general hoyer says he can punish offenders financially by stripping them of their pensions and issuing letters of reprimand which is what he said he did after an investigation found james' personal traitor was physically and sexually assaulting junior officers. >> i'm please thad the town hall is having an impact. i'm frustrated we're still dealing with this issue. i'm frustrated that there are people that take advantage of other people that impacts our organization's ability to take the nation to war or respond to a disaster that may occur. my frustration lies more with more as much as i think we're having an impact here and we've got people coming forward, is it coming fast enough. is change coming fast enough. >> that was tisha thompson reporting. if you want to learn more about lieutenant colonel james' case. go to nbcwashington.com. there you can see why she thinks the guard system is failing service members when they come forward with rape allegations. just click on investigations. >>> the middle east is in turmoil right now. saudi arabia sending military. >> joining us to talk m

hoyer: mr. speaker, make no mistake, these budget alternatives are political documents that are unworkable and not serious when it comes to governing. like previous republican budgets that rely on sequestration, i have no doubt that the majority will not be able to enact appropriation bills that adhere to whichever version that you will pass. you have not done so in the past and you will not do so this year. they will continue to be as republican chairman of the appropriations committee, mr. rogers, said, unrealistic and ill conceived. budget committee democrats the congressional progressive caucus and the congressional black caucus have all put forward alternatives that are far better than these dueling republican budget resolutions. democrats prioritize replacing the sequester, which mr. rogers believes should be done on both the defense and domestic side, so we can make investments in america's future that are fiscally sustainable. i urge my colleagues to reject the two republican budget alte

hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. scott. ladies and gentlemen of the house, i rise in very strong opposition to this resolution. and i urge every one of my members to oppose this resolution. we considered a paycheck fairness act and kickoff bill which said if the unions got signatures of a certain percentage that they could move ahead and be organized subject to an election. there was a hue and cry about that was undemocratic. that there ought to be a requirement for an election. a number of people came into my office and i said, well i we can accommodate that. we'll require to make sure that as every one of us can do, you can get the names of the voters you can get their addresses you can even get their history of voting. and you can perhaps call them on the phone. we can all do that. in elections. but the fact of the matter is and everybody on this floor knows it procedurally so many employers who do not believe that they are going to prevail take the steps of delaying and delaying and delaying. they want elections tomorro

general hoyer says he can punish offenders financially by stripping them of their pensions and issuing letters of reprimand, which is what he says he did after an investigation found james' perpetrator was physically and sexually assaulting junior officers. >> i'm pleased that the town hall is having an impact. i'm frustrated that we're still dealing with this issue. i'm frustrated that there are people that take advantage of other people that impacts our organization's ability to do the things we're supposed to do, be prepared to take the nation to war or to respond to a disaster that may occur. so i think my frustration lies more with as much as i think we're having an impact here and we've got people coming forward, is it coming fast enough? is change coming fast enough? >> if you want to learn more about lieutenant colonel james' case, go to nbcwashington.com. there you can see why she thinks the guard system is failing service members when they come forward with rape allegations. click on "investigations." tisha thompson, news4 i-team. >> tisha, thank you. >>> doug is here with mo

maximum level of punishment we can under the system we have available to us. >> reporter: general hoyer says he agreed to accept the officer's resignation in lieu of adverse action instead of pushing for a dishonorable discharge because the officer was so cleaseose to retirement. the two-star general said he also delayed the officer from getting his $62,000 a year pension by placing two letters of reprimand into his file. >> one of the reasons that we've done those is to impact their ability not to get a job in a federal agency or a state agency. >> reporter: but captain weaver and lieutenant colonel james say they think the officer got off lightly. while they both feel retaliated against by being ordered to undergo medical evaluations questioning whether they were fit for duty. >> it was a career killer. it was absolutely. >> i absolutely have been reprised against. >> we have not retaliated against individuals, and all the come forward to us related to sexual assault, selfual harassment inappropriate conduct we have a record of dealing with perpetrators. >> it's probably one of the ha

hoyer: mr. speaker, make no mistake, these budget alternatives are political documents that are unworkable and not serious when it comes to governing. like previous republican budgets that rely on sequestration, i have no doubt that the majority will not be able to enact appropriation bills that adhere to whichever version that you will pass. you have not done so in the past and you will not do so this year. they will continue to be as republican chairman of the appropriations committee, mr. rogers, said, unrealistic and ill conceived. budget committee democrats the congressional progressive caucus and the congressional black caucus have all put forward alternatives that are far better than these dueling republican budget resolutions. democrats prioritize replacing the sequester, which mr. rogers believes should be done on both the defense and domestic side, so we can make investments in america's future that are fiscally sustainable. i urge my colleagues to reject the two republican budget alte

why after last year's aipac conference, 395 members of the house signed on to a letter, led by steny hoyermy dear friend and mentor eric cantor. [applause] it outlines the necessary terms for a final agreement with iran and its nuclear program. it raises concerns about iran's support for terrorism, its efforts to promote instability in the region, and its ballistic missile program. the united states remains committed to the security of the israeli people. we believe the united states should work tirelessly alongside the state of israel to ensure iran does not obtain nuclear weapons capability. [applause] and to bring peace and stability to the region. >> as americans, kevin and i both believe in values of revival and renewal. it is why we traveled to israel so often and why we commit ourselves to bringing our colleagues to israel every two years. [applause] in fact, kevin and i are honored to be the senior members of house democrats and republicans traveling to israel this summer. [applause] >> it is that same need for renewal that i believe compels so many of you to make this trip to wash

waters, and representatives heck and hoyer. the bill has 189 democratic co-sponsors. you add that number to the 57 republicans that are supportive of representative fincher's legislation to re-authorize the export-import bank, just do the math there. 189 and 57, far and above any kind of majority needed to re-authorize this job creation job engine, and i would hope that this body would move forward on re-authorizing this legislation. my district of milwaukee, wisconsin has a very strong manufacturing and industrial base. i believe that we're maybe second in the country that really depends on a strong manufacturing and industrial base for our basic economic activity. and the small manufacturers in milwaukee utilizes the export-import bank to export goods and services to places like china and india. one of the narratives, the untrue narratives about the export-import bank is that it is a -- it's a utility for big companies like boeing. it's the bank of boeing. well, not so much. there's an endless supply chain, like the ones that i have visited recently. i just recently

hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute, and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to pay tribute to one of our nation's greatest higher education leaders and great advocate for accessible, quality higher education. he is a dear friend and a colleague of mine for the last 40 years. on june 30, dr. william e. kerwin will retire after 12 years as chancellor of the university of maryland system. under his leadership, the university system has transformed from being a national leader in public higher education, into a national model in several areas. these include campus diversity, academic innovation and efforts to close the achievement gap. there is, of course, a lot i could say mr. speaker, to my colleagues about dr. kerwin's distinguished career. and commitment to improving higher education across the country. so i ask the

hoyer. mr. hoyer: i think mr. von holland for yielding. my friend from south carolina has left, i hate regret that. -- i regret that. this budget would not have been tenantable through his ministration. my own government happens to be a republican. the gentleman ended with a number of precautions about the path of fiscal irresponsibility, and what it would lead to. i agree with him, but i would tell him it is unfortunate that once again, we have a budget that does not put us on a path of fiscal sustainability. we have a budget that is not real. we have a budget that pretends. that's what usa today said today. mr. speaker i rise in opposition to the budget resolution offered by the budget committee. i say budget resolutions plural, because there are two gang. -- because there are two of them. disguising it as a way of getting around the defense sequester camps. the other budget was unveiled by republicans yesterday. it includes an additional $2 billion on top of that, $36 billion in overseas contingency. it removes any mention of this payin

do you think in that bracket they can compete with the tag hoyers of the world?the way it's been explained by another luxury expert, it doesn't really matter what americans think. there are going to be huge markets for this around the world. you might as well put whatever price you tag you can on it, it's going to be a status symbol. seems like a smart pricing strategy. to throw cold water on the bullish outlook, still don't think apple has answered the question, what is this thing for? i realize millions of people rush out to buy it, it's apple, y have to have it. what is it for? what does it do. >>? >> i agree. >> i wait years for this big screen, why do i want a 2 inch one. >> apple doesn't have to tell us what it's for and it's still going to sell millions of them. >> millions. >> in the first week. >> and that alone will be more than any other smart watch has ever sold. >> millions will not make this a long-term, home run product. as a potential consumer i have not heard what it does that i need. how does it improve my life? >> i think -- >> we'll find out i

hoyer. >> thank you, madam leader. there is a time to debate and there is a time to decide. today was a time to decide. the senate had decided that it was time to decide and today the house did as well. this means that over approximately 230,000 people who we ask daily to work for the federal government on behalf of america's security and the safety of our people will have the assurance for the next seven months that they will have a funding stream and the resources to allow them to protect our country. i am glad that we came together on this bipartisan vote. clearly there are differences. there are differences on immigration reform. we ought to put a bill on the floor on that subject and talk about it in a bipartisan way. everybody says immigration is broken. let's fix it. let's put a bill on the floor. and we can do for immigration reform what we did today for the funding of homeland security. this is a good day for america. the congress worked today. let us hope we use this as an example for the congress tomorrow and the days thereafter. thank you very much. >> we'll take

hoyer: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this resolution, supported strongly by the chairman of the committee and the former chair of the committee, ms. ros-lehtinen. this resolution is bipartisan and reflects the will of congress that the nation of ukraine deserves every opportunity to chart a future based on democracy territorial integrity and freedom from russian aggression. i'm the former chairman of the security of cooperation of europe signed in helsinki in august 1975. in that agreement the soviet union, the then-soviet union and 34 other nations signed a document which said that you could not change borders by other than peaceful means. vladimir putin has broken that agreement but he's also broken the agreement that in 1994 we entered into with ukraine in consideration of their giving up their nuclear weapons. vladimir putin has sent russian troops into another nation. he's tried to mask it. he's tried the pretense this is simply separatists who are active, but very frarningly tho

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joining us now, house democratic whip steny hoyer.e of tom cotten and the letter that the republicans sent to tehran. >> not me. >> what's your take? >> i apologize. >> do you think it was a tiny bit destructive, undermining and stupid? >> i shared your view. >> thank you. >> i think it was ill advised. it was sophomoric in many ways. >> sophomoric, yes. >> and i think it gave comfort to our enemies and pause to our allies. you know, lincoln said a house divided against itself cannot stand. and you've got the president of the united states who is our chief negotiator under the constitution, talking and trying to get to a place that i think all of us want to get to. that is a nonnuclear armed iran. we're in the last throws of those negotiations and 47 senators interject themselves into this, in a totally inappropriate, unprecedented way. i think it was very unfortunate. >> and what do you think the motivation could have been to do that? because there are many other ways to maker your point. that's what washington's about. the debate an

hoyer: mr.peaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: thank you mr. speaker. mr. speaker the house is coming to order. mr. speaker, we just passed a bipartisan bill that addressed an issue, as the previous speaker said, that needed to be addressed. yesterday mr. speaker, the supreme court handed down a decision alabama legislative caucus vs. alabama, which should give every member pause voting protections are no longer needed to ensure that americans can register and vote. the court found that alabama legislators may have drawn congressional districts after the last census in a manner that diluted the voting strength of african-american citizens. the court raised disturbing questions, mr. speaker, about how african-americans are represented in alabama's congressional districts and returned the case to a lower court for federal consideration. mr. speaker, we're a nation that prides

was only one person left who could punish her perpetrator, west virginia's adjuvant general, james hoyerthat we've dealt with with the tools that we have we have done the maximum level of punishment that we can under the system that we have available to us. >> reporter: general hoyer says he agreed to accept the officer's resignation in lieu of adverse action instead of pushing for a dishonorable discharge because the officer was so close to retirement. the two-star general says he also delayed the officer from getting his $62,000 a year pension by placing two letters of reprimand into his file. >> one of the reasons that we've done those is to impact their ability not to get a job in a federal agency or a state agency. >> reporter: captain weaver and lieutenant colonel james say they think the officer got off lightly while they both feel retaliated against by being ordered to undergo medical evaluations questioning whether they were fit for duty. >> it was a career killer? >> absolutely. >> i absolutely have been reprised against. >> we have not retaliated against individuals, and all t

two-star general james hoyer.wn with the i-team in a rare interview to talk about what he can and what he cannot do when it comes to punishing sex offenders. that's key. we're going to talk about what happens to the high ranking officer james says raped her. >> tisha haven't there been some reforms recently about sex assaults in the military in? >> there have been substantial reforms because congress made huge changes to how the federal army can investigate sex assaults and how perpetrators can be punished. but when we continue our investigation at 6:00, we'll show you why those changes don't necessarily apply to most of the guard units across the country. and why many can't even bring a court-martial when it deals with a criminal case against sexual predators. >> important story. we look forward to the reports tonight. thanks so much. pat, back to you. >>> thousands of you rely on it every day, but some changes could be coming for a stretch of road that struggles to handle the growth around it. and storm team 4 i

hoyer, the gentleman from california, mr. becerra, the gentleman from new york, mr. crowley, the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro, the jeement maryland ms. edwards the gentleman from new york, mr. engel the gentlewoman from california ms. eshoo the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, the gentlewoman from california, miss susan davis, the gentleman from california mr. schiff, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. bolden. vice president biden: friends of the senate at the direction of that body appoints the following senators and members of the committees on the part of the senate to escort ashraf ghani into the chamber. mr. mcconnell, the senator from texas, mr. cornyn, the senator from utah, mr. hache, the senator from wyoming mr. barrasso, the senator from mississippi, mr. wicker, the senator from tennessee, mr. corker, the senator from illinois, mr. durbin, the senator from washington, miss bury, the senator from michigan, miss stabin now, the senator from new jersey, mr. menendez, the senator from connecticut, mr. murphy. the speaker: members of the

that includes nancy pelosi and steny hoyer, that included a number of members of the black caucus. i was watching very, very carefully. and then after he speaks, we get one, two six ten democrats trashing him saying how it undermines obama. we get obama who pretends he didn't watch the speech. this was a historic speech. some people have compared him to churchill. i will compare him to reagan. you saw our next reagan. obama, rice powers kerry, used their tactics to say we support israel but trash israel's leader. that's their commander in chief. that's their prime minister. who is trying to protect his country from all the islamic terrorism that surrounds it. so yes he spoke not just to the american people, not just to congress, to the entire world. it was a magnificent speech. >> he said yesterday i have a moral obligation to speak up in the face of these dangers while there's still time to avert them. i use the simple analogy mark one plus one equals two, radicals in iran, stated desire for modern-day holocaust, coupled with mass destruction equals the potential of that holocaust

there's steny hoyer.ers are not in attendance including about eight, elizabeth warren patrick leahy, among others, although according to the "washington post" some well-known republican backers, sheldon adelson is in attendance attendance, bob kraft of the new england patriots john harwood, do you expect fireworks on this? we should note the white house at 11:30 is going to hold their own video conence from with leaders from the uk france germany and the eurozone on this. >> yeah. little counter programming there, carl. i wouldn't expect fireworks from the speech. i think the fireworks are the fact that the invitation was made extended and accepted and the speech is being made. i would expect prime minister netanyahu to try as he did yesterday and to some degree the president did, to minimize the sense of personal antagonism and strain in the u.s./israeli relationship. the president said yesterday, even though susan rice national security adviser, said prime minister netanyahu's decision to come here had

she was not happy with what she heard sonny hoyer was standing up with republicans left and right. dana thank you very much. iran's foreign ministry spokeswoman called the speech in her words a deceitful play. and not exactly welcoming but were there nuances to the iranian position beyond the public statements? frederik pleitgen is working sources live from tehran. what's been the reaction over there, fred? >> reporter: well, certainly, the iranians have had anger lashing out at prime minister netanyahu and didn't mince words. the speech wasn't broadcast here on television. the iranians would never broadcast the speech by an israeli prime minister. however, there was video shown of it and had a banner over it that said iranophobic speech and a growing rift between the israelis and the administration of barack obama. there were commentators here on iranian tv who called the speech a humiliation for barack obama. but i want to get back to the spokesperson for the foreign ministry ministry. we reached out to her because iranian officials are not always this forthcoming this statements

but our whip steny hoyer, is in favor. so there's a split.d usually the caucus doesn't take a decision. there's about, as usual, 85% of us opposed to it. and they're fighting over getting a few democrats. every one of these agreements has been a massive majority of republicans and a small minority of democrats, and they're fighting tooth and nail to get that small minority to bite that off, to pit spit those people out. >> leader pelosi was very strong in pushing the administration to answer the questions directly. i think she's try thod be a leader but i've been struck at how strong she is trying to lead us. >> don't you fi if nancy pelosi was front and center in front of the cameras, i would without have a major impact on the deal. >> i think her first responsibility is to make sure she has the facts to make the right decision. i think she sees where her caucus is going in making the right decision. >> i think she's the leader of the democrats and the house. and i have immense respect for her. she's a great political leader. i think on this

. >> steny hoyer is also here. >> that was my brother who said that.ld never, never, never make a joke about sandy hamilton lawyer. thank you for making my brother chief deputy whip. after i explained to my mother it was not a "50 shades of grey" thing, she was happy. it makes sense that we went to college with dreams of becoming journalists. we spent spring break of our sophomore year in college back in san antonio at the abc affiliate talking about internships. as you can see, somewhere along the way we aimed lower rated >> one of the things that my brother spoke about is building infrastructure opportunities. and -- an interest russia that it possible for everyone to reach their full potential. it is no secret that we believe the government has a crucial role in playing to build that infrastructure. we believe an equally important role is played by the press. you are held responsible when elected officials fall short. even our comedic promises. thank you, not just for having us here tonight, but for everything you do every day. >> your love of count

tags hoyer has teamed up with american tech giants google and intel to create a luxury smart watch. compete with apple gadgets? stephen has the story for us. [applause] >> it is official. tag heuer once the smart watch and they've got google and intel onboard. at the worldwatch show, these three companies lay down the government for the rest of the industry by announcing the first luxury smart watch with android. >> the original idea was to make a collectors watch. we believe there is a market in the future for collectors watch. the watch would not be just a product that tells what time it is, but should connect you. the watch needs a third dimension. that's the dimension of emotion. it is that i mention of sex appeal. it is the dimension of design. it is the dimension of beauty. all this will be in the tag heuer connected watch. >> to make this a reality, tag heuer had to look beyond switzerland. >> a big part of it is having a power efficient enough chip. i've never actually found something that has to much battery life. we always find a way to take up whatever slack we build from

click today, house majority whip -- >> today, house majority leader mccarthy and with courier -- whip hoyer. live coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. here on c-span. >> baltimore police commissioner on the challenges of policing the city. >> it is clear to me i had an issue of public trust in people having an issue of the things that were said. regardless of the fact i stand before you like i did today that this person can bring it down to 53%, that the lawsuits are down an officer involved shootings are dramatically down people in the communities say, "we don't believe it here: -- it are co- -- it." >> the c-span city tour takes book tv in american history tv on the road to learn about history and literary life here next weekend, we partnered with comcast for a visit to texas. >> opening the canal in 1869 sailing -- sailing ships were almost dealt a death well. with the opening of the canal ships had a shorter route to the far east, to india and ships really needed to find a way to make their own living. instead of high-value cargo, they started carrying low value cargo. coal, oil, cotton, etc. s

hoyer have to say. tom: let's get to the top headlines.athaway and 3g capital have teamed up to buy kraft foods and they will merge it with heinz ketchup maker that they acquired years ago. kraft foods will get a certain amount of cash and stock. sales have slowed in recent years. and president obama says establishing a framework for a palestinian state probably will not happen anytime soon. this comes after the recent comments by prime minister netanyahu in the buildup to a recent reelection. president said they are committed, though, to two states. president obama: we believe that two states are best for the palestinians and for regional stability. that is our view and continues to be our view. prime minister netanyahu has a different approach. olivia: president obama has described his relationship with benjamin netanyahu as "very businesslike." brendan: strong dollar hurting the u.s. steel industry. unused production is now at the highest level since 2009. tomorrow, steel producers will urge congress to impose tougher limits on imported

hoyer. >> thank you, madam leader. there is a time to debate and there is a time to decide.oday was a time to decide. the senate had decided that it was time to decide and today the house did as well. this means that over approximately 230,000 people who we ask daily to work for the federal government on behalf of america's security and the safety of our people will have the assurance for the next seven months that they will have a funding stream and the resources to allow them to protect our country. i am glad that we came together on this bipartisan vote. clearly there are differences. there are differences on immigration reform. we ought to put a bill on the floor on that subject and talk about it in a bipartisan way. everybody says immigration is broken. let's fix it. let's put a bill on the floor. and we can do for immigration reform what we did today for the funding of homeland security. this is a good day for america. the congress worked today. let us hope we use this as an example for the congress tomorrow and the days thereafter. thank you very much. >> we'll take a

thank you leader pelosi representatives hoyer clyburn and the sarah for giving me the opportunity to speak today to commemorate the first anniversary of the affordable care act. i'm here both as a pediatrician and as a parent of two terrific daughters in their 20s. my oldest daughter catherine is here with me today. as mr. clyburn said catherine graduated from college in 2011 was a french and english major and is currently completing her second year of law school at the university of baltimore. catherine has several chronic health issues including asthma which has required frequent doctors visits and prescriptions to keep her out of the emergency room and hospital. she is here today to tell you her story of how she has benefited from the affordable care act. as a pediatrician and an active member of the american academy of pediatrics i have long understood the benefits of the affordable care act including one of the most popular provisions to extend parental health insurance coverage see in adults until age 26. until it affected me personally i did not realize what a blessing this pr

. >> just a postscript we haven't mentioned steny hoyer's name. he was the house majority leader. he's the house whip. often has been mentioned as a possible speaker although nancy pelosi obviously has had that. the reason we're not is because he probably will not make a bid. he is the man of the house, the gentleman from the house, and he likes it there. i don't see him changing. steny, if you change i'm sorry i said that. i think he's happy where he is. >> getting back to o'malley for a moment there is room for changing your mind. is it possible that he could because he is still facing an uphill battle for the democratic -- >> he's not gaining any traction so far in his presidential run. even if he started moving, he's got to face we all think -- everyone thinks it's going to be hillary. i could be wrong. she certainly looks like the person to have it. he's also been mayor, governor he's an executive. i've seen a lot of these guys who have done that and come to the senate mark warner is a prime example. he has told me many times, dave when i was governor i could do this this and

. >> there is a lot of important people here tonight, and stanley hoyer is here also tonight. i would never, never, make a joke. thank you for making my brother chief deputy whip. once i explained to my mother it wasn't a "50 shades of gray" thing she was very happy. >> if we could be serious for just a moment, we grew up in a family that had a profound respect for public service. so it makes sense that we went to college with dreams of becoming journalists and we spent the spring break of our sophomore year back in san antonio at the local abc affiliate talking about internship opportunities. >> as you can see we ended up a little lower. >> one of the things my brother has spoken about is building an infrastructure of opportunity. a infrastructure that makes it possible for each person in our nation to reach their full potential. >> it is no secret that we believe government has a crucial role to play in building that infrastructure, but we also believe an equally important role is a free, active inquisitive press. you're the ones that hold us accountable when future investme

that 367 members of congress everyone from house speaker john boehner to house minority whip steny hoyer pap strong bipartisan ped degree. angell democrat from new york ranking members of the foreign affairs kpt, ss committee. essentially you see congress wants their imprint on any possible nuclear deal with iran. a classic legislative branch versus executive branch. what you see in this letter is over 367 members of congress essentially saying look if you want to stop sanctions, president obama, you have to have new authorization from congress. what the white house is going to say, they can do that by executive power, in the event of an iran deal but you're seeing here support for congress to really have review of those sanctions and in fact do new legislation if president obama wants to take those back. the other thing we're going to see develop and you saw it already going on in the senate this menendez bill we talk and before. any deal with iran is subject to congressional review and congressional approval. the white house does not like this. they're trying to lobby democrats against

take a listen to what the ceo of tag hoyer told us about the apple watch. >> i think the apple watchdesigned and it looks like an apple watch. that is quite an achievement. you design a watch that looks like an apple watch. it was not easy. imagine they would have done a round watch, it would not have looked like an apple watch. so all in all, i think it's a brilliant design for apple. even if for my own taste i prefer a little bit more sexy. but everybody's different. >> he did suggest it could hit the bottom end. oliver is one of the analysts behind the survey. the main takeaway seems to be by fossil. it's got 10% upside here. >> yes. we are excited, simon, about fossil. what i would say -- i agree, consumers care about sexiness. and i think traditional watches really will play a role in the future of smart watches. we think smart watches will be a $10 billion market over time. but traditional watches wearables, and the fashion component is really important. so i think traditional watches can play alongside an apple watch as well. >> i mean, i think to many people it's blindingly o

hoyer: mr. speaker, i was proud to join many members of this house in birmingham, selma and montgomery alabama, from march 6 to 8 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday which led inexorably to the voting rights act in august of 1965. it was my 10th visit to selma to mark the anniversary of bloody sunday and each one is more powerful than the last. the visit was organized by the faith and politics institute, and was led by john lewis, our colleague such a giant in history and in this body. we heard moving remarks from president obama who made history as the first african-american to hold the highest office in our land. we also heard from the late governor wallace's daughter, peggy wallace kennedy who spoke eloquently about living in the shadow of her father's actions 50 years ago. he later recanted his stance on segregation and asked for forgiveness and his daughter has worked hard to continue that legacy of understanding. i ask that the words of peggy kennedy be entered into the re

report, our democratic whip steny hoyer and myself requested a c.b.o. report on the effects of snap cuts on low income households and this report found that cuts would drive the poorest families deep into poverty. in this report, the c.b.o. analyzed three different proposals to reduce aggregate snap spend big 15%. c.b.o. found that with each proposal, families earning the least amount of income saw vastly disproportionately negative impacts. under at least one proposal a family of three on snap with an income below $15,000 per year would see a $600 cut this report also discusses how to turn -- excuse me, how proposals to turn snap into a block grant program which republicans have put forward in previous budget drafts could allow for federal snal funding to be diverted to other programs and create the potential for even worse economic conditions for low income families. we know this would only increase hunger in our communities. we cannot allow this vital nutrition lifeline which is what it is, for our most vulnerable, to happen. ms. moore: thank you, ms

hoyer: mr.er, i rise in strong support of this resolution, supported strongly by the chairman of the committee and the former chair of the committee, ms. ros-lehtinen. this resolution is bipartisan and reflects the will of congress that the nation of ukraine deserves every opportunity to chart a future based on democracy territorial integrity and freedom from russian aggression. i'm the former chairman of the security of cooperation of europe signed in helsinki in august 1975. in that agreement the soviet union, the then-soviet union and 34 other nations signed a document which said that you could not change borders by other than peaceful means. vladimir putin has broken that agreement but he's also broken the agreement that in 1994 we entered into with ukraine in consideration of their giving up their nuclear weapons. vladimir putin has sent russian troops into another nation. he's tried to mask it. he's tried the pretense this is simply separatists who are active, but very frarningly those tro

nancy pelosi and steny hoyer had no knowledge of it. this was a big mistake.ge mistake. i don't want to be a part of it. i don't want to be sitting there thinking i have to stand up because everybody else is standing up it looks as if i'm disrespectful if i sit down. all those games that are played during the state of the union will be played again on tuesday. >> i want to put in new poll numbers, this is the nbc "wall street journal" poll. one question should republicans have invited netanyahu to address congress? 48% saying no. 30% saying yes. also measuring benjamin netanyahu's popularity in the united states. you can see, he's doing pretty well. 30% positive. 17% negative. that's up from when this question was asked last year at 24% and 15%. when i look at those two questions, i say netanyahu has a good thing going here in the united states with the public. does this speech and the way it's coming across does that risk that reputation? that image? >> this speech is not about prime minister netanyahu. president obama is about to conclude the most important

the minority leader steny hoyer confirmed their discussions to hold the boot on tuesday -- vote on tuesdayling heights, michigan. caller: hello. thank you for taking my call. i want to say that it is very sad and grievous to hear these callers calling and having complete lean no understanding -- completely no understanding of the issues today. they want to play the victim act on the part of the palestinians. they are not understanding of the scripture whatsoever. the prime minister is fighting for the very survival of his country. we are playing politics over here, having no understanding. those who do not understand that over there, and are calling in with bible verses when they have no understanding of what those verses are speaking out. they need to ask god for understanding and wisdom before they say those things. host: taking a look at the negotiations that are taking place in major countries. out of switzerland reporting pushing back against the content of the speech he insisted in a jab at mr. netanyahu that the critics of the emerging deal were wrong and should not publicize detail

to the defense cap which is 523 billion, but they're also using, actually house minority whip steny hoyer called it a slush fund created to fund the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it has been used fairly ayes sir ily in the last couple of years as sort of a separate defense budget where they can tap into to pay for other defense operations outside the base budget. so the house and nat republicans use this overseas account, it's called oco is the acronym. they use it pretty aggressively, about 94, $95 billion. so democrats argue this is, effectively, a second defense budget as it were and they say that republicans are using that while purporting to the adhere to defense caps. so they say it's a hell game that's sort of -- it's a shell game sort of disguises what they're trying to do. >> host: and we've also heard the house is going to use a procedure called the queen of the hill on thursday. what is queen of the hill, and why do they need to use it? >> guest: well, what they're looking to do is to have votes on six different alternatives, basically, three democratic plans, three republican

hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker the assassination of russian opposition leader boris last friday in front of the kremlin was a reprehensible act that demands a thorough and independent investigation. he was a political leader who had fought for democracy inside the system. his murder took place against the backdrop of putin's continued suppression of the rule of law political debate and human rights in russia. his murder follows the murder of other critics of putin's tyranny. anna and sergei. today putin is rebuilding many of the barriers to individual freedom, democracy and self-determination that were thought relegated to what president reagan called the ash heap of history. as former chairman of the helsinki commission in the final years of the cold war, i witnessed the yearnings of the russian people not to be bullied through fear and control by their leaders. vladimir putin and his heveragemen have created a culture of -- henchmen have created a culture of terror for those who oppose his rule and increa

adhere to the defense cap which is 523 billion that they are also using with house minority whip steny hoyer called a slush fund. this is a special bond that was created to fund the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it has been used fairly aggressively in the last couple of years a sort of a separate defense budget where they can tap into to pay for other defense operations outside the base budget. so the house and senate republicans used this overseas account. it's called okot is the acronym. they use it aggressively with 94, $95 billion. democrats argue this is effectively the second defense budget as it were and they say republicans are using bad while purporting to adhere to defense caps. so they say it's a shell game that disguises what they really trying to do. >> host: it was her that the house is going to use a procedure called to clean up the hill to consider amendments on the floor on thursday. what is queen of the hill and why do they need to use it? >> guest: what they're looking to do is to have votes on six different alternatives basically three democratic plans, three republican p

interned on the will with congresswoman stephanie tubbs-jones, and the current minority hip steny hoyer. he has published several articles notably accusations against the u.s. chamber of commerce for receiving foreignman money to influence american elections. reporting to pull back the curtain on alan west and his attack on free speech and journalism and reporting on the koch industries. the book he wrote last year is called "the machine: a field guide to the resurgent right." we have people with vast array of experience different perspectives, but they have reached some common conclusions or at least observations about the american political rose. -- process. so i'd like to start the discussion this afternoon by posing a broad question to each of them each of them responding, and we'll get into the specifics of their perspective. the question is: how is the introduction of virtually unlimited financial campaign contributions, the 24-hour news cycle, everything is breaking news, an mental social media which is proliferating the political process now wasn't even present four years ago in