mr. brown: mr. president, thank you. the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call. mr. brown: i ask for the dispensing of the quorum. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: first, i want to thank senator collins for her generosity in time. i know we're trying to schedule a vote. i'm appreciative of that. i'm joined on the floor by senator cardin, one of the best advocates for people in this body and especially federal workers who have contributed so much. we'll talk about that. senator hirono from hawaii is also joining us as are senator van hollen and murray, senator kaine, senator cortez masto will join in a different venue and senator tester spoke earlier today. we stand on behalf of dedicated public servants who get up every day to work for american taxpayers. they are men and women who support our armed forces and support our veterans. they make sure that social security checks go out and that medicare is taking care of seniors. they ensure our food and medicine and drinking water are safe. they protect our national security. they work in institutions

mr. brown: mr. speaker, i seek wreck -- recognition to address the house for one minute. and if necessary to rent my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. brown: mr. speaker, today is the deadline for the trump administration to reunite more than 2,500 children with their families. it's clear to me they are not going to make this deadline. hundreds of parents have been deported without their children. h.h.s. hasn't been able to identity parents of nearly 100 children. and even when the administration reunites children and parents, there's only chaos and confusion. reunifications are occurring in parking lots in the middle of the night. parents are not being informed of their rights and are their tely giving up chance to stay in this country. they don't have access to lawyers. and after reunification, there is no rationale in deciding which families are released and which their chance to stay in are sent to d certainties. this entire proc

mr. brown: mr. speaker, on thursday, june 28, a gunman targeted a cherished community newspaper in our nation's free press. killing five people. the capital gazette is one of our nation's oldest newspapers, having served maryland's capital city of indianapolis for 291 years. in fact, it was one of the first newspapers to publish the declaration of independence, although it aa period on page 2 because local news always took precedence. the indianapolis community which congressman sarbanes and i have the privilege of representing is a tight n.i.t. community. men and women lost in this horrific attack were friends, neighbors, and extended family members. we rise to honor the life of rebecca smith, who was quiet, but had a big heart and describing herself as a bonus mom to the best kid ever. john mcnamara, who went by mac, who loved covering sports as much as playing them. jerald fishman, the consummate newspaperman, working 12 hours a day or more who editorialized about gun violence and became victim o

mr. brown, to tell us more about mr. curry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. broun: thank you and i want to thank my colleague from the virgin islands for yielding time. i'd like to thank the committee for its consideration and support of h.r. 4890 as well as thanking all the members of the maryland delegation for their steadfast support. i rise in support of h.r. 4890 which designates the post office in upper marlboro, maryland, in maryland's fourth congressional district, the wayne k. curry post office in honor of our late county executive. mr. brown: wayne curry was born in new york and grew up in a racially segregated neighborhood in maryland. his family was one of the first nonwhite families to integrate the community in the 1950's and he and his brother were the rst to integrate their elementary school he began his public service from 1975 to 1978. through his devotion and tireless work ethic to make a better prince georges county, he quickly rose through the rank

mrs. brown sued the city and a judge ordered her $1.2 million. the san francisco chronicle reports the city council approved the settlement including the 1.2 million plus her legal fees. >>> today an fbi agent who was removed from special council robert mueller's team is testifying publicly for the furs time. he was taken off the team after posting derogatory messages about president trump. how that agent is set to fire back at lawmakers. >> not looking forward to this but he's planning on giving no ground to republicans who alleged that his political bia affected two big investigations. . >> peter will be back on capitol hill today and not too happy about it. in a prepared staument he is calling today's hearing just another victory notch in vladimir putin's belt but here's the real issue. numerous text messages that he exchanged with former fbi lawyer lisa page with whom he was involved and this one in particular. 0. >> trump was number two, he was up at the highest levels. we got to make sure at those levels you can't have people tweeting about

the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. brown, for five minutes. mr. speaker, president trump had a straightforward mission in europe last week -- stand with our nato allies and stand up to russia's putin. instead, president trump squandered u.s. influence and abdicated our leadership by abusing and dividing our allies and fawning over a tyrant who actively seeks to undermine our democracy. while putin may not be dictating american policy, president trump is seemingly pushing forward his agenda. putin wants to restore russia as a great global power at the expense of the united states. he wants to expand russian influence over europe by weakening nato and european union. in putin's mind, when the united states and europe flounder, russia is stronger. if putin was calling the shots he would have encouraged president trump tole criticize nato and raise doubt whether we would defend our allies if they hadn't paid our bills. he would invite president trump to undermine the european union, our largest trading partner and investors. by lauding brexit. denounc

and city councilwoman were discussing house projects when councilwoman brooks allegedly knocked mrs. brown backwards over a stack of folding chairs. elaine brown sued the city of oakland and a judge awarded her $1.2 million in damages. the san francisco chronicle says the oakland city council approved the settlement including 1.2 $1.2 million plus her legal fees. >>> your pg&e bill could be higher starting next year. the utility stepping up safety measures since the deadly explosion in san bruno eight years ago. the ca commission held a he yesterday. the pg&e watchdog organization ney will go towards safety. >> the rates are high and getting higher and it's on top of other rates. so that is what's critical here for people. in terms of them having to choose and make the choices of what can they afford to pay this month. >> if approved the gas bill for typical customers would increase by more than a dollar a month. that's a 2% hike. the commissioners are expected to decide whether or not to approve the hikes by the end of the year. >>> a growing number of hackers being paid a lot of money to

and also i want to say, mr. brown, medicinal is not going to be taxed and recreational is what is taxed. thank you, next speaker. >> hi, i am jolene enns and i'm here as a worker in the industry. for the last 12 years i have been supplementing my income or completely supporting myself in the cannibas industry as a worker, as a trimmer, just doing labor. and for a long time that was enough. those jobs that you used to pay $25 an hour or the equivalent are now gone. i'm fortunate that i got a job with a small cannibas company in the city. we occupy 4500-square-foot facility in soma and we have a 25,000-square-foot cultivation facility that had to be moved to oakland because we just couldn't afford to do business in the city here. i'm here today because i am worried about my job and the jobs of others like me that are going to be squeezed with more taxes on our industry. it was pretty clear before the regulations came into effect that when prices were low for wholesale product and rents were high, the only way for produc

. >> brown: "mr. rogers neighborhood" had its national debut on public television in68 original episodes and re-runs would air until 2001. the show quickly hit a chord with children across the country. >> mr. rogers? >> yes? >> i want to tell you something. >> what would you like to tell me? de i like you. >> i like you, m. thank you very much for telling me that. >> reporter: a presbyterian nister who studied child psychology, rogers was on a mission, says neville: to harness the power of television reach and teach children, but without any high tech glitz. >> i've always felt that i did hnot have to have a funny or jump through hoops to have a relationship with that child. >> for fred rogers, television was almost the necessary evil to do what he wanted to do with his mission. and he knew that from the moment he first saw television and really changed his life's course. but at t same time he hated television. so in a certaiway he's the least likely tv star of all time. >> did you ever knowny grownup

. >> mr. brown, some of these people are dead.ur help. >> the people they put in place, brownie, for instance, this guy had been head of an organization that dealt with arabian horses. >> brownie, you're doing a heck of a job. the fema director's working 24 -- [ applause ] >> they tell us they've got 500 buses coming. we've been here five days. >> we're seeing an american city essentially being left to rot, with mostly black people in it. you can't disassociate the reality of the visual. >> the destruction of the spirit of the people of southern louisiana and mississippi may end up being the most tragic loss of all. >> george bush doesn't care about black people. >> to say president bush doesn't care about black people is one thing, but i think what kanye west was saying and the way it was translated is america doesn't care about black people. katrina is a symptom of a much larger disease, and we've got to eradicate racism if we're ever going to have equity. >> some of the comments that have been namade, there was a racial compone

he tickets from elizabeth warren and other populist them across, mr. brown, for that stress test they connected this year, in which goldman family came up short but were allowed to pay out dividends and powell said that was under the rules and they did not do anything wrong and part of the problem was the to bill and it forced him change some financial accounting and that affected results. he said banks are well capitalized and in good shape. a keys point, it looks satisfied most of the critics on capitol hill without doing anything to upset financial markets. shery: that criticism coming from the democrats was expected, but people on wall street are wondering what he would say or if you would give any clues when they came to yield inversion. did we get any sense of where he stands and where the economy could go if the 2/10 spread inverts? michael: not really. the fed is following the yield curve, as always, and there was a debate at the fed as to why this doing it. somethink it is technical, think it is the insatiable foreign demand for u.s. treasuries that

gentlemen of the press it is indeed a distinct honor for me to be here with the secretary of state mr mike brown pale and my japanese counterpart foreign minister of course taught here in tokyo so soon after secretary pump it was third visit to pyongyang but first of all let me also reiterate the sentiment expressed by secretary pump aoe about the terrible losses caused by the torrential rain and flooding in the west turn japan our thoughts are very much with the families and communities affected by this climactic event and we wish this the government swift recovery and i are great to sympathies to the families affected. secretary pump a as visit to pyongyang his third one this visit having taken place in follow up to the historic us north korea summit has been a productive starting point for implementing the agreements reached between president trump and chairman kim in singapore today's meeting among the three of us underscores the unwavering commitment on the part of our three countries to achieve to come the shared goal of completing denuclearization and the establishment of lasting peace an

arms mr. brown boobs. at least he has a sense of humor there. >> we'll be right back. okay, so...shes the dishes... ...before she puts them in the dishwasher. and if they come out gross, ...she washes them again. so what does the dishwasher do? new cascade platinum lets your dishwasher be the dish washer. these new actionpacs pre-wash, soak and scrub tough, stuck on food the first time. wow, that's clean! and less work for my mom. new cascade platinum. nothing cleans better. >>> welcome back. in case you missed the news this weekend, politics dominated the headlines. >> here now is our weekend rewind. >> the sprint to the high stakes summit between president trump and russian leader vladimir putin. >> in scotland, demonstrators protesting president trump's visit on the ground and in the air. >> sources tell abc news trump will be winging his meeting with the russian president, comparing his approach to his lack of preparation for the g7. hanging over the summit, a federal indictment of 12 russians for hacking the 2016 election. u.s. officials saying the hack was authorized by puti

mr. jerry brown and the democrats, are losing people left and right. they are leaving that state because of high taxes and high crime. god bless america, gentlemen. america?ll, god bless i think there are some interesting points there. in the folks i have been talking with, certainly yes, unemployment is down, business is booming, there is no debating that. this is something that has been growing for several years now. i have not spoken to anyone directly who has said this tax bill and certain policy has pushed this forward. it seems to me more of a trend that has gone on. if that is the case for certain folks that have benefited, that is great. the talk i am hearing is that this has been a long time coming , that again, we are in the midst of the second longest economic recovery this country are at, -- has seen, we a place for construction should and is booming. kevin from pittsburgh. you work in construction. good morning. kevin, are you there? caller: hello? host: we can hear you. good morning, what is your question? say -- i was wanting to good mor

browning. buildings and mr rear markings are starting to appear, which is quite intriguing.is drying out these vast areas, these are areas that the sun has not dried out for quite a long time. we have drying technology hovering above. drones are filming everything. the sun is parting this ground and what is left when all of the lush green grass grows away from these areas, they dry out before others because they are ruins of various different structures underneath the ground which now shows up, and archaeologists are seeing this and seeing these for the first time. we have a grand 18th—century mansion was demolished in 1938 after a liar. the economic downturn. you can see an outline of this mansion. this is in nottinghamshire. also, other ancient discoveries are being found all over the country, which is absolutely fascinating. in the meantime, we have to get used hosepipe ban by the looks. you cannot sleep at night and you cannot use your hosepipe any more. but it is a barbecue summer. but you can see these circles in the ground. looking on the bright side. we have been pro

mr. josh brown a while back i said morgan stanley, which to date proves to be correct.ee with you i think at this point going forward, it's goldman sachs, and it is because you will eventually see the return of volatility >> okay. stephanie, dennis. >> i hope you're right >> dennis in michigan. dennis in michigan would like to know your thoughts about applied materials. >> it's cheap. both lamb research and applied materials are very cheap there's concerns about kind of the cycle. the cycle peaking. i think you have to get through the next two quarters for the story to work, but i do think the valuation, there's support there. to be in it, be patient. >> all right good stuff send your questions to us, please do that we.c/hfte.omalim 're back right after this. [music playing] (vo) progress is in the pursuit. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during summer of audi sales event. directv gives you more for your thing. if you've been waiting for a sign to quit cable, then here's some signs. it came from the toaster. now you can quit cable. swit

. >> did you have anything to do with mr. brown off and the many visits which he apparently made to the white house? >> no mr. chairman. christ did you have anything to do with the presidential policy on so-called signing statements -- >> did you have anything to do with the presidential policy on so-called signing statements? >> i make sure members have provided input. they are drafted in the justice department that i helped clear them before the president sees them. >> echoes is a difficult and contentious issue this committee will have hearings on. i can understand your role as court nader you would have the responsibility for coalescing materials. as tou take any position the constitutional authority for the president to limit the substantive legislation by expressing limitations in the signing statements? signing common for statements for this president and previous presidents to identify constitutional issues like presentment clause issues or issues relating to ins versus china, for example. i make sure they are properly up i

brown? >> thank you, mr. chairman. welcome, mr. chair, it's nice to see you again. this week the president of the united states went overseas, and sided with the president of russia. while denigrating critical american institutions, including the press, the intelligence community and the rule of law. our colleague, senator mccain expressed clearly what every patriotic american thought. no prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant, not only did president trump fail to speak the truth about an adversary, but speaking for america to the world, our president failed to defend all that makes us who we are. a republic of free people dedicated to the cause of liberty at home and abroad. american presidents must be the champions of that cause. if it is to succeed. the words of the 2008 republican presidential nominee. with our democratic institutions under threat, we cannot ignore what happened in helsinki yesterday. but we must not lose sight of the other special interest policies of this administration. including the roll-back of the rules put i

mr. jeffery brown, president and c.e.o. of brown superstores and the founder of uplift solutions. nd mr. mark holden, senior general counsel of coke industries. [applause] >> welcome all of you. i want to start by going around the panel. we will start with you, bob, and ask you just for some opening thoughts to kind of frame for us your view of this topic, how best to reform american criminal justice beyond mass incarceration. >> it is a pleasure and honor to be here to talk about what i consider one of the most important topics of our time. that is addressing the issue of mass incarceration. and also addressing the issue of mass supervision, parole and probation. larry crabner was elected on a platt fortunately of ending mass incarceration. it is wrong, se ending it because we have placed too many people in jail placing too many people in jail and in the process destroying families and communities. and rebekkah neitzeling that it costs enormous sums of people to keep people in jail. if you look owe on the fingers side we know in philadelphia in a county jail, it cost buss $42,000

brown. >> think mr. chairman. have a number of questions i hope your answers can be brief. thank you for your phone call the other day. i know you know this in real terms, wages haven't budged recently, last week the os reported nonsupervisory workers are flat and pay has dropped over the past year. of course we should focus on real wages rather than nominal wages. by that measure is the typical worker really better off. >> yes. i would say the labor market has strengthened and went up 2.7%. that significantly higher than trend inflation. there's a bit of a bump from gas prices going up and consumer to pay that but i would say overall workers are better off. >> i would partially contradict that and say that nonsupervisory workers, four out of five workers have seen nominal wages go up but real wages haven't. let me move to another. you've called stress testing the most successful regulatory innovation and oppose crisis here about the the actions the fed has taken during your tenure undercut that and this gave golden, morgan and state street passing grades even though they f

brown? >> i thank you, mr. chairman. >> this week the president of the united states went overseas, and sided with the president of russia. while deny dprating critical american institutions. the press and the rule of law. >> no prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tirt. not ohm did president trump fail to speak the truth about anned a ver sari adversary, a republic of free people dedicated to the cause of liberty at home and abroad, american presidents must be the champions of that cause. if it is to succeed. the words of the 2008 republican presidential nominee. with our democratic institutions under threat we cannot ignore what happened in helsinki yesterday. we must not lose sight of the other special interest policies of this administration. including the rollback of the rules put in place to prevent the next economic crisis. last week, a fevl official said there are definitely downsized risks, but the strength of the economy is pretty important at the moment. for most of america,

mr. brown: mr. president, this is a big deal for americans making $15, $20, $30,000, $40,000 a year. they will get a refundable tax credit if they can figure out how to claim it because sometimes it's too complicated. they can get $2,000, $3,000, $4,000 sometimes a little more than that in the refundable tax credit. that's money in their pocket to buy school clothes, money in their pocket to fix a car that's brown out, money in their pocket so they can take their kids to restaurant occasionally. fiefling taxes is complicated for everyone. it can be particularly challenging for those claiming the i.t.c., wall street c.e.o.'s, big companies have armies of accountants. this is for working class families making $20,000, $30,000, $40,000 a year. i thank senator heller. i ask support for the heller-brown amendment. it will matter to so many working families in mansfield and toledo and sandusky and all over ohio. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. p

mr. jeffrey brown, president and ceo of brown superstores and founder of uplift solutions. welcome all of you -- [applause] i want to start by going around the panel and we'll start with you bob and ask you just for some opening thoughts kind of frame for us your view of this topic how best to reform american criminal justice beyond mass incarceration. >> thank you very much. it's a pleasure and hon or nor to be here to talk about what i consider one of the most important topickings of our time that is addressing the issue of mass incarceration, and also addressing the issue of mass supervision parole and probation. larry wases lengted on a platform that focused on ending mass incarceration, ending because it's wrong. ending because we've placed too many people in jail in the county jail answer state prison without any direct impact upon community safety. placing too many people in jail in the process destroying families and destroying communities. also, recognizing that it cost enormous sums of money to keep people in jail. if you look on financial side we know that -- in

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have all agreed we have some more business to do after senator brown has a chance to ask his questions. i appreciate the second round, mr. chairman. >> senator brown? :: >> the taxpayer advocate had said and part one -- unfairly targeting low-income individuals that i think all of this is unacceptable if confirmed will you review to a programming review of collection efforts? >> this responsibility is to follow the law and the issue that i think is implementation of the private debt collector law and to do that in the impartial manner. >> so that means you are suggesting to vulnerable taxpayers are not targeted? >> agreed that the irs is planning to shut down the branch in kentucky on the other side affecting hundred of my constituents would you commit to finding employment at a nearby office? >> and i believe it is fair to me not to commit to that or the reason to terminate the employees but i do share your concern with 800 individuals not being employed and i will look into that and work with your office. >> considering the talk about the agency's need for resources which i certainly support and i hope my colleagues w

mr. chairman. thank you, ranking member brown, for hold iing this hearing. i want to recognize my colleague senator ernst tr her leadership and interest in this bill and this debate that we're having about how to produce a real paid leave plan. . here's the truth. at some point, every person here is going to have a situation where you have to take some time off from your work o to meet and care for a family member. it might be a medical emergency, maybe your spouse is diagnosed d with cancer or maybe you suddenly need to take care of an ageing parent or someone diagnosed with alzheimer's. maybe you're starting a new family or just had a baby like your constituent jessica. whatever the case is, no working american should ever have to choose between their family members and a paycheck. but if you don't have paid leave, that's exactly the choice that you have to make. this is especially true if you are working in a low wage job. that's unfortunately what millions of americans have to deal with every time there's a family emergency. right now, 85% of workers don

mr. carlin. >> supervisor peskin: i welcome supervisor brown as her first meeting as a supervisor though she'sthese parts for a long, long time in her capacity as staff to a number of my former and current colleagues. with that i want to start by thanking the public utilities commission, mr. carlin, and the general manager harlen kelly as well as the members of the commission itself and the office of economic and workforce development for finally bringing this to fruition. it has been a long time in coming. it is actually a remarkably complex, not only a land exchange that is before us, but is linked to the central soma plan and the land-use changes that are afoot in the central south of market area in san francisco. and as we all know and we'll hear mr. carlin and the p.u.c., the public utilities commission of san francisco owns a relatively small piece of property in the south of market on branon and 5th street that has the same value as a piece of property in the district 10, commonly known as 2000 marin street, which would be an ideal long-term site for the public utilities commission for

mr. chairman. >> i will accept your comments, senator donnelly. so we will do that. senator brown, i turn to you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. you talked a lot about accountability and transparency at the cfpb. when you submitted paperwork to this committee you had to disclose any campaign contributions from the last eight years above $500, correct? >> yes, senator, i believe -- im don't have the form in front of me, but i believe that was the request. >> you didn't make a $500 donation to governor kasich's campaign but you made two separate $250 donations. you didn't disclose that, correct? >> i believe the -- again, i did disclose exactly what was s requested by the committee, senator. i don't remember the exact facts. w i don't have the paper in front of me, if you do, to note if it was above $500. >> i don't believe what you just said was true. you -- well, let me ask again.to did you disclose -- you didn't disclose the contributions to mitt romney's campaign that were under the $500 threshold but more than $600 total. so two contributions. you didn't think that qualified for w

brown's. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chairman powell, i want to thank you for being here today. before i get into the questions, i just want to take note of the two rules that were announced the spring, the stress capital buffer, i do appreciate the federal reserves. [inaudible] i'm just curious, you indicated with regard to senator reid question, based on the tax bill, clearly there is an improvement in gdp growth. was it anticipation of the tax bill being passed? i'd like to flesh that out a little bit. >> i was really answering about whether you could see it in wages. it's hard to do. growth averaged around 2% for eight years and 2017 was the current estimate. you saw significant improvements in households and business confidence levels. you saw that coming on, some of that was probably in anticipation of the passage of what finally passed. that was doubly already in the growth rate. i expect some anticipation of tax cut was already in place. we expect the tax bill and the spending bill to provide meaningful support to demand for at least the next two or three years and it al

brown. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have a number of questions and i hope your answers can be brief.hank you for your phone call the other day. i this numeral real terms, wages have not budged. it was reported last week that nonsupervisory workers are flat and pay has dropped over the past year. of course, we should focus on the real wages, rather than nominal wages. by that measure, is the worker typically -- is the typical worker better off this year than they were a year ago? chairman powell: i would say the labor market has strengthened. up 2.7%, that is significantly higher than the trend of inflation and we have a bump from gas prices going up and consumers pay that. overall, workers are better off. >> i would partially contradict that and say nonsupervisory workers, four out of five workers have seen nominal wages go up, but real wages have not, by those same statistics. you have called stress testing the most successful innovation in the post crisis era, but the actions that the fed has taken during your tenure undercut that affect. the fed gave them passing grades, even thou

brown. and thank you, again, mr. kennedy s. there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed and this is an information item. can you please read the next item? >> item 15, update on the district 10 mobility study. this is an information item. >> ms. hyatt. >> good morning, commissioners. rachel hyatt. rachel hyatt principle planner and this is a status report on the district 10 mobilities study which is the district 10 end tip planning project and the big picture here is supporting health and livability throughout district 10 as it grows. so a significant share of the growth in residence in the city will happen in district 10 and this is an effort to look at ways to support the mobility of existing and future residents through this growth to support health and livability by reducing vehicle miles of travel, strategis that reduce vehicle miles of travel and are independent of muni. talking about noninfrastructure strategies in addition to that would supplement muni service. these are recommendations that could be deployed as pilots in dis

mr. chairman, thank you for the time. >> senator brown. >> thank you very m uch, mr. chairman. mr. wilkie, welcome. i enjoyed very much our conversation and wish you well through this process. i expect you to be confirmed and then, as of the va secretary. yesterday the "washington post" ran a story about your time as a staffer for a very divisive, very racially divisive sensitive. you have been appointed to this job by a very racially divisive president. that being said i would just ask you this. the va secretary needs to serve all veterans regardless of race, gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation. just yes or no questions. will you commit to doing that? >> absolutely. >> thank you. i have worked with two previous secretaries to establish history research national heritage center at -- we commit to implement the existing m.o.a. on this important project? >> i do add a the going to dayton and as you and i said, this is my geek motor i just finished reading the biography of one of ohio's great presidents, and i learned dayton has been the senate for va care for well over 140 years

mr. chairman, is specious. chair: thank you, senator brown. since you decided to go into that, i will also go into a further discussion of the document request. it's been described here today as a simple request that goes into ms. kraninger's relationship to some of these policies. the fact is it's a document , request that goes into virtually every conceivable document related to the deliberative process, the budgeting process and the implementation concerning administration policies ranging from immigration to hurricane relief. and now we've had the tax code thrown in as well. ms. kraninger is not the custodian of these documents. she has forwarded this request to the white house. these document requests are obviously designed to go after various policies of the administration, with which the requesters disagree, and go far beyond any precedent of this committee in what it requires of nominees. these requests seek to open up extensive document production in five different agencies, omb, and hud, treasury, including also the white house itsel

mr. speaker, i'd like to ask my good colleague if the district one or two questions if i could. ne of -- listen very intently, one of my favorite decisions that came down was may 17, 1954, brown vs. board of education. and mr. speaker, the president asked black americans, when he came to the city of philadelphia , he said what do we have to lose? i think, quote-unquote, what the hell do we have to lose? so i ask you that question in the context of brown vs. education, that's over 64 years ago now from where we are and i heard you very succinctly say about his ability to chip away and not, you know, be able to fully overturn. could you talk a little bit about how you see anything relating to brown vs. board of education in his ability in any of his writings relating to that particular decision that came down? ms. norton: my good friend who raises the question of brown vs. board of education may be seeming to raise a question of such settled law that it couldn't possibly come up. if i may first respond to the gentleman i bisaying that one of president trump's nominees was asked where should -- where she stood on brown vs. board of education and she declined to give an answer. more

brown nosing whole new level. talking about the president blessing you. most of us have faith, and i'm sure mr. pruitt does, bosses support us, butt president blessing him. am i over reading this? >> it's brown nosing. >> we have another excerpt here. it is extremely difficult for me to seize serving ncease serving. but also because of the transformative work that is occurring. however, the unrelenting attacks on me personally, and my family are unprecedented and taken a sizable toll on all of us. not exactly taking responsibility that led to 14 federal probes. of course unrelenting attacks. >> of course taking the martyr role. that's crazy. we know why he got forced out. although lingering concern there have been death threats against him like many administrators. but for some reason since he got into that position he seemed to take it on a whole new level. upping security. really intense security measures. so i do think there is a story there. but how much of it was real or imagined is an open question, for me at least. >> there were some substantive things. one reason he argued that he needed

brown. >> thank you, mr. chairman mr.a number of questions i hope your answers can be brief thank you for our phone call the other day. i know you know this in real terms, wages haven't budged recently last week reported hours for production and nonsuper advisory workers are flat and pay dropped over the past year. of course we should focus on real wages rather than nominal wages. is the typical worker really better off this year than he or she was a year ago >> yes yes, i would say the labor market has strengthened, the labor report will show wages went up 2.7%, that's significantly higher than trend inflation. there is a bit of a bump and consumers do pay that, but overall workers are better off. >> i would partially contradict that and say nonsupervisory workers, four out of five have seen nominal wages go up but real wages haven't by those same statistics let me move to another you called stress testing the most successful regulatory innovation of the post crisis era but the action, you said that some time ago, the ac