mr. byrne: thank you, mr. chairman. as we've heard over and over again today, this congress has plenty authority over our territories. over the course of the last century, this body has rightly delegated this power to provide for home rule for our territories. however, it is abundantly clear that this delegation of power has resulted in no oversight by the federal government over the debts our territories are running up. so in this particular case, out of the blue we've been told by the united states treasury that it's our constitutional responsibility to do something to save a territory from years of its own fiscal irresponsibility. for years, the entire federal government was essentially asleep at the wheel as one of our territories ran up huge unsustainable debts until the day rose when the territory could no longer pay. mr. chairman, i have absolutely no interest in interfering with the home rule of our territories. however, delegated authority can be abused. if we have a constitutional responsibility to intervene,

mr. byrne: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 770 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama is recognized for one hour. the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 122. house resolution 770. resolved, that at any time after adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill, h.r. 5278, to establish an oversight board to assist the government of puerto rico, including instrumentalities, in managing its public finances, and for other purposes. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified in this section and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rankin

mr. byrne: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 24 printed in house report 114-623 offered by mr. byrne of alabama. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 783, the gentleman from alabama, mr. byrne, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama. mr. byrne: mr. chairman, i want to start by thanking both the chairman of the subcommittee and the ranking member for the fine work that they've done on this underlying bill. i have been with them on a couple of occasions and we owe them a great debt of gratitude. the bipartisan shown in this is a great reflection on our institution. i regret that i have to offer this amendment, but something has come up since the committee had its meeting that i could mott foresee. my amendment will address a serious issue related to unaccompanied alien children housed at department of defense facilities across the united states.

mr. byrne: mr. speaker, during consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. i now yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlelady from new york, the ranking member, ms. slaughter, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. and i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. byrne: mr. speaker, house resolution 783 provides for further consideration of h.r. 5293, the department of defense appropriations act. the resolution provides for a structured rule and makes in order 75 amendments. the rule also provides suspension authority. i want it kick off today's debate by making one thing very clear. the underlying bill is a very good bill. i know some of my colleagues may have some things to say that they would want to have added or few things they want to see changed, but all things considered this is a very good bill. let me tell you why. this b

mr. byrne: we will hold that to you -- we will hold you to that. mr. rokita: i want to continue with this line of questioning. you recall that under the old rule, we differentiated between target schools and school wide schools. targeted schools had three test. for schools that have less than 40% low income. the schoolwide group was for -- more thanwere 40% schools. you it knowledge to -- you , thewledge that under essa methodology for distributing state and local funds to school should be fair and equitable. tests rid of the targeted and have the schoolwide tests for all of s and s. sec. king: the dollars are supplemental. rokita: it cool -- it calls for title i schools to receive as much funding as the average amount received by the districts non-title i schools. a prohibition in the new law that says you should not applied methodology but yet you do. how are you not in conflict with our legislative intent? sec. king: to clarify on the timeline. we have a proposed rule that was offered a negotiated rulemaking. feedback was given. the role was adjuste

[applause] mr. byrne: my name is baddeley byrne and i represent the gulf coast of alabama. in the gulf of mexico we have a fish called the gulf red snapper. fun to catch, great to eat. we're blessed to have plenty of gulf red snapper out there. and for most of my life we've been able to go out there on a summer weekend day and go catch some snapper. now you're limited to two per day but you can catch enough snapper, it's good eating, you don't have to worry about just having two. for most of my life you could d it all summer long. recently, the last several years a federal agency calls the national marine fisheries service has come forward and said we're going to start limiting your snapper season to nine days. this year that snapper season was interrupted by a tropical storm in the gulf of mexico. so let me tell you this federal agency has decided to take away from people that live on the gulf coast something we've done for years. now they do it because they say there are not enough fish out there. why do they say that? because our scientists at the universities of the gul

amendment number 24 by mr. byrne of alabama. amendment number 25 by mr. king of iowa. amendment number 26 by mr. gosar of arizona. amendment number 27 by mr. king of iowa. amendment number 29 by mr. lamborn of colorado. amendment number 30 by mr. massie of kentucky. amendment number 31 by mr. massie of kentucky. amendment number 32 by mr. mcclintock of california. amendment number 33 by mr. mulvaney of south carolina. amendment number 34 by mr. desantis of florida. amendment number 36 by mr. rohrabacher of california. amendment number 37 by mr. walberg of michigan. amendment number 40 by mr. conyers of michigan. amendment number 42 by ms. gabbard of hawaii. number 44 by mr. mcgovern of massachusetts. amendment number 45 by ms. lee of california. amendment number 46 by mr. polis of colorado. the chair will reduce the time for identify anyelectronic vote after the first vote in this series to two minutes. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in house report 114-623, offered by the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. shuster,

. >> mr. byrne. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary, it's hard to remember all of us up here. i want to remind you, i'm a former member of the alabama state board of education for eight years. all four of my children attended public schools, all four attended a magnet school in the city of mobile, large urban school system. so i have a great deal of interest in this and i have very high expectations for the performance of our public schools with regard to every student. when you were here before the committee in february, i asked about the phrase in the new law, spgs consistently underperforming and whose responsibility it is to define the term." i also wrote a follow-up letter on march 1st that you responded to on june the 17th. three and a half months later. now, in your response, you pointed to the proposed rule making. when you were here us before, you did not really answer my question. and after reading your proposal, i think i understand why. but when you were here before, did you say to me, "i am committed to working with this committee committed to ensuring there are i

mr. byrne: good morning. i'm bradley byrne and represent the first district in alabama. i have both inner city poverty and rural poverty. i was the chancellor of postsecondary education and chair of the work force planning council for the state of alabama and i've seen what works. let me first give you a quotation. the answer to the welfare crisis is work, jobs, self-sufficiency and family integrity, not a massive new extension of welfare, not a great new outpouring of guidance counselors to give the poor more advice. that was senator robert f. kennedy 50 years ago. $22 trillion later, we have not moved the needle on reducing poverty in america. why? because we treat poverty like it's a chronic, incurable disease, we put out of a lot of money to deal with the effects, or so we think. what we should be about and what this plan is about and what the bishop and what she's doing here is about is lifting people out of poverty. i have seen it work. i've seen people who were poor receive the job skills they needed to take advantage of the jobs that were created in the 21st cent

[applause] mr. byrne: good morning, my name is bradley byrne, and i represent the gulf coast of alabama. in the gulf of mexico, we have a fish called the gulf red snapper. fun to catch, great to eat. and we're blessed to have plenty of gulf red snapper out there. and for most of my life, we've been able to go out there on a summer weekend day and go catch some snapper. now you're limited to two per day, but you can catch enough snapper, it's good eating, you don't have to worry about just having two. for most of my life, you could do it all summer long. recently, the last several years a federal agency calls the national marine fisheries service has come forward and said, we're going to start limiting your snapper season to nine days. this year, that snapper season was interrupted by a tropical storm in the gulf of mexico. so let me tell you, this federal agency has decided to take away from people that live on the gulf coast, something we've done for years. now they do it because they say there are not e

byrne says he believes his recollection proves mrs.nton does not have the integrity or temperament to be president. we will see if it will sway critical primary voters on tuesday or presumably those in the fall election. at the white house, shannon bream, fox news. >>> back now to the issues of millennials who are preparing to vote in november. so how exactly much do millennials know about who they are voting for? our jesse waters set out to test their voter knowledge. >> do you think hillary has been clear and confident? >> absolutely. >> then why hasn't she held a single press conference in 2016? >> i don't know. i trust hillary and her decision. >> you are the only one that trusts hillary. are you a legal immigrant? >> i am actually undocumented, myself. >> you know what i will do since i like you? >> yes. >> i will grant you amnesty. >> thanks. there you go, are you in america. you can stay, for now. >> only jesse, make sure you check out the rest from watt watter is world. don't miss it. >> true. >>> still to come, a flow of immig

mrs. clinton gets elected without people knowing the truth. deirdre: gary byrne, thank you very much. >> thank you very much. deirdre: glad to get your thoughts. gary byrne, he is author of "crisis of character." >>> even though she is investigating hillary clinton about her actions attorney general loretta lynch held a private meeting with bill clinton. judge napolitano said this flat-out conflict of interest. >> when i heard that this afternoon i thought they were joking. i thought people told me, no way, no way that is going to happen and it happened. and i am just, i'm flab per gasted by it. i think it is amazing. i have never seen anything like that before. >> would it be appropriate to meet with president clinton while he is in the middle of the investigation of his wife's email servers? >> i did see the president at phoenix airport the other night. as i was landing he was headed out. he came over and said hello and speak to my husband and talked about his grand children and his travels and that is extent of that. no discussions were held on any cases. he d

mrs. clinton is not a leader, she is a very angry person all of the time, she is a dec tate -- dictator. reporter: gary byrne is joining me next. lou: this wild police chase in texas ends in a remarkable fashion, we show you what unfolds with the video next, lou: attorney general loretta lynch, tonight, under fire after meeting with president bill clinton earlier this week, as hillary clinton is under investigation by department of justice over her e-mail ca, scandal, yet the attorney general of united states claims their meeting was a crossing of paths. >> i did see president clinton at phoenix airport as i was leaving, he did speak with my husband and i on the plane there was now discussion of any pending -- or benghazi or state department e-mails. lou: you wonder if as a prosecutor she would have balked at what she just said. my next guest has written explosive new bestseller on his experience with the clintons "in the white house," joining us, gary byrne. disclosing his first hand experience with hillary, bill and how they operate. it is number one book on amazon, great to have you with us. congratulatio

mrs. clinton is not a leader, she is a very angry person all of the time, she is a dec tate -- dictator. reporter: gary byrne is joining me next. lou: this wild police chase in texas ends in a remarkable fashion, we show you what unfolds with the video next, you don't want to miss it a lot more straight ahead, stay with us, we'll be right back. ♪ amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. don't miss the lowest prices of the season going on now, with our best-buy rated c2 queen mattress now only $699.99. know better sleep. only at a sleep number store. [martha and mildred are good to. go. here's your invoice, ladies. a few stops later, and it looks like big ollie is on the mend. it might not seem that glamorous having an old pickup truck for an office... or filling your days looking down the south end of a heifer, but...i wouldn't have it any other way. look at that, i had my best month ever. and earned a shiny new office upgrade. i run on quickbooks. that's how i own it. and i'm just a guy who wantsan