duckworth: be humble. [applause] sen. duckworth: be humble. i can't quote the rest of the lyrics on this stage. [laughter] sen. duckworth: there are cameras. anyway. the rest of y'all will look it up and know what i'm talking about. it's a good single, man. [laughter] sen. duckworth: because, in all seriousness, as gw graduates, you will have access to resources and opportunities that people who are simply less lucky than you won't have. but if you don't lose sight of who they are who are less fortunate, you can go out and make a difference. i hope that you continue the work you've already started as public servants, as activists, as entrepreneurs, as scientists, as journalists. keep making the changes, and be those change makers well into the future. it's your turn now, but you actually have to do it yourself. earning your diplomas wasn't easy. i know you struggled mightily during your time here, but you made it. and i want you to remember this moment, the tenacity, the diligence, the work ethic, the dedication it took for you to get here. yo

joining me is tammy duckworth of illinois. senator, thank you for joining us.f anything, about what is in the senate health care bill? >> i have not heard a single thing about what's in the senate health care bill. all i can do is base on what came out of the house and if anything, it's going to be tragic for so many american, as many as 23 million americans will lose health insurance sm you know, we asked this of every democrat that comes on and get to the bottom of what they believe needs to be fixed about the affordable care ago, what in particular would you want to fix if give than opportunity. >> if i were given the opportunity i would want to make sure that we can keep more insurers in the marketplace, there are parts of the country where there is a single insurer. i think we need to make sure we make it easier for people to have options within the marketplace and greater competition. i do know that, you know, i voted against a medical device tax, for example and that temporary fix is coming back, the medical device tax actually would be a tax that would

before play was called off and england took the victory on the duckworth—lewis method.. 0ne one of the interesting thing is about the women's world cup in england is that it takes to venues you might not normally associate with international cricket. i approaching grace road, leicester. a first class cricket ground in england are very proud to be an international venue for the women's world cup. pakistan is based here and it is where england came here after the shock defeat. looking for confidence and fall and they founded. pakistan had chosen to bowl first. a decent decision with the grey overcast conditions. but their limitations in bowling and fielding we re limitations in bowling and fielding were expos. the captain made her first century in international cricket and alongside her, a really exciting powerful heater who england really believe in. four sixes in her first innings. the score the highest everin first innings. the score the highest ever in the women's world cup cricket. pakistan responded well. a 50 bya cricket. pakistan responded well. a 50 by a good bat

earlier in the tournament and india w011 earlier in the tournament and india won by 124 runs on the duckworth—lewisthen pakistan have really improved. patrick gearey was there watching the match. if you went on the enthusiastic mod theirfans if you went on the enthusiastic mod their fans you would think every game they played was bangladesh's biggest yet, this one probably was. their first biggest yet, this one probably was. theirfirst major biggest yet, this one probably was. their first major semi—final, biggest yet, this one probably was. theirfirst major semi—final, one they were never supposed to reach, 110w they were never supposed to reach, now india are calling. bangladesh come into this game as they come into every game in the champions trophy, as the outsiders. but this tournament has been about confounding expectations. just ask the hosts. india asked bangladesh to bat and then immediately interrupted them, kumar striking in the first of. he got another but iqbal hit back, he's a batsman who makes bangladeshis believe. watch out, though. with great power comes great responsibility, once

pakistan made steady progress in reply and are ahead of the duckworth—lewis stern score as rain has stoppedet the chance to reduce team new zealand's lead in the america's cup semi—final, after heavy winds prevented sailing in bermuda today trailing 3—1 in the series, wind speeds of more than 2a knots meant all four of today's races have been pushed back. sir ben aisnlie's team had hoped to build some momentum having won the last race on tuesday after team new zealand's boat capsized. they will now look to draw level in the best of nine series when racing commences again tomorrow. chris froome lost time on his rivals at the criterium. he could only manage the eighth fastest time. former team—mate richie thought was quickest. the result lifted him to sixth in the overall standings. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11pm: after a seven—week battle, party leaders make their final pitches to voters on the eve of polling day. theresa may returned to the theme she set at the start of her campaign, claiming only she coul

tammy duckworth: thank you! thank you all so much! congratulations, class of 2017.nd, of course, congratulations to all of the parents, sisters, brothers and family members who loved ones, children who made this day possible. the last time i was at one of these, i was down there as a student. it looks a lot different from up here! to the faculty, staff, students, and the entire gw community, thank you for this honorary degree and for inviting me to speak to you. it's such an unexpected honor, and i hope i'm able to live up to the standards set by the previous speakers. you know, no one special like hillary clinton or michelle obama or my colleague cory booker. it can't be that tough, right? [laughter] and to president knapp, thank you for your service to gw over the last decade. i really want you to pay close attention here, mr. president -- not only because i have a lot to say about all the work you've done to make this university a better place but also because i've been asked by some students to distract you for a few minutes as they try to kidnap your dog ruffle

around the country with new jersey senator cory booker, vice illinois like tents, senator tammy duckworthformer president bill clinton. former senator kelly ayotte -- -- and chair of joint chiefs of staff, -- we start the senator booker who spoke to graduates at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia. [applause] k

but in a match again affected by rain, england were comfortable winners under the duckworth lewis methodyrton senna's total of 65 pole positions ahead of the canadian grand prix. and the briton did it in style, clocking the quickest qualifying lap ever seen in montreal. he was a third of a second clear of championship leader sebastian vettel. after the qualifying session, senna's family presented hamilton with one of senna's helmets to mark the achievement. late on saturday evening local time, usain bolt will run his last competitive race in his home country jamaica. the 100 metre event is being called a "salute to a legend". bolt is going to retire from athletics after this year's world championships in london. just a warning — there's some flash photography coming up in ade adedoyin's report. 15 years ago, 15—year—old usain bolt made history here in the national stadium in kingston when he became the youngest athlete to win a world junior title. he would go on to become an icon of the sport and the face of the sport, breaking world records and winning numerous world and olympic titles.

they were ahead of the duckworth—lewis as play stopped in birmingham because of rain.erica's cup semifinal after heavy winds prevented sailing in bermuda to date. trailing 3—1, winds of 2a knots meant races were pushed back. sir ben ainslie's team hopes to build momentum after winning the last race in tuesday after team new zealand capsized. that is all the sport. sunshine finally coming out on wednesday after the deluge, and the gale force winds disrupted in some areas. now the weather going back down the hill. not going to be as bad, but expecting cloud and rain on thursday. a short spell of settled, much better weather. cloud increasing western areas. bringing some rain. this is the weather, rather elongated. a weather front sliding across the uk. the winds will not be a problem. damp for many of us. heavy rain across eastern areas. mild in the south. 13, 1a degrees. damp and mild for many of us. degrees. damp and mild for many of us. this is where the heaviest of the rain will be across wales. particularly across their bills. much of the midlands, east anglia and t

well ahead of their target when rain stopped play, and their victory was later confirmed by the duckworthto 277 in their innings, thanks in part to this stunning piece of fielding from jason roy. if his foot touched the boundary while the ball was in his hand here, it would've been a six but he managed tojuggle it up in the air to take the wicket of glenn maxwell. england started poorly and slumped to 35 for three, but eoin morgan and ben stokes launched a fightback, putting on 159 for the fourth wicket. stokes was unbeaten on 102 when the rain ended play.. so bangladeshjoin england from this group in the semi finals. gregor townsend has enjoyed success in first match as scotland coach. they beat italy 34—13. playing in singapore, they ran in four tries in 11 minutes — two either side of half time. tim visser finished off finn russell's clever kick. ross ford — who had scored just one try in 107 previous internationals, then added two tries in quick succession. damien hoyland completed the scoring. scotland will play australia next saturday. it's a busy day of rugby union internationals.

the last four but in a match again affected by rain, england were comfortable winners under the duckworthin eoin morgan 87. we just talked about how we were going to go about it. it was important to get some sort of a partnership going and how we were going to negate australia's bowling. you know, they bowled really well up front, they asked all the questions and got the ball moving. we felt i suppose the positive way was the best way. lewis hamilton has equalled ayrton senna's total of 65 pole positions ahead of the canadian grand prix. the briton did it in style, clocking the quickest qualifying lap ever seen in montreal. he was a third of a second clear of championship leader sebastian vettel. after the qualifying session, senna's family presented hamilton with one senna's race helmets to mark the achievement. it was a great lap. i can't believe that it came together so well. you know, the first section was fantastic and then just managed to bea fantastic and then just managed to be a little bit up on each one. the tea m be a little bit up on each one. the team did a fantasticjob to le

england were not able to complete their innings, so not able to complete their innings, so it was the duckworth—lewis. comfortable for the home side. england in charge of the home side. england in charge of the game. a0 runs in front of the scorer when play was suspended. australia are out, having not managed to play a full match in the whole tournament. this it seems like yea rs whole tournament. this it seems like years since it's been here. australia haven't seen it at all. two games, two wash—outs. another would send their tournament down the drain. still, stay optimistic. if the sun shines today, patrons are reminded to apply and reapply sunscreen. reminded to apply and reapply sunscreen. aaron finch bats on the sunny side after david warner went. he and captain steve smith made nearly 100 together. finch flinched, going up, up and away. australia stuttered but glenn maxwell likes a big finish. he aims high. the problem out there was juggling jason roy. a cat which had to bejudged and appreciated on replay. touch the ball and boundary of the same time. this would have been six. adil rashid and m

and and amy clovis are, tammy duckworth, sheryl sandberg, anything missing from the list?ale option took notice. i don't see nikki haley, she could have been an option. no gop woman is more pro-democrats and pro-women. are you the official magazine of the dnc? >> the assumption is donald trump might -- >> 2017. >> hillary clinton is not on that list. rick perry had a funny day. >> looks like rick perry was having a great time at a white house press briefing. he didn't seem to want to leave. he was up there for over half an hour and a lot of people on social media thought this was a lot of fun and sweeting about it, rick perry holding onto the side of the podium like he doesn't want to leave but sarah huckabee sanders trying to get in his way. he was having a lot of fun, the only person in the room that was. she deserved 30 minutes. thanks. >> time to check what is coming up on "fox and friends". >> in chester county, south carolina, i was born right near there. >> this is an amazing place, rocking and rolling already, barely 5:45 or 5:50, a country omelette lining up and t

duckworth: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. ms. duckworth: mr. president, over the past few years the affordable care act has made tremendous strides in expanding health care coverage for hardworking americans and the families who need it, and i thank my colleague for his stories, and i'd like to add some of my own. while the law could certainly be improved, the way to do it is not by passing trumpcare, which even president trump has admitted is, and i quote, a mean bill. unfortunately, republican senate leadership has indicated whatever it is that the republicans are crapping in secret behind closed doors, it's going to be very similar to the version of trumpcare that has passed the house. that's simply bad news. the version of trumpcare that passed the house could cost 23 million americans, including 385,000 illinoisans to lose health care coverage. it would make it more expensive for older americans and working people, spicialg -- especially those with preexisting conditions to purchase insurance. trumpcare would cause their premiums and out-o

from tammy duckworth saying, what i prefer the supreme court to immediately end this debate, i hope they overturn this discriminatory ban as far as possible. judy saying the supreme court created expectations for the president muslim ban for worker students refugees with ties here. blanket prejudice will not stand. patty murray, disappointed to see one mr. trump travel ban in effect. slamming the door. adding the hashtag to the supreme court. peter king of new york, saying it was a solid supreme court victory today for are the president. common sense national security before pc. paul said supreme court put american citizens first to allow the travel ban to be implemented. that's a sampling of tweets from yesterday from both democrats and republicans. we'll probably hear more. james is next. james from silver spring, maryland democrats line. caller: thank you all for c-span. i like to step back a little bit and look at the larger picture of american politics today. we have a hard time talking about any substantial issue. we're always talking about tweets. now we're talking about a supreme

learning hodgkinson had visited bernie sanders' office, had communication via e-mail between tammy duckworthdurbin between january and the time of the shooting. >> it appears from some of his communication close to the event that he was running out of money. he was not employed at the time of the event and was looking for some local employment. clearly, he was married for 30 years. it appears that that marriage was not going so well. he suffered, obviously, from taking some prescription medication which i'm not going to get into. and it was just a pattern of life where you could tell things were not going well. >> at this point, the investigation, the fbi does not believe that there is a connection to terrorism. >>> coming up next, president trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, jared kushner in israel, meeting with palestinian officials, attempting to restart the peace talks in the middle east. >>> and a surprising development in saudi arabia that may actually help the mideast peace process. when you're close to the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment?

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this is democratic senator tammy duckworth questioning bradbury. >> and architect for detainee abuse in the form of waterboarding and other forms of torture, in my opinion, that alone should disqualify you for future government service posted and while you're nominated to serve as dot and not as justice, your willingness to aid and abet torture demonstrates a failure of moral and professional character that makes you dangerous regardless of which agency you serve in. amy: steven bradbury's confirmation hearing came as the u.n. high commissioner for human rights blasted what he called president trump's persistent flirtation with torture. zeid ra'ad al-hussein said -- "the president of the united states of america has said that torture could be necessary in certain circumstances. there is no longer any pretense. they are breaking long-held taboos. the dangers to the entire system of international law are therefore very real." in media news, three reporters with cnn resigned this week after their network retracted a report alleging a senior trump adviser is under investigation by congre

pakistan are ahead of the duckworth—lewis as rain stopped play. pakistan 119—3.to reduce team new zealand's lead in the america's cup semifinal after heavy winds prevented sailing in bermuda. trailing 3—1, wind speed of 24 knots and meant all four races have been pushed back. sir ben ainslie's team hopes to build momentum after winning the last race when team new zealand ca psize. winning the last race when team new zealand capsize. that is all the sport. let's get the weather. the weather looks, well not so great for many of us. pretty cloudy, outbreaks of rain. some sunshine today. now the weather has turned a lot more cloudy across many western areas. this it yesterday. the next weather front moving across the country. rain in the south west into wales. for many of us, overcast, some rain around. most of it across eastern and southern areas very light. across wales, it will be heavy. contrast in the temperature, very mild from northern england southwards. the far northern england southwards. the far north of scotland, clearer skies, fairly chilly. thursday, ar

that's why i introduced along with my good friends congressman steve cohen and senator tammy duckworth of illinois, the police training and independent review act of 2017. this legislation has already earned almost 100 co-sponsors. my bill would protect both police officers and the citizens they serve. it would require sensitivity training in the areas of race, ethnic bias, disabilities, and interactions with new immigrants. it would also establish incentives to encourage states o adopt new laws to require an independent prosecutor in all cases when police use deadly force. this legislation deserves a fair hearing and an up or down vote in this house. i will close with this, a brief teaching from the late dr. martin luther king jr. on the occasion of another needless tragedy. the police killing of civil rights worker, jimmy lee jackson, by an alabama state trooper in 1965. in his eulogy, king said a state trooper pointed the gun but he did not act alone. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair now recognizes the entleman from tennessee, mr. duncan, for five

of course in the oval office, reagan said, tammy duckworth shows. that was the first question he asked. when rooney said, i thought he brezhnev in a $1000 suit. he couldn't have been more wrong. it is just funny that somehow, mulroney didn't capture , wasn't able to figure gorbachev out in the same way that ronald reagan was. once there was a -- meeting. reagan is now chief of staff. reagan said -- boys. the president wants to lighten up on gorbachev. he does come hell and you want us to. the question was, in 1989, why didn't you do it? gorbachev said through a longtime translator, still translating. -- youev said, michael must understand, your father and i shared christian morality. said, when i was growing up, my grandfather was a big communist in our town, but grandmother was always a believer. we had a communist meeting, and applico pictures of stalin. as soon as the communist left -- they would put michael and saint injured. [laughter] he went on. he said my grandmother lifted up say, to go to church every day, then going to pray for you atheis

duckworth: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that it shall not be in order in the senate to consider h.r. 1628 or any amendment offered to h.r. 1628 unless the director of the congressional budget office certifies that h.r. 1628 or any amendment offered to the bill will not cause a single veteran to lose health insurance coverage as a result of the bill's medicaid cuts, potential loss of marketplace tax credits for veterans, or removal of critical patient protections. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. mcconnell: i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: madam president, this past friday when i was back in pennsylvania, i had the opportunity to meet a family that i've referred to very often on the floor, the simpson family.and their son is on the you a tism spectrum. i have talked -- you a -- autism. we have the beginnings of a debate of what will be in the senate bill if one emerges and i think if -- if we're going to be up front about what happens to families and indi

cardin: i want to thank senators menendez, blumenthal, brown, klobuchar, peters, duckworth and collins for their help in regards to minority help and the resolution. so we couldn't do that, which is a pretty easy thing to do, but now the republicans are looking to bring out the next two weeks a rewrite of our entire health care law, one-sixth of our economy. and they're talking about bringing this out for perhaps passage in the united states senate toward the next two weeks. i don't know of anyone who has seen a copy of this bill. i certainly have not seen it, and i'm a member of the senate finance committee. senator carper is a member of the senate finance committee. we have not seen a copy of the bill even though we're the committee of jurisdiction, along with the help committee. i would certainly want to be able to look at this bill, make sure that there are public hearings and opportunity for input from all members of the united states senate. first those who serve on the relevant committees through the committee markup and then on the floor of the united states senate. but what i

but as far as illinois here, tammy duckworth, she's just beginning. i have contacted her and i have to honestly say she has responded to me. dick durbin has been around for years and years. i've never heard a word from him. when i called his aides, they had to -- and to get me off the phone assessed as they could. host: all right. dan in illinois, thank you. tom in huntington beach, california on the republican line. going? how's it i watched the hearing today, and frankly, i'm watching this, and thinking the fbi director is pathetic. i can't believe he was ever in charge of anything. this guy doesn't even know how to respond to anything. my dad is a cop. theas telling me during hillary inquiry they went over that the fbi, the law enforcement position, is not to even make judgment like he was doing. he was making judgment calls. he was supposed to file a case or not file a case. that's already wrong. then there is 1000 active terrorist cases in this country. investigatingy why the fbi hasn't investigated these terrorists who are ready to kill us here

i too want to thank rubio, moran, shaheen, blumenthal, angus king, donnelly, baldwin, duckworth. there's a number of folks on both sides of the aisle that have stepped up, some on the committee, some off the committee, who have done such a great job making sure we ended up here today. you know, chairman isakson knows this. we got a bill over from the house, and we sat down together and we negotiated. we gave and took and massaged the bill. we ended up with a bill that probably johnny would not have written and probably i would not have written but it's a bill that's going to work, and it's going to give the v.a. what they need to hold people accountable. and i also want to echo what johnny said that, you know, the veterans across this country are very, very happy here at the v.a. and it's because of the great people that are on the ground within the v.a. but every once in a while we get a bad apple, and the v.a. needs to be able to remove that bad apple because that bad apple reflects poorly on everybody within the v.a. and so this bill is about making sure the v.a. has the tool

expected at senator duckworth saying this is a sad day for all americans and i wish a speedy recovery. and senator hatch retweeting a quote from speaker paul ryan. l the noise and fury, we are family. we start with senator mcconnell and chuck schumer. >> majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i know the entire senate will echo the sentiments of the president this morning. we're deeply saddened. we're co

expected at senator duckworth saying this is a sad day for all americans and i wish a speedy recovery. and senator hatch retweeting a quote from speaker paul ryan. l the noise and fury, we are family. we start with senator mcconnell and chuck schumer. >> majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i know the entire senate will echo the sentiments of the president this morning. we're deeply saddened. we're all concerned for those injured. we'll keep them in our prayers and we'll continue to send them every wish for a quick and full recovery. we're grateful for all those who stepped in to help. those practicing on the field. the first responders and, of course, the capitol police officers on the scene. we're deeply indebted for their service. we, again, salute their continuing and unfailing bravery on behalf of the capitol community. the congressional baseball game is a bipartisan charity event. i know the senate will embrace that spirit today as we come together and expressing both our concern and our gratitude. senator schumer: i join with the majority leader in offering our prayers for those who

the legislation i introduced with senators elizabeth warren and tammy duckworth and thom tillis take into consideration the previous training and experience of veterans and allows them to apply for an exemption so they can quite literally get on the road and start working without delay. this bill is twofold. not only does it encourage our transportation industry to hire veterans, it helps our veterans transition into civilian life connecting them to a well-paying job and a meaningful career. and i expect the commerce committee to consider and pass this bill as well today. so these are two bipartisan examples that show that we actually can work together here in the united states senate in ways that will help all of our states and the people we serve. now, there are subjects that are controversial. and if there's one that sort of stands out above the rest it's health care. and unfortunately, this has become all too much of a polarizing issue politically. i happen to be here in the senate chamber on christmas eve in 2009, 7:30 in the morning, right before christmas, of course, where our