team that accompanied him to the putin meeting immediately come and testify before congress what kind of briefings did they give him beforehand. what did they say to them afterwards? we need them to come before congress and the american people immediately. because there are so many troubling questions out there. and if you think the press conference was bad, man what happened inside when the president and mr. putin were alone. we need answers. we need them now. third, our republican colleagues need to end once and for all their attack on the deputy of justice, the fbi, and special counsel mueller. the special counsel needs to finish his work. the president needs to sit for an interview with the special counsel. now more than ever. enough delay. enough interference. it's time to sit down for an int

it passes defense bill often controversial elements in it but almost always passes unanimous unanimously armed service committee does its job they work out their disagreements and send a bill to the president that goes on every single year while other committees haven't, there are still pockets of normalcy in the senate. and in the house, too, where they do their work. >> brennan: pockets of normalcy. all right. mark, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> brennan: good to have you on the show. we'll be right back. your plaques are always there at the worst times. constantly interrupting you with itching, burning and stinging. being this uncomfortable is unacceptable. i'm ready. tremfya® works differently for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. with tremfya®, you can get clearer and stay clearer. in fact, most patients who saw 90% clearer skin at 28 weeks... stayed clearer through 48 weeks. tremfya® works better than humira® at providing clearer skin and more patients were symptom free with tremfya®. tremfya® may lower your ability to fight infections, and may increase your r

this week, they remove an attempt to water down -- unrelated defense bill.ong tradition of bipartisan conservation in american politics. it appears that tradition is still popular with the public. the question is whether the public will find out. just what this administration is up to right now. now, that is our report. up next, i'll be joined by an activist to discuss the latest news on this immigration deadline facing trump tonight. he always gave me two pieces of advice. one was to always be humble. and the second was to always do the right thing. now that i'm the new ceo of uber, i've taken that advice to heart. and i'm using that advice to change our company. moving forward, we're taking into consideration what's good for our driver partners, our riders, and the cities that we operate in. and it's going to make us a much, much better service. ( ♪ ) stop dancing around the pain that's keeping you awake. advil pm gives tossing and turning a rest and silences aches and pains. fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer with advil pm. fall asleep faster, if you

and as you know, the house republicans have been pushing a provision in the defense bill that would createphole in sanctions targeted at putin's defense and intelligence sector. they should drop that immediately. second, our republican colleagues should demand, as we are, that the president's national security team that accompanied him to the putin meeting immediately come and testify before congress. what kind of briefings did they give him beforehand? what did he say to them afterwards? we need them to come before congress and the american people immediately, because there are so many troubling questions out there. and if you think the press conference was bad, imagine what happened inside when the president and mr. putin were alone. we need answers. we need them down. third, our republican colleagues need to end once and for all their attacks on the department of justice, the fbi, and special counsel mueller. the special counsel needs to finish his work. the president needs to sit for an interview with the special counsel, now more than ever. enough delay, enough interference. it's time

. >> so the defense bill won't reinstate sanctions.rnment agencies and contractors from buying the technology from zte. the measure is expected to pass. >>> let's get a check on the weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, some lingering rain in the mid atlantic and flooding as well. >> yeah, it is downpours once again this morning, all surrounding washington, d.c. at this hour. earlier i showed you pictures of pennsylvania. this is flooding that happened in colorado yesterday. we have a chance of some thunderstorms in colorado, also in wyoming where we could get some -- hopefully no scenes like this, but we could get the possibility of some isolated severe storms. look at that car dangling. let's get to the problems in the mid atlantic. here's washington, d.c., here is baltimore. all of the yellow and reds are downpours and occasional thunderstorms and there's a ton of rain heading from the south right now. it is on the west side of the beltway right now. d.c. is actually in the hole right now but it will fill in quickly. phi

house and senate lawmakers working on a defense bill adopted a house version of a measure excluding zteent contracts but allowing it to do business with private companies in the u.s. the senate version called for the restoration of a full ban on zte that the trump administration first imposed. then lifted. the pentagon considers that company zte a national security threat. the company was found guilty in 2016 of repetedly skirting american sanctions on iran and north korea. ♪ in tonight's whatever happened to segment america's space dominance. 4 years ago today, two americans became the first men to land the space craft on the moon. now, a half century later, the u.s. relies on russia, yes, russia, to get its astronauts into space. correspondent kirsten fisher has the report. >> that's one small step for man. >> that small step was supposed to be one giant leap for mankind in a way it was. in the 4 years since neil armstrong became the first man on the moon humanity hasn't stepped any further in space. in some ways the u.s. has taken a step back. american astronauts have been hitching r