mrs. davis: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from nevada is recognized. mr. heck: thank you, mr. speaker. as my colleague stated, the service commitment and dedication of the helicopter pilots in the vietnam war is critical to saving many lives. as somebody who is a flight surgeon, spent hundreds of hours in the back of a helicopter, who served as chief of medical evacuation in iraq in 2008 i can personally attest to the bravery and commitment to helicopter pilot and crew members and what they do for the men and women in uniform. i strongly urge the house to support this bill and provide this memorial at arlington national cemetery. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4298? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the moti

. >> first a shoutout to my boys and my economic teacher mr. davis. >> i love mr. davis. he is dynamite. >> he is. i am a young investor and brought into amd when it was around four. now it's around 10. is it time to cash in? >> i still like the company. it's reconfigured its balance sheet when the stock was at 6. 4 to 10. bulls make money. bears make money and hogs get slaughtered. take out what you put in and let the rest ride because you be playing with the house's money. dave in illinois. dave! >> dr. cramer. happy fed rate day. go take a hike. >> i like that. better than jumping in a lake. what's up? >> jim, recently intel has created a new division. the automated driving group. >> right. >> expects aton mus vehicles to be a core component in the world of the internet of things. autonomous drive system suppliers have signed on to use intel's core -- >> true. >> -- next generation chips. i know it's advisable not to chase nvidia but how about intel? >> intel is like secretariat. what a great horse. nvidia is like american pharoah, now a great horse. calling an audible

so 1040 people, and you gave mr. davis a $10 million check. >> that's correct. >> now, if they decide not to move there, what happens? >> he's $10 million richer. >> that's it? now, let me ask you this, now. what inducements could you give us to move "the tonight show" >> well, that's tough. let me think, here. >> could we use one of the gravel pits? do you have any studio space? >> oh, sure. we have a lot of space. but you're not exactly al davis. [ boos ] >> well, you're not tom bradley, either. [ laughter, applause ] >> tell me a little bit about irwindale. >> irwindale is about >> ten square miles. >> it's 20 miles from los angeles. it's about 28 years old. >> 28 years old. we have your picture up on the screen now, mr. hermoseo. >> nice of you to do that. >> okay. >> it's a primarily industrial and commercial city and we have been bringing big business to town. a major brewery -- >> there's a brewery nearby? [ applause ] >> how close would that be to the gravel pit? >> eight lanes away. >> eight lanes away? >> just ac

wilderness, creating his own road through the burning woods, march twice as far to get here where mr. davisust as that final union push gets to this area. on the battlefield it's known as spindle field or laurel hill. the army's appear on either side of her home. she and her family flee to safety as the battle erupts around her. the union infantry realizes they're getting push back. the calvary aren't mounting up and riding away, they're getting push back because the infantry is filing in, jeb stewart has sent a message to have the first confederate corps double time on the battlefield. literally, they're rushing to this spot, even as the federal fifth core is deploying and coming up across that field. stewart puts those men in exactly the right spot at exactly right the right time. because of this cat and mouse that's been going on, the union advance is discombobulated. there's a lot of confusion, not a lot of cohesion. this last push is not at division strength, but brigade strength they're exhausted, confused, mixed up. the first line peter lyles -- stewart is able to put just enough men

for securing access to the single market, mr davis told mps the ”major criterion" was getting the bestccess for goods and services to the european market, i'm joined from our westminster studio by the conservative mep daniel hannan. thatch thatch forjoining us, thatch forjoining us, what thatch forjoining us, what is thatch forjoining us, what is your thatch forjoining us, what is your view about view about david davis considering paying to view about david davis considering paying to get access to paying to get access to the single market? paying to get access to the single market? you paying to get access to the single market? you don't paying to get access to the single market? you don't pay access market? you don't pay access for the single market. market? you don't pay access for the single market. almost every country single market. almost every country in the single market. almost every country in the world has single market. almost every country in the world has access in the world has access to the single market. in the world has access to the single market. the question is si

. >> mrs. davis worry about her child and unborn child being affected by the mold. happy to give back to somebody who is giving back to the community as well. >> i don't know how i'll thank him. >> thanks to dan they can enter the new year in a clean safe home. >>> in news4 your health, a new study out of vanderbilt university. suggesting that a child's math knowledge in preschool may predict their later achievement. researchers looked at 500 students for the study. kids who understand shapes and patterns early on tend to do well in fifth grade math. >>> possible snow days for some folks. >> fairfax county parents may want to line up that backup childcare now. officials want you to be ready for school closures. maintain a regular database of regulated childcare problems in the country on nbc washington app. >>> we turn right to amelia draper now to talk about the fact that we're seeing some snow even today. >> we were seeing a little snow up in frederick and snuff that we're seeing slush on the sidewalks there. talking to adam and looking at some wonderful videos an

>> mr. davis is businessman and he said he wanted to keep the team in oakland. and i'm on the coliseum board. i know he has made promises. i would say that this gives him an option to save face with nevada. the fact that the nfl probably is going to block him from moving to nevada. he has a viable plan in oakland. >> and he has trem fan support and the best location for a stadium right here and the nation is out and winning and will go to the playoffs. he will realize this is the best place to stay. in his hard of hearts, i think le -- he will stay. >>> be sure to keep it on ktvu for the updated information that oakland city council will decide. >>> this next story is cool. a no help to fight disease from up above. newly developed medical drones may bring life saving help from the skies. willie has that story. >> drones could save lives in the near future. flying to hard to reach areas and flying to hard to reach areas. >> we created an ambulance drone to go out to where there is victim from unfortunate event. >> google glass is part of the medical kids allowing

. >> we can return this to a normal environment where mrs. davisto worry about her child and her unborn child ing affected by the mold. >> alexis davis can't say for certain that it's because of the mold, but in the past two years that they've lived her, she, her husband ryan and their son levi have noticed something. >> the whole family has had lots of upper since we moved in. >> they called in dan and he told them what it would cost, at least $2,000. paying for the process was a struggle for the davis family. they considered selling just about anything. including their kids' own toys. alexis called dan, hoping to work out some sort of payment plan. >> would you be willing to take payments from us? we could do that. we could add it into our budget. >> dan, who served in the navy for 21 years, couldn't take their money. he saw their financial hardships and ryan's commitment to service as a volunteer firefighter and had to help. >> he said okay, how much is it going to be? and he said no, no, no. we want to fix your house for free. sorry i'm trying

. >> we can return this normal environment where mrs. davis doesn't have to worry about her child and her unborn child being affected by the mold. >> reporter: alexis davis can't say for certain that it's because of the mold, but in the past two years that they've lived here, she, her husband, ryan and their son, levi, have noticed something. >> the whole family has kind of had lots of upper respiratory issues since we moved in. >> reporter: that's why they called in dan to inspect. he told them what it would cost to clean the mold out, at least $2,000. paying for the process was a struggle for the davis family. they considered selling just about anything including their kid's own toys. alexis called dan hoping to work out some sort of payment plan. >> would you be willing to take payments from us? we could do that, just add it into our budget. >> reporter: dan who served in the navy for 21 years couldn't take their money. he saw their financial hardships and ryan's commitment to service as a volunteer firefighter and had to help. >> said okay

one point on arbitration, because a number of the possibilities you've outlined this afternoon, mr. davis, could well involve some arbitration arrangements thereafter to sort out where there are differences of interpretation. the government would be prepared to accept such arbitration arrangements as part of a deal? >> almost any free-trade arrangement which i guess is oe option. almost any free-trade has an arbitration arrangement. >> and that would involve the uk having to abide by the outcome of the arbitration? >> depends on how it's written. for example, if the arbitration says that the one party has not met this, not met this standard or some of that, that it may mean they can no longer export a certain good. that's hardly onerous. >> but that would mean as us subjecting ourselves to the decision of a higher body. >> it may. we do anyway. >> i agree. and the question -- >> we subject ourselves -- we are a member of a number of bodies. >> what is the difference in principle between accepting those higher authorities in those examples you have just given and accepting a higher authori

mr philip davies. thank you, mr speaker. company controlled by rupert murdoch trying to buy another company largely controlled by rupert murdoch is of the great public interest that the secretary of state seems to think it is. this really is all about the party opposite not liking rupert murdoch. if this was richard branson in the same situation, they wouldn't be saying a word about it. a substantial number of my constituents have contacted me over the last week regarding this bid. and they are all of the same opinion, but mr murdoch has too much of an influence over our media. many would like to see his bid being referred to 0fcom for that very reason. karen bradley apologised, saying she could not make comment on the process or the merits of the bid. you're watching tuesday in parliament, with me, kristiina cooper. the foreign affairs committee is investigating the uk's relations with russia. with events in ukraine and syria — as well as russia's engagement in cyber—warfare — there's much to discuss. but at the start of th

mr philip davies. thank you, mr speaker.pany controlled by rupert murdoch trying to buy another company largely controlled by rupert murdoch is of the great public interest that the secretary of state seems to think it is. this really is all about the party opposite not liking rupert murdoch. if this was richard branson in the same situation, they wouldn't be saying a word about it. a substantial number of my constituents have contacted me over the last week regarding this bid. and they are all of the same opinion, but mr murdoch has too much of an influence over our media. many would like to see his bid being referred to 0fcom for that very reason. karen bradley apologised, saying she could not make comment on the process or the merits of the bid. you're watching tuesday in parliament, with me, kristiina cooper. the foreign affairs committee is investigating the uk's relations with russia. with events in ukraine and syria — as well as russia's engagement in cyber—warfare — there's much to discuss. but at the start of the se

speaker, that i cherish is my perspective of this, but mrs. davis, who represented virginia's first district at the time, and passed away untimely in the year 2007, i went down to her funeral, and i had, of course, served with joanne and traveled overseas with her into the war zones and she was also on the armed services committee, and randy forbes gave the eulogy for former congresswoman jo ann davis. and i remember sitting in that church in virginia and randy stepped up to speak about the life of jo ann davis and without notes gave one of the most moving and deepest eulogies have i heard in my life. it would have been impossible for randy forbes to give such a presentation had he not respected, revered and loved jo ann davis the way that he did. and watched her moves -- the things she did in her life reflected upon him in a way that he could honor her life at a time like that, that had to give comfort to the family and friends that were in that church that day. i'd express this about randy, and i hope he's www.a long time to serb -- got a long tim

so 1040 people, and you gave mr. davis a $10 million check. >> that's correct. >> now, if they decide not to move there, what happens? >> he's $10 million richer. >> that's it? now, let me ask you this, now. what inducements could you give us to move "the tonight show" toin >> well, that's tough. let me think, here. >> could we use one of the gravel pits? do you have any studio space? >> oh, sure. we have a lot of space. but you're not exactly al davis. [ boos ] >> well, you're not tom bradley, either. [ laughter, applause ] >> tell me a little bit about irwindale. >> irwindale is about >> it's 20 miles from los angeles. it's about 28 years old. >> 28 years old. we have your picture up on the screen now, mr. hermoseo. >> nice of you to do that. >> okay. >> it's a primarily industrial and commercial city and we have been bringing big business to town. a major brewery -- >> there's a brewery nearby? [ applause ] >> how close would that be to the gravel pit? >> eight lanes away. >> eight lanes away? >> just across the freeway

davis? >> okay. thank you, mr. chairman. actually, i was going ask about that as well, in terms of those that you actually, as in your words, endorsed but did not make it through the process. so, we'll deal with that later. you know, one of the things that i wanted to just ask you about, because in your written testimony, you stated that congress should establish a streamline adjudication process to distinguish between those soldiers who through no fault of their own got involved in this and then others who had failed to meet the condition. but the california guard controlled those records, is that correct? i mean, you had control over those records? >> yes, ma'am. we would control the initial contract, but then it would go to the united states property and fiscal accounting officer who was a representative of the national guard bureau in each state, who would actually formally make the payments. so the payment threshold to get approved was by a california guardsman. the payment was made by the federal representative. >> oka

mr. edward davis. [applause] >> our next veteran is mr. jack maroney. served in the united states marine corps during world war ii above the uss enterprise. he manned the anti-tank aircraft guns for the attack against the uss enterprise. please and gentlemen mr. jack maroney. served ind seller okinawa, nagasaki, and part of the marine second division. materved as a pharmacist second class. [applause] retired air force chief .fficer mr. j grok junior he listed in 1940. after arriving at his first station in a wahoo, hawaii, he was assigned to the transport station of the base. onring the explosion december 7, he raced out of the barracks making his way to the boathouse. there he helped defend an b-17 to land on the tarmac a proximately 1500 yards away from his location. [applause] >> our next world war ii veteran ay.this -- ms. m her first assignment was to march in a ticker parade behind parade in her new uniform. she had intense 12 week training course to determine where she was needed. serving as a private first class in the united states army through

davis? >> thank you, mr. chairman. thanks for being here. of all the changes that have been suggested and some are in the legislation and that you've been working on, is there an area that you have seen have i virtue of correspondence from guardsmen or women or others that is still hanging out there still an issue that you're not sure that you could tell me confidently that you've resolved? >> congresswoman, i'm confident we have the authority we need to clean up the situation. we need to put the resources into it we're now putting into it. we will dress this i think in a way that is fair to everybody. the -- we would of course, always prefer to see legislation before it goes into law. because we can help head off unintended side effects. we believe we can work with the legislation you've enacted and do what we need to do. >> anybody else have a concern? okay. one of the issues and we had the opportunity to see a number of pieces of correspondence from those who were really affected by this. some from california not necessarily all. and cert

mrs. davis: thank you so much. mr. speaker, as the only member from the 53rd district, only one district is 53 in the country, the highest number district ever. i'm so aware of the size and the scope of california and its congressional delegation. we have such a wide range of talents and perspectives and contributions that california members bring to this body. and as we see the 104 -- 114th congress now come to a close, we have more departing members than many delegations have in the first place. i'm here to talk about some of them. we are losing leaders. we are losing friends and mentors, members who we have looked to and served beside. we're losing members who have been so influential as they have shared their passion to make lives better each in their own way. as we bid them farewell, i want to take just this moment to pay frbt -- tribute to five members that i'm going to dearly miss. first one is lois capps. lois has really been an example and role model for how to be the quinns at the malcongresswoman. she's gene

davis will soon be captured in georgia. he will die 24 years later at the age of 81. >> this is whence mr. conducted his war. >> but abraham lincoln has less than 11 days to live. >> might i have a glass of water? >> ironically on this day, the immediate danger to the president is not in richmond. it's on its way to washington. sergeant thomas harny, an explosives expert with the confederate torpedo bureau has already been dispatched on a secret mission to blow up the white house and lincoln in it. and there is sound evidence that john wilkes booth learns of the plot while in new york and at the same time that abraham lincoln is walking the streets of richmond. >> sergeant harny is with colonel mowsby as we speak so he can infiltrate washington frmg and he's sanctioned this hairbrained incendiary scheme? i see. and it is true that president davis escaped intact from richmond? >> yes. thank heaven he is safely bound for danville. you seem troubled. >> troubled. i for four years i have lived not daring to express my thoughts or sentiments, even in my own home, constantly hearing every princip

i'm pleased to yield three minutes to mrs. davis from california, the ranking member on the subcommittee on military personnel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for three minutes. thank you, -- mrs. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank chairman thornberry and ranking member smith during this process. this will provide the military services flexibility to recruit and retain members of our armed forces and to continue our commitment to taking care of military families. one provision i would like to highlight expands maternity leave for military members up to 12 weeks in conjunction with the birth of a child and authorizes six weeks of leave for the primary caregiver in the case of adoption. for the first time it also grants 21 days to the secondary caregiver for both the birth of a child and adoption. the conference report also begins to reform and modernize the military health care system by standardizing military treatment facilities across the services and increasing access for benefic

mr. billy davis. [shouting] >> the overseas budget was around 7 billion pounds a year. by 2020 we will have more than doubled to 50 million pounds a year. the shortfall in social care fund by 2020 is estimated about 2.5 billion pounds a year. surely the government priority should look at the disabled people in our own country before we have other countries. will the prime minister take some of that money, a small amount of increase from the budget and spend it on elderly disabled people and around country. surely begins at home. >> is absolutely right the government is taking steps in relation to the pressures on social care if you're in the united kingdom, but i was dead think it's also important for us that we do take consideration of those who are in different circumstances across the world. i think the record that this government has been ensuring .7% of our gdp is spent on overseas aid is of records second to none. we should all be proud of the hopkins corp. we are giving to people around the world off incredibly difficult circumstances. with that after old people

point of arbitration courts because a number of the possibilities you've outlined this afternoon, mr. davis, could well involve some arbitration arrangement thereafter to sort out whether our differences of interpretation. the government would be prepared to accept such arbitration of ranges as part of the deal? >> almost. almost any free-trade agreement which i guess is one option. >> and that would involve the uk having to abide by the outcome of the arbitration speakers it depends on how it is written. well, for example, if the arbitration says that the one party has not met this, not met this status or something like that come in they mean they can no longer export a certain good, and that's hardly onerous. >> but that would be as subjecting ourselves to the decision of a higher body. >> it may. we do anyway. >> i agree spirit we subject ourselves to -- >> unaware of that. i'm i'm just try to understand what is the difference in principle between accepting those higher authorities and those examples you have just given, and accepting higher authority of the european court of -- >> becau

mr. davis: the rockets are setting the standard for athletic excellence in illinois. both girls and boys sports in rochester have been thriving, including the girls' soccer team winning its second straight title in 2016. congratulations to this group of student athletes and their coach and my friend, derek leonard, on another championship season. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to thank my colleagues for passing the 21st century cures act. this legislation speaks for itself. it will bring health care research and infrastructure into the 21st century. during my time here in congress, i have met with countless groups across georgia 12 like the alzheimer's association who have told me how this legislation can and will change lives. in fact, more than five million

davis: ladies. i was telling captain fuller that mr. rainey assures me these charges are unfounded. because you might prefer to handle your employee's indiscretion privately. be advised that we're prepared to take this before the district judge. jackie, don't... councilman davis. during business hours please refer to me as deputy garrett or simply ms. garrett. okay, ms. garrett. mr. rainey has been a valued employee... with a spotless record. tically motivated. the complaint is sexual harassment not politics. and officer hoffs says she has proof. before we go making snap judgments why don't we hear what she has to say? rainey: i didn't know what else to do. tell me you don't love me. i'm begging you. i'll be out of your life forever. hoffs: i can't tell you that. rainey: that's why i can't let you go. hoffs: marcus, i gave you everything. everything i have. you and i felt so right together. hoffs: but you lied... what officer hoffs says is true. i filled out the reports inaccurately. judy. oh! hi. hi. how have you been? fine. pay's not as good. i also got divorced. oh, i'm sorry. don

davis. >> thank you mr. chairman, thank you for being here. of all the attempts suggested and some in the legislation that you have been working on is there an area that you have seen by virtue of correspondence from guardsmen or women that are hanging out there, that is still an issue that you could tell me confidently that you resolved? >> congresswoman, i'm confident we have the authority to clean up the information. we need to put the resources into it that we're now putting into it and we'll address this in a way i think that is fair to everybody. the -- of course we always prefer to see legislation before it goes into law. because then we can help head off unintended side effects. but we believe that we can work with the legislation that you have enacted and do what you need to do. >> anybody else have a concern? okay. one of the issues -- and we had the opportunity to see a number of pieces of correspondence, from california, some were affected. not necessarily all. several had inquiries, and we had case work around it so there was noth

susan davis yes, ok, thank you. mr. chairman, i would just follow up and maybe someone else could ask about what other assistance we're providing. i know there was an issue around credit ratings and i think we were trying to fix that issue as well. but, i'm -- again, i'm concerned about how this impacted families and if there's been sufficient outreach to know that there's hope, there's support there and we hope that they get it. thank you. timothy kadavy i'll leave the majority of that comment to the next panel. i'll just say from my perspective, we have had overwhelming support, partnership from the office of the secretary of defense, dod, army, everybody wants us to get this right for he soldiers. paul cook thank you, mr. chairman, i want to thank the generals who are testifying today and, you know, this goes back a long ways. i was chair of the veterans committee and senator denham, at the time, had the senate committee. and it brings back the memories and i think that part of it when we did this was just the shock

mr. billy davis. [shouting] >> the overseas budget was around 7 billion pounds a year. by 2020 we will have more than doubled to 50 million pounds a year. the shortfall in social care fund by 2020 is estimated about 2.5 billion pounds a year. surely the government priority should look at the disabled people in our own country before we have other countries. will the prime minister take some of that money, a small amount of increase from the budget and spend it on elderly disabled people and around country. surely begins at home. >> is absolutely right the government is taking steps in relation to the pressures on social care if you're in the united kingdom, but i was dead think it's also important for us that we do take consideration of those who are in different circumstances across the world. i think the record that this government has been ensuring .7% of our gdp is spent on overseas aid is of records second to none. we should all be proud of the hopkins corp. we are giving to people around the world off incredibly difficult circumstances. with that after old people

mr. chair, and ranking member davis and the members of the committee. i do appreciate very much you taking up this important issue to be able to help our soldiers. as the general mentioned in 2010 a whistle-blower and astute auditor uncovered signs of potential fraud within our incentives program in the california national guard that resulted in a fairly broad investigation by the federal department of justice that went through the course of three years. the governor relieved my predecessor in march of 2011 and recalled me from afghanistan in april of that year in order to take charge of this organization and with a mandate of cleaning up this and some other challenges. i immediately ordered a full investigation on our side into this matter to do a couple things, one is i wanted to see if there was any other cases of fraud that were out there that the federal government had not begun to investigate or picked up on. the second was to hold leaders accountable to find out why did this happen and what were the problems. we found there was a complete lack of

davis. our next veteran is mr. jack maroney. served in the united states marine corps during world war ii. the antitank aircraft guns -- ng the uss -- he served in oak an hour, and nagasaki. she served -- he served as a pharmacist second-class. retired air force chief officer, in 1940. arriving at his first station in who -- in-- in a law oahu. he helped defend an american b-17, to land on the tarmac. a proximately 1500 yards away. our next world war ii veteran joined in 1944 in boston. the first assignment was to march in a ticker parade behind a beef event in it and new uniform. week traininge 12 course to determine where she was needed. serving as a private first class in the united states army throughout the operations during world war ii. mr. salvatore. miller is a veteran of 22 years of military service. he served in world war ii. as a crew chief in the headquarters company. mr. harry miller. serving with the army air forces , assigned to the bomb squadron. 23 missions from germany 1944. listed in the navy and assigned to crew the uss navy -- consisting of attacks in gilbert islands.

davis. our next veteran is mr. jack maroney. served in the united states marine corps during world war ii aboard the uss enterprise which saw action throughout the pacific theater. held the rank of corporal and manned the aircraft guns during attacks against the uss enterprise. mr. richard sellers served in world war ii. served in okinawa, nagasaki as part of the marine second division. he was assigned as an infantry combat and served as a pharmacist made second class. mr. richard zellers. retired air force chief warrant officer j.c. junior. enlisted after graduating from high school in 1940. after arriving at his first duty station in hawaii, he was assigned to crash code section of the base. during the explosion on december 7th, he raced out of his barracks making his way to the boat house. once there he helped defend an american b-17 which was attempting to land on the tarmac approximately 150 yards away from his location. ladies and gentlemen, j.c. crop jr. [ applause ] our next world war ii veteran is miss may e.tenacy. joi

before i introduce our panel, let me offer the congresswoman davis an opportunity to make any open remarks. thank you, mr. chairman. and i would also like to welcome our witnesses today. i actually regret that we have to have this hearing to discuss a major pay issue that impacts 17,000 soldiers in one state, my home state of california. were it not for the l.a. times article in october, congress would not know the extent of this 12-year old issue, nor would we issue -- nor would the issue have been elevated to the department of defense. our understanding after this was first brought to our attention in 2010 was that a process was in place to adjudicate the issue. but six years on, we are still trying to fix it. numerous investigations, audits, and briefings have informed us of how we got to this point. my focus today is to ensure that, through the legislation just passed by the house last week as part of the 2017 ndaa, an update from the (jud) that we guarantee that those who should keep their bonuses do so, and that the systems and controls are in place to prevent an incident of this magnitude from hap

mrs. ronald reagan, first lady, and the unlikely friend of a reporter. thank you, nancy. patti davisefore my father died, my mother repeated often that she had to be there at his last moment. her determination was ferocious. she simply had to be at his side when he left this world. i said the only thing i could think of, and what i thought my father would say, was that it was in god's hands. she was there, and occasionally i thought, even god might not have the guts to argue with nancy reagan. [laughter] patti davis: as her own health declined, she was quite adamant and vocal about reuniting with my father on the other side after her passing. i am hoping for god's peace of mind, that she got her wish. my parents were two halves of a circle, closed tight around a world in which their love for each other was the only sustenance they needed. while they might venture out and include others in their orbit, no one truly crossed the boundary into the space they held as theirs. i saw this exquisitely portrayed in front of me one summer evening when i was a teenager. we used to rent a beach h

mr. lion. >> good afternoon. jordan gwendolyn davis and i want to say i support free city college because when they go right we go left. it would help disabled people because we be able to take risks to better our lives and help trans and queer people because we don't have families to fund us. with prop w which i voted yes on and donated to you all made a pinkie swear to this city's voters both moderate and progressive had that this new luxury tax would fund tea college and embezzlement to back out to saul san franciscans. there is reports that people want to break this because of austerity. don't put us against each other. it won't work. even with the right ring regime at the federal level don't be on the wrong side of history and keep your pirngy swear and vote yes on the supplemental. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. >> good afternoon and happy holidays. my name is ms. henry. 50 of -- first of all thank you for letting me be here. i'm a student and a late bloomer at the city college. i was one of the ones responsible for keeping

mr. lion. >> good afternoon. jordan gwendolyn davis and i want to say i support free city college because when they go right we go left. it would help disabled people because we be able to take risks to better our lives and help trans and queer people because we don't have families to fund us. with prop w which i voted yes on and donated to you all made a pinkie swear to this city's voters both moderate and progressive had that this new luxury tax would fund tea college and embezzlement to back out to saul san franciscans. there is reports that people want to break this because of austerity. don't put us against each other. it won't work. even with the right ring regime at the federal level don't be on the wrong side of history and keep your pirngy swear and vote yes on the supplemental. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. >> good afternoon and happy holidays. my name is ms. henry. 50 of -- first of all thank you for letting me be here. i'm a student and a late bloomer at the city college. i was one of the ones responsible for keeping

mr. speaker, there's a great old movie starring betty davis called "all about eve," and in that classic hollywood moment, she looks around to her guests with that smoldering gaze and says, quote, fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night. mr. speaker, real change is always bumpy. but when done with purpose and clarity, with the intention of doing good for others, we can allow ourselves to dream big again. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair lays before the house n enrolled bill. the clerk: senate 1565, an act to award a congressional gold medal collectively to the filipino veterans of world war ii in recognition of dedicated service of the veterans during world war ii. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015, the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, for 30 minutes. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the subject of this special order. the speaker pro

earlier this afternoon, davis talked about the rise of john bell hood and we will talk about the beginning of the fall of that very same army. ladies and gentlemen, mr. lee white. [applause] mr. white: i have a special connection there and it is one of the reasons why i tell that story. i became familiar with general patrick cleburne. my first really big civil war biography was on patrick cleburne. his story is set in franklin. i have been interested in it ever since -- one of the top experiences of my life is when i went to franklin for the 150th on the actual date, november 30, 2014, and i was there and i found out that there was a commemorative march. hold on a minute. this picture is at the end. those of you who know ed, it was truly an amazing experience. i have seen him many times. following him literally, watching him outpace men half his age, so much younger than him, it was a truly amazing experience. one of the things i have always been real keen on was the soldiers, the common soldier. i think franklin plays that out. chickamauga is said to be a soldier's battle. the soldiers suffer at franklin a great deal. this painting illustrates the

davis. >> we're confident that it can be carried out in a way that's safe but which also provides job opportunities for this country and makes this country less dependent upon imported imaging. >> mr. speaker -- i expect my rights honorable friend will be astonished if not to learn that a succession of journalists from the bbc have contacted me seeking to create a manufacture stories of back bench rebellion on the issue. >> will he agree with me, the controversial issues, the bb should stick to the charter and on accuracy and impartiality instead of seeking to create problems for the government. >> i'm sure that my honorable friend is shocked, shocked after the thought anybody could look to him as a source of information about defending against government. i hope he'll be able to find some comfort in the fact that the new charge agreement will call to deliver impartial news, the very first time impartiality has been inshrined in the mission. >> mr. speaker, having now received the response from the prime minister and with my request for the children's federal fund, i was disturbed to be told that the social fund could provide, and i quote, a simpler and respectful, the answer is b

davis. >> we're confident that it can be carried out in a way that's safe but which also provides job opportunities for this country and makes this country less dependent upon imported imaging. >> mr. speaker -- i expect my rights honorable friend will be astonished if not to learn that a succession of journalists from the bbc have contacted me seeking to create a manufacture stories of back bench rebellion on the issue. >> will he agree with me, the controversial issues, the bb should stick to the charter and on accuracy and impartiality instead of seeking to create problems for the government. >> i'm sure that my honorable friend is shocked, shocked after the thought anybody could look to him as a source of information about defending against government. i hope he'll be able to find some comfort in the fact that the new charge agreement will call to deliver impartial news, the very first time impartiality has been inshrined in the mission. >> mr. speaker, having now received the response from the prime minister and with my request for the children's federal fund, i was disturbed to be told that the social fund could provide, and i quote, a simpler and respectful, the answer is b

mr. lion. >> good afternoon. jordan gwendolyn davis and i want to say i support free city college because when they go right we go left. it would help disabled people because we be able to take risks to better our lives and help trans and queer people because we don't have families to fund us. with prop w which i voted yes on and donated to you all made a pinkie swear to this city's voters both moderate and progressive had that this new luxury tax would fund tea college and embezzlement to back out to saul san franciscans. there is reports that people want to break this because of austerity. don't put us against each other. it won't work. even with the right ring regime at the federal level don't be on the wrong side of history and keep your pirngy swear and vote yes on the supplemental. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. >> good afternoon and happy holidays. my name is ms. henry. 50 of -- first of all thank you for letting me be here. i'm a student and a late bloomer at the city college. i was one of the ones responsible for keeping

davis added that he was not interested in creating a transitional brexit deal. >>> billionaire investor carl icahn said he made a mistake when he bought into the post-election dip. mrn, who was an early supporter of donald trump, said he wishes he had placed an even bigger bet on the rally. speaking to "power lunch," icahn explains why he thinks the dow's initial downward move was not warranted. >> there was no reason that everybody was saying, you know, if trump wins that everything will fall apart. which is nonsense. trump was coming along, lowering taxes. going to get rid of regulatory. it's going to fall apart. a knee jerk reaction was a dow going down 1,000 points, which was completely, totally insane. >>> president-elect trump has named andy pudzer, the ceo of hardee's chains, raising concerns among labor units. in a statement, pudzer argued that the right government policies can result in more jobs and better wages. >>> donald trump vowed to reduce environmental regulation at a rally in iowa. steve handelsman has the latest. >> thank you to the great, great people of iowa. >> reporter: donald trump in des moines. he trumpeted his pick of governor terry brans