mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. provided the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 536, terry doughty. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: the judiciary, terry a. doughty of louisiana to be united states district judge for the western district of louisiana. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of terry a. doughty of louisiana to be united states district judge for the western district of louisiana, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of th

not be shot i hate mr no no the cost of the thing that lead you through to be only going to. be applied to democrats to you i'm so genuinely shilpa on the part of the system i want nothing. to look like. i don't want someone.

mr. shah: he offered his resignation and it was accepted. reporter: so in terms of the chief of staff's handling of all this no regrets? ,mr. shah: i think the second statement that he sent out reflected his thoughts which is that these allegations are deeply troubling. they are shocking. and i think the first statement reflected, you know, the rob porter that we have known. reporter: let me ask you, if i can follow up on that, as you were coming out here yesterday, or sarah sanders was coming out here yesterday, you were releasing a statement from rob porter saying he took those photographs. that appears to be an acknowledgment that this abuse took place. that he helped document it. how can the white house chief of staff or how can the press secretary, how can this white house still be standing behind him when mr. porter appeared to be knowledge and that he had -- mr. shah: i think it's fair to say that we all could have done better over the last few hours, or last few days, in dealing with the situation. but this is the rob porter that i and many others have dealt with, sarah dealt with, that other officials including the

mr. rosenstein: there has been no communication with the russians about this. we will use the process to seek extradition. >> monday, president's day on the c-span networks, at 6:30 p.m. eastern, the launch of landmark cases in philadelphia, for the review of the 12 historic cases featured in the series. at 7:30, the portrait revealing for former president barack obama. 8:30 p.m., -- and at comparing watergate to today. on a c-span2, the 2018 savanna book festival with scotch of bureau and celeste had -- scott schapiro and celeste headley. and colson whitehead. historiansat 2:30, on world war i and the legacy of president woodrow wilson. explore theolars relationship between ronald reagan, george w. bush, and mikhail gorbachev. and richard burkheiser on the fight for philadelphia. watch monday on the c-span networks. >> for the next hour, an american history tv exclusive. our cities tour visits newport, rhode island. for seven years, we have traveled to u.s. cities, bringing historic site to our viewers. you can see more on our website, c-span.org/sitcitiestour

mr. president, if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until 12 objection. mr. mcconnell: well, mr. president, i think it's safe to say it's been a disappointing week. i kept my commitment and set aside the entire week for a broad, productive debate over daca, border security, and other important immigration issues. everyone, my friend, the democratic leader, the assistant democratic leader, the congressional hispanic caucus, everyone agrees that i held up my end of the bargain. back in december i stated that if a bill withstood a chance of becoming law

bit of a number for the little mama be shot mr no no the clock the usual thing that lead you through to only going. to deal. with a syllable or. a plug from it coming back to you i'm so delusional but your eye on the hottest i'm all about that night but that until. they are i mean i don't want so long as i got bottled up oh god broke out of body i'm going well never gonna do it i would guess from a name it was down one percent a moment and all that sort of better because sort of but maybe aren't going to be a little. busy with that but it will have no love i don't ever saw a bull but know i was but you and i am but that when a concert here and money is through it all and then meddle with. doing little bobby and. could do it all by the owner can we follow some of the around for a few days to see how you live and how you survive you know if it isn't at the bottom and. we met these guys and seen that i'm a square which is essential as it gets nath and try to cross from parliament and always crowded more recently with refugees some just hang out here with friends and then returned to the

not be shot mr no no the quote i shot the thing that lead you through to but we're going to. plug in it coming back to you i'm so gentle we should put your eye on the hottest i want nothing but that until well and so they are i mean i don't want so long as i go bottled up for all of our growth. never got to do our business from a name down one percent a moment all that sort of better because sort of but maybe aren't going to be a little. busy with. i don't ever saw a book but not on set but he went on but that's when a concern here and money is the way to go on the middle with. do a little bit and. then you want to can we follow some of the around for a few days to see how you live and how you survive you know if it isn't at the bottom and. we met these guys and seen that i'm a square which is essential as it gets nathanson shot across from parliament and always crowded more recently with refugees some just hang out here with friends and then return to their attempts to shelter but some can't find a shelter or they choose not to stay in one so. they work and sleep here it's c

mr. royce: i'll continue to reserve. i have no further speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. boyle: i will close and allow me to say one thing that strikes me and saddens me when i hold town halls or meeting with constituent groups. usually some variation of this comment will be made. why don't you guys get along? why don't you do something? and actually i then tell them about our work on the foreign affairs committee and i tell them that under the leadership of ed royce and eliot engel as well as the other members of the committee from both sides of the aisle, a lot of work does get done and a real spirit of cooperation prevails in our committee meetings. and i think this piece of legislation is an example of that. this is an important issue. we are standing up for ukraine, but as i mentioned earlier, we're also doing what is clearly in the best interest of the united states. so i urge at the risk of sounding modest, i urge passage of my legislation, legislation that i've worke

mr. sherman: i have no speakers on this side so i'll make a few remarks. mr. speaker, i want to put this in the broader context he of the palestinian-israeli conflict. a palestinian state will not be born as a result of the use of human shields. no country can make peace with a group that uses its own women and children in that manner. and no country can build peace with a nation or an entity that makes the violation of the geneva conventions and the international rules of law established military policy. i'm a firm believer in a two-state solution that results in a secure jewish state of israel and a peaceful palestinian state by its side. i hope that this legislation will help move toward that end because it seeks to empower those who want to make peace and sanctions those who cheapen human life and violate international law. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation, which passed in our committee without a descending voice, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back. the gentleman from s

mr. walden: no, it's just a bulldozer. takes you back to where it was and says the fcc can't do any activity in this space, most likely. which may not be what people want. and beyond that, you know, you're seeing a growing debate out there, including at davos, where some pretty surprising characters said it's more than just the internet service providers that may need to have a discussion about net neutrality, it may be the edge providers, it may be the facebooks and the amazons and all that. and the more you learn about how they operate and how their algorithms work and the trolls and, you know, how many followers do you really have and how many did you just buy, and is somebody monetizing all that, by the way? you know, you go back, you're in the newseum here, and a great newspaper business has to certify how many readers they have and publish that. because that's what they sell advertising rates based upon. you think about today's information world, are we getting scammed in this market? who knows? i don't know. we know

mr. shah: there are no meetings scheduled. reporter: what about the chemical attack in syria? mr. shah: i will have to get back to you on this one. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. isit ncicap.org] >> and the deputy press secretary saying the president supporting the budget deal announced yesterday by senator schumer and mcconnell. broadening the budget, expanding those budget caps by $300 billion. that measure will be included as an amendment to the senate consideration of the continuing resolution. the short-term measure that would fund the federal government through march 23 with the current measure set to expire tonight at midnight. now, the house is gaveling back in at 4:15 eastern. they will vote on a couple of bills debated earlier. then we expect them to gavel out until the senate finishes their work. waiting for the senate to act. while we wait for the house to come in we'll show you part of this morning's briefing with house democ

>> no. mr. lapierre: here is another one, a military veteran comes -- goes to his local v.a., comes home, tells the doctor he has trouble sleeping at night, or anybody who shares nightmares with a medical professional, they all become potential triggers that somebody, somewhere could be defined as a mental health barrier to owning a firearm. i even heard a television anchor recently suggest that people seeking to buy a firearm should be interviewed first. i mean, interviewed first, who is going to conduct that interview and what will they ask? that is the challenge that we as a free society face. how do we create a step along the way called due process that protects the innocent, law-abiding people of this country from being falsely accused, politically abused, and permanently stigmatized unjustly? come on, socialists oppose all of our most fundamental freedoms enshrined in the bill of rights. they do not like free speech anymore than they like the second amendment. they like only limited speech

but there is no legal reason the mr netanyahu but there is no legal reason the mr neta nyahu to standhere is no legal reason the mr netanyahu to stand down and he remains at least now the most dominant figure in israeli politics. the police recommendations against him will now be handed over to israel's attorney general. it's up to this official to decide whether oi’ to this official to decide whether or not to indict the prime minister ought to do nothing. the attorney general‘s decision is expected to ta ke general‘s decision is expected to take at least several months. the leaders of us intelligence agencies have been updating senators on the threats facing the country. they spoke of military and nuclear challenges around the world, and warned of more election interference at home. but domestic politics also featured, with the head of the fbi contradicting the white house version of events over the departure of senior aide rob porter. jane o'brien has more on the day's testimony. part of the job of america's intelligence chiefs is to sound the alarm and dan coats rang it loud and c

mr. burgess: i have no further speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. green: i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. burgess: thank you, mr. speaker. this is an important bill. i urge my colleagues to support it and i will yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: both sides having yielded back their time, the question is, will the house suspend the rules, pass the bill, h.r. 880 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. burgess: mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 1222, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill.

mr miller. no one knew when they would get back up safely from up to fifteen hundred meters below ground my children. in every way they view we had this from the news the miners were pulled up one by one in a lift powered by a generator no serious injuries were reported but conditions were difficult and things could have ended differently. i think. mine unions say the incident reflects ongoing safety problems they're calling for an independent investigation. last october the investigative journalist ethnic khurana it was murder and malta in a car bomb explosion three men killing but the fight against corruption on the island is far from over. reports. history and beauty but behind the fortresses and thick walls of ancient malta the island and is riven by conflict and scandal in this if journalist money media is fighting for the legacy of duff and the couple. was murdered reporting on government corruption. it's a mixture of responsibility and good will because we're left her pretty much alone respo

mr. mulvaney: no one outside the beltway has ever heard of us and nobody inside knows what we do, and we like it like that. we do a little bit of everything. because of the budgets, they call me the budget director, and deals fine, but the m with management. we work with every single cabinet agency on every one of their regulations. so the department of congress -- commerce if they want to put out a new regulation, they have to work with us. we're involved with every single piece of regulation, and as a result, the regulation. aboutrdest part deregulating was that the government had forgotten how to do it. it had been such a long time since the government had done it that there were no forms. people who were working at these agencies were not born that the last time there was a major deregulation effort. with everyas worked one of the cabinet agencies, and it has been the president. there were four meetings in a row where the topic was how are you doing on that the regulations, it is a priority, it is done, and we have to be able to help him do that. idea of a give us an few or maybe one

no doubt mr isa conference as his stage. ly deny iran's nefarious involvement in serious. iran also denies that it committed an act of aggression against israel last week that it sent a drone into oui’ last week that it sent a drone into our airspace to threaten our people. well, here is a piece of that uranium and drone, or what is left of it after we shot it down. these we re of it after we shot it down. these were the first images of the drone iran is accused of sending into israeli airspace last week. israeli jets retaliated. targeting iranian assets in syria for the first time. but syrian fire brought down an israeli warplanes, the first time in decades its combat aircraft was shot down by enemy fire. today when iran's foreign minister took to the stage in munich, he didn't mention the israeli leader by name. you are the israeli leader by name. you are the audience for a cartoonist circus. then he fired back with barbs of his own. israel uses aggression as a policy against its neighbours and once somebody, the syrians ha

mrs. fayed wasn't robbed. >> no, she wasn't. >> mrs. yed wasn't sexually assaulted. >> no, she was not. >> so the purpose of that crime was to kill her. >> it was to kill her. that was the only purpose of the crime was to get rid of her and make sure she was dead. >> abdul rahman says the murder was carefully planned. >> mrs. fayed comes out at about 6:30 at night. >> that's correct. >> and she's walking to her car, what, alone? >> by herself. >> at some point, what, the killer comes up behind her? >> well, the killer pulled up in the burgundy suv behind mrs. fayed's vehicle. >> so blocking her. >> blocking her so she can't move her car from the parking spot. the killer gets out of the back passenger seat and approaches mrs. fayed from behind. >> how long did the attack take start to finish? >> from start to finish i would say anywhere from one to three minutes. >> police found no eyewitnesses to the actual stabbing, but there were people close by. >> there's an individual that was in a building across the street from where mrs. fayed wa

mr. trump. they see no correlation between david nuÑez and him being a former campaign worker for mr. rump. they see no partiality that he may have with distorting information. the way that they accuse supporters of hillary clinton. nobody ever mentions that he is a former campaign worker. now he sits in a position of where he can redirect and question the integrity of the people at the fbi. i question the motives of the fbi with dr. king and other issues. no one has made that particular problem with david nuÑez. host: now you have. i want to give michael a chance to respond to that. think that your callers know this because they watch the show a lot. , it isital, the congress an inherently political institution. we try, in different forms and different committees, to remove or otherwise reduce the politics. at the end of the day, there are two parties, and weber has the majority is going to be the chairman of a committee. person is going to have a political affiliation. that member, in this case david nuÑez, is a legitimate voice on national security issues. he speaks to this. he is a

mrs may's arms behind her back. the tory brexiteers are trying to grab her other arm, one describing the eu proposals on northern ireland as amounting to annexation of northern ireland. so the prime minister has nols, in berlin, in paris, will adopt a more compromising approach than the european commission itself. but they will in effect say mr juncker and michel barnier, look, mrs may really cannot give ground on this because of the domestic political situation. you'll have to cut us some slack. in other words, the hope is, brussels will blink. norman, thank you. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is at muff in county donegal near the border with northern ireland. this has been an issue from the get go and it is still so problematic, chris. that's right. this is the brexit front line, vital in negotiations, this vital issue is playing out in the everyday lives of locals. and just about in northern ireland that a few steps over there cou nty ireland that a few steps over there county donegal in the irish republic. normally when you cross the border the only sign that you are passing from one country to another is a sign like that which tells you that the speed limit is a sign like that which t

trump's response at no point did mr.mp express any concern for the safety of american democracy. so just a final on this issue. i mean, in your experience, is the very integrity and safety of america's democracy more at risk now than it was during 2016? >> i'm not sure it's more at risk. you know, our democracy is pretty fragile to begin with, as we saw in the last election. you could have one person get 3 million more votes than the other and still not get elected. it comes down to very small number of swing districts in any election. and if you can influence those swing districts, a very small change in voter attitude can change the result. >> let's just move on because russia has also tried to disrupt the olympics. they were mad apparently that the doping scandal forced them to operate under sort of neutral flags, neutral names, no national anthems. and they made it look like it was coming from north korea. so they really are good at this. again, there were no consequences yet. but north korea now very troubling the u

mr. wilder: you can have it. no, i like that, it is very good. >> as governor, were you able to implement rules to preserve predominately african-american neighborhoods? mr. wilder: no. it would never come up in that context. as to those neighborhoods. again, they are local decisions. they have to be made by the cities and counties. one of the things that i was very much interested in was making certain that we had the schools in those districts preserved, because if you don't have the schools working efficiently, you are not going to have any preservation. the unfortunate thing is that -- i have spoken about this here, with my colleagues here -- very few people today are aware of the history of richmond. when i came up, i lived at 28th and p, as i said. the boundary lines were from sorry, from-- i am 34th street to 25th street. that is going east and west. north and south, it was from broad street, gray street to nine mile road. pretty much in there, that was the african-american community. when you went away from

mr. speaker, no law condones such sexual exploitation and no law should be manipulated. with at-digs of mrs. walters aamendment, it strikes the important balances of preserving section 230 of the commupe case decency act for law-abiding websites while ensuring bad actors can no longer hide behind a misuse statute. this legislation will ensure our society continues to protect the innocent and punish those who seek to profit this their sexual inslavement. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: good morning, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. slaughter: thank you. too often, mr. speaker, our laws pass with the best of intentions. fail to keep pace with technology and that's what we're seeing today. with the communications decency act. the bill was passed in 1996 as congress' first attempt to reg

they want this and want that battle to be re-phot, i will be back there, and for me, it will be no more mr. nice guy. [applause] nigel: let's hope it doesn't happen. one thing i do know and one thing i have learned and 25 years of being involved in campaigns in britain and all over europe, and america. one thing i know is this. that democracy, liberty, and freedom don't come for nothing. the best you are prepared to fight in battle for those things that as he assume stop peddling, the other side, the establishment, will hit back and tried to take those things away. ladies and gentlemen, we should be enormously proud, that we have managed to change the course of history. [applause] do is what we now have to to make sure that change of direction, that change of history, is not just a short-term phenomenon. we have to keep fighting and keep working to make sure our victory is permanent. that is what we have got to do. and we can do it. it is what the people all across the western world want. i hope you have had a really good day here at cpac. i know you are going to get ready to go out for dr

mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the help committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate now proceed to s. res. 404. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 404 recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers on the 5th anniversary of the 1968 memphis sanitation workers strike and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the matter? without objection, the committee is discharged. the senate will proceed. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate armed services committee be discharged from further consideration of s. res. 409 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the cle

were you with mr roland van hauwermeiren? no. why were you let go by 0xfam? director in haiti, admitted using prostitutes. he's spoken of lies and exaggeration. pay, because dismissing him would have damaged the investigation. the bbc source challenges that account. they didn't need him to stay and help with the investigation. of the investigation team. which alone is enough. when they were thinking of hiring him. of aid workers is set up. information about what went on. the haitian government has launched its own investigation. mps in parliament. the questions for 0xfam keep on coming. james landale, bbc news. has been jailed for 32 years. of a child. sima kotecha reports. so, what, what — what was it i've done? what is it i'm supposed to have...? dr matthew falder being arrested at his workplace last year. pictures of themselves. it sounds like the rap sheet from hell. distributing indecent images of children. more obscene images. to film them in the shower and using the toilet. falder contacted more than 300 people worldwide. one of his victims told us she

no longer a puddle, a dry creek bread -- bed, will be called a water of the united states. [applause] mr. pruitt: make no mistake about it, it is not about water quality. it is not about that. it truly is about power, jurisdiction, and oversight. 1972ou imagine congress in if they wrote out that law ,alled the clean water act looking at that definition and say, if we adopt this law we wanted to be interpreted to include age right creek bed, puddle, or drainage ditch, answer would be, no way. justice scalia, alternate opinion, we are going to be inspired by him as we make a decision on the definition. that definition is coming this year. the president has shown tremendous courage. >> before we get to an overview of what you have accomplished at epa, i want to mention the fact that you have managed to land on the cover of the weekly standard and the national review, two of the great magazines in our nation, and g coolio -- gq. the fifth most powerful man in washington, d.c. paint a different picture, and i am always reminded of the great protestant to my desk divine, -- great protestant --

mr. powell: no, i was the geology major because i busted out of civil engineering. ok? now you know. ter] mr. powell: that didn't need to come up, david. thank you very much. david: so when microsoft is moving forward, you decide to take the company public in 1986, and at that point you are a billionaire? close to it? mr. gates ah, yeah, pretty close : to it. within a year of going public, i think. there is some fortune cover that says the deal that made bill gates $360 million or some weird thing like that. david: all right. how did it change your life? or it didn't change your life at all? bill: that whole period of time was amazing because i was hiring people as fast as i could. i brought in steve ballmer, who was good at that, and he was helping out. we had a sense of urgency that we wanted to lead the way, but i was really busy. so, you know, if some friend had tried to call me, i would not have had too much time for that. i was really into building this company, and i was going out and telling people about the magic of software, which is good for microsoft, but also helping them

mr. starr, do you want a little break, or...? >> no, mr. chairman. >> okay.t at my bedtime. so -- >> all right. >> mr. chairman -- >> and mine, i can assure you. >> the marathon 12-hour testimony did not appear to change many minds in the committee room. >> if there was a day where we were relatively certain that there would never be a conviction in the senate, it was when he finished his testimony. ♪ >> at the end of november, the president finally submitted answers to the 81 questions. >> in his responses, the president denies giving false and misleading statements... >> and those 81 questions, which were an attempt to convict the...have the president convict himself out of his own mouth to avoid the necessity of bringing witnesses were frankly unworthy of the committee. >> republicans were not satisfied. >> many members of the committee are not pleased with the president's answers. the answers the committee received were "evasive, vague, and legalistic." >> it just reinforced the fact that this man was perjuring himself. >> the whole manipulation of the le

mr. president? no answer. >> no answer there. jon karl live from the white house. and jon, we know the house intelligence committee just now voting to release the democratic rebuttal to that controversial republican memo. now president trump has to decide whether or not to authorize that release. what are you hearing tonight? >> reporter: david, while the president did not answer my question today, white house officials tell me that he is inclined to authorize the release of the memo. and it's important to point out the committee's vote today was unanimous. every democrat and every republican on that committee voting to make that memo public. >> all right, jon karl live at the white house. jon, thank you. >>> next tonight, the deadly flu epidemic. the peak of this epidemic not yet in sight. 42 states reporting high flu activity. the states right there in red. it's most of the country, as you can see. 53 children have died so far this season, and we know of two more right here in new york city in just the last week. and if you've had the flu already, this question t

"oh, no, it isn't", said mr barnier.my attitude has not been in the least discourteous or vindictive. we never wished to punish the uk. it's totally foreign to my state of mind. and how to leave the eu without bringing back a hard north—south irish border? no one wants that, but... it is important to tell the truth. a uk decision to leave the single market and to leave the customs union would make border checks unavoidable. it's notjust a political problem at this shoe shop in newry, northern ireland. these shoes are meant for walking, on both sides of the border. customs and tariffs could mean a business like this running into trouble. what we need is easy access from the factory to our shop floor. and if there is a hard border, then there will be hold—ups all the way along that we cannot predict. tonight, the brexit secretary is saying he is surprised michel barnier is not clear britain just wants to go on trading as now during a transition. the government is hoping for compromise in negotiations, whatever anyone says

mr. starr, do you want a little break, or...? >> no, mr. chairman. >> okay. all right. >> mr. chairman -- >> and mine, i can assure you. >> the marathon 12-hour testimony did not appear to change many minds in the committee room. >> if there was a day where we were relatively certain that there would never be a conviction in the senate, it was when he finished his testimony. ♪ >> at the end of november, the president finally submitted answers to the 81 questions. >> in his responses, the president denies giving false and misleading statements... >> and those 81 questions, which were an attempt to convict the...have the president convict himself out of his own mouth to avoid the necessity of bringing witnesses were frankly unworthy of the committee. >> republicans were not satisfied. >> many members of the committee are not pleased with the president's answers. the answers the committee received were "evasive, vague, and legalistic." >> it just reinforced the fact that this man was perjuring himself. >> the whole manipulation of the legal system is what made m

mr. president, are we currently in a quorum call? the presiding officer: no. mr. coons: mr. president, i come to the floor today to talk about an issue that has occupied this floor, this body, this congress for some time now, the challenge of how to fix our broken immigration system. and as many of us have debated and talked and tried to find common ground and a bipartisan path forward, i wanted to speak about why i have optimism that we can find a bipartisan solution to this challenge. i know i'm not alone in my optimism about this. one of my very dearest friends here in the senate, someone i respect and admire deeply, someone who knows more about sacrifice and patriotism than anyone i've ever met believes the same thing. this friend of mine is not just any senator. it's senator john mccain, the senior senator from arizona, who also happens to be an american hero who has literally fought for this country and its values throughout his entire life. he's someone who our mutual friend, former vice president joe biden, calls a man of deep conviction and unmatched character. mr.

no objection it is so decided. because the modulus on behalf of the council i welcome his accent as you know mr make no doubt about it and i read in my study abroad the officer just scored him to his seat at the council table. separate president abbas the palestinian leader now entering the united nations security council chamber he has been invited especially as has the israeli ambassador to be part of this discussion on the middle east peace process a man you saw sport speaking earlier the kuwaiti ambassador mansura at a table here is all kuwait i should say is the current president of the united nations security council so the state of palestine the observer state of palestine recognized on the floor of the security council. will now begin its consideration of item two of the agenda i wish to formally welcome the secretary general is excellence in mr antonio get out and give him the floor to make introductory remarks. president of the security council your excellency investor the man's food our low tide be perma the relief of kuwait your excellency mr mahmoud abbas but as that the state of palestine welcome to

has said to mr one no more funding for the white p.g. so that could save another massacre using there may be a massacre being blurred the lines between the turkey and the groups that they're using isis and i says alleges and some of the isis militants are just changing clothes and becoming their owners for the next they kind of you know it is. a very easy conversion between between the forces and i think we're going to is there to finish what isis couldn't finish with the people of the region with the kurds and also the going is there to go to all the way to aleppo because he's saying you know a little was autumn and autumn on land then we will go there and they will start praying and the mosque will be praying praying in our local mosques so his dream is not to stop in a friend his dream is to go down all the way to aleppo and not on his dream but a lot of majority of turkish people are saying you know we want our land back in this land was also it was invaded by the ottoman for a certain time and it was then sort of recovered from them

mrs. witch costume? >> no. i was happy to get it off tend of every day. it's a lot to put on. when i did the scene in the middle of the golden grasses i thought i am a relative of beyon beyonce. distant relative of beyonce. >> reese brought her look alike daughter ava and son deacon who were fans of the classic novel the movie is based on. >> my 14-year-old and 18-year-old read it in school. they're really excited. they know everything. i can't wait to hear what they think. >> we can't take any credit for our talents. it's how we use them. >> what do they think about you being one of the mrs.? >> my son said aren't they supposed to be old ladies. >> for mindy kaling afs a rare night away from her baby catherine. >> how is the baby? >> she's great. >> what's the best thing she's been doing? >> sleeping. that's nice. she doesn't love doing that. >> the carpet was full of stars including a pregnant eva longoria baston, laura dern and colby bryant and his family and the event put chris pine is a whistling move. >> did you do this on the set? do the mrs. know how well you whistle?

no. and so, mr. president, we have seen that this is how we get to be $20 trillion in debt, soon to be $22 trillion in debt. we don't get to be $20 trillion, soon to be $22 trillion in debt without a whole lot of agreement on the part of a whole lot of people to do that. it's a bipartisan exercise, to be sure. bipartisanship is necessary, but the fact that it's bipartisan doesn't always make it holily. -- holy. you don't get to be $20 trillion in debt without a whole lot of republicans agreeing with a whole lot of democrats that we're going to do precisely that. it might inure to the benefit of a few people who stand to benefit every time the government gets bigger or more expensive, every time we do things this way, but it hurts everyone else. the process matters. the fact is we will not always come to an agreement as to how much we opt to spend. we will not always come to an agreement as to those things on which we will be spending the requisite amount of money. but i think we should be able to agr

no, we don't, but thank you for the comments from the audience. mr. furland, no, we already called for public comment. if you don't like it, you can step outside. i'm sorry. there is a recommendation from staff to adopt the actuarial funding valuation report. is there a motion? >> so moved. >> second? >> second. >> is there any discussion? can we take this item out objection? great. item passes. thank you so much. item number 26, please. go ahead. >> this item is to approve the recommended employer contribution rate of 23.31% for fiscal year 2018-2019. >> all the data for this was in the previous report. >> yes, exactly. >> why don't we call for public comment. are there any members of the public that would like to address the commission on this topic? is it on this topic? >> yes. >> . >> 30 seconds. [ inaudible ] >> thank you, mr. furland. is there a motion to -- are there any other members of the public that would like to address the commission on this topic? seeing none, we'll close public comment. is there a motion on the floor to adopt the public

mr. president. you indicated that no one under the age of 21 should be able to buy an assault-type weapon. keep your word, mr. democrat, don't allow the n.r.a. to veto your word. are you the most powerful man in the world. keep your word, mr. president, stay with those young people who have issued a clarion call to this country to do something about the killing that's taking place on our school campuses. these are children that are dying. keep your word, mr. president. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to address their remarks to the chair. the gentleman yield back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. hompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this morning hi the privilege 6 addressing more than 1,00 advocates who are in washington this week for the national anti-hunger policy conference. as chairman of the house agriculture committee's nutrition subcommittee, i'm grateful for the work these groups do to alleviate hunger and ensure people have access to nutritious food. the supplemental

mr. escobar is no longer in the united states of america. he se on march 7 of 2006, was married, but on march 7 of 2006, he was removed from this country. and it was done in such a way , to create great sorrow great pain within his family. at the time of his removal he was working, he was doing all the things we expect a man with a family to do. he was taking care of his children. he was a father to his children. he was taking care of his wife, she was taking care of himful he as a good husband to his wife. he was, by all counts, by all standards, by any acid test, he was a good american, saving the fact that he was not born in the united states. but he went in for what he thought would be another visit because he had a work permit and when he went in to visit the government, through his agents, immigration, these authorities decided and did what i believe they were ordered to do. i hold no grudge against them. i think they were doing what was required of them. they were doing what they perceived to be their job. and in so doing they detaine

mr. shipley: no. >> thanks for your service. mr. shipley: thank you. director coogan: thank you so much. if you would like to get your book signed, we are starting a line here. we are going to do some arranging on the stage, it will take a minute. just a reminder -- books are for sale in the hallway. >> this weekend on "american history tv," on c-span3, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, professor molly on 20th century fundamentalism and the origins in growth in -- opposedmentalists are -- are militantly opposed -- a few ideas about the bible, science, and society. >> at 10:00 p.m. eastern on reel america," the 1989 documentary, island of hope, island of tears. >> over 12 million men, women, and children past this way -- passed this way. they bought tickets for 1000 places in america. for treated their rubles dollars. here, basing their first american songs. expansive first american christmas and hanukkah. here, they waited, for permission to pass over to the new land. >> sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, an interview from the west point