mr for dave think you think you missed until last year. law on election monitoring was adopted in russia and in a very short time the public chamber of the russian federation and public chambers in different regions how to prepare public observance in a very short time we were able to do that we caught to read it closely with the central electoral commission because training observers train your interests. this was done by our partners. but you are the american legal association and we have signed a large number of contracts. with our partners and eventually we had one hundred forty six thousand people taking the training and this is unprecedented we never expected to have that many people we never expected the. public chambers to work so effectively i'm very grateful to my. fellow powerful over in the team there from the russian central asian commission they could be popping up for the coming hours or more those votes come in but let's take it as we know it so i say early days those polls in play got any close seven minutes ago but he's t

for our employees. thank you, mr. president, for your strong leadership, to get much-needed tax reform accomplished. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> mr. president, i'm davenson. we employ 150 employees throughout three states. we were able to give all employees a 250-dollar net bonus and. our outlook looks very strong. we're hiring at all facilities. we thank you for your leadership. we thank you for the tax act and jobs act. 150 other stories, throughout our plant, of the bonus and higher take-home pay as a result of lower taxes. brandon, i would like to thank you for your leadership. >> thank you both, thank you. >> thank you for having us. i've been with mid am eight years. i started out as welder and worked my way up to production supervisor. the bonus has been extremely helpful to not only me and my fellow workers and friends. i have a son two years old recently had to have surgery for a hern yaw. i was able to take the bonus and put it towards the deductibles and help me and my family get ahead and where we can put money in savings again. that has been extremely helpful. i would like to thank you for your leadership. thank you for taking our countr

for coming in. mr. rothmann: thank you, dave. captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] >> part one of this can be viewed at c-span.org/history. >> monday on c-span's landmark cases, we explore the age 86 -- 1886 case where san francisco the ornaments -- city ornaments discriminate against the chinese laundry owner. found in favor of the laundromat owner and establish that equal protection under the 14th amendment applies to immigrants as well as citizens. examine this case and the high court's ruling with a professor of asian studies in history at columbia university and author of "the lucky ones: one family in the in storage area invention of chinese america." and the founder and president of the heartland institute. watch landmark cases live monday at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org, listen with the free c-span radio app. for background on each case, where your copy of the lan

dave: thank you for your leadership, mr. president. and commerce secretary, thank you very much.is our moment and it is thely important -- alternatives that commerce secretary presented were all good alternatives. believe the leadership of this administration has shown on tax reform is outstanding. the elimination of bureaucracy is outstanding. we trust your judgment of the issue. know when global trade is completely unfair. we want a level playing field. when we get this right, it will be great for the united states. we have to get this done. turmp: for your company, workers, and the security of our nation, like the tariffs we're talking about -- you like the tariffs we are talking about. huge amounts of products are dumped in our country and it destroys jobs and companies. it has been happening for so many years. we are not the beneficiaries. dave barrett: we call it whack-a-mole. it is time for that to end. it is time for some fairness. : people represented as that didn't have a clue. == uis that didn't have a clue. they destroyed the steel and aluminum industries. plants move

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for nothing. howie: the "wall street journal" saying mr. kushner and ivanka have to decide if they would serve themselves and the president better by walking away from their forker white house role. dave: jared is under attack. would it be better for him to leave? i personally am one who would tell jared if he was listening to me to say, i wouldn't walk away from this. i would say to the president, i serve at your pleasure and i will be here as long as you want me. howie: do you think the press is giving the president enough credit and any credit for at least in some measures challenging the nra? dave: he challenges conventional wisdom. that's what he has always done. howie: why do you think the press has not given his him due in tackling this emotional and controversial issue? >> the democrats even though they say they want a solution. they only want their solution which is to grab the guns. it's similar to the immigration debate. i believe the press is on the democrats' side. i believe the mainstream media does hold out on those issues towards the democrats' side of it. the immigration issue, the president tried to make concerted effort to try to meet them wasn't the republican orth

dave lopez, thanks. >>> earlier today in san diego mr. trump inspected prototypes for his proposed border wall and said it should be see- through. we'll have more on that coming up at 6:30. >>> as president trump has been pushing to arm school staff, we're learning a high school teacher accidentally fired a gun inside a classroom in monterey county. it happened during a demonstration about public safety at seaside high school. the teacher is a reserve police officer for sand city and was believed to have been providing instruction related to public safety awareness when the gunfired. a notice to parents that the gun was aimed at the ceiling when it went off and debris came falling down. fortunately no one was injured. victims of the florida schoo shooting.. >>> a nationwide school walkout is planned tomorrow to honor the victims of the florida school shooting and push for tougher gun control laws. many bay area schools are taking part including milpitas high, but as kiet do reports, it wasn't always that way. i "responsible >> reporter: this all began yesterday when th

mr. joseph david woods. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is dave woods. i have worked with san francisco department of public health foryears now and i am hoping to continue my time on san francisco health authority board if approved. we have strong alignment with -- between department of public health and the san francisco health authority, being the health authority's largest provider within their group. we also have a lot of alignment in our issues and concerns, we're both very strongly support the high quality of health care to low-income members of san francisco. we have a strong interest in providing exceptional coverage, high quality, and extended access of care. we also, through our work, as one of the largest providers of health care, we have a lot of alignment in the day-to-day work we do. specifically, my interest is around pharmaceutical care. there is a lot of interest now with the skyrocketing price of drugs and how to better manage the pharmaceutical costs. the health authority has done a fantastic job of managing this very complex problem. >> supervisor safai: great. any other questions? no. seeing none

for one minute. dave cowens thank you, mr. speaker -- mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. while we're on recess, the city of memphis, tennessee, will be the center of civil rights history as the 50th anniversary of the tragic assassination of martin luther king will be memorialized on april 4. in memphis where he was slain. at the lorraine motel where he was staying and killed, a great civil rights museum has sprung up like a phoenix from the ashes. with the great history of the civil rights movement. at that spot, the same time that was killed, there will be a bell ringing and there will be civil rights leaders from all over the country in memphis to mark the occasion. our own john lewis, andrew young , danny glover, there are so many, i shouldn't start. but they'll be there to honor dr. king's memory. dr. king's dream is not to -- has not been fulfilled yet and we need to continue to work to make his dream fulfilled in this country, to where everybody, regardless of their race, or their gender, for that matter, or their sexual orientation, has an opportunity to climb lad

for your strong leadership to get this much-needed tax reform accomplished. thank you, sir. >> thank you. thank you. [applause] >> mr. president, i'm dave johnson, ceo of a company that employs 350 employees in three states head quartered in rogersville, missouri. we gave all employees a net $250 bonus. our outlook is very strong. we're hiring at all facilities. we thank you for your leadership and thank you for the tax act and jobs act. 150 other stories throughout our plant of the bonus and higher take-home pay as a result of lower taxes. i brought one of those individuals with a story with me today. brandon, is here. thanks for your leadership. >> thank you for having us. >> i've been with mid am for three years now. i started out as a welder and worked my way to a production supervisor. the bonus has been helpful to not only me but my fellow workers and friends as well. i have a son almost two years old who had to have surgery with a hernia. i had taken that bonus and put it towards the deductibles and help me and my family get ahead. it's been helpful. thank you for your leadership and thank you for making our company and our count

mr. warner. please come forward. >> my name is dave warner. i am a former san francisco resident and a palo alto member. thank you for you and steve richy meeting with us earlier and listening to what we have to say. so thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> it's an honor to speak with you today and thank you for being our commissionsers. in the nation which is a way of saying you have considerable influence beyond just your water supply and service area and you are in a remarkable position of leadership. i'm her today to ask you to revisit your policy around your drop plan of record with the particular emphasis on having a plan that meets both water availability needs and environmental needs. under commissioner moran's leadership, they adopted the longest drop-planning models in the state. i'm not here to fault him, as you have live threw a time when san francisco was supply was at a risk many were greater with. however, even in commissioner moran's own words, when drop-planning was skulled in december of 2017, he made no mention of environmental review or impact. so if you would revisit your policy regarding the d

dave from north port, new york. thank you for waiting. >> caller: hello. i want to say thank you for mr. buchanan for the hard work and everything he's committed his life to. i used to enjoy watching him. i would like to ask two quick questions. i was curious about when you look at the vietnam war and some of the bigger mistakes that we made there, are we making ju just -- are we making some of those same mistakes being in afghanistan for 17 years. >> thank you. you're breaking up. we get the essence of the question. >> i think we already what he had the mistake in the middle east that we made in vietnam. we went in without thinking through what the end of this intervention would be. the idea we could turn afghanistafgha afghanistan into a wrern e western country or once you overthrew the regime in iraq we could work that all out. worst diplomatic blunder in political history. when did he begin to think he would not serve another full term? >> i think it was after the tet offensive. our forces, the u.s. military forces won that battle,. he said if we pull back, for example, in vietnam, i

dave from new york, thank you for waiting. go ahead. caller: hello. i just want to say thank you mr. buchanan for all the hard work and everything he has committed to. i used to enjoy watching him. it was a great show. i would like to ask two questions. they lean towards current events. i was curious about the vietnam war and bigger mistakes we made. re: making -- are we making some of those same mistakes in afghanistan as we have been there 17 years? i'm curious on what you think of syria and the situation of them going after the kurds and special forces? there is based on russian force and syria. host: you are breaking up but we get the essence, said thank you. guest: i think we have already made the mistake in the middle east, frankly, that we made in vietnam. we went in without thinking through what the end of this intervention would be. the idea that we could turn afghanistan in said a quasi-western country or go through the regime in iraq and work that out when many people did not know the city, i agree with the late though modem -- late bill modem, that same moving in to the m

dave from north port, new york. thank you for waiting. go ahead. >> i want to say thank you to mr. buchanan for all of the hard work he committed his life to. i enjoyed watching him on mclachlan. that was a great show. i would like to ask two quick questions. maybe towards current events. i was curious about with the vietnam war and some of the bigger mistakes made. are we making -- are we making some of those same mistakes in afghanistan after we have been there for 17 years? i'm curious on what you think about syria and the situation -- coming in and the special forces base -- which -- regime -- >> thank you, you are breaking up, but we get the essence of the question. >> we already made the mistake in the middle east that we made in vietnam. went in without thinking through what the end of the intervention would be. the idea that we can turn afghanistan into a sort of a western country or that once you over threw the regime in iraq, and many people didn't know going in. i agree with the late bill odom, you had him on c-span. the movement into the middle east militarily, worst di

dave from north port, new york. thank you for waiting. go ahead, please. >> hello. i just want to say thank you to mr. buchanan for all -- you know the hard work and everything he committed his life to. i used to enjoy watching him on mclaughlin, a great show. i would like to ask two quick questions maybe more towards current events. i was curious about when you look at the vietnam war and some of the big are mistakes that we made there, are we making -- this is past -- are we making some mistakes in afghanistan after being there 17 years. i'm curious what you think about syria and the situation with turkey coming in there after the kurds. and we have the base in idlib, a strong russian force in syria. >> thank you, you're breaking up but we get theens of the question thank you. >> i think we've already made the mistake in the middle east frankly that we made in vietnam was we went in without thinking through what the end of in intervention would be. i mean the idea that we could turn afghanistan into sort of a quasi western country or well once you overthrough the regime in iraq you could work it out

mr. chairman, for bringing this bill and this process to a successful conclusion. and finally i would like to thank the staff who have worked so hard on this bill. kristen, y, jackie, dave, on my own staff, ian, rebecca, trisha and dave in my office. i also want to thank the leadership staff, especially kyle weaver, and the speaker's office, for their hard work. i certainly urge an aye vote and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield four minutes to the gentleman from maryland, the distinguished democratic whip, mr. hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for four minutes. mr. hoyer: not a single person has read this bill. it was filed at 8:00 last night. if we had put this on the floor, not a single one of you on that side of the aisle would vote for it. not one. you have demagogued for years about reading the bills. this doesn't come close to your three-day layover rule. not close. it is being rushed through becau

mr. chairman, for bringing this bill and this process to a successful conclusion. and finally i would like to thank the staff who have worked so hard on this bill. kristen, y, jackie, dave, on my own staff, ian, rebecca, trisha and dave in my office. i also want to thank the leadership staff, especially kyle weaver, and the speaker's office, for their hard work. i certainly urge an aye vote and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield four minutes to the gentleman from maryland, the distinguished democratic whip, mr. hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for four minutes. mr. hoyer: not a single person has read this bill. it was filed at 8:00 last night. if we had put this on the floor, not a single one of you on that side of the aisle would vote for it. not one. you have demagogued for years about reading the bills. this doesn't come close to your three-day layover rule. not close. it is being rushed through becau

dave from new york, thank you for waiting. go ahead. caller: hello. i just want to say thank you mr.n for all the hard work and everything he has committed to. i used to enjoy watching him. it was a great show. i would like to ask two questions. they lean towards current events. i was curious about the vietnam war and bigger mistakes we made. re: making -- are we making some of those same mistakes in afghanistan as we have been there 17 years? i'm curious on what you think of syria and the situation of them going after the kurds and special forces? there is based on russian force and syria. host: you are breaking up but we get the essence, said thank you. guest: i think we have already made the mistake in the middle east, frankly, that we made in vietnam. we went in without thinking through what the end of this intervention would be. the idea that we could turn afghanistan in said a quasi-western country or go through the regime in iraq and work that out when many people did not know the city, i agree with the late though modem -- late bill modem, that same moving in to the middle ea