the clerk: the honorable the house of representatives. pursuant to the permission depranted in 2-h of rule 2 of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message december 17, 2018 at 1:36 p.m. that the senate agreed to senate joint resolution 54, senate joint resolution 69, that the senate passed senate 645, senate 2322, senate 2599, senate 2827, senate 2863, senate 3461, that the senate passed with amendment h.r. 2666. the senate passed with an amendment h.r. 6227, that the senate passed without an 4032,ent, h.r. 1318, h.r. 6160, 31, h.r. appointments, cyber space commission and serious study group. signed sincerely karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house another communication. the clerk: the honorable, the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the provision granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on december 18, 2018 at 9:14 a.m., that the senate agrees to house am

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 389. the nays are one. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from south carolina, mr. rice, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 7227 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 7227, a bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to modernize and improve the internal revenue ervice, and for other purpose. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. members will record their votes y electronic device. members, please be reminded, again, we are in a two-minute vote s

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 december 6, 2018, at 1:28 p.m. that the senate passed senate 2679. that the senate passed senate 3561. that the senate agreed to without an amendment house joint resolution 143. that the senate passed without an amendment h.r. 1417. that the senate passed without an amendment h.r. 1861. that the senate passed without an amount h.r. 3398. that the senate passed without an amount h.r. 4111. that the senate passed without an amendment h.r. 5238. that the senate passed without an amendment h.r. 6330. with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bill and joint resolution were signed by the speaker on thursday, ecember 6, 2018. the clerk: h.r. 754, and house joint resolution 143. the speaker pro tempore: the chai

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 355, the nays are 7. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended. the senate amendment is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentleman from oregon, mr. walden, to suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 6615 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6615, an act to re-authorize the traumatic brain injury program, senate amendments. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-fint vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institu

congressional session we might only see some action the possibility of some action in the house of representatives we know that i won't be a vote in the house on the resolution to and support for the yemeni war but there may still be the possibility of some sort of vote following up on the senate voice you know as a voice vote condemning muhammad bin solomon for the death of jamal khashoggi that may happen at some point this week in the house so that's the only congressional action that may still be pending this year i guess what the trumpet ministration on the saudis are hoping though is that this will sort of blow over by next year have the house of representatives the incoming house of representatives led by the democrats say this is just the beginning as far as that concerned but we may see some members of the senate they go ok enough soon enough we care about iran more than we care about saudi arabia so let's just let this go as we might see a reversal in the congressional emphasis on saudi arabia from the senate back to the house of representatives for the moment she had thanks very much and

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the us senate and house of representatives have adjourned without taking steps to resolve a damaging wn of parts of the government which is now into its sixth day. both chambers convened for only a few minutes. this is what was said in thursday's session in the senate. in my capacity as a senator from kansas if there is no further business before the senate i ask that it stand adjourned. the senate stands adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31. at the heart of the disagreement is the $5 billion which donald trump wants to be added to the federal budget, to pay for a wall along the us border with mexico. mr trump has been tweeting his displeasure with his political opponents. he sent this a few hours ago — ‘do the dems not realise that most of the people not getting paid are democrats?‘. a little earlier i spoke to our washington correspondent, chris buckler. you got a brief sense from that, that very brief meeting of congress that very brief meeting of congress that the two parties are fundamentally not coming to any agreement at the moment over what is essentially a funding deal

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 358, the nays are 36, 2/3 being in the after five, the rules are suspended. the senate amendment is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 7328 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 7328, a bill to re-authorize certain programs under the public health service act and the federal food, drug and cosmetic act, with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, to clarify the regulatory framework with respect to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved drug application, and for other purpos

these would be the candidates before the house of representatives. representatives. >> we do a sort of tag team, like in wrestling, one of you could come up and keep one of us away from the podium. >> jackson men insisted that jackson's plurality and the popularity in votes was a decisive factor of determining the outcome of the house election. in a letter to john overton december 19th, 1824, jackson referred to himself as quote, having been supported by a majority of the people, which wasn't the case. but jackson correctly assumed this wasn't the time to are subtlety. so with certitude and tren r tenacity, the message was hammered home, jackson had had won the election because of the popular vote, won the election because of plurality in the electoral college and this was the conclusion out of basic fairness, it was the only way, said the jacksonites. >> for truly the will of people. as expected jackson came in first in in the electoral college 99 far short of the 131 necessary for victory. but it was jackson's significant lead in the popular vote th

that activity led to her election to the minnesota house of representatives in 2016. lips was lessening your old when his father was killed in the vietnam war. his mother later married the sun of abigail van buren who was popularly known for heard dear abby advice column. of the philipst distilling company which has been in his family for over a hundred years. new congress, new leaders, watch it all on c-span. saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, conversations with three retiring members of congress, republicans peter roskam, john duncan, and mike coffman all discuss losing the reelection bid and reflect on their time in congress. >> we go on our app, go on our devices and we want things quickly and get jefferson wrote this 14 years after he wrote the declaration of independence -- he said the ground of liberty is to be gained by inches. we must be content with what we can get from time to time and eternally pressed for what is yet to get. it takes time to persuade men even to do it if it's for their on good. my point is that we culturally need to step back and say look, the

that has a house of representatives that has a house of representativese complicated. they need 60% out of 100 senators, while republicans have a majority, they still need some democrats support, the senate will be the blocking point some of these issues but with the house of representatives led by the house of representatives led by the democrats and the democrats having a larger voice there you can imagine these battles over the border wall are not over and will not be over for border wall are not over and will not be overfor some border wall are not over and will not be over for some time. two teenagers have been killed in a road crash involving a suspected drink—driver. two cars collided on the lincoln bypass just before 1 am this morning. the occupants of a white citroen, were pronounced dead at the scene following the collision with a blue ford mondeo. police are questioning a man suspected of drink driving. four stowaways found on a cargo ship in the thames estuary have been detained under the immigration act after the vessel's crew was threatened.

and at some point the democrats in the house of representatives are going to have to face this questiondo the right thing or do we do the political thing. >> yeah, lawrence, i absolutely agree with that. i do think it makes sense for the democrats when they take over the house to make legislation first, make it clear they're fighting for the american people. and it definitely makes sense to put together a substantive, not political but sound legal approach to this issue. but at the end of the day whether it winds up being good politics or bad politics, the democrats have a constitutional duty to do their jobs as members of the house of representatives and look at whatever evidence comes forward here, and if necessary go forward with impeachment. and look, i don't know if that's going to be good politics. i don't know if it's going to be bad politics, but it is their role under our constitution, it is their duty in our system. once all the facts are mustered, they should take their time, do it right but they should do their duty in the end. >> we have to get a break in here. but when we

house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 35, resolution expressing the sense of the house of representatives relating to automated external defib rib lator -- defibrillator in the nation's schools. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to consideration of the resolution? for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i have an amendment to the text at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment to house resolution 35 offered by mr. lewis of minnesota. page 2, line 4, strike training and insert education. page 2, line 6, strike training and insert professional development. page 2, line 10, strike training and insert education. page 2, line 21, strike training and insert education. mr. lewis remember mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent -- mr. lewis: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. without objection, the amendment is agreed to and without objection the resolution is agreed to. mr. lewis: mr. speaker, i have an amendment to the preamble at the desk.

of the senate. i need ten senators. that's the problem. >> you have the white house, you have the senate, you have the house of representatives. >> the house would give me the vote if i wanted it but i can't, because -- nancy, i need ten votes. >> let me just say one thing. the fact is, you do not have the votes in the house. >> nancy, i do. >> then let's find out. >> nancy, we need border security. it's very simple. people are pouring into our country, including terrorists. including terrorists. we caught ten terrorists over the last very short period of time. our border agents, all of our law enforcement has been incredible, what they've done. we caught ten terrorists. these are people that were looking to do harm. we need the wall. we need more than anything. we need border security of which the wall is just a piece. chuck, did you want to say something? >> here's what i want to say. we have a lot of disagreements here. the "washington post" today gave you a whole lot of pinocchios because they say you constantly misstate how much of the wall is built and how much is there but that's not the point here. we have a disagreem

ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 8, 2018, the house -- 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 no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority leader and minority leader and minority whip will be limited for five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. harper, for five minutes -- from mississippi, mr. harper, for five minutes. mr. harper: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor my friend, representative ray rogers of pearl, mississippi. on november 17, 2018, ray completed his 55th and final season of service as the pearl high school voice of the pirates. public ears, he was the address announcer for the pirate football games and so committed in 55 years he missed one half of one game

house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 931. resolution expressing the sense of the house of representatives that the 85th anniversary of the ukrainian famine of 1932 through 1933 known as holo demor shall serve as a reminder of oppressive soviet policies against the people of ukraine. the speaker pro tempore: is there any objection to the consideration of the resolution? the clerk will report the amendment -- for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. royce: mr. speaker, i ask -- i have an amendment to this text. at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. royce of california. strike all after the enacting clause, resolving clause, and insert the following. that the house of representatives -- mr. royce: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, and without objection, the amendment is agreed toonlt resolution is agreed to -- agreed to and the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what p

he has the house of representatives all in republican control. he has the power to keep government open. >> dana: joining us is more with chad pergran from capitol hill. what's the sroeub there. >> law makers are kind of resigned they may be here between christmas and new years. we haven't had a government shut down, partial government shut down since 1995-1996. with the shut downs between newt gingrich speaker of the house and bill clinton. i spoke with senator lindsey graham. he says it's up to the president to stand his ground, fight this, dig in and fight in departments the what he called a liberaller owe tkpwapbs. >> i told him i think you're right. we don't always agree. i think this is a reasonable request to get more money to build walls where it makes sense. shower up the fencing that is falling apart. this is hypocritical for the democrats to vote and say no when they voted for more money than this in the past. >> here is the issue. there was the conversation with nancy pelosi and the president about the house of representatives having t

i told the president that the new house of representatives, when it convenes, will pass what mr. schumer suggested here, the distinguished senate leader suggested in terms of passing the six appropriation bills that are agreed to in a bipartisan way and have continued resolution until september 30, for the homeland security bill. during which time we can discuss these issues further. i told the president that what happened, we would send it to the senate. he says we can pass in the house his bill, right now in the house . have the votes in the house to pass whatever his agenda is with that wall in it. we are telling them we'll keep government open with a proposal that mr. schumer suggested. why doesn't he just think about it? in fact, i asked him to pray over it. mr. schumer: one final point -- no, no, no. stop. okay? one final point. the $1.3 billion that we gave him last year for border security, no wall, but border security, less than 6% of it has been spent. they haven't even spent last year's money and now they are demanding much, much more this year. go ahead. we are just pu

they have had an attendance problem in the house of representatives since the midterm elections. you have a lot of members on both sides who lost or are retiring but particularly republicans, those are going to be the members who will vote for the wall. if they are going to be here they have to get here quick. this vote is going to happen in the next couple of hours. >> i feel like i haven't heard so much about a wall since the last time pink floyd went on tour. in terms of the government shutdown -- >> great album. >> it was a great album. it's not a great talking point for government. >> we are definitely on the dark side of the moon right now. i know that. >> we need another brick in the wall. the question is in terms that we actually get to a government shutdown here, will it actually do anything? we have seen so much political theater over the years with the government being shut down and yet nothing really ends up coming out of it. it ends up just being a stunt. do you think the president is willing to shut down for long enough and potentially feel some pain in order to get

are leavingcans after serving two terms in the house of representatives. mr. curbelo: thank you, mr. speaker. my colleagues, politics is the art of what is possible. what is achieveable. not the measure of our differences. we come to this chamber, we should, to seek common ground, to solve problem, to address challenges. that's what i have done over the course of the last four years. work with my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to improve quality of life in our country and our communities and to show the american public that this institution is capable of responding to its concerns and its aspirations. in congress, progress is measured in small units. the way our founding fathers intended. on climate and the environment we broke the ice, bringing republicans and democrats together in the climate solutions caucus. the first meaningful bipartisan dialogue and collaboration on this subject in a generation. we also filed land mark legislation to make massive investments in american infrastructure while reducing carbon emissions and creating clean energy job

ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend benjamin hogue from the lutheran church of the reformation in washington, d.c. the chaplain: gracious god, now that the songs of the angels are stilled and the star in the sky is gone, the kings and princes are home and the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of our holiday begins. help us to find the lost and heal the broken. empower us to feed the hungry and release the prisoner. guide us to rebuild the nations and to bring peace among all. show us that cooperation and reconciliation are true gifts to share. as your love guides us toward a new year with grace and mercy as our companions, make your presence known in our work for all our neighbors and for justice for all. we give you thanks for this day and the blessings we receive. amen. the speaker pro tempore: amen. pursuant to section 247b a of house resolution 1180, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of all

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 yeas are 372, the nays are two. the bill is passed and without objection. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from florida, mr. mast, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 7319. the clerk: h.r. 7319 the amend to amend the federal assets sale and transfer act of 2016 with respect to real property and for other purposes. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-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 tempore: the yeas are 372. 2/3 being in the affirmative,

house of representatives and to the united states senate and i could count on them every step of the way. now, madam president, we all know how important our staff is and i'm no exception. i've been fortunate to have two staff members with me my whole tenure in congress. i would like to highlight both of them. mack abrams hails from north carolina. i know more about north carolina than i thought i ever would. matt came to me from senator vitter's office. after 12 years we mused about writing a book together because together we have seen and been through a lot. from the great recession's impact on nevada, the visit from senator reed to my -- reid to my house office, to senator ensign's resignation, the governor's appoint me to the senate, obamacare, dodd-frank, immigration reform, tax reform, changing the courts, just to name a few, mack has always been there. in this chamber there's a lot of slings an arrows and it takes an expert to walk through these minefields. no one does it along. i always had mack arams by my -- abrams by my side. i thank him of. scott riplinger also served the

senate and house of representatives have adjourned without taking steps to resolve a damaging shutdown of parts of the government which has entered its sixth day. both chambs convened for a few minutes and this is what was said in the thursday session of the senate. >> in my capacity as a senator from kansas there is no further business before the senate. i asked that it standou aed under the previous order. the senate stands adjourned til 10:00 a.m. on monday, december 31. lucy: at the heart of theme disagr is the $5 billion which donald trump wants to be added to the federal budget to a pay for a wang the u.s. border with mexico. mr. trump has been tweeting his displeasure with politic opponents. "do the dems not realize that most of the people not getting paid are democrats?" let's speak to our correspondent chris buckler in wasn. explain what is going on here, chris. chris: you got a brief sense from that very brief meeting of congress that fundamtally the two parties are not coming to any sort of agreement at the moment over what is a funding deal, 25% of government programs. in p

that would throw it into the house of representatives. they chose the house because it is considered the people's house. the frequency of the elections, of course, make it more responsive to the will of the people. this was the mechanism envisioned. now, if someone did receive a majority in the electoral college originally, that person would become the president. the person who came in second would become the vice president. but that election of 1800, obviously, illustrated that that budget practical. and so the -- that wasn't practical. and so the changes brought on by the 12th amendment to the constitution resulted. in that 12th amendment, it provided for separate elections for president and vice president. and in the event that there was not a majority, the top three candidates would then go before the house. the house would vote by states. each state having one vote. the rationale for that was the same as for the electoral college, it was to prevent the larger states from dominating the elections. a simple majority in the house would t

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they took control of the house of representatives in the 2010 election. and in 2011 they began a process of eviscerating the affordable care act. some on this floor, more than 60 times our republican colleagues voted to eviscerate, gut, kill, terminate. but never to replace, never a replacement. but just to eliminate that. 22 million americans losing their insurance. the expansion of the medicaid program across this nation gone. reduced. gutted. so we go into the 2018 campaign and we said, no, no. health care is a fundamental issue. a fundamental right that the wealthiest country in the world ought to be able to provide health care to all its citizens. that was our campaign. and so we're going to move forward on this. and one of the things we want to is why we t away want to do it. those of you that follow my occasional one-hours here on the floor have seen this. this is kind of centered. to center me, to center what we want to accomplish, why we want to do these things. and franklin dill know roosevelt said it very -- delano roosevelt said it very, very w

jack murtha was their colleague in the house of representatives. last tuesday vice president cheney's daughter was reelected to the house of representatives as a republican from wyoming. secretary panetta sun jimmy panetta was reelected as a democrat from california. that leads me to two quick questions up front. it is obvious that both you and your families have a commitment to public service. mrs. cheney has a distinguished service career as well as a public servant. is, why wouldion you recommend public service to the young people who are here tonight, especially given the extremely intense scrutiny and even the tree all to what public servants are subjected, vice president cheney? sometimes heey: will hear discussions by political >> they have both chosen careers. was a case, our oldest candidate. our daughter mary has an intriguing business. she runs campaigns about candidates. she says candidates messed up campaigns, so she does get involved in campaigns with referendum that are on the ballot. it.in our case, we loved and part of our family fo

house of representatives which is voting shortly on a resolution calling for the release of journalists who are imprisoned in the country of mynamar, also known as burma. and now to live coverage of the house on c-span. 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 rooms, washington, d.c. december 13, 2018. i hereby appoint the honorable ted poe 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 our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. throughout history you have been ever present to all believers. in times of darkness we readily turn on lights. millions of americans in this season have variously turned to the celebration of the christmas season with its trees and lights and hanukkah, the festival of lights. even so, in our political world, there remains the reality of considerable disagreement and content

senate and the house of representatives are united on these issues so what endace contacts and the fact was a columnist for the washington post only underscores that whatever lobbyist or pay to play groups will try to influence this process going forward they would run into a brick wall so what but when it comes back to iran i think it's very important to remember it at one of the reasons that we're having this chaos in the middle east is precisely that the united states under descent ministration house. failed to balance the powers of the region i can adjust and just invested everything in one country all right i want to move us right back to the here and now and john what do you think is likely to happen and it seems very much as a this resolution could be put on the table as early as monday which way do you think it will go i believe the resolution will actually pass and then congress will go into a recess the senate will go into recess and gym and you were the first we could january when congress gets back in session you're going to have a democratically controlled congress. if you'

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of the house of representatives. whether it's putting together the top of the summit or put me up to speed on social issues, actually someone i can always count on. in the past decade i've know she has become like family to me. more importantly like family to lynn. o,she is based in reno. and we're fortunate to have her here in washington d.c. today. i would like to recognize her along with matt, scott, sarah and many members of my staff who are here today on the floor of the united states senate. we have a great team, i have had a great team from top to bottom. naturalized citizens whose family came to this city, seeking a sebetter life. professional social workers, and multiple combat veterans. every member of my team in reno, elko, las vegas and washington d.c., has worked tirelessly to make a difference in the lives of nevadans. madam president, my histaff dedication, enthusiasm and work ethics go unmatched. i asked for unanimous consent to have the list of current and former staff and names be printed on the reco

in a few minutes there will be majority of house of representatives support this measure passed by billion security wall to begin to do what was one of the central messages and central promises of the 2016 campaign. the last few months we've seen the soul caravan deal unfold over the last several months and this is how you begin to address that fundamental problem. this is are you deal with the appropriate money and build that wall like we should and hopefully we will see that get started here in a few minutes. lou: we will cover it, i assure you. this is a historic moment and i have a hard time contemplating the politics of this. as you have pointed out repeatedly it has become without any doubt the jordan mantra, that is, do what you promised. the house has refused to do th that. >> never hurts to keep your wo word. lou: it certainly doesn't. it's a lesson that the paul ryan and his rhino team have learned late but at least it appear learning to lessen. >> this is step one. if the senate does not take this and chuck schumer will not provide the vote make no mistake about it what they are

steadfast support from my journey to the legislature secretary of state to the united states house of representatives in the united states senate possible and i could count on them every step of the way. we all know how important our staff is and i'm no exception i have two staff members here with me and i would like to highlight both of them. my chief of staff also from northna carolina he came to me from senator vedder's office after 12 years we talked about writing a book together because we have seen and been through a lot from the great recession's impact on nevada to senator reid to the resignation and the governor's appointment in the senate, obama care, immigration reform, changing the courts to just name a few. there is a lot of slings and arrows and it takes an expert nobody does it alone i always had him by my side so i think you for his service to me but more importantly for his service to the state of nevada. scott also served with distinction those who know him or who have worked with him know he is a problem solver it doesn't matter which hat he was asked to wear he worked with pride i

overcome every roadblock republicans have put in its way in the congressional races in the house of representatives. and tonight democracy is beginning to undo the cover-up that chairman devin nunes and other republicans on the house intelligence committee have been running for donald trump. it is a matter of public record that devin nunes who is supposed to bein charge of a committee investigating the president's presidential campaign and entanglements with russia was in fact telling everything he knew about that investigation, trying to make sure that investigation would do no harm to anyone in trump world. but democracy spoke on november 6th. and so now devin nunes has only days left in the chairmanship of that committee. democrat adam schiff will become the chairman of that committee in january and that means the devon nunes' cover-up is over, it's all over. and that's why "the washington post" is reporting tonight, quote, special counsel robert s. mueller iii asked the house intelligence committee on friday for an official transcript of trump advisor roger stone's testimony according to people

president donald trump and he was referring to the democrat leaders in the senate and the house of representatives. the senate and the house of representatives. two 15—year—old teenagers have been charged with the murder of a man in north london at the weekend. 25—year—old wilham mendes, a portuguese national, was stabbed to death during an incident in tottenham on saturday night. kevin spacey, the american actor, has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in 2016. the alleged victim is the son of a tv news presenter. mr spacey, who spent more than a decade as a theatre director in london, has previously said he doesn't remember the incident. andy moore reports. here is an interesting titbit that none of you may know... kevin spacey has been accused of unwanted sexual advances by more than 30 men, but these are the first allegations to get as far as court. i don't make this up... injuly 2016... he's accused of groping the teenage son of a television news reader in a bar. allegations that were first made public in a press conference last year. to kevin spacey, i want to say this — shame o

we will get a bill on the floor of the house of representatives. i think the senate will actually do it. will that rain in the -- will in the trump administration yak of notches tensse of the results -- of thousands of civilians have been killed in that war, but also it sends a very strong message to saudi arabia. to msdey be able to go and say you are responsible to hold the count -- too cold the -- to hold the crown prince accountable? probably not. host: what about the opium trade? guest: it is an ongoing issue with afghanistan. it has been there forever. the various warlords, taliban for sure, and from time to time it is probably folks we have who are continuing to use that money for various kinds of war and conflicts that have and conflicts that have so disrupted that country and killed hundreds of thousands of people, including almost 6000 americans. host: time for a couple more calls. maurice is waiting, east dublin, georgia. a democrat. caller: good morning. i have a comment on immigration and a couple comments on hr-1. number one, as it rel

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 1:50 p.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, for five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, though i still have a few days left before the end of my term, i wanted to take this opportunity to thank the constituents for allowing me to represent them in the u.s. house of representatives for so many years. whether it's been helping a veteran obtain the v.a. assistance he or she needs, or fighting for our dreamers, who are securing funds for important projects in our comm

i have the great privilege to introduce the speaker of the house of representatives. the people of the first congressional district of wisconsin since 1999. 2015 and speaker in continues the tradition of lighting the capital christmas tree. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable paul ryan. [applause] mr. ryan: thank you, thank you. tost, i want you oregonians know your senator, ron wyden, long time friend of mine, led me into a pronunciation lecture. oregon, willamette, i could go it with thisd baseball hat that reminded me of a rose bowl six years ago i was hoping to forget about. [laughter] but, i digress. what a beautiful tree. this is a beautiful occasion. i want to thank everyone who had a hand in pulling this altogether. thank you to the folks from willamette, oregon. bridgette and everyone who made this possible. thank you for this wonderful journey. [applause] i know that is very much no small task, especially when a tree comes all the way from oregon. i want to thank my colleagues from the oregon delegation. earl, to thank eal -- susan, peter, and your two senat

it's absolutely symbolic it has no effect on the ground the house of representatives is not going to take it up and even if it did the president would veto but it is a signal that when the new congress convenes and the house of representatives is under democratic control then a resolution like this i think will come up very quickly and gregory when you say that there is unlikely to be any practical changes on the ground are we likely to see any kind of shift at all for on sales for instance i think that there's nothing really in the pipeline right now in terms of big arms deals in front of congress known saudi arms deal is going to get through congress in twenty nineteen i think that that's pretty clear but i think that in terms of of of events on the ground you're next story about the this ceasefire and how data is probably more important for what's going to happen in yemen going forward than this symbolic vote in congress but do you think that this kind of pressure that we're seeing from from congress is actually shifting foreign policy i think it is shifted the trump administration

journey from nevada legislature to the secretary of states office, to the united states house of representatives and to the united states senate , i can count on him every step of the way. we all know how important our staff is and i'm no exception. i've been fortunate to have two staff members with me my whole tenure in congress. i would like to highlight both of the my chief of staff, is from north carolina. i know more about north carolina than i ever thought i would. he came to me from another senator's office. about12 years, we mused writing a book together because we have seen and been through a lot. from the great recession impact on nevada, the visit from senator reid to my house office. the governor's appointment of me to the senate, obamacare, dodd frank, immigration reform, tax reform, changing the courts, to just name a few. he has always been there. in these chambers there is a lot of slings and arrows, and it takes in experts to walk through these minefield. no one does it alone. i've always had him by my side. i thank him for his service to me, but more important, for his service

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 385, the nays are 1. two recorded as present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the veten the motion of the gentleman from utah, mr. bishop, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3008 on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 470, h.r. 3008, a bill to authorize the secretary of the interior to conduct a special resource study of the george w. bush childhood home located at 1412 west ohio avenue, midland, texas, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their vot

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 his vote the yeas -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 207. the nays are 170. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the unfinished business is the vote on adoption of the house resolution 1181, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 198. house resolution 1181. resolution waiving a requirement of clause 6-a of rule 13 with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the committee on rules and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. members will record their votes by electronic d