mr. mccarthy. mr. mccarthy: i ask that the house come to order. the speaker pro tempore: the house shall come to order. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mccarthy: on monday, the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 for legislative business, votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on thursday the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. the house will consider several items which will be announced by close of business tomorrow. in addition they'll consider the conference report. this bipartisan agreement will first strengthen our military, give our men and women in uniform a 2.4% pay raise and ensure america's fighting forces have the resources they need to secure peace at home and abroad. i want to thank chairman thornberry and the entire house committee on armed services for their work on

mr. mccarthy: may i respond? mr. hoyer: i yield. mr. mccarthy: well, i thank the gentleman for yielding. first lesson if you ever take debate, if you cannot win the argument on the substance of the bill, argue about process. go to process. but you know what, this is not the beginning of the process. this is the end of the process. for 31 years we've been working to get here. we had hearings upon hearings. we've gone to the american people. we went to the american people seven years ago this week and they made a very big decision to change the direction. we went back and forth and made another big decision and they made one just shortly. i heard you talk about a lot of presidents but i think you missed one. and really what this bill does is about growth in this country, about job creation, about raising somebody's paycheck. the history of america from the beginning of time until 2006 we always averaged more than 3% growth. you just take the last eight years, you take the very best year under barack obama and i'll go apples to apples. let'

interview mr mccarthy. mr mccarthy you felt forced to take your son out of a well regarded school and. he was reviled as a jew. friends found out he was jewish they said we can't play with you anymore. then he was increasingly hit and kicked. his hat was knocked off his head. never let up and it culminated in very hard to fester he still has the remains of a huge bruise on his back. and the climax that led us to take him out of the school was a mock execution with a very real looking replica of. that he was strangled in till he became unconscious . how did this bullying start somewhere of. you know. he never said he was jewish until one day in ethics class the teacher said we're going to learn about the world's major religions. which houses of worship do you know about the people church mosque. and he said synagogue. and the teacher said oh how do you know about senate are you a jew and he said yes that's when the anti semitic attacks began. that's when this bullying was going on long before the pistol inci

mr. mccarthy. mr. mccarthy: i ask that the house come to order. the speaker pro tempore: the house shall come to order. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mccarthy: on monday, the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 for legislative business, votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on thursday the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. the house will consider several items which will be announced by close of business tomorrow. in addition they'll consider the conference report. this bipartisan agreement will first strengthen our military, give our men and women in uniform a 2.4% pay raise and ensure america's fighting forces have the resources they need to secure peace at home and abroad. i want to thank chairman thornberry and the entire house committee on armed services for their work on

mr. mccarthy: our job is not done. the senate will have to do their work and we'll come back. and when we finish the job, we make this promise to you. we will come back in a bigger celebration because we have listened to the american public. i'll take one point of personal privilege. after this i am going to go celebrate my mother's birthday today. i want to introduce an individual, the whole reason, not why she ran but the experience what she had of what a tax code has done to her family. take a very difficult situation and be able to keep a farm, raise a family and say that she can make a difference. today is a symbol of what kristi noem has been able to achieve but it's not her last. our congresswoman, kristi noem. mrs. noem: it was almost 25 years ago that my dad was killed in an accident on our farm. i was 22 years old. i became a first time mother just weeks after he passed away. and so i was not only dealing with becoming a new mother, taking over a family operation with my mother who was devastated but then dealing with all the changes. when we got a bill from the i.r.

to remove mr mccarthy from office.achment in the coming days. —— mr mccarthy. —— robert mugabe. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. specialist under—water rescue equipment has arrived in argentina from the united states to help hunt for a missing submarine. the sanjuan disappeared five days ago in the south atlantic with 44 crew on board. five countries are now involved in the rescue mission tsunami waves have been detected in new caledonia and vanuatu after a magnitude seven earthquake struck between the pacific islands. the tsunami warning centre says waves as high as one metre above the high—tide mark are forecast to hit new caledonia and smaller waves are expected in vanuatu. fifteen people — including several women — have died in a stampede at a market in morocco where they'd gathered for a handout of food aid. it happened in the town of sidi boulaalam, near the coastal tourist resort of essaouira. it's not clear what triggered the stampede. former president sebastien pinera has won the f

mr. mccarthy: i'm thankful he is standing with us today. i'm thankful to serve and we have five important bills on the floor. the miners act by tom emmer return the rights to states to help create jobs, priority for this congress. the re-authorization of brownfield programs, every single district has a brownfield. we want to clean those up and create more jobs. the equal act will provide the time necessary to make sure new federal employees is the right fit for accountability in government, the manufacturing housing act by andy ba rmp r will help people own their own homes and barbara comstock's bill requiring each member to complete sexual harrassment training every year. we have watched chairman harper and his hearing. i will finish my training and my office will be done. and one note i want to make. the senate is continuing to work to pass tax reform and big day out of committee. we believe they will get the work done this week and we want to go to conference as quickly as possible. i advised that the members' should be flexible. they ma

mr. mccarthy: i hope you had a great thanksgiving. i am very thankful steve is standing with us today. i'm thankful to serve and we have five important bills on the floor. let me walk you through them. the miners act by tom emmer returns the rights to states to help create jobs, priority for this congress. the re-authorization of brownfield programs, every single district has a brownfield. we want to environmentally be able to clean those up and create more jobs and community, and as well. the equal act will provide the time necessary to make sure new federal employees is the right fit for accountability in government. manufacturing housing act of 2017 that will help people own their own homes and barbara comstock's bill requiring each member to complete sexual harrassment training every year. this is something we take very seriously. , histched chairman harper hearings. this is the beginning and not the end of where we are going. i will finish my training and my office will be done by the end of the month. one note i want to make, i know the senate is continuing to work to pass tax re

because you didn't want criticism of certain issues to be the sole domain of the far right mr mccarthy was. the first and i say quite clearly that i don't want to serve the right this plays no role. in this this is a criticism that i have why is this always a factor so i don't understand why you don't try to judge things according to healthy common sense without censorship. i also try to help my native german friends. i know that certain topics are to be. with them to point to get the. example. for example if someone talks about certain aspects of a subject they might be misinterpreted. and i think this is wrong because it means that we can be blackmailed into not. noticing that after talk shows i'm reduced to the years e.g. who is a devil worshipper the germans do not say. it's too easy to just keep mum because we're scared of being criticized. because if we have to be very open and honest when we approach certain questions that affect our lives together. and say that there are of course differences between refugees and that refugees are not a monolithic block by block the. so talk ab

mr. mccarthy: i'm very thankful steve is standing with us today. i'll thankful for the honor to soifment and this week we have five very important bills on the floor. let me walk you through them. the minors act by tom emmer, return the rights to states and help create jobs. priority for this congress. the re-authorization of brown field program. every single district has a brown field. we want environmentally be able to clean those up and create more jobs in the community as well. the equal act will provide the time necessary to make sure new federal employees is the right fit for their taxpayer funded role. accountability in government. the manufacturing housing act of 2017 by andy barr, will ensure fair lending standards to help people own their own homes. then barbara comstock's bill, requiring each member in office to complete sexual harassment training every year. this is something that we take very seriously. you have watched chairman harper on his hearings. this is just the beginning and not the end of where we're going. i will finish my ed

mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for the purpose of a scheduling announcement. the speaker pro tempore: the ouse will be in order. the speaker pro tempore: he is without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mccarthy: votes are expected in the house on monday, december 4 and 6:30 p.m. members should be prepared to vote on the motion to go to conference and the motion to instruct conferees on h.r. 1, the tax cuts and job act. now, i strongly encourage all members to be here, present and voting. if there's any further changes to the schedule, i will be sure to let all members know. does the gentleman want me to yield? mr. hoyer: if my friend would yield, yes, please. i thank the majority leader for yielding. as the majority leader knows, we have nine days left to -- under the present schedule. i understand that may be an extension of that to the 22nd. maybe contemplated. but we have nine legislative days left. the gentleman has now just indica

mr. hays: i know you are. >> unlike you are both for decency, but let's go back to the state department. don't you think that senator mccarthy's message might be justified and the house un-american activities committee might be justified because of a failure on the part of department of justice? the fbi knew of the existence of him. mr. hays: you cannot base your whole policy on the fact that he was found guilty. one man. frank: don't you think that the state department has failed because of the policies --procommunist policies? mr. hays: -- the invasion of north korea by the communist. frank: who was responsible for that? mr. hays: the communist. frank: and he was behind them? mr. hays: russia. frank: don't you think it represents a threat to the united states? mr. hays: yes, but i don't see that in the united states. i'm not afraid of the communists in the united states. this idea of finding communists hiding under the bed is all nonsense. the result is that americans are so timid about expressing themselves that we a practically given up free speech. no one cares to say anything that might suggest to anyone that he is an ap

mr. mccarthy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mccarthy: before i begin, i want to thank the gentleman and all the americans out there that have waited decades for this, for the hours that you have listened and the numerous hearings you have gone through to get us to this day. now, mr. speaker, i stand before this body, but i want to speak to the people watching us at home right now and who will hear in the hours and days to come. i want to speak to the people who stretched their budget to get to the next paycheck. i want to speak to the people who are starting to wonder if the american promise no longer applies to them. you need a comeback. america needs a comeback. if we are successful today and in the weeks to come, you will keep more of the money you earned. you will have more in your paycheck. your life will improve. if we succeed, you will succeed. but if the leaders and obstructionists on the other side of the aisle win, you will lose. you see, they want washington insiders and bureaucrats to keep more of your hard-earned in

mr. mccarthy: for every member this could really become the most significant bill they ever make a decision in their term in congress. more than three decades for the last time we had tax reform this size. the american public has been asking for it. i think it's a little ironic that today is the seventh anniversary of republicans being elected to the majority in the house, and then moving to the senate, and now we have a president who has pushed to make sure hardworking americans get to keep more of what they earn. three major points i want to make. when i was 20 years old i started my first small business. small business creates more jobs than any other thing in america. in this bill you'll get lower taxes go to 25%, the lowest it's been in 40 years. more small businesses, more jobs. second, every single american is going to keep more of what they earn. the single american when you talk about a standard deduction, instead of the first $6,000 you earn tax free, it's $12,000. these families and couples, the first $24,000 you earn, tax free. you get to keep it. you get to determine what's bes

because you didn't want criticism of certain issues to be the sole domain of the far right mr mccarthy . the first and i say quite clearly that i don't want to serve the right this plays no role. this is a criticism that i have why is this always a factor so i don't understand why you don't try to judge things according to healthy common sense without censorship. i also try to help my native german friends. i know that certain topics are to be. with them to point to get the. example. for example if someone talks about certain aspects of a subject they might be misinterpreted. i think this is wrong because it means that we can be blackmailed into not. noticing that i want to talk shows i'm reduced to the cd who is a devil worshipper and the germans do not see. the nazi it's too easy to just keep mum because we're scared of being criticized. we have to be very open and honest when we approach certain questions that affect our lives together. and say that there are of course differences between refugees and that refugees are not a monolithic block by block the secret know. so talk about t

mr mccarthy he went too far and he thought he started accusing me. staff of collaborating with with the soviets with no evidence of course and the one that wonders where is going to where that point is going to be true and when that point is going to be. just too far but there is the that's a good point but there there is unlike with mccarthy as you pointed out there is evidence ok maybe we should get rid of the word collusion because collusion is not a crime ok but the dossier that the dossier is front in center and we need a lot more explanation about it in its ties to the democratic party i mean we started out we know the democrats were in debt twenty million two million but the democratic party has ten million or more to pay for a fake dostie i think a lot of questions need to be asked to do so unlike with mccarthy where it is just you know accusations there's a lot of evidence to look at but it's not the story now is that if we look at recent history in the united states with saddam hussein when he was fighting iran and when he was using chemica

mr. mccarthy. >> thank you for coming. is there much turnover in the building, i know you have been there quite a while. is it typical that you're -- >> we have -- of the original group four years ago, two of us remain. people -- we've had extended periods like over a year there was no turnover. it varies depending on situations, like circumstances. it's typical residency, i think is over four or six months maybe. >> 30 days. >> commissioner walker. >> this isn't to you but it is to staff. are there imminent dangers or hazards in this building as is? >> thank you for your public comment. we appreciate it. >> dan lowry, as i'm looking at the notice of violation, there's a new gas stove without ventilation. one of the areas greater than allowable for code and we don't know the plumbing position in the building. >> you haven't inspected the aspect of it? >> i don't see it on the notice violation. >> do you know that -- >> mr. paul? can you answer that question? >> thank you commissioner. at the risk of making waves in this wa

mr. mccarthy: oh -- mr. hoyer: my friend, the majority leader. mr. mccarthy: my friend is correct in a lot but i will explain -- understand one thing. in this job and when we run and we're passionate about our beliefs, my parents always told me if you can't handle the heat you probably shouldn't run but the one thing that should happen, if we want to come to a conclusion, just as you and i and my good friend sat in my office talking to the white house approximate our concerns about the hurricane, when it came to the virgin islands and puerto rico, the only way you solve the problem is you come together. the only way you come together, you show up in the meetings and you can air your differences. but at the end of the day, when we walk into this house, we don't walk in as democrats or republicans. we walk in as an american. and it's about time we put the people before politics. we got a shorter time to do our job. i look forward to seeing people here monday. i look forward to getting our work done and i yield back to my friend. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker,

mr. mccarthy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mccarthy: before i begin, i want to thank the gentleman and all the americans out there that have waited decades for this, for the hours that you have listened and the numerous hearings you have gone through to get us to this day. now, mr. speaker, i stand before this body, but i want to speak to the people watching us at home right now and who will hear in the hours and days to come. i want to speak to the people who stretched their budget to get to the next paycheck. i want to speak to the people who are starting to wonder if the american promise no longer applies to them. you need a comeback. america needs a comeback. if we are successful today and in the weeks to come, you will keep more of the money you earned. you will have more in your paycheck. your life will improve. if we succeed, you will succeed. but if the leaders and obstructionists on the other side of the aisle win, you will lose. you see, they want washington insiders and bureaucrats to keep more of your hard-earned in

mr. mccarthy: today is a critical day. you know it today is? for everyone who is listening, for everybody watching, this is a sign that your congress listens to you. for too long you have waited to get your wages increased. we are successful with the next that -- i one you to check your check come next year. incomehat check, your will be up. for everyone who ever dreamed of being an entrepreneur, this is your opportunity. for everyone who ever dreamed of starting a family, of raising two kids, you know what this bill means? your first $55,000 you earn, you will not pay one penny in income tax. not one penny. for the dream to make sure that america stays on top in the next century -- >> lawmakers from the house discussing the gop bill, getting the tax code bill passed in the last few minutes. but differences remain between the house bill in the latest proposal in the senate. joining us now is the editor of bloomberg businessweek to discuss it further. megan, great to have you. the success of the house passing their version of the bill. but the s

mr. mccarthy, kevin mccarthy, the senate, house majority leader said about bringing these two pieces of legislation together. >> we sat down and we have listened to a great deal. that is how the property tax deduction got put in. that is part of their ideas and this is part of the process going forward and everything offsets one another. we passed it out of committee. we will go to the floor. the senate will pass their bill. we will go to conference. final bill what we look at. >> neil, here is issues everyone pays attention to. state and local tax deduction. i spoke with representatives, republicans in the house are opposed to total repeal of state and local tax deductions. they wouldn't commit to voting yes or no, tom reid from new york, he will push to get some deductions restored. he asked him if push comes to should have will you vote against this, and he wouldn't answer. neil: thank you very much. what we've been see something pathetic. under the guise of making it very, very simple on a card. the number on the bottomly doesn't look like you're taking that much more net for people. in other w

. >> dickerson: we turn now to house majority leader kevin mccarthy. mr. majority leader, we want the talk about a the tax cut. the congressional score keepers have weighed in. this will increase deficits by $1.5 trillion. supporters say there will be economic growth that will take care of that problem. there was a heritage study that said that debt would be gone entirely from those tax cuts. so things sometimes don't turn out the way everybody hopes. given that, and give then score of $1.5 trillion in the deficit, isn't this a huge gamble for all of the reasons that republicans have long said about adding to the deficit and debt. >> no. john, look at this. for decades the hard-working americans have been ignored or forgotten from washington. but not anymore. this tax cut and jobs act bill is going to be the change of that. let me give you three points why. first, it lets every american keep more of what they earn. if you're single, the first $12,000 is tax-free. if you're a couple, $24,000. the average family will save almost $1,200 more in their pockets.

mr. mccarthy and colleagues get tax deal done do you think that starts to change. >> maybe there is greatit right but truth is trump's ratings are not the lowest in history lowest was bush in 20s, then with clinton in low 30s around 40, w450s in virginia i think means closer to 45 nationally the republican party itself couldn't do health care like negative 70, can't get stuff done whether i agree or not who could vote for them. >> that is a good point. >> if we start, knowing what the house has done knowing what senate has done, still opportunity, senate finishes this out the world looks different in 2018 comes that is we have a responsibility and that is really what we need to do next year, you took clinton from down here to get reelected, that showed by -- doing welfare reform others. >> five or six things to get done one would be a start. >> good to see you -- >> thanks. >> great insights from mark, right back. stay with us. ange... at t. rowe price... our disciplined approach remains. global markets may be uncertain... but you can feel confident in our investment experience around the

mr. mccarthy, you're recognized for three minutes, please. >> i thank the chairman burgess and ranking member green for hosting this opportunity today for those of us not on this committee to share our thoughts. we have all seen the numbers. last year, over 60,000 deaths from overdose, opioids involved in the vast majority of those. in ocean county, new jersey, my home county, we're losing somebody every 43 hours. and a couple weeks ago, my county was designated a high intensity drug trafficking area, desperately needed, but also disturbing sign of where we are. it may be unusual for a member to sit here and promote other people's bills, even bills written by the other party, but as the republican co-chairman of the bipartisan heroin task force, representing over 90 members of both parties, that's exactly what i'm here to do today. as your committee considers legislative next steps to pursue, i want to recommend the bipartisan heroin task force's legislative agenda for your consideration. we are committed to being rigorously bipartisan. we did not include any bills in our agenda unless it had

the labour mp, kerry mccarthy, will submit letters to party officials on monday which she says show she received "unwa nted attention" from her fellow labour mp, kelvin hopkins. mrour political correspondent, iain watson. kerry mccarthy says she is speaking out to support the young labour activist ava etemadzadeh, who alleged hopkins had acted inappropriately towards her after a meeting at essex university four years ago. kelvin hopkins is currently suspended by the labour party while those allegations, which he denies, are investigated. kerry mccarthy is not making any formal complaint. instead, she is submitting information to the inquirer which she believes could be helpful for the ava etemadzadeh. she says she first suffered unwanted attention from mr hopkins “119911, and more recently, she received a letter in which he described as a very attractive woman and confided he had a dream about her. she is submitting this letter to the labour enquiry on monday. in a statement, kelvin hopkins describes kerry mccarthy as a long—term friend and says he is disappointed she appears to have gone to the press rather than telling him that she was unhappy. let's talk to o

i'm proud to work with our mccarthy, der, mr. and my colleagues on the congressional caucus on foster youth to shed light on the mcca perfect pet wation of poverty and -- perpetuation of poverty and dysfunction in our system. we all must work together and move forward in addressing our foster care system and i emphasize the statement on the importance of a loving hometown for every child. thank you. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life and legacy of one of our nation's great lawyers and judges. for me a mentor and great family friend. district court judge, tom eisley, who passed away this past sunday at the age of 94. tom faithfully served our nation as a private in the army in world war ii. as an advisor to governor win throp rockefeller in the 1960's, and for the past 41 years as a member of the federal judiciary following his appointment by president nixon in 1970. during his career, judge eisley was named best district court judge for the eighth circuit by the american lawyer and outstanding federal trial court judge b

--nator mccarthy: >> i want to ask you about the congressional testimony about the institute of pacific relations. by awas a letter written secretary of the idr to a mr. letter askedthe who they would invite. he writes, someone we might consider is someone from simpson's office. e of theoned on special assistants. 1942,uld he, back in recommended adelaide stephenson --recommend adelaide stephenson? whotor mccarthy: the man recommended out your hits -- al talkeds -- he has been about as a communist. >> we completed a complete and thorough research on adelaide intend to give i that picture on a nationwide network. after i get that picture of history sincethe the name he entered the agricultural department -- senator mccarthy: after i get the history of stephenson, the american people can have him if they want him. that is fair to confer you do not avoid personalities. senator mccarthy: i will never avoid giving the facts to the american people. ofess you call the rule the traders and those responsible for the suicidal foreign policy --i do not intend and talk about reason and sellouts. men withs created by faces and names. those of us who are elected b

mr hopkins himself has said that if ms mccarthy had raised a complaint with the labour party in the normalhe would of course cooperate with any investigation. but he appealed on behalf of himself and other individuals and their families that these matters should be dealt with by proper due process and not what he describes as an unfair trial by media. chris, thanks. boris johnson has been in the headlines and the heat for his dreadful gaffe about the british iranian prisoner nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, opining that she was training journalists in iran rather than on holiday visiting her parents. his words, no matter his retraction, may result in an increase in her five—year sentence in evin prison. but what about nazanin herself in all this? how do we know what she is going through just now? john sweeney has been talking to other women who have been imprisoned by the iranian regime. i last saw nazanin when she travelled in march 2016. this man's wife is incarcerated inside one of the worst prisons on earth. nice to meet you. this woman knows what it's like, because she has spent time there,

kerry mccarthy says she first received unwanted attention from mr hopkins in received unwanted attentionkins “119911. more received unwanted attention from mr hopkins in 1994. more recently she then received a letter in which he described her as an attractive woman and confided that he had had a dream about her. kerry mccarthy says she believes it is the right thing to do to come forward with this and support ava etemadzadeh's investigation. it is important to say kelvin hopkins denied the allegations made by ava etemadzadeh, and as per kerry mccarthy, he said he is disappointed she went to the press rather than coming to him, but this is just another sign that there are many questions the investigation will need to get to the bottom of. an american women's football star has accused the former fifa president, sepp blatter, of sexual harassment. hope solo, the team's world cup winning goalkeeper, told a portuguese newspaper that the 81—year—old groped her during an awards ceremony in 2013. a spokesman for mr blatter has described the accusation as "ridiculous". the husband of a british wo

the labour mp kerry mccarthy has said she received "unwanted attention" from fellow labour mp kelvin hopkins, over a period of about 20 years. mrd from the party, following accusations of inappropriate behaviour made by a party activist — which he denies. he says he had counted ms mccarthy as a friend and her complaint has caused him "immense hurt". the online taxi—hailing service, uber, has lost an appeal against a ruling that gave its drivers employment rights. an earlier hearing had ordered the firm to treat its drivers as workers, rather than self employed independent contractors. two drivers had argued they should be entitled to the minimum wage, sick pay and paid leave. uber says they will appeal to the supreme court. girls who've been given the human papilloma virus, or hpv vaccine, may only need three smear tests in their lifetime — instead of the current 12. that's according to a new study. hpv is thought to cause nearly all cervical cancers, and a vaccination against it has been offered to girls aged between 11 to 13 since 2008. a new faultline opening up in the middle east has prompted calls for calm among internatio

the labour mp, kerry mccarthy will submit letters to party officials on monday which she says show she received "unwa nted attention" from her fellow labour mp, kelvin hopkins. mrom the party, following accusations of inappropriate behaviour, which he denies. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. kerry mccarthy says she is speaking out to support the young labour activist who alleged: hopkins had acted inappropriately towards her after a meeting at sx university four years ago. tell them not to do is currently suspended by the labour party while those allegations, which he denies, are investigated. —— kelvin hopkins is currently. kerry mccarthy is not making any formal complaint. instead, she is submitting information to the inquirer which she believes could be helpful. she says she first suffered on attention from mr hopkins in 1994, and more recently, she received a letter in which he described as a very attractive woman and confided he had a dream about. she is submitting this letter to the labour enquiry on monday. in a statement, kelvin hopkins describes kerry mccarthy is a long—term friend and says he is disappointed she appears to have gone to