house of representatives. never have we gotten to the point, although close, to triggering what is known as an article 5 convention, which would be another way of the housing an amendment. but that has never come to fruition yet. there are two ways to ratify. the most common way would be for the state legislatures to ratify. it requires three fourths of them. yeare instance, in the 1933, a different method was used. mini article v convention's were conducted in the various states. they loosely approximated a referendum on the amendment. candidates would run and be on the ballot as, in this k, dry or wet -- in this case, dry or wet. voters would go to the voting booth. if you were of the opinion that prohibition should go away, you would vote for the wet candidate. if you thought prohibition was a good thing, you would vote for the dry candidate. brian: you graduated what year? gregory: i never graduated. that has caused me problems. brian: how far would you be from graduation? gregory: i believe the university

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.] >> thank you and i thank you for the work that happens in these calls. i have -- halls. calling for my life public action and i learned early on that i am not good at sitting back and staying quiet was a if something needs to be said and done to improve the lives of people -- staying quiet. if something needs to be said and done to improve the lives of people, and has to. i have -- it has to. thatkirkpatrick said speech is important action. she did not seek out confrontation with delegates at the united nations. she did not hesitate to speak to values when american values were at stake. it often meant that the ambassador found herself nearl y y-alone and sometimes completely alone. herr 18 months, i feel pain. the united nations was founded for a noble purpose to promote stice and security for ju and in full rights and t

the clerk: the honorable, the house of representatives, sir, this is to notify notify you pursuant to rule 8 of the house of representatives that i was served for a subpoena issued by the superior court of arizona in and for the county of cochise. after consultation of the office of general counsel, i have determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and rights of the house. community erely, outreach. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment of the bipartisan budget act of 2018 published law 115-123 and the order of the house january 3, 2017 of the following individual on the part of the house to the commission on social impact partnerships. the clerk: dr. james sullivan of south bend, indiana. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker appointment to the national foundation of the arts and umidities act of 196520 u.s.c. 955-b and the order of the house january 3, 2017 of the following member on the part of the house of the national counsel on the arts. the clerk: mr. glen thompson of pennsylvania. the speak

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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 244, the nays are 35. 133 recorded as present. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is dreed to and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. -- is agreed to and, without objection, the motion to reskr laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of -- reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of mr. mcclintock. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 514. h.r. 1037. a bill to authorize the national emergency medical services memorial foundation to establish a commemorative work in the district of columbia, and its environs, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question

cast in support of the president's rhetoric in the house of representatives today. and like the resolution in the senate yesterday, the house resolution was sponsored by a member of the seemingly powerless democratic minority, congressman steve cohen of tennessee. you would never know that. even if you are watching the house floor very closely today. as you will see in a moment, the house acts in mysterious ways. steve cohen expresses support. the resolution says that the house of representatives one, condemns any threat to the sovereignty, freedom and democracy over the baltic states, condemned the clear, gross and uncorrected violation of the principals by the russian federation with respect to the sovereignty and integrity of ukraine. supports keeping united states sanctions imposed against russia. but you didn't hear any of that in the house of representatives today because the republican floor manager, the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee introduced the resolution as a unanimous foreign affairs commit tee voted resolution this way. >> for what pur

republican party does take aim at the former house speaker, now democratic leader in the house of representatives. nancy pelosi, right now, i guess we could call her the incoming speaker of the house of representatives. cancel --ld like to raise taxes? >> the second part is accurate. >> the economy has been losing jobs for months. >> yes, we will raise taxes. >> officials call it a regulations tsunami. >> anti-immigration marches to abolish ice. >> a growing sense the u.s. military has significantly changed and not for the better. >> similar mismanagement within the veterans benefits administration. theig personnel cuts by u.s. army, the latest in a series of downsizing those. -- moves. >> what i represent and senator sanders and senator warren, that is the nature. pathetic, just like giving you a bowl of doggie doo, put a cherry on top and call it a chocolate sundae. host: is the ad effective? guest: in some districts it will be. this is a district largely in therban america and unlike senate races, they will be -- this is a suburban district and in some places it will be effective. host: the la

republican party does take game at the former house speaker, not democratic leader in the house of representatives nancy pelosi. >> nancy pelosi, right now i guess we can call her the incoming speaker of the house of representatives. >> you would like to cancel -- >> the second part is accurate. >> the economy has been losing jobs for months. >> we will raise taxes. >> critics call it a regulation tsunami. >> the confidence the economy sink to new lows. >> the markett is to abolish ic. a growing call for democrats. get rid of the agency. >> u.s. military has significantly changed and not for the better. >> similar mismanagement in the veterans benefits administration. >> but versatile cuts announced by the u.s. army. >> at the latest in a series of downsizing moves. >> what they represent and perhaps senator sanders and i do think that is the future. >> the crimes that they are giving is so pathetic. it is like giving you a bowl of doggy do with the cherry on top. >> that rnc artifact is? >> in some districts that will be. this is an election that is largely a halt in suburban america. it is unlik

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 368, the nays are 19. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the house will be in order. please take your conversations off the house floor. take your seats. the house will be in order. the speaker: the house will be in order. members and staff please take your conversations off the floor. he house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, i have the honor to transmit here with a facsimile copy of a letter received from mr. keith ingram, direct i don't have of elections, office of the secretary of state of texas, indicating that according to the preliminary results of the spe

house of representatives office of the historian conducted this interview, which is about an hour and 45 minutes. >> my name is kathleen johnson and today i'm with the house

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 july 10, 2018, at 12:12 p.m. appointment, commission on social impact partnerships. with best wished, i am, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call

maybe in a gesture of bipartisanship, agree that it would be a strong statement for the house of representatives to come together, democrats and republicans, and get behind the strong words of our speaker of the house. would that be appropriate? the speaker pro tempore: the chair is unaware of clearance of the request by the gentleman from. -- by the gentleman. mr. mcgovern: how can i get it cleared? can i ask the republicans if hey would agree to it? the speaker pro tempore: the clearance comes from leadership and the committees. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. 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 call up house resolution 996 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 168. house resolution 996. resolved, that at any time after adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the s

the is the same location original house of representatives was housed. at that point, there were only 16 members of the house. today, we have 40. you'll notice one place with large columns in the building, and those are original construction columns, structural loading columns. building columns. it takes more room now for the greater number of legislators. the interesting thing is in 1931, when they first opened here, they didn't have offices, so the legislators work at their desk. the historical photos we have of them during their sessions shows papers all over their desks, and that is not the case today. every legislator has their own office. it was a plane room, plastered ceiling, plastered walls. larger wainscot. the ceiling has been raised, better lighting. they used to be like small tables that each legislator had, but now it is a significant improvement -- with the house chamber being bigger than the senate chamber, there's also a large dais at the front where the speaker presides. in state studio was adopted the district area. it includes represen

of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1009, resolution expressing the sense of the house of representatives that the lack and predictable funding are necessarily undermines the mission of the united states special operations command and the security of the united states. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from wyoming, ms. cheney, and the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from wyoming. the s united states. ms. cheney: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and insert heir remarks and extraneous material on the resolution under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. eney: thank you, speaker. mr. speaker, i'd like to yield such time as he may consume to my colleague from north carolina, mr. hudson, to discuss his resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. hudson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of my resolution h.res. 1009, which expresses the sense of the

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 july 11, 2018, at 9:13 a.m. that the senate agrees to conference with the house of representatives, h.r. 5515. signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. 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 the are -- house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on july 11, 2018, at 11:20 a.m. that the senate passed senate concurrent resolution 41, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. collins: mr. speaker, by direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 985 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the res

pelosi: i think the republicans in congress have placed the house of representatives in a very bad place with their behavior on the floor of the house. and in committee. many of them are attorneys. would you think that they would know better than to bring a bill to the floor of the house that calls upon the justice department to give them documents related to the mueller investigation. ridiculous. i think they're setting it up r a contempt of congress resolution down the road. so let's enlarge this issue. in this meeting that they're having in the joint committee, they didn't even have, as of 9:00 this morning, or 9:30 this morning, any memorandum of understanding about how this would be conducted. oversight committee, judiciary committee, who's in charge, how do you go forward? so this is slashdash. so i'm -- slapdash. so i'm not going to talk about one subpoena or another. what i am going say is they should -- different states have different rules about the decorum and the behavior of lawyers. i think some of them are putting themselves at risk in the votes that they are taking in the

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: the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling, to suspend the rules and pass s. 488 as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: senate 488, an act to increase the threshold of diss closheseshurs relating to compensatory benefit plans and for other purposes. ism the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-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

ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, the reverend peter's niewski, st. catholic church wearksdz. the chaplain: america is blessed. the founders of our country believed it was by your ever provident hands that your country was born and today we believe that it is only by your grace and favor that this country will endure. we beseech your blessing upon this house of representatives who at their best assemble to propose and to debate and to legislate the laws that will keep our country secure, thriving, and just, always cooperating with your divine spirit. we rely on that spirit today, lord, and thank you for your hearing and for your mercy. bless each house member, their families, and their staffs that they may know your strength and encouragement and always a piece of the kingdom where you reign today and forever. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 2-a of house resolution 1012, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved an

nothing gets done in the house of representatives. so here we have a fake debate and fake legislation that's going nowhere instead of actually real hearings. we don't have real hearings on social security. and its out gentlewoman. we don't have real hearings on gun violence. we don't even have real hearings here on the state of what's going on with this dministration and the f.b.i. in our intelligence people. this is the sad state of affairs that we find ourselves in. so in our intelligence people. if this side of the aisle, it's primarily because in the most none straive democracy in the world -- demonstrative democracy in the world, not even a hearing, a suggestion about bringing experts to talk about what this could possibly do. what a sham. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. marchant: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. grothman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for two minu

house of representatives from 193 to 1997 as a democrat from colorado. she was one of only 14 congresswomen. she talks about balancing work with raising a family. her assignment to the house armed services committee, and her experience as one of the founding members of the congresswoman's caucus. the u.s. house of representatives office of the historian conducted this interview, which is about an hour and 40 minutes. >> my name is kathleen johnson i'm with matt wisniewski, the house historian and we're happy to be interviewing former congresswoman pat schroeder from colorado. this interview is from the gener jeanette rankin oral history project to commemorate the 100th

wanted sutton members to contest and win positions in the house of representatives and the senate but again there were some members of the ruling party including the senate present kind of senate president would defect it and some members of the party would join him in moving to all cross competition to another party went behind the scenes and struck a deal with members of the opposition then won some votes and then shed some seats in the senate especially and in the house of representatives that has angered the ruling party and that said this tool of friction between the party and then they just as well as the executive and the legislature and some of the highlights of these squabble was the late passage of two thousand and seventeen and two thousand and eighteen budget the budget was just two months ago which of course even some problems of the executive highlighted now these supporters of these legislators who defected said they have the numbers to win elections with or without the ruling party the a.p.c. and mohamed behind it but supporters of mamata blood on the other hand feel 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: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., july 13, 2018. i hereby appoint the honorable paul mitchell to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, dr. steven w. schenewerk, community baptist church, winston, oregon. the chaplain: o magnificent god, the people who come here represent a diverse population. they will address many challenges and concerns as they represent those who sent them here. the times in which we live are filled with demanding difficulties. lord, i ask that those who deliberate and discuss these challenges may have courage to seek truth wherever

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 227. the nays 184. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. in order. ill be in order. ill be in order. the house will be in order. embers, please clear the well. will be in order. embers, please clear the well.. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. brown: mr. speaker, on thursday, june 28, a gunman targeted a cherished community newspaper in our nation's free press. killing five people. the capital gazette is one of our nation's oldest newspapers, having served maryland's capital city of indianapolis for 291 years

so the speaker of the house is this bigger of the entire house and not just the majority leader . it is also a way of empowering minorities in the house of representativesmake their voices heard. the cannot overpower the majority but they would have a chance to have their voices heard. it is also interestingly a way of empower zynga -- of empowering the speaker to act to put together bipartisan majorities. these are some of the objectives. we have lots of other proposals as well, including punishing members of the house and senate who do not get the bonnet -- the budget done on time, including requiring members of the house and senate to work five day work weeks when they are in session. these are commonsense proposals that we think would make the congress better. host: let's see there is a new congress, a party is in power and a new speaker is elected, what is the one thing that could change right off the bat that would promote bipartisanship. guest: stick with me for a little bit, because this is complicated. is that the house of representatives reinvents itself every two years, unlike the senator does not have rules to go on every year to the next. e

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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 219. the nays are 196. -- 217 -- excuse me -- on this vote the yeas are 217. the nays are 196. he amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 29 printed in house report 115-830 offered by the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. adams, on further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 29 printed in house report 115-830 offered by ms. adams of north carolina. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [ca

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 187, the nays are 230, the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the gentleman from california. mr. nunes: request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is 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 speaker pro te

wisconsin, has served as chairman of the house budget and the house ways and means committees, a republican vice-presidential nominee, and speaker of the house of representativesl of which sidelined a potential career as a fitness model. >> [ laughs ] >> and depending on who you ask, washington, d.c., is a swamp because of people like my guest, or it can only be cleaned up by people like my guest. and in either case, there can be no doubt that speaker ryan will leave the conservative movement upon his retirement later this year in a very different composition than when he joined it. today, i welcome speaker ryan to a discussion not of his origin story but of his legacy, anti-poverty programs, the state of poverty in america and the american conservative movement as he enters his final days in washington. speaker ryan, welcome to "firing line." thank you for being my first guest. >> margaret, it's great to be here. congratulations. what an honor. picking up where bill buckley left off, an absolute honor. this has been, what, not since 1999? >> since 1999. he ran for 33 years. >> wow. >> and the thing that bill buckley did... >> that's awesome. >> ...was do a de

yesterday, the house of representatives, actually gave the democrats the opportunity to officially go on the record and say i want to abolish ice. but, you know what? the democrats declined and simply a joirt of them said yep, i'm here but i'm not taking a stand. ainsley: democrats withholding their votes. not voting no on it voting present. there were 18 that voted for, 34 against, and 133 voted present. >> this was a resolution supporting ice. it's different than the bill we told you about three democrat members said we're going to come up with a bill to abolish ice. those members said you know what? if that bill comes up, we are not even going to vote for it yesterday was a chance to say we support ice. rather than say we support the men and women of ice, so many democrats, 133 of them just said yep, i'm here. i'm not taking a stand. brian: mark who span soared the whole thing i only had 9 sponsors. republicans are not giving me enough time. i doubt it the polls obviously show the american people, regardless of your

house of representatives office of the historian conducted this interview, which is about an hour and 45 minutes. >> my name is kathleen johnson and today i'm with the house historian matt miznewski. the date is august 24, 2016, and we're very pleased to talk to the congresswoman from new york. the project we're working on is to recognize and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the election of jeanette rankin to congress, the first woman. we had a bunch of questions we wanted to ask you today, but first off, when you were young, did you have any female role models? >> no. i never thought about that question before, but i don't think so. i remember looking into the little autograph book that you have when you're really little and you ask your grandmother and mother and father to sign it and the kids in your class. it would say, what do you want to be when i grow up, and i remember looking back, and when i was in maybe second grade it was flight attendant, which we called stewardesses at the time, or ballerina. that was sort of my notion of what women could be. so no, it never occurred t

nbc news can project that the republican party has maintained control of the house of representativescrats won 47% of all votes cast for house but just 43% of the seats. >> pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, wisconsin, democrats are in the able to flip a single seat blue in any of those states in '12, '14 or '16. >> i received a call from secretary clinton. she congratulated us. it's about us. >> let's make it official. it's a republican night. if everything turns out the way we anticipate it will, the senate stays in republican hands. the house we know. it looks like donald trump will be president-elect. >> we're a closely and deeply divided country. yet on the day after election day 2016, republicans controlled not only the white house and all of washington but 69 of 99 state legislative chambers, a modern record of 33 governors, they had the trifectas, governor and both branchs of state legislature in 25 of 50 states. all of this has its roots in red map. >> barring a tsunami wave election, many of the districts will remain in the hands of the party that they were designed to be in the

of the house. >> but knowing his position on so many issues and his background, do you think he's someone who's qualified to be the speaker if the republicans maintain the majority in the house of representatives well, you know, i have a lot of respect for jim jordan as a colleague here in the house of represe representative, but at times i've disagreed with his tactics, his strategies as part of that group they call the freedom caucus. but given my commitment to change the institution of the house to get it working again, break this gridlock is what we're calling it, break the gridlock of the house of representatives, i'm open to any candidate who's willing to support those rule reforms to get the house working again for the american people. so i'm open to sitting with him and having a conversation. >> what about those articles of impeachment against the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein? do you support them? >> i do not. i believe going down this path, as the speaker indicated, as others i think share the same sentiment with me. we need to get to the bottom of what is going on with the investigation. we need to conduct our oversight over the administration and the department of justice,

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 242 and the nays are 176. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is is laid -- is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on passage of h.r. 6199, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 658. h.r. 6199. a bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to include certain over the counter medical products as qualified medical expenses. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the passage of the bill. 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

wanted sutton members to contest and win positions in the house of representatives and the senate but again there were some members of the ruling party including the senate press kind of senate president would effect it and some members of the party would join him in moving to cross carpeting to another party went behind the scenes and struck a deal with members of the opposition then won some votes and then shed some seats in the senate especially and then the house of representatives that has angered the ruling party and that said this pool of friction between the party and they just as well as the executive and the legislature and some of the highlights of these squabble was the late passage of two thousand and seventeen and two thousand and eighteen budget the budget was just two months ago which of course had even some problems of the exact if i lighted now so the supporters of these legislators who defected said they have the numbers to win elections with or without the ruling party the a.p.c. and mohamed behind it but supporters of mum would want to on the other hand feel that

house of representatives as a republican from new york. next, she talks about her appearance as the daughter of congressman guy molinarish molinari -- molinari and her marriage to a fellow member of congress. the u.s. house of representatives office of historian conduct this interview which is about 1:45. >> my name is kathleen johnson. today i'm with the house historian. the date is january 28th, 2016. we're very pleased to be speaking with former representative susan molinari from new york. thank you for copping here today. >> very excited to be part of this project. we have a bunch of questions that we wapts ewanted to ask yo but when you were young, did you have any female role models? >> no. any further thought about that question question. i don't think so. think so. i remember looking into the little autograph book that you have when you're really little and you ask your grandmother and mother and father to sign it and the kids in your class. it would say, what do you want to be when i grow up, and i remember looking back, and when i

ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 8, 2018, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the majority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. : thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, 1918, a group of pennsylvania crude oil and natural gas producers got together to form a tradist organization, the pennsylvania oil, gas, and minerals association was formed. it is believed to be the oldest continuously operating oil and gas trade association in the united states. in april, 2010, members of the pennsylvania oil and gas association and the independent oil and gas associatio

delicate in the house of representatives, eleanor norton will be one of those panels. norton, in addition to have serving 14 terms in the house of representatives, came into public light as a civil rights and feminist leader and a tenured professor of law. a third-generation washingtonian, she spent her legal career arguing cases protecting women's rights, civil rights, and free speech. also on the panel will be former congressman tim p track him who represented wisconsin six congressional district for 18 terms. that is a long time. retirement from the u.s. house of representatives at the end of the 100 he was a senior member of both the transportation and infrastructure committees. and to the committee on education and workforce. known for his and it -- for his creative solutions to government he preserved legislative issues in several areas including student loan reform, the federal highway project,federal water texan and welfare reform, and health care. he will bring the perspective of a long-term republican member of had to face the same type of lobbying the democra

election that donald trump needs republicans to win so that republicans continue to control the house of representatives where impeachment proceedings begin. and donald trump's threatens of north korea lasted five months, so we can expect his threats to iran to last at least 106 days, at least through the election campaign this year and maybe through his own re-election campaign. and if necessary, in order to get elected, donald trump will start a war with iran. now, let me say that again because i know how crazy it sounds. in order to get elected, donald trump will start a war with iran. now, i guess i've got to get ready for the fox news attacks that are going to come because i said the president of the united states will start a war with iran to get elected. they are going to come after me for that one. it's a crazy thing to say. and if you have been paying attention, you will notice that it is also self-contradictory to what i have already said which is that of course donald trump will not go through with his threat to launch a nuclear attack on iran. the only reason that i said in order to get elec

lawyer who represented ira hunger striker and member of parliament bobby sands before he was assassinated by paramilitaries linked to the party that made to raise out of your father and the us house of representatives resolution calling on the british government for a public inquiry presumably that gave you a degree of hope for justice we. had across party resolution and that all. that was but that was backed by the then tape stuck to all the parties in the south of art and called for our call for an independent quarry that was replicated in america and both houses of the house of representatives of the senate as well which at the time i think was signed by obama clinton i think it was you know them. in the senate we have really received presidential support through different presidents and human rights organizations that has ever focused itself on art and has called for an inquiry the united nations other important individuals who have looked at this have all looked at our kids and come to the conclusion that there needs to be an inquiry to deal with this. the obstacle to the op is very much the british government not only have they denied our family access to justice but they h

he was first elected to the iowa legislator in 1968 to the house of representatives in 1974. since 1981 he has served the citizens of iowa and indeed the rest of the nation at the united states senator. senator grassley has long been considered a champion ofn government oversight in transparency and has often been referred to as the patron saint of whistleblowers. he is currently the chairman of the senate judiciary committee where his fervent belief for the need for robust oversight has been on full display as of late. please join me in welcoming senator chuck grassley. [applause] >> thank you for the kind introduction. if i can make one correction because i don't want to be misleading here but i was elected to the legislator while i was in the middle of that phd so i am one of those people -- it's a privilege too be here wih you. in 1989 is before most of you were born i was elected to the united states senate and during my early years in the united states and h minuteman who had a significant impact on my career and his name was arthur ernest fitzgerald and everyone called

house of representatives in 1974. since 1981, he has served the citizens of iowa and indeed the rest of the nation as a united states senator. senator grassley has long been considered a champion of government oversight and transparency and has often been referred to as the whistle saint of whistleblowers. he has a fervent belief on oversight has been on full display. please join me in welcoming senator chuck grassley. [applause] en. grassley: for a kindly introduction -- thank you for a kindly introduction. i don't want to be misleading here. i was elected in the legislature while i was in the middle of the ph.d. i'm one of those people that almost -- it's a privilege to be here with you. in 1980, that's before most of you were born, i was elected to the united states senate, and during my early years in the united states senate, i met a man who had a significant impact on my career. his name was arthur earnest fitzgerald. but everyone called him ernie. i call him the father of whistleblowers. this is an original that

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