i thank you, representative garamendi. mr. garamendi: mr. tonko, for more than four years you and i have stood on the floor to talk about making it in america, about the manufacturing system about the jobs we need to build, transportation and infrastructure and your passion for those subjects was so obvious. your passion and your determination to deal with alzheimer's and to find a cure, to find your understanding of what it is and how it affects the brain and reach out to the families that are caring for their loved ones really exceeds and mirrors the passion that you have for the working men and women of this nation. i thank you. i also want to thank the aleds i'mer's association. they have organized a lobbying group through here very recently and wearing their purple ribbons and brought to us the individual stories that were of their families. and i know as i talked to my colleagues here on the floor and over in the senate, i get the same thing from them. yes, my mother, my aunt my sister, my brother they too, have suffered from alzheimer

garamendi is saying, maybe there's a lot of good stuff in this. what about all that?of the problem, they have always wanted to make him fail. and he -- when we put this together with him, and now it's clearly working, and they are really stuck, you're going to see governors all over this country who have denied their people access to medicaid now begin to make changes. you can't go into the election of 2016 saying that you forced a million people in your state not to have health insurance because you want to embarrass obama. that's not working for them. >> congressman, what do you think the politics of this looks like going-forward? are they going to gear campaigns toward repealing obama care now that the supreme court twice has upheld the law? >> they've certainly been stuck on that for at least since 2010 and will they get off it? they should. the american public is not with them on this issue. americans, particularly those that are among the 16 million that have insurance, this is a very, very important issue. and those who want to get insurance, they understand th

garamendi: i thank the chairman. certainly the chairman understands the issues of water in california as well as anyone does and also understands that in order for us to meet the current and certainly any future drought we have to use the aquifers which will require the services and knowledge and the capabilities of the u.s. geological survey to fully comprehend the aquifers has throughout the state, california as well as the central valley and coastal areas. i'll be delighted to work with the chairman as the process moves along and see if we might be able to find sufficient money to -- and address the specific needs of aquifer surveys by the usgs. so i look forward to working with the gentleman on that. rather than taking a no vote on this and going to a vote, i heard the gentleman suggest we could work together and quite possibly solve this problem and advance -- i withdraw my amendment. mr. calvert: i'll work with the gentleman. the chair: without objection, the amendment is withdrawn. for what purpose does the ge

you are on with congressman garamendi. caller: hi, how are you doing? guest: i'm doing well, thank you . caller: i'm a veteran myself but has anyone taken a poll, a survey of what iraqi where veterans think about going back? essentially, their opinion matters the most because they lost the most. another thing i was wondering -- i believe you are correct, we need to get in or get out whichever way we need to go. but has anyone taken a poll of anyone who actually go? guest: well, you have a very good question, and you are certainly correct. those men and women who have served in iraq have a lot of experience here and certainly a lot more than those of us in congress -- and there are members of congress have served in iraq. i would say that my own -- typically to your question, i am unaware of any poll that has been taken of iraq veterans. however, many iraq veterans are more than willing to talk to us in my own district, where i have two military bases. i hear from veterans all of the time, and friendly, it is split. there are some who think we have got t

garamendi is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. gar i ask unanimous consent that all members have five days to revise and extend their remarks on the special order. i was just looking outside the nation's capitol wf before i came in to make this presentation and it is raining and it's a downpour. for those of us from california, it's been a long time since we have seen a downpour. the golden state, the seff vent largest combhi in the world is in the th rmp oes of a historic drought and it is a world of hurt in california. we are not complaining about the economy. many parts are moving along. but for everyone in the state of california whether you are near mount shasta or in the san diego area, we are hurting. a lot of falk. water restrictions are taking place in every city, whether you are on the coast up in the north or in the far south ofla guneave beach. wherever you happen to be, these restrictions are tightening up on the ability of communities to prosper, to grow, to keep their lawns green but more important, to live there. i

garamendi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, article 1, section 8 of the united states constitution is clear. congress alone shall have the power to declare war and make no mistake, the current campaign against isis is a war. mr. speaker, our esteemed colleague from texas made a very cogent argument about why we need clarity. the inability to have a clear plan is based upon the fact that congress has not yet articulated an authorization to use force that would lay out the parameters and the extent of what we would expect the president to do. now the president says he's -- he has the authorization under the 2001 and 2002. ambiguity clearly, is present. i disagree with the president on those as an authorization. i've argued for more than 10 months that our military operations against isis need their own authorization. the president did his part he, submitted a draft to us in february. since then, we've had a few committee hearings but no real action. leadership in both houses of the senate, both houses have

joining me john garamendi of california who voted against the fast track and jim manly, spokesperson for harry reid who supports the trade deal. well that was quite a day on capitol hill. that does not happen very often. >> i've been in this for a long long time and california and in washington i've never seen anything quite like this. and it is an important day because this trade deal in my view is a really bad trade deal. >> so you have this situation and it is complicated -- >> try explaining it. >> and you have a situation on the senate side they combined two things. mr. president, we give you the authority to negotiate and we also pass this federal assistance to workers that could be adversely affected. those to things are together. now the house has to pass something that has both of those things together and the idea of the strategy here was, we'll divide them in half the republicans can vote for the trade promotion and the democratsdemocrat democrats vote for the assistance and both pass and both get included and we go on our way. and yet. >> and yet, the fact of the matter i

then john garamendi to talk about the strategy to fight isis. washington journal live each morning at 7:00 a.m. you can join the conversation by phone, or facebook, or twitter. next, president obama talks about what he calls the successes of the affordable care act. he spoke to the catholic health association who supported the passage of the health care law. this is 25 minutes. [applause] president obama: thank you so much. everyone please have a seat. thank you so much. i don't know whether this is appropriate, on a big stage. it is true, i do. she is just wonderful. her dedication to doing god's work to serving the least of these. her strength, her steadfast voice, have been an inspiration to me. we would not have gotten affordable care act on if it were not for her. i want to thank the entire catholic health association for the incredible work you do. it is true, i am just saying. it is an honor to join you on your 100th anniversary of bringing hope, and healing to so many. i want to knowledge dignity health, and its ceo honored by the cap ac

then john garamendi on president obama's strategy to fight isis. later as part of our spotlight on magazine series, philip norton talks about his recent piece for politico. how the middle east is falling apart. washington journal live each morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. you can join the conversation by phone, or face book and twitter. announcer: director of clinical cardiology, dr. patrick o'gara on the advances in heart surgery and the progress being made in the understanding of heart health. dr.: this is a valve that has been crimped onto this catheter that is being positioned into the diseased valve. he will be deployed here in just a second. the balloon will inflate and a new valve will be inserted inside the old calcified stenotic valve. as you can see the delivery system is being withdrawn, the wire will be withdrawn. what we have seen is replacement of a diseased aortic valve in a manner that does not require open-heart surgery. we are trying to become smarter about predicting who will get disease. we are trying to become smarter as to i

garamendi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, article 1, section 8 of the united states constitution is clear. congress alone shall have the power to declare war and make no mistake, the current campaign against isis is a war. mr. speaker, our esteemed colleague from texas made a very cogent argument about why we need clarity. the inability to have a clear plan is based upon the fact that congress has not yet articulated an authorization to use force that would lay out the parameters and the extent of what we would expect the president to do. now the president says he's -- he has the authorization under the 2001 and 2002. ambiguity clearly, is present. i disagree with the president on those as an authorization. i've argued for more than 10 months that our military operations against isis need their own authorization. the president did his part he, submitted a draft to us in february. since then, we've had a few committee hearings but no real action. leadership in both houses of the senate, both houses have

california congressman john garamendi will talk about the strategy to fight isis in iraq and syria. later, philip gordon from the council on foreign relations talks about his recent piece for "politico." you can join the conversation on facebook or twitter. host: president obama is getting ready to deploy more military advisers to iraq. he said the strategy is not yet complete. they amount toys to take -- poised to take this next step. we want to get your opinions. republicans, (202) 748-8001 democrats (202) 748-8000 independent

garamendi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, article 1, section 8 of the united states constitution is clear. congress alone shall have the power to declare war and make no mistake, the current campaign against isis is a war. mr. speaker, our esteemed colleague from texas made a very cogent argument about why we need clarity. the inability to have a clear plan is based upon the fact that congress has not yet articulated an authorization to use force that would lay out the parameters and the extent of what we would expect the president to do. now the president says he's -- he has the authorization under the 2001 and 2002. ambiguity clearly, is present. i disagree with the president on those as an authorization. i've argued for more than 10 months that our military operations against isis need their own authorization. the president did his part he, submitted a draft to us in february. since then, we've had a few committee hearings but no real action. leadership in both houses of the senate, both houses have

garamendi, johnson of georgia, ms. speier, mr. castro of texas and ms. duckworth. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will announce the appointment of additional conferees at a subsequent time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. and include extraneous material on consideration of h.r. 2822. and that i may include tab lar material on the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. -- tabular material on the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 333 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 2822. the chair appoints the gentleman from louisiana, mr. graves, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 2822, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: