mr. costa: thank you, mr. speaker. as a co-chairman of the crime victims caucus along with our good friend and colleague congressman ted poe, our caucus wants to join in this effort to say no more. the crime victims caucus is active in a host of different areas and this is one that deserve ours attention. as we mark the national sexual assault awareness month, we must remember that every day, millions are struggling with the aftermath of sexual assault. we remember the survivors and we honor the advocates who support them. awareness and action can help end the cycle of sexual assault and domestic violence. one in five women in this country, sadly, are raped other the course of their lifetime and half of all women will experience some type of sexual assault. these are horrific, horrific numbers. these are our sisters, our mothers, and our wives. we must act. millions of victims are not receiving the assistance they need and congress must act. a national survey in 2013 showed that 75% of the rape

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mr. costa: thank you very much, mr. speaker. and i thank the ranking member, senator levin, for the two minutes. i rise today to speak in favor of h.r. 4414, the expatriate coverage clarification act. i'm a co-sponsor of this bill because i think it prorides a targeted fix to the unintended consequences of the affordable health care act. it is too bad, though, that we cannot work together in fixes -- fixing other flaws in the a.c.a. instead of trying to repeal it over 50 times over the last two years. i think, though, this bill will save american jobs, include manage of the san joaquin valley. there have been some concern that this bill would negatively impact green cardholders and other imgrants to our country. thing bill does provide safe gards to ensure that will not happen. an ex-pat man, by its nature, offers robust benefits across the globe. in one should be concerned that this bill will somehow erode coverage of quality for non-americans living here in the u.s. or for americans living abroad, for that matter. with more th

my hope is that this amendment offered by mr. costa, mr. thompson, myself and several others will be a step in the drithe -- in the right direction in getting these claims closed in a fair and timely manner. we are giving the v.a. the necessary resources to get this done. we expect them to actually get it done. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from california yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> i want to rise in support of the gentleman's amendment. there's -- along with electronic medical records there's no more important thing we can do to help our veterans ensure the rapid dispose of this terrible backlog in disability claims. mr. culberson: i fully support the amendment, it builds on the $10 million increase we've already provided, i assure my colleagues mr. bishop and i will continue to ensure aggressive oversight to make sure the money is spent wisely and carefully and make sur

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. >> mr. costa, next speaker. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm dr. edelman a former task force member and a co-founder of the open house and the co-founder to the private practice in the city and i want to thank all of my colleagues for all of the hard work that went into the task force recommendations, and special shout out to dos. for all of their support, and we could not have done the work that we did with the task force could not have done the work that we did without their support. i want to talk to you this morning about a crisis. that the city and the lgbt community is facing together. and it is in demencika, do not let your response to this crisis be lost in the urgent and important recommendations for housing security and affordability and other much needed services. by 2020, the total population of older adults in san francisco living with alzheimer's disease will be 26,774 older adults. and another ten,00

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. >> mr. costa, next speaker. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm dr. edelman a former task force member and a co-founder of the open house and the co-founder to the private practice in the city and i want to thank all of my colleagues for all of the hard work that went into the task force recommendations, and special shout out to dos. for all of their support, and we could not have done the work that we did with the task force could not have done the work

mr. costa: such as the incredible staff at the community action partnership in my county which i represent. as co-chair of the victims rights caucus, i will have the honor tomorrow of presenting the ed stout memorial award, for the outstanding victim advocacy group. programs operated like these by the community action partnership have met all types of crime victims' needs and reduce the barriers that sometimes prevent victims from accessing services that are so important. in addition, individuals like darius and his family have shared time and treasure to haven t a 24-hour safe for women and children. each of us has a voice that can speak out against violence and listen to those who have suffered as a result of violence. we can all do our part and we all should. until the day when there are no more victims, we will all be with those who have suffered. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylv

costas. >> he's mr. fenway park. >> three times already. >> you're a bad luck charm. lost all three games. >> and a good luck charm, host joy reed, host of "the joy reed response." >> you know they're listening to us. >> and you pick the phone up and say i'll be in. and right, willie? is that how it goes? >> in this house, that is the way it goes. >> exactly. we don't have planning calls. director of thence constitute of politics, david axelrod. also with us, chuck todd. they're going to be crunching some numbers and talk about what it means not on for the president for legislation as we move forward to 2014 but also for the election in november. first, willie, let's go to news. >> after promising due process to donald sterling, nba commissioner adam silver delivered a swift and severe judgment against the clippers owner for his racist remarks. >> the views expressed by mr. sterling are deeply offensive and harmful. that they came from an nba owner only heightens the damage and my personal outrage. accordingly, effective immediately, i am banning mr. sterling for life

costa says the government will set up a new agency to handle serious accidents. she attended the memorial service for victims of disaster. for instance in front of photos of the victims. mr child call on said on sunday. he will resign to take responsibility for the government's response to the sinking. but south korean people haven't stopped criticizing the government dieters are still conducting search operations at the scene of the disaster two hundred five people many of them high school students have been confirmed and ninety seven are still missing. aye aye aye. russian separatists in eastern ukraine are showing no sign of ending the use of violence despite renewed pressure from the united states and the european union the new the largest eastern city of donetsk pro russian militants wielding metal clubs and ten people rallied in support of the green unity. some demonstrators were injured he also stormed a bank of the city that sentences the mayor of the eastern city of khartoum. it is in critical condition after he was shot on monday on the way to his office his staff to support the pro western interim government. the us department of defence says it has received a

mr. sterling is emphatic that it is not consistent with nor does he agree with his thoughts and feelings. bob costas joining me by phone. bob, first to you, let's take it that this is proved one way or the other. hasn't there been behavior and comments from the past from sterling that would indicate that the nba, the league should have been doing something sooner about this behavior? >> he's been a problematic and embarrassing owner for a long time since he purchased the team in the early '80s, he purchased it for slightly less than $13 million, assessed value is somewhere in excess of 700 million. but along the way he's run a dysfunctional franchise. he's been by the standards of the sport, only brief periods of success on court. one of them ironically is right now with doc rivers, an african-american head coach, one of the most respected figures in the game and two of the bright stars, chris paul and blake grif fin, both happen to be african-american. by and large, over more than three decades they've been a laughing stock team and poorly run. he himself has a very checkered personal history inclu

costa, national political reporter. thank you for joining us. >> this night we take a step, a positive step, and the people watching us, mr. speaker, on television tonight and reading about their congress tomorrow and seeing that we were able to act, not perfectly but in a bipartisan fashion to try to take a step toward fiscal responsibility, fiscal stability, and yes, caring for those who most need our help in this country. so i urge my colleagues as the supportf my party to the legislation, not as democrats, republicans but as an american who understands that that actionelieve is necessary. i would urge all of us as we close this debate to do so in a way that brings us together, not drive us apart. but reaches out to the best in us, not to the partisan enough. mr. speaker, it is time for this congress to come together, address this issue and act together. and pass this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. find more highlights from 35 years of house floor coverage on our facebook age. c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you today as a public >> in just a moment the u.s. house wil