lahood: thank you. another topic i wanted to talk about generally, the makeup of the federal reserve. for the last decade, the federal reserve has had at least one vacancy in the board of directors and should this to how become the next chair after your resignation, the board will only have three out of seven positions filled. i understand the president must nominate and the senate must approve every appointee and both parties are cobras in the gridlock. that's culprits in the gridlock and can you give us an example of how you do not function optimally without a full board of governors? chair yellen: it is important that the number of governor serving on the board increase and ideally it would be at full strength at seven. my colleagues and i would welcome additional appointments to the board. i do not think there has been any significant amount of time, perhaps not ever, the board has operated with only three members. that is a very rare and difficult situation. but let me say that it does not stop the

had day cabinet retreat and we did not know the results of the election so we were talking about lahood needed to think about but the most important thing to focus is what we agreed on. those are big difference is end the relationship with the new administration coming in to start off with a good solid relationships so that when difficult times came but he knew the people you were sitting across the table from so the prime minister call the president the day after and said congratulations you will have lots of problems around the world canada is now one of them we are your friend will always be there for you. so from then on all the ministers got to know their counterparts a rock star in the state of kentucky and i hear that a lot from our governor to give individual attention and that is what is important right now especially with the new administration. . . . [inaudible][inaudible] >> at the end of the day if you don't have that in a time of crisis, you cannot pick up the phone, you don't have the grounding. >> something which assaulted an issue here, my right? [laughter]. >> strike y

. >>> a will and weighed report on metro by ray lahood is out now.t lahood you weres d.c., maryland and virginia to permanent dedicated funding to metro lahood blames part of metro's money woes on its providing 20% more service per rider than other large transit agencies. >>> well, the demon is coming. critics they're not happy about the it. what we're talking about the first set of 20018 dodge challenger srt demons being shipped to dealers starting today. dodge is touting the 840 hours pouring mega muscle car as the industry's first street legal production drag car. some critics though it's too dangerous for the road and every day drivers. let meed edition car comes with a new definitely head logo season now the fastest production car on the market. check this outgoing from zero to 100 miles per hour in just nine seconds. zero to 60 in 2.3 seconds. that's fast. >>> and finally, the next story will make you go especially if you love to slip on your come fee uggs in the wintertime. fashionable bad for you. the shoes may be cozy but a british surgeon s

i find that just a silly notion, and by the way, ironically last time i check ray lahood was an elected a pretty good job the department of transportation. >> let's talk about -- you mentioned revenue, congressman, obviously that's one of the biggest factors in this entire. do you support a 1% sales tax when it comes to northern virginia in trying to contribute to the metro make up or is there a better way to raise revenue? >> i'm happy to do whatever had a s going to work. the problem with a 1% sales tax across the board in the region is that it is not equitable. northern virginia would pay 50% of the entire bill. and we don't get 50% of the benefit we don't have 50% of the ridership or 50% of the stations. so you'd have to have some kind of rebate system to equalize that right to make it more equitable that gets slop sloppy and that's a tough sell to voters near virginia. we don't do so well with tax tax referendums or meal tax referendums here in northern virginia. i'm happy to work with anybody to find a dedicated source of revenue but we've got to use common sense in terms of the p

lahood does he think he is?. >>us houston texas. >>. >> caller: dealer reason i touched because you say mccarthy is the bad guy but but will they exonerated nazi criminals?. >> guest:. >> is a conspiracy theory. >> guest: i don't know. >> host: day question or comment?. >> caller: i have not gotten your book yet but reedy arthur schlesinger's journals with those interactions they have had brought back at history. i know it is a hypothetical but what is the difference in this country if bobby was notna assassinated?. >> into fake them elected so let me tell you we would not have this by definition but if you go to washington have the people were killed after 69. is clearly that is one result. but as the war went on the country was very divided with hard hats and the working people. and then the country was divided. and then still living the legacy. so if we could have ended thatul faster it is the better result. glading from 73 that is what they wanted us to do. the nett would be easiest thing to negotiate. betwee

lahood. it names the post office in chill cannot, illinois after u.s. navy seal senior chief ryan owens who was killed in yemen earlier this year. i yield to the author of the bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is ecognized. mr. lahood: i thank the gentleman from kentucky for yielding the time for this important legislation. on january 29, 2017, u.s. navy chief special warfare operator, william ryan owens was killed during a raid in yemen. at the age of 36 he gave the sacrifice in order to protect our great nation. and today, he is survived by his wife karen and three young children. ryan owens grew up in illinois in my congressional district. a town that's in a very rural area with barely one stop sign. friends and family say that even at a very early age, ryan knew he wanted to serve his country as a navy seal. after graduating from illinois valley central high school in 1998, he took the first steps towards his goal of enlisting in the navy. ryan served his first tour of duty at the office of naval intelligence in suitland, ma

nico lahood is the district attorney of san antonio. >> we do not support this behavior. >> frances wasrged with aggravated assault with a deadly apon. and for the death of her husband, bill hall jr., she was charged with murder. >> we felt there was an attempt at an aggravated assault and at in that process, a life was loss, which gives felony murder. >> but frances said the real aggressor was bonnie, and she said she had proof. >>> coming up -- frances says bill told her that bonnie was obsessed with him, but that he wanted out. >> he goes, i can't get rid of this person. >> when "dateline" continues. >>> i'm dara brown with the hour's top stories 26 people were killed at a texas church sunday in the worst mass shooting at a house of worship in american history the ages of though killed ranged from 5 to 72. the gunman died also. >> asked about potential gun control measures, president trump said this was not a gun issue, it was, quote, mental health issue at the highest level. now, back to "dateline". >>> frances hall was out on bail, facing a murder charge for the high speed chase th

so i think secretary lahood did a good job in identifying the obvious.e that is best for this region and everybody knows it's the sales tax because that's what every independent entity going back to 2005 has identified. give me a penny. everybody in this region give me penny for every dollar you spent and you'll never had a err from me again about money. that's all i'm asking for. >> that's a strong claim. i hope it work for you. if that's the fact the way it works out good luck with everything. always good to talk to you. >>> thank. >> councilman jack evans and d.c. board chair. >> thanks for having me. >> before we get to tucker quick hello oh our facebook fan of the day. we have ensemble cast today. >> literally. >> this is the young cast of play fame versus buttercup. here's the deal. they're working hard to put on the best performance for you they will be performing at the maryland theater in hagerstown, maryland, december 3rd at 1:00 p.m. >> all right. they were nominated by tamika barrett. tamika says you can get tickets to the play on group upon

niko lahood is the district attorney of san antonio. >> the bottom line for us is this, objectively,. >> reporter: frances was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. and for the death of her husband, bill hall jr., she was charged with murder. >> we felt there was an attempt at an aggravated assault and at in that process, a life was lost, which gives felony murder. >> reporter: but frances said the real aggressor was bonnie, and she said she had proof. frances says bill told her that bonnie was obsessed with him, but that he wanted out. >> he goes, i can't get rid of this person. so you have type 2 diabetes? yes i do. true or false... type 2 diabetes more than doubles your chance of dying from a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or a stroke. that can't be true, can it? actually, it is true. and with heart disease, your risk is even higher. in fact, cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death for adults with type 2 diabetes and heart disease. but there is good news. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill with a lifesaving cardiovascular benefit. jardian

lahood: we have a terrific bill before the house tonight. the people of illinois are unfortunately all too familiar with high taxes and the burden they put on families and our local businesses. at the federal level, things have become just as bad with a tax code that is over 74,000 pages long and riddled with loopholes. over 30 years has passed since the congress has passed comprehensive tax reform and see the effects of our outdated tax code everywhere. we have stagnant hiring, wages and economy that is holding back our middle class instead of getting ahead. h.r. 1, the tax cuts and jobs act is our chance to change all of this. by simplifying our tax code and bringing relief to every day families. we can jump start the economy and get it back to working for the middle class. the choice before us is a simple one. do we support this bill and support the middle class or embrace the status quo. i urge my colleagues to come together and vote for this bill. let's send a signal that we don't stand for the status quo but stand for growth and econom

lahood: we have a terrific bill before the house tonight. the people of illinois are unfortunately all too familiar with high taxes and the burden they put on families and our local businesses. at the federal level, things have become just as bad with a tax code that is over 74,000 pages long and riddled with loopholes. over 30 years has passed since the congress has passed comprehensive tax reform and see the effects of our outdated tax code everywhere. we have stagnant hiring, wages and economy that is holding back our middle class instead of getting ahead. h.r. 1, the tax cuts and jobs act is our chance to change all of this. by simplifying our tax code and bringing relief to every day families. we can jump start the economy and get it back to working for the middle class. the choice before us is a simple one. do we support this bill and support the middle class or embrace the status quo. i urge my colleagues to come together and vote for this bill. let's send a signal that we don't stand for the status quo but stand for growth and econom

lahood: they say he was a natural leader and a hard worker who believed it was his duty to serb his country in the military. that's why i'm standing here to announce the introduction of a bill that would rename the post office in bloomington, illinois, the sergeant josh rogers u.s. post office. there's no way to truly thank sergeant rogers or his family but it is my hope that this building will serve to honor him and remind all of us of the price of our freedom. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady rom illinois seek recognition? without objection. >> here's the republican tax scam, first you cut taxes for the wealthiest corporations and the super rich. number two, cut americans' health care. don't take my word for it, look at the republican budget. after clearing the way for a $1.5 trillion tax cut, it proposes cutting medicare and medicaid. coincidently, i don't think so, by $1.5 trillion. it gets worse. under the republican tax bill, american families would no longer get to deduct medical -- major medical expenses from their taxes. ms. schakowsky: se