mr. gutierrez? microphone please. >> we have not spent outside any written authority from cms. >> mr. kissle? >> we have one item that we are trying to reconcile with our auditors before spending it. it's in a segregated account. >> mr. lee? >> we are spending establishment funds to continue the final establishment of our exchange, federal dollars, but no operational funds. >> mr. wadleigh? >> no. >> can i ask each of you what your operational costs are this year for the exchange, mr. allen? >> for the current state fiscal year which began july 1st, our operational costs are about $12 million. >> ms. o'toole? >> thank you, mr. chair, sorry, i'm having trouble with the microphone. we are about the same, and i'm happy to provide the committee with a full balance sheet of our budget. >> thank you. mr. gutierrez? >> we are still in a very much a build year. our operation and billed expenses within the kerkt are on the order of about $65 million. >> mr. kiss el? >> a little over $8.5 million. >> our tota

mr. gutierrez: thank you, mr. speaker. i would like to say i can't wait to work for him and i know very soon mr. lahood, former congressman, he's going to be -- you are going to be known as his father pretty soon and i can't wait to start working with him. mr. shimkus: i recognize the member from illinois, mr. ahood. mr. lahood: thank you, speaker boehner for swearing me in today and it is a true honor to be here and i'm humbled to be part of this body and thank my colleagues, congressman shimkus and the rest of the illinois delegation for being here today. i look forward to working with them and being a productive member of this body. and i would like to say i want to thank my constituents that voted for me in this special election. we worked hard in this race and proud to be entrusted with the responsibility that 710,000 people gave me in my district in illinois. and proud of that district and proud of my record in the state senate. and i look forward to bringing the values that i have had in illinois to this body. and i

mr. gutierrez: mr. speaker, i'm -- i have a proud record, a record as strong as any member in congress in supporting israel and it's because of this support that i backed the deal that the president and our allies have negotiated. if i thought that this agreement made the state of israel more vulnerable, i would not support it. but that's just not the case. every security expert i trust, like colin powell, supports this deal, and almost every former government official i deeply distrust, like vice president dick cheney, opposes the agreement. this is one of the most detailed international agreements of its kind in memory, and it was no small task of american diplomacy, statesmanship and good old-fashioned negotiating that brought the deal to reality. the power and position of the united states as a world leader brought our allies to the table. it achieved an outcome our country working alone could not have achieved. it is not something that europeans, the russians, the chinese or even the united nations

mr. gud re gutierrez, i believe you're next in line. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me just first say i thank all of the men and women that work at planned parenthood. i thank them for the incredible service they offer millions of women that who would otherwise go without. the kind of kind, considerate, compassionate, understanding service that i believe that women in this country need. and that isn't being offered in other venues. i thank them because just last year, 500,000 fewer pregnancies. that's a way to stop abortions. this shouldn't be a question of who's for abortion, who's against. everybody's against abortion. but how do you stop abortions? how do you allow everyone to live in the 21st century? how do you allow women to live freely in the 21st century if they're not in charge of their reproductive system? i think that's key. i think part of what is going on here is is that planned parenthood has a direct association with the pill, with contraceptive. and that fight continues to go on. we shouldn't have that fight. the vast majority of women in america

mr. gutierrez, i believe you are next in line. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to thank all of the men and women who work at planned parenthood. i would like to thank them for the incredible service they offer millions of women who would otherwise go without the kind of kind, considerate, compassionate, understanding service that i believe that women in this country need. it is not being offered and other venues. i think them because just this last year, 500,000 fewer pregnancies. that is the way to stop abortions. this should not be a question of who is for abortion or against abortion. everybody is against abortion. how do you stop abortion? how do you allow everyone to live in the 21st century? how do you allow women to live freely in the 21st century if they are not in charge of their reproductive system? i think that is key. part of what is going on here is, planned parenthood has a direct association with the pill. with contraceptives. that fight continues to go on. we should not have that fight. the mass majority of women in america and acros

mr. gutierrez: mr. speaker, i'm -- i have a proud record, a record as strong as any member in congress in supporting israel and it's because of this support that i backed the deal that the president and our allies have negotiated. if i thought that this agreement made the state of israel more vulnerable, i would not support it. but that's just not the case. every security expert i trust, like colin powell, supports this deal, and almost every former government official i deeply distrust, like vice president dick cheney, opposes the agreement. this is one of the most detailed international agreements of its kind in memory, and it was no small task of american diplomacy, statesmanship and good old-fashioned negotiating that brought the deal to reality. the power and position of the united states as a world leader brought our allies to the table. it achieved an outcome our country working alone could not have achieved. it is not something that europeans, the russians, the chinese or even the united nations

mr. gutierrez throughout his career has championed the use of technology to help government do its work better whether it's as our commonwealth's executor or the executive director of massachusetts health connector. particularly when it comes to health care. in his latet role, he's worked diligently to ensure massachusetts maintains its status as a state with one of the lowest uninsured rates in the country. as the rate continues to fall nearing single digits thanks to the affordable care act, i'm looking forward to hearing more about your efforts to make our system more efficient and effective as well as any best practices that you've encountered that could be applied across this country. thanks so much for being here. yield back. >> remaining time to ms. capps. >> thank you. to the ranking member tor yielding and letting me, also, letting me waive onto this sub committee for what i know to be a very important discussion. i wanted to come and personally welcome mr. lee, the executive

mr. gutierrez, for five minutes. i rewatched recently one of my favorite movies. "selma" tells the story to register voters in selma, alabama, to the march led by martin luther king. spoiler alert, after being turned around, threatened, beaten, tear gassed and killed, lack people got to vote in america. john is a member of this body and serves with distinction from the state of georgia. it is among the highest honors my life to know john lewis and to work with him. in fact, i've marched with him and gotten arrested with john lewis outside this capitol building. i highly recommend the movie and i want every citizen and every person who lives here and hope to become a citizen today to watch and learn from the movie "selma." it's a moment in history where voting and citizenship were literally life and death struggles and it was just 50 years ago. the naacp completed an historic 1,000-mile march from selma to washington how we should stand up to bullies using nonviolence and community organizing and empowerment techniques. the way to respond to racism is to vote. i ha

mr. gutierrez, for five minutes. the pope visited america and he inspired a lot of people. even the cynical washington, d.c. for one, he inspired speaker boehner to wake up the next morning and announce his resignation. as i said last week, it must be hard for a decent man like speaker boehner, of being part of a party to cut health care for women and round up and deport undocumented immigrants. it remains to be seen how republicans in the house will conduct themselves without adult supervision, but the speaker is going out on a high note. having the pope speak to america from the floor of the house of representatives was a crowning achievement for the speaker. and now that his job is no longer on the line, i hope he will see immigration reform as the jewel in that crown and act before he steps down. but we all know that is unlikely. the current hysteria on the campaign trail makes actions by these republicans or any republicans unlikely. even though i still believe we have the votes, like we did for the last several years to pass immigration reform in the house, i don't th

mr. gutierrez, for five minutes. you know in the movies when someone has to make a choice and a little devil and a little angel appear on their shoulder to give good and bad advice, well, that is what i feel america is going to feel like in a couple of weeks when his holiness pope francisco says to us. on one shoulder we have a billionaire that says immigrants are mexicans that come to america to get on welfare, our best days are behind us and getting tough will solve all of our problems and make us great again. and almost everyone else in his party is scrambling to catch up so they don't miss out on the populist anger he's feeding with half truths and good old fashion racism. on the other shoulder is a man who is not afraid to touch the feet of the poor and recognizes their humanity even in their poverty. he's a man who sees actual human problems like our environment and tries to bring us together to do something about it. he's a man who through deeds, declaration and his demeanor says in a clear voice, welcome the

mr. gutierrez said recently that -- pointing out two basic problems.pproach in europe. and secondly, the need for urgent action. but look, we're going to hear things in the campaign trail about folks making charges that some kind of military response years ago was the way to prevent this. i think it's a lot more complicated than that. but i do think that over time, in addition to our country doing even more, and we've done an awful lot -- our taxpayers have already contributed mightily to the aid of these refugees. but i do think as a separate matter, but as related, we have got to have a strategy going forward on syria to resolve that conflict. >> and i will echo what you're saying there. i spoke with melissa fleming from the office of the united nations of the high commissioner of refugees who profusely talked about the amount of money the united states has contributed and hopes that will set an example for other countries. but when it comes to those seeking asylum here in the united states, is there an appetite for that, do you think we should be do

mr. go gutierrez speaking out clearly.left about the point of a commissioner someone doing actions that people fare is the right thing, particularly perhaps the civilians, because at the moment it's from the citizens of europe that are crying that their political leaders are not doing enough. in hungary the united nations have criticized the parliaments forville vying refugees but at the train station in budapest citizens were bringing water, food, teddy bears saying the government's reaction is not ours. >> that's interesting, alison harvey, thank you very much indeed for your thoughts on the subject. at this. >>> still to come on the news hour. where did the money go? afghans complain that bill wraps of dollars of aid failed to fix the country's crumbling infrastructure. moroccoan as they had the polls in a vote. wide reviewed as a test of the government's popularity. >>> in sport, roger federer cruise to his the third round of the u.s. open. can the top seed novak djokovic join him? later from the flushing meadows comin

davis did not take questions but nbc's gabe gutierrez asked kim davis' lawyer what she plans to do tomorrow. >> we're told by some of the people that received them mrs name was not on the license. is that the case or not? if so, what does she plan to do tomorrow? >> the licenses issued were issued without the authority of rowan county and they are not valid. there are criminal laws in kentucky that say if you issue a license to someone that is not authorized by statute that there are criminal penalties for that. kim davis because of the -- [ inaudible ] chose not to issue any licenses. >> joining us is scott white, kentucky attorney and former deputy attorney general for kentucky. so, mr. white, what's the story with these marriage licenses? is there any question as to their legitimacy. >> none at all? they are absolutely legitimate. the office of the county attorneys empowered by the state legislature that issue marriage licenses, there's a statute that says to use a uniform form. it is technicality but not the type folks talk about when they think of smart, clever lawyers to get them out of things. it is a technicality that doesn't have any real m