southeastern michigan. at the same time, the northern part of michigan was largely farming as a major industry. the advantage -- the advances of technology resulted in new motorizedes like the tractor. other scientific breakthroughs in farming and agriculture helped usher in a new era of farming in michigan and enabled family farms to grow in -- into sustainable businesses. early in the 20th century, 25% of michigan farmers were dairy farmers. while the factories are booming in michigan, we have got farming on a larger scale happening. both worlds exist simultaneously. we have now moved into the part of the museum that talks about michigan during world war ii. particular, the production that took place. 1940, right before the u.s. entered world war ii, our president put a call out. most -- thee the great arsenal of democracy. >> we needed to create the projects that would help the allies win. michigan and detroit in particular were quick to answer the call. most factories are companies making consumer produ

one of the biggest early manufacturing successes in michigan's history was the fact that michigan, by 1900, had become the stove capital of the world. jeremiah and james dwyer were two brothers who founded three of the four most successful stove companies in detroit's history and here are some examples of the cast iron stoves that they made at their factories out of iron that was mined in the upper peninsula. so at the turn of the 20th century, about 1900, michigan really became known for the city that it's still known for today, and that is the manufacture of automobiles. in order for that to happen, we had to have the successes from the early industries, money and capital that could invest in these new companies from the former industries of lumbering and mining, those initial investors had a lot of money to invest. we also have the infrastructure and the factories that made the stoves, that made the transportation vehicles. could be repurposed for this new phenomenon of the gasoline engine. and i think the last piece that really helped michigan become the motor state was the ingenu

we will head east down michigan avenue. we are headed toward michigan state university.e are going into east lansing. east lansing was actually built around michigan state university. it was an answer to the university. itn the university started, was the first land-grant college in the united states. was the first university to study scientific agriculture. it has always been an agricultural school. it is out here in the middle of nowhere. they have to have housing for faculty and students. east lansing has actually built up around michigan state university. on the right-hand side, we are coming into campus. it is huge campus. the a great is phenomenal -- ac reage is phenomenal. there is a lot of green space. it is phenomenal. >> we have been all around lansing and east lansing. we have seen the university and state capitol. someone lives in reno, nevada, they don't know anything about what would michigan, you really want them to know about your city? >> i would like them to know that it is not just a government sending, anna -- a government city, and not just a car cit

the gentleman from michigan. mr. huizenga: can i inquire about the remaining time on each side and whether the gentlelady is prepared to close at this time. the chair: the gentleman has 21 1/2 minutes. the gentlelady from california has 14 minutes. mr. huizenga: is the gentlelady prepared to close? the chair: the gentlelady from california prepared to close? ms. waters: i'm prepared to close. the chair: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. huizenga: i would prepare to close on the general debate on the bill as well. as want to point out that my colleague from missouri and i were chatting a little bit about this, it's amazing when this issue to a head at the end of the obama administration, there was a massive move away from the securities and exchange commission where this reg-best interest traditionally has been the domain of such a regulation and it was moved over to the department of labor. why? because the administration believed they needed to move so quickly and couldn't get the securities and exchang

district, michigan's 14th congressional district, and michigan's 13th congressional district. also during his time in congress, he chaired the house oversight committee, and also the house judiciary committee. and served as dean of the house. at this time i would like to bring forward my colleague and the amazing john lewis, who will have comments about the passing and honoring of our colleague , john all are mourning conyers who impacted so many of s in this country. mr. lewis: mr. speaker, i wanted to thank the young lady from michigan. well, you're still very young. for bringing us together to . nor john conyers the former dean of the house of representatives. and the co-founder of the congressional black caucus. ohn conyers was born at a time when we needed someone to stand up, to speak up and speak out and to get in the way of what i call good trouble, necessary trouble. as a matter of fact, john conyers and martin luther king jr. were born the same year. , faith, maybe history maybe god almighty placed two of them here -- the two of them here to work together. before bei

huizenga of michigan. pursuant to house resolution 629, the gentleman from michigan, mr. huizenga, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the from michigan. mr. huizenga: thank you, mr. chair. we just heard a little other side of the the aisle can be easily explained. they don't understand the power federal government fully growth in an deter our economy. it's not one big giant thing. death by a thousand cuts. atmosphere or he destroying the atmosphere in an allows nnovation, growth, and allows the has preneurial spirit that set america apart from the rest of the world. it's putting it on the chopping block. that's why i oppose this bill. . once again we are using the massive power of the federal overnment to bully companies around because i'm kind of curious, if this is all about foreign jobs, why in the world under section a-i we are going to need all this information, desegregated by state, by state. this has nothing to do with whether a job's going to mexico or china or vietnam or canada. it has to do whether it's going from michiga

one is to keep the talent home, because michigan is a fertile place for corporations to grow. to several corporations that have been here, started here and were acquired by tech staynies that elected to in detroit because of the talent that is here and people want to be here. what the mayor has done with detroit and the position it is in, it is a place where people really want to be. where young people want to be. wherek corporations go the talent is and those young people today are also starting up companies. so it was really kind of a natural thing. it is great at this time of what is going on in the country that andoit is welcoming this not making it an obstacle for companies to start up or to grow here. in ais a big difference lot of cities today, if you see what new york did with amazon. where doesr dugan, this fit in your overall plan for revitalization, if i can put it that way, of detroit? this university of michigan venture does not require city funds, but you have asked for $250 million to bond from the city council, which is still pending. is it time to start taxing

both michigan and ohio wanted that. for trapper familiar with the area came down to the legislature and reminded them if they jury that line as described in the ordinance, they will lose the toledo area, we know today. they made an adjustment and moved the line northward as they reached lake erie. that went into the statehood application, was approved by congress, and there was a committee that said we should take a look at that and no one really stopped it. the 1830's, michigan territories getting ready for their state for -- statehood and they want to settle this. same time, the miami canal would be a huge economic development project at the time. that was when the militia came down and confronted the surveyors who tried to affirm the ohio line. they fired -- fired shots over their head and rescued nine of the survey crew. things in washington began bubbling up. this could turn into a civil war, the last thing we need. we really just need to get the whole thing settled. have been mediating for quite a while trying to

we lost by michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania. he can win michigan, wisconsin and probably pennsylvania. host: why and how? whenever some people are looking for in trump and i hope many of them deeply regret it, bernie is not part of the system that they see as corrupt. not speaking to their needs. across the speak street here spending most of their time raising money for the next election. peoplei think to most even if you aren't for bernie you would say he's the real deal. he says he is. he will follow through. he will not be bought off. inwill stand for the things the things that i stand for. we have a great group of people running for president. many good people running and i like at least half of them. what i've been telling people is if you believe the polls that say the top five in a head-to-head with trump according to most of the polls would win. so if you believe that we can beat trump then you should in the primaries vote for the person who most closely resembles the things you believe in. wins we getever behind that pe

slotkin of michigan. the chair: the gentlelady from michigan and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from michigan. ms. slotkin: i rise in support of an amendment to the shield act which takes a step towards solving a tough complicated outstanding challenge in preventing foreign influence in our electrics and that is closing loopholes that allow lobbyists of foreign governments to contribute to u.s. campaigns. no matter who we are or what party we are from, we don't want foreigners playing in our political process. d this closes loopholes so foreigners cannot buy ads for or against a candidate. that idea was simple particularly on social media. so why then if we are not letting foreign entities buy ads is it ok that lobbyists for foreign governments are able to contribute to candidates' campaigns and otherwise influence u.s. elections? there is some work to be done this, but in order to properly close these loopholes we need to understand what those loophol

district, michigan's 14th congressional district, and michigan's 13th congressional district. also during his time in congress, he chaired the house oversight committee, and also the house judiciary committee. and served as dean of the house. at this time i would like to bring forward my colleague and the amazing john lewis, who will have comments about the passing and honoring of our colleague , john all are mourning conyers who impacted so many of s in this country. mr. lewis: mr. speaker, i wanted to thank the young lady from michigan. well, you're still very young. for bringing us together to . nor john conyers the former dean of the house of representatives. and the co-founder of the congressional black caucus. ohn conyers was born at a time when we needed someone to stand up, to speak up and speak out and to get in the way of what i call good trouble, necessary trouble. as a matter of fact, john conyers and martin luther king jr. were born the same year. , faith, maybe history maybe god almighty placed two of them here -- the two of them here to work together. before bei

when michigan was there. what happened was that michigan got a little bit more aggressive and decided that we are going to start arresting people if they try to do anything and claim that it is in ohio. has a formal militia as well. that's when they decided we need to get the federal government to step in. we don't really want anyone to get hurt here. what happened was andrew jackson was president at the time. never member this is an 1835. injured jackson was looking for reelection. a while ohio had votes. it have none. so guess who won. ohio was eventually given to toledo. this would have been in michigan had it not been 1835. we would have been sitting in michigan. but as it turned out ohio was given toledo in michigan was given the peninsula. it really wasn't over at that point. in fact, the ohio michigan war which really began and took place in 1835 and 36. it really wasn't settled until 1973. the reason for that was the boundary happened with the boundary of lake erie. as they eventually decided they too

michigan was a territory and had none so guess who one? ohio was eventually given toledo and toledo and the bc behind me would have been in michigan had it not been for that move in 1835 very possibly we would have been standing in michigan, but as it turned out ohio was given toledo, and a michigan was given the upper peninsula. but and i say but because it really wasn't over at that point took in fact, the ohio michigan war, the toledo war which really began and took place in 1835, 1836 was when it was a settled, it really wasn't settled until 1973 and the reason for that was that the boundary and lake erie because lake erie, michigan and ohio shared shoreline on the western end of lake erie. where does the boundary go when it hits the late? does it go straight across the lake or the curve? well, as they eventually decided and it took the supreme court to do it in 1973, decided it actually curves so there's a little tiny island called turtle island in lake erie which for many years had been half of michigan and half of ohio. after the co

michigan they do a spectacular job and doing that and bracing that particular program. it will be a vital piece of a medicare for all. it would allow the private sector to continue to compete for patients in that environment. the advantage programs would be reimbursed by the government. the government would pay the medicare advantage programs who in turn would contract and pay and incentivize the providers. so it could be a cornerstone link just as it is today in the existing medicare programs. get to the we lightning round, how about pharmaceutical costs. it isre an answer and almost on a daily basis that you and the politics of washington around pharma. where is this going and is there a solution. mr. serota: there must be a solution because we cannot afford the current trajectory of the pharmacy benefit. i think the answer lies in a couple things. transparency. understanding the pricing formulas. and at lies in injecting some new competitors into the marketplace. and i think all of those are coming and i say stay tuned for exciting announcements in that space with re

in michigan, law basically states that people can commit crimes.n't some form of, you know -- cannot commit a crime. >> an animal cannot commit a crime or be charged in the state? >> exactly. >> is it possible the dog knew what it was doing? >> that, i don't know. i really wouldn't be able to tell you that. the dog was cute dressed up as a hunter. no doubt about it. i mean, it was a funny picture. to look at, it was kind of neat. >> yup. this was the kind of place i was from. box of 270s. >> there you go. >> perfect. whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. sorry about that. sorry. >> it's all right. didn't discharge. >> you don't need no gun control. we need some bullet control. we need to control the bullets. that's right. i think all bullets should cost $5,000. $5,000 for a bullet. you know why? because if a bullet costs $5,000, there'd be no more innocent bystanders. every time somebody gets shot, you be like, dang, he must have done something. that [ bleep ] spent $5,000 worth of bullets on him. people will think before they kill somebody if a bullet costs $5,

businessmen got together and said, you know we have 53 acres and if you real builder factory and michigan, and they rebuilt the factory in detroit and build the factory and lansing all in 1901 and by the end of 19 oh honor they had built 525 cars on an assembly line that was invented way before henry did. so the first car that came to the production was this, it put automobile and him on the map, he was a pioneer in the automobile industry, it has a gasoline engine, it is still on underneath the car, it had a tailor steering and he was very easy to operate, you crank the motor up on the side and it had two years a slow speed and a top speed and a reverse gear in it, that was very successful and they build 525 the first year and more in the second and third and that is what propelled this into business. in building these cars he also builds what we call a progressive assembly line, this car moved from station to station and this was 1901, henry didn't sell his first car until 1907 then he watch this and said i can do a better, i can put a belt in here and i can make this assembly line a be

when michigan was 4%, we were 8%, 9%. strange. when i'm in canada, i see black people everywhere. and yellow people. and brown people. and 13% of the country is nonwhite. so the canadians are pretty much just like us. the reason that they have so few murders has to be because they've got so few guns. what kind of gun dozen you own? >> i hunt. i own rifles and shotguns, i own pistols. >> how many guns total? >> probably about seven. >> seven guns? do you have a gun? >> i have a few guns. >> how many guns do you have? >> half a dozen. >> you could name how many people right now that own guns that you know? >> two, three, a dozen? more than that. >> there's a tremendous amount of gun ownership. we're a large country geographically, we grew up with hunting and fishing being a tradition. >> canada, a population around 30 million, there's about 10 million families, best estimate in the region of 7 million guns. wow, canada was one gun-loving, gun-toting, gun-crazy country. >> i can buy a gun any time i want. >> i see you're a g

>> so last cycle michigan elected gretchen. instead of a republican meeting the present on the tarmac at the very appealing, very effective democratic governor album. they already had ed.d. in pennsylvania. we have went to stay in wisconsin. he's much less of a political dynamo. i can't express enough, oakland county will be a problem. like wayne county would be a problem. he's got to, the spread or he can't win in michigan, like that's the play and in the upper peninsula. it is these economic blue-collar voters were talking about. he wasn't that far off in new hampshire. she wasn't that far off in arizona. there's way you work for map in different scenarios, these three, that's what people will be watching on election night 100%. >> if you look at those states, every one of those states, pennsylvania, wisconsin throw in florida, all those states all have a republican running for senate who outperformed trump on the ballot. none of the states have republican running for senate. none of them. there's no ron johnson, marco rubio,

what is the mood you're picking up around michigan? is trump vulnerable in michigan? do you feel that you will be victorious? what's the mood you're picking up in a state that was one of three that flipped the electoral college his way? >> that's right. in fact, michigan will likely be one of the key battleground states of the country. everybody knows that's going to happen. as far as i'm concerned, i'm going to keep focusing on the issues i've always focused on, which is to make sure we're dealing with the health care costs, especially skyrocketing prescription costs. we want to make sure everyone has skilled training so everyone has a shot at the middle class, as well as protecting the great lakes, which is an incredibly important issue for us in michigan. to your question, the point especially with the actions in syria, i've certainly just really noticed a real change in how people are looking at the president and how erratic he is behaving, particularly in the area of foreign policy, something that you expect the president to be a steady hand for the united states

in fact, the michigan plan here, blue cross blue shield of michigan is one of the leaders in that movement about 5000 physicians operate here on the patient centered medical home. an environment where the primary care physician begins to manage or take ownership of the full spectrum of care of the people who are part of his or her practice. we try to do that across the country and then in fact, our system alone, 70 million americans get their care through some forum of a value -based care arrangement. the goal there is to focus our reimbursement on improving the outcomes that our patients received. ensuring results. we have had diminished readmissions to the hospital and diminish emergency room utilization increased compliance with chronic disease treatments and protocols. we have a whole host of activities that are beginning to show positive results. long made it through to a short question. >> a lot of insurance companies and businesses offer wellness programs and incentives so if you quit smoking or you lose weight, i just wondered how effective are these. are they worth businesses inve

>> in michigan, i'm not actually aware how long this result will get back to us. we do have regular communications withmm them and cdc, unaware about how long it will take to get those results back. >> this is the relatively new outbreak, i'm still waiting for results. we have not gotten results back but communication from the fda talking about what they have been fighting and again not one specific additive. it's a broad range of at adages. qualitative but not quantitative. >> are for was sent in mid august and we haven't received any of the results yet back yet. >> are information is quantitative as well. >> getting back, you do surfing the web, showing a picture of a hoodie. actually shared a recording of a vaping advice. i don't know that it was an illicit site or if it was just focused towards people doing this i not wanting others to see them. moving forward, a lot of illicit products. i am out of time. as my state when your states are doing to move forward. i wheeled back. >> the acting chair, thanks. [laughter] >> thank you, on august 23rd of this year, we

or iowa or michigan would care about as opposed to other issues you would talk about on the stump? why talk about this tonight? >> because it came up. because it came up, and while we're on the subject of the responsibility of big tech and while we're on the subject of what should be regulation and oversight, what should be standards for operation, what should be an understanding that they have an outsized ability to influence perception, such as what happens when facebook issues ads that are clearly false. >> mm-hmm. >> such as when russia uses social media and social networks to influence the election of the president of the united states. we have to have a very serious conversation about what should be the rules placed on these private corporations. and in that context, twitter has a responsibility. >> this is the first debate since the impeachment inquiry began. did that change the dynamic onstage at all? did it change the focus at all because obviously it's no longer just talk at the house of representatives. they are actually beginning an inquiry on impeachment. >> i mean i t

it was relevant to all of the races in michigan at the time. the impact of that premature removal from the race resulted in losses not just of the state by the presidential candidate, there are connections beyond just the presidential and why making a platform >> available to every voter, everyone gets to play and -- >> everyone up and down the system benefits from it. >> if we went to a national popular vote, how would it affect voter turnout? i spoke to republicans in maryland who said my vote does not count in the presidential race. a lot of people feel that way. would it help it significantly? >> i absolutely believe it would. one of the key reasons why people don't turn out to vote is because they feel like their vote doesn't matter. it is in apathy that continues to grow. campaigns are not reaching out to you and it is a vicious cycle that continues. virginia is a good example. in 2000, virginia was solidly republican so nobody hosted any events there. flash forward to 2016, virginia is a contested state. you saw 23 presidential events th

including michigan and noinl.ack brandon peters will be able to play .former michigan quarterback but michigan has a big stretch of schedule coming up. >> and michigan in next week down the road next we can. be careful with illinois luby smith has ha team that the at least is competitive and most games played. they're more athletic. any time michigan offense goes on the road it's a challenge until they kind of figure some more things out up-front with the offensive line. michigan will bin win that game but may have the work cut out for them. >> florida state and clemson for a long time a rivalry in the acc depending where the line closes, the seminoles might be the biggest underdog since 1978 against the reigning champions. >> if that don't say where they are in the state of the program, i don't know if anything else can. it's the team trying to compete with clemson. you're talking about them having close no 40 yeerps the biggest underdog they've been. i think that athletically they can challenge clemson. i think

and they mean something in michigan's 11th district. to the manufacturer in livonia. to the small business in novi. to the hub of automobile manufacturing taking place in auburn hills, that i-57 corridor. and yet we want to compete. we want to sell. we want the investment in our american work force. who and how are we paying for it? this is a referendum. on our economic policy. and is coming from agencies administrators, who the body i serve in has oversight, appropriate, and authorizing authority over. ur federal deficit has swelled to nearly $1 trillion. it is basically at $1 trillion. in this year. it happened quietly. it was maybe a peep of a headline. we can't even fathom what a $1 trillion deficit in this country means. this isn't to shame any individual about their spending habits because i guarantee you, any of my colleagues engaging in such personal egregious behavior would be declared bankrupt and unfit for office. our nation cannot function with $1 trillion deficit for the long term. of everyat the expense american. undue and larly an saddled burden to the

a and a michigan association of broadcasters and to american heart association awards. deanna holds a bachelor science degree from michigan and earned a doctor of podiatry degree from the williams school of medicine in chicago. she completed residency at the phoenix community hospital. it is my pleasure to introduce them. let's give them a warm welcome. we look for to their conversation. [applause] deanna: good afternoon. i'm thrilled to be here with the detroit economic club. thank you for having me and scott. we are going to be talking about the vision for the future of health care. a lot of people i talked to over the past few weeks found out that i was going to be meeting with you today. they all had questions that i should ask you. one question kept showing up over and over and over. so let's start with this. i'm sure it is something you have never heard. they want to know why is health care so expensive for consumers and business as in our country? scott: that's an easy question. i will get to the question. but i did not get a lot of applause when you said i'm a p

wisconsin,sylvania, michigan, that is a lot of blue-collar workers. these are people donald trump talks about a lot. they have been left behind by the democratic party. for years they voted straight democratic ticket. they were not talked to. issues, but they were not talking about jobs and providing and making sure families could grow their income and businesses. trump started talking about that and talking to those voters. we are looking at bringing call pennsylvania, a lot of blue-collar voters. there are growing jobs there. michigan and wisconsin, these are hard-working workers that understand trump. we saw voters moved from the democratic side to the president's side in 2016. now we need to hang onto those votes. host: is it difficult for democrats to make an argument in those states when the economy is doing well and you have 50 year historic unemployment? yes and no. obviously we did a terrible job of it in 2016, or we would have won those states. i don't think we have quite found the right way to talk to these voters. we do a good job of talki

. >> reporter: including in kailee's home town of pawpaw, michigan. >> odds of me getting it again are slim to none but it is terrifying that it's right in your back door. >> it can really strike anyone of any age. >> reporter: the disease has claimed at least nine lives in four states including michigan, rhode island, massachusetts and connecticut. >> this is a serious public health concern. >> reporter: there are reportedly around 30 confirmed or probable cases in seven states. those diagnosed with eee are fighting for their lives. like 5-year-old sophia garabedian. after several weeks in boston children's hospital she's recovered enough to be moved to a rehab facility. communities in affected areas aren't taking any chances. pawpaw school district superintendent rick reo sent home cautionary letters. >> we've gotten information out to our parents regarding safety precautions that they can use to keep their kids safe. >> reporter: they're also hitting the brakes on nighttime football games. >> all of our contests have to be played before dusk. they've tried to get everything done bef

former michigan kwrj but michigan has a big stretch coming up. >> and michigan neck week down the road. next week at penn state. be careful with illinois because laub luby smith that has been competitive in most games they played. they are much morp athletic any time michigan offense is on the road it's a challenge any they kind of figure some things out up front with the offensive line. so michigan will win that game but may have the work cut out for them. >> florida state and clemson for a long time rivalry in the acc, depending where the line closes, the seminoles might be the biggest underdog they have been since 1978 against the reigning champions. >> if that don't say where they are in the state of the program, i don't know if anything else can. it's the team trying to compete with clemson. you're talking about them having close to 40 years being the biggest yawned dog they've been. i think athletically they can chamg clemson. i think a bye week and negativenous noise and doubting of clemson bad timing for willy tag art going into death valley. >> if you like the tackling penn st

i had two friends from michigan who warned me about michigan. congresse members of from michigan who warned me about michigan. watch out. she may not have this in the bag. did charlie listen? no. [laughter] the thing is, there were these warning signals. you don't know which ones to pay attention to. bill: more and more people are also looking, is it realistic, at texas? six republican members of congress have announced they are retiring. some people read as they know texas could be moving purple or maybe even light blue. charlie: texas is getting less republican. texas is in the process of becoming a purple state. several of these people, there is not a chance they could lose. they were safe. i think part of it was a reflection of an expectation republicans are not going to get -- back in the house anytime soon. it's like, being a minority in the house kind of sucks. particularly, if you have been term limited out of being a committee or subcommittee chair or ranking member. it is changing. a lot of people recognize the growing minority populat

including michigan and noinl. don't know if the noirl quarterback will be able to play the former michigan quarterback. but michigan has a big schedule coming up after the game. >> they do. michigan next week and down the road bigger games next week at penn state be careful with illinois because luby smith has a hemithat has been competitive in most games they played. they're much more athletic. any time michigan offense goes on the road it's a challenge until they kind of figure some more things out up front with offensive line. michigan will win that game but i think they may have the work cut out >> florida state and clemson a long time rivalry in the acc depending where the line closes the sem gnomes might be the biggest underdog since 1978 against the reigning champions. >> if that don't say where they are in the state of the practice program, i don't think i don't know if anything else can. it's the team trying to compete with clemson. you're talking about them being the biggest underdog they've been. i thin

she has received multiple awards for the reporting including six emmy award nominations and michigan association of broadca broadcasters award and two american heart association awards. she holds a bachelor of science degree in nutrition from michigan state university and also in podiatrist college, and holds a fellow at phoenix hospital. so it is my please suure to introduce scott serota and deanna lights and we look forward to their conversation. >> hi. good afternoon. i'm thrilled to be here with the detroit economic club. thank you for having me and scott. i wanted to officially welcome you. >> thank you. >> so we are going to be talking about the vision for the future of health care and when a lot of people that i talk to over the past few weeks found out that i was going to be meeting with you today, they all had some questions that i should ask you. >> ugh oh. >> and one question kept showing up over and over and over, so, let's start with this, and i am sure it is something that you have never heard. they want to know why is health care so expensive for consumers and business

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom michigan seek recognition? without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. the impeachment inquiry under way in the house has been shrouded in secret meetings and out of view of the american people my constituents have told me that they oppose this investigation and they believe the house should be taking up legislation that needs to be done to help hardworking michigan residents. first and foremost, the house should pass the united states-mexico-canada trade agreement without delay. this agreement will benefit hardworking michigan residents, especially in industries vital oour -- to our state like manufacturing an agriculture. they'll have new markets for their products and the profits they make will come back to our communities in mid and northern michigan. mr. moolenaar: i've also been a strong advocate for the great lakes restoration initiative and funding construction of a new lock at the hsu locks. yet these priorities are fund a temporary stopgap. after weeks of

as my good friend, chairman of the michigan party at the time, the 2008 cycle, michigan was a big player until the mccain campaign decided to pull out. right? and made this conclusion, this is no longer relevant. it was relevant to all the races that were taking place in michigan at that time. and the impact of that premature removal from the race resulted in losses not just of the state by the presidential candidate, but down ballot as well. you can see there are connections here beyond just the presidential, and why making as nor put up the platform available to every voter purchase of a compatibility gets to and 81 up and down the system benefits from it. >> brianna, if we went to a national popular vote, how would it affect voter turnout? i've talked to republicans of maryland to literally said recently my vote doesn't count in the presidential but a lot of people feel that way. we did help significantly? >> i absolutely believe that it would. so we see that one of the key reasons why people don't like to trip to vote is because if you like to vote doesn't matter. if this apathy that

it was relevant to all of the races in michigan at the time. premature of that removal from the race resulted the statenot just of by the presidential candidate, -- there are connections beyond just the presidential and why making a platform available to every voter, everyone gets to play and everyone up and down the system benefits from it. >> if we went to a national itular vote, how would affect voter turnout? i spoke to republicans in maryland who said my vote does not count in the presidential race. a lot of people feel that way. would it help it significantly? >> i absolutely believe it would. one of the key reasons people don't turn out to vote is because they feel like their vote doesn't matter. it is in apathy that continues to grow. campaigns are not reaching out to you and it is a vicious cycle that continues. virginia is a good example. in 2000, virginia was solidly republican so nobody hosted any events there. flash forward to 2016, virginia is a contested state. he saw 23 presidential events there. individuals in virginia and it u

i come from the great state of michigan. and this is something that i have heard from my residents, from all corridors throughout my district. we are home to great equine farms as well as other establishments that care for animals and that is a message we want to put forward and stop animal abuse on the front end and domestic abuse that may arise it. i led the department of justice appropriations process that directs the use of department of justice funds to enforce our nation's animal cruelty laws and today with the pact act we are realizing another important step in protecting the rights of animals and stopping abuse before it starts. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. reschenthaler: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. deutch: i'm prepared to close so i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his tim

one of the places on how people vote is michigan.te president trump won by just 11,000 votes. miguel marquez is out front. >> all-important mccomb county, michigan, has impeachment dented the president's support here. >> reporter: did you vote for the president or clinton in 2016? >> the president. >> reporter: the president. are you still just as happy with him? >> no comment. >> reporter: some of the president's supporter on the fence, but most we spoke to see impeachment is little more than politics. >> i think it's a lot of just people don't like him and they want him out of office. the left and the media. >> reporter: john scans voted for trump in 2016 and had concerns early on. six months ago he thought joe biden might be an option. now he says the push for impeachment has him supporting the president more than ever. >> they're there for one thing now and one thing only and that's to try to impeach the president. >> reporter: democrats here say moving forward with the impeachment process could sway voters to their side. >> it d

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom michigan seek recognition? without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. the impeachment inquiry under way in the house has been shrouded in secret meetings and out of view of the american people my constituents have told me that they oppose this investigation and they believe the house should be taking up legislation that needs to be done to help hardworking michigan residents. first and foremost, the house should pass the united states-mexico-canada trade agreement without delay. this agreement will benefit hardworking michigan residents, especially in industries vital oour -- to our state like manufacturing an agriculture. they'll have new markets for their products and the profits they make will come back to our communities in mid and northern michigan. mr. moolenaar: i've also been a strong advocate for the great lakes restoration initiative and funding construction of a new lock at the hsu locks. yet these priorities are fund a temporary stopgap. after weeks of

he is the product of a small town in the middle west, having been born overlay general store in michigan1902. he was the only child of george dewey, county republican leader and the publisher of the local newspaper. local residents like to point to the school where young tom got his early education before going on to get his degree at the university of michigan. in a nearby church which the dewey family attended regularly tom was a member of the choir. , in the same neighborhood where tom grew up, his mother lives today, and like all mothers is proud of her son and his achievements. >> you must be proud of tom. >> i think everyone is happy that his success. of course he was always a worker. when he worked, he worked hard. when he played he played hard. i do know he has the best interests of our country at heart. ♪ announcer: though today he is governor of the most populous state in the union, tom dewey cherishes the moment he can relax on his farm in new york and live the simple family life so many millions of americans know and love. at home in the out-of-doors from his own early boyhoo

. >>> let's bring in democratic congresswoman debbie dingell of michigan.gresswoman, thanks for joining us. what's your reaction to bill taylor's opening statement and his testimony? he says he was informed, told, that president trump wanted a public commitment from the president of ukraine to conduct these investigations that would help trump politically in exchange for military aid. >> jake good to be with you. again, i wasot hearings. it is reports that we are hearing of what he said. so -- and i think it's good the hearings are happening and because this whole investigation matters because of what it's doing to our national security. but if true, if that is what he said it should be deeply disturbing. we cannot have somebody using our country's national security, our resources, for personal gain or to undermine an election. so i'm continuing to let the committees do their work, get the information, be as transparent at possible, tell the american people what's happening, but if these reports are true it should bother all of us. >> just this afternoon se

well, miguel marquez went to michigan, a state president trump flipped to his way in 2016.tant mccomb county, michigan, has impeachment dented the president's support here? did you vote for the president or clinton in 2016? >> the president. >> reporter: the president. are you still just as happy with him? >> no comment. >> reporter: some of the president's supporters are on the fence. but most we speak to see impeachment as little more than politics. >> i think it's a lot of just people don't like him and they want him out of office. the left and the media. >> reporter: john scance voted for trump in 2016 and had concerns early on. six months ago he thought biden might be an option. now he says the push for impeachment has him supporting the president more than ever. >> they are there for one thing now and one thing only. and that is to impeach the president. >> reporter: but democrats here say moving forward with the impeachment process could sway voters to their way. >> i think so. i think so. because i think people in mccomb county want to see what's being done, see the

you know, she was the head of michigan. michigan hadn't been won by republican for decades. it was tough. they all said you couldn't win michigan. i said why? we were getting these massive crowds. why? she was in charge of michigan. i said i want you to do me a favor, find out who this woman is. she's driving me crazy. she calls me. one more trip, sir. who is she? who is she? it was ronna. we won the state of michigan. we won. and when it came time, when it came time to picking somebody to head the rnc, republican national committee, i said what about that woman that drove me crazy from michigan? and it was ronna and she's done a fantastic job. thank you. thank you, ronna. thank you. she's fantastic. a great governor from your state. he's a great, great man. a friend of mine. and together with your lieutenant governor dan patrick, you had a hurricane two years ago now. they still keep calling me for money. sir, could you give us another one? the governor called up. dan was there. you know, thank you for being so generous to texas, sir. the hurricane, it was a big one. it was

a michigan association of broadcasters and to american art associations. she holds a bachelor of science degree from michigan state university and from the dr. williams school of medicine in chicago. she completed her residency at the hospital -- the phoenix hospital. it is my pleasure to introduce them. let's give them a warm welcome threat we are looking forward to their conversation. [applause] ♪ >> good afternoon. i'm thrilled to be here with the detroit economic club. thank you for having me and scott. i want to officially welcome you. we are going to be talking about the vision of the future of health care and when a lot of people i talked to over the last few weeks found out i was going to be meeting with you today, they all had some questions i should ask you. up question kept showing over and over, so i will start with this. i'm sure it is something you have never heard. they want to know why is health care so expensive for consumers and businesses in our country? >> that's an easy question. of applauset a lot when you said i'm a proud boilermaker

you've all seen michigan. come visit. again the cutting happens and happens and happens and until it get to a point where our state level, the government is able to make decisions around budgeting for the good of the communities and states, we're going to be in trouble. we've started a campaign called let's save michigan that's really focusing on getting a true partnership between the local and state level to help us out with these things. it's not a raising tax issue. there are so many different things happening in government on how you collect taxes to how we're able to expend dollars to how you can work with communities around your region. you name it. which could really do a lot of things to go a long way when it comes to budgets because otherwise, we're going to continue to run swinto these problems. the water issue. transportation issues, housing and the rest of it. so we have to figure out a way to get beyond some of the politics that allows us to make practical ziss because when you see states and the federal gove