mr. carter: combat effectiveness is the critical criterion. i am confident it can be implemented in a way that will enhance combat effectiveness, not detract from combat effectiveness. >> mr. secretary, will the women's desire to enter combat roles or missions the entirely -- be entirely voluntary? or will there be a time where they could -- like many other male counterparts -- be required to go into combat? mr. carter: absolutely. if you are a service member, you have some choices, but you don't have absolute choice. people are assigned to missions, tasks, and functions according to need as well as their capabilities. and women will be >> are you concerned as you alluded to in your opening remarks that that could actually cause women not to want to enlist in the military, if they thought there was a possibility they would be required to go into a combat role? secretary carter: i assume there are people, men and women who don't join the military because they don't want to live by the military' standards. but if you do decide to join you're subj

mr. carter: sure. on the question of san bernardino, barbara, the law enforcement community is investigating what happened. i am not going to speculate on what happened. to your general question, protecting our people is our most important mission. but we don't know what the causes are of the san bernardino strategy -- tragedy. and law enforcement will get to the bottom of that. >> the broader issue we have seen so many times, though, you the other day on capitol hill referenced chattanooga and you have raised this issue in the past. so i'm wondering what your latest assessment is of how much it worries you. mr. carter: again, we don't know the reasons behind this particular shooting, but the protection of our people, including our service people, and concern about radicalization, including of american citizens living in america in the manner that we saw in chattanooga is an enormous concern and yet another reason why isil needs to be fought and defeated in its heartland of syria and iraq. but it is a

mr. carter: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3842, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3842, a bill to improve homeland security, including domestic preparedness and response to terrorism, by reforming federal law enforcement training centers to provide training to first responders, and for other urposes. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the house will be in order. pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from georgia, mr. carter, and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. -- arter: the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. please carry conversations off the floor. he house will be in order. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks and include any extraneous mat

mr. carter, 91 years old, made the announcement this morning while teaching sunday school at a church in georgia. and doctors said there is no sign of brain cancer. mr. carter revealed in august that doctors found four small melanoma lesions on his brain. >>> rock band u2 is in paris, performing two concerts postponed following the terror attacks last month. [ cheers & applause ] [ cheers & applause ] >> the band linked to a fan's live stream of the concert. u2 was forced to postpone their shows in paris after the attacks that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured. >>> the victim of a crime speaks out. coming up on eyewitness news, a young student is robbed by a trio of thieves. tonight, he tells us exclusively how he fought back. >> new tonight, a driver falls asleep at the wheel and turns the lobby of a local hotel into a drive-through. >> and a thrilling sunday showdown at the meadowlands. the giants and jets, goes into overtime with playoff implications on the line. >> and of course the weather was absolutely picture-perfect for that game over at the 50 degrees right now. if you

mr. carter made the announcement. 28-year-old carter had not been feeling well, took a nap on saturday butt stopped shortly afterwards just two weeks the 91-year-old former president of the united states, announced at the same church that he was cancer free after treatments that he was taking for cancer. >> lori: that's too bad. wishing them all well. officials saying more than 90 people missing after the landslide, happened in the chinese city. the areas reportedly covered with 20 feet of mud. the landslide happened when a mountain of oil and other construction waste became unstable. >> nicole: before you head out the door let's get a look at your monday morning forecast with fox meteorologist maria molina. good morning, maria. >> maria: hello, everyone, we are tracking two storm systems, one of them is pushing across the midwest today and bringing in rain across states like indiana and illinois. so pretty active pattern, but as you head further west wife a system in the west, but the higher elevations are going to get with snow, many areas expecting to see more than 2 feet of snow includ

mr. carter immediately started radiation therapy to treat it. >>> that's just terrific.ox news alert for you. a rally is under way for some of the heroes of 9/11. the first responders who rushed down to ground zero amid the burning rubble of the world trade center trying to help anyway they could. many became sick from the fumes and died. but now that are health benefits are dependent upon an expiring federal law. supporters are making a big push for its renewal before congress heads home for the holidays. bryan is live with more on the rally and their effort. hi, b hi, bryan. >> reporter: we just heard from bill de blasio and others saying it's immoral, a scandal, unethical that congress has allowed medical benefits for 9/11 responders and survivors to expire on october 1st. more than 33,000 americans from all 50 states who rushed to ground zero in the days and months following 9/11 who breathed in those toxic fumes dealing through rubble and recovery efforts after the government said it was safe have since become six or are dying from 50 different types of cancers and

mr. carter and running for vice president. but in light of the experience you had in this office, and the kind of painfulness and humiliation of it all, what do you recommend? and he said, i recommend you take it. if you can get it. he said it's wonderful. you will learn more than any other way. you will have more influence in one day than all year in the senate. and he said i hope you'll consider doing it. now, i must say i was never sure whether he wanted me to be vice president or he wanted to be minnesota senior senator. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> well, he gave you the right advice and you did the right thing. >> that's right. >> what did it mean to you to have the office in the west wing that president carter gave you? no previous vice president had been in the west wing. >> well, that -- i think that was your idea. it meant everything because if you're over in the eob where most of the vice presidents had been, where hubert was, used to say it was like being in baltimore. [ laughter ] it's funny -- >> some of us spent

activated. >> doctors say he's cancer free, helle continue with the treatment, just to be sure. >> and mr carter is the second oldest living president behind george h.w. bush, who is 91, and is three months older than president carter. >> france's right wing party won a major victory in regional elections. early exit polls show an historic win for marie le pen, running on a staunchly anti-immigrant policy. france is under a state of emergency after the attacks last month. close son is a party -- second is a party led by nicholas sarcozy >>> we are awaiting results of elections in venezuela, the outcome triggering a political transformation or new violence. lucia newman has been covering the elections, any word on when the results might be announced? absolutely none, the deadline for closing the polls is an hour and a half ago. >> as soon as we can see if it's been approved. they have been announcing the closing of the polls. when the first bulletin will come out. in venezuela, it is illegal to publish the results of the exit poll. until initial electoral party comes out and gives us some idea of

mr. carter is on a new medicine, that has given everyone so much hope. erupted with applause when number 39 gave them the good news. >> i want to tell you the good news. >> former president jimmy carter says his cancer is gone. >> happy birthday to you! >> mr. carter now 91 who announced in august that he had a metastatic melanoma broke the news at a sunday school class in his beloved baptist church in plainplains georgia. he said the tests didn't show any cancer. >> when i went this week the test showed no cancer. >> president carter has always made a brave face for his illness. even when making a diagnosis o f his diagnosis he seemed to be optimistic. >> i've had a gratifying existence. >> jimmy carter has had arguably the most successful postpresidency, earning a nobel prize in 1982, and forming carter center, he has been active all over the planet. helping to cure river blindness in africa and champion thing che and fair elections all over the world. >> i want you to remember that name. >> carter is not likely to forget it. it is one of a number of dr

mr. carter says his most recent m-r-i brain scan didn't show any signs of the original cancer spots or any new ones. the 91-year-old will continue to get regular 3- week treatments carter first revealed the good news to his sunday school class in georgia, four months after telling them that cancer had spread to his brain. jack: local 5 news has a way for you to help right here at home this holiday season. stephanie: we hope you'll help us "can hunger." stephanie: on friday, december 11th.. come to the fareway store on 86th and meredith from 8 am until close at 9pm. we'll be collecting all food donations. they will go directly to the food bank of iowa to help our neediest right here in central iowa for christmas and well into 2016. we are iowa and we give back to the community. jack: we have some great weather news here in the middle of december. chief meteorologist brad edwards will be back with "23:14:03 i've heard from every person i've talked to, they're going to happen to infividuals when around." jack: out, and still, so many remain. iowans on medicaid are frustrated and confused. ton

mr. carter for hundreds of protesters. they are try to draw attention to last month's police shooting of jamaal clark. many say he died after a struggle with officers. others say he was handcuffed at the time. official trying to block the protest but a judge ruled that three organizers cannot demonstrate that the mall. the judge did say she could not wep others from attending are also following new developments from las vegas. the woman accused of intentionally driving onto a sidewalk and running over dozens of pedestrians is set to make her first court appearance today. killed onelloway person and injured nearly 40 others. she's been charged with one count of murder through the use of a deadly weapon. she is currently on suicide watch. still no word on a motive. closer to home, we are waiting on autopsy results after a body was found along the trail in montgomery county. police say the body was found last night in a creek off the northwest branch trail near the inner loop in silver spring. police are only calling it a dea

mr. carter, now 91, announced in august that he had a cancer broke the news to his sunday school class at his beloved baptist church in plains, georgia. he said the recent mri brain scan did not find any cancer. >> they didn't find any cancer at all. that's good news. [applause] >> just last month carter said that he completed therapy sessions and is feeling good. >> i've had a wonderful life. i've had thousands of friends, and i've had an exciting and adventurous and gratifying existence, so i was surprisingly at ease. >> jimmy carter has had arguebly the best post presidency of anyone occupying the white house in modern times winning a nobel peace price in 2002. after losing to president ronald reagan, in 1980 carter went home to form the carter center dedicated to promoting healthcare, democracy, human rights and other key global issues. he has been active all over the planet, helping to cure river blindness in africa and other illnesses and championing the cause of fair and free elections the world over. his most recent book "a full life": reflections at 90" was published in july. >>

mr. carter has been felt for sometime, not vocalized until now.his incredible frustration. >> reporter: that's because the u.s. is very much concerned about any perceptions in the region that the coalition that is going after isil is primarily the united states. now even though the u.s. is part of the air coalition and there are eight or nine countries taking part depending on whether you are talking about iraq or syria, the fact is, the united states is still dropping about two-thirds of the bombs on isil targets in both countries, and very few of those bombs have been developed by countries from the middle east, so the u.s. is trying to step up the public pressure on these countries to do more if they say that they consider isil a fundamental national security threat. the other point that carter is making during this hearing before the senate armed services committee is that the u.s. is prepared to provide air support to the iraqi military as it finally -- and this is the secretary's wores -- starts its effort to retake the city of ramadi in the

mr. carter, now 91, announced in august that he had cancer broke the news in his baptist church in plainsgeorgia. he said a recent scan did not show any cancerous areas. >> when i went this week they didn't find any cancer at all. so that a good news. >> just last month carter finished four iran rounds of radiation treatments. >> i've had a wonderful life, thousands of friends, and satisfying and gratifying existence, so i was surprisingly at ease. >> jimmy carter has had arguebly the best post presidency of anyone in modern times, winning a nobel peace pric prize in 2002. after losing, h his bid for president, he went home and he has been active all over the planet helping to cure river blindness and challenging fair and free elections the world over. his book was published in july. a number of break through drugs that tip the balance in favor of the immune system helping patients fight their own disease. >> by blocking these molecular breaks which maintain a state of equilibrium. >> a lot of people pray for me, i appreciate it. >> carter says that even though his doctors say he's cancer

mr. carter will continue to receive regular doses of a new auto immune drug to help his body seek out any cancer cells that may appear in his body. you can go to our nbc washington app to hear president carter talking more about his health condition. search key word carter. >>> still to come, amelia is tracking a temperature warm-up. we'll let you know next in weather. >>> consider the logistics of this, 1,000 >>> today the congregation at grace community church in arlington decided to make a difference in the lives of thousands of people thousands of miles away. news 4's derek ward explains how they're doing their part to end hunger. >> reporter: it may not look like it, but this is church. it's been said that it's not the building, it's the people. it's the deed. >> so what we told people was instead of coming to hear a sermon at a traditional service, come and be the sermon. >> it's a sermon about feeding the hungry. for many of us these are mostly a side dish, but these simple packets of non-perishables where rice and grains are luxuries. >> most of those meals will go to schools in a

mr. carter is cured of cancer. he continues to remain optimistic. >>> an anxious wait for kristin cavallari. her brother has been missing stips day after thanksgiving. his aban dored car was found in a row mote road off of utah. the engine running. he was traveling from kra kroo to illinois where his sister lives. >>> a little too much excitement for a group of thrillsneakers new jersey. the men were about to skydive from a small plane when the engine failed. someone's helmet cam was rolling. the plane hit the mud and they all walked away with only minor injuries. they credit the pilot with doing a terrific job. >>> time now for some sports. five weeks from tonight, the national champ copship of college football will be crowned. before that, the national semifinals, number one clemson will take on number four, oklahoma in the orange bowl. >> and alabama will face michigan state in the cotton bowl. both games are on new year's eve. oklahoma and alabama open as favorites. >>> now, highlights from pro football and bas

mr. carter has gone through radiation and drug treatment since first announcing his diagnosis in august. tosident obama is set address the nation tonight in the oval office, the ongoing investigation into the deadly , as well in california as steps the u.s. is taking to counter terrorist threats. we have him live today at 8:00 eastern on c-span followed by your calls and reaction on facebook and twitter. we have a question on our facebook page now asking what you want to hear from the president tonight. jamie said she wants to hear that the iran deal was a mistake and that we will stop pandering and trying to be best friends with countries that support islam and terrorism. we will tighten our border and immigration system. another rights -- -- writes -- you can go to facebook.com/c-span and see what others are saying. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour takes us to monterey, california, to explore the history and literary culture monterey served as inspiration for author john steinbeck. missionswn for spanish and heritage and was the capital of california under both spain and mexico

mr. carter talking more about his health condition. u have to do is search the word "carter." >>> many questions remain about who the woman was that carried out the attacks in san bernardino. we're digging deeper to find out how and why she became radicalized with isis. i go one-on-one with the liberty university president about his controversial comments about muslims and his response to president obama's primetime terror speech. we will take you to the evening of stars the kennedy center honors and one makes a surprise appearance. >>> a show down with the hated cowboys. >> both teams hate each other s. >> a man not afraid to speak his mind, jason hatcher, been on both sides of the rivalry. they're in the driver's seat but know the cowboys can knock them off the road to the playoffs. the nfc east takes another wild turn. we'll talk about the standings we'll talk about the standings you can't predict the market. we'll talk about the standings but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay con

mr. carter is cured of cancer. but he continues to remain optimistic. >>> an anxious wait for reality y star kristin cavallari, wife of chicago bears quarterback jay cutler. her brother, michael, has been missing since the day after thanksgiving. his abandoned car was found in a remote road off of utah. the engine running. the air bag deployed. his cell phone and laptop inside. michael was traveling from colorado to illinois, where his sister lives. >>> a little too much excitement new jersey. the men were about to skydive from a small plane when the engine failed. someone's helmet cam was rolling, as you can see. the plane hit the mud and flipped over nose-first. fortunately, they all walked away with only minor injuries. they credit the pilot with doing a terrific job. >>> time now for some sports. five weeks from tonight, the national championship of cololge football will be crowned. before that, the national semifinals, number one clemson will take on number four oklahoma in the orange bowl. >> and alabama will

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mr. carter made the announcement during his sunday school class in georgia. shared news he was cancer free. the cause of jeremy carter's death is being investigated. from the bloomberg first word death, i'm mark crumpton. get a quick recap on how markets closed. it was a relatively boring day right before the close, stocks really surging higher on no news. 22%, but youown did see that big search. joe: basically all day and every asset class there was no news. sorry, low-volume. no action anywhere. you had a sell out there, but everything was so choppy and it felt like a vacation. alix: part of what was able to surn around the markets wa energy stocks in the s&p green,g into the telecom, tech for the out performers. it was boosted by a little bit of risk in oil. joe: i want to dive into the terminal real quick. spain had their election this week with confusing results. it doesn't look like anyone is going to be able to easily form a new government. you can see that reflected in this chart. this spread between 10 year yield in spain and italy shooting up to near

mr. carter has been undergl. the president told members of his yurch. >> the big story there tonight, relentless lanes left. some parts are still under water. >>> >>> in presidential politics now, breaking news from donald trump on immigration and muslims. carl cameron is here with a leading proposal on the leading contender. >> donald trump issued a statement saying he's now calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the u.s. until our country's representatives figure out what's going on. that's the quote. aides say it would apply to both immigrants and tourists alike. it comes after the president's big speech to the nation and new polls show ted cruz surging. with the nation's lead-off caucuses exactly eight weeks from today, iowa has a new frontrunner in ted cruz. with 24% in the new poll, cruz has surpassed donald trump at 19% followed by marco rubio at 17%. ben carson has plummeted 20 points to 13%. cruz climbing to second in the 20s and carson and rubio the only other ones with double dig

mr. carter revealed four months ago melanoma had spread to his brain. the 91-year-old carter has maintained his busy pace, despite radiation and chemotherapy treatments. you can get more on these and other breaking bloomberg.com stories 24 hours a day at the new bloomberg.com. from the bloomberg first word , i'm mark crumpton. david, back to you. the big story. down the most in seven years today. investors worried that it will carry forward after opec abandoned controlling prices. we have this report from our bureau down in houston. let's go back to that decision much asy in vienna, so it was a decision. this is really every member of opec for himself. give us a sense of what saudi arabia is trying to do here. you lot of people think and read between the lines they are going after shale. the competition with the shale producers in the u.s., and the crazy thing about that is, shale can respond very butkly to price movements, what might actually be the effect is it will have more effect on other areas around the world where it is more expensive to drill oi

mr. carter and running for vice president. but in light of the experience you had in this office, and the kind of painfulness and humiliation of it all, what do you recommend? and he said, i recommend you take it. if you can get it. he said it's wonderful. you will learn more than any other way. you will have more influence in one day than all year in the senate. and he said i hope you'll consider doing it. now, i must say i was never sure whether he wanted me to be vice president or he wanted to be minnesota senior senator. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> well, he gave you the right advice and you did the right thing. >> that's right. >> what did it mean to you to have the office in the west wing that president carter gave you? no previous vice president had been in the west wing. >> well, that -- i think that was your idea. it meant everything because if you're over in the eob where most of the vice presidents had been, where hubert was, used to say it was like being in baltimore. [ laughter ] it's funny -- >> some of us spent

mr. chairman, secretary carter and general dunford. thank you for being at the hearing this morning. gentlemen, having just returned last week from a congressional trip to afghanistan, egypt and saudi arabia, with our mission, our main mission being the influence of isil in this region. i came back, and this is a personal observation, with the idea that we have to step up orac accelerate our strategies with the assistance of our allies of course. air power, sea power, boots on the ground. and one thing that was brought out was the sharing of intelligence information. it's not up to par. and if we can a accelerate with all of this power, with our allies, i think it would be one way to wipe out this barbarian group once and for all. gentlemen, the entire world is on alert. the american people are on edge. there are isil cells in our states here in america. so i'm just wondering what your ideas are on accelerating this mission to wipe out isil and what about the intelligence information sharing? >> congresswoman, i will comment o>cz$d intel. your observation is right on the mark and is

mr. carter. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. carter: i thank the gentleman from michigan. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 8, a bill that will help our nation rise to meet growing energy demands and challenges. our energy policy is incompatible with the current state of domestic energy supply and production. the united states is now the world's largest energy producer, but our energy infrastructure is woefully inadequate. we have the innovation and technology to safely expand the electric grid and pipeline systems, but administrative red tape has severely hindered these projects. as long as projects continue to languish for years in permitting processes, nobody can benefit from the cleaner energy resources they can provide. not only do we have to expand our energy infrastructure to ensure aliable and affordable energy, but our national security depends on secured energy resources and updated infrastructure to protect against real threats. cyberattacks on electric utility systems are no longer things you only see in mo

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mr. carter: good afternoon, or good morning. no, it's good afternoon. thanks for being here. appreciate it. before i turn to my statement on the subject about which i'd like to speak to you, i'd first like to offer my condolences to the families of those who were killed yesterday in san bernardino, california. president obama just spoke about this tragedy. we're monitoring the situation closely in coordination with the rest of the president's national security team. our highest priority, of course, is the protection of our people. the law enforcement community is taking the lead on this, and they'll be able to provide more information as it becomes available. i'm confident they'll have more answers in the days ahead. let me now turn to my statement. when i became secretary of defense, i made a commitment to building america's force of the future. the all-volunteer military that will defend our nation for generations to come. like our outstanding force of today, our force of the future must continue to benefit from the best people america has to offer. in the 21st century, tha

mr. carter. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for staying.i'll be respectful of your time and be as quick as i can. miss bond, based on earlier testimony, a k1 fiance visa is like an immigrant visa, but the applicant must go through the full screeninging process. is that correct? >> yes. >> so, what kind of screening and tests must a k1 applicant pass? >> okay. >> because it has treated like an immigrant visa, in other words, this is an individual we expect to remain permanently in the united states. so, they get exactly the same security screening as any other traveler to the united states. we don't distinguish in the interagency security terrorism criminal background, that review, oufr however, for example, if you are applying for an immigrant visa, you have to go for a medical exam. if you are aplying for an immigrant visa, you have to present a certificate from any country you've lived for more than six months since you were 16 showing you didn't have a criminal record in that country. >> so, that's the background check? >> that's part of

mr. carter said he got a scan this week and doctors said there is no sign of brain cancer. he revealed in august that doctors found four small melanoma lesions on his brain. >>> 911 first responders are calling on congress to pass an act that provides medical coverage for those injured in the wake of the terror attacks back on september 11 in 2001. lawmakers joined members of the fdny, other emergency crews and civilians sickened by toxins at the ground zero location. congress allowed the program to expire in september. at today's rally, new york's representatives said the act should be added to a bill that must pass by the end of next week. there will be a lot to celebrate. how can we celebrate not taking care of the healthcare of our first responders? >> i remember very clearly when the head of the epa was telling people the air is safe to breathe, when the first responders were working here for three months and the air was not safe to breathe. >> supporters of the bill say it has enough bipartisan support to pass, if allowed to come up for a vote. >>> drug prices are on

mr. carter said that he got a scan last week and doctors said there is no sign of brain cancer. back in august, he said doctors found four small melanoma legions on his brain. >>> a drunken daredevil goes to extreme heights to evade police. the 21-year-old man climbed a weekend then performed acrobatics with no net. the man stayed up there 6 1/2 hours before coming down. he put up a fight as police lead him way. >>> you have until tomorrow to give your family a chance to celebrate the holidays in the style of a christmas classic. if you have always wanted to relieve a christmas story, now is your shot. the ohio home where the 1983 movie was filmed is being auctioned off for a two night christmas experience. the home was used as a museum. it show cases everything fans love about the christmas story. the winning bid is $8,900. the money will be used for a neighborhood restoration program in cell. >> that's the way you roll in cleveland. >> we are following a breaking story in queens. >> fire ripped through one home in elmhurst. we got an update for if you look closely, you can see

mr. carter had been diagnosed with a stage four liver cancer that spread to his brain. he's 91 years old now and in fact his age may have helped a cutting-age drug do its work. the drug worked better with older patients. older patients tend to have more cancer mutations related to ultraviolet light because they've had more time in the sun. carter will continue to receive immunotherapy treatment three times a week. >>> we could be less than two years away from seeing the first class of female navy s.e.a.l.s. today the u.s. naval academy superintendent says the screening process will be open to juniors at the academy starting next year. that screening process would proceed additional training in the following summer. the academy is still waiting for specific guidance on the process from the navy. defense secretary ash carter announced last week, you'll recall all military combat jobs would soon be open to women. >> a tribute today to the thousands of americans who were killed in the attack on pearl harbor at the beginning of world war ii. 74 years ago in the early morning

mr. carter?rter: well, the defense secretary said that saudi arabia and other members of the gcc have been preoccupied after their initial air strikes against isil targets notably in iraq, but also in syria. they have been preoccupied with the ongoing civil war inside yemen. and this has been something that the administration has not talked about publicly for sometime. but they were not pleased when the saudi-lead coalition started putings air power and troops inside yemen, because they felt that this was basically turning the u.s.-lead coalition, into a western coalition, not one that included support from neighbors of iraq and of syria. so to have ash carter come back out, peter, and say that the saudis and other members of the gcc need to refocus their efforts is important. it's also worth pointing out that much of the military hardware which the gcc countries have, they have that equipment because of their relationship with the united states, and so the u.s. is saying you need to bring some o

mr. carter. mr. carter: join me in the pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. carter: i ask unanimous consent to be recognized for one minute. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to remember journalist d community leader tom coffee. he died at the age of 92. he was one of the old newspaper guys. mr. coffee entered the news business as a copy boy when he graduated from savannah high school in 1940. with the exception of a short time away to serve his country in world war ii where he was wounded in the philippines in a brief stint from 1969 to 1974 when he was acting city manager twice, he was editor for the savannah morning news. when he retired in 1989

secretary carter: no. mr. iller: what are the president say the gop's rhetoric has become the most potent recruiting tool for the militant group. why do we say that? secretary carter: i can't say. i'm not familiar with that quote . i know what the president has said in the past, which is obviously true, that we this is not islam e that stands behind the islamic state. it is a particular group of very radical extremists, and that is an important distinction to make. i have always heard the president -- i don't even think he uses the word radical extremists. but i think it's pretty disingenuous when he makes this into a football -- a political football something that has never been set for political purposes. he also said -- and you did as well -- that we are gaining back at ground that isis has taken thethey mentioned recruiting capacity, it is harder for them to recruit fighters. my question -- is it a bigger recruiting tool for attacks like paris, or expanding their territory? because the president has said an

mr. carter or secretary carter i remember that you and i had a conversation here many months ago related to the and the peshmerga efforts and to your credit i think he strongly agreed that they had stood out as an effective force against isis paid one of the peshmerga peshmerga -- voiced a hopeful view and the fighting -- defeating isis. he said for the last 15 months as i have been fighting dyess i have never seen them so weak they are literally running way and that as you know is probably the general's efforts to improve the morale of the soldiers and keep going but it is clear that they have done a marvelous job and therefore isis brings a paris or in ankara or beirut like a tax united states i think it's very important that we really get on the ball here -- you know this administration, ambassadors and secretaries, they pushed back quite a lot related to the amendment this committee passed to directly arm and support the and there's a tremendous amount of pushback and assistance to that. i quite honestly can't fathom a reason for that. now i guess my question to you is, is everybody

mr. carter said that the spots that were there are no longer and there is no sign of any new spots. >> that's right. >> so, doctor, does that seem on par with the results that could come from this kind of treatment in such a short amount of time? >> well, i actually think it's consistent with the potz tif response to treatment. let's remember that the president actually started in the spring of this year with this. we didn't know much about it until, if i recall, around august when they had the press conference, august and september. so this is a disease that has progressed perhaps more slowly than president carter than it does in some other patients. we cannot ignore the fact that unfortunately too many patients with metastatic melanoma, the kind of cancer the president has, don't do as well as the president, and so this good fortune and good news. but the president's course, even from the time that he first knew he was ill until he had surgery, this cancer did not spread rapidly during that time. so the reality is that with the radiation that he had, now two or three months into the treatme

mr. carter: good afternoon, or good morning. no, it's good afternoon. thanks for being here. appreciate it. before i turn to my statement on the subject about which i'd like to speak to you, i'd first like to offer my condolences to the families of those who were killed yesterday in san bernardino, california. president obama just spoke about this tragedy. we're monitoring the situation closely in coordination with the rest of the president's national security team. our highest priority, of course, is the protection of our people. the law enforcement community is taking the lead on this and they'll be able to provide more information as it becomes available. i'm confident they'll have more answers in the days ahead. let me now turn to my statement. when i became secretary of defense, i made a commitment to building america's force of the future. the all-volunteer military that will defend our nation for genetions to come. like our outstanding force of today, our force of the future must continue to benefit from the best people america has to offer. in the 21st century, that r

carter: we're going to win. >> are we winning, mr. secretary? sec. carter: we are going to win. >> i think your testimony here today shows a disconnect the information we are receiving end what is being placed into the united states effort. i yield back. >> i want to thank both witnesses for their testimony today. particularly the very powerful statement you articulated. if we want to do something on our side of the table, we need to act. we need to move forward. frankly, i hope people will take that to heart. the finger point and chest thumping that goes on appears sometimes, with been sitting since february when the president sent over language for the authorization of use of force and have done nothing. it is an excusable. i want to focus or a moment on the fact that we did, actually, in 2014, move forward on title x authorization, which is incorporated into the nda and gave a authority for trimming operations. you alluded to it in terms of that program. the out-of-country training seem to have fizzled out. the question i want to ask is, is that a

mr. carter: i thank my friend to yielding to me and give you the news about what department of homeland security is doing. this bill includes $2.5 billion for grants for first responders, $397 million above the request. further this bill includes $50 million for a new program to help states and local communities prepare for, prevent and respond to terrorist threats. mr. calvert: i thank the gentleman. i yield to the gentleman from california, representing san bernandino, california, mr. ag did you lar. mr. aguilar: it killed 14 and injured 22, responding to the attack were the first responders. i look forward to working with the gentlemen and the departments to assist san bernandino in recovering from this attack. mr. calvert: thank. i yield to the gentleman from -- yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york is recognized. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the distinguished the gentleman from new york, mr. serrano, the ranking member member of the financial services and gen

mr. carter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mr. er: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 2820, the stem cell therapeutic and research re-authorization act of 2015. the bill re-authorizes the national cord blood inventory program and the cw "bill" young transplantation program, two programs that save lives every day through bone marrow transplants and blood infusions. this bill is very similar that georgia general assembly passed in 2007, establishing the newborn umbilical cord blood bank. i voted for that legislation in the georgia general aservely and i will vote in -- assembly and i will vote for this legislation. for those that limb phonea, sickle cell and leukemia, help from the cord blood program and the bill young transplantation program may be the last hope of living longer, healthier lives. that's why h.r. 2820 is so important. this bill re-authorizes these two programs through 2020 and continues to provide life-saving techniques and research to many who fight for their lives every day. this bill originall

mr. ash carter the secretary of defense in u.s. yesterday or last week said while traveling to afghanistan said there are pockets of i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. at this moment has no independent support base in afghanistan. i think they are the ones that are the splintering factions of taliban. after the death of mullah omar. part of the faction he are going into that area but i.s.i.l. or i.s.i.s. in afghanistan is not similar to i.s.i.l. or i.s.i.s. in iraq or syria. nonetheless there are people that are getting inspired by that idea and those who are leaving the afghan taliban leadership positions, they are getting into that group. for power vectors, for greed, they are expecting baghdadi will send them some check or some cash. that seems to be the motivation at this time. >> thawmed. thank you very much indeed. are. >>> burundi, stemming its growing unrest. and in sport, why this man is bowing out ever sport for the 2020 olympics. >> russian says it's been unable to retrieve enough information from the black box that was shot down in turk