mr. bill's village. >> reporter: mr. bill's village is a facebook group christy started.lunteers to keep an eye out for bill when he is walking. >> within days it exploded. >> it caught on really quick. >> now it is like everyone is competing to give mr. bill a ride. >> reporter: people are just driving around the streets looking for him? >> pretty much. like where's waldo but where is mr. bill? >> reporter: in fact, here comes one now. >> hey, mr. bill. do you need a ride to walmart? all right, come on in. >> reporter: after we first told the story, the mr. bill's village facebook group grew to nearly 7,000 members with posts like "i just saw mr. bill walking" "let us know where you are" "i'll get him." u always get picked . >>> kind, caring, person. >>> learning more about the young lives lost. the student who survived. >>> homeless families in the south bay left out in the cold this winter after a massive housing project they were counting on, now delayed. >>> very discouraging, disappointing. >> why this complex still stands empty today six months after it was suppose

mr. speaker. we are prepared to close. notify further speakers on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. raskin: i am closing with the admonishon. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. mr. higgins: i support the bill and i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 9597 as amended. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? mr. higgins: i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 9592 as amended. the clerk: h.r. 9592, a bill to amendment 94 united statescode to modernize the federal register and for other purposes. pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from louisiana and the gentleman from will control 20 minutes. the chair re

mr. bost: i rise in support of this bill offered by mr. don davis of north carolina. the very act would strike the term employment handicap from the law and authorize the veteran's readiness and pliment and replacing it with employment barrier. this term is used in the law to describe participants who are eligible and entitled to receive benefits and services. the bill is a simple fix that would remove a negative view of the term handicap and replace it with a more positive word. the congress -- this congress, v.a. has made significant mistakes that have damaged their relationship with veterans and it is our job as congress to help v.a. rebuild trust with our veterans. while the new trump administration has many issues to fix that were created by the turn administration this change is a step in the right direction. the congress -- the -- this congress republican majority has worked hard to improve the v.r. and e. program. when we put v.a.'s feet to the fire to ensure veterans are put first, representative davis' bill takes a step in the right direction to do exactly t

bill and i reserve. the chair: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: mr. chair, i yield five minutes to the gentleman from idaho, the author of the bill, mr. fulcher. mr. fulcher: thank you, mr. speaker, and to the good chairman from arkansas for your leadership on this issue. i rise today in strong support of my bill, h.r. 1449, the committing leases for energy access now act, or the clean act. to begin developing geothermal resources on federal land, developers must first obtain a lease. while there are significant potential in this resource, 90% or there jb about -- thereabouts of the nation's viable thermal resources are located on federal land. makes lease sales crucial to the expansion of this energy source. on the map behind me, you can tell just some of the regions where this resource is available. and it's vast. however, the time and costs associated with multiple environmental reviews, as well as the overall leasing and permitting processes result in development schedules longer than many other power production projects. the geothermal steam act o

oh, face consequences, quote, a quote you on here, mr. bill, it says george, up must return to it to euro atlantic pos not. i mean, it seems to me that the people of georgia have said no to nato and the you. oh, mr. mit vivian. if i'm like confused and dropped off some, it goes up measuring the thing is, i believe, attitudes towards the e. u and new to have changed in georgia, nato was a military block. the was quite far away, not to mention the united states, but russia is right next door. we're historical neighbors. we share the same faith and histories. we've helped georgians many times throughout our shared pass. yes, there was this incident, but the responsibility lies specifically with president soft. gosh, really no one else. and by the way, recently the george and leadership has essentially acknowledged that it's time to reassess those events and recognize the role played by foreign influence. so i don't know, maybe some people in georgia want to be in the you, that's fine, somewhat natal membership, which was offered back in 20 o 8. b

the garbage thing , trump appeared and almost fell over getting in and it looked like mr. bill standing in the rear jacket, so i think you took that stuff away and moved away, because everyone was focused on his outfit. >> we will get to that in a moment. reihan salam, do you see any uptick for harris in the closing days? >> the big advantage is that they are now the party of high propensity voters and voters who have already banked their votes in many cases. her case right now is to motivate her base, but also to demotivate potential voters for the other side. if this is a very low turnout election , then she has a much better chance of winning. i think that they feel pretty anxious and have good reason, but i think that if you get people to not turnout at the polls, then she will have a fighting chance. >> her speech and we played a clip of it there on the lips at the same spot that donald trump gave his speech on january 6 before the riot , a huge crowd an estimated 75,000 people. do you think that was effective? >> i think it was effective. what she is trying to do is showc

kim, for bringing this bill forward and i yield three minutes to her. mrs. kim: i thank the chairman for yielding and your leadership in moving this bill forward. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of my bipartisan bill, h.r. 7409, harnessing energy at therm resources act. geothermal is a clean resource of energy that can generate like that and power industrial processes. more geothermal energy production will lower our environmental footprint and benefit the climate. despite having a similar obstruction process to that of oil and gas, geothermal energy is constrained by federal permitting restrictions. currently, dpeeo thermal operators on nonfederal land that produce any federal resources are subject to federal laws and permitting processes even if minimal amounts of minerals are present. my state of california is a major producer of geothermal energy and has ample energy resources below the earth ready to be tapped into. the current federal permitting process have hurt progress in harnessing this clean energy source. the heats act would waive federal dr

stabenow: the current farm bill sxierls at the -- expires at the end of december. mr. durbin: would you explain to those who are not familiar with it what happens if we do nothing. ms. stabenow: if we do nothing, then a number of programs revert to what is called a depression e era policy and there is something called the dairy cliff which is what many are worried about because it would go to a price structure that would throw the dairy industry into upheaval. mr. durbin: when you say depression era programs, are you literally talking about the 1930's? ms. stabow: yes, it throws it back to policies of the 1930's. mr. durbin: a dire consequences for dairy interests, for example? ms. stabenow: yes. mr. durbin: if we fail to come together on a bipartisan basis beforehe end of the yr that is what we will face with the new administration? ms. stabenow: yes, we could pass an extension and throw this into the lap of everyone next year. it doesn't do anything for the farmers, those who want do -- to do ad hoc payments, weave short-term help, we have a five-year farm bill and w

mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life of long time bill pilar of southeast houston community marie flickinger who passed away on november 11, 2024. mr. babin: after becoming the first woman elected to the an gentleman sin toe college board of trustees in 1995, she served as chair from 2007 to 2013 and again from 2017 until her retirement on november 4 of 2024. she spent the -- these nearly 30 years devoted to ensuring the institution's success achieving numerous awards along the way. many have referred to marie as the honorary mayor of the south belt. due to her involvement in practically every aspect of the community. an extensive list that included the founding of the south belt ellington chamber of commerce, local newspaper, and st. luke, the evan hollenalist catholic church and organization of countless community events. she was a friend, a friend of mine. as a co-found earn publisher of the south belt ellington leader, she became known for her work shedding light on the super fund site in the 1980's which led to its remediation. marie also delved into the political arena, servi

mr. mast's bill comes in. h.r. 3234 would level the playing field assisting those americans who currently face unnecessary obstacles. first first the bill would authorize new institutions to serve as passport acceptance agents. passport acceptance it's the process of verifying the application documents. currently it is done by designated employees of the u.s. postal service. with the recent closure of many u.s. post offices and with fewer post offices offering passport services, however, access points for passport acceptance have been significantly reduced. this reduction has led to delays in some citizens' ability to schedule a passport appointment. we feel this acutely on capitol hill. scarcely a day goes by when members of congress like myself do not hear from frustrated constituents experiencing some sort of passport problem. allowing new entities like public notary to become passport acceptance agents will ensure that citizens' application processes is easier, faster, and more seamless. for example, if th

the bill is passed. mr.: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be be considered made planed ton the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. helmy: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to immediate consideration of calendar 55, h.r. 5799. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 5, h.r. 5799, act to designate the checkpoint of the united states border patrol located on united states highway 90 west. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. helmy: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. helmy: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the committee on commerce, science, and transportation be discharged from further consideration, the senate now proceed to immediate consideration of s. res. 86

mr. smith for his long support and leadership on this bill. mr. speaker, today right now there are american citizens being held captive by terrorist groups and foreign adversaries. under our current law, americans who have been detained illegally abroad may be subject to certain tax penalties and i.r.s. fees. it is our responsibility to bring these americans home and, frankly, to fix this unacceptable flaw in the federal tax code. the last things that americans should have to deal with is more government red tape and bureaucracy. h.r. 9495 also works to prevent tax abuse in our tax code. since the horrific attack on israel by hamas, the ways and means committee has investigated terror groups and bad actors that threaten the u.s. and our allies. one finding, mr. speaker, which should enrage all of us, is that there are tax-exempt nonprofits operating in the united states, despite being suspected of providing support to terrorist groups such as hamas. more recently, and i'm using this term in quote, a journalist working for a publication called "the

the bill is passed. mr.motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the committee on banking, housing and urban affairs be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 807 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 807, an act to require the secretary of the treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the invaluable service that working dogs provide to society. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 1505 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the p

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mr. schumer: i further ask that the bill be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on veterans affairs be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 7333 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 7333, to name the department of veterans affairs medical center in west palm beach, florida, as the thomas h. corey v.a. medical center. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. 53

the bill is passed. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed with the immediate consideration of h.r. 8932 which was received from the house. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 8932 an act to establish earlier application processing cycle and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding? without objection, the senate will proceed. mr. schumer: i further ask the bill be considered read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, madam president, i ask unanimous consent the commerce committee be discharged from further consideration of s. res. 894 and the resolution be referred to the committee on judiciary. the

mr. scalise: i thank the whip. laid out the bills we have -- we are bringing to the floor again this week. last yesterday we passed an important bill for our nation's veterans by juan ciscomani named after elizabeth dole. it was good to get that passed out of the house and over to the senate. going to talk about the planning we're doing for january. we got an overwhelming mandate from the votes of the country to number one, reject the far left policy we was seen from the biden-harris administration the last four years. but especially to put the country on a different path. and we laid out during the campaign what that path would be. but we're now planning for the policies that we would put in place as a republican majority, with a republican senator and the white house under president trump to get our country back on track. to focus on lowering costs for family at the grocery store, at the gas pump. their energy bills. to secure america's border. so once again, i assembled all the committee chairs last week to go through what we'll b

mr. scalise: i thank the whip. laid out the bills we have -- we are bringing to the floor again this week. last yesterday we passed an important bill for our nation's veterans by juan ciscomani named after elizabeth dole. it was good to get that passed out of the house and over to the senate. going to talk about the planning we're doing for january. we got an overwhelming mandate from the votes of the country to number one, reject the far left policy we was seen from the biden-harris administration the last four years. but especially to put the country on a different path. and we laid out during the campaign what that path would be. but we're now planning for the policies that we would put in place as a republican majority, with a republican senator and the white house under president trump to get our country back on track. to focus on lowering costs for family at the grocery store, at the gas pump. their energy bills. to secure america's border. so once again, i assembled all the committee chairs last week to go through what we'll b

stabenow: the current farm bill sxierls at the -- expires at the end of december. mr. durbin: would youxplain to those who a not familiar with what happens if we do nothing. ms. abenow: if we do nothing, then a number o programs revert to what is called a depression e era policy and there is something called the dairy cliff whh is what my are worried about because it would go to a pre structure that would throw the dairy industry into heaval. mr. durbin: when you say depression era programs are you literally talking about the 1930's? ms. stabenow: yes, it throws it back to policies of the 1930's. mr. durbin: and dire consequences for dairy interests, for example? ms. stabenow: yes. mr. durbin: if we fail to come together on a bipartisan basis before t end of the year that is what we will face with the new administration? ms. stabenow: yes, we could pass an extension and throw this into the lap of everyone next year. it doesn't do anything for the farmers, those who want do -- to ad hoc payments, we have short-term help, we have a five-year farm bill and we can get it d

bill does. people say the road to hell is paveed with good intentions. well, mr. speaker, the road to fascism in america is paveed with a million little votes that slowly erode our democracy and make it easier to go after anyone who disagree with the government. no due process or right to appeal on this bill. no proof required. donald trump says you're a terrorist, so you're a terrorist. it's beyond nuts. and my friends on the other side of the aisle know that even if -- they know that, even if they don't want to admit it. so mr. speaker, i strongly urge a no vote on this rule and on the underlying legislation and i reserve me time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: thank you, mr. speaker. my democrat colleagues continue over and over and other to try to demonize and vilify president-elect trump. they just spent months trying to turn him into the bookieman who is going to destroy this country and create chaos. voters flatly rejected this attempt by democrats to paint president-elect trump

mr. will move this forward. and that's why the billis bipartisan and we ought to get support not just from the groups represented up here, but from the class ones as well. thank you, mr. chairman, i'll yield back. >> thank you, mr. moulton, it's an honor to work with you. i recognize you for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. for the panel, how practical is it, start with ms. homendy, to every rail car has approximately eight wheels that would be monitored under what mr. moulton is talking about with a data point on that. so, you'd have 800 pieces of data coming at the engineer, is that practical for an engineer to be monitoring that much data and still operate train? >> the data would probably go to the back office. it would not go to the engineer. >> all right. so is that manageable at that kind of distance with that amount of trains that are running across the country or something a little more halfway in between of what we have now with the railroad side heat temperature monitor versus a device on every single bearing on all

reporter: do you plan on bringing a transgender bill and putting that into a package? mr. johnson: i'm not addressing the plans and told you what i'll say. i'm not going to engage upon this. we don't look down upon anyone and treat everyone with dignity and respect and we'll take care of this issue of first impression for congress as we will any other thing. we'll provide appropriate accommodation for every member of congress. reporter: i want to ask, one way you want to liberate the u.s. economy and confronting china. how do you envision confronting china and do you support specifically a bill like the congressman introduced last week to strip china of preferential nation status? mr. johnson: we have to be aggressive on china but we have a select committee on the chinese communist party and the extraordinary threat that they are, not just to america but freedom around the world. i think it's a very, very serious issue. next is the national debt. i think it's our greatest threat to national security and we have to address it appropriately. i expect president trump will be

bill is truly bipartisan. and my colleague chairman nells has been a wonderful partner. mr. loan and others have realized it's a safetiest way to transport across the country. the point of this bill is not to wreck the railroads but improve their safety and competitiveness. we want the railroads to be safer and competitive and take more trucks off the highways. in 2023 there were 22,543 hazardous materials incidents on our nation's highways compared to 297 fright rail hazmat incidents. if that's not compelling 22,543 on highways versus 297 on freight rail, i'm not sure what is. but having said that, we want to see 297 go to 0. from 2012 to 2023 there have been zero deaths on rails compared. ultimately we share the goal of shifting more traffic from unsafe highways to safe railroads. that's a large part of the goal of this bill. now, mr. bose, after the east palestine derailment, norfolk southern was attacked by an investment fund tried to take over the company citing the tragedy at east palestine as their reason for the change. yet their primary attack was the railroad could

bill without delay. i yield to senator warner. mr. warner: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from virginia. mr. warner: let me acknowledge that you guys got hit the hardest, but we got hit as well in southwest virginia. we've got community that without this relief are going to die. i want to echo what both of my colleagues have said. colleagues have said. this relief act is bipartisan d and it is what we do as a matter of force since october 15th, 34,000 businesses across the country have applied for sba relief. many of them got approved. we will give you money when congress does its job. this is done as a matter of course and frankly the sba of not providingbe better numbers before the election.on one moment and tell you about community in particular in southwest virginia. demascus, virginia, it came back, biking, hiking, i biked this trail, parts of that trail are gone. 18 are damaged or gone. ten jurisdictions in southwest virginia but in this little town every business and home was affected. even though it'll be months before anything ha

mission is to get this disaster supplemental bill the small business of and pass it through like we have every other disaster supplemental to this day. so mr. president as if in legislation session has unanimous consent the senate proceed to immediate h.r. 6651 and i further ask that tillis warner substitute amendment be considered and agreed to pay the bill as amended be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered me then laid upon thl table. is there objection? mr. president. reserving the rightnt to objecti lived for four months and asheville at the va hospital and still have fond feelings for western northal carolina. i know about the devastation and one of myd best friends from my wedding lives in nashville as well. the thing is the reason why we'd want to this and responsible ways because the senate voted to send all the money to ukraine. i've been all over the mountains of appalachia and ask people would you rather your senators take your view here and asheville were here in appalachia or would you rather send your money to ukraine bucks i don't get anybody to want to send a penny to ukraine. i

mr. paul: i made a motion to pass your bill. you need to respond. or from connecticut has -- kentucky has not agreed to yield. mr. tillis: reserving the right to object, i would ask him to how he voted on the pact act. i think he voted against it i'm not sure. has he voted for a disaster supplemental that was an offset. that was the two questions i was going to ask. i will find it out later on. look, our state motto is to be rather than to see. this is a disingenuous offer to amendment my bill. let me tell you why. maybe it will be a fundraising campaign later this week, i'm fighting to dismantdle the green new deal. this bill, if it got amended has no prayer. i came to the senate to make a difference, not make a point. i get the point. there are a lot of things in the inflation reduction act and green new deal that need to be clawed back. i look forward under president trump's leadership having that vote. i assume that senator paul knows how to count votes. he has to know that he doesn't have the votes to get this bill done if it's amended. to be ra

mr. callahan is also an extension professor of agriculture engineering at the university of vermont. senator welsh, glad to have you here this morning. we're also joined by bill she'dy. mr. sheedy is senior adviser to visa's ceo, a position you've held since 2020. before taking his current role, he work as executive vice president of visa's corporate strategy group, president of visa's americas region, and board member of visa europe, among other positions. our next witness is linda kirkpatrick. thank you for being here. president of america's region for mastercard. she is responsible for overseeing mastercard's operations and consumer-facing activities in the united states, canada and latin america. she's been with mastercard since 1997, has held various roles during her tenure. next we are joined by roger alfred, a professor of law at notre dame where his scholarship focuses on antitrust competition, trade and other commercial law issues. professor alford previously served as deputy assistant attorney general for u.s. department of justice. our final witness is doug cantor. since 2021 has served as general counsel for national association of convenience sto

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mr. president, your immigration bill failed in the house." "all right.d over here on the desk. [ laughter ] carpe diem. that's latin for cover your nuts." [ laughter ] as misguided as i believe it was, trump was elected to make things better, not to burn it all down. you guys talk about government like it's a house flipping show where you only do the demolition but not the renovating. all right, we're going to rip out this bathroom, pull up this carpet, knock this wall down with a sledge hammer, and then you're never going to see us again. [ laughter ] but trump's already pouncing on the subservience of republicans and acting like he's been elected king. just today he shared a post from an ally who wrote, "reports are that the incoming trump administration prepared to declare a national emergency and will use military assets to reverse the biden invasion through a mass deportation program." trump added, "true." but as crazy as that post is, even crazier is when trump wrote it. 4:03 a.m. [ laughter ] if you're up at 4:00 a.m. and you don't have a newborn,

bills? prime minister starmer: mr.she is absolutely right that the nhs was broken by the last administration, and the darzi report makes that absolutely -- they should hang their heads in shame, frankly. we are providing in the budget £22 billion of additional funding this year for our nhs. that is a huge investment that is much welcome to the nhs. we will work with gps and consult the sector on the services they provide and the money they are entitled to in return. all that funding will be confirmed in the usual way. >> charlie maynard. >> we recognise that labour is determined to defend the economically disastrous conservative policies of being outside the customs union and single market. however, does the prime minister agree with the principle that where it is in our country's interest to maintain alignment with eu standards so that we can better sell our products internationally, we align; and where it is in our interest to diverge, we diverge? ["hear, hear"] prime minister starmer: i certainly agree that the deal

mr. >> the house returning for votes on bills debated earlier including a measure on the global rise ofnti-semitism. you're watching c-span. and the house returning for votes on bill, including a vote on the global rise of anti-semitism. you're watching c-span. >> and the house returning for votes on bills debated earlier including a measure on the global rise of anti-semitism. you're watching c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. proceedings will resume on questions -- for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? kohn kohn madam speaker, -- mr. cohen: madam speaker, i rise to give notice of my intention to raise a question of the privileges of the house. the form of the resolution is as follows. directing the committee on ethics to preserve violations of the house code of conduct and federal law by matthew lewis gaetz of florida. where he served in the house of represtatives from january 3, 2017 to norv 3, 2024, whereas clause 2section 5 of the article 2 of the united states quot each house may determine the rules of the proceedings and qu

mrs. owens, the wife of a unionist deserter named bill owens. w, while confederates searched for her recalcitrant spouse, mrs. owens dealt with one of the one of the worst moments of north carolina's war. the woman told confederates that her husband had died and that he was buried in the cemetery. but when they requested that she take them to grave, she refused. skeptical. frustrated. confederate soldiers then tied the hands of mrs. owens. and placed her in between fence rails, torturing the woman to find the location of her husband. now, bill owens was ultimately captured and later murdered by vigilante ortiz, who broke into the local jail where. he was being held, but his entire guerrilla band that he was the head of had escaped. in the aftermath of this incident. now, north carolina's unions were deeply immersed in a third irregular war in the mountains western north carolina that, piedmont and coastal unions did not experience. this was a border war of raids propelled by east tennessee and u.s. army troops. north carolinians who fled to east

mr ishiba is dealing with tensions within his own liberal democratic party, having built a reputation for openly criticising members of the party. he also needs support from the opposition to pass any bills of potential political gridlock in a hung parliament. mr ishiba became prime minister in september, after fumio kishida stepped down amid a series of scandals that rattled public trust in the ldp. in a special parliament session on monday, mr ishiba defeated yoshihiko noda, the leader of the main opposition constitutional democratic party of japan. the long—ruling liberal democratic party has become increasingly unpopular, as japan faces economic challenges including soaring inflation, a sluggish economy and a weak yen. joining me now as neil newman, finance, data and an expert in japan's economy and politics, as well as being the head of strategy asterisk advisory. good to see you. can we start with foreign policy? what do we think it might look like under mr ishiba? he has promised he will strengthen japan's defence capabilities and was known for saying today is ukraine, tomorrow asia.- saying today is ukraine, tomorrow asia. well, i think ishiba, tomorrow asia. well, i think ishiba

your advocacy has brought these issues to the forefront, and i've introduced a bipartisan bill with mr panetta of california. our bill, h.r. if 8817, aims to increase transparency for residential treatment facilities by developing guidances on best practices for federal agencies and states. the guidance will focus on collecting data and sharing information related to youth well-being in residential treatment facilities, improving data on ma a ltreatment and enhancing oversight of youth residential programs that receive federal funding. ms. hilton, do you think it's important that federal agencies work with each other to address these issues? >> thank you. it's so great to see you again and thank you for your dedication on the issue by introducing that bill. all the survivors and i have so grateful to you for taking action on this issue. i believe that inter9 agency collaboration -- interagency collaboration is very important. these facilities treat foster kids in the juvenile justice system, youth with disabilities and with mental health issues. all the agencies must if work together t

accessible and affordability act, we are establishing a bill that would dedicate funding every year to keep people's water knowing. the program, mr. speaker, will direct financial assistance and bill payments, debt relief, what i also love is that it's going to help with water efficiency upgrades like plumbing repairs that is much-needed in very old homes all across our nation. we're going to set up a community advisory committee made up of residents, nonprofits, utilities and other local stakeholders that will help advise the e.p.a. on how to set up and imp these programs -- implement these programs. mr. speaker, it's also going to -- the act will also go to help fund local nonprofits, to help with technical assistance, to help many of our families. we're also going to collect the data that is necessary to improve this program every year, to make the biggest impact. this bill will also ban the practice of water shutoffs as punishment for not being able to afford your bills. it's inhumane to have our families and the richest country in the world not have access to water. we always seem to have the money, mr. speaker, to send more

bill. thank you very much mr. chair. is that your meal there or is that a snack or what?inaudible] i have nothing left to do other than to think these experts for coming in and for all of you that are from pennsylvania if you are heading back later today count me that i would won't be here and safe travels everyone i want to thank all of you for coming here and enlightening all of us because i fundamentally think it's so very critical and the record will remain open for five business days and otherwise the meeting is adjourned. thank you again. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]

bill clinton. ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> mr. clinton: oh. >> stephen: sir. [cheering] >> mr.e you again. i've had the chance to talk to you a few times. last time we saw each other was on stage at radio city for a massive fund-raiser for joe biden's reelection campaign. and that didn't continue. but it was an amazing night. did you have a good time that night? >> mr. clinton: i did. >> stephen: me too. before i went on stage, you're going to gointerview three presidents. the sitting president, barack obama, bill clinton. how are you feeling? like, i'm fine. i've talked to all three of these guys before. it wasn't until i was sitting on stage in front of 4,000 people and the three of you gentlemen in front of me that i went "holy [bleep]." >> mr. clinton: you did fine. >> stephen: thank you very much. you did okay too. it's lovely to talk to a politician, especially a president, from before the afterscape, as historians will call it. in your new book right here called "citizen: my life after the white house," you write that "except on rare occasions" you're glad not to be pres

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