they knew democrats could take the house of representatives. what else did they know. they knew bar had told the senate judiciary committee that i'm in a try and release as much of this is like can. i'll hold back. he wasn't required to turn over anything but he said but, emily tried eternal rest much as i can. the prosecutor's office knew that democrats control the house and the reports can be released. find two has very little redacted information, almost none. so who are they writing it for? they weren't writing it for the department of justice, the writing it for the media the chairman of these committees and their running wild, politically. that's what i want to get to with you. you have all lease subpoenas being thrown out. nadler pushed out how many, premolar report he puts out 81 with no explanation for what they're for. family members, business associates, homeless people, i don't know, he puts all kinds of documents he wants, then we have elijah cummings with the house oversight and reform committee. he's gone jan going after the president's taxes, his account

and before that, paul sarbanes was a member of the house of representatives from maryland. the same district that his son is in now. and paul sarbanes was a member of the house judiciary committee who voted to impeach republican president richard nixon. here is that historic moment in the committee. >> mr. mann. >> aye. >> mr. sarbanes. >> aye. >> and so mr. sarbanes father and son, could become the first father and son in history to vote for the impeachment of a president. but we're not there yet. we may never get there. there may not be impeachment hearings for this president. we are a year and a half away only a year and a half away from an election that could replace this president and the legal process may grind slowly enough that there is not time to complete an impeachment process before the next election. but president trump is now publicly afraid of the impeachment process. after having claimed the opposite. he demonstrated his public fear today in his usual forum for expressing his desperate fears, twitter. he began by using gangster language in a tweet saying that

of our colleagues with us today. the dail eireann is the same as -- the people's house, same as the house of representatives in the united states, the people's house. when president kennedy, the first american president to visit ireland while in office addressed you all, he declared our two nations are divided by distance but have been united by history. i am proud to visit again with a distinguished delegation of leading members of congress to celebrate that shared history president kennedy referenced and to strengthen the enduring bonds of friendship between our two nations. our delegation of republicans -- our delegation represents every corner of america, from sea to shining sea, with the chairman of the ways and means committee and the co-chair of the friends of ireland, who will be delivering the tip o'neill lecture at ulster university, where he will be awarded a degree. [applause] speaker pelosi: as you know, mr. speaker, john morrison of connecticut is here. brian higgins -- [applause] speaker pelosi: does their applause come out of my time? [laughter] speaker pelosi: brian higgins of new york, a scholar on irel

house of representatives, and members past and present, ambassador, , [speakinggentlemen foreign language]. theelcome you all to chamber to hear from the honorable mrs. nancy pelosi, leader of the house of representatives. madam speaker, we look forward to your address in this important house, important here. your reputation, madam speaker, goes before you. died,e known as an error compelling, and, indeed, international speaker. ite,ou are known as an erud compelling, and international speaker. there was an eight hour address to the house of representatives. madden speaker, may i suggest that such a level of generosity is not expected of you today -- madame speaker. [laughter] it is good to welcome you. between our two proud nations need little restating. linksople have immediate with the u.s., and it is entirely proper that someone of your stature and experience should be with us this afternoon to reflect on those links between the united states and ireland, particularly over the past 100 years. it is a great pleasure to have so many of the house of representatives traveling with you to

when it was finished democrats took over the house of representatives. also article two section four how do we know? the day after the president was elected they talked about impeachment. we all see it. them particularly volume to the democrats with the house of representatives this is the impeachment report and the abuse of power by a prosecutor the only prosecutor in the entire country under justice department regulations and the attorney general decides the mueller new because the attorney general said so so they wrote the report for cnn and msnbc and nadler and schiff for them. now is that what a prosecutor is supposed to do is at the proper use of tax dollars? when you accuse somebody of an offense or you suggest you cannot exonerate them another first that's not his job how do they defend themselves? this is completely contrary to a civilized society and our constitutional system with a single democrat member of the house is there a single guest single so-called newsperson at "the new york times" or "washington post" who cares about the constitution

that would be a change in position and a deviation from what leadership in the house of representatives which is where it would have to start first if it is to be commenced their position through the house democratic majority leader steady hoyer as well as the speaker of the house nancy pelosi has been that unless there is an overwhelming bipartisan case for impeachment it would not be worth the effort it would be a waste of the country's time and it would also be of course wrenching and divisive and therefore not in the country's best interest however now with the release of the redacted report it appears as if it's certainly possible that the position of the democrats may well change i don't think that they have too long before they have to decide one way or the other whether they're going to be commencing impeachment proceedings and of course weighed against that is the fact that the presidential election in the united states is now just eighteen months away it's an obviously difficult thing to be conducting an impeachment inquiry in the middle of a presidential election cycle and al

house of representatives again play down talk of impeaching the president that this time she didn't rule it out the congress of the united states will honor its oath of office to protect and defend the constitution of the united states to protect our democracy we believe that the first article article one the legislative branch has a responsibility of oversight of our democracy and we will exercise that the conclusion of congressional democrats after reading what they call the selectively redacted four hundred forty eight page report is that while the special counsel declined to prosecute a sitting president did call on congress to investigate whether trump obstructed justice and tried to stop the investigation into russian interference in the twenty sixteen u.s. election on friday morning trump tweeted using profanity he lashed out at recollections of his statements in the report calling the fabricated and the investigation an illegal hoax congressional republicans are promising their own investigation into whether law enforcement agencies like the f.b.i. may have exercised political bi

the house of representatives has 435 members, elected by the people of the states in accordance with tion. the house originates house appropriation bills and brings impeachment. the capital building itself symbolizes the making of our laws, but only part of the work takes place under its dome. here are the house office buildings were congressman have their offices and do much of their work. there are also meeting rooms for committees both large and small. this is the library of congress, which holds one of the world largest collections of reference books at the service of our lawmakers. to the north is the senate office building where senators have suites of offices for assistants.nd their let's walk down the quarters. senators from oklahoma, maine, ohio. here is the senator himself. his daily work typifies that of all lawmakers. half of his average day is spent reading and answering letters from constituents. this is as it should be, for these constituents are his neighbors and the voters whose support made him a senator. this pile of 10,000 letters was received in two weeks. many co

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 231. the nays are 193. the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mrs. lesko: mr. speaker, i call for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentlewoman from arizona is recognized. the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, 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

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 423, the nays are 0. 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 speaker pro tempore: the ouse will be in order. he house will be in order. pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 19, further consideration of the senate joint resolution 7 will now resume. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: senate joint resolution 7, joint resolution directing the removal of the united states armed forces from hostilities in the public of yemen that have not been uthorized by congress. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i have a motion to commit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman opposed to the joint resolution? >> i am in its curren

house of representatives again play down talk of impeaching the president that this time she didn't rule it out the congress of the united states will honor its oath of office to protect and defend the constitution of the united states to protect our democracy we believe that the first article article one the legislative branch has a responsibility of oversight of our democracy and we will exercise that the conclusion of congressional democrats after reading what they call the selectively redacted four hundred forty eight page report is that while the special counsel declined to prosecute a sitting president did call on congress to investigate whether trump obstructed justice and tried to stop the investigation into russian interference in the twenty sixteen u.s. election on friday morning trying tweeted using profanity he lashed out at recollections of his statements in the report calling the fabricated and the investigation an illegal hoax congressional republicans are promising their own investigation into whether law enforcement agencies like the f.b.i. may have exercised political b

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 363, the nays are 67. he amendment is adopted. the unfin i should business is the request -- the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number printed in part d of the report 116-32 by gentlewoman from pennsylvania, scanlon, on which further proceedings were postponed, on which the yeas prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in part b of house report 116-32, offered by ms. scanlon of pennsylvania. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a vorded -- for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes y electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning mad

house of representatives again played down talk of impeaching the president that this time she didn'trule it out the congress of the united states will honor its oath of office to protect and defend the constitution of the united states to protect our democracy we believe that the first article article one the legislative branch has a responsibility of oversight of our democracy and we will exercise that the conclusion of congressional democrats after reading what they call the selectively redacted four hundred forty eight page report is that while the special counsel declined to prosecute a sitting president muller did call on congress to investigate whether trump obstructed justice and tried to stop the investigation into russian interference in the twenty sixteen u.s. election on friday morning trump tweeted using profanity he lashed out at recollections of his statements in the report calling the fabricated and the investigation an illegal hoax congressional republicans are promising their own investigation into whether law enforcement agencies like the f.b.i. may have exercised p

census is held every 12 years and determines the number of seats each state gets in the house of representatives and the amount of federal funding states receive. the trump administration argues that citizenship questions have been asked her out history -- asked throughout history. but three courts have blocked the commerce department from picking up that question. arguments should be getting underway now and willing is aboutke with a reporter the case this morning on washington journal. ist: joining us on the phone a supreme court reporter with the washington post to talk more about this case. what are the legal issues in this case? guest: the legal issues, there are a couple. judges saidct court that secretary ross had violated the administrative procedures act with the way he went about saying this question was going to be added to the form, acting against the advice of those who said it would cause an undercount. it of those judges said would result in a survey that was so inaccurate that it would fail to satisfy the constitutional demand that the population be counted every 10 years. the co

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, 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 minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. now the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fitzpatrick, for five minutes. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize a veterinary clinic and dedicated doctor in bucks county, pennsylvania, both doing their part to protect the health of service dogs in our community. service dogs greatly assist members of our community in ways, providing companionship, helping individuals with special needs, and serving as therapy dogs. recognizing their importance, dr. martha lowe of the center for animal referral and

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, 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 april 1, 2019, at 11:20 a.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 276, appointmentle, board of visitors of the u.s. military academy. signed, sincerely, cheryl l. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a message. the clerk: to the congress of the united states, section 202-d of the national emergencies act, 50 u.s.c. 162 -d provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless within 90 days before the anniversary date of its declaration the president publishes in the federal register and transmits to the congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. in accordance with this he provision, i have sent to the federal register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the initial emergency

clearly, the house of representatives has a constitutional duty to review this information. re will be a serious argument the house of representatives can't see it. the fight is whether or not the american people will see the full report. there are arguments made on both sides. we will see it played out. >> there are reports of growing frustration from robert mueller's team. one source saying the four page summary didn't adequately show the derogatory information about the president's actions. from the outside, does it appear the attorney general is running interference here? >> yeah, i will say, if i was a member of the united states senate, i would feel a little fooled. mr. barr, when he was up for confirmation as attorney general, he wanted full disclosure, as much and as quickly as possible. thus far, we haven't seen a complete sentence from the mueller report, which is 400 pages long. if he was interested, he would sit down with chairman nadler, figuring out a time to release. getting paragraphs, pages out to the public. there's clearly effort to conceal this or at least

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam, 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 april 9, 2019, at 11:50 a.m. that the senate passed senate 1057. with best wishes i am, signed incerely, sheryl l. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: proceedings on questions previously postponed. votes will be taken in the following order. ordering the previous question on house resolution 294. adoption of the house resolution 294, if ordered. and the motion to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1759. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question on house resolution 294 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 20, house resolution 294, res

brought back on the table but she is the leader of the table but she is the leader of the house of representativese speaker of the house of representatives, to what she says has carried weight. i'm not so sure it will be impeachment but this will bea it will be impeachment but this will be a good effect as we go into the 2020 election. it certainly is not over and the pressure is definitely rising on donald trump. let's talk about ramping up the pressure. this story in the straits times reporting the north korea is testing a new type of tactical guided weapon. what more do we know? the interesting thing about this is that is the first test, it was supervised by the leader of north korea it makes it that much more important because it seems as if he has decided that the way to go is by testing nuclear weapons and it comes after the debris talks between president trump in the leader of north korea. in spite of president trump saying, oh, yes, he's got the measure of him, they are going to do well, and some kind of deal with come through. they are going to do well, and some kind of deal with come thr

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 423. the nays are 0. he amendment is adopted. the question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is adopted. accordingly, under the rule, the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: madam chair. the chair: the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 1644 and pursuant to house resolution 194, i report the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration the bill h.r. 1644 and pursuant to house resolution 294, reports the bill back to the house with an

joining me now, three freshmen democrats of the house of representatives. n abigail span berger of virginia's seventh district. a former cia officer and sits on the house foreign affairs and agricultural committee. abby of iowa's first district, infrastructure committee, and rudolph, the 48th district. the member of the house oversight committee. all three flipped their districts from red to blue. welcome to all of you, congratulations on your first 100 days. representative span berg, let me start with you. you have deep expertise in the country's intelligence. you have walked into a government that has probably been disrespecting our intelligence community more than in recent history and you have to go share what you actually do, how so many of you have died without recognition. how has that been for you? >> what's been tremendous is having the experience of talking with my colleagues, particularly the freshmen and being resource for them. it's a challenge watching the way the administration disrespected or not acknowledging the value of intelligence and th

to the extent that the house of representatives now needs to decide whether or not to impeach trump. that's a political decision. the constitution gives the impeachment power to the house of representatives. and then the power to remove the president in an impeachment trial to the senate. that really is a political decision. is trump fit to be president or's should -- or should he be removed? host: does this give fodder to the idea of death by 1000 cuts if you parse it out? >> it does. , the weight ofh the evidence is so strong here. in a sense, it is death by 1000 cuts. on the other hand, it's not as dramatic as a smoking gun. there's a lot of individual pieces, it's a complicated story. , aller did a very expert job very detailed job of laying it out. likeu were a democrat nancy pelosi, you would probably trade 1000 cuts for one stab wound. haveueller report doesn't something like that. it goes back to the previous point about the messaging and the administrations messaging in saying no collusion. there's a sense in which on the one hand, you have the mueller report which is almost

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 396, the nays are 18. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on agreeing on the speaker's approval of the journal which the chair will put de novo. the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. and the journal stands approved. >> mr. speaker, i request a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is 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 orde

could the house of representatives bring some kind of resolution against the president where they outlinepeachment and put that to a set your vote in the house of representatives where the democrats would clearly win, it would pass and live in history as the stated rebuke by the house of representatives of this president? >> i think two things about that, lawrence. it a bit of a wimp out. the constitution, the constitution says impeach if a president has abused the oath of office, abused the office itself and committed not crimes, not crimes on the books. that's what people get confused about but impeachment offenses are offenses against the constitution in the office of the presidency. so it doesn't face up to that. the other one is you remember the mess they got into trying to draw up a resolution about mr. omar and, you know, there were 65 different ideas what to say. i think it would be equally messy and not really living up to their constitutional responsibilities. >> yeah, you make the point in this and other writings that there is a lot confusion what elements of impeachment need t

speaker pelosi has turned the house of representatives into the house of nonbinding resolutions. when i campaigned i never heard one person tell me to go to washington to pass a resolution. the american people sent us here to solve problems, not to take messaging vote after messaging vote. now, in contrast, the president and i will be traveling to the border tomorrow to hear directly from the law enforcement on the crisis at this border and i look forward to hearing each and every one of them to get a better understanding. this lack of seriousness is happening in committees too. a place where serious lawmaking is actually supposed to take place. the most concerning to me is what took place yesterday. ways and means committee. probably the most revered committee in all of the capitol. they voted yesterday to weaponize the i.r.s. to attack political opponents. not only is it a waste of time, it sets a dangerous standard of having the federal government used as a political weapon. finally, i want to mention something that just happened on the floor. i did not think this day would co

first ever new dem policy conference, most notably, democrats are now in the majority in the house of representatives. today, i am proud that the new democrat coalition put us there. we are now 101 members strong, including 40 freshman members. that last cycle alone, 33 of the 40 freshman who flipped district from red to blue were new dem endorsed candidates, we are now the largest ideological coalition in the house, and it is the largest our coalition has ever been. it is safe to say that the state of the new democrat

they didn't win the house of representatives because the democratic wanted democrats to waffle on some of these more important questions. >> they won because moderates, suburban democrats -- >> there's the tension. >> i think there is a tension, but i think that there are a lot of progressives that also want it. what i'm saying is while you can -- >> the majority is what, how many seats, most of those are moderates from suburban districts. >> but part of the calculus was oversight of the president. not saying every one of them ran running on impeachment like tlaib. i think oversight, conducting oversight and impeachment are different things. those are on a spectrum. >> democrats need to listen to moderates that voted for obama twice, then voted for trump and are asking how exactly does this impeachment deal help my brother-in-law get a job. how is this going to actually advance my life? why are democrats talking about something that happened two, three, four years ago, not what's going to happen next year and the year after. there's limited oxygen. the clock is ticking toward the 2020

coming up, the house of representatives is just about to come in. taking a look at internet issues as well as other things. we invite you to go to our website. we will take you to the house of representatives. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] 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. april 10, 2019. hereby appoint the honorable gilbertcieser inos jr. to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend jesse bernard bilberry, jr., mount pilgrim baptist church, baton ouge, louisiana. jesse bernard bilberry, jr. almighty god, we come before you with hearts full of gratitude for giving us another day. your loving kindness, grace, and mer

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 386, no nays. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the current resolution -- concurrent resolution is agreed tooned, without objection, the motion to reconsider -- and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid -- is agreed to, and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the ote on the motion of gentlewoman from minnesota. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: union calendar number 17. h.r. 1331. a bill to amend the federal water pollution control act to re-authorize certain programs relating to nonpoint source management and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass

really appreciate it. >> when we come back, history is moving toward the house of representatives andothing the house can do to stop that movement. we will show you the most honorable republican member of the house judiciary committee, the last time that the committee considered impeaching a republican president of the united states. ching a republican preside ontf the united states. before discovering nexium 24hr to treat her frequent heartburn, marie could only imagine enjoying freshly squeezed orange juice. now no fruit is forbidden. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? for all-day, but draper saw a way. yoto fight disease.ellite... ♪ so they're using dell technologies with the power of vmware to bring their idea to life. together, we're powering ai that analyzes satellite imagery to follow the spread of pathogens like malaria so we can stop them in their tracks. and that kind of technology... can make the world a healthier place. vmware, a part of dell technologies. >>> we cannot escape history. when

really appreciate it. >> when we come back, history is moving toward the house of representatives andhe house can do to stop that movement. we will show you the most honorable republican member of the house judiciary committee, the last time that the committee considered impeaching a republican president of the united states. fact is, every insurance company hopes you drive safely. but allstate actually helps you drive safely... with drivewise. it lets you know when you go too fast... ...and brake too hard. with feedback to help you drive safer. giving you the power to actually lower your cost. unfortunately, it can't do anything about that. now that you know the truth... are you in good hands? be right back. with moderate to severe crohn's disease, i was there, just not always where i needed to be. is she alright? i hope so. so i talked to my doctor about humira. i learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of crohn's disease after trying other medications. and the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief and many achieved remission in as little as 4 week

tonight where we are in the political realm is a democratic house of representatives that faces a giant choice of how to proceed. impeachment is now fully on table. the answer maybe the democrats decide threw want to go partway down the path and decide later on don't want to go down that path at all. that is the salient political issue. are we going down that road or not. that is a matter fully in the hands of democrats who now control the house. >> there's a couple of elements to it and the most elementary part, forget the politics, good for the democrats or bad. one of the things i find so strange coming from the democratic side is the fear that it's bad for the democrats because why? because the impeachment of bill clinton was bad for the republicans? who really thinks that? the republicans then won the how was representatives they then won the senate and the presidency. how did it hurt them? someone explain that to me. but the calendar. the calendar, the political calendar. we're a year and a half away from a change of administrations. if president trump loses re-election to mount a

is under the constitution since the constitution says all tax bills have to start in the house of representatives, if we passed even a simple tax bill -- and let's say we passed it as part of an appropriation bill. we send it over to the house, they don't accept it. that's just a tradition around here that has been for centuries. so that's why i'm calling on the house democrats to move that. the disaster relief provisions included in the bill that we have introduced reduce penalties and make it easier to access retirement funds so individuals and families can get back up on their feet and rebuild their lives. in other words, these are retirement funds that people have set back that the law doesn't allow them to access for disasters. just a simple thing. if somebody that is hurt by this disaster wants to go to their retirement fund and borrow on it for a certain period of time to help them get relief, it's a pretty simple thing that maybe momentarily you could say costs the federal government something, but they're still going to owe these taxes regardless whenever they start drawing for retiremen

successful. >> it wouldn't be a successful conviction in the senate but impeachment in the house of representativesimply requires a majority vote, and the democrats have a clear majority. you don't think a majority of the democrats would vote for impeachment? >> i don't know the answer to that, but i do feel that much as i did when i was a prosecutor that you don't bring a case if you don't believe you're going to be successful with it just to try the case. we are going to continue to do our oversight and expose what's happened, although, frankly, a lot of the dramatically and i think corrupt conduct by the president is now out in the open, through the mueller report and what we knew prior to the mueller report. but that fully needs to be exposed. and i think we can continue to do our oversight through the various committees. it doesn't have to be done through an investigation as part of an impeachment. so, again, my conclusion, consistent with what you're hearing from our leadership is, without the bipartisan consensus that would make it successful in the senate, there's little to be gained by put

the house of representatives agreed with this proposition when last month had voted 420-0 to support a resolution that demanded the release of the full report. second, the resolution authorizes subpoenas for documents and testimony from certain former white house employees. each of these individuals has had more than a month to produce documents to this committee voluntarily. we believe these individuals may have received documents from the white house in preparation for their interviews with the special counsel. we also believe these individuals may have turned this information over to their private attorneys. under applicable federal law, president trump waived his claims to executive privilege once this information was distributed to outside counsel. because the president may attempt to invoke executive privilege to withhold that evidence from us, it is imperative that the committee take possession of these documents and others without delay. president presented me with the high honor of not one, but three separate mentions on twitter. he also talked about our relationship which go

house of representative without the backing of her local democratic party. she became the first asian- american woman, and first woman of color to serve in the house of representatives. during johnson's privacy she supported anti-poverty programs she was a fierce critic of the warm in vietnam and battled with her party continuously over that. she advocated for women's causes in congress. and is known as the primary offer of title 9 of the educational amendments of 1972. which barred sex-based discrimination. she left the house in 1977 and ran for the senate and served for the undersecretary of the car demonstration, and was the chair of the honolulu city council. she returned to the house of representatives in 1989. during her second career in the house she debated with members of her own party, and stood up for women. especially those with the least political and economic power. we see these tendencies clearly in the role she played on welfare reform during the presidency of bill clinton. he called himself a new democrat. what that meant and part was that he

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, 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 april 30, 2019, at 11:13 a.m. that the senate afwreed to relative to the death of the honorable richard g. luger, former united states senator for the state of indiana, senate resolution 173. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, cheryl l. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota wish to be recognized? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 962, the born alive abortion survivors protection act, legislation to block fourth trimester abortions and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: under guidelines consistently issued by successive speakers as recorded in section 956 of the house rules and manual, the chair is constrained not to

the only people who stand in a different position are the house of representatives and a future version of a u.s. attorney's office when donald trump is out of office. >> it's interesting, jeffrey toobin, when you hear what preet is saying, i'm anxious to get your thoughts on this specific issue as well, whether in fact mueller was punting to congress, saying it's up to you guys now. >> i don't think punting is necessarily the right word. punting suggests that it was somehow something he couldn't figure out, that the question was just like too hard. i think what mueller was saying, and i know he was saying this because he said it, is that if he were to recommend a prosecution in a legal context, where there could be no prosecution, it would be unfair to the president because there would be no way to respond. when a prosecutor like preet indicts someone, implicit in that decision is the opportunity for the defendant to go to court, a jury, a judge, and say i'm not guilty. if mueller had said there is a prosecutable case here, and he should be indicted, but i can't indict him, that would