and improving the legislation. and we're in agreement on this point that such involvement could cover activity including membership on the board of directors and observer rights. mr. barr: in addition the gentleman makes note of board nominations. as we have seen under current law, cfius looks at nominations and the risks that may arise from them. the broad com deal was a case in point. the language in this bill makes this jurisdiction clearer. the gentleman is right to focus on risk that is a board member may pose who is acting on behalf of a foreign investor who nominates the member. the whole point of such nations could be to involve the foreign investor in substantive decisionmaking in a way that results in national security risks. h.r. 5841 could cover such a scenario. again, i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. heck: i thank the gentleman for this exchange. i yield back. the speaker p t: th gentlelady from california reserves. and the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, now i a

carter, the author of this legislation, co-author of this legislation. and as you heard our only resident pharmacist and knows this firsthand and has brought knowledge and skill to the legislative process and i yield to him such time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. carter: i thank the gentleman for yielding. deaths from drug overdoses have risen in every county across the united states with 47,055 americans being lost each ear due to overdose, the equivalent of 115 people every day. pharmacists are the last line of defense in the fight against prescription drug abuse. under current law, pharmacist are required to exercise sound judgment when determining the legitimacy of a controlled substance prescription. while the proper prescribing of controlled substances is the responsibility of the practitioner, pharmacists have a responsibility to ensure that controlledstanc only dispensed pursuant to a valid prescription should for a egitimate medical practitioner acting in the ureb practice. even though pharmacists a

to be part of the legislation itself. so, in fact, we have and we discussed this with the staff here present, that we would be picking up a process with the department, which is the hub of the coordination amongst departments to ensure that we create a series of prosecutors and regulations to figure out how to best implement this, but with communities have to do their own organizing

the notice out as soon as possible in the legislate legislative pd the meet an confer process does sometimes slow down the process and should be completed before the board enacts the ordinance but in the meantime you can hold committee meetings here -- >> supervisor safai: we have an e-mail and i think you received that supervisor ronan seems like there is someone in your office us that has reached out to one of the affected bargaining units did you see that? >> i didn't see that but certainly possible. >> supervisor safai: we got that yesterday midday. actually it was sent to you and i just happened to get a copy of it. >> i get hundreds of e-mail a day and i'm always behind. >> supervisor safai: supervisor yee i sa, i saw your name on thr was that from before. >> supervisor yee: in regards to meet an confer i have had a little experience with that legislation and it was legislation to trigger the meet an confer at the committee, so i think it happens at different times. i'm notoverly concerned when it happens as long as it happens. you know, chair sefani has a good point in regards to the

as a legislation committee, what we often do is we look at pending legislation or proposed legislation to see if there's anything that pops up that could impact an i.g. or group of i.g.'s generally. and we try to at least alert the community of its existence or if it's something that impacts a great number of us, we reach out to the hill to try to see where the legislation is going. we provide technical assistance to staff members. they reach out to us periodically when they're drafting things to make sure what they're trying to do is really what's going to happen and see if there's any concerns in the community about what's being proposed. as the legislation committee chair, i take my staff -- i have a wonderful staff. we take the legislation draft and we circulate it within the community and get comments from everybody in the community because we are all different i.g.'s. we're 73 i.g.'s. we have different programs. so while one thing may not impact a group of us, it may significantly impact another group. so we circulate that proposed draft widely. we also -- if it's something that

this is a very good piece of legislation. for those who have served well, to subject them to another application fee is just ridiculous. if there was ever an example of a good idea, no-brainer piece of legislation, this is it. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from california. mrs. napolitano: yes, mr. speaker, i yield time to ms. gabbard from hawaii. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. gabbard: thank you, mr. speaker. you know, our veterans, our service members and their families sacrifice greatly in service to our country with some paying the ultimate price, sacrificing all. for those who do come home, there are often visible and invisible wounds that they carry with them for a very long time, if not for the rest of their lives. it is our solemn responsibility as a country to stand by them, to ensure they receive the care and the services and the respect that they've earned and that they deserve through their service. so the fact today for

congress can legislate on this. congress must legislate on this. and with this bill before us, we can fix this. now to me, something important this legislation does not address is the desperate need for a reliable, efficient, and fair program for american farmers to access a legal, stable supply of workers. our broken h-2-a's and guest worker program has hobbled much of the agricultural industry from obtaining a reliable work force. chairman goodlatte of the house judiciary committee has been a steadfast advocate for reforming this system and i thank him for his dedication to this matter over the years an i'm heartened by the commitment the speaker as well as the majority leader have given to me and others for a stand alone vote on agricultural work force legislation before the august recess. i pledge to chairman goodlatte to work with him and all my colleagues on that legislation. so while this bill does not fix every broken aspect of our immigration system, it does take a major consensus-based step toward addressing several main components, inclu

the first to exempt certain c2 sites from applicability of the legislation.you know, in talking to supervisor peskin about this, the bay street line which separates the s.u.d. to the south and fisherman's wharf to the north, not just an arbitrary barrier. uses are far different than what you see above bay street. to the south of bay street, with he have head start, we have north point public housing, the rather large bay stockton apartment complex and a trader joe's there. but otherwise the c2 parcels en the s.u.d. consists largely of parking garages and office space along the waterfront. one of the reasons for creating the s.u.d. was to have residential use and not the new garages in housing that would cause it to be a little bit higher price point and preserve the existing affordable housing stock in the s.u.d. as to the other recommendation, i hope planning staff can illustrate a little bit more. i'm not really sure i understand the purpose of limiting it to under five units. i can't imagine a scenario where we would be ok with the conversion of a resident

so right now we're focused on this legislation. by the way, it solves daca in a very elegant way, by the way. it's a very good solution for daca. we are focused on getting the bill passed and the president came to our conference and asked members to support this bill and that is our focus. if other things happen we'll cross those bridges when we get to it. >> have you asked the president to push pause on this policy. >> he asked us to pass this legislation which stops this policy for good. yeah. >> speaker ryan, so your legislation allocates $7 billion for new family detention centers. that will take time to build. so what happens until those are built, and this is a follow-up to that question, has the president considered what will happen until your legislation is implemented? >> i would refer you to kirstjen nielsen, she's talked about interim measures and the court case is the key thing for us. you've got to change the law so that we can make sure that custody stays at dhs. that's why we're voting on this tomorrow. >> first of a

legislation is critical. we often at cigy, as we sit together, point to the guides what nd it we do because we're rule based, it based, fact based, but also requires people to act in good faith with one another as doing that work. that's true for the leadership it's also cies and equally true with our relationships with congress. ranking members, members of committees, understand where we sit, where our responsibilities are under the act and what role we play and what role we importantly don't play. that system is very important. we're not policymakers. no role ranking members, members of committees, understand where we sit, where our responsibilities are under the act and what role we in dec policy. matter to us and it shouldn't matter to us whether if policy is a or b, even they are completely at opposite ends of the spectrum. what matters to us is if those programs are run effect actively, is there fraud, abuse or misconduct, that's what we're one of the and if lenges, in my six years at they are completel

weber: this is great legislation. i want to urge the adoption of this commonsense, bipartisan legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. vice ch frank lucas. i also want to thank the dozens of researchers and stakeholders ho provide feedback the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr. weber, yields back the balance of his time of the the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 5905 as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 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 upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition. mr. lucas: i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 5906, the arpa-e act of 2018, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the tile of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5906, a bill to competes act ca to establish depar

roskam: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislate -- legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 5676 currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. roskam: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roskam: i stand in strong support of h.r. 5676 a bipartisan bill centered on protecting medsare beneficiaries from abusive opioid prescribing while ensuring appropriate access to medically necessary medications. this bill strikes a balance which we need. h.r. 5676 introduced by our lleague mr. macarthur, mr. schweikert, mr. tonko, ms. kuster, extends existing authority in the medicare fee for service program to medicare precipitation drug plans. according to a recent report released by the department of heath and -- health and human services, one third of medicare beneficiaries received an opioid prescription from 2016, costing the program $4.1 billion and represent as many as 79.4 million prescriptions. the report found as many as

iswas in that mike pence legislation? i still supported. >> they have introduced a bill this session. you have not brought into the floor. >> my position is not changed, i'm still forward. -- i am still for it. scott pruitt, are you confident with him given the ethics violations? >> i am not all that familiar with it. don't know enough about what prewitt has or has not done to give you a good comment. >> this is multi-year this point. of the 50 bills, the solution, what's your view in terms of what congress' role is and what should be done to address the federal government side of things something that is becoming an epidemic. mr. ryan: what we're trying to do is get on top of this problem. this problem crept up on america very fast. we started with cara, comprehensive addiction recovery act. then we financed cara, so that is now passed into law and being financed. what's happening is, for instance, in janesville, wisconsin, rock county, my local police department has put together all the stakeholders, recovery community,

there's no need for legislation. there's no need for anything else but you can do it. mr. president, you started it, you can stop it. plain and simple. so, again, if the president is ashamed of what's happening at the border, he can change it. if he doesn't want to change the policy he should take responsibility and own up to it. senator durbin. >> it takes children, it takes the images and voices of children in fair and pain to finally move us. the school kids marching in birmingham alabama, facing the pounding fire hoses and the snarling dogs, the dreamers with tears flowing down the cheeks as the president abolishes doctor and the infants, toddlers and the little boys and girls ripped away from their mothers arms at our borders. the administration tries to hide these images. today they denied our colleague senator nelson access to one of this centers where these children are being held in florida and consistencconsistently they tell us give us two weeks notice and we might allow you to go in and show you how are treating these kids. we have seen enough. we know enough t

i look forward to seeing this legislation passed later today by unanimous consent. many washingtonians remember steve as a standout student athlete whose dedication in the classroom earned him repeated academic honors and whose dominance on the football field helped both in his efforts with dazzling records and showing the unbelievable determination to fans. and everybody back home is pulling for steve. for steve to go from the seahawks instead signing with the new orleans saints -- i mean, that is we wanted him to be at the seahawks and he went to the cents -- he quickly became a fan for his work, his ethic and the joy he brought to the game. in his first game under the super-dome, he blocked a punt. it is a play that fans still remembered fondly. but it is not steve's athletic feats at the university or in the super-dome that make him recognition. it is his perseverance, his determination, and his unbreakable spirit in the face of a.l.s. and his advocacy, his dogged advocacy for people who have been impacted by this disease. that is why steve is such an inspiratio

with that i ask my scletion to support this legislation and -- colleagues to support this legislation and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i, too, want to thank the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. rothfus. i want to thank the gentlewoman, the ranking member of the crime, terrorism, homeland security investigation for her dedication to addressing this very serious problem. and i want to urge all of my colleagues to join us in supporting this fine legislation and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6029. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. 2/3 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. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 5889. the speaker pro te

this legislation also provides, mr. speaker, a legal solution that will keep families together when they cross the border illegally. our bill brings a generational change that prevents us from revisitting these problems down the road. but this isn't just about closing loopholes and fixing broken laws. border security is a national security issue. violent gangs like ms-13, human traffickers, and smugglers sneaking into our country, infect our neighborhoods and too many lives are at risk. and opioids coming across the border. unfortunately the threats do not stop there. we know that international terrorists are trying to exploit our border. this was made clear from the materials found in bin laden's compound and from propaganda outlets like inspire magazine. the 9/11 commission report even stated that predecessors to al qaeda had been exploiting weaknesses in our burdener security since the 1990's. in april, secretary neilsen testified that isis has encouraged its followers to cross our southwest border given the loophole

the house has been working on opioid legislation this week. congressman fred upton joined us on washington journal to discuss efforts to combat the epidemic. gton journal" continues. host: republican congressman fred upton has become a leading voice in the host: congressman, what is the state of that crisis right now? ets better? guest: it is not very good across the country. i was part of a bipartisan panel with the president a year ago, and we all shared stories with him, and he showed his genuine concern. just this morning, getting up to come in this morning, i turned on my local website to see what the stories are. 34 deaths just because of in one county last year. it is a huge problem. i have met with undercover police. they have shared with me terrible stories about how this is getting in, and we do not really have the tools in the toolbox to stop it. one postal inspector for all of the mail,because of ups, fedex, whatever -- alarming numbers. more than traffic deaths across the country. we move legislation through the energy and commerc

everyone bipartisan legislation. in myt comes to -- committee, you have to have both the republican and democrat agree to a subpoena. sometimes we have agreed to a subpoena and sometimes we have not agreed. but we always exchange letters. senator feinstein and her group want to certain things investigated. if we agree, we sign on, and then we do the same thing there. so we have an exchange of investigatory goals that we have. i mean, the process is very bipartisan. the outcome may go our separate ways sometimes, but more often together. >> do you have time for one more or got to go? you get the last question. >> thank you very much. sen. grassley: is this clock right? >> yes. >> terry miller with the heritage foundation. one of the areas where congress has delegated regulatory power to the administration is the area of trade. would you support some of the measures by some of your colleagues, like senator corker, oomey,r lee, senator t took hold back some trade power that is currently with the president over things li

that's the kind of legislation we're pushing for. that kind of legislation mirrors closely the bill that chairman goodlatte, chairman of the judiciary committee has introduced and we've spoused for a long time. if that happens, what does it mean for speaker rye and the broader house republican conference? congssman: unfortunately the likely outcome will be a bill a handful of republicans support with the democrats and was not the outcome that was the mandate of the 2016 election. what it means for the inside baseball game here in washington, i'm not focused on that. what i'm focused on and say it all the time and say it because i believe it, what i'm focused on doing is what we told the people we're going to do and what they elect us to do. that outcome will likely be something contrary to the mandate of the election and what i'm concerned about and why we're trying to stop it and get a good bill we can get 218 reblicto sport and the president is supportive of and consistent with what the people sent us here to do. christina: is ther

reichert in his particular piece of legislation. that's why i said he did it the right way, with the right instincts, the right purposes, the right illustrations especially protecting private property rights and native american rights. this is one of the few heritage areas which i am happy to support because it's organized the proper way to solve problems, not just find a cheap and easy way to get money back in the area. so he's commended for his integrity and the way he's orchestrated that. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. -- reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from maryland. mr. brown: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland -- the gentleman from utah, excuse me. mr. bishop: we are a much bigger state than maryland. with that, mr. speaker, i urge adoption of the piece of this legislation and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is will the house suspend the ru

i think our biggest concern about the legislation is any legislation city wide is a brig broad sweep across the city. every neighborhood is different and unique with different needs. we are particularly concerned about lowering the amount of low income housing for the mission which is our greatest need. for latino family of four the average is 44 to $45,000 per year. this will reduce the amount of affordable housing for that population in the mission which is a population that is very much in need right now for housing. thank you. >> thank you. any additional. go ahead. welcome. >> good afternoon, commissione commissioners. i don't represent an organization, but i am a senio, long time voter in district 5. my main concern is protecting seniors and people with disabilities who are increasingly evicted, pushed out of the city. they have no options. when we are talking about home-sf, to me it was developed last year to obtain the most housing for the people who are most in need. this version greatly reduces this objective. it reduces community input, if we are going to make a carbon cop

legislation. so while this bill does not fix every broken aspect of our immigration system, it does take a major consensus-based step toward addressing several main components, including providing certainty for daca recipients and finally securing our border once and for all. honestly, mr. speaker, many of my constituents are asking me a pretty hard question, why isn't this bill bipartisan? why aren't any democrats supporting it? i can't -- i don't know the answer to that it may be as simple as this. because it is actually something the president will sign into law. even though it provides certainty for the daca population, which we all want, even though it addresses the terrible situation with family separation at the border, which i hear is something everybody wants to fix. anything that actually fulfills the president's goal of securing the border my democratic colleagues seemingly refuse to vote for. i don't engage in hyperbole. useful butnk that is i don't think it's hie hyperbolic to say my

really excited about this legislation.affordable housing is something that i hope that san francisco can agree on. bringing us into compliance with notifications around the downtown project, easy fix. the thing i'm most excited about is streamlining the notifications. it means that by contacting tenants we have the opportunity to notify more people of their rights. we can include and start to think creatively about what kinds of content can be included in those notifications. a lot of people do get worried when they see the construction is going to happen in their neighborhood. it's a good opportunitto put know your rights materials into the hands of tenants immediately. additionally, if the 11 by 17 print-out thing is a real concern, we can say that all the things on the website have to be 8 1/2 by 11. that is an easy fix. we can start to think creatively about our notifications. the last thing is the pop-outs and, you know, it is going to get a lot of attention. poo em who don't want to see a zoning compliant addition go

in mcgrain versus darby, it wrote quote a legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively in the absence of information respecting the conditions which the legislation is intended to affect or change. for these reasons the supreme court is also recognized that congress power of inquiry is very broad and fully enforceable. the court in mcgrain also noted that mere rs for information often are unavailing so some means of convulsion are essential to obtain what is needed. the court has even ruled that congress can require testimony even when it may be relevant to another proceeding, like even a court case. oversight isn't just the responsibility of committees or their chairman, although their leadership and expertise is very important. oversight is the responsibility of each and every member of congress. whether it is majority or minority. each member is a constitutional officer. he or she was elected to represent and cast votes in the interest of their constituent. each member needs accurate information from the executive branch in order to make informed decisions of all sorts.

if we allowed this adu legislation to go through we can add more units. if you exclude new construction that number cuts in half. if you allow adu in new construction but disallow demolition we could still reclaim another 20 or so units, so i think there is a way where we can disallow adu and we are not worried about displacing any tenants and still building affordable sound housing. there is a limitation of 1200 square feet and i think that's great. i think notifying tenants is wonderful. i love talking to neighbors and tenants, so i'm fine with that. i just want the process to be as quick as painless. adding two weeks for the neighborhood notice is fine. i think we are in a neighborhood emergency. neighborhood where we need to add more units as soon as possible. >> neighborhoods that have not done their part for zoning reasons, we now every single family home can be a two-unit lot, so this allows us to build more affordable by design units on the west side of the city, in the valley and everywhere that is single family homes right now. one of the previo

right now in the is very good compromise legislation.y solves the child separation issue at the border, it also solves the board per the it solves daca, it solves a lot of our broken immigration parts. so right now we're focussed on passing this legislation that's come together floor tomorrow and then when other situations arise, what other circumstances are, we'll cross those bridge when's we get to. >> are you worried that you'll send a message that you're using these kids as leverage. >> that's ridiculous. >> that's families -- >> no, that's a ridiculous assertion. i said this last week in my press conference. we don't think people should be separate the at the border. but we should also not make the government have to choose between whether to support the law, secure the border, and keep families intact. they ought do all of those things. that's why we're having a vote on this tomorrow. thank you. >> you've been watching house speaker paul ryan take questions about what is happening at the border, families getting separated from kids

for legislative business. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to fix the convening time. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the motion is -- mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i'd like a recorded vote on that, please. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman ask for the yeas and nays? mr. mcgovern: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: 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. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the 15-minute vote on the motion to fix the convening time will be followed by five-minute votes on ordering the previous question on house resolution 949 and adopting house resolution 949 if ordered. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. a

and there's some criteria in the legislation. but then the final catchall is that cfius will have the authority to require these reviews for other transactions as it sees fit. what could be more broad and sweeping than that? so basically cfius can itself decide to write the rules in such a way that they will have the power to review any transaction they want. so, this is really remarkable in terms of of how much power is being delegated to the executive branch to write these rules. and so the rules could be written in a way that they're written too broadly. and if they're too broad, it could have a chilling effect on foreign direct investment in the united states, which is a huge source of jobs and economic growth. when foreigners bring their capital to the u.s. and invest it here because america is one of the most attractive places in the world to invest. on the other hand, if they write these rules too narrowly, it could be that cfius doesn't have sufficient authority and transactions that we ought to be blocking don't get bloc

we believe it should be addressed in immigration legislation. what's happening at the border and the separation of parents and their children is because of a court ruling, that's why i think legislation is necessary. reporter: on that point, this is actually policy change from the trump administration for zero tolerance. mr. ryan: there is also a court ruling involved. this is something we think should be addressed in legislation. reporter: some say this is inhumane, do you agree? mr. ryan: we don't want kids to be separated from the parents. i made that clear. we believe because of the court ruling this will require legislative change. reporter: mr. speaker, in 2007 you were one of 176 republicans who voted for a press shield legislation. mr. ryan: wasn't that mike pence's bill? i still support it. reporter: you still support it. the bill has been reintroduced this session. mr. ryan: i haven't changed my position on it. my position has not changed. i'm still for it. reporter: are you comfortable -- mr. ryan: george. reporter: are you confident

you cannot legislate. you cannot come up with programs without having an understanding of and an appreciation of what has happened in this country and the many people who have died and the families that have suffered. it didn't just start now. the gentleman who just spoke talked about it is now a crisis. no, it's been a crisis for a long time, and so with that i will reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady from california reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hensarling: mr. chairman, i am happy to yield three minutes to the gentleman from illinois, mr. hultgren, vice chairman of our capital markets subcommittee. the chair: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for three minutes. mr. hultgren: i thank chairman hensarling for his leadership. mr. speaker, the united states has an opioid epidemic that is claiming 115 lives every single day. the faces and the stories from family members, friends, demand some solutions from us. over four years ago, on of in march of 2014, i

>> i would have to see legislation. we have to let the white house continue to do their negotiations. unemployment is the lowest it's been, wages are going up, the economy is growing at a much faster rate than any time over the previous 10 years. things are moving in a good direction. when i talked to family and district owners, they are pretty pleased with how things are moving. >> what about the farm bill? congressonfident that will be able to tackle the farm bill this year? let's say you don't take any action on immigration. will you then be able to go ahead and pursue the farm bill? >> you need the immigration bill passed -- >> we would prefer a good immigration bill passed before the farm bill. that's the position we took on the farm bill a few weeks ago. if that can't happen, we would prefer a vote on a legislation -- on the legislation itself before the farm bill. i think it will pass, particularly the one we have in the house, which reforms our food stamp program to start the welfare reform this country needs. t

congress can legislate on this. congress must legislate on this. and with this bill before us, we can fix this. now to me, something important this legislation does not address is the desperate need for a reliable, efficient, and fair program for american farmers to access a legal, stable supply of workers. our broken h-2-a's and guest worker program has hobbled much of the agricultural industry from obtaining a reliable work force. chairman goodlatte of the house judiciary committee has been a steadfast advocate for reforming this system and i thank him for his dedication to this matter over the years an i'm heartened by the commitment the speaker as well as the majority leader have given to me and others for a stand alone vote on agricultural work force legislation before the august recess. i pledge to chairman goodlatte to work with him and all my colleagues on that legislation. so while this bill does not fix every broken aspect of our immigration system, it does take a major consensus-based step toward addressing several main components, inclu

aaron starr, legislative affairs. the item before you is an ordinance to amend the planning code to allow square footage of baseline office space converted to nonoffice uses to be available for allocation under the office development limit program. mu we have some other speakers and i will continue my presentation after their remarks. >> president hillis, commissioners, good to see you. sardana phillips, oewd. i'm glad to be here to speak about legislation that's jointly sponsored by the mayor and by supervisor peskin. and pleased to be joined by sonny. hopefully she's here. this is an aspect of office development that was not directly addressed, conversions such as those addressed by this legislation have been happening for years. you are familiar with the call building only montgomery. st. regis hotel, beautiful, historic buildings, where they see a higher and better purpose from office use to something else, often residential or hotel. the loss of these buildings has been accumulating over that time. conversions ar

when this legislation passes we will have the necessary tools to protect legislation. >> why do you think the market took a big dip on monday. >> i don't speculate on the markets. it doesn't concern me, i don't speculate on the market. they move every day. i would just, that we are in the six-month anniversary of the tax cut. i expect a very large gdp number. i'm giving you visit th disclaimer that i have no idea what it is. they're saying it could be as high as 4.7 have always been focused on taxes, regulatory relief and trade. it's nothing new. i just made some comments on harley-davidson and i don't want to spend too much time on one company. i respect their decision. on the other hand almost every meeting i've been in they been talking about how other countries should cut tariffs on motorcycles. he's been a big fan of their. >> in a statement from the president he talked about putting on export controls. >> the issues we've identified our technology transfer and one component our investments in another is the new from a legislation. we've also asked the commerce secretary to enforce c

so they can be done through ch a need for legislation is introduced and i think maybe legislation that's even passed the house they don't know for sure that passed the house. it's very tough on the agenda of thways and means committee, finance committee that we have other tax bills and send taxpayer bill of rights. by the way, you do this a little bit at a time. so i think we have been taxpayer bill of rights provisions in the tax bill we passed before christmas. >> in terms of overreach by agencies, cover should make more robust usage. >> absolutely. and we are. prior to this administration they may be attempted two or three other times. and so, it has been successfully think 16 times this year. i think the better thing would be if the acronym -- i can't think of it. here's how it works. i just can't think of the name of the bill. anyway, we need to write legislation so that any major role in the major role at the deli is anything that cost the economy more than $100 million a year. we need to pass this and we would have to pass it going into effect. congress might not have expertise to

nadler's legislation. i am proud of the members who have attended to this issue over the weekend every day and now on the steps of the capitol. on their behalf i am pleased to welcome a special guest. endy the young, -- w young the executive director of , kids in need of defense. kind. thank you. >> thank you. kind stands in support of this legislation. we would like to thank representative nadler, speaker pelosi, and the other courageous cosponsors of this legislation. we congratulate you for standing up for some of the most vulnerable children in the world. children on the move in search of safety and protection. this legislation would put the united states back on track of what is right and what is good by allowing family members to remain together while the immigration courts decide whether they need protection from persecution and violence or can safely return home. what we have witnessed from the trump administration is a cynical manipulation of laws and policies that have been constructed tect unacc

focusing on anti-opioid abuse legislation. two bills today, one would require electronic tracking of international mail shipments and the contents of those shipments and information passed on to u.s. customs and border protection. the other bill would setaside a portion of section 8 housing voucher program for use by recovering opioid addicts. we'll have live coverage when the house gavels in at noon eastern.

we pass legislation and all these days run into each other but i think it was tuesday we pass legislation that i pushed very hard with debbiet dingelly democratic colleague and friend from michigan and allows more working relationships between the nih and the private sector. it actually develops non-addict if pain killing drugs. that's is an approach that we have taken we passed on a voice vote. let's go that's the advanced cutting-edge research at? >> guest: that's right. their 50 some bills that we are doing in is going to get to the president. >> host: what does that mean? when will the non-addictive pain medication become the rule is supposed to thehe exception? >> guest: because we -- what we did with 21st century it's often a problem. they have a hand on the burner and all of a sudden they don't realize they have burned their flesh. it's genetic. maybe work into all of that andth maybe turn those receptors off as an individual recovering from back surgery or knee surgery or whatever it be. >> host: are the cancers five to 10 years down the road? >> guest: i hope they are not pretty