mr. carter. to the statements that have been made on the floor, might i just chronicle a more correct if i might say, articulation of really what happened. first, it is an applause and appreciation for the work done by the gentlelady from california and the gentleman from texas, along with the ranking and chairman of the appropriations committee because they had 12 appropriations bills ready to go forward. what my good friends have missed on the other side of the aisle is they debunked the full funding of the department of homeland security because of their ire against the president's authorized constitutional executive action. that's why we're here today for no other reason. rather than allowing the debate on the clean fund thoring only the bus bill the 12 that have come from the house they took out the department of homeland security and left it to the side. they took it out in the light of young women, as i indicated, three denver girls played hooky from school and tried to join isis. they too

mr. carter: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. carter: i rise in support of house resolution 361, the medical preparedness allowable use use act introduced by my former colleague in emergency preparedness response and communications congressman bilirakis. this amends the act to make it clear that grant funds under the state homeland security grant program and urban area security initiative may be used to enhance medical preparedness and purchase medical countermeasures. the grant allows funds to be used for medical preparedness equipment and activity. this bill codifies those activities to ensure that they will be allowable and wi

mr. carter and mr. rogers for bringing to the floor in december a homeland security bill that was appropriate. that funded at the levels that were agreed upon by both parties. all we are asking is what we pass mr. carter and mr. rogers bill. the republicans pledged to not mingle controversial issues and allow each issue to stand on its own merits or demerits. that was their pledge to america in 2010. this action is inconsistent with that pledge. the senate has just voted of madam speaker 68-31 to pass the rogers-mikulski -- ranking member on the republican side of the senate -- shelby bill. this is not a partisan bill we are talking about. this is the bill we have agreed upon republicans and democrats, and we cannot even pass that. with a knowledge that if we do not, the future funding of america's homeland security will still be in question. yes, we could do it for three weeks. i call it the cold a sec -- cul de sac strategy. going in there over and over again and feeling somehow the pathway will open.

mr. carter: like to yield as much time as he may consume to mr.t from the great state of alabama. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. aderholt: thank you madam speaker. i thank the chairman for letting me speak on this motion. as a past chairman of this subcommittee on homeland security, i know firsthand how important it is for the funding for homeland security to go forward. the bottom line is the house has done its job. back in december, the house voted to fund the federal government for the fiscal year. we kept the funding for the department of homeland security on a continuing resolution so it would not lapse. by doing so we were making a promise to the american people, a promise that once we had a -- the republicans had full control of the senate, we would work together as a congress to ensure the president's unconstitutional and dangerous actions would not go unchecked. every president takes an oath under the constitution that laws of this land will be upheld. however, the concern that we have now is the president's dir

mr. carter: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 710, the essential transportation worker identification credential assessment act. first i would like to thank the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee, for reintroducing this thoughtful legislation and the gentlelady from michigan mrs. miller, for her leadership in moving it through her subcommittee last congress. mr. speaker, this legislation calls for a security assessment to determine the efficacy of the transportation worker identification credential, commonly known as the twic program. this bill will help congress better determine the value of the tw

mr. carter and mr. rogers for bringing to the floor in december a homeland security bill that was appropriate. that funded at the levels that were agreed upon by both parties. all we are asking is that we pass, mr. carter and mr. rogers -- pass mr. carter's and mr. rogers' bill. the republicans pledged to not mingle controversial issues. and allow each issue to stand on its own merits or demerits. that was their pledge to america in 2010. this action is inconsistent with that pledge. the senate has just voted, madam speaker 68-31 to pass the rogers-lowey-mccull i ask -ranking member on the senate side-shelby bill. this is not a partisan bill we're arguing about. this is the bill we have agreed upon, republicans and democrats. and we can't even pass that. with the knowledge that if we do not, the future funding of america's homeland security will still be in question. yes, we could do it for three weeks. i call it our culled sack strategy -- culdesac strategy. going into a culdesac over and over again an

mr. carter is he's in good company, because i do not know of a time in history when you find two previous secretary of defenses appointed by an administration that would come out during that administration and say they disagree with the course of action that this president has taken and at the same time, when you will hear the military leaders come out and say they're not listening to him. the big problem we have now that mr. carter is going to face is that we no longer have the department of defense running our national defense. they have let the national security council do that. until we change that we are going to continue to have major problems with the national security that we see unraveling with this administration around the globe. >> congressman randy forbes always good to talk with you. thanks for being here. >>> there is still no resolution in the high stakes battle over the president's amnesty fiat for illegal immigrants. the president today tried to goad republicans somewhat. he met with six young illegal imgrants he calls dreamers and who are benefitting from his executive

mr. carter is going to face we no longer have the department of defense running national defense. they let the national security council do that. until we do, that we'll have major problems with the national security that we see unravelling with this administration around the globe. lou: congressman randy forbes, good to talk with you. >> thanks lou. lou: no resolution in the high-stakes battle over the president's amnesty fiat for illegal immigrants. the president today tried to goad republicans somewhat, he met with six young illegal immigrants he called dreamers and who are benefitting from his executive fiat so-called dreamers as i said. >> i want to be as clear as possible, i will veto any legislation that got to my desk, that took await chance of these young people who grew up here and who are prepared to contribute to this country that would prevent them from doing so. and i am confident they can uphold that veto. lou: for now republicans seem unable to reach any kind of party consensus on how to move forward. a bill that would have funded the department of homeland securit

mr. chairman. dr. carter thank you so much for first of all all the service you've given. having such an esteemed senator introducing you. that shows your intelligence there. and next of all, willing to serve at this most difficult time. i appreciate all of that. because i know how difficult it is. let me go, you know, we had an unusual day yesterday, and we had to speak to king abdullah. and without regarding too much about i'm sure that you've been briefed on that. but the bottom line is this, we're all concerned i think that our chairman has taken the lead on this, how we're going to accelerate what we do and what we think in this committee of how quick we can get necessary military equipment to the people willing to fight, and the jordanians are willing to fight. and about the red tape. i just couldn't believe what i heard yesterday all the red tape that they have to go through to get something on the front lines to help them defend themselves. i didn't hear so much they need our combat troops. they need

mr. carter and i'll shorthand some of what he said for you already.s for the jordanians because of the pilot's brutal death at the hand of isis. he also said that president obama and the administration isn't doing enough to defeat isis. he plans to send a full letter to president obama expressing those thoughts and, as you can see, he's now continuing on with his comments. a little bit more about ashton carter for you. he's known as an independent thiler sitting right there looking at john mccain. carter is a master it's said when it comes to budgets and wech pons acquisitions. with isis and other problems what will it look like? danny mcknight provided the inspiration for "blackhawk down." good morning, sir. >> good morning, carol. >> first, your impressions of ashton carter. >> well when i look at his background i see, of course, he's a deputy secretary of defense before he was named to be the next secretary of defense and that background seems to be covered with things associated with budgets and things of that nature so i assume his deputy job as

mrs. carter's shoulder leaned in for a bit too long and whispered in her ear. you know what he said? that "fifty shades of grey," it's a great movie. you should go see it. [ laughter ]. >> what's he doing, barnicle? what's he doing? anyway, a few hours later, it was something he said during the summit on violent extremism that turned heads. he was trying to draw a parallel between the somali communities in minneapolis and his hometown of well ming ton, delaware, but then he started to vam and joe probably shouldn't vam. >> i might add if you ever come to the train station with me you'll notice i have great relationships with them because there's an awful lot of them driving cabs and are friends of mine, for real. i'm not being slis us to. i'm being serious. >> mike didn't he do this in the campaign talking to an indian about like 7-eleven or something? >> yes, he did. joe is a hands-on guy literally. he knows everyone and he's friendly with everyone. >> let me ask you about this. >> if somebody did that to ann at a press conference, she'd turn around and punch him in the nose wouldn'

mr. chairman. dr. carter i am going to revisit a little bit of the ground that we covered this morning. but i want to make a suggestion. i would urge that you, upon your assumption of this position, undertake an all-agency review of the policy with regard to the leaving of afghanistan and talk to general campbell, the military people, the intelligence people the state department, because, like many of the members here, i'm gravely concerned that we will miss an opportunity to preserve what we've gained in afghanistan. i was going to say we're in danger of fumbling the ball on the five yard line. i think a better example might be we're in danger of throwing a pass when you have lynch in the back field on the one yard line. we've gained a lot. and to lose it in the end because of an accelerated departure schedule that doesn't really fit the requirements on the ground i think would be tragic. we have a partner that wants to work with us now. we have the security forces that are standing up and taking casualties.

mr. carter lower than the others? >> yes. in my work at the time he shrank. he was also famous for, as i remember -- you're scared of rabbits. >> the rabbit. >> the rabbit. you remember the rabbit? >> the rabbit. >> the rabbit was in the boat wasn't he, in a row boat? >> in a row boat. >> or was he swimming in a pond? i can't remember. >> he was in the row boat and the rabbit tried to climb in. and the image was of him pounding away at the rabbit with a paddle. >> i imagine if you tried to put a band-aid on his forehead. the killer rabbit. >> the killer rabbit. >> there you go. [ applause ] >> here's a guy that you like, david. or you told me you like him. and after all, he did give us one of his own begotten sons. >> oh, here he comes. i think i've known or interviewed seven of the ten presidents that patrick is going to render immortal today. and one of the things that struck me, and the more i think about it, the more it strikes me as important, is that there doesn't seem to be any common denominator about these presidents. there's no trait. there's no run

you can tell mrs. carter doesn't mind the gesture or gets a bit closer you saw it whispering something in her ear. she nod in agreement and the ceremony continues. in big deal. but 20 seconds later it is a friendly gasp memorable enough to mean social media speak for you and that is what is happening on line. lots of users poking fun and the new defense secretary, whom many joke can't even keep his own wife safe from uncle joe. their word not mine. new back to you. >> all right, nicole. >> yes. >> well, it is ash wednesday today marking the beginning of the lent season for christians around the world. lets show you video from last years ash wednesday service at contact theal contract about a sill contact archbishop charles chaput will deliver the the homely at noon time mass. it is 40 day season, of preparation for the celebration of easter. >>> even though mardi gras is over don't tell that to these folks. we are looking live along bourbon treat in new orleans where we have been seeing crowds and seeing plen

mr. carter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. for yielding to me and for the work that you've done on this bill. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of senate bill s. 1, to approve the keystone x.l. pipeline. after what has turned out to be an unacceptable six-year delay by the obama administration. many have stated that this bill is about creating jobs and guess what? they are right. the pipeline would create over 40,000 jobs without a dime of taxpayer funding. helping to put eager american workers out of the unemployment line. approval of the pipeline would also bring down energy costs here at home. lifting a huge burden on hardworking families, small businesses and farmers. moreover clearing the construction of the keystone pipeline puts us closer to north american energy independence to reduce our dependence on oil from foreign sources that are all too often at odds with america's interests and our national security. so the bill we debate today is about jobs. it's about

. >>> in entertainment, the other mrs. carter untouched photos of beyonce and cindy crawford took the web by storm. one tweet saying beyonce is still gorgeous. and we have always known crawford was beautiful, but seeing her like this makes us love her more. >>> a new top dog in town. >> miss p. a beagle from british columbia shocking the announcer. >> how about that! >> fresh off her victory, miss p. visiting the hot spots and including studio 1a. >> look at wrangler. >> look at that. >> i love the look on wrangler's face. unspoken thing going on there. we were talking about which of the stories resonated with all of us. i feel badly saying it dylan. i cannot get enough of the weather pictures. some of them are just almost so unbelievable. you feel like you are watching a movie or they were doctored. >> when i was in niagara falls, they let us go behind the falls and you see where they are partially frozen. they have the portals. here it is. you hear the rushing water. there were parts of it where you cannot see the rushing water

mr. carter had this to say about defense cost overruns. >> the taxpayer cannot comprehend it, let alone supportse budget. when they read a cost overrun, lack of accounting and accountability, needless overhead and the like. this must stop. >> new figures from the united nations show more than 5000 people have been killed in ukraine since april of last year when separatists -- the separatist conflict began. 220 people dying in the last three weeks of january. three people were killed when a shell hit a hospital. that is a look at world news. we will have an update in 30 minutes. fans of elsa and anna fueled disney's stellar quarter. at an all-time high after beating analyst estimates. trish regan one joins me here. >> unbelievable, the merchandising business here. the film and all that goes with it -- i have two little girls and a little blood. my girls have been crazy about the frozen franchise. -- two little girls and a little boy. clearly, this is a worldwide phenomenon. will they be able to do it with star wars? we will seep we can bring that up for you. he said absolutely. this is an opport

the veep putting not one but both hands on mrs. carter.nd whispering in her ear while her husband talks about tackling isis. the not the first time the veep has gotten a little handsie. here he is with the daughter of chris coolms. he said he was leaning forward so he could be heard. >>> tomorrow marks the beginning of lent. so instead of fasting, a lot of people give up a vice. so i asked what will you give up for lent? january net janet is giving up her sweets so finishing up the cookies today. kelly giving up shopping. somebody from boston said they were giving up snow. let's go over to shep. >>> islamic state militants have burped alive dozens and dozens of people just miles from the base where hundreds of u.s. marines are training iraqi troops. it's breaking right now. we'll talk to a former intelligence officer who says we better get used to these gruesome actions. >>> plus so much for the cease fire in ukraine. pro-russian rebels claim they have taken roll of a key city. ukranian forces refusing to back down. and the did deadline ha

mr. chairman. dr. carter thank you so much for first of all all the service you've given. having such an esteemed senator introducing you. that shows your intelligence there. and next of all, willing to serve at this most difficult time. i appreciate all of that. because i know how difficult it is. let me go, you know, we had an unusual day yesterday, and we had to speak to king abdullah. and without regarding too much about i'm sure that you've been briefed on that. but the bottom line is this, we're all concerned i think that our chairman has taken the lead on this, how we're going to accelerate what we do and what we think in this committee of how quick we can get necessary military equipment to the people willing to fight, and the jordanians are willing to fight. and about the red tape. i just couldn't believe what i heard yesterday all the red tape that they have to go through to get something on the front lines to help them defend themselves. i didn't hear so much they need our combat troops. they need

mr. carter agreed to work with members on national security and would be a stickler for the chain of commandwe'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." well, the country of jordan vowed to wage a relentless war against isis after the horrific video showed a captured jordanian pilot being burned to death while trapped in a cage. the latest atrocity by the islamic state was met with revulsion and outrage across the arab world. jordan immediately promised a response. they executed a woman, an attempted suicide bomber. influential religious leaders have spoken out. the top muslim authority in egypt and revered for sunnis for punishing fighters. thank you both for joining me. david, you're here. angry over atrocities, whether it's beheading, we all feel it, we feel it for three or four days and then we go back to the policy that made sense over time. will the jordanians or other arab countries, the saudis included, take up arms against isis? >> we have to see. they are already nominally part of the coalition that's fighting isis, an important aspect of the

during the swearing in ceremony, there was a moment when vice president was trying to get mrs. cartertay on the stage, he was trying to keep her from shying away from the attention and the camera shot on her husband's big day. but he did so in a very vice president biden way. gave her a shoulder massage and whispered in here ear. somewhere between the fall and the shoulder rub, we got a brand new defense secretary. ash carter was sworn in officially. president obama's fourth defense secretary. he nominated ash carter in december of last year. he sailed through his confirmation hears. the vote on him was 93 to 5. he was an uncontroversial highly qualified nominee that did really well in his confirmation hearings. that was ash carter and also loretta lynch, the nominee to be the next attorney general. an incredibly experienced prosecutor. she did great during her confirmation hearing. no one laid a glove on her. to the point of it getting weird because senators decided they would just ask her questions about other people and get her to say stuff like this. >> you're not eric holder, are

mr. chairman. dr. carter i am going to revisit a little bit of the ground that we covered this morning. but i want to make a suggestion. i would urge that you, upon your assumption of this position, undertake an all-agency review of the policy with regard to the leaving of afghanistan and talk to general campbell, the military people, the intelligence people the state department, because, like many of the members here, i'm gravely concerned that we will miss an opportunity to preserve what we've gained in afghanistan. i was going to say we're in danger of fumbling the ball on the five yard line. i think a better example might be we're in danger of throwing a pass when you have lynch in the back field on the one yard line. we've gained a lot. and to lose it in the end because of an accelerated departure schedule that doesn't really fit the requirements on the ground i think would be tragic. we have a partner that wants to work with us now. we have the security forces that are standing up and taking casualties.

mrs. carter's shoulders. there it is. he leans in whispers something into her ear. her hand in a very uncomfortable way. >> biden said he has known ashton carter for years. >> there we have it. the 139th annual westminster kennel club dog show and this year more than 72700 dogs competed. and it all came down to the final seven. >> ms. p is the second beegagle to win the prize. reserved best in show went to the terrier good time charlie. >> even though ms. p won best in show what about best in snow >> jeanne moos has more on that. >> reporter: when you're a show dog, the last place your handler wants your paws is in some salty, grimy new york city snow. >> we carried him in. i brought him in on my shoulders. >> reporter: this is a crowd where you stumble on a dog in a baby carriage wearing a $400 motorcycle jacket. >> i design coats for women and dogs. so i have the complementary jacket. so he did a charity event. >> reporter: so where can a show dog owner turn for up to the minute weather? >> schmitty the weather dog. hey, everybody, ron trotta here with schmitty the

mr. carter wants to see a civilian in this position. no word yet on any replacement. >>> developing tonight potential 2016 candidate with a very familiar last name marks a critical moment in his candidacy. former florida governor jeb bush acknowledged his famous father and brother during a key foreign policy speech today, but went onto insist he is not his brother or his father. watch. >> i admire their service to the nation and the difficult decisions that they had to make. but i'm my own man. and my views are shaped by my own thinking and my own experiences. each president learns from those who came before. their principles, their adjustments. one thing we know is this, every president inherits a changing world and changing circumstances. >> dana perino co-host of "the five" and also served as press white house secretary under president george w. bush. so this will be one of his challenges. >> one of many. >> to create a distinction between himself and his father and brother without dumping on them. >> i think the thing about the bush

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mr. carter. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. i also want to thank the gentleman from minnesota for his work on this bill. very important bill. certainly very applicable to what is going on in our country right now. federal intervention in our nation's classrooms is at an all-time high and the obama administration continues to believe that they think they know what is best for our children. however, despite continued intrusion into our children's classrooms, student achievement remains stagnant. out of 34 countries students in the u.s. ranked 30th and 27th in science and math respectively. it's clear our education system is not adequately serving our children and it's not going to be fixed by washington bureaucrats. our education system can only be fixed by parents, teachers, aunts, uncles coaches, community leaders. the people who actually know what is best for our nation's children. that's why i'm supporting h.r. 5. i'm supporting this bill to put some refraints on -- restraints on the administrat

mr. carter from georgia, i want to invite him to join the conversation. mr. carter: thank you very much. let me begin by complimenting you and applauding your efforts, the gentlelady from arizona. your leadership in this has been invaluable. we appreciate it very much. you've taken a leading role in this. i also want to compliment and applaud the chairman of homeland security, chairman mccaul, for his tenacity in assuring that this gets done. for most of us when we go home, when we talk about illegal immigration or when we talk about the terrorists, the threat of terrorism, or when we talk about drug smuggling, the one thing that our constituents say is secure the border. secure the border. that's always the first thing they say, regardless of what we're talking about, whether it's illegal immigrants, whether it's terrorism, the threat of terrorism, they always say that first and it's very important. i'll be quite honest with you. i'm from south georgia. i don't get out a whole lot. in fact, quite honestly, this is the first time i've ever been to the southwes

mr. carter is a very smart man but he cannot invent a strategy to defeat isis and because the obama administrations not have one, he was embarrassed at that hearing as you saw. tomorrow, national security advisor susan rice will apparently set forth some kind of strategy to fight isis at the brookings institute in washington. we will lead with what she says tomorrow night. now, last june 18th i warned about the chaos in iraq caused by isis and al qaeda. but nothing was done. then later on in the summer, we saw beheadings of american citizens by isis. reaction? tepid to say the least. finally, president obama ordered isis to be bombed, okay. okay. now he is asking congress for new authorization to use military force against those bar barbarians. he will get that. he doesn't need it. but is he going to congress, fine. but then the president has to become engaged in the process is, something he has been reluctant to do. well, maybe this will shake them up. a new report from the united nations says isis is systematically killing, torturing and raping children in iraq. the u.n. security council has exp

mr. carter about today, is there? >> reporter: absolutely, abby. this is a most important topics at a time when people can see in the world around them the importance of this job. having the events that went on with isis and the jordanian pilot in recent days and the publication of the video and concerns about other parts of the world. one of the ways that ashton carter made news is he talked about his support for arming the ukrainian rebels against putin and any of the attempts be russia to reclaim more of that territory. that is a bit of a break from the white house and a notable part of his assessment to the committee today that has to evaluate his qualifications and experience and world view. so that was important today. what we also heard about is a real sense that ashton carter said he is prepared to do something critical right now and that is to give the president as much of a candid assessment of things on the ground as he can, including if some of the way that we are handling the issue with supporting the iraqis against isis and isil doesn

carter, and thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator manchin. >> thank you mr. chairman. dr. carter thank you so much for first of all all the service you've given. having such an esteemed senator introducing you. that shows your intelligence there. and next of all, willing to serve at this most difficult time. i appreciate all of that. because i know how difficult it is. let me go, you know, we had an unusual day yesterday, and we had to speak to king abdullah. and without regarding too much about i'm sure that you've been briefed on that. but the bottom line is this, we're all concerned i think that our chairman has taken the lead on this, how we're going to accelerate what we do and what we think in this committee of how quick we can get necessary military equipment to the people willing to fight, and the jordanians are willing to fight. and about the red tape. i just couldn't believe what i heard yesterday all the red tape that they have to go through to get something on the front lines to help them defend themselves. i didn't hear so much they need our combat troops. they

mrs. carter's shoulders. hoe then lean in -- he then leans in and whispers in her ear to which she nods her head awkwardly and uncomfortably. >> biden said at the ceremony he's known ash carter for years. does that excuse the behavior? some on twitter say he was just too close for comfort. brad tha ws "if joe biden did this to my wife. she'd knock him out. ". >> another comment on twitter, "the more i see that picture, the more grossed out i get." and this picture is making the round on social media. the headline reads, "50 shades of biden." >> i want to know what was going on in her mind. she was like let me not say anything -- >> please don't do this. >>> it is the biggest event in the canine world. the 139th annual westminster kennel club dog show. >> this year more than 2,700 dogs competed for the honor of best in show. in this dog-eat-dog world, it came down to seven of them. [ cheers ] >> the beagle! uno, i hope you're watching buddy! >> miss p. >> miss p.! >> 4-year-old beagle miss p. claimed top honors

mrs. carter doesn't seem to mine the chosen counter even nod nothing agreement after he moved in for the the whisper. so again no big deal, right but the even count are has makings of the memorable, even friendly gaff, others say, there is a big space how you to pronounce that word but some going as far as to question, how carter can actually files isis when he can't keep his own wife safe from good old joy. that is a little rough. >> a little bit. >> come on now good that is messed up. >> either way a little august war. >> you see how he liens in and talk. >> close talkers freak me out. never a good idea. back it up. give us some space. >> yes. >> i'm just saying. >> nicole says back it up. >> this is my territory. >> 6:09. >> we are tracking snow arctic blast on the the way, not what you want hear. katie has your forecast coming up. >>> danger on a icy bay in new jersey and three get stranded and one fouls in the water. we will show you the the rescue when we come back. >>> eagles safety nate a

mr. carter. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. i also want to thank the gentleman from minnesota for his work on this bill. very important bill. certainly very applicable to what is going on in our country right now. federal intervention in our nation's classrooms is at an all-time high and the obama administration continues to believe that they think they know what is best for our children. however, despite continued intrusion into our children's classrooms, student achievement remains stagnant. out of 34 countries students in the u.s. ranked 30th and 27th in science and math respectively. it's clear our education system is not adequately serving our children and it's not going to be fixed by washington bureaucrats. our education system can only be fixed by parents, teachers, aunts, uncles coaches, community leaders. the people who actually know what is best for our nation's children. that's why i'm supporting h.r. 5. i'm supporting this bill to put some refraints on -- restraints on the administrat

during a white house ceremony there was a moment when vice president biden was trying to get mrs. cartero stay on the stage. he was basically trying to keep her from shying away from the attention and the camera shots on her husband's big day as he spoke in ceremony but he gave her a quick shoulder massage, sort of whispered something in her ear -- yeah. she was a champ about that too. and somewhere between the fall and the shoulder rub, we did get a brand new defense secretary. ash carter was sworn in officially. he got his first day on the job, including a meeting with the president. he's sworn in as of today. president obama's defense secretary. he announced ash carter as defense secretary in december of last year. he sailed through his confirmation hearings. the vote on the senate was 93-5. he was an uncontroversial highly qualified nominee who did really well during his confirmation hearings. that was ash carter. that was also loretta lynch, a prosecutor, long established career. no one who is in a position to know has published anything but admiration and respect for her and her re

mr. carter wants to see a civilian in this position. no word yet on any replacement. >>> developing tonight potential 2016 candidate with a very familiar last name marks a critical moment in his candidacy. former florida governor jeb bush acknowledged his famous father and brother during a key foreign policy speech today, but went onto insist he is not his brother or his father. watch. >> i admire their service to the nation and the difficult decisions that they had to make. but i'm my own man. and my views are shaped by my own thinking and my own experiences. each president learns from those who came before. their principles, their adjustments. one thing we know is this, every president inherits a changing world and changing circumstances. >> dana perino co-host of "the five" and also served as press white house secretary under president george w. bush. so this will be one of his challenges. >> one of many. >> to create a distinction between himself and his father and brother without dumping on them. >> i think the thing about the bush

mrs. carter's shoulders for about 20 seconds and then biden whispered something into her ear.is emptying out. yesterday was fat tuesday. partyers filled the streets with costumes and throwing and catching beads. celebrations went into the wee hours of the morning. the party is over and lent begins today which is ash wednesday. >>> when it comes to babies breast milk is best. apparently body builders wants in on some of the liquid gold as well claiming it helps build muscle mass. but doctors say not true. breast milk will not pump you up. >>> february 25th episode of -- too many puns in there that story. february 25th episode of abc's modern family will be shot and edited entirely on apple products. other than a few scenes shot with the mac book pro the episode was captured entirely with iphone 6 apps and ipads. you can catch modern family tonight right here on 6abc but that show next wednesday should be pretty cool. >> i'm going watch dvr it. >> that last scene was important but we were back on the guys drinking that breast milk. >>> we're following two developing stories. one

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mr. carter, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. carter: thank you mr. speaker. i stand before you, mr. speaker in support of house resolution 596. for three reasons. first of all i'm a middle of the middle class. secondly, i had a small business and had employees. perhaps most importantly, mr. speaker, i'm a health care professional. the only pharmacist in congress. and i can tell you that affordable care act that obamacare is destroying health care that i have worked in for over 30 years and i refuse to set aside and let that happen. mr. speaker, it has increased costs, increased deductibles and decreased coverage for the middle class. that is not what it was supposed to do. for employers, it has increased costs and decreased the coverage for their patients. and most importantly, for health care mr. speaker. what obamacare has done is to drive the free market out of health care. you don't see any more independent pharmacies. you don't see any mor