mr. alexander: thank you, mr. president. the senator's time has expired. -- the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. mr. alexander: i ask unanimous consent for another five minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the senator is recognized. mr. alexander: thank you, mr. president. that is why we've had so much support for this amendment. the bill is so large that some people have had trouble seeing the significance of it. let me mention quickly two aspects of it. one is money. one is moonshot. some people say, where is the money? this is not a money bill. this is an authorization bill. the money bills are in the appropriations committee. and they have been generous. d. and they have been generous. in march the congress addressed $4.0 million for the appropriations bill. in the bill we will address tomorrow for the next fiscal year, there will be another $3.8 billion. that's $8 billion within a few months toward the opioids crisis. the second is moonshot. some people say this needs

mr. alexander. >> detectives are combing through other unsolved cases to see if alexander might be responsible. he is being held without bond right now. >>> president trump's formermp gn chairman will cooperate with the spe calnsel's russia investigation. that's part of paul manafort's plea deal today. he admits gui to tax fraud, money laundering and other crimes but he avoids a second trial that could bring even greateren punis special counsel robert mueller gets full acces to the man who led the trump campaign for a crucial stretch during the 2016 presidential race. >>> it could take several weeks bekere communities r by natural gas explosions get their gas service fully restored. tonight fear and anger are growing over this new england disaster. a td.nager die more than a dozen people were hurt. thousands more are still out of their homes with no timetable for a return. dllumbia gas is getting slammed for its hg of the tragedy just north of boston. some massachusetts lawmake say the utility has been slow to communicate and slow.o a >> get back to tropical storm florence now. another toughig

mr. ray alexander. mr. alexander: thank you, administrator long, good morning. the army corps of engineers is prepared and ready to respond to hurricane florence, working with our federal family members and state and local partners. to date we have over 200 over six engaged with million in mission assignment dollars for fema, 19 mission assignments and over 13 million in federal coastal emergency dollars. pacific ocean division continues to assess and respond to the effects of the typhoon and hurricane out in the pacific. while here in the atlantic under our stafford act authorities, we're postured to provide temporary power support, debris management, temporary roofing, housing, and conduct infrastructure assessments in the carolinas, virginia, enelsewhere -- and elsewhere where needed. as far as dams, there are five corps of engineer dams in virginia and north carolina. all have sufficient flood control capability to accept the effects of precipitation from florence. we're working with the army's installation management command to ensure that dams on fort brag

mr. chairman. sen. alexander: thank you, senator murray. cassidy. sen. cassidy: thank you, mr. chairman. power ofgive the price, it makes a huge difference in terms of health and our pocketboo. i agree with each of you so much really, i cannot challenge you. i almost have to ask you to amplify where we are going together. [laughter] sen. cassidy: i also point out you have a bipartisan support. we have been working with senators bennett, young, grassley, carpenter, mccaskill, and i will refer to something senator smith and others are working on in regards to administrative overhead -- i could go on. speak first, though, about surprise medical billing. this is something i am concerned about. the darker the color, the more likely somebody is going to an in-network facility with an out-of-network provider, and they think they are doing the right thing, because they go to the facility that is in network, but the er group, for example, -- whichesthesiologist you mentioned specifically the anesthesiologist is looped in -- the anesthesiologist is not in. so as much as 25% of inpatient

mr. alexander. >> reporter: they got a wardnt ithin days he was arrested and charged. the police chief says this is an emerging technology and a useful tool. and the technology that he says willikely be use again. especially in a cold case. sadly, the elderlyoman who was attacked has died. the other two victims are alive and will help with the prosecution and d.c. in court on monday. outsid police headquarters. back to you. >> all right. thank you. thank you. >>> tropical storm thank you. >>> tropical storm (music throughout) >>> tropical storm florence is being referred to as it slogs through the carolinas. reporting five people are now dead. a mother and her baby among the first victims killed when a tree fell on to the home if wilmington. the situation is quite dangerous. >> wendy, that was the key word she used, slog. the miles an hour. >> they're not out of the woods yet. >> human walks three miles an hour. when it is dumping rain over and over again, this satellite showing how effective this storm is. the clouds all the way from philadelphia toward savannah, geor

mr. alexander. >> detectives are combing through other unsolved cases to see if alexander is responsible. >>> now to an emotional mass at st. matthew's ka thecathedral. a survivor of sexual abu by a priest and an archibishop both spoke. >> we were not allowed inside for the service. but we spoke to the survivor. >> reporter: michael nungent walked into a cathedral after sharing his story about being abused by a priest in chicago. earlier he spoke aut it at a mass. >> i went to the cardinal and showed him what i had to say, and he said it's perfect. >> reporter: the mass maged the beginnf his season of healing meant to bring attention to the sex abuse scandal. he was aner boy when a priest sexually abused him. >> he was a one man crime wave.e >>sked for prayers and healings for those assaulted by the sin of abuse. he lit a candle of healing with nugent who received a standing ovation. >> i think it was con vice and powerful to hear. >> reporter: there's denies that they moved or reinstated priests accused of abuse h whenwas bishop in pittsburgh. he said he would ask the pope to accept his

mr. alexander. >> and detectives are combingth ih other unsolved cases to see alexander is cnected to anyof those. >>> the family of a d.c. murdered child is now trying to see the alleged in court. they were hoping to see them. what happened with lawyers that pu stop to that case. we'll explain it when news 4 today continues. a lot as your home becomes more connected, you need fios to keep up and fios is the 100% fiber-optic network... which means you get phenomenal capacity for your tech. now, get $200 toward a range of google and nest smart home devices plus the fastest internet available, up to 200 tv channels, phone, and a 2-year price guarantee, all for $79.99 per month with a 2-year agreement. plus order online by september 30th, and you'll get a $150 verizon prepaid mastercard. go to getfios.com. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. >>> months after a young d.c. girl was killed in a shootout, her family still waiting for justice. >> she was killed when several men opened fire atn apartment complex back in july. since then two arrests have been made but yesterday in front of t

mr. alexander. >> thank you, administrator long. good morning.rmy core of engineers is prepared and ready to respond to hurricane florence. to date we have over 200 personnel engaged with over six million in mission assignment dollars from fema and over $13 million in federal coastal emergency dollars. in the pacific ocean division continues to assess and respond to the effects from the typhoon and the hurricane out in the pacific. while here in the atlantic under the stafford act authorities are postured to provide temporary power support, temporary roofing, housing and inf infrastructure assessments in the carolinas, virginia and elsewhere where needed. as far as dams, they're fine in virginia and north carolina. all have sufficient flood control capability to accept the effects of precipitation from florence. we're working with the army's installation management man to make sure that dams on fort greg north carolina, fort jackson south carolina, any effects of damage are mitigated. in terms of navigation, we are working with our partners and p

mr. alexander, let's start with you. we are reporting the president's response was volcanic, politico reporting that the op-ed has unleashed a west wing meltdown. you were the one that got the early reaction from the president after the op-ed first dropped. what's your sense now? >> i want to take you into that room, in the east room, yesterday afternoon. first, what we're witnessing here over the course of this day is really remarkable. just a lineup of top advisers, cabinet members who are coming forward over the course of this day, publicly denied that they're the one who wrote that anonymous op-ed. the last tally for nbc news is we are heard from at least 12 separate officials. some of them you can see on the haven't right now. including, and i spoke to his office early this morning. i think he may have been first. the vice president mike pence saying he wasn't the person who wrote this op-ed. mike pompeo, coates, carson, mnuchin, literally just moments ago. we heard from the agriculture secretary, secretary purdue's

mr. kampine: absolutely. sen. cassidy: i yield back, and i assume there will be a second round. sen. alexander: thank you, senator cassidy. senator warren. sen. warren: thank you, mr. chairman. transparency is an important part of any competitive marker. best market. -- competitive market. if the consumer does not have information, it is impossible to shop around at that point. without transparency, businesses can raise prices, cheat customers, and they never face the discipline of a competitive market. it is clear that transparency allows patients to shop for a doctor that is right for them, compare prices across hospitals, know which providers have the best outcomes. there are a lot of features about health care system that need to work if we're going to improve care. i am going to talk about where transparency can help and where it cannot. mr. kampine, your company, the healthcare bluebook, estimates fair prices for various health care procedures to help consumers benchmark what they should be paying. you did this for hundreds of procedures, and i want to look at just one, total hip replace

mr. alexander: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i ask that my following remarks about senator mccain be included in the congressional record along with other eulogies presented by senators. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: thank you. i'm glad i traveled to phoenix for john mccain's funeral. you learn a lot more about a united states senator in his hometown than in washington, d.c. what was clear in phoenix last thursday is that john mccain and the state of arizona were well connected with one another. i had wondered about that, frankly, because it's a long way to phoenix, five-hour flight. sometimes john took a connecting flight, and then he must have taken hundreds of trips around the world, so i wondered if he was really connected there as he was to the united states senate. you shouldn't have any doubt about it because you're not going to get elected six times in a primary and six time in an election where both the primary and elections are competitive without being well connected to your state

mr. alexander: mr. president, boy scouts shouldn't get a merit badge for telling the truth and senators shouldn't get an award for passing a bill. for the first time in ten years, these appropriation bills that we just passed are on time and within the budget that congress has set. with this vote today we're moving toward restoring the practice of regular order in the senate from start to finish. had is what the right way means, hearings, we held three, markup the bills, all 12 bills completed before the fourth of july recess, consult with other senators, in the case of the energy and water appropriations bills, 87 senators, we believe, had their wishes reflected in our bill. floor debates, amendment votes, restraint on and off the floor without a cloture vote and then a conference committee and then the vote today. i look forward to president trump signing these bills into law. they will help to keep our country first in science, technology, super computing and will build the ports and waterways that c

alexander: to create and startled students -- entitled students? mr. rosenstein: when universities create departments to promote diversity and inclusion, do they create entitled students or have an adverse effect? sen. alexander: answer is yes. the word diversity has become stolen. it doesn't mean diversity anymore. -- diversitys means a certain point of view. so, it is almost a useless word. it is a wonderful word and its right sense. diversity means or should mean that you have real differences of opinion allowed and expressed. many students of different backgrounds and races and origins and that all of that is tolerated. too often diversity has come to mean that you have a certain point of view and if you don't have that point of view, it is not diversity. i think the word diversity has been stolen, really and its meaning is not what it ought to be. i guess i would choose a different word and is a way i talk about is to say, let's recognize that campuses need underrepresented points of view as much as campuses need underrepresented students. universi

mr. alexander stubb of the european investment bank. with rick lacaille of state street global. bloomberg users can interact with charts showing you gtv and we will have more charts and markets, coming up. this is "bloomberg." ♪ francine: this is bloomberg surveillance. september the 15th walmart 10 years since the collapse -- will mark 10 years since the collapse of the lehman brothers. some say the global crisis is with us. we're with rick lacaille. when you look at lehman brothers, does that mean we are not taking enough risk or are we taking too much? rick: i do not think we are taking too much but i think we need to keep learning the lessons. wary aboutbe overconfidence and analytics driving and overconfident level in the belief of markets is dangerous. francine: what is the most common mistake markets are doing? we talked about the credit cycle. that is not a mistake but it is the nature of economics and cycles are entangled. the point is to budget yourself so you do not get overtaken by events. binary?: is it too is there to

mr. ray alexander. >> thank you, administrator long, good morning. the army corps of engineers is prepared and ready to respond to hurricane florence working with our federal family members and state and local partners. to date, we have over 200 personnel. >> please, heed this reminder. it is not the wind, it is the water. the storm surge could cause massive flooding. could reach as high as 9 to 13 feet in some coastal areas. so for those who are saying they're going to stay home and hunker down, please, get your head around that. understand the risks of flash flooding. nbc news meteorologist dylan dryer is on the coast in wrightsville, beach, north carolina, with more. dylan, what kind of damage could this storm surge do? >> it's hard to really understand the amount of water, but 9 to 13 feet above sea level on top of the normal high tide. i mean, i'm 5'4", so that's going way above my head and it goes above the average sized person's head. once you're looking at a storm surge around 9 feet, that could easily fill the first floor of a home. if it's

mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the alexander amendment at the desk be agreed to, of the bill be considered read a third time and passed, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the democratic leader, the senate proceed to consideration of calendar number 549, s. 2554 and that senator lee or his designee be recognized to call up amendment number 4011 and there be one hour of debate equally divided and that upon the use or yielding back of time, the senate vote on the adoption of the lee amendment number 4011 without intervening action or debate and that upon disposition of the lee amendment s. 2554 be read a third time and the senate vote on the bill as amended if amended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that a time determined by the majority leader in consultation with the democratic leader the senate proceed to consideration of calendar 485, hrcts 6

mr. blumstead. ms. bunting? >> chairman alexander, ranking member murray, members of the committee, thank you for having me here today as well. and for working to approve the every student succeeds act with bipartisan support three years ago. we welcomed in law to give us the opportunity to promote different approaches to improving schools. today i have the honor of serving as secretary of education in delaware. i realized that by passing essa, congress has harnessed the energy in states and local communities and infused promising practices into the implementation of the new law while still ensuring appropriate accountability guardrails. while it is too early to provide final judgment on the prospects of essa to achieve these goals, i am greatly encouraged by the work underway in delaware to create more equitable opportunities for all children. we'll be sharing some of this progress as we talk with you today. delaware educators are working to get it right for students with support from the council of dc school officers. we are workin

mr. ray alexander. >> thank you, administrator long. good morning.y corps of engineers is ready to respond to hurricane florence working with federal partners. we have over 200 personnel engaged to date with over 6 million in mission assignment dollars from fema, 19 mission assignments and over 13 million in federal coastal emergency dollars. in the pacific ocean division continues to assess and respond to the effects from the typhoon and hurricane out in the pacific. while here in the lat particular under our staff order act authorities we're postured to provide temporary power sport, debris management, conduct infrastructure assessments where needed. as far as dams, there are five corp of engineer dams. all have sufficient flood control capability to accept the effects of precipitation from florence. we're working with the army's installation management command to insure dams in north carolina and south carolina, any effects of florence to those dams are mitigated. in terms of navigation we're prepared to rapidly open federal channels and other nav

for this reason alexander hamilton road in the federalist papers -- [shouting] t >> mr. chairman, could i pause until the room is cleared? and you. for this reason hamilton wrote in the federalist papers that the judiciary will always be the least dangerous branch. because as he comes heer wrote, judges would have neither forced will than merely judgment. today the committee is scheduled to consider whether judge kavanaugh honor that limited role for judges under our constitution and whether he will properly exercisedg the modest d humble power of judgment entrusted to them under our constitution. i'm confident the civil fine judge kavanaugh will faithfully and fairly interpret the constitution and the laws of this great nation and i look for to him succeeding justice kennedy. when reason for that is because i've been acquaintedat with jude kavanaugh for about 18 years and i can't personally attest to his skills as a lawyer. [shouting] >> when i was attorney general of texas as the judge will recall, he help me get ready for supreme court argument. [shouting] [shouting]

only an amendment can change the constitution, for this reason, alexander hamilton wrote in the federalist papers -- mr. chairman, could i pause there until the room is cleared? >> yeah. >> thank you. for this reason alexander hamilton wrote in the federalist papers that the judiciary will always business the least dangerous branch, because as he famously wrote, judges would have neither forced nor will but merely judgment. today the judiciary committee has gathered to consider whether judge kavanaugh will honor that role under our constitution and whether he will properly exercise the model of judgment. i'm confident the senate will find judge kavanaugh will fairly and faithfully interpret the laws of this great nation. ly look forward to him succeeding justice kennedy. one reason for that is i have been acquainted with judge kavanaugh for about 18 years. ki personally attest to his skills as a lawyer. when i was attorney general of texas, as the judge will recall, he helped me get ready for a supreme court argument. may i pro, mr. chairman? >> yes. >> as i was saying, when i was attorney general of t

alexander. concurrent with this, mr. madison and mr. jefferson. they had a strong desire to see the seat of government in or towards the south-ward. so this yielded a compromise. these disparate directions ultimately resulted in a compromise over dinner at mr. jefferson's house in philadelphia city with mr. madison and colonel hamilton with jefferson in attendance. this compromise yielded the act of establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the government of the united states, the residence act. i signed that into law of mid july of 17 and 90. it called for a permanent seat of government on the potomac river. somewhere between the mouth of the eastern branch, and the of another. that dinner compromise also yielded the debt assumption being included in the funding act. quite simply, colonel hamilton agreed that he would not stand in the way, and he would get others to agree to not stand in the way of locating the capitol city on the potomac river. mr. madison and mr. jefferson agreed they would not stand in the way any longer. they had been

mr. obama's way as you might expect. blayne alexander for us. >> reporter: a lot of pple are commenting and saying this is a former president obama we have not seen since he left the white house. typically he's remained relatively silenthen it comes to the state of politics. he believes the former president should just disappear for a while and p allow the newson to come in and speak uninterrupted. but he said today he was eaking at a citizen and not a former president and it is what he calls the most important election he can remember. what was very notable about today's speech, guys is thater foresident obama shied away from something he did in the past, which is going after his successor by name. not only did hesiay pnt trump's name several times in the speech, but almost ticked down a laundry list of the current president's actions, talking about his meeting with vladimir putin to the border wall tohe response to the hurricane disaster and saying he was not pleased, t put it lightly, with the way president trump handled it. you can i

for this reason alexander hamilton wrote in the federalist papers -- [ shouting ] >> mr. chairman, can i pause there until the room is cleared? >> yeah. >> thank you. for this reason alexander hamilton wrote in the federalist papers that the judiciary will always be the least dangerous branch because as he famously wrote, judges would have neither force nor will but merely judgment. today the judiciary committee is gathered to consider whether judge kavanaugh will honor that limited role for judges under our constitution and whether he will properly exercise the modest and humble power of judgment entrusted to him under our constitution. i'm confident the senate will find that judge kavanaugh will faithfully and fairly interpret the constitution and the laws of this great nation and i look forward to him succeeding justice kennedy. one reason for that is because, i've been acquainted with judge kavanaugh for about 18 years and i can personal attest to his skills as a lawyer. [ shouting ] >> when i was attorney general of texas as the judge will recall, he helped me get rea

headquarters in new york where she has been listening to mr trump's address there she is that good to see you alexander is america first policies that were front and center america setting itself apart very much in that speech from the rest of the world when you listen closely all you could hear was me myself and i. that's just totally true and that is why because he was talking here to international dignitaries dignitaries to international to an international audience but he actual audience was of course his domestic audience as you know presidents trump is facing so messick troubles and we are only a few weeks and hats of the myths term elections so this message here was also addressed to his vulturous whom he wanted to say listen i have accomplished more than any president before me the economy is growing the unemployment rate is at the record low stock market at the record high that was something that was the passage with which he started his speech so that was not only a message to the world but of course also a message to his adama's seek audience for ok so the intended audience were the people o

mr. kampine. [inaudible] >> sorry about that picture of alexander, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. price transparency is key in order for consumers employers to give our value-added health care delivery system. the start today with a brief story about the cofounder dr. jeff rice or 10 years ago his young son he didn't outpatient surgery. was a very complex case, but find a specialist in the area and schedules a surgery at a nearby hospital. because he has a high deductible you cause the hospital to get an estimate of the price. you can imagine how the conversation went. the hospital says we don't know when why are you asking. he's got a high deductible in the hospital agrees to do some research and get back with a price estimate. 10 days later just get the call and while the hospital can provide an exact price, they have a new network estimate for him. the in network estimate is a minimum of $15,000. jeff thinks to himself at the little expensive for a one-hour outpatient surgery. so he calls and asks is there another facility where we can schedule the surgery. same quality, more c

mr. eyles, welcome. >> chairman alexander, ranking member murray and members of the company, i am presidentand kre of ahip, america's health insurance plans. i appreciate the opportunity to testify on reducing health care costs and administrative spending, and on our industry's leadership in simplifying health care and protecting patients. every american deserves access to comprehensive, affordable coverage choices without regard to preexisting conditions. that help to improve their help and financial security. ahip and our members are strongly committed to this goal. we invest in a wide range of initiatives to protect patient care and to protect patients from inappropriate or unnecessary treatments. our written testimony focuses on four areas. first, we provide an overview of how consumer premium dollars are invested in the commercial market. our graphic and analyses show that the vast majority of every health care dollar goes to pay directly for medical treatments and services. the rest largely funds programs and services that improve long-term costs, and increase health care choices. sec

been destroyed in the last eighteen months or the terms of mr russia has accused the crane of assassinating prominent separatist leader alexander sarkar unchained go to russian backed leader of rebels on the done this region was killed in a blast at a cafe ukraine's government has denied any involvement rebels in syria is it live province have blown up two bridges center attempt to hinder any government assault on the area there in protest against any moves to retake the rebels' last stronghold but russia's foreign minister says the syrian government has every right to chase what he called terrorists out of a live three million people live there including as many as seventy thousand rebel fighters uganda's pop star turned opposition politician bobby wine is on his way to the u.s. he boarded a flight on crutches on friday night after the government allowed him to leave the country by and is seeking medical care overseas for injuries he says he suffered while he was in detention he's been charged with treason for his alleged role in an incident where stones were thrown at the president's motorcade and the queen of soul aretha fra

mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the reverend alexander or lex, breckenridge, and thank him for offering this morning's prayer. he serves as the representative-elector of st. thomas ea piss cobble church in my moment of medina, washington. it took him a while to get there. he was born in west virginia, went to school in new hampshire and north carolina, practiced law in new orleans before attending a seminary in austin, texas. after serving the church in austin, he found his way to the great northwest and to our community. reverend breckrenridge is joined today by his wife. they have three children and have enriched the commaunt for nine years. -- community for nine years. we value his service and leadership and guidance that continues to impact so many lives. we aa appreciate him flying across the country to be with us today. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does - - the chair will entertain up to 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: i ask

mr. kampine. ms. guinto. >> german alexander, members of the committee can thank you for the opportunity to appear as a witness today. since our hearing is focused on reducing health care costs or increase transparency and more empowered patients, let's test the current system. let's imagine a patient all caught in a cut. amoco has just moved to a new city. she has a new job and health insurance through your employer. at the top of her to-do list is to find a primary care physician for herself her husband and her son. anika son has diabetes and has been closely monitored for several years. her husband has been taking pain medication for some time as a result of a back injury and is having trouble getting off his medication. one position will not delete -- meet the needs of our wood and her family. she wants about quality care at affordable price and a great patient experience and she needs to providers that are help does not work. but where in the world did she start? is there one place where she can find a trusted information she needs with easily understandable in a format in which she can prepare

the men, using the names ruslan boshirov and alexander petrov, are thought to be officers from russia's military intelligence service. mris daughter were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok in salisbury in southern england in march this year. but moscow has denied any knowledge of the men, as our security correspondent gordon corera reports. these two russians now stand accused of the salisbury nerve agent attack. it is claimed that in march they deployed the nerve agent which poisoned sergei and yulia skripal, and which months later accidentally contaminated charlie rowley, and killed dawn sturgess. police say they came to the country as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov, but those are thought to be false names, used by two undercover operatives. the government has concluded that the two individuals named by the police and cps are officers from the russian military intelligence service, also known as the gru. the gru is a highly disciplined organisation, with a well—established chain of command. so this was not a rogue operation. it was almost certainly also approved outside the gru, at a senior level of the russ

the men, using the names ruslan boshirov and alexander petrov, are thought to be officers from russia's military intelligence service. mr daughter were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok in salisbury in march this year. but moscow has denied any knowledge of the men, as our security correspondent gordon corera reports. these two russians now stand accused of the salisbury nerve agent attack. it claimed in march they deployed the nerve agent that poisoned sergei skripal and his daughter, and which months later accidentally contaminated charlie rowley and killed dawn sturgess. police say they came to the country as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov, but those are thought to be false names, used by two undercover operatives. the government has concluded the two individuals named by the police and cps are officers from the russian military intelligence service, also known as the gru. the gru is a highly disciplined organisation with a well—established chain of command. so this was not a rogue operation. it was almost certainly also approved outside the gru at a senior level of the russian state. the two men, police s

mr. speaker. and i'm sure measures across the house would join me in congratulating alexander cook. as england's highest ever scoring advancement, his incredible career has many highlights, including the magnificent 147 against india. we wish him the very best in his feature. this morning, i had meetings in addition to my duties, i shall have further meetings later today. >> david to cap. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i know the premise or appreciates fishing communities. exportou look at ways to -- support the expansion of infrastructure and other businesses reliant on the sector? >> prime minister? >> i fully recognize the importance of the fishing industry to his and other constituencies represented in this town. i can reassure him what we want to do is sustain a profitable fishing industry that will regenerate coastal communities and support future generations of u.k. fisherman. what we can do is taking back control of our waters, protecting fisheries, and exclusively determining who fishes what an hour sees. and it's -- in our seas. and its air priority to have a food supply chain

. >> alexander hamilton wrote in "the federalist" papers. this mr. chairman, can i pause until the room was cleared. >> [indistinct] >> cavanagh is one of the most distinguished judges. mr. chairman, i think we ought to have this loudmouth removed. >> jesse: let's bring in bret baier and dana from washington, d.c., near all the action on capitol hill. bret, let's begin with you. we are hearing that senate democrats coordinated the disruption with some of these protesters who i believe or from the women's march, mostly, what does that tell you about the level of energy on the left with regard to this kavanaugh hearing? >> they have not done a great job galvanizing opposition and they know as it stands right now the democrats don't have the votes to block this nominee if, as expected, all the republican stand firm and they vote for hi him. democrats, even if you read state democrats, who are considering voting for him. they know the votes don't go on their way. we know they coordinated as far as the beginning of the opposition to say they needed more t

senator alexander apologizes for not being able to be here. to introduce the next witness. mr. levine is executive chairman, president and chief executive officer of valid health which operates 21 hospitals in virginia and tennessee. and in april i had the he had the pleasure of visiting children's hospital in johnson city which is part of valid's system where senator alexander witnessed firsthand some of the great work mr. levine and his team are doing on the front lines of opioids by helping treat newborn children who suffer from neo-natal abstinence syndrome. prior to ballot health he was president and ceo of the mountain states health alliance. he has significant experience in state government as secretary of louisiana's department of health and hospitals. and as secretary of florida's agency for health care administration under governor bush. in those roles, he helped oversee the response to 12 hurricanes and led the effort to improve louisiana's child immunization rates, from 48th in the nation to second. tennessee ranks second in the nation with the highest number of rur

for this reason, alexander hamilton wrote in the federalist papers -- mr. chairman, could i pause until the room is cleared out? thank you. for this reason, alexander hamilton wrote in the federalist papers that the judiciary will always be the least dangerous branch because judges would have neither force nor will but merely judgment. today, the judiciary committee is gathered to determine whether judge kavanaugh would honor that under our constitution and properly exercised the modest and humble power of judge and trusted under our constitution. i am confident the senate will find that judge kavanaugh will faithfully and fairly interpret the constitution and laws of this nation, and i look forward to him succeeding justice kennedy. one reason for that is because i have been acquainted judge kavanaugh for about 18 years, and i can personally attest to his skills as a lawyer. when i was attorney general of ,exas, as the judge will recall he helped me get ready for a supreme court argument. [protestor yelling] sen. cornyn: may i proceed? sen. grassley: yes. s

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geoff spoke to alexander novak at the eastern european forum and asked vladimir putin's focus on the east. >> translator: let me start by saying mr. putin is giving special attention to the development of the far east of russia today he has actually stated there will be a separate national program for the development of the far east which will be dedicated to this task we know the development of the region is impossible without partners from china and the asia pacific region it is quite clear that china is one of the key drivers of the region's economic growth we see that china's energy consumption will be growing at rates above a global average we see lng demand picking up and we want to work with our partners closely to supply them with energy to benefit from this together the relationship with china is a strategic one. and any strategic relationship works to the benefit of both parties. this gives us an opportunity to invite them to invest if various projects across russia, including hydro carbon refining. they are looking for more investment at the same time china is offer ing opportunities in their market >> alexander novak

alexander petro of. bashir of as being the two men responsible for that attack and today the blog claiming that mr bashir on this real name is actually and that's really sheppey guy and he is no less than a member of the g.r.u. which is the russian military intelligence agency now what's pop somewhat interesting is that this man is alleged to be a connal a very high ranking figure within the e.u. and he's also somebody who has been who has received the country's highest military recognition the military on a now within the piece itself it's somewhat surprising that betting cuts own source said that an operation like this with a usually be carried out by someone a lot more lower ranking perhaps a field operative no higher than a captain and it's interesting because there seems to also be a discrepancy with regards to the birth date of the alleged perpetrator this mr sheppey guy the article says he was born on the fifth of may one thousand nine hundred seventy nine attached a copy of it says he was born on the fifth of april of one thousand nine hundred seventy nine now perhaps there are some out there who

senator alexander apologizes for not being able to be here. to introduce the next witness. mr. levine is executive chairman, president of a health association with -- which operates dozens of hospitals. visitinge pleasure of a hospital that was part of his system, where senator alexander witnessed some of the great work he and his team are doing by helping treat newborn children who suffer from neonatal abstinence -- syndrome. ceo of theident and mountain state health alliance. experience int state governments as secretary of louisiana's department of health and hospitals. and florida's agency for health care administration. he helped oversee the response for 12 hurricanes and led the effort to improve child immunization rates from 40th in the nation to second. highest in the nation of rural hospital closures, so he understands the challenge facing rural providers i look forward to hearing his thoughts. sanders, do you want to introduce the next speaker? >> i am pleased to welcome the doctor to be with us. i have known dr. richter for many years. she is an expert in hard work an

the men went by the names alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov although they are believed to be aliases. scotland yard say there is enough evidence to charge them. mrnt novichok, in salisbury in march this year. police have released a timeline of the movements of the suspects. at 3pm on friday, 2nd march, the two suspects arrived at gatwick airport, having flown from moscow on an aeroflot flight. from there, police think the pair travelled by train into london, arriving at victoria station ataround 5.40pm. they then travelled on public transport to waterloo and onwards to the city stay hotel in east london for the night. the pair left the hotel the next morning and took the tube to waterloo station, before getting on a train to salisbury, arriving at about 2.25pm. it's believed that this is when they carried out reconnaissance on the skripals before returning to london. on sunday they went back to salisbury, when police think they contaminated the front door of the skripals' house with novichok nerve agent. our security correspondent frank gardnerjoins me now. when we went through this statement today, what stood out for you as the things most sign

for this reason, alexander hamilton wrote in the federalist papers -- [shouting] mr. hamilton, put a pause there until the room is cleared? for this r reason, alexander hamilton wrote in the federalist papers that the judiciary will be the least dangerous branch because as he famously wrote, judges would have neither force nor j will, but merely judgment. the judiciary committee is gathered to see whether judge kavanagh would honor that limited role under our constitution and whether he will properly exercise the modest and humble power of judgment entrusted to him under our constitution. hi'm confident the senate will find that judge kavanagh will faithfully and fairly interpret the constitution and the laws of this great nation and i look forward to him succeeding justice kennedy. one reason for that is because i've been equipped with judge kavanagh a for 18 years and i cn personally attest to his skills as a lawyer. when i was attorney general of texas, as the judge will recall, he help you get ready for a supreme court argument. [shouting] [shouting] >> may i proce

he says alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov who were named by uk authorities are civilians. mrd tell their own story. ex—russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned in march. school psychologists are calling for smacking to be banned outright because it harms children's mental health. the association of educational psychologists has tabled a motion to the tuc conference calling for physical punishment to be outlawed. hitting children to discipline them is banned in schools, although parents and carers can legally smack children lightly in the home if it is "reasonable punishment". legislation aimed at completely banning the smacking of children is currently being considered by the scottish parliament while the welsh government is also moving toward an outright ban. america's east coast is bracing itself for one of the worst hurricanes in 30 years. up to a million people have been told to leave their homes as hurrican florence threatens the carolina states and virginia . described as a monster, it's expected to strengthen in the coming hours. uk workers are more th

mr johnson what else to be have to say. yeah he was talking about his blood boiling at an event in washington and that was where he also called alexander petrov the share of murderers in fact he said that they can sue him in court if they want to dispute that fact and he spoke a lot about before about his job before he resigned as foreign secretary in the summer you know it was his job to be rather diplomatic he was the top diplomat for the u.k. a self proclaimed committed russified he had called himself back then well not anymore boris johnson said that he holds the kremlin in absolute contempt now after he tried to reset relations with the kremlin and what does the u.k. get in return and nerve agent attack in seoul's barry i think you can take a list a listen to a little bit more of what he had to say but made the classic classic mistake of thinking it was possible to have a reset with russia and. then it just became clearer and clearer to be true that was the full. why does his opinion on russia matter well if you take a look at the bookmakers he happens to be the favorite to be the next conservative leader as for the current leader

mr johnson there what else to be have to say. and in a way a typically boris response really you hear him using vivid language about his blood boiling and he said that alexander patrol often respond to share the murderers and that they're welcome to see him in court if they want to challenge that fact and he also spoke of his work as foreign secretary saying that he holds the kremlin in absolute contempt and that he made what he called the classic mistake of trying to engage with moscow take a listen to what he had to say i made the coffee classic mistake of thinking it was possible to have a reset with russia and. then it just became clearer and clearer to me that was the food. so when he was foreign secretary as top diplomat it was his job to represent the country to travel and he called himself a committed rasa file back in twenty seventeen it was his job to meet up with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov now however when he happens to be speaking in washington he says he regrets it all very much and it was a fool errand and to quote something he once said about his own views in europe his view on russia appears to have veered like a supermarket trolley