mr. smith: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to the bill h.r. 5509, the innovations and mentoring, training, and apprenticeships act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5509, an act to direct the national science foundation to provide grants for research about stem education approaches and the stem related work force, and for other purposes. senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentlewoman from oregon, ms. bonamici, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks include extraneous material on h.r. 5509, the bill now under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentl

. >> you are a mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> not everybody will member the jimmy stewart with that title. we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie -- a poster of the movie send mr. smith to washington and i called to be stewart who was a republican and he autographed a poster for me, which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. thed a friend pay $1000 for poster and that was the biggest contributions so far. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. so, that brings back happy memories. >> representative

. >> but you are a mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> not everybody is going to be a member -- going to remember the julia stewart title, but yes, i famously played on that theme when we first ran for congress and we had bumper stickers that read -- and mr. smith to washington. more than that, we decided that it might be an interesting idea posterto auction off a from the movie.

- played on that theme when i first ran for congress, and we had bumper stickers that said "send mr. smith to washington." more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie send mr. smith to washington, and i called jimmy stewart who was a republican, and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. and i had a friend pay $1,000 for that poster. that was the biggest contribution we had had so far, and he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so that brings back happy memories too. >> representatives lamar smith and michael capuano saturday at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> next, maryland representative steny hoyer, the incoming house majority leader, talks about the house democratic agenda for the new congress at "the wall street journal"'s annual ceo council conference in washington d.c. >> so the democrats have control of the house going into the new congress. what is their agenda likely to do for

more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster "send mr. smith to washington." i called jimmy smith -- jimmy stewart and we auctioned off and autographed poster. i had a friend k $1000 for that $1000- i had a friend a for that poster. that brings back cap he memories. >> representatives lamar smith tonight at capuano 8:00 on c-span and c-span.org. and listen free on the c-span radio app. >> sunday, on q&a -- >> i have worked with four people, future presidents. jimmy carter, bill clinton, barack obama, and to my surprise, donald j. trump. publisher ofs, many nonfiction books. >> this is profoundly important -- donald trump in his heart of hearts believes he always wins. here is a guy who has been in new york real estate, gambling, wrestling, television, construction -- never been the target of a criminal investigation. that is astonishing in new york city. >> a conversation with longtime author, peter osnos. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> on wednesday, the council on foreign relations hosted a discussion on the united state'' re

. >> you are a "mr. smith goes to washington" argue --aren't you?played on that theme when i first ran for congress and we had bumper stickers that said "sent to mr. smith to washington." we also thought it would be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the , "send mr. smith to washington." and hed jimmy stewart autographed a poster for me. a auctioned it off at fundraiser in san antonio. i had a friend pay $1000 for the poster. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. that brings back happy memories. >> representatives lamar smith at michael capuano tonight 8:00 eastern on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> this morning, roger johnson, president of the national farmers union talks about the farm bill and u.s. agriculture policy. then bloomberg news reporter zeke foxe discusses how a loophole in the cash advance industry is affecting small business owners. talkster, tony payan about the future of u.s.-mexico relations. as always, we will take your calls and you can join the conv

steve: but you are a "mr. smith goes to washington" aren't you? not everyone will remember that jimmy stewart movie but i have to say that i shamelessly played on that theme when i first ran for congress and we had bumper stickers that read send mr. smith to washington." nd we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie, a poster of the movie, "send mr. smith to washington." and i called jimmy stewart, a republican and he autographed a poster for me and we auctioned it off at my first fundraiser in san antonio. i had a friend pay 1000 dollars for that poster. he has that autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. that brings back happy memories also. steve: congressman, we thank you for your time. >> democratic congressman michael capuano of massachusetts is leaving congress after losing his primenary september. he sat down with c-span for a conversation about his 10 terms in congress. steve: congressman, when you walk out of the house of representatives for the final time, what will you miss the

you are in mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? i had to say i played on that when i ran for congress. more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster of the movie sent mr. smith to washington and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at the fundraiser in san antonio and i had a friend to pay a thousanpay athousand dollr he has the poster at the house today about his priorities as the chair of the senate armed services committee. he also shared his thoughts on the u.s. defense strategy and how it compares to other countries like china and russia. this is one hour and 15 minutes. >> i'm going to ask you to do something very special. i'm going to ask you to pray with me. we and the frerl

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill s. 3277, the space frontier act of 2019. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 3277 an act to reduce regulatory burdens and streamline processes related to commercial space activities and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. johnson, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on s. 3277, the bill now under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, the space frontier act is a missed opportunity despite months of negotiations.

stickers that said, send mr. smith to washington. more than that, we decided it would be an interesting idea to try and auction off a poster send mr. smith, " to washington." healled jimmy stewart, and autographed a poster for me. pay $1000 for that poster, and it was the biggest contribution we had so far. poster at autographed his house today. so, that brings back happy memories. >> representatives lamar smith and michael capuano, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. listen on the free radio app. now former fbi director james , comey talks about his closed door meeting with members of the house today. mr. comey announced that he has agreed to return for another interview on monday, december 17. >> will you take some questions on t w

smith but you are a "mr. goes to washington" aren't you? thatveryone will remember jimmy stewart movie but i have to say that i shamelessly played on that team when i first ran for congress and we had bumper stickers that read "send mr. smith to washington." and we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie,a poster of the "send mr. smith to washington." and i called jimmy stewart, a republican and he autographed a poster for me and we auctioned it off at my first fundraiser in san antonio. 1000 dollarsd pay for that poster. he has that autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. that brings back happy memories also. youe: congressman, we thank for your time. >> u.s. representative michael capuano of massachusetts is also retiring after serving 10 terms in congress. he recently sat down with c-span for an interview to reflect on his career and time in congress. this is 35 minutes. steve:

. >> but you are a mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> oh, not everybody is going to remember the jimmy stewart movie with that title. but i have to say, i shamelessly played on that theme when i first ran for congress, and we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. and more than that, we decided that it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie, jimmy, a poster of the movie, send mr. smith to washington, and i called jimmy stewart, who was a republican and he autographed the poster for me, which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio, and i had a friend pay $1,000 for that poster, that was the biggest contribution we had had so far. and he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster, at his house today. and so that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith, and michael capuano, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span and c-span.org. and listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> up next, doctors and health insurance ceos talk about the str

is mrs smith. who are here moodily and with us. you know about her about mind they had to live for differently with their mind at the moment but our. mother. were million of my most money what about a morph bed is the affair of a very difficult for a husband who actually it turned out that what christmas had said was false except that he had come from budapest than guardian capital emerged as the location where the cell phone that a blonde mohammed is where is murder was based. and another is almost over him being a mohammed al consist with all the are walkable as is and the efi there. whom. back again a lot of my like a good a woman but the fact that look here was a market i know miracleman while to have a look here. according to the documents leaked to al-jazeera someone called you hand boasted to adverse online. one for the highland company. and the other for the swiss management company. there was interest in the first advert from a tunisian journalist called my husband how more than. two other tunisians salim assad and salman

. >> you are a mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> not everybody's going to remember jimmy stewart. but i have to say i shamelessly played on that theme when i went to congress and we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie, then mr. smith to washington and i called jimmy stewart who was a republican and he autographed the poster for me, which we auctioned off and my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. and i had a friend pay $1000 for that poster that was the biggest contribution we had had so far. we have the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so, that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith saturday at 8 pm eastern on c- span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> now, we take you to capitol hill where earlier this week six of the presidents pics for diplomatic post testified before the senate born affair committees. more specifically

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the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, to suspend the rules and concur with senate amendment to h.r. 5509 on which the yeas and nays are order. the clerk: h.r. 5509. an act to direct the national science foundation to provide grants for research about stem education approaches and the stem-related work force and for other purposes. senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and concur to the senate amendment. members, please be advised, these are two-minute -- advised, these are two-minute vote series. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 376, the nays re 13. the speaker pro tempore: on

. >> ura mr. smith goes to washington? say i shamelessly played on that theme when i first ran for congress. we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie and i called jimmy stewart, who was a republican and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at my in san antonio. i had a friend pay $1000 for it, that was the biggest contribution we had so far. he has the poster at his house today. that brings back happy memories too. >> representatives lamar smith saturday atcapuano 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. listen on the free c-span radio app. announcer 2: the supreme court heard oral arguments for apple inc. v. pepper, which could decide if a group of iphone app purchasers could sue apple for antitrust damages over its apple store and pricing scheme. this is one hour.

we have bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to a poster of the movie. and i call jimmy stewart, who was a republican. .e autographed a poster for me i had a friend pay a thousand dollars for the poster. and he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster in his house today. that brings back happy memories. smithresentatives lamar and michael cap yana on c-span and c-span.org. listen on the free c-span radio app. railamerica,nd on a 19 some before conversation on women's rights with martha griffiths of michigan and patsy mink of hawaii. here's a preview. how is there in equity in the social security loan? >> a woman's husband cannot draw on social security until i was a member of ways and means, even if she had been out of the workforce for a year and a half even her own children couldn't draw they died. a woman who had worked for 35 years under social security would withdraw from social security, and it would ask her if she had a has been. she'd say yes, he was killed in world war i

the movie with the title send mr. smith. i shamelessly played on that theme when i first ran for congress and we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. and more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie, the poster of the movie. i called jimmy stewart who was a republican any autographed poster for me, which we auctioned off at my first or second race in san antonio. i had a friend pay $1000 for that poster. that was the biggest conservation we had so far. he had the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so, that brings back happy memories. >> representatives lamarr smith and michael capuano, tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. sunday on q&a. >> i worked with four people who, once and future presidents, jimmy carter, bill clinton, barack obama and, to my, surprise donald trump. >> the publisher of many best-selling nonfiction books. >> i also came to understand about donald

. >> welcome, mr. smith. you hang in there.'m going to send that message now. >> reporter: an urgent call from a veteran whose heat isn't working. help now on the way. whether it's a health care question, access to v.a. benefits, transportation or housing problems, life issues where veterans have found red tape and roadblocks are now finding a more direct line to someone who cares. >> sometimes veterans take a long time to be able to recognize that they have -- that they're in crisis and we want to be available when they contact us. >> reporter: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. tucked in the hills of shepherds town, west virginia. the hotline a promise of then candidate donald trump. one year after the opening, the white house veterans affairs hotline, a growing operation, with 56 employees trained to help vets. >> many of them are lonely or separated from their family. homeless. and so that when they call they're just looking for someone to listen to. >> reporter: almost all agents are veterans or from a veteran family. vetera

and mrs. smith set the record straight on another rumor.ve an open marriage. they have a quote grown relationship. >> we don't even call ourselves married anymore. >> it's a life partnership. i always knew -- i'm not marriage material. what i am is ride or die chick. >> right. what you are is the best friend that i've ever had. >> confession after confession came out of 18 episodes of jada's red table talk. >> i definitely think i had a sex addiction when i was younger. i remember reaching rock bottom. i had those two bottles of wine and was going for the third bottle. i'm like hold up you're in this house by yourself going on to your third bottle of wine. >> jaden talked about pressures growing up in hollywood. willa revealed she used to cut herself. >> cut yourself where. >> my wrist. totally lost my sanity. >> i learned things about willa. >> what did she say? >> when i said what was your first introduction to sex? she was like when i walked in on you and daddy. i was like -- >> it's a right of passage for all children. >> that hurt my h

my position is essentially no different from mr smith and mrs brown, the smallholders up and down thet's just a question of noughts. at the end of the day, i sweated blood for my properties at euston and they are taking it away from me at an undervalue. it's legalised theft. —— at the end of the day, i sweated blood for my properties at euston and they are taking it away from me at an undervalue. it's legalised theft. like any big project, working out what land was needed and how much it would cost was key right from the start. get the estimate wrong and it could easily go over budget. it was doug thornton's job to get the figures right. i was to be hs2‘s land and property director, i was to be responsible, my team were to be responsible, for acquiring all the land interests that hs2 required to purchase to enable the construction of the railway. that's a hugejob, isn't it? yes. it's an enormousjob. you know, i can't think of anything that is bigger here in the uk. this is the first time doug thornton has spoken out publically since leaving hs2. he has years of experience overseeing m

. >> you are a mr. smith goes to washington? >> not and what it will remember the jimmy stewart movie with that title. i have to say i shamelessly played on the theme when i first ran for congress. we have bumper stickers that said sin mr. smith to washington. more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie, poster of the movie sin mr. smith washington. i called jimmy stewart who was republican and autographed a poster for me which auction off at my first or second primer in san antonio. i had a friend pay $1000. that was the biggest contribution we had so far. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today, and so that brings back happy memories. >> saturday at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. and listen free c-span radio app. >> , it up and a half hour on c-span2 will bring you a discussion on the economy, interest rates and monetary policy with lael brainard who's a member of the federal reserve board of governors. it was originally scheduled to

. >> you are a mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> yes. i remember the jimmy stewart movie with that title. i have to say i shamelessly played on that team when i first ran for congress and we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie and i called jimmy stewart who was a republican, and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at my first or second fund-raiser in san antonio. i had a friend pay $1,000 for that poster. it was the biggest contribution we had so far. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. so that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith and michael capuano saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> the u.s. house and senate yesterday approved a two-week extension to fund the federal government through december 21st. seven long-term spending bills await congressional action. homeland securit

mr. rood: i agree with the survey. no, i think -- rep. smith: let me just say, by the way, that's always the case. you would always like your partners to do more. i don't think that's ever going to change and you are doing more. min. williamson: and in fairness, you see the u.k., we're upping the spending on defense above inflation every single year. we're sort of increasing the proportion of gdp that we have been spending on defense. nd as was touched upon by john searlier, you know, every nation in nato is increasing the amount. now, as to whether it's at the pace that people want to see, some people will argue that it isn't as speedy, but the direction of travel, the trend is heading in the right way. but it isn't just about spending, and it's not just about pounds, shillings, and pence. it's all how you use and how you develop those capabilities and how you come together to use those capabilities to deal with the common threats. and yes, 2% is a very, very important, powerful political tool. but it's not actually just about percentages. it'

good morning mr smith good morning i'm already coming back down oh yes mr typical when the weather is nice i have to go up the hill it's just ideal or is optimistic about winter in spite of climate change there it will begin to when i was just starting to get most of this it comes later in february and march out from them what about snow drifts that are up to five meters deep but lets last year there weren't many but i hope this winter will be a better one. for my eight thousand hike it is pouring rain it was still an experience nevertheless. for died in after doing it a thousand times i thought about going every other day but no i've got to go up there. on the farm very opposite the park it's just as pleasant here most of the ski slopes open in january. now more and more operators attach to you snow making machines to keep things running. to the trees and it's really hard work and we do it through the night you know it's a lot to keep such began area covered in snow with mcchrystal young officer bowen. the most beautiful of winter days has come to an end in the hearts mountains but w

played on that team -- theme when i ran for congress and we had bumper stickers that said, send mr. smith to washington. and more on that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from mr. smith poster of goes to washington. i called jimmy stewart, who was a republican, and he autographed a poster for me, which we auctioned off in san antonio. paid a friend plate -- $1000 for that poster. he has the autograph to jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so that brings back happy memories, too. >> representative lamar smith and michael cap 10 saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. fbi directorr james comey talks briefly to reporters following his testimony on a range of issues behind closed doors. he announced he agreed to return for another interview on monday, december 17. yes. you take ey will questions? hello, you guys, hello. you.hank >> after full day of questioning

we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie -- a poster of the movie send mr. smith to washington and i called to be stewart who was a republican and he autographed a poster for me, which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. thed a friend pay $1000 for poster and that was the biggest contributions so far. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. so, that brings back happy memories. lamarr smith.ive listen on the free c-span radio app. >> the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general joseph dunford speaks with washington post columnist david ignatius. using --e pentagon is the conversation is just under an hour. >> good afternoon everyone. welcome to the washington post i am fred ryan, a bush appeared we are meant to be joined i to senior leaders from the department of defense to discuss security challenges that america faces in the 21st century. as one of our speakers, general jo

like to say a few words about what was described in a famous movie in which jimmy stewart played mr. smith goes to washington. democracies find the show, the right to talk your head off legislative filibuster. unless somebody say you just announce you're not going to run for reelection in two years so you're going to change your team. i'm not changing my tune. i asked consent to include in the record remarks i made in 2011 at the heritage foundation about the tradition of the filibuster, perhaps the best-known part of the senate. i would like to tell a story. in 1978, young utah senator came here. his conservative, he did not know what he could not do. he took on the democratic establishment on their most important issue. orin hatch was a senator. he's our longest-serving republican senator. he's retiring this year. he decided to challenge the democratic leadership who wanted to pass organized labor's major objection of the time. something would have changed the relationship between employers and employees for years to come. at that time there is a democratic president, or 62 republican se

. >> you are a mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you?>> not everybody's going to remember jimmy stewart. but i have to say i shamelessly played on that theme when i went to congress and we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie, then mr. smith to washington and i called jimmy stewart who was a republican and he autographed the poster for me, which we auctioned off and my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. and i had a friend pay $1000 for that poster that was the biggest contribution we had had so far. we have the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so, that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith saturday at 8 pm eastern on c- span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> now, we take you to capitol hill where earlier this week six of the presidents pics for diplomatic post testified before the senate born affair committees. more specifically,

mr. smith he's a good man. he's someone i like personally. we've gone through several of the big four conferences to come up with the defense authorization bill. we continue to do that. but i think he made a mistake when he singled out our nuclear modernization. because as i read on that report, and that report is agreed to by all services, that's our number one conservative -- our number one threat facing us now. twhoopd our nuclear capability. and when all of a sudden we wake up and find out that we're dealing with something that was started in 1960s and the last major improvement that we made in that was in the 1980s at the same time i don't we're aware of the fact that our peer competitors were doing that. as a result of that, that report comes out and says the number one threat facing us is our -- the nuclear. so i think it was a bad choice. and i think it's one that, you know, we can sit down and talk about. i made it clear in my presentation where my priorities are. and, by the way, well, i think that we're going to see even though the

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. >> you're welcome, mr. smith. you hang in there.m going to send that message now. >> reporter: an urgent call from a veteran whose heat i't working. help now on the way. whether it's a healt uestion, access to v.a. benefits, transportation, or issues problems, life where veterans have found red tape and roadblocks areow findingore direct line to someone who cares. >> sometimes veterans take a long time to be able to recognize that they're in is cr and we want to be available when they contact us. >> reporter: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, tucked in the hills of shepherd'st town, w virginia, the hotline a promise of then-candidate donald trump. sne year after its opening, the white house veter affairs hotline a growing operation with 56 employees trained to help vets. >> many of them are lonely or separated from their family, homeless. then when they call, they're just looking for someone to sten. >> reporter: almost all agents are veterans or from a veteran family. veterans group say the results gve been mixed. >> we hope thereng

to try to auction off a poster from the movie -- a poster of the movie mr. smith in washington and i called jimmy stewart who was a republican and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. and i had a friend pay $1,000 for that poster. that is the biggest contribution we'd had so far and he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith and michael capuano, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> white house budget director mick mulvaney spoke at an event hosted by the defense of christians organization this week. we also hear from the vatican's ambassador to the u.s. who talks about advocating for a christian rights in the middle east. [ applause ] >> thank you, marsha. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i welcome you all tonight on our fifth annual solidarity dinner. it's my pleasure to see so many supporters, champions and partners and chapter leaders.

i knew it would be a tough primary. >> you are a mr. smith goes to washington. >> the jimmy stewart movie with that title, i have to say i played on that theme when i ran for congress in we have bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. might be ant interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the and i called jimmy stewart, who is a republican, and he autographed a poster for me, which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. i had a friend pay $1000 for that poster, the biggest contribution we had so far. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. that brings back happy memories. >> representatives lamar smith o on c-span capuan and c-span.org and listen on the c-span radio app. coming up this weekend on book tv, saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern lindsay hilson talks about the life and death of war correspondent marie colson with her book, in extremists. the person who went in further and stay longer. always the person who is that it brave or than the rest of us and she was the

interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie,a poster of the "send mr. smith to washington." and i called jimmy stewart, a republican and he autographed a poster for me and we auctioned it off at my first fundraiser in san antonio. 1000 dollarsd pay for that poster. he has that autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. that brings back happy memories also. youe: congressman, we thank for your time. >> u.s. representative michael capuano of massachusetts is also retiring after serving 10 terms in congress. he recently sat down with c-span for an interview to reflect on his career and time in congress. this is 35 minutes. congressman, when you walk out of the house of representatives for the final time, what will you miss the most? rep. capuano: my friends. i have made some close friends here. when you are in a battle with like and you learn to respect the people in the battle with you. i have made some very good friends on both sides of the aisle. i will miss the opportunity to say hello to them on a regular basis. steve: do you remember your first d

. >> but you are a mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> not everybody will remember the jimmy stewart movie with that title. but i have to say, i shamelessly played on that theme when i first ran for congress and we had bumper stickers that said "send mr. smith to washington" and more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie -- a poster of the movie mr. smith in washington and i called jimmy stewart who was a republican and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. and i had a friend pay $1,000 for that poster. that is the biggest contribution we'd had so far and he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith and michael capuano, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> white house budget director mick mulvaney spoke at an event hosted by the defense of christians organ

. >> you are a mr. smith goes to washington, aren't you? >> yeah. not everybody is going to remember the jimmy stewart movie with that title and send mr. smith. but i shamelessly played on that theme when i first ran for congress. and we had bumper stickers that said send mr. smith to washington. and more than that, we decided it might be an interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the movie, a poster of the movie "send mr. smith to washington" and i called jimmy stewart, who is a republican and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at my first or second fund-raiser and i had a friend pay $1,000 for that poster. that was the biggest contribution we had so far. he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. and so that brings back happy memories, too. >> representatives lamar smith and michael capuano, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. and linton free c-span radio app. -- and linares -- and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> >>> i am going to have a very short introduction for gl

mr. smith: mr. speaker, it's not easy to summarize 32 years in congress, but i'll try. politics comes from the greek word politese meaning citizens. they are the source of our country's strength. what i remember most, what was especially meaningful, what made me feel fortunate why the colleagues i served w. the people i worked w. and the constituents we helped. to my colleagues, thank you for your public service. you didn't have to leave families behind or spend extra hours every week in a car or on a plane, but you did it with a genuine desire to advance america's worthy interest. to my staff members, past and present, in the d.c. and texas offices and on the committees i chaired, thank you for your dedication and for advising me on legislation and votes and for assisting thousands of constituents. and to my constituents, thank you for trusting me to represent you-all these good years. it has been a wonderful honor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recogni

to do is say a few words about what was described in a famous movie in which jimmy stewart played mr. smithton. thecracy's finest show, right to talk your head off. the legislative filibuster. well senatore says alexander you just announced you are not going to run for reelection in two years so you are going to change your -- change your tune, i am not changing my tune. i have asked to include in the record remarks that i made in 2011. at the heritage foundation about the tradition of the legislative filibuster, the best known part of the united states senate. story, like to tell a mr. vice president. in 1978, a young utah senator came here. he was conservative, he did not know what he could not do. the democratic establishment on their most important issue. orrin hatch was the senator. he is our longest serving republican senator and he is retiring. if what he decided to do was to challenge the democratic leadership who wanted to pass organized labor's major objective of the time, something would have changed the relationship between employers and employees for years to come. that was ae,

i want to commend the chairman of this committee, mr. smithgoldman act has the wherewithal to achieve this. there are nonvoting members in this chairman and there is one guy sitting in the white house and everything in this world tragically becomes a í and a stick and we have the stick to make the japanese and everyone else play ball if we are willing to use it. what i have seen in so many areas and i shall not digress as it relates to us policy with regard to anything from who we support and cloth -- conflict zones abroad to how we put a priority on the sanctity of the relationships of the people you love unless they are our own family members. we subrogate often that which is seemingly microbe for the micro -- macro. it seems that if we do the small things that the big things will take care of themselves. and i hope someone in the executive branch is watching this because they can take care of this now. simply by mentioning that these are tragically important here or abroad. if they were more important i bet we would see some movement. havin

i want to commend the chair of this subcommittee, mr. smith. goldman has the teeth to make this happen, but there are 435 members, 441 including nonvoting members in this chamber and 100 across the hall, and there's one guy sitting in the white house, and everything in this world, tragically, becomes a carrot and a stick and we have the stick to make the japanese and everyone else play ball if we're willing to use it. what i've seen in so many areas, and i shall not digress as it relates to u.s. policy with regard to anything from who we support in conflict zones abroad, to whether or not we put a priority on the sanctity of your familial relationships with the people you love in a way we can can't understand unless they're our own family members, what's seemingly macro for the micro. if we do the small things right, the big things will tend to take care of themselves. i hope somebody in the executive branch is watching this because they can fix this right now. simply by suggesting that 12 f-35s might become 10 or what have you. these things ar

. >> the chair recognizes gentleman from texas, mr. smith. >> mr. chairman, google has revolutionized the world, though not entirely in the way i expected. americans deserve the facts objectively reported. conservative voices has intensified, especially given the presidency of donald trump. more than 90% of all internet searches take place on google or its subsidiary youtube. they're curating what we see. google has long faced criticism for manipulating search results to censure conservatives. conservative individuals and organizations of heather pro trump content tagged as hate speech or had their content reduced in search results. enforcement of immigration laws has been tagged as hate speech as well. such actions pose a grave threat to our democratic form of government. pj media found 96% of search results for trump were from liberal media outlets. in fact, not a single right-leaning site appeared on the first page of search results. this doesn't happen by accident, but is baked into the algorithms. those who write the algorithms get the results

you are a mr. smith goes to washington?t everyone will remember, but i shamelessly played on that theme when i ran for congress, and we had bumper stickers that said "send mr. smith to washington." be anided it would interesting idea to try to auction off a poster from the "send mr. smith to washington." i called jimmy stewart who was in washington, and he autographed a poster for me which we auctioned off at my first or second fundraiser in san antonio. i had a friend pay $1000 for that poster.he has the autographed jimmy stewart poster at his house today. that brings back happy memories, too. lamarresentatives smith and capuano. listen on the free c-span radio app app. "washington journal" continues. host: a senior fellow and institutef the hudson for chinese strategy and former assistant of asian affairs for the george h.w. bush bush -- george h.w. bush administration. president trump has called you the leading authority on china. what is your background? guest: i was born in california, that is why i am naturally friend