since the constitution vests the sole power of impeachment in the house of representatives, it falls to the judiciary committee to understand even more precisely what high crimes and misdemeanors might mean in terms of the constitution and the facts before us in our time. the founding fathers clearly did not mean that a president might be impeached for mistakes -- even serious mistakes - which he might commit in the faithful execution of his office. by high crimes and misdemeanors they meant offenses more definitely incompatible with the constitution. the founding fathers with their recent experience of monarchy and their determination that government be accountable and lawful wrote into the constitution a special oath that the president and only the president must take at his inauguration, and in that oath the president swears that he will take care that the laws be faithfully executed. the judiciary committee has for seven months investigated whether or not the president has seriously abused his power in violation of that oath and the public trust embodied in it. we have investigate

they can't stand up to the loudest bullies in their caucus in the republican caucus in the house of representatives they just can't stand up to them larry look there are dozens of republican members of the house of representatives that tomorrow would vote for a bill that would be similar maybe not identical to the one passed in the senate last year that would legalize people help secure our borders and put more border patrol agents there make sure that people before you get a job in the united states that there's a verification system in place so that you just can't get a job and use somebody so security number so that you're that you're registered qualified to work in the united states look there are many things we could do we could secure our airports larry eleven million people work on documented in the united states of america five million of them then cross the border they came through o'hare and kennedy airport they came through the airport in san francisco and airports and and ports throughout the united states of america we need a better verification system all of those things can happen we

because i did it on stationery that said the house of representatives, i did violate the house rule. oppiness in terms of not doing the proper reporting on one sheet even though it was accurate on the other. there was no evidence or attempting to hide anything. i called for an investigation of my own 20 years. i know that there is no one in the house of representatives that can say that i deserved to be censured. but i also know that i always have a hard time -- if my election depended on defending -- instead of saying what a great congressman i am, nobody that has a safe district in november voted against me. >> how much it all cost you for defense? >> millions of dollars. i have a settlement with the law firm based on the condition that i would not talk about the settlement in terms of their services to me during that period. >> so you are debt free at this point. >> no, i am in the course of an appeal in federal court because due process was not included in the way this case went. it is clear that the constitution says that the house of representatives shall exclusively -- it is in

bestdid it on stationary said the house of representatives, i did violate house rules. ut two months old at that time. sloppiness in terms of not doing the proper reporting on one sheet, even though it was accurate on the other and there was no evidence of an attempt to hide anything because i called for an investigation on my own 20 years of public life. that there's no one in the house of representatives that can say i deserved to be sanctioned, but i also know that i would have a hard time is my election depended on defending during my election instead of saying what a great congressman im. -- i am. how much did it cost you? >> oh, millions of dollars. with the lawlement firm based on the condition that i would not talk about this terms of the services during that period. >> you are debt free at this point? >> no. i am in the course of appeal notuse due process was included in the way this case went. it is clear that the constitution says that the house -- theysentative shows had determined the conduct of its members whether it is right or wrong. it doesn't say you ar

the house of representatives passed a pair of bills to deal with immigration crisis on the southern border but that is as far as they got upsetting house intelligence committee chairman. >> both chambers need to be back in town until we get this fixed. it is unconscionable we are not trying to find a solution to what is a humanitarian crisis. >>> slow land -- leland vittert has more. >> congress agreed only own a reform pack original for the v.a. and highway funding and, finally, emergency funding for israel's iron dome missile defense system. the house is controlled by republicans and the not is criminal by democrats, leave plenty of room for both parties to blame each other. >> i don't feel good. >> boat it because 3.5 million people have not had their unemployment extended. people are in bad shape. we have not done anything about the minimum wage and the immigration mess, we are not moving forward. it is a factory for showboats where votes are made more interested in winning votes for democrats in november elections than for winning jobs for the american people and that has to change. t

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 223, the nays are 189. the bill is passed. without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. he house will be in order. members are advised to take their conversations from the floor. to clear the well, clear the isles. proceedings in the house will not continue until members take their conversations from the floor. the chair will advise members of the house that the proceedings will not continue until the ales are cleared -- until the aisles are cleared and the conversations are removed. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte, seek recognition? mr. goodlatte: pursuant to house resolution 710, i call up h.r. 5272, to prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the united states and

in the house of representatives. it fell apart. then i worked -- january of this year they brought together their principal. what did i say? i celebrated. maybe i should have said bad things about the republican principals. i have said whatever you want to do, i am ready to work with you. in the end, the speaker similar my said we can't do anything. >> what about the democratic dashes especially those in texas saying the president hasn't been supportive. that support dash. >> can i say something? >> sure. >> he is the exception to the rule. and you i both know in our basic class of lodge if i can will is only one exception to the rule, the rule is the -- >> what about all of those vulnerable democrats that are running for re-election? some of them in red states and some not in red states, saying pretty much the same thing? >> here's what i say. you know what, we should have done it when we were in the majority. you know what? democrats were too afraid. thinking we were going to lose too many seats in 2006 and in 2008 we would lose t

let me display this horrible display by the republicans in the house of representatives.humanitarian crisis on our southern border, it became clear the congress will agree to give the president not a sinkal lincoln headed penny to deal with this crisis, nada, nothing, no way. nothing for the 57,000 young people now in the hands of the american people.

house of representatives. sir, purr soont to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on august 1, 2014, at 9:08 a.m. that the senate agreed to the conference report h.r. 3230. that the senate agreed without objection amendment house concurrent resolution 111. that the senate received in its amendment to the bill h.r. 5021. appointment, state and local law enforcement congressional badge of bravery board, public safety officer medal of valor review board, state and local law enforcement congressional badge of bravery board. signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? mr. cole: mr. speaker, by direction of the committee on rules i all up house resolution 600 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 134, hous

the space needs of the house are so acute. >> you're good at logistics, so what are you going to do with one quarter of the house of representativesr two years? >> that's a good question, we haven't figured that out yet. i'm just kidding. that's a very good question. the root of this is that a member of congress must be close to the capitol building, because they have a very short time when the bell rings for them to get to the floor to vote. they are back-and-forth from their office to the floor to vote constantly on a daily basis. and votes have a very strict time limit. so we can't move a member of congress far away. we have leased a space from gsa. the first thing we have to do is to move committee, staff, and support staff out of the long worth building and rayburn building to that space. they can move their because they -- there because they don't have to get back to the capitol to vote. in we need to renovate the space is in longworth and rayburn to enable them to move the members from the wing into long worth and rayburn. aren't you glad you asked that question? >> thank you very much for a very interesting lecture. my que

boehner speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend peter foaland, holy trinity catholic church, washington, d.c. the chaplain: god of the unexpected, god who makes the weak strong, who makes the poor rich, who makes the dead alive again, dash our expectations as we begin this week of labor on behalf of the citizens of this country. help us seek you, not in the familiar, but in the strange. help us reach out to you, not in the comfortable but in the challenging. help us realize your justice, not in the usual patterns that can shackle us, but in the new way you show us, the way that always frees us. bless today the members and the staff of this body. may they be women and men who demand not to be served but to serve. bless, too, their work. ay it ease the burden of the downtrodden, lighten the load of the oppressed and give rest to the weary. we ask this in your holy name. amen. the speaker pro tempore: amen. pursuant to section 3-a of house resolution 69

clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives,er is. pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the nat on august 1, 20 14rks at 12:13 p.m., that the senate passed, with amendment, house joint resolution 76. with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, karen l. hawes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on august 1, 2014, at 4:17 p.m., that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 4386, that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 5195, that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 606, that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 1671, that the senate passed without

now the people, the house of representativ representatives, the constitution and the whole history of our republican, the man that we make up our minds. as the english states man said during an impeachment trail it is by this tribunal that states man who abuse thr were power up the large and solid principals of state morality. under the constitution under our authorization from the husbaous represe representatives this inquiry is neither a court of law or a partisan. >> but it is an inquiry, a judgment based on facts which must stand for all time. in his statement of april 30th, 1972, president nixon told the american people that he had been deceived by subordinates into believing had a none of his members of the complain or his personal committee were implicated in the none had participated in efforts to cover that activity. a critical question this committee must now decide was whether the president was deceived by his closest political associates or whether this question must be decided one way or the other. it must be decided whether the president was deceived by his subordinates

boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. dear god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. on this day in the midst of great and urgent debate, we ask again that you give all members peace and patience with wisdom and courage to do what is best or our nation.

they can't stand up to the loudest bullies in their caucus in the republican caucus in the house of representatives they just can't bend up to them larry look there are dozens of republican members of the house of representatives that tomorrow would vote for a bill that would be similar maybe not identical to the one passed in the senate last year.

home without trying to pass any laws makes it seem as if the problem is only the republican house of representatives which is in disarray but, in fact, harry reid and the democrats have been in lock step for following the orders of the white house to do nothing. >> do you think the media give harry reid a pass and focusing --. >> focusing on the republicans without saying anything critical of harry reid. >> here is an example. huffington post "house puts half million at deportation risk," third paragraph "it has no chance of becoming law." back to your point, do we focus teach on the game playing in there are problems here. they are well beyond the border. they need to be addressed. they are not addressed because of dysfunction in problem. >> one word answer "yes." i read a column about tracking the numbers the last decade on how americans, not congress, americans view this, and you saw how it has shifted and people like my family members in texas who had strong feelings in the open direction about reform and are evolving on the issue as people like my friend who have been great contributors and the

. >> who was not elected to serve in the house of representatives. >> until we end president obama's amnesty. >> senator cruz calling the shots. >> to vote against the leadership. >> it shows the box that john boehner has put himself in. >> he says the president can take actions on his own without congress. >> they are now encouraging him on a statement to act by himself. >> that's what they're suing him for. >> you truly can't make that up. >> they're talking about delaying their planned recess. sthz is like in the movie dumb and dumber. >> so you're telling me there's a chance? >> yeah! >> what leverage does boehner have at this point? >> fool me once, shame on you. fool me, you can't get fooled again. >> what was to be a routine final day's work in the house of representatives before their long summer recess began with eric cantor's farewell as majority leader of the house. >> mr. speaker, i close by once again thanking my colleagues for their service. i thank them for their friendship and warmth and with that, i yield back. [ applause ] >> so much friendship and warmth in that ro

different than approved in 2008. >> five week vacation for congress is on hold after the house of representativese failed to come up with immigration bill. in the house of representatives a small group of tea party lawmakers scuttle maps for a border security bill. republicans are now in the position of doing nothing on a problem they have repeat through described as "national crisis." in the senate, a vote stopped $3.5 billion funding bill for the border crisis and the senate will be in session today but will not hold votes. >> the a's will intremendous dues the three players acquired yesterday before the non-waiver trade deadline. oakland surprised man by trading cespedes to boston for john letter and gomes. the g.m. made the move because he has a chance to stack the lay off rotation starting with lester who was dominant in the last post-season. the a's will reacquired a player from the twins trading tommy malone. lester will start tomorrow. the a's had long ago scheduled cespedes t shirt day on saturday so the a's are still going ahead and giving away 10,000 of the 30's for a player not on the

and i suggest to you that if senator cruz really wants to direct the house of representatives, perhapse should run for the house of republican representatives and then run for speaker. this is outrageous. he is a member of the senate. and they should develop their own agenda. we develop ours. >> what's his hold on these guys? >> i'm not so sure what his hold is except for the fact that he really speaks to the fringe, to those who actually want to dismantle government, who want to provide little or no safety net, who want to provide no government protections. i'm not sure what it is. of course, you hear that he perhaps may be running for president. i mean, my gosh, can you imagine? and so there's, you know, a number of people who really believe in that ideology. it's strictly ideology. it's a far right wing ideology. it really does not believe in government by the people by the people and for the people. >> congresswoman, hold on for a minute. i've got jonathan capehart with the post here. you have a right to be whatever you want to be. i don't think people should be driven by identity

in the house of representatives. >> no, it was not. the material was sent to the house of representatives and the belief that it was nonaccusatory in nature. it was a recital of fact. >> exactly. and that's what mr. jaworski represented to us again this morning, the fact of the matter. >> but he had available to him unknown to the judge and unknown for counsel to the president a secret indictment naming the president as a coconspirator. newspaper leak. >> yes, it wasn't sent from the court over to the house. >> didn't have to be. all they had to do was read the newspaper. can be no question about it. and therefore, i say, this case has to be viewed realistic in the context that it is now being heard. >> are you suggesting there was some duty on the part of the special prosecutor to expose to the district judge there was this secret indictment for the judge passed on whether the material should be sent to the house? >> i think it would have been quite appropriate because the judge's decision was based on the proposition there was nothing

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there was any better way .or hope in the world i intend to request of the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate the privilege to appear before congress to share with my colleagues and you, my views on the priority of the business of the nation and solicit yours and their views. could meethat, if i with the speaker after these remarks, i would appreciate it. even though it is late, there is no way we can go forward other than together. there is no way that anybody can except by serving the urgent needs of the people. we cannot stand still or slip backwards. we must go forward together. to the people in the governments and, ifriendly nations, hope that encompasses the whole world. a search for peace. america remains. strong and united. the strength will be dedicated to the safety and sanity of the entire family of man, as well as to our precious freedom. glueieve that truth is the that holds government together. not just ours, civilization. that bond is not broken at home or abroad. in my public and private acts as president, i expect to follow my instincts of open

the house of representatives have called for an intervention to protect civilians but not clear how that can be effective. >> tell us who these militias are, who they are aligned with, past revolution and short discovery why they're fighting. >> yes. it's a chaotic situation. these militias, originally were the people that took up arms against gadhafi's regime in 2011 and overthrew him. they feel quite understandably that libya owes them something. they remained after being the fighting was over, but unfortunately they have now been largely i think -- they've moved away from that role and now they've become instruments of individual selfish attempts to gain varntio advantages in one r another. i think it's rather misleading as seeing them as either pro, or anti-islamist. or anything of that kind. i think they're selfish. >> not that it would help the current situation but what do you make of this long term view to have a popular vote for president? i mean if you're going omove to democracy, this is clearly an -- to move to democracy, this is clearly an important step. >> well, yes, the e

i intend to request of the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tem of the senate the privilege of appearing before congress to share with my colleagues and you, my views on the priority of the business of the nation and solicit yours and their views. may i say to the speaker and others, if i could meet with the speaker after these remarks, i would appreciate it. even though this is late in an election year there is no way we go forward except together. there is no way that anybody can win except by serving the urgent needs of the people. we cannot stand still or slip backwards. we must go forward together. to the people in the governments of all friendly nations, and, i hope that encompasses the whole pledge a sincere search for peace. america remains strong and united. its strength will remain dedicated to the safety and sanity of the entire family of man, as well as to our precious freedom. i believe that truth is the glue that holds government together. not only our government, but civilization itself. that bond is not broken at home or abroad. in my public and

. >> five week vacation for congress is on hold after both the house of representatives and senate failed to come up with an immigration bill. in the house of representatives tea party lawmakers scuttled plans for the border bill and republicans new have to do nothing on a problem they have described as "national crisis." in the not, a vote stopped a $3 why 5 billion funding bill for the border crisis and the senate will be in session today but will not hold votes. >>> drivers facing the challenging 101 commute through san francisco have been greeted recently with something to briton their day: a man dancing on an overpass holding a bright red heart and remained a mystery. until now. here is that story. >> with each brake light, blood pressure builds. >> on 101 before vermont treat a curious trend: smiles, ways and cell phones pointed up. >> my god, a dancing guy holding a heart. >> you that is hatfield, native and performer. >> i cannot hear the music, but they see this. it is universal. >> he started the dance around valentine's day last year after a bad relationship. each thursday and

i know there are many wonderful, dozens of wonderful republican members of the house of representatives to do it. but the speaker said he won't do it for political considerations. there are a dozen very anti-immigrant members of the house of representatives in the republican majority that just have a stranglehold. we cannot have that. i think what the president is going to say is, look. there are people that have established themselves. i a legislative solution. you're not giving me one. and there are people that have been here 10, 15. if the president chose the year of 10 years you have to be here for ten years, you have to be working, you have american citizenship. if he picked that 10 year it would be over 6 million people. we need to understand that the undocumented community is well established in the neighborhoods across the city -- across our nation. and so i am hopeful that the president will pick a date. i'm hopeful that it will be millions. i believe that many people have said to me and this is the context of the legacy. they said, well, hasn't he already written his legacy? i

of the house. they voted to do this and so, it is not a group of house members. it is the house of representatives as an institution and i think that probably is going to make the courts look seriously at the standing issue. >> what is your response to those who say you know what? and there are some conservative jurors who believe this. the court should stay out of what is fundamentally a public dispute between the branches. the coutts get in, then every time, the courts are going to be called upon to get in there and mix it up. we don't want that. >> i think the answer is this goes beyond tension. what is going on is that the democrats are trying to carry forward on what i call a post m modern progressive legal theory that the it can be adjusted rather than letting it sit as true words of article 1 suggest. i think there is a real constitutional issue that's been joined here. >> and it may end up going to the supreme court. >> all right. kim, let's take up the follies, impeachment follies. why is there so much discussion of impeachment if john boehner and you and i both know that it is not going

since the constitution vests the sole power of impeachment in the house of representatives, it falls to the judiciary committee to understand even more precisely what high crimes and misdemeanors might mean in terms of the constitution and the facts before us in our time. the founding fathers clearly did not mean that a president might be impeached for mistakes -- even serious mistakes - which he might commit in the faithful execution of his office. by high crimes and misdemeanors they meant offenses more definitely incompatible with the constitution. the founding fathers with their recent experience of monarchy and their determination that government be accountable and lawful wrote into the constitution a special oath that the president and only the president must take at his inauguration, and in that oath the president swears that he will take care that the laws be faithfully executed. the judiciary committee has for seven months investigated whether or not the president has seriously abused his power in violation of that oath and the public trust embodied in it. we have investigate

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 226, the nays are 183, the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. ms. slaughter: on that, i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the

. >> in addition to impeachment, and the political ramifications of that, the house of representatives has the power of the purse. >> yes. >> can you comment on this. >> the house of representatives -- they should have b. doing there is all along. i recommended this to the house leadership, which of course they ignored. the house of representatives should not be doing what ted cruz suggested. they should pass single measure bills, one page long, on each part of the federal government, fund the government individually and singling. no more omnibus packages. those are a way to high graft. here's the argument that happens. exactly the argument that cruz was having with fellow runs in the senate and democrats. he was saying, look, you have created this massive sandwich and in the middle is a turd. and democrats are saying, we have to eat. well, how about this. instead of that we just separate the sandwich. we'll pass a bill for bread and then for lettuce and then for bacon if you're not jewish and pass a wide variety of bills, funding each element of the government, and then when we're all

mystery is created by the fact that the -- there is the speaker of the house wants to deal with -- speaker of the house of representatives in washington wanted to deal with polarization going on in washington, dc. this is fiction so of course that's not true. right? so he has a scheme, a plan he is going to deal with the polarizeddation. he wanted to expand mount rush rushmore and add ronald reagan and franklin roosevelt. i try to snowfall polarization. well, there's a journalist, kind of a nasty guy, who says, i've got some history on franklin roosevelt you don't want to put him up on the mountain so the speaker to be safe, contacts the fbi and says i have to find out about this, and zane rigby is ordered, reluctantly, doesn't like to do this work, but is off to find -- initially rejected by the journalist but determined find out what hes no, and when he goes back he finds the journalist has been murdered. so, he is a ready to give up on the case but the speaker says, have to know what the journalist knew or i can't go ahead with my project. so the fbi agent has to find out why the journalist was killed and what is the

the vice president of the united states has reportedly said that this committee does not properly reflect or represent the members of the houseof representatives. and perhaps it does not for what the committee truly does. nevertheless, the committee system is part of the house of representatives. it is not part of our american way of life to attack the entire system merely because we differ with the results. president of the united states not only disregarded the law, but in fact fear the law, and feared the grand jury system in our nations capital. on march 20 7, 1973, the president in talking with ehrlichman about the fate of mr. mitchell, he said i think we have to recognize that you're not going to escape indictment, talking about mr. mitchell. there is no way. far better that you should be prosecuted on information from the united states attorney based on your conversation with united states attorney, then on an indictment by a grand jury of 15 blacks and three flights after this kind of investigation. the president responded, right. and the door of the white house, we are trying to protect it. mr. chairman, i'm satisfie

house of representatives voted along party lines to sue president obama over the implementation of the health care law. at a recent debate, the house could potentially win the case on the merits, the lack standing to bring the lawsuit in the first place. a harvard law professor says the house is unlikely to win. a cnn legal analyst moderated the discussion pretty was hosted by the aspen institute and is just over an hour. conversations,t we had justices kennedy and breyer come out. they did the introduction. ellen is serving as director of art and and the seas at the state department. since the format of tonight's debate is a no holds bar , we may have controversial subjects. i i should say a word about why i think the subject is so important. when our constitution was written, our founders were concerned about keeping the federal government small and avoiding anything resembling a monarchy that they had plotted against. congress was to reject the power of the executive and the courts would check the power of both and juries were to check the power of all three. today congress and the

house of representatives. that society we were just telling you about is now under way. of two pieces of border security legislation republicans are trying to pass the house tonight. we will bring you the latest on that vote when it finishes. it is now under way. >>> now we want to turn to a story involving the other chamber of congress. a brief moment back in march of 2013 when it was a legitimate news story. a big news story that rand paul had to use the bathroom. it was a legitimate news story because the moment that he had to go to the bathroom also was the moment that it officially guaranteed that we were going to get a new guy heading up the cia. let me explain how that worked. it was just after midnight on march 7th, 2013. rand paul was on the senate floor in what was the 12th hour of a filibuster. paul was against president obama's nominee to head the cia. he was so against it that he decided to stage one of those old-fashioned real life talking filibusters. you don't see him too much in washington anymore. nomination couldn't get a vote. it couldn't get through

but the house of representatives broke the spell and saved the country and even a few of the senatorsding marco rubio who is much the wiser for the experience. the former gang of eight individual has shared some wisdom in a letter to president obama saying that after the experience of the last 18 months, i have become convinced that there is no realistic path forward on a comprehensive immigration reform for the foreseeable future. senator marco rubio is not only free of this evil and grace, but he now recognizes the house house of representatives superior immigration reform to securing our borders and reforming our immigration laws and enforcement. the incremental approach to immigration reform that i have supported here for the past two years. he also warned president obama against taking executive action on amnesty. the senator said that it would close the door to any chance of making progress on immigration with warm in the foreseeable future. according to "the washington post" more than doubling the annual ceiling of 366,000 green cards. even though we already bring in a million

that's a quorum according to the house of representatives. and that's a case cited in saying that even if the senate is coming in for 40 seconds, if that's a session, they get to say that. >> i think it's clear that both of you agree that the filibuster is both constitutional and necessary at some level. has it been abused by the republican minority? the current -- in president obama's term and is that one reason why these fights have arisen? has there been abuse of the filibuster? is that why the president has made recess a point. s and other actions that are controversial. >> the answer to your first question is, yes, it has been abused. no question. i don't think you can get rid of it. wouldn't make sense at all and would be contrary to what we believe is a very productive government. and even senator harry reid, who reduced the number for confirmations from 60 to less than that, that was part of the -- he could use as a united states senator. it's going to be very interesting to see what happens in 2016. please vote, people. because i thin

when you look at the debate in the floor of the house of representatives, a mark of the second amendment. what they were focused on was how to protect these states militias which were again made up of citizen soldiers bring their guns from. so very different world from what we know now. it is striking when you see what they were up to. >> michael has made a strong claim. i jumped the gun but beginning this conversation with a reading the text of the second amendment i'm going to read and ask alan, why do you believe he is wrong about the founding era history and what support your view that the founders don't give us a commitment as an individual right? a well regulated militia, being necessary to security of a free state, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. what did the framers meant speed with what you meant to do was secure the rights of people to keep and bear arms. the first clause deals with the necessity of having a militia if you want to have a free state, gives us the reason as to why they secured the rights to keep and bear arms. but even i

and if i'm convinced that there's not sufficient evidence to propose to the house of representatives that the president be impeached, then that's what i'll do. >> but you thought he was guilty? >> i did. i did. >> why? >> and i came to that conclusion because i had, again, spent so much time listening to the evidence. listening to the tape recordings. measuring them against the transcripts. examining witnesses. making my own determination of what was the president doing in terms? did he suborn perjury and i came to the conclusion that he did. did he agree to pay hush money to some of the break-in personnel? howard hunt and others. the answer to me was yes. did he abuse the power of the office by having the cia interfere with the fbi in terms of their investigation? i went through the litany of issues, and i became persuaded that the president had, in fact, authorized these things. the payment, subornation of perjury, all of the things that were outlined in the first two articles of impeachment. i became convinced during the course of those long months of inquiry that he had, in fact,

each of those chosen to toil for the people at the great forge of democracy, the house of representatives has a responsibility to exercise independent judgment. i pray that we will each act with the wisdom that compels us in the end to be decent men who seek only the truth. let us be kbleer this. no official, no concerned citizen, no member of which committee welcomes an impeachment proceeding. no one welcomes the day whether he must decide whether the high crimes and misdemeanors, serious abuses of official power or violations of public interest have in fact occurred. let us also be clear our own public trust, our own commitment to the constitution, is being put to the west. such tests historically have km it awareness of most people which are too late when their rights and freedoms under the law were already so far in jeopardy and eroded for people to restore democratic government by those means. let us go forward into this debate with good will, decency and with respect for the views of one another. whatever we now decide he -- we must have the integrity and decency to decide rightly.