mr. brady: no, ma'am. i am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california. ms. sanchez: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are calling this bill and the two other health care bills on the floor this week fixes for trumpcare. but what exactly is it that you're fixing? this bill does nothing to address the more than 23 million individuals who will lose their coverage or the $800 billion cut to medicaid under trumpcare. stop in this bill will insurers discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions by jacking up their rate and roll back the massive tax cut that they are handing out to the top 400 households in america. instead of addressing the real issues to this health care system, you use a racist bill that you used to buy a vote literally -- mr. brady: mr. speaker. character of lawmakers. i would warn the gentlelady she's threading on -- the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman raising a parliamentary inquiry? mr. brady: i am considering -- the s

mr. brady: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent -- the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 378, the amendment in the nature of a subs you tute recommended by the committee on ways and means printed in bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill as amended shall be considered as read. gentleman from texas, mr. braidy, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. sanchez, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. brady: thank you, mr. speaker. i do ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks extraneous material on the bill currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. brady: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: order so the gentleman can be heard. please take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman may proceed. mr. brady: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. last month house repub

mr. brady? mr. brady votes aye. mr. wilson? mr. wilson votes no. mrs. davis? mrs. davis votes aye. mr. labiando? he votes no. mr. longerman votes aye. mr. bishop. mr. bishop votes no. mr. larsen. mr. turner. mr. turner votes no. mr. cooper? mr. cooper votes aye. mr. rogers? mr. rogers votes no. mr. franks? mr. franks votes no. mr. courtney? mr. courtney votes aye. mr. schuster? mr. con na way, mr. con na way votes no. mr. garamendi? mr. garamendi votes aye. mr. lamb born votes no. mrs. spear? aye. mr. whitman votes no. mr. veasey? aye. mr. hunter? mr. hunter votes no. miss gamburn? mr. kaufman? mr. kaufman votes no. mr. oroake. aye. mrs. harstler votes no. mr. nor cross. aye. mr. scott? mr. scott votes no. mr. gallego? mr. gallego votes aye. mr. brooks votes no. mr. molten? mr. moelten votes aye. miss hanaboosa? she votes aye. mr. bride den stein. votes no. miss shay porter votes aye. dr. wentzer votes no. miss rose en? aye. mr. burn. mr. burn votes no. mr. graves? mr. graves? mr. carbohall votes aye. miss stefanic votes no. mr. brown. mr. brown votes aye. miss mcsally, miss mcsall

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mr. brady. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. brady: i rise in strong support of h.r. 1551, legislation supported by republicans and democrats focused on strengthening america's energy security. this bill is sponsored and led by representative rice and clarifies an existing law dealing with tax credits for nuclear energy production and making sure these credits worked effectively for america. it addresses an urgent problem that now poses a threat to america's energy security and by extension our national security. as a result of uncertainty with respect to the nuclear tax credit, there is a risk of construction grinding to a halt on several cutting-edge nuclear power plants in our country. meanwhile, our global competitors are pushing forward a nuclear power to bolster their own energy sectors. nuclear power is critical to an all of the above strategy for america's independence and our national security. it's urgent that we take action now to solve this issue in our tax c

mr. brady: thank you, representative walker. first let me thank you for not just hosting this evening, america's night, but your leadership for the republican study committee, and how you're leading our efforts to really move this country back in the right direction. as a friend and someone who admires you so much, thank you for your leadership. it's already made a huge difference in issues like repealing obamacare. so how many of you are pleased with the way your tax -- you're taxed in america today? not many americans are because the code we've got, it's so complex, it's so costly. it's just unfair. so house republicans are working with this president and the senate to deliver the first pro-growth tax reform in a generation. we know this is a once in a generation opportunity and the goals we set out from the house , first we want a tax code not designed merely to ring money from you. we have that tax code. we want a tax code built for growth. designed to grow jobs, your wages and the u.s. economy. in doing that we want to leap

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mr. brady, we've been expecting you. will you be needing anything else? no. not a thing. black. get your beautyrest. people are more likely to eat vegetables if they are given a more inticing name. that's what researchers found when tracked what people ate at a stanford university cafeteria.( mark ) they found that giving vegetables unhealthy descriptive labels instead of healthy labels caused more people to eat their veggies during lunch. for example, people were more likely to put corn on their plate if it was described as "rich buttery sweet corn" instead of "vitamin-rich corn."( darya ) researchers say that more enticing labeling could change the mindset that health food tastes bad. (james) tracking your morning forecast... the world according to gary is after the break. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's

mr. brady, we've been expecting you. will you be needing anything else? not a thing. beautyrest black. get your beautyrest. (james) in the weather center with anny tracking the forecast... (anny) (anny hong): more very warm to hot weather can be expected through at least thursday. therefore, a heat advisory remains in effect for most inland areas through thursday. more substantial cooling is then expected from friday into the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) the bay area isn't the only place dealing with extreme heat right now. it's so hot in phoenix, arizona that it is prompting flight cancellations because some airplanes can't take off in the extreme heat. phoenix is expected to hit a high of 120 degrees today. american airlines has already canceled 43 flights today because it's just too hot for planes to take off and land. other airlines are also expected to cancel flights. so if you are heading to the southwest this week - be sure to call ahea

a good time to, speak to mr. brady.d about what is going on in his washington. look for that in the 9:00 hour. with markets moving, curve steepening, in london, new york, and hong kong, this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: this is "bloomberg surveillance." .rom london and new york let's talk about the stress test in the u.s.. following a strong performance in the u.s. and asia. this is after news of a shareholder windfall and a suggestion from central bankers that interest rates may rise. jpmorgan, citigroup, and bank of plans toere among the reduce dividends and increase buybacks after the stress test. he left london for new york, michael moore. great to speak to you on the phone. the big winner in europe is hsbc after analysts saying this may boost buy out. banks across the board were winners. no one failed for the first time since the fed started doing this test. announced capital .eturns above expectations the banks have figured out the stress test and have enough capital to start getting some back. francine: so you say e

tax reform, just 2 working days before congress gets to its august recess, we are joined by kevin brady. mrt you understand as early as tomorrow, really? >> you are doing breaking news here. i think that would be awfully even couraging. -- awfully encouraging. if they have made a break through that would be awfully encouraging news. i know it would take them some time to go through the process. but if they are reaching consensus, that would be terrific. lou: the cbo had news for you and the house. what do you think? >> they can beef up the tax credits for those 50-60 years old. i would be eager to see the results. lou: as would we all. the treasury secretary steve mnuchin making it clear he wanted to get the debt ceiling moved before the august recess. he said the government has enough money to operate through september. but he would like to have that cushion. are you going to provide it? >> i think sooner rather than later on the debt ceiling. this issue has had a lot of drama over the years. my thinking is half the time congress attached spending cuts or serious budget reforms to start wa

jones which sets up an advisory board for military commissions and exchanges and amendment 82 by mr. brady which is the gao to conduct a study which evaluates a different way each military service conducts data on the race and gender of those convicted of ucmj and amendment 102 which directs the secretary of defense to submit committees on arms services a report on dod personnel policies regarding members of the arms forces infected with hiv. amendment 149r-1 by mr. vis ito brief hasso availability on certified financial planners to service members at the onset of the new blended retirement system. amendment 191 by dr. winstruck which directs residency requirements for pediatrics. amendment 284, by mr. thornberry to create a defense public service medal to be awarded by the congress and amendment 287 by mr. carbajal which is a sense of congress regarding the national guard's youth challenge program. that's it, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i yield back. >> further discussion otn the o block package? >> the gentleman from california, mr. carbajal. >> thank you, mr. chairman, according to the

jones which sets up an advisory board for military commissions and exchanges, amendment 82 by mr. bradyhich directs the doj to conduct a study which evaluates the different with each military service conducts data on race engine of those convicted of violations of ucmj. amendment 102 by ms. speier which directs the secretary of defense to submit to the committees on armed services of report on dod personne personals regarding members of the armed forces infected with hiv. amendment 149 r-1 which directs the secretary of defense to brief availability of certified financial planners to servicemembers at the onset of the new blended retirement system. amendment 191 by dr. wenstrup which directs residency requirements or pediatrics, pediatricians. amendment 284 by mr. thornbury which creates a defense public service to be awarded by the congress. amendment 287 by mr. carbajal which is a sense of congress regarding the national guard challenge program. that's it, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i just back. >> for the discussion on the en bloc package? if not the question occurs -- the gentleman

mr. brady, we've been expecting you. will you be needing anything else? no. not a thing.tyrest black. get your beautyrest. >>> good morning. 7:26 right now. kris sanchez. fire crews are on scene of a compost fire in cordelia right near interstate 680. seemed it was in benicia. we also know the fire has been burning since about 5:00 this morning near goodyear road. it didn't threaten any structures but it did happen at the facility which we believe is an organics company. fewer than five acres burned and, of course, the concern is always that it will spread. no word yet on the cause. firefighters are expected to be on scene until the late afternoon. the fire has been slowing traffic on nearby 680. >>> and we've been dealing with high heat over the sierra. we are seeing that happening now. it produced quick moving cells and some isolated lightning. a heat advisory continues for all of these areas shaded in orange that continues through thursday night and we also have an he can sesive heat warning in effect for solano county. you walk out the door and it's in the tri-valley.

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good morning, mr. brady and distinguished members of the committee. thank you for allowing me to appear before you on this critical growthesh. i'm ceo of emerson in st. louis, missouri, and serve as current chairman as national association of manufacturers, nem board of directors. emerson is a $15 billion manufacturing company providing innovative products, solutions industrial, commercial, residential markets and we have over 80,000 people in operations in more than 150 countries. nem, nation's largest trade organization committed to policy agenda that helps manufacturers grow and create jobs. we appreciate current efforts of advance pro growth and current tax reform. manufacturers in the united states struggle to compete and win. our tax system with high tax rates and outdated international tax rules in a significant tax compliance burden we have the best chance in 30 years to advance significant tax reform and must take full advantage of this opportunity. it will enhance u.s. economic growth. since the last major reform in 1986, manufacturers in th

kevin brady joins us from the nation's capitol. mr.hairman, very good to have you. >> neil, thanks for having me. >> neil: you're busy with a lot of meetings and pow-wows with all of the white house biggies. treasury secretary mnuchin among others. where does this stand in your estimation? >> my view is -- look, we're sticking to the timetable. the work product has to be done to succeed this year and really bold tax reform. we have another meeting today with the white house. principles as well as the senate. speaker ryan as well. our tax teams are meeting regularly. the principles are meeting regularly. we're focused on getting it done this year. i think we're making good progress. >> neil: when you say "this year", when? first we talked about summer. now here we are. august. then they said labor day. where are we? >> yeah, i think everybody is focused on what month we might see a draft or a bill or when this process begins. i really think the right focus is on what year and it's got to be this year, 2017. i think all of the elements a

mr. secretary. >> chairman brady, thank you very much for your comments. and i appreciate your focus on both the national debt, as well as social security and medicare. so first, let me just comment on the debt. we are very concerned that the debt has gone from $10 trillion to $20 trillion over the last eight years. and we believe that the most important issue is economic growth. as i said in my opening remarks, the difference between 2% and 3% sustained gdp is trillions of dollars over the next ten years. so that is our absolute focus. i would also just comment in regards to the debt limit. as you've outlined, i've used my extraordinary powers. but i would also like to emphasize for this committee and for the rest of congress, i urge you to raise the debt limit before you leave for the summer. we can all discuss how we cut spending in the future, and how we deal with the budgets going forward. but it is absolute critical that where we spent money, that we keep the credit of the united states as the most critical iss issue. it is the reserve currency of th

the i922 conservative mp and chairman of the 1922 back bench committee, and i am pleased to see mr bradyer of conservative votes in our own constituencies that we've ever had, but at the same time, something quite remarkable was going on. there was a search for labour, which is something we didn't anticipate. the fa ct something we didn't anticipate. the fact that we had a hard left leader of the labour party not even supported by the majority of his own mps really did not look like something that would be a great vocal rallying point for people who previously hadn't voted. you put this down to a labour surge and not yourcampaign? this down to a labour surge and not your campaign? our campaign could have been significantly better. i have been significantly better. i have fought six general elections and can't think of one that went entirely to plan, but this clearly was not the most successful campaign the conservative party has fought. we could have fought a bitter campaign. notwithstanding that, we did getan campaign. notwithstanding that, we did get an extraordinarily good conservativ

mr. chairman. chairman brady -- >> can you check that microphone to make sure we have it on.there you go. >> is it better now? all right. chairman brady, ranking member neal, members of the ways and means committee, it's an honor to appear before you today. in recent weeks it has been a pleasure getting to know the chairman, the ranking member and several members of the committee. i look forward to looking these relationships and to working with each of you. the usgr has a special relationship with the committee and i intend to continue that tradition. i met some of you for the first time on may 16th when i appeared before the house advisory group on negotiations and the ways and means committee bipartisan meeting. those consultations are critical to helping the administration establish its negotiating objectives for nafta and more generally they are helpful for developing trade priorities going forward. to implement this agenda, the president has requested increase funding for ustr in the coming fiscal year. our budget calls for $57.6 million in increase of nearly 6% over th

mr. farr, you're recognized and welcome. >> thank you very much. good morning, chairman brady, ranking member kneel and dwibd members of the committee. thank you for this opportunity to stay with you. i'm david chairman and ero of emerson and prchl we'll have over 80 thousand and operations in more than 1350 questions. the national's largest industrial pro sp sfrchgs? >> because as a matter of fact hooves snchl snchl. >>> and a snchgts ((manufactures are in the u.s. have innovated but the snrks with a combined sfruchlgt and this is a competitive problem. and top rates as manufactures organized, the top rarity frnl paid 1.8 billion ally in taxes worldwide. more than half of that was paid to the united states. a marginal tax rate over 37%, emerson pays real tax cashes here in the united states. the key objective shared by emerson is a top federal telecommunication rate sfrashl, if lowering rates will make us more competitive and promote job creation and strong are economic growth. outdated and cumbersome car rools represents another major problem. emerson's business is glo globe

mr. speaker, i'd first like to thank chairman brady for his strong support of this bill, the veterans equal treatment ensures relief in access now, the veterans act. this important legislation, which was reported out of the ways and means committee on a ipartisan basis, will ensure all eligible veterans have access to quality, affordable care private health insurance. mr. speaker, this chamber cannot underscore enough the -- ifices of our veterans the sacrifices they have made to protect the freedom and individual liberty of each american. in return for their faithful service, these brave men and women are promised that when they return home they will have access to affordable health care through the veterans administration. however, some veterans decide to forgo their v.a. benefits and instead choose than alternative health care. veterans should have the opportunity to choose the best health care option available to fit their needs. it is only right that our veterans are given the same opportunity as our other citizens have and the citizens that they defend. there have been conflicting rep

brady, a ranking member on the homeland security committee. so it is a task force on election security to tell us about it, i yield to the distinguished gentleman from mississippi. mr. thompson. >> thank you very much, madam leader. our system of democracy is admired by people all over the world. how we select our officials. is something most countries would want to emulate. but finally, there's broad admission that russians have had something to do with how that process of selecting our official works. and so we looked at it, committees have finally decided to begin the process of looking backward, in terms of what happened. some of us are concerned that we're not looking forward, we have elections in 2018. we don't know to what extent the russians have really compromised our systems. we feel that something should be looking at that. those 21 states, that have been identified so far as having some intrusion on their system. and in a sense, we have from secretary johnson's standpoint, identified our election system, as critical infrastructure. and we have offered assistance to states to look at it and see whether or not we can be helpful. we think it's important th

house ways and means, kevin brady says same thing and mr. mcconnell is saying the same thing.ng to see a confluence of folks moving towards campaign promises by president trump. stuart: bill cassidy, republican from louisiana on difficult day, much appreciated. >> thank you. stuart: what is coming up, president trump talking about apprenticeships signing an executive order. next hour, $90 million of grants to provide on the job tripping for workers. we'll bring that to you live. congressman scalise is in critical condition. republican congressman, one who will be on the show, one republican congressman says he will carry a gun wherever he goes. chris collins joins us in the next hour. stuart: xerox has completed a reverse stock split. what does that mean? if you owned four of the old soar rocks shares, you get one of new one. -- xerox. it is up 16 cents at 2bucks. got it. >>> nike cutting 2% of its workforce. announcing a new organizational structure. the market doesn't think much of it. >>> "washington post" reports that spellings counsel robert mueller is investigating presi

mr. speaker, and members of my south carolina congressional delegation, it is an honor to be here. let me have my family and friends stand. it's the south carolina's brady's bunch. ou all stand up there. it's a tremendous honor to serve with such an esteemed group. i think it's a special time in history. and as congressman lewis said, we're family. and with the shooting of steve scalise, we know that we're all americans. we have such an opportunity. and i look forward to playing a part in working with you, to move this country forward. thank you so much. i yield the time to the speaker. the speaker: under clause 5-d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the administration of the oath of office to the gentlewoman from georgia and the gentleman from south carolina, the whole number of the house is 434. without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from missouri, mr. graves, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2258 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 128. h.r. 2258, a bil