mr. neal: mr. speaker, what you're about to hear from our republican friends for the next 30 minutes is the following. a mixture of theology and science fiction. and then they're going to take you to revisionist history. this is the most regressive piece of tax legislation that has come from the ways and means committee in the 25 years that i have been a member. this is not about simplification. when you have a chance to look at the phase-ins and the phase-outs, you'll be passed out by the time they get to the expiration dates. they say it's about simplicity. it was going to be on a postcard. you're going to need to carry a billboard around with you to understand what's in this actual bill. and here's the best part. when secretary mnuchin said, mr. speaker, that under no circumstances would people at the top get tax relief. well, i guess if you're formally in the 39.6% tax bracket, which is lowered to 37%, that that's dressed up as no tax relief for people at the very top. but then again, to help o

mr. estes: mr. speaker, i ask that the house suspend the , the and pass h.r. 3669 securing general aviation and commercial charter air carrier service act of 2017. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3669, a bill to improve and streamline security procedures related to general aviation and commercial charter air carrier utilizing risk-based security standards, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from kansas, mr. estes, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. barragan, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kansas, mr. estes: mr. speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from kansas. mr. estes: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. estes: mr. speak

mr. brady: mr. speaker, i'm very proud to yield two minutes to the gentleman from illinois and chairman of the tax policy subcommittee, mr. roskam. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for two minutes. mr. roskam: thank you, mr. speaker, and thank you, mr. chairman, for yielding. we've heard some strong language for the past couple of minutes. this has been described as ideology, and now deceit. where is the deceit? the deceit is in the assumption that we can live with the status quo, mr. speaker. the deceit is a blindness to the recognition that we have a tax code that is literallydy solving underneath us -- literally desolving underneath us. and this congress has an opportunity to do something transformational. and i propose be along with my colleagues, to be transformational. and opportunistic. there's a lot of discussion in the subtext of this about class envy and opportunity and so forth. here's what i know. it is the status quo that is serving the few. it is the s

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i'm grateful to recognize that this is a day december 14, to recognize law enforcement and their families dedicated to protecting american families. i appreciate the hard work of cassie in recognizing her husband in such a positive way with greg eller day, giving back to the community and recognizing his service to the american people. greg was a fine young man and also a seven-year veteran of the forest acres police department. i was fortunate to have the privilege to travel with greg in boy scout troop to the scout ranch in new mexico. i learned then what a dedicated person he was. his legacy and courage will live on through the great work of his wife, cassy son, cal, and parents. to the many law enforcement and families across the country, we thank you for your service, dedication and sacrifice which over the weekend i saw with sheriff michael hunt of richland and sheriff kohn of lexington. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the g

mr. poe: mr. speaker, yesterday afternoon 58-year-old san marcos, texas, police officer kenneth copeland was shot in an ambush style attack while he was serving an arrest warrant for a violent crime. the 19-year veteran of the force was working on his day off, doing what he loved, protecting and serving the community. this wasn't unusual for officer copeland, a father of four. he worked about every day simply to provide for his family and help the short-handed department. as guns blazed around them, fellow officers sprung into action, loading copeland into a patrol cash and rushed him to the hospital with their sirens blazing. but it was too late. another member of the thin blue line murdered simply because he wore the badge. mr. speaker, this is the sixth peace officer in texas murdered this year. the first in san marcos history. we must do everything in our power to stand by the men and women in uniform that wear the badge. peace officers like copeland are the last strand of wire in the fence be

mr. graves: mr. speaker, senate would exempt current members of the armed services o members of the armed services or reserve components from certain testing requirements for commercial drivers' license it is they had qualifying experience while serving in the armed services and reserve components. this bill also expands the types of medical professionals that the department of veterans that who can certify veterans meet the physical standards required to operate a commercial vehicle. these commonsense changes will help remove barriers to employment for men and women who have served our country in uniform. this bill is a combination of h.r. 2547, the veterans expanded trucking opportunities act of 2017, sponsored by representative rob woodall, and h.r. 2258, the advance act which is sponsored by representative pete aguilar. the house passed both bills under suspension on june 26, 2017. the bill that we're considering today passed the senate by unanimous consent on september 14 which means this will h

mr. cole. mr. cole: mr. chief justice, and may it please the court, we don't doubt the sincerity of mr. phillips's convictions. but to accept his argument leads to unacceptable consequences. a bakery could refuse to sell a birthday cake to a black family if it objected to celebrating black lives. a corporate photography studio could refuse to take pictures of female ceos if it believed that a woman's place is in the home. and a florist could put a sign up on her storefront saying we don't do gay funerals, if she objected to memorializing gay people. now, both petitioner and the united states recognize that these results are unacceptable with respect to race. and so they suggest that you draw a distinction between race discrimination and sexual orientation discrimination and the state's ability to protect it. but to do that would be to constitutionally relegate gay and lesbian people to second class status, even when a state has chosen, as colorado has done here, to extend them equal treatment. justice robert

mr. brady: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. brady: mr. speaker, today we're delivering on our tax reform promise to the american people. for the first time in over three decades, we're delivering a new tax code that provides more jobs, fairer taxes and bigger paychecks to americans across the country. with this bill, a middle income family of four earning $73,000 a year will see a tax cut of over $2,000. our local job traders will see the lowest rates in modern history, so they can invest more in their workers and in their future. and our businesses will finally have a tax code that helps them compete and win anywhere in the world. especially here at home. this is our moment to make history. to make good on our promise. and to make tax reform a reality for the first time in 31 ye

mr. dunn: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 38, the concealed carries prerest prossity act this commonsense legislation ensure ours second amendment rights don't end when we cross state lines. we are all aware of the story of shah never-before-seen allen, a mother of three, pulled over in new jersey after committing a minor traffic violation. she told police legally she had a handgun on her person and a concealed carry permit. she was unaware that the permit was not transfer to believe new jersey and she had no prior criminal record. nonetheless, she spent 40 days in a jail cell. americans like shah never-before-seen are exposed to -- like shaneen are exposed to real risk simply by exercising their constitutional right. this bill ensures that valid, concealed carry permits from one state are valid in all other states. it protects, it creates legal protections for law-abiding gun owners against states that violate this statute. mr. speaker, i encourage my colleagues to support this import

mr. payne: mr. speaker, i rise to honor a public servant from my district in union county, new jersey. . is freeholder right she depan her public service in 1966 asal title 1 teacher at jefferson school in union township, new jersey. for 36 years she educated the public school children. then in 2012, the people of union township sent their educator to represent them on he union county of the constituents. it is best characterized by her unselfish devotion to the constituents that she represents. as recognition for her dedicated work and selfless service, she has been awarded freeholder of the year award and chester home humanitarian award. she is a model for the next generation of public servants. i ask my colleagues to join me to unite in a dinner in her .onor for freeholder wright member horpped to be her of congress. and i yield back. . . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i ri

mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, throughout my career in elected office, i believed in and adhered to two fundamental principles regarding firearms policy. first, the right guaranteed to law-abiding americans by the second amendment must be aggressively protected and preserved. second, the laws we have on the books need to be enforced to the fullest extent possible. the bipartisan bill before us today does both. h.r. 38 ensures that law-abiding citizens' second amendment right does not end when they cross state lines. mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. please take all conversations to the cloakrooms or off the floor. the gentleman from virginia. mr. goodlatte: the bill allows law-abiding gun owners with valid state issued concealed carry firearm permits to -- or those who live in so-called constitutional carry states, to carry a concealed firearm in any other state that also allows conceal carey. we know citizens who carry a concealed firearm are not

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlelady from illinois, ms. kelly. ms. kelly: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman

mr. speaker. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, on yesterday i witnessed as did all of us the jubilation of my friends, the for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? majority, in passing the tax cut measure that had been advocated as tax reform for a substantial period of time. but finally they did admit it was a tax cut. i rise here today just to lay down a marker. i have said as have many of my colleagues that what we witnessed is the beginning of what ultimately will allow for us to address the entitlements in this country. many of us no that the deficit that the tax cuts create are going to allow some time during the course of next year or shortly after the election that we begin discussioning medicare and medicaid. i think that's a mistake and i wanted that to be recognized. for eaker pro tempore: what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? does the gentleman seek unanimous consent? without obje

mr. brady: mr. speaker, i strongly support this motion to go to conference on the tax cuts and jobs act. i urge my colleagues to join me in voting to advance this pro-family tax reform legislation. with that i yield back the balance of my time. and move the previous question on the motion. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. without objection, the previous question is ordered. pro-family the question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from texas. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. neal: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in

mr. sessions: mr. mcgovern. mr. mcgovern: i can't believe we're here, i can't believe this legislation is before us. as the gentlelady from new york pointed out, the -- at the outset, we have press, urgent things that need to be done like keep the government open, for example that now has been pushed off and we don't know what's going to happen. we need to re-authorize the chip program which our kids get access to health care, i mean, we have hurricane relief issues that we need to deal with. we have -- i mean, a gazillion things that are urgent that need to be dealt with now and here we are, dealing with this. and you know, it is a little bit frustrating to be told there were no hearings on this legislation. i mean it's december. so it's not like we just started a new session. it's december. and it would have been nice to bring the police chiefs that ms. jackson lee referred to up to the judiciary committee, let them express their concerns or others. you could bring anybody you want who support this is legislation,

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield four minutes to the gentlewoman from florida, the ranking member of the military construction and veterans affair committee, ms. wasserman schultz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. wasserman schultz: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. i rise in strong opposition to this continuing resolution, which is yet again a complete abdication of our responsibilities. instead of adopting fully funded appropriations bills or an omnibus with an actual chance of passing this congress, we remine -- remain mired in this unbreakable habit of passing continuing resolutions. this not only creates needless uncertainty, it cost ours government billions in wasted taxpayer dollars. moreover, this abdication reflects the leadership's abandonment and needs of our constituents. for one, we have yet to pass the dream act desm spite widespread support nationally and the growing fear of deportations this congress has ignored the 122 dreamers who lose

mr. woodall: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 657 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members will clear the aisles, take your conversations from the floor. the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 109, house resolution 657. resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill h.r. 2396, to amend the gramm-leach-bliley act to update the exception for certain annual notices provided by financial institutions. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on financial services now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as am

mr. brady: mr. speaker, both the house and now the senate have taken action on legislation reforming america's tax code for the first time in 31 years. unfortunately, two targeted provisions did not meet senate rules and had to be removed. today, the process continues to move forward and with this vote it will be the house, the people's house that officially sends this historic legislation to president trump's desk. i know the american people are excited. more than that i know they are feeling a sense of relief. they're relieved for the first time in years they're going to see more money in their paychecks that they can keep. think about that middle-income family of four earning $70,000 per year. these are working families, and the tax cut of more than $2,000 they'll see under this bill. that $2,000 is real money. it's real money these families worked hard to earned, but until now they had to send it to washington. instead of being able to use it for their own needs, whether that's paying bills, sav

mr. wyden: mr. president, just before we wrap up, i'd just like to make it clear, because i have heard republicans talk constantly about how the process is being conducted with regular order. i have never seen in my time in public service when we're talking about $10 trillion worth of tax policy changes and the biggest tax bill in three decades, something along the lines of the flimflam that we have been talking about with handwritten changes in the margins about something that conceivably will affect vast sums of taxpayer money, and i yield back. the presiding officer: who yields time? mr. rubio: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. rubio: thank you, mr. president. as most of my colleagues know by now, we have been working for i believe about a year and a half certainly throughout this tax reform process to address the issue of the child tax credit in an effort to increase it. i am grateful that in this process, we have been able to increase the child tax credit to $2

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield four minutes to the gentlewoman from florida, the ranking member of the military construction and veterans affair committee, ms. wasserman schultz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. wasserman schultz: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. i rise in strong opposition to this continuing resolution, which is yet again a complete abdication of our responsibilities. instead of adopting fully funded appropriations bills or an omnibus with an actual chance of passing this congress, we remine -- remain mired in this unbreakable habit of passing continuing resolutions. this not only creates needless uncertainty, it cost ours government billions in wasted taxpayer dollars. moreover, this abdication reflects the leadership's abandonment and needs of our constituents. for one, we have yet to pass the dream act desm spite widespread support nationally and the growing fear of deportations this congress has ignored the 122 dreamers who lose

mr. nunes: mr. castro. mr. castro: regarding this bill, i have concerns about the privacy issue, about the inclusion of the unmasking language and about the short time frame in which we had to consider this legislation. so i'm going to vote no. i yield back. mr. nunes: any other person wish -- any of the republicans wish to be heard before we get to amendments? mr. heck. mr. heck: thank you, mr. chairman and thanks for having this open committee hearing coming up out of the scif is a delightful change. they say sunshine is the best disinfectant. we are getting a bit of a ray of sunshine here today and add my voice of appreciation to the staff on both sides. i know there was a fierce runup to today and it wasn't for failure of a lot of effort on a lot of people's parts. i'm going to vote no today but not for most of the reasons that have been expressed today. people have suggested that they are going to vote no because of the process and the fairly short time line, 36 hours to examine this bill. i share that con

mr. jones: mr. speaker, in 2008, i introduced a resolution amending the house rules which would require we open the first session day of every month with a moment of silence and honor the military members who had been killed in war. speaker nancy pelosi got word of my resolution and her office informed me that amending the rules would not be necessary. speaker pelosi decided that she and only she would open the legislative month with that moment of remembrance. she kept her word and monthly met her commitment to our fallen american heroes. yesterday, i introduced the same legislation, house resolution 643, and called on the speaker of the house to initiate this policy of honoring the military members we have lost fighting for this country. since mr. ryan became speaker the house in 2015, at least 165 brave american men and women have been killed in service. we in congress have not sufficiently recognized or remembered those who have died for america. it is my belief that since speaker ryan, in the l

mr. conyers asserts he has done nothing wrong and for some reason the tide has turned where some people are saying, not all, that he is bashing because he is defending himself. he will continue to defend himself until the cows come home. because unequivocally, i'm mitigating way, that unmitigatingly, he says he has indicated he has not sexually harassed anyone. so you have to ask yourself those questions about why is it that you bring your daughter into an environment that is hostile? and you ask him to hire another relative, a niece? so you have to ask those questions. and this is in his defense. there are several other individuals that will come forward if necessary, a plethora of individuals. i knew that she was going to breach that confidentiality agreement. i knew she was. i expected her to do it. that is what opportunists do. and so because she has breached that agreement, we can now call her name. we can put a face to the name. what we can also put to the name is affidavits. now th

mr.ards: i want them to realize that barry goldwater was far more than just somebody who voted against the civil rights act of 1964. that he was, in fact, the most consequential loser in american politics. i want them to come away, hopefully, with an idea that ronald reagan was not amiable dunce. but actually an intellectual who is very comfortable with ideas. i would like them to come away with an appreciation of bill buckley. sometimes we get caught up in his style, but he was also a very serious man who could have been the playboy of the western world, but chose, as a put it in the book, to be the st. paul of the conservative movement. to evangelize on behalf of conservatives and throughout his life, some 60 years. host: you say in the book you are now designated as the longest living conservative and -- conservative in a country who has been active in politics. what year did it start for you that you were active in politics? mr. edwards: it would have started in 1960 with the republic

mr.dwards: i want them to realize that barry goldwater was far more than just somebody who voted against the civil rights act of 1964. that he was, in fact, the most consequential loser in american politics. i want them to come away, hopefully, with an idea that ronald reagan was not amiable dunce. but actually an intellectual who is very comfortable with ideas. i would like them to come away with an appreciation of bill buckley. sometimes we get caught up in his style, but he was also a very serious man who could have been the playboy of the western world, but chose, as a put it in the book, to be the st. paul of the conservative movement. to evangelize on behalf of conservatives and throughout his life, some 60 years. host: you say in the book you are now designated as the longest living conservative and -- conservative in a country who has been active in politics. what year did it start for you that you were active in politics? mr. edwards: it would have started in 1960 with the republ

mr. barr: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the strengthening oversight of iran's access to finance act, introduced by my good friend, congressman roger williams of texas. since the seizure of the u.s. embassy and taking of 66 american hostages during the 1979 revolution, iran has taken the longview on its global ambitions, supporting terrorist proxies like hamas, hezbollah, and the hueties in yemen. in 1983, when they bombed the marine barracks in lebanon, to the killing of over 500 soldiers in iraq by the force leader, iran has earned its reputation as the worlding state sponsor of terrorism. most recently iran air was sanctioned by the treasury department in 2011 for using the commercial passenger aircraft to transport weapons to terrorists, helping the assad regime in syria and transporting cargo to the islamic revolutionary guard corps. this is in addition to what the world has already knows, that iran has covered up their weapons, allowing those inspections to be elemented only provisio

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house will be in order. please take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman is recognized. mr. mccarthy: on monday, the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday and the balance of the week the house will meet as early as 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. mr. speaker, the house will consider a number of complete s next week, list of which complete list of which will be announced by close of business tomorrow. this list will include several lls from the science committee that are part of the house innovation initiative. these bills support americans pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and math with a focus committee that are part of the house innovation on veterans and individuals historically underrepresented in those fields. mr. speaker, my friend and i recently co-hosted the t

>> i do, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, if you take a look at and read section 1011, the dodd/frank reform act, you will find that the language is the deputy director shall serve as acting director. so mr. cordray, in his role as director, appoints the deputy director. and that deputy director, according to section 1011 of dodd/frank, would then act as acting director, in the event the director leaves, is not in a position to serve or something happens that keeps him from carrying out his or her duties. and it is not may. it is shall. and i believe that the intervention by the president in sending over mr. mulvaney is in direct violation of dodd/frank section 1011, and the language that clearly indicates the deputy director shall serve as acting director. >> mr. chairman? >> well, again, mr. chairman, there are numerous statutes to be found in the federal code dealing with succession. the courts have opined that it is the president's option on which statute to avail himself of, number one. point number two. my fri

mr. sessions: mr. mcgovern. mr. mcgovern: i can't believe we're here, i can't believe this legislation is before us. as the gentlelady from new york pointed out, the -- at the outset, we have press, urgent things that need to be done like keep the government open, for example that now has been pushed off and we don't know what's going to happen. we need to re-authorize the chip program which our kids get access to health care, i mean, we have hurricane relief issues that we need to deal with. we have -- i mean, a gazillion things that are urgent that need to be dealt with now and here we are, dealing with this. and you know, it is a little bit frustrating to be told there were no hearings on this legislation. i mean it's december. so it's not like we just started a new session. it's december. and it would have been nice to bring the police chiefs that ms. jackson lee referred to up to the judiciary committee, let them express their concerns or others. you could bring anybody you want who support this is legislation,

mr. estes: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 3759. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. estes: mr. speaker, i rise day in support of h.r. 3759, the recognize, assist, include, support, and engage family caregivers act of 2017, otherwise known as the raise family caregivers act, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. estes: thank you, mr. speaker. not all americans have the luxury of complete independence. they may struggle to address them 70's, manage their retirement -- to dress themselves, manage their retirement. we think mostly of seniors but that's not always the case. veterans, americans with physical and mental disabilities, wounded warriors, and even children with medical conditions, rely on a family caregiver to help them live their daily lives. though they may have physical or functional li

mr. poe: mr. speaker, one of the worst things that can happen to any of us is to lose our voice, and i have lost mine. but i want to try -- i know some of the democrats are glad about, that but i want to say this on behalf of safer. on e are in our country shelves and wear houses -- warehouses and law enforcement, office buildings, rape kits that have never been examined. that is shameful. everybody's to blame from the federal government to local government. it's shameful because victims, i knew a lot of them at the courthouse as a judge, they don't know who committed this crime against them. and we have the ability to tell them. we don't. because of bureaucratic incompetence. these haven't been examined. they have the right to know we sexual assaulted them. also there are criminals running loose who have never prosecuted because these rape kits have never been analyzed. and, yes, there are people pros incarcerated who are innocent and the rape kit can prove their incense. it is important that we

mr. poe: mr. speaker, when teenagers select university to attend, they assume their school will proteaningt take care of something horrible occurs -- and will protect them d take care of them if something horrible occurs. on a friday night she realized how deeply misplaced something horrible her trust in the school was. on that night hannah and her friends went to a fellow student's house party. it was a typical college evening filled with dancing and laughter. it wasn't until the party began to wind down that hannah's friends noticed she was missing. hannah was always very safety conscious and never wandered off alone. so her friends were immediately worried and began frantically looking for her in the house. they called her name. searched the entire first floor. hannah was nowhere to be found. so they tried to go upstairs to search the second floor, but a man grabbed them and forced them down the stairs. nobody was allowed to go upstairs, he said. hannah's friends argued with him. they screamed

mr. brady: mr. speaker, both the house and now the senate have taken action on legislation reforming america's tax code for the first time in 31 years. unfortunately, two targeted provisions did not meet senate rules and had to be removed. today, the process continues to move forward and with this vote it will be the house, the people's house that officially sends this historic legislation to president trump's desk. i know the american people are excited. more than that i know they are feeling a sense of relief. they're relieved for the first time in years they're going to see more money in their paychecks that they can keep. think about that middle-income family of four earning $70,000 per year. these are working families, and the tax cut of more than $2,000 they'll see under this bill. that $2,000 is real money. it's real money these families worked hard to earned, but until now they had to send it to washington. instead of being able to use it for their own needs, whether that's paying bills, sav

mr. collins: i guess both had certain challenges. i did not expect to be in this position after january of 2017 because i knew about the history, too. n.i.h. directors appointed by the president virtually always have turned over when there is a new president. somehow they made a mistake here i guess and kept me on. david: did president trump call you up and say he knew you'd done a great job or how did that come about? mr. collins: i got a call saying we want you to come to new york and meet with trump in trump tower a few days before the inauguration. so that he can talk to you and interview you and get a sense of whether you're somebody that he might want to keep on. so i went. david: you went to trump tower. mr. collins: i did. david: you seem to be a man of simple taste. i suspect you were not a big shop inner trump tower stores before. mr. collins: i had not been there before. you are quite right. i rode the bus from washington to new york and for my interview. i suspect i may have b

mr.linton: nobody plays a song when you walk into a room anymore. [laughter] mr. bush: i did not bring the coffee. david: what do you say to each other? mr. bush: generally, when does this program start and when is it going to end? [laughter] mr. clinton: he'll say to me give shorter answers. david: what was the biggest surprise the first day you are in the oval office? mr. clinton: it really surprised me how easily i could be turned into a two-dimensional cartoon. mr. bush: in walks my dad, i said, "welcome, mr. president." and he said, "thank you, mr. president." >> would you fix your tie, please? david: people wouldn't recognize me if my tie was fixed. i will leave it this way. alright. ♪ david: i don't consider myself a journalist. nobody else would consider myself a journalist. i began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job. how do you define leadership? what is it that makes somebody tick? ♪ david: i'd like to start by acknowledging the presence of

mr. session: mr. spker, at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the distinguished gentleman from illino, the vice -- subcommittee chairmann taxation for the ways and mean committee, the gentleman, mr. roskam. the spear pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for three minutes. mr. roskam: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, chairman sessions. this is such an interesting thing to listen in to our frnds on thother side of theaisle have characterized reason that we're here today is because of a blunder in proofreading. well,t's simply an obtuse the reason that we're here argument. there e three criticisms. ll. one is the name change grief, hardly a proofreading err. this title may be cited as the tax cuts and jobs action. that's section 11,000-a. that'sot a proofreadingrror. the second critici is theruz amendment, language offered in terms of 529 plans, this was offered on the senate floor. this w not a part of a conference comttee or some lae nigh scheme. this waspenly dated. our f

mr. marshall: mr. speaker, i rise today to say thanks to our active duty military men and women who serve our country and protect our freedoms and a special thanks to my soldiers from fort riley who represent the big red one, the first infantry division, who's lapel pen i proudly wear today, and and women at mcconnell air force base who proudly serve this country. as we approach the holiday season, many will be surrounded by loved ones but and women at forget the loved ones who sacrifice their time for the safety of our nation. keeping our troops in our thoughts is not enough, however. congress must move past the brinksmanship and procrastination that moves our government funded moving from one continuing resolution to the next. failing to provide funding for a full fiscal year not only creates crises but it robs our national defense agencies of the ability to plan, make smart funding decisions and ensure our war fighters are being sent to battle with every advantage at their disposal. this budgetary u

mr. portman: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that there now be 30 minutes equally divided for debate only with no amendments or motions in order and with the majority leader being recognized at the conclusion of that time. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. wyden: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: i have just seen an airdropped list of provisions, there seems to be upwards of 30, and it sewer looks like the lob -- it sure looks like the lobbyists have been working overtime. they must have earned a holiday gift with this new bonanza of goodies. we still await a bill we're going to read, although i saw something that might actually be a bill so we are going to use this time so that colleagues can get into some of these questions about this array of treats that the lobbyists seem to have figured out how in the last few hours, or perhaps overnight, to carve out for their benefit. and to start our discussion for our 15 minutes, m

mr. burr: whichever one wins. mr. sanger: probably a good sign for what we're going to be discussing for the rest of the day. he is of course chairman of the senate intelligence committee and for his sins, is becoming the chairman, he is no managing the most complex, the most politically charged, and i would say probably the most important senate investigation in at least a generation, maybe two. and it's not every day that a senator gets to run an investigation where there are disclosures happening every day on the front pages of the newspapers. there's a parallel criminal investigation under way, and when a president from his own party gets to declare on twitter every few days that the entire investigation is part of a witch hunt. so that gives you a sense. mr. burr: nor can i remember an investigation that every news article that's written had no named sources in it. which is a fascinating, to me, it's a fascinating thing that should take journalism schools and turn them on their head a little bit. mr. sanger: i th

mr. brady: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman raskin.yland, mr. mr. raskin: i thank the member for yielding and his leadership. and salute ms. speier and mr. hearp for their work. i rise in strong support of h.r. 630, which requires all members, staffers, and interns to undergo annual anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training to of us our all individual all of our hill offices and also in our district offices setting forth what the rights and protections are of our employees so they know this is how we got rid of minimum wage violations, violations of overtime protections in america. and this is how we will eliminate sexual harassment here on capitol hill. from coast to coast, america is in an uproar over sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace. from capitol hill to the white house, from the offices of fox news in new york to the studios of hollywood, from washington, to alabama, high officials and media luminaries are learning that sexual harassment really is aga

mr trump came after mr modi. argue about the chronologies, in terms of the spirit of a man, let's remember donald trump's phrase, he was going to go to washington and drain the swamp. you are suggesting that for you that is what the last three years have been about. that is only one part of it. a change of the elites. not really a dispossession, but a relative marginalisation of some of those who had hitherto occupied preeminent positions. but that is only one aspect of it. i think what is really important about mr modi is that after 25 years, india got a government with a full majority. that meant a prime minister did not have to look over his shoulder when taking decisions. and mr modi came with a track record of being decisive, of being firm, of having a clear mind of what he wants to do. he is controversial. i would say he is polarising. and that's not necessarily a pejorative term. well, we'll get to the polarising when it comes to some of the sectarian and communal issues in india injust a moment, but i wan

mr. byrne? mr. byrne north. mr. newhouse? no. mr. buck? mr. buck no. ms. slaughter? aye. mr. mcgovern? aye. mr. hastings? mr. hastings, aye. mr. polis, aye. mr. chairman? >>> no. >> clerk total? >> f4 ayes, 8 nays. >> discussion? seeing none, we'll move as we remember one rule, those in favor -- i'm sorry. did the gentleman announce the vote? >> yes, mr. chair. >> i believe the gentleman did. okay. i need help. your help is welcome. that's okay. we're now going to vote on the motion from the gentleman, distinguished young gentleman from oklahoma. those in favor saying aye. >> aye. >> those pose no. >> no. >> the ayes visit. the ayes have it. the clerk will poll the question. >> mr. cole? >> aye. >> mr. woodall? aye, mr. burgess aye. mr. byrne, aye. mr. new house? aye. mr. buck? mr. buck, aye. ms. cheney? aye. mr. mcgovern, no. mr. hastings, no. mr. polis? >> no. >> mr. chairman, aye. >> clerk will report the total, please. >> 8 yays, for ncaas. >> the motion is agreed to according to the gentleman. mr. woodall will be handling this for republicans. >> and i for the democrats.

[crowd noise] mrs. trump: it's beautiful. >> it looks like an angel. mrs.rump: hello, how are you? nice to meet you. this is beautiful. what are you doing? a wreath to take back to the school? it's beautiful. >> i'm going to take mine home. mrs. trump: that is good. where is the rest? you pulled it back? here you go. here. crowd noise] >> is it true you have a movie theater? mrs. trump: yes. you can watch the movies. sorry? [indiscernible] >> that's a good ring. mrs. trump: thank you. [laughter] mrs. trump: good morning. good morning. so nice to meet you. hello. how are you? you are doing a great job. what are your plans for christmas? >> i'm going to go to new york. mrs. trump: new york, wow. to see all my family members. >> i have no idea. mrs. trump: no idea? will be a long letter? maybe, i don't know. do you like it? show me what you are doing. >> [indiscernible] mrs. trump: we are going to do a tradition. >> i have a question for you. mrs. trump: lions. they are beautiful. >> i don't have one. mrs. trump: you don't have one? >> i have a dog. mrs. trump

mr. scott: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, we have had an opportunity for the last several hours to go back and forth to debate the benefits or the negatives of this bill. this is a historic night for america, 31 years in the making. and if you're watching the debate at home, you might be a little confused as democrats and republicans continue to talk about the same bill using very different perspectives and folks must be wondering where is the truth. and, mr. president, i would look to spend a few minutes clarifying some of the important points over the misinformation that's coming from the left. first, mr. president, this is not a health care bill. our friends on the left have suggested that somehow, some way that this bill will eliminate coverage for millions and millions of americans. they will lose their coverage. mr. president, the only thing this bill actually does is eliminates the penalty for those folks who decide not to buy health insurance. in other words, mr. president, this bill reduces the tax burden

mr. sessions: mr. hoyer, it is fair if you get your looks at us, we are entitled to offer back to the gentleman, and i will tell you i do not believe we got a fair opportunity to engage the gentleman, but he had a fair chance at us. i would like for you to know that you are welcome back whenever you would like to come. we respect you for the job you have, and we respect that you have to do your job. the gentleman is dismissed as he chooses. thank you very much. ms. slaughter: the gentlelady has to go, as well. ms. pelosi: i have time. mr. sessions: i did not finish my question. [laughter] ms. pelosi: i want to join you in singing the praises of president george w. bush. he has been the best president on immigration. in his heart and head, and he knew the issue. you posed a question in your remarks, or a comment that i think needs to be addressed. that is, when we won the house, and we went to our first meeting with my being speaker with president bush, he said, now we can pass immigration reform. we we

mr. barthold: yes. mr. portman: and in terms of people because of doubling the standard deduction, it's like a zero tax bracket for $24,000 a family by doubling it, aren't there people that fall off the tax rolls all-together, people who won't have any tax liability who have it now? i sent you a letter back in october you said 3.1 million taxpayer would have no tax liability who have tax liability now. three million americans who are currently having to pay uncle sam and working hard. most of these are folks who are working, who have tax liability, despite earned income tax credit and other things, under this they'll have no tax liability. based on a doubling of the standard deduction but the child credit up to to $1,500, so i would think doubling the child tax credit i would guess even more people would have no tax liability. mr. barthold: that's correct. also another factor is when you and i spoke about this in october, we did not have a 10% bracket which increases. mr. portman: so more than three million