mccaul: i've been in congress for 16 years.nk one of the most intense conversations i engaged in. took metory major, it back to the cuban missile crisis, where we had options on the table, what would be the appropriate response to not just tankers being shot in the strait of hormuz, but rather, a united states military asset worth $150 million. it was very intense. lead to aculation can larger war. there were various options on the table. to breachl you -- not any confidentiality, but there were options to strike, particularly the surface-to-air that was used to bring down the united states drone. that was one option. the intelligence community would tell you that if we kill iranians on iranian soil, it would only galvanize support for the ayatollah against the united states and israel. i think the president decided to, not unlike president kennedy, take a little bit of a step back, take a little bit of applause to not make -- a pause to not make a miscarriage relation and escalate the situation, but rather -- well, you could s

mccaul, for his partnership. this legislation really does represent the product of close bipartisan work on this committee since the start of this congress. i wish to thank mr. mccaul and other members of the committee, both democrats and republicans. and again, i hope with this bill's passage today the house is turning over a new leaf. i'm committed to making sure authorizing legislation for the state department is something we do regularly and is something that this body considers as must-pass. i'm proud of our work on this bill. i want to thank my staff and tank the staff on the minority side as well. i'm very proud of us working together as a team. i urge all members to support this. again, thank you, mr. mccaul. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york yields back. the time for debate has expired. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3352 as amended. those in favor say aye. hose opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3

mccaul: mr. speaker, the united states agency for international development does an incredible job of providing life-saving humanitarian assistance to vulnerable people all around the globe. i want to take this opportunity to commend our former colleague, administrator mark green, for his hard work at usaid. i've had many constructive conversations with him since becoming the lead republican on foreign affairs, and look forward to many more. this bill is actually his idea. with the primary goal of such assistance to save the lives of people in desperate need, we also want to ensure the recipients know that it is a gift from the people of the united states of america. we hear a lot about the need to maximize america's soft power, there's no better way to win the hearts and minds than by saving lives, feeding hungry children, and helping impoverished populations. that is why i introduced the branding modernization act, together with chairman engel. and while this bill places no mandates on usaid, a

representative mccaul hails from texas, as i think many of you know. is not only a sponsor of the we act but actually joined ivanka and mark in africa to launch wgdp overseas. congressman, you may be new as the lead republican to the powerful house foreign affairs committee, but when it comes to already creating an extraordinary legacy in terms of advancing america's interest in the world, all of us owe a great debt of gratitude to you. we're so honored to have you here. you'll be joined on stage by an influential members of the appropriations committee, the co-chair of the bipartisans women's caucus and one of the original co-sponsors and driver of the we act, florida congresswoman lois frankel. congresswoman, your commitment to women's economic empowerment has truly forever changed the lives of many women here in the u.s. and throughout the world, and we, too, all are very grateful for you. everyone please welcome congressman mccaul and congresswoman frankel. >> see if you can see me. these podiums -- first things, podiums are designed for me. i thin

mccaul. i never imagined that an amendment like this would get prop and go itesed as a pro-iran thing. i would remind my friend, mr. mccaul that, yes, the president stepped away from a military conflict that might have been just fight fide as an act of self-defense. i'm not in the practice of praising the president on this floor, but he took a prudent course a few weeks ago. there is absolutely no guarantee he will do so again. this amendment does one simple thing. it is not unprecedented. it's precedent -- its precedent is the united states constitution which vests war-making authority when it is not in self-defense, as mr. smith points out, exclusively in the congress. we may or may not like that idea. but it is the principle that we swore to uphold. i would just remind the chamber that every time we allow a democratic or a republican president to go to war without an authorization in this chamber, we shirk our constitutional duty, we fail to back our war fighters with the full and robust v

mccaul, is recognized. mr. mccaul: thank you, mr. speaker. i just want to go back to when we debated the yemen resolution, which i thought was once again pro-iran and pro-houthi rebel. and anti-israel. it's interesting after that passed, this chamber -- passed this chamber, that the houthi rebels celebrated a victory in the congress, that the american people, through the congress, actually supported them. we have to be responsible in our rhetoric on this floor and what we stand for. many in this body favor asking our partners around the world to step up and do more to help protect our shared interests. the president has called on other nations to take on the burden of defeating terrorism in the middle east and has committed our partners for their contributions to regional security. sharing this burden of collective security interests is really vital to ensuring the united states is not the only one bearing the costs in blood and treasure, for we have borne way too much in the middle east. . these arm sales are where the rubber hits the road f

miss mccaul was a wonderful teacher but i don't want to go back through it again. this is black and white. what are we not doing? instead of this morning at 9:00 on a friday on a flyout day when we are actually the chairman and i have a bill on the floor here in a little bit that actually touches real people's lives in new york from the 9/11 fund which is a very valid thing we need to be doing, yesterday we spent this entire committee time arguing over subpoenas and the discussion on the border but yet, why wouldn't we use this 9:00 time to actually have a markup of actual immigration bills such as mine that addresses border issues. you may disagree with what i propose but that's what markups are for. you have a bill. put your bills up. let's actually get to actually solving real issues instead of having theoretical college discussions on what is congress's power. if we don't know the what it is now, this hearing is not going to help us. it's ridiculous. legislation, i agree with the chairman. the chairman talked about election which actually the mueller report fou

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. >> reporter: skip mccaul manages a store for phantom fireworks, gee country's largest consumer fireworksailer. could it affect your business if these tariffs are applied? >> i think it will. i worry more about our employees. >> reporter: how many people do you employ? >> this time of year we're at eox. we're probably around 3,000 nationwide. >> reporter: wow. bruce zoldan is phantom's c.e.o. at this warehouse in youngstown, ohio, the shelves are packed with exploding novelties. all have traveled halfway around the world from china. but as president trump proposes tariffs of up to 25% on all chinese products, domestic fireworks sales could fizzle. >> we depend on china for a lot of imports of a lot of products. >> reporter: greg ipp is the "wall street journal's" chief economics commentator. he says prices of goods like fireworks are volatile because there aren't any american-made substitutes. a a lot of the stuff we import from china is only made from china. so american importers can absorb the costs or pass the costs on to their customers. >> reporter: so even if the price goes up by 25

i thank them for their leadership as well as eliot engel and michael mccaul. israel is by far our closest ally in the middle east, which we share common values, including a commitment to democracy and to the rule of law. sadly, israel often comes under attack at the united nations and in the region, both by words and by bullets. israel is judged by a double standard, by which real or imagined flaws are magnified while israel's virtues as a robust democracy are ignored. we must stand with israel, mr. speaker, and this bill is a means to achieve that. among other things, it would authorize -- and this is the core of the bill -- would authorize military financing for israel at $3.3 billion per year over 10 years, and enhanced cooperation with our key ally in a host of other areas from cybersecurity to agriculture to assisting veterans. it is mutually beneficial, allowing us to access israel's knowledge and the benefit from its leadership in sectors such as desalination technology, which helped make the desert bloom, which is the most evident ways that israel has

mccaul is the only bill out there as s. 1 moves through the senate with a large overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, not just words, but words followed up with action, real teeth to not only help this country and states that are standing up against the movement to give them some muscle, some ability to stand up. is there any indication that there might be movement on h.r. 336 to actually follow up the words with real action against the movement? mr. hoyer: in response to my friend, i will tell him that the committee did, in fact, mark up bills this past wednesday, yesterday, and those bills are being looked at to possibly move to the floor. mr. scalise: specifically, if i could my friend, h.r. 336 was not one of those bills that was marked up and only bills that were marked up were resolutions. again, while some of those resolutions might have some good language, there is no teeth, no policy, no change in law to give us more tools as a country to stand up to the movement to defend our friend, israel. it is rooted in anti-semitism to undermine israel's economy, which none of us want to see. but

you had the goodlatt and mccaul bill, you dealt with daca and loopholes. >> we fixed it.rit based immigration system. we most importantly did away the loopholes, these asylum laws that we need to change because that's the magnet that the cartels know how to exploit to get in family units into the united states. maria: but the democrats wouldn't sign it. >> every democrat voted against it. and we had a daca fix as well. very unfortunate we didn't pass that. maria: great to have you on the program this morning, sir. thank you very much for joining me. >> thanks maria. maria: congressman michael autism spectrum disorder he didn't have any friends as a result it broke my heart. ♪brother let me be your shelter♪ that was the inspiration behind my non-profit "score a friend" go! educating people to include the people with differences is so important because when jacob's included he feels like he can succeed in life and he feels like he actually has a purpose. >> ancient arrowheads -- an epic collection. >> there was probably 250,000. >> it's breathtaking. you're just overtaken b

mccaul, the bill that actually puts teeth in the law to stand up against the b.d.s. movement all around the world. here even sometimes in congress or in other states, but in other countries where they're trying to advance this movement, we need teeth, words and action. so these are words today. we need to follow it up with h.r. 336, real action. i would urge that we stand strong together, and with that, mr. speaker, i'd yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from florida, mrs. murphy. the speaker pro tempore: mrs. murphy from florida is recognized. mrs. murphy: thank you, mr. speaker. i strongly support the state of israel. it's a homeland for the jewish people and a sanctuary from anti-semitism. seal is a thriving democracy -- israel is a thriving democracy and its citizens have made enormous contributions to our global society. the u.s. has no better friend than israel and, y

you had the goodlatt and mccaul bill, you dealt with daca and loopholes. >> we fixed it.stem. we most importantly did away the loopholes, these asylum laws that we need to change because that's the magnet that the cartels know how to exploit to get in family units into the united states. maria: but the democrats wouldn't sign it. >> every democrat voted against it. and we had a daca fix as well. very unfortunate we didn't pass that. maria: great to have you on the program this morning, sir. thank you very much for joining me. >> thanks maria. maria: congressman michael maria: congressman michael with all that usaa offers why go with anybody else? we know their rates are good, we know that they're always going to take care of us. it was an instant savings and i should have changed a long time ago. we're the tenney's and we're usaa members for life. call usaa to start saving on insurance today. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. and my side super soft? with the sleep number 360

they passed tens of bills that are in front of senator mccaul right now, that he refuses to act on they have been trying to pass policy. they relented a little bit and gave donald trump $4.8 billion for the border wall. when they talk about democrats not taking action to secure the border, that's really not true. but there is a growing number of dams that support impeachment. but i think we are running up against a sort of tight time frame with the election coming up. it's in 60 months or so. we are about a year from conventions. i don't know, we will see. 180 dems is an increase but they are still well short, as you mentioned. we are seeing more of the country come on board and i think that's what speaker pelosi has been waiting for. recent polls suggest that while over 50% seem to support impeachment, although it's pretty split down the middle. i think she's waiting for these investigations to wrap up, into his finances. maybe that will lead to more support. and it makes sense. but we don't want to risk the house majority the impeachment. >> julie: noelle, you are nodding your head. f

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h.r. 336, a bill introduced by ranking member mccaul, combines four various policy initiatives that deal with the united states-israel relationship. this legislation authorizes assistance in weapons transfers to israel. it extends defense cooperation with jordan, and establishes additional sanctions on individuals supporting the syrian government. most importantly this bill allows states to die vest from entities -- divest from entities that are boycotting israel. just this week the house passed with bipartisan support a resolution opposing the anti-israel, anti-semitic boycott divestment and sanctions movement also own as b.d.s. that resolution was a great steppingstone. but we need to do more. now we must pass legislation with some teeth. there is no doubt that israel is our greatest ally in the middle east, and it's the only jewish state. since her birth 71 years ago, the u.s.-israel relationship has continued to grow stronger as we find new means for cooperation and ensure the safety of her and her people. it's time for the democrat leadership to bring this crucial bill to the house

mccaul is the only bill out there as s. 1 moves through the senate with a large overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, not just words, but words followed up with action, real teeth to not only help this country and states that are standing up against the movement to give them some muscle, some ability to stand up. is there any indication that there might be movement on h.r. 336 to actually follow up the words with real action against the movement? mr. hoyer: in response to my friend, i will tell him that the committee did, in fact, mark up bills this past wednesday, yesterday, and those bills are being looked at to possibly move to the floor. mr. scalise: specifically, if i could my friend, h.r. 336 was not one of those bills that was marked up and only bills that were marked up were resolutions. again, while some of those resolutions might have some good language, there is no teeth, no policy, no change in law to give us more tools as a country to stand up to the movement to defend our friend, israel. it is rooted in anti-semitism to undermine israel's economy, which none of us want to see. but

. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage congressman michael mccaul interviewed by anchor editor in chief of i-24 news mccoury. [applause] [inaudible] >> it is an honor to be here as well. thank you. inaudible] [inaudible] >> i have been in congress for 16 years. i think it is the one of the most intense conversations i have engaged in. i was a history major. it took me back to the cuban missile crisis. where we had to decide options on the table. what would be the appropriate response to not just tankers being shot in the strait of hormuz but rather the united states military asset worth about $150 million. it was very intense. one miscalculation can lead to a larger war. there were various options on the table. i will tell you, not to breach any confidentiality, but there were options to strike, particularly the surface to air tosile vehicle that was used bring down the united states thrown. -- drone. that was one option. the intelligence committee will tell you if we kill iranians on iranian soil, it will only galvanize support for the ayatollah against the united state

the colonists -- mccaul association said imports have exceeded quotas in the first six months of the year. it also said overseas orders will decline because domestic demand for coal is faltering. japan's deadliest fire into decades has killed 30 -- in two decades has killed 33 people. 36 are being treated for injuries in the hospital. police say a man burst into the building, hurling flammable liquid. he tried to escape that collapsed on the street and was captured by staff. he was detained and taken to a hospital with injuries. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am jessica summers. this is bloomberg. all right. thanks very much. tensions between washington and tehran continue to rise. the latest sign of military conflict in the gulf. president trump said a u.s. warship distrained a drone in the state of formulas -- strait of hormuz. let's cross to derek wallbank. have we seen any fallout from the latest tension reflected in the oil crisis? derek: right now, what we are sort of w

mccaul, the ranking member. it is a bill that urges extensions of the new start treaty. russia's broad range and destabilizing influence is well known. we need to concxds con train russia's arsenal to the best of our ability and we have an effective tool in place. and we have heard from so many leaders why this is so important. like the general commander of the united states strategic command -- the chair: the gentleman from new york. mr. engel: i yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from assachusetts, mr. moulton. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. moulton: i just want to point out i agree with my colleague that this treaty is outdated and russia and china are developing weapons that exceed what is included here. but all the more reason why we need the time by extending this treaty to develop a stronger replacement. we shouldn't do what russia wants. that's why i oppose this president, which russia wants. we need to have a stronger replacement for this treaty and this amendment does exactly that. it gives us the time to get there while ensuring our safety. the cha

mccaul of texas, for his collegiality. we are againly bipartisan on the foreign affairs committee and when we -- generally are bipartisan on the foreign affairs committee, and when we do it's the issues. i have enormous respect for mr. mast which he knows about. and -- but i would say that this today is not a referendum on iran. i agree with everything that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have said about iran. its bad intentions, bad behavior. i agree. but again i say as i said before, it doesn't mean we give another country be it an ally or not, a blank check to do whatever it pleases. in this particular case the conduct of the war in yemen is just something that we cannot just turn our heads away and say oh, well, this is the war, and the iranians are bad so therefore we are going to look the other way. if we are talking about american weapons, we can demand better. so i think that these measures are a chance for the congress to take back some of the power granted by the constitution. to say that we won't st

now, we have that and then just yesterday on special report representative michael mccaul said this.listen. >> i must say the president exercised great caution in trying to de-escalate this conflict, not escalate it. one thing he made clear in the room was that he will not stand for a nuclear iran. and that is his red line. if iran chooses to cross that red line and get nuclear weapons, he will respond in full force. >> alicia: respond in full force. exactly how do you see that? >> well, firstly i would say that iran is resorting to blackmail here and let's not forget we are dealing with one of the most barbaric regimes on the face of the earth. they're hell bent on developing a nuclear weapons program. it is not interested in abiding by the iran nuclear deal and why the united states withdrew from this disastrous agreement. and president trump is sending exactly the right message to the iranian regime that the united states and the free world will stand up to evil and the u.s. is applying a policy of maximum pressure against iran which is working. the u.s. sanctions that are in plac