what may be crumbs to some is not to working-class hoosiers back home in indiana. i'm hopeful we can build on the momentum, though, from what we achieved with tax reform by focusing on another important priority for my district and that's rebuilding the military. i was deployed to afghanistan in 2014 and 2015, the most recently deployed member of congress, and i saw firsthand our military's readiness crisis. it's affecting not just the training, resources but also the morale of our men and women who wear the uniform and serve our country. this is a real and growing problem. just last year 80 service members died in training-related incidents while 21 service members died in hostile-related incidents, to put that in perspective. while some in congress are arguing over unrelated issues and holding hostage the funding our armed services need, lives are at risk. funding our military should never be a political tool, and i urge my democrat colleagues, as the chairwoman already said, to do the right thing and give our military the resources that they need. each day that

i listened very carefully to h h -- hoosier voices when we were debating the tax cuts and jobs act. leagues. workers at companies of all sizes are already beginning to see the benefits, as we've seen, of a tax code that is simpler, that is fairer, and that allows hoosiers to keep more of their hard-earned money. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. a senator: i ask that the quorum call be suspended, mr. president. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kennedy: 47 days, that's how long it's been since president trump signed the tax cut and jobs act into law. and what a 47 days it's been. we're already beginning to see what meaningful tax relief looks like for middle- and working-class americans. in just 47 days, well over three million american workers, the people who get up every day, who go to work, and obey the law, and try to do the right thing by their kids, in just over 47 days over three million americans have r

he is always a hoosier. on behalf of my partners at axios we're happy to welcome vice president mike pence. [applause] mike: mr. vice president, welcome back. vice pres. pence: thank you. mike: you were just telling us that a given fix you realized wintere that it to sports, sweating and skiing. "big picture" if i i get off thece: slopes without anything more than sweat at the gold medal. mike: you used to call yourself rush limbaugh on decaf. [laughter] mike: do you ever think to yourself that this would be so awesome if you are still on radio? vice pres. pence: how do know that was where i started out? it was a little radio station in indiana. i did a washington update on wednesday nights. into a daily radio program that i thought might actually be my career in broadcasting. but the opportunity came along to run for congress one more time. i had the great privilege of serving for 12 years and now i am sitting with you as vice president of the united dates. it is all very humbling to me. mike: regina wednes

both are important to hoosiers. i'm glad question see them become law after six years of working in a bipartisan way to get them across the finish line. let me tell you why these for measures are so important to hoosiers and really to all americans. the social impact partnerships to pay for results act empowers our public and private sectors to implement evidence-based social and public health interventions, to address some of our nation's most pressing social challenges. now, america has a celebrated and vibrant civil society. we have a history of not turning first to government to solve some of our thorniest social and public health challenges but instead turning to our neighbors, turning to our local communities. perhaps our local not for-profit groups or community heroes. we discover that oftentimes they are better situated to address these thorny challenges than a government program. that's not to suggest in the slightest that government doesn't have a very important role in addressing these broad social challe

like a lotf hoosiers, he's worried about what the changes could mean for him, but he's willing to do part. >> i just don't want it for nothing. if i'm still able to do something and give something back, then let's go. i've still got a heart. i might not be able to, you know, physicly do things. but i'll do what i can, you know? >> reporter: dr. john wernert, one of the architects of indiana's medicaid plan, says that's what he's heard in every part of the state. that people on medicaid want to feel like they're contributing in some way. >> it doesn't have to be a lot of money for people to feel like they have some ownership and take some responsibility for the administration of their program thergreat stigma that folks that are living at or near the poverty level don't care about their health. well that's completely wrong. they've just not been put in a position where they could take some ownership of that. >> reporter: revenues at indiana's hospitals have jumped as more hoosiers have become insured.ma the c.e.o. of rgaret mary laalth, tim putnam, hired a company called c aid to enro

we have some hoosiers here. that is good.ou know a his lifetime rating americanthem ame conservative union? 98%. [applause] i have come to realize one of in reasons why his votes congress were so solid for our conservative values, i think he did not want to go home and tell his wife that he had cast a bad vote. [laughter] we are so fortunate to have karen pence along with her husband, over there in the white house making a difference. she believes in supporting the rights of the unborn. [applause] [cheers] believes in helping our military families and spouses. [applause] she has been a teacher, she is a mom, but more importantly she respects all of you and she is our friend. please give a warm cpac welcome to the second lady of the united states, karen pence. [applause] [cheers] ms. pence: thank you. thank you very much. thank you, max. thank you for that warm welcome. what an honor to address you today and what a treat to adjust my husband -- to introduced my husband. i want to introduce you to a different side of mike pence

always a hoosier. on behalf of all of my hard-working colleagues, we are honored to welcome to the stage vice president mike pence. [applause] mike: good morning, mr. vice president. welcome back. you were just telling us that at the olympics, you realize that you are good at to winter sports, sledding and skiing. vice pres. pence: if i get up the slopes without anything being broken, i think it is a gold medal. mike: in addition to the offices i mentioned at the top, you were a statewide radio host in indiana. used to cut yourself rush -- call yourself rush limbaugh on decaf. you ever think to yourself, this would be so awesome if i was on radio still? vice pres. pence: i do. how did you know that where i started out? that was a little radio station. i started out doing a washington update on wednesday nights, one day a week. it did grow into a daily radio program that i thought might actually be my career in broadcasting radio and television. the opportunity came along to run for congress one of more

i was born in the hoosier state. w. maybe not born, but my mom did abandon me a dairy queen bathroom a few hours later. let's head down to tulsa, oklahoma where two postal workers have fled guilty of stealing marijuana out of packages. the good news is the judge is going to sentence them to time served for working in the post office. postal police were tipped off that the mayor was stealing weed with the help of eric miller. who goes by the name chuck the sniffer. cops western shocked. because a name like chuck the sniffer led them to believe cocaine would be involved. a search warrant led police to 70 pound of weed inside campbell's home and she had self pound mailed to her. but a cow stole it out of the mailbox before cops could get it. he was last seen playing call of duty with his friend. he left to get tacos and has not been heard from since. topic number 4. the city of philadelphia held a parade for the eagles and schools were closed so kid could learn valuable lessons like how to topple light poles and how to pun

the great hoosier state. >> honestly, i've made a mistake twice this week. >> it's all right.s sunday. super bowl sunday. don't worry about it. >> i haven't started drinking the beer yet. thank you very much, sir. >> thank you. >>> president trump call the fbi a tool of his opponents. two officials are weighing in, next. managing blood sugar is a series of smart choices. and when you replace one meal... ...or snack a day with glucerna... ...made with carbsteady... ...to help minimize blood sugar spikes... ...you can really feel it. now with 30% less carbs and sugars. glucerna. this new day. looks nothing like yesterday. roads nowhere to be found. and it's exactly what you're looking for. >>> welcome back, everyone. i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters. 31 past the hour, here's what we're monitoring for you. we're going to new questions being raised in washington about the release of the gop memo and the russian investigation. and the role of the fisa courts in all of this. >> i'd be curious to ask a judge, did you know who paid for this dossier that's being presented

i think americans, and certainly hoosiers find that a very reasonable thing. it motivates you to have work, which is the basis for earning your success and happiness. it doesn't make you dependent on these programs. if we do that simple thing, we'd save, what's the president saying, $3 trillion. obama would never do that. he would never have that kind of leadership. that's why the president is right here. >> dana: work requirements was something that vice president pence cared about, too. thank you very much. >> bye-bye. >> dana: the white house revealing a new approach to dealing with north korea after diplomatic efforts at the olympics with the sister of the dictator and south korea. administration also insisting on a border wall as the president unveils his budget plan and the senate begins a rare and unpredictable debate on immigration reform. >> everything in the president's frame work is laid out in this bill. it's not just daca. it is the things you mentioned. we have to build a wall. the secret is, walls work. mike and i are both veterans, both served

. >> senator joe donnelly said he'd support tax cuts for hardworking hoosiers.ut when he had the chance, he said no. >> when it came to cutting your taxes, joe voted no. joe voted no to give working families more of your hard-earned money. >> what it against tax cuts for the middle class. high five, heidi. >> harris: meanwhile, democrats are making love that benefit the wealthy. we got an eye roll. house minority said i don't know when we can make that case, we are sure going to try. wasn't so much that you got a tax cut, it was that you got such a small percentage when you need is higher." >> chris: this was a really big mass calculation by a chuck schumer nancy pelosi. when i saw this bill was going to pass, they should have let some of their more vulnerable members vote with it. instead of standing steadfast against it. it's fairly common in politics for the leader to let people do that, the minority leader to let people do that, there senators account. >> harris: you saw democrats do it. there were at least 20. >> chris: big mistake for democrats because now

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i rise today to recognize a tremendous hoosier public servant, leader of the indiana state senate, david long, who recently announced his retirement from office. mr. messer: david has served as the senate -- indiana senate for 22 years and president pro tempore for the last 12. david is a remarkable leader who's been central to every major policy achievement in indiana at a state level over the past decade. he led the charge on cutting taxes, passing right to work, enacting major moves, creating one of the biggest and best school choice programs in the country, and permanently capping property taxes. on a personal note, david long is my mentor. e're both graduates of waubash college, and we both overachieved in marriage. i will always be grateful for his friendship, advice and counsel, and i thank david for his years of service. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? ms. kaptur: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore:

hoosiers are proud of his leadership on this initiative. we as a nation are safer due to his efforts and the every day life-saving actions of 911 operators and first responders. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. polis: permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. i rise today in support of the olympic athletes from the great state of colorado. the olympics are a dem orn administration of fellowship, commitment, determination and grit, a wonderful example for the world. there are 36 participating from colorado, the most from any state and competing in 17 different disciplines. 12 of these olympic athletes are from colorado's 2nd. lindsay, sarah, joe an, casey, rystal, jailen, mike, katie, chris, kyle and read, all hail from the 2nd district of colorado. won the past, reed olympic gold medal, the first gold medal for team u.s.a. reed learned to snowboard in his back yard. another one, arial gold and gold is a good name, despite dis

over 1,700 hoosiers died from opioid overdoses. only six states had larger percentage increases. this is a national epidemic. it's getting worse. not better. and your commands are on the very front lines of this battle. how would you prioritize the opioid crisis in your command priorities right now? general robinson, then admiral tidd. >> yes, sir, i take this opioid crisis as a personal issue. you know, when you sit back and you talked about it and it's about families and it's about people, it's incredibly important. i sit down every month and i talk to the secretary of dhs, i work very closely with my subordinate commanders who work very closely with mexico on all of this. so this crisis is not something that i set aside. it's something that i take very personally. and so what's important to me is that i understand the support role that i can give to dhs and the support role that i can -- information that i can give mexico which then translates to the things that i can give to admiral tidd, because the ucp line on the map doesn't exist for admiral tidd and i so it's a very pers

secretary, my fellow hoosier, it's good to see you. welcome. i wanted to add my yes and amen to my colleague's representative paulson's comments about opioids and non-open yid alternatives and getting representatives to cover these things and i've heard you out for the sake of time. i wanted to mention one other thing they look forward to discussing with you. the budget process and it's medicare payments related to bad debts and i have a piece of legislation hr-3920 that would require cms to implement a three-year program to study the use of interest-free payments under medicare part a. i have a hospital in my district that has implemented this concept and have seen improved patient satisfaction, improved health outcomes and the reduction of bad debts. is that something that you're willing to work with in trying to come up with that kind of a model? >> sure, i would be happy to work with it and i have not been familiar with that model. >> they agreed to fund the all-schedules prescription electronic reporting. they feel it provides a complete p

twice deported illegal immigrant is suspected of killing two hoosiers including colts linebacker edwinwe must do more to get these dangerous illegal immigrant criminals off our streets. build a wall and put an end to illegal immigration. brian: mike huckabee weighed in. >> all of this was unnecessary. if we had border security, he would have been deported once. well, first of all, he would have never gotten. in but once deported he wouldn't have been back. now is he twice deported and he has come back and he has killed two people. what does it take to make some of these people understanding that the reason that americans want the wall is not because we don't want people to come and share the american dream. it's we don't want people coming in and giving us the american nightmare of some dead innocent people killed by folks who shouldn't have been here in the first place. ainsley: it is a parent's worst nightmare. derdon. she has been on couch talking illegal immigration. the reason she support trump he sniewrts amnesty and want to build the wall. all she has left of her son are his ash