the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. blumenauer: i would first begin by extending my congratulations to the chair and the committee for taking a hard look at this legislation to better meet the needs of the military and the taxpayer and long-term stable, careful military policy. i think they made tremendous strides. i'd like to try and make it just a tiny bit better. r. chair, we're looking at a nuteman three extension on land-based intercontinental ballistic missile system that i am proposing we have a study as to whether or not we could be better served by simply extending the life of the existing system as opposed to new development. frankly, there needs to be more attention by this congress, and i appreciate the attention the committee has given. the isbm is the leg of the triad that raises the most questions. . there's been a study on the future of the icbm force, found that a new alternative very likely doss two or three times more than incremental modernization. we're careening towards a $1.3 trillion or more inves

the chair: 2 1/2 minutes. mr. khanna: madam speaker, i'd now like to recognize for 45 seconds representative crow, a leading veteran voice who has been helpful in getting many veterans groups onboard with this. the chair: the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. crow: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to support this amendment to reassert congress' constitutional role in authorizing the use of military force. as a former army ranger, i learned firsthand that when politicians talk tough in this town, real people get hurt. it was an honor to serve our country in iraq and afghanistan, but i also witnessed the consequences of sending americans into harm's way without defined goals and a clear exit strategy. the most solemn responsibility of congress is the decision to authorize the use of military force. it's a responsibility that our founders reserved for congress. because we are directly and daily accountable to those who have to fight our wars. our sons, daughters, mothers and fathers. i urge my colleague

mr. engel of new york. the chair: the gentleman from new york, mr. engel, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. engel: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i always view military policy as a measure -- military action as a measure of last resort in our foreign policy. when the marn military is -- american military is engaged anywhere in the world it comes at the cost of american lives and the lives of innocent civilians. these are the most tragic costs of war. one reason why we can never be reckless in the use of military force. civilian casualties are a tragedy. they also give extremist groups fodder to radicalize and recruit new fighters. we need to do everything in our power to reduce the number of civilian casualties. the pentagon has made progress in this area, thanks in part to new requirements congress put in place. my amendment would build on this progress in a number of ways. first of all, it would help fill in the blanks when it comes to our own planning and reporting ab

mr. owe ho of florida. the chair: -- mr. yoho of florida. the chair: the gentleman from florida, mr. yoho, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. yoho: thank you, madam speaker. i stand in support of an amendment i have offered to the damon paul nelson and matthew young pollard national intelligence act. i would like to thank representatives nunes and schiff for their work on this legislation. my proposed amendment includes within the report on 5g technology the flet threatt to the national security of the united states posed by telecommunications companies that are subject to the jurisdiction of foreign adversary. namely, china, russia, iran, north korea, and syria. this will cover threats from acquisitions, importation, transfers, or use of communications technology by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the united states that involved technology designed, developed, or controlled by a foreign adversary. as globalization continues to shape the world we live in, it is increasingly important that the united state

mr. smith of washington. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 476, the gentleman from washington, mr. smith, and the gentleman from texas, mr. thornberry will each control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. sherman. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. sherman: i thank my amendment and this is co-sponsored. russia interfered in our elections. a few individuals have been told they can't get visas to visit the united states and never see disneyland. this amendment provides real serious sanctions on the russian state by saying no u.s. person can make additional purchases of russian sovereign debt. it provides a mechanism for removing these sanctions. if the administration concludes that russia can go one election cycle without interfering and if congress agrees with that conclusion then these sanctions are lifted. and the amendment narrowly defines interference in our electrics. it makes

mrs. tores of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 476, the gentlewoman from california, mrs. tores and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california for five minutes. mrs. torres: i yield myself such time as i may consume. my amendment would maintain congressional oversight over weapons and ensure that dangerous weapons do not independent up in the wrong ends. whatever our view on firearm policy may be, we should be able to agree that putting more firearms in the wrong hands would make the world a lot more dangerous. since the passage of the arms export control act in 1976, the state department has overseen licensing authority for exporting deadly weapons, supported by congressional oversight authority. under republican presidents and democratic presidents alike, this has been the system in place. so the experts who spend their lives monitoring hot spots can put u.s. national security interests first and not profit for weapon manufacturer. that's wh

mr. ruppersberger of maryland. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 491, the gentleman from maryland, mr. ruppersberger, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. rupp rupp i recognize myself -- mr. ruppersberger: i recognize myself for as much time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ruppersberger: i rise today in strong support of my amendment, to protect the energy grid from cybersecurity threats. in four years, since the ukraine power grid attack, our enemies have doubled down on their effort to target cybersecurity vulnerabilities in our nation's energy infrastructure, especially with an industrial control system -- within industrial control systems. the 2015 ukraine grid intrusion orchestrated by the russians was a turning point in industrial cybersecurity. for the first time, hackers penetrated industrial controls of a power plant with a goal of causing widespread disruption. both the security and economic consequences of a destr

mrs. dingell of michigan. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 476, the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. dingell, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. dingell: thank you, madam speaker. i yield to myself as much time as i may need. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. dingell: i would like to first thank chairman smith and the house armed services committee for all their good work crafting the fiscal year 2020 national defense authorization act. this is a strong bill that includes many top priorities that will care for our service members and keep the united states well defended, including serious provisions to address chemical contamination which is a serious threat at too many of our military bases. the chemicals are man-made and harmful to human health. and our environment. developed in the 1940's, p fast can be found across multiple industries and all around us in many of our communities. the contamination is widespread, it's in re

mr. smith of washington. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 476, the gentleman from washington, mr. smith, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington, mr. smith. mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself two minutes. this is an amendment that was actually adopted at the committee level but there was a technical problem with it which we couldn't get corrected by u.c. so we're redebating it on the house floor. i think it's appropriate. last year the trump administration decided to stop reporting on civilian casualties that were caused by our raids. this amendment reinstates that and requires the director of national intelligence to report to us on civilian casualties that have resulted in raids that we have done outside of existing combat zones. we are engaged in many military operations which we've read about in places like somalia and libya and yemen. we think it is appropriate to keep statistics on how effective those raids have been and one o

kustoff: mr. chair, i have an -- couscous, mr. chair, i .ave an amendment at the desk the chair: pursuant to the house resolution 509, the gentlewoman a memberhampshire, and opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new hampshire. ms. kuster: i yield myself is such time as i may consume. migrants and custom border deserved to be. the misguided policies, many migrants are living in inhumane conditions. earlier this month i visited mcallen texas and i'm proud of ngressman r ump iz and the leadership for putting together a comprehensive piece of legislation that will alleviate the suffering of some of these mige grants. my amendment directs the department of homeland security office of inspector of germ to pay attention to whether c.b.p. facilities comply with department of homeland security sexual abuse prevention policies while inspecting detention facilities. many standards to respond to sexual abuse and assault are well intentioned. this includes training, limiting cross-gender searches and

mr. perry: thank you, madam chair, and, mr. speaker. i started, like many folks did, working when i was a young man. people have different reasons for seeking employment. i needed to get out of the house because things were happening in the house. i didn't have any skills. i rode my bike to a farm nearby and i picked fruit. i didn't make minimum wage because i couldn't pick fruit fast enough because i didn't have the skills to do that when i was 13 years old, but i learned to show up on time with a good attitude. that's a valuable thing. that's where we start out. but that job wouldn't have been available if this, if this minimum wage, $15, enacted from the federal level would have forced that employer to make a choice whether they hired me or hired somebody else. right? and i wanted -- i didn't want to make the minimum wage. i wanted to make the maximum wage. but i had to have some skills. the next job i got still wasn't minimum wage, but i worked hard and then i had the skill of showing up on time with a good attitude and i kept on do

. >> supervisor safai: mr. chair, i agree with everything you said, and this is no way an intent to impugn any of our city agencies. it's meant to further the conversation about, you know, you have these very small business, they're in a space, they've been misled -- purposely misled in many cases. i guess is there a remedy that we can approach that would ask the landlord to be a part of paying some of the fees or the change of use fees, and i think that would be a little bit more fair. there's often times a negotiation on the types of leases, and i wonder if in this case we asked the landlord who very obviously misled these tenants to take place in these leases which are obviously going to expire. >> supervisor ronen: -- that we make sure we're outreaching and help organizing the groups to apply together. what i was going to say in response to you, supervisor safai, is i think we ask our small businesses in san francisco in general to pay too many fees. so what i would say is that we look at a bigger piece of legisl

mr. chair. my colleague from maryland, mr. raskin asked the panel comedy people here believe that child separation is an effective policy in determining and no one on the panel raise their hand. i just wanted to note that for the record. i wanted to ask a question from professor, is the united states violating or violated human rights agreements of the united nations in the separation policy? >> yes. international law is clear that family unity should be prioritized. >> so we as members of the united nations to international human rights agreement saying very clearly that family separation is a violation of international human rights and then we pursue a pile see that violates human rights. mr. chair, i was looking, how do we get to this point where we take children out of mothers and fathers arms and it didn't back, family separation and the way we have seen it where we take children away from their parents without due process. i began last year undersecretary kirstjen nielsen. i had to dig fo

so seeing -- >> clerk: mr. chair, in the resolution, we just need to specify the committee as a whole date. >> chair peskin: and that date would be -- >> clerk: september 9, 2018. >> chair peskin: so in that instrument, we will add said date, and we will take that amendment without objection, and we will send items seven and eight in the due course of bid to the full board without objection. madam clerk, can you please read item ten out of order. [agenda item read]. >> chair peskin: thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, over time, the abandonment period at section 178 of the planning code and north beach neighborhood commercial district has notoriously been 18 months and three years. it hassi toggled back and fort over the vacancies over the years. i propose that we return it back to its current 1 wi8 mont and i appreciate president norman yee waiving some of the ordinances so . is there any public comment on item number ten? seeing none, public comment is closed. and colleagues, if there is no comment or objection, we

mr. chair, would you like me to call the labor contracts all together? >> chair heinicke: i would like this say that and i would like to welcome director heminger on the board. it's a pleasure to have you on board, your experience, knowledge and commitment and your willingness to do this after you're already ill lueseous career. i look forward to serving with you. >> i will be calling items 6 through 13. this is adopting and implementing the decision and award of the arbitration board, or adopting and implementing successor m.o.u. with service employees international union local 1021, t.w., 250-a for automotive works, one with the international association of machinists, one with transport union local 200, one with the international brotherhood of electrical workers and one with the municipal executive associations, all setting wages, benefits and working conditions for represented employees fort term july 2019 to july 2020. >> chair heinicke: 2022? through 2022? >> yes, through 2022. >> chair heinicke: i asked they all be called together because i get th

i yield back. >> thank you, mr. chair. you don't need a classified briefing to understand that russia and the united states have thousands of different types of nuclear weapons that could destroy this world over a thousand times. what we're doing here is discussing yet another grade or category of conventional nuclear weapons. for me it is so simple, maybe it is so complex i am missing it. for me, it boggles my mind. i think that we have all of the weapons that exist, we are fighting over yet another category of nuclear weapons. i just don't understand it. mr. chair, i yield back. >> thank you. this has been a robust, fair debate, difference on policy. i take issue with the notion that somehow we are too ignorant to make the decision. we weren't too ignorant when the committee approved building the weapon. basically because we don't know enough, we have to stand back, let the pentagon do what it wants. that's not how i interpret our job. if that was the point, we should all go home. why are we even talking about it? i will

no. >> and mr. chair, i just think it's extremely important that this is noted that this is not an issue, you know, there are debates about money and resources. that's for another day, but what is being pointed to here is a culture of cruelty. to have a cbp officer tell a migrant woman escaping unspeakable horrors in her home country and tell them this country is for americans and that -- and to threaten separating her from her daughter, to threaten a human rights violation, is extraordinarily concerning and at a bare minimum grounds for serious investigation by this committee and other entities. thank you. >> and that's what we're doing. so thank you very much, ms. ocasio-cortez. were there any other members who had any other questions that they wanted to ask? ms. kelly, did you have anything or no? >> not really a question. questions have been asked, but just to give my sympathy and sorry and hope in your quest that this will never happen again to anybody else, but thank you for sharing. >> ms. juarez,

mr. jordan: if that's appropriate for the chair. mr. hastings: yes. mr. jordan: we offered all of these in committee. quick. they are all facts. one says the number of documents i just described and the fact mr. gore voluntarily appeared before the committee. the other says the attorney -- secretary of commerce produced his documents before. and that the commerce secretary continued to engage with the committee. we have witnesses coming later this month. the investigation is ongoing. the last two are the most important, to reiterate what we said. we offered all these in committee. what's interesting, these are all just facts. a citizenship question is asked by dozens of countries around the world, and the united kingdom and united nations recommends countries solicit citizenship information on their form. the final amendment says this, resolved, that a citizenship question is not new and has appeared on every census from 1820 to 1950 and on every long form census from 1970 to 2000 and on every community survey from 2005 to the present. so for 200 years we

mr. duffy, is now recognized for five minutes >> thank you, madam chair. mr. chairman, up on your left-hand corner, welcome. one of my colleagues in the statement said that the president has implemented harmful economic policies. in your assessment, i think you have said the economy is doing quite well is that correct? >> yes, i'd say the economy has performed -- i said reasonably well so far this year. >> last quarter was 3.1% growth. pretty great, isn't it >> you know, the -- if you take it through the middle of the year, we'll have growth probably in the mid-2s. yeah, that's a solid performance. >> okay. great. where i come from, obviously, we like our rural communities to grow as well as our urban communities, but, by and large, the biggest complaint that i hear from my employers is that they don't have enough labor they can't get people in to their shops to fill the positions that are open. and then there's some that will come in, and they don't actually want to work which leads me to immigration, but i'm not going to go there with you we had some problem

mr. chairman. >> chair recognizes the ranking member. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to clarify with the secret service. the information that you've collected in this pilot program you talked about earlier, is it my understanding that everybody in that are employees of the secret service and they volunteered to be in it? >> that's correct. maybe if i can explain how we're doing the pilot, that might help. >> and also, when did the pilot start? >> so we published the p.i.a. back in november. it began in december. it's going to run through august. we did that on purpose. we want it to go from the winter into the summer because of the different items people wear so we had a good amount of time where we were assessing it. maybe if i just explain a little bit of how the pilots work and that might help explain this for you. as you indicated, the participants of the pilot are secret service employees who volunteer to take part in this effort. the facial images are stored when an associated match is recognized on an individual, on one of the volunteers. at the conclusi

do we have a motion to convene in closed session. >> so moved. >> mr. chair, before we take a motion to convene in closed session we should take public comment on the four called items. >> sorry. is there any member of the public that wishes to speak on items 5-8 before we go to closed session? mr. wright. >> >> talk about this lawsuit here. this is example of a lawsuit that was filed unlivable conditions. i was the one that documented and foiled filed a complaint ae family. i got put in that hotel by barbara garcia and found out that senior citizens been exposed to infestations of bedbugs, roaches and mice. i'm the one that took pictures and filed the complaints for the environmental health department to come down there and address my issues and none of them believe me. i'm the one that was told by the god damn hot team that that's the best building that we got, michael. what are you talking about? if that's the best building you got, i sure hate to see what the worse one looks like at all my evidence together before i confronted them. i'm the one that was d

mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. ruiz, for five minutes. mr. speaker, there are people whose empathy and compassion glow like a beacon and others whose shine -- who shine like the sun. that was barbara keller, a blazing star of kindness and an inspiring local leader who lived to serve others, championing causes that uplifted the sick, the poor, and fought for thethe lgbtq com. for three decades, barbara called california's cochella valley home -- coachella valley home. her and her husband broad award-winning restaurants to coachella. it was her commitment to serving others that made her so remarkable. barbara was a champion for combating hiv-aids female president of the desert aids project. barbara was moved by the deaths and suffering of many h.i.v.-infected friends living on the margins, facing injustice and discrimination and their struggle to live. she brought hope and health care to so many individuals living with, affected by, or at risk for h.i.v. or aids. as a doc

mr. chairman, i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back . the gentleman from south carolina, mr. wilson. mr. wilson: i yield three minute to mr. bilirakis, the primary republican co-sponsor of this measure. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bilirakis: thank you, mr. speaker, thank you, mr. wilson. i thank chairman engel for bringing this to the floor and my co-lead, mr. kildee. sudan is at a critical juncture between choosing freedom and democracy or continuing with authoritarian oppression. this resolution today is a powerful message for the united states that we stand behind the civilian protesters and civil quan-led government. yesterday's violence and the rrific brutality on june 3 proved that elements of the old regime are still alive and well, unfortunately. bad actors within the military, such as the rapid support forces, should be condemned for their actions vand no place in sudan's future. the united states and international commun

>> thank you mr. chair. i want to first thank all of you for being here today, especially my fellow minnesotan . senator roberts you started out by talking about the need for certainty and ranking members stabenow you talked about the challenges we have with chaos and unpredictability despite the best efforts, i truly believe those of you and this panel, when we were planning on this committee hearing i asked minnesotans to give me a chance of where they are on all this. i talked to farmers all the time. i want to read one letter i got . he said in part i'm not happy about tariffs that have been implemented, especially this year because of weather conditions. i have been at a loss as to what i should plant or even if i should plant a crop so late in the spring in poor conditions. having a secure market implicates decision-making in an already difficult situation. should i bother adding to burdensome supplies lose equity because the production costs over what the crop is worth? should i plant, which barely co

mr. speaker, i yield the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama, mr. brooks, for five minutes. mr. speaker, president herbert hoover once stated, blessed are the young for they will inherit the national debt. four young interns in my office, nathan olson, jill oxley, austin snell, and tyler wiley, recently shared their concerns about the debt burden they will inherit from debt-addicted washington politicians. these remarks reflect their concerns. ironically, their concerns coincide with a massive $2 trillion deficit bill congress will soon vote on that be queethed at least $24 trillion in debt to america's future generations. it is the greatest disservice ever done by one american generation to another. my interns itemized three ways which debt endangers america. first, excessive debt and borrowing compete with and crowd out private borrower investment opportunities by decreasing available credit, thereby, costing american jobs and better incomes. according to the congressional budget office, when the governme

clerk, can you read the next item. >> clerk: mr. chair. >> chair peskin: commissioner safia, my apologies. >> supervisor safai: i was not going to say anything. i just have to say that the issue with using the emergency brake to essentially, you know, run out the tires, it would be great if we could get maybe someone, a representative from the transit operators to come in here and talk to us as well. i'd like to hear their perspective. i understand that management doesn't want to take that risk. we're also putting millions of dollars worth of vehicles on the line. and not exactly sure if it's true that they can't do a two-arm motion and why we're doing that. no disrespect to miss kirschbaum. it sounds absolutely crazy to me that we're using an emergency brake. if i use the emergency brake to stop my car every time i got a red light, a car would last probably about three weeks. so i really don't understand why this is the method that we're using. >> chair peskin: commissioner, you are making a very good point. i'm hereby asking our staff t

mr. collins: i'll inquire from the chair does he have any more speakers? mr. nadler: i have one more speaker. and then the gentleman -- mr. collins: if you actually need -- i will be happy to give you some time. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i recognize the gentleman from new york. mr. suozzi: this is what the american people are hungering for. democrats and republicans working together to solve real problems in real people's lives. this victims' compensation fund is so important to so many people. real suffering that is going on n real families and they are now paying the consequences for us. i want to thank my colleagues and i want to thank chairman nadler, congressman king and congresswoman maloney and all the democrats and republicans who co-sponsored this bill. i have so many personal friends that volunteered days, months at the pile that are now suffering the consequences of having done that volunteer work on the pile. this is an important day for those families. i thank

thank you the record reflect that the witnesses have been duly sworn ranking member thank you mr chair i just want to clarify that this is highly unusual for mr they'll be to be sworn in we're here to ask a director moeller questions he's serious counsel our side is not going to be directing any questions to mr zebley and we have concerns about his prior representation of the hillary clinton campaign aide so i just want to voice that concern that we do have we will not be addressing any questions to mr that will be today i think the regular member. i realize as you probably do mr believe that there is a angry man down the street who is not happy about your being here today but it is up to this committee and not anyone else who will be allowed to be sworn in and testify and you are welcome as a private citizen to testify and members may direct their questions to wherever they choose with that. director mueller you are recognized for any opening remarks you'd like to make. good afternoon chairmanship ranking member nunez and members of the committee i testified this morning before the ho

lucas: progress, mr. chair. i like that. rep. waters: the gentlewoman from texas. garcia: thank you -- representative garcia: it looks like we are at the end of the tunnel. i just wanted to focus a little bit on the widening income inequality gap we have been talking about. i wanted to follow up on your answers to mr. lawson. seen thethat we have gains of the past decade accruing to the upper income groups and passing the middle and lower income groups. can you expand on the long-term systematic risks that such inequality would introduced in the economy? if it continues in the present course? the history has been that people have generally been able to progress through time and be economically better off than their predecessors. abouts how people think -- have thought about life in our system. the data show that is less and less true. it is true for fewer than it used to be. that is not good. we went prosperity to be spread as -- we want prosperity to be spread as broadly as it can. we want there to be probably -- we want there to be progress for as many as we can.

mr. wells. >> thank you. >> chair ronen: mr. clerk, can you please read item 4. >> clerk: item 4 is a motion approving or rejecting the mayor's nomination of the reappointment of ben bleiman to the entertainment commission for a term ending november 21, 2023. >> chair ronen: thank you. mr. bleiman, welcome. >> president bleiman: thank you very much for having me. i'll try to make my comments brief here. my name is ben bleiman. i've lived in san francisco for almost 16 years now, and i've been a bar owner, a father to a toddler now in the outer richmond, and a passionate organizer around nightlife for at least the last ten years, if not more. i am currently the chairman of the california music and culture association, which is the trade association that represents night clubs and bars and music festivals and music concerts. and as i said, i've spent years advocating for night life. but before joining the entertainment commission, but joining the entertainment commission has truly been one of the most rewarding experiences i've ha

>> thank you mr. chairman, i find myself agreeing with mr. jordan, i was not confused, from 1820-1950, whether or not it appeared 1960 her 1980, he did mention it, it led me to believe it was included, the next best thing, the long form, then the american community survey. i understand that the two of you know this issue will, i believe i can go back home to georgia and ask every man and woman on the street about what is going on here in congress today, they would say is about whether not we can include a senses question, talking about citizenship, maybe that is just unheard of, and we shouldn't be involved in that, that is what congress is working on. the value i find in the jordan amendments is that it clarifies what is absolutely confusing to so many of my constituents about the process they're going through. we just don't to the resolutions that often, for folks to have thought the court settled this already, and for congress to be working on it, it is confusing. we can -- what is offered in the amendme

mr. chairman. >> gentleman yields back. chair recognizes mr. walden, the ranking member of the full committee for five minutes for his opening statement. >> good morning, mr. chairman and to our witnesses. we're delighted to have you here today. i want to thank you. i know your expertise is going to help us as we work on this legislation and review the media marketplace and whether or not satellite home viewer act first passed when ronald reagan was president works for television viewers today. i'd like to extend a warm welcome to my friend and fellow oregonian, senator gordan smith who served oregon in the united states senate for a dozen years. good to see you here in the people's house, senator. 30 years ago, congress sought to ensure that rural americans unable to receive an over the air broadcast signal would still be able to view content via satellite services for a large rural district like mine in oregon, which would stretch from the atlantic ocean to ohio if you laid it over the east coast, this was critical. congress would go on to bl

my time is up. >> the gentleman from tennessee. >> thank you, mr. chair. first i'd like to restate what mr. nadler said about your career. it's a model of rectitude and i thank you. based upon your investigation, how did president trump react to yourpotomy as special counsel? >> again, i'll send you the report where that is stated. >> well, there's a quote from your report 78 of your report, volume 2 which reads when sessions told the president that a special counsel had been appointed the president slumped back in his chair and said, quote, oh, my god, this is terrible, theeis is the end of presidency, i'm f'd, unquote. did attorney general sessions tell you about that little talk? >> director, please speak into the microphone. >> sure. my appaologies. i'm not sure of the person who originally copied that quote. >> well, sessions apparently said that and one of his aides. he apparently wasn't pleased with the special counsel and particularly you with your outstanding reputation. prior to your appointment the attorney general recused himself from the invest

. >> thank you mr. chair. i'm here to introduce general john hyten the nominee to be the next vice-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. i graduated from the air force academy in the thir and the thio include women and served for seven years as a junior officer. as a former member of the defense advisory committee on women in the services in the 1990s and is a former member of the house armed services committee, i know well sexual harassment and sexual assault have been in the military. they are investigated and punished and while i've now left the defense department, i was the secretary of the air force and directed the investigation of allegations made against general hyten by the former subordinates. that investigation was overseen by the inspector general it was to conduct an investigation and to find the truth. during my time, i come before you with great success stories and i've been here when the air force is. it's taken seriously and was handled appropriately. 18 of 53 investigators interviewed 63 peo

mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama, mr. brooks, for five minutes. the president is commander in chief, his highest constitutional duty is protecting american lives. as of 2016, so-called refugee admissions from the middle east, near east, south asia, and africa accounted for 80% of so-called refugee admissions into america. i say so-called refugees because the united nations states no country is obligated by international law to take refugees from a country in which they are already protected. the result of america's flawed policy, america is the world's top refugee resettlement country on the planet. in a 2015 breitbart interview, i opposed these dangerous refugee policies and stated, quote, barack obama wants to endanger americans by importing people, some of whom undoubtedly will resort to terrorism and killing americans at some point in the future, end quote. consistent with my view that importing unvetted people from terrorist laden countries threatens american lives, the hous

mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from wisconsin, ms. moore, for five minutes. ms. moore: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to urge my raisegues to vote for the the minimum wage act. in my district of milwaukee, wisconsin, milwaukeens are stuck at the federal minimum wage of $7.25 cents. these workers struggle to support themselves and their families with their meager wages. at however hard they try at $7.25 an hour they are working themselves into poverty. since $15,000 a year is below the federal poverty level. what do these workers do? they are forced to juggle multiple jobs and contend with long unpredictable hours. meanwhile, congressional inaction on minimum wage workers' paychecks continues to erode this basic labor standard. this inaction has contributed to out-of-control economic inequality and the decline of the middle class. hardworking americans working at the minimum wage are, indeed, working below the poverty level. not only are they working below the poverty leve

>> chair ronen: mr. clerk, can you please read item number one. >> clerk: prior to that, i'd like to make an announcement. please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. documents referred to in presentations should be submitted to the clerk. item number 1 is a hearing to propose the submitted ordinance -- to members of and candidates for the board of supervisors, the mayor, and candidates for mayor, the city attorney, and candidates for city attorney and the controlled committees of those officers and candidates. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. and i just wanted to note that we have quite a front row crowd in the audience. we have two former supervisors and a judge. we have former supervisor tom ammiano. we have the former chair of the ethics commission, tom renne. i will turn this over to supervisor mar. >> supervisor mar: thank you so much, chair, ronen, for allowing us to hold this informational hearing today, and i'm proud to be this sponsor on this dark money measure. it's earned the sup