mr. jackson?> yes, sir. >> officer jackson, was inmate antonio easter present when you confiscated -- conducted the shakedown of his living area? >> no. >> officer jackson, were you aware that you were conducting the shakedown of the living area of antonio easter? >> yes. >> officer jackson, do you know the s.o.p. states that an inmate, if can be made available, must be present when that inmate's property is being shaken -- shook down? >> no, i didn't need him there. i suspected there was something in the area. i continued on with it. i already found some contraband in the area. that's why i decided to check his bed. before the knife, i found a glass bottle, a dice, gang paraphernalia. cassette tape. >> all right. antonio, you are correct inasmuch as you can't get a criminal charge for this. but, however, this is an administrative hearing. you can be held responsible for that weapon being in your living area. it was in your assigned living area. therefore, i'm going to find you guilty of the charg

mr. jackson. chief jackson said they have video on these perpetrators and

mr. jackson will not do that. let me tell you a bit about him. ther in chattanooga, tennessee. no father present, mother lived in another city. jackson was poor, lived in an all black neighborhood. but he is very intelligent, and eventually found his way to morehouse college. there he associated with some black militants and entered his, quote, kill whitie period. mr. jackson was so radical the fbi actually investigated him back in the 1960s. nevertheless, his talent proved out. >> i will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. and you will know my name is the lord. >> at this point samuel l. jackson has made more than 100 films and is a very, very wealthy man. so with all due respect, rather than diminish his country, mr. jackson should be trying to make it better. his message could be that if i can succeed, so can you. again, african americans do have it much tougher than whites. it's true some cops don't like blacks. it's true historical injustice has affected the black e

mr. jackson, multimillionaire, doesn't think he's free or, you know, not free. that. >> yeah, i would disagree with samuel jackson's political argument in his song, possibly with the idea of him singing more songs, but what i do think is that, yes, when people -- some of this stuff has revealed abuses. the senate report on the cia should not be treated as if it is even handed or comprehensive because it obviously is not. but when there are abuses and when the police go to excess, those things are worthy of protests. here's the thing. you're going to have jerks at a protest. and frankly, the left leaning a protests you might have more defecating on cop cars. same things. hold on. hold on. the left gives them a pass for that. entire movements, the left, media, try to this to them. entire movements should not be discounted -- >> i'm not discounting anyone. i'm reporting what's happening. >> you said what's going on now is hazardous to the health of every american. >> yes, to try to manage the -- >> they're allowed to assemble and do this. >> sorry, mary katherine. t

mr. jackson. f jackson said they have video on these perpetrators and they're going to be pursuing them and seeing that they're prosecuted. they must be. >> i would argue that if we don't do it, then this -- we'd be setting up not only that town but other towns and cities to experience the same type of thing. and remember all of this happened without any facts being known. i said the president now is 0 for 3. he was wrong on the cambridge police acting stupidly, wrong in the trayvon martin case, and he's wrong here. he's a three-time loser on high profile race cases. so you mentioned al sharpton, al sharpton met with the president for the 82nd time according to reports. what is your reaction to the president deciding -- >> sean, that's so tragic. i cannot imagine any previous american president of either party welcoming an inciter of mobs like reverend sharpton into the white house, into his inner counsels for sober advice. you're not going to get it from him. and he apparently was there on the day

jackson and mr. decosta. >> dr. jackson. i gave you these names a phone number. 947-4187. i would like to say when not one city department and we got 17 of them here at this city hall, but not one unthem have a set of find compliance officer. i would like to say, there was an investigation done by nbc and i'm going to give you this young lady's name. you need to get the material from her about what's going on at the hunters points shipyard. her name is liz wagner. she's an investigative journalist. her number, 408-432-4735. vickie nugent reporter. 408-432-4584. you are going to be in for a big surprise. these people have been in my home talking to me, and i would like to say that was only phase one that, the area that i spoke about. the judge ruled that that area was not clean because there was a lawsuit and if you call me i would give you the number of the judge where you can get the report. my number is 415-467-0535. and i will give you that information, but they have, everybody has the information. i'm going to put this on the -- since francisco decosta mentioned to you

mr. jackson. so there is no problem. >> i say half dollar. >> don't say that. >> that's not cool. >> mr. cent. >> mr. cent. >> there you go. fair enough. >> see how it goes. >> see you in ten minutes. >> all right, guys. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> oh, take a look at this beautiful shot at cape may. increasing clouds expected today. just gorgeous. but it is a cold start. so, don't let that pretty picture fool you. you're going to see temperatures today staying in the mid-40s and right now weekend rain is on tap for us. dry eagles forecast. still going to be cold and windy on sunday and then a nor'easter is in your seven-day forecast. but for early next week. a coastal look outside where we will see mostly cloudy skies for philadelphia. 37 degrees. northeast winds at 8 miles per hour and the rest of the region, mostly cloudy in reading and 38 in atlantic city and today, again, temperatures staying below average for us. the rest of our region, temper

mr. jackson is coming from and i told them.i take issue saying barack obama is the greatest african-american -- that's insane. his father abandoned him. had very few privileges. o'reilly, after watching your interview with martin luther king jr. luther king iii, i believe there is hope for race relations. i agree. georgia. bill, my nickname for you is irish. love the tip of the day lamenting you were not named the most annoying person on tv. it's breaking my heart. but i have something to strive for in 2015. peter evans, good day, bill. finally signed up for billoreilly.com premium membership and got a free copy of killing patton. tom, michigan, bill, why don't you open the premium section so we can all see what we are missing. good idea, tom. this weekend up until christmas day everyone can see the special no-spin news i taped today, my christmas memo, to billoreilly.com premium members. also, we have a very fun year-end quiz that everyone can get. we hope you check it out. jenna bartton, dallas, texas, i just bought myself a

mr. stewart jackson. >> in peterborough, youth unemployment has halved since 2010, apprenticeships are at levels and the jobseeker's allowance claimant count is down 51% in the past four years. in addition, the number of children living in workless households is now at a record low nationally. does the deputy prime minister agree with me that such achievements -- and the policies that give rise to them, consistently opposed by labour -- show political courage and will change people's lives for the better, and are not, as some people have foolishly said, the result of an ideological commitment to austerity? >> given that we were told by the party opposite that 3 million people would be unemployed, it is striking that there are now more people in work than ever before. i find that striking in my own constituency, as he no doubt does in his. i remember being warned by the right honorable member for sheffield, brightside and hillsborough that there would be a "post-soviet" meltdown and that people would be fending for themselves on the streets, but we now have fewer young people than ever in

mr. jackson. >> you said employment's halved since 2010, apprenticeship ts at record level and the claimantount is down 51% in the last four years. in addition, the number of children living in workers's household is now at a record low nationally. does the deputy prime minister agree with me that such achievements and the policies that gave rise to them consistently opposed by the labor party showed political courage and will change the lives of people for the better and not, as some people have foolishly said, as a result of an ideological commitment to austerity? >> mr. speaker, i think this is very striking that given that the outset of this coalition government we were told by the party opposite that 3 million people would be unemployed, that we now find that there are more people at workn this ever before. i remember being warned by the right honorable member for brightside, he said, "there will be a post soviet meltdown, people will be fending for themselves on the streets. we now have fouer young people who are not in education, employment, or training in cheffield ever, fewer in th

mr. jackson, can i ask you about this absolute scandal surrounding the air bags that can explode with toover passengers and drivers with debris, plastic and metal. overnight, takata has said it will not initiate a nationwide recall. so you're just having a recall at the moment in certain states that clearly have humid weather or are warmer states. i know you took pre-emptive action on this. where do you think the doesncou needs to go from here? is the regulator right to leave things as it has? >> i think it's a fiasco for the industry and it's a black eye for the industry, what's going on with this takata air bag situation. we are now approaching 8, 9, 10 million vehicles in the u.s., 15, 16, 17 million around the world. 10, 11 manufacturers have now been drawn into this. we in no way have enough parts to deal with the number of vehicles involved. if i look at the production plan, it will take years to resolve all these vehicles. it's a tower of babble from the regulator through different manufacturers how to handle the situation. you know, it's hard as a free enterprise guy to call for a

mr. farrakan. jesse jackson -- >> farrakhan yelled out last week "let's tear this place apart," those words. >> i think we're making al sharpton the poster child for this. he said the federal government did go in the south because the laws needed to be changed. the laws were on the side of the states and those laws were used to keep minorities from voting, from participating in equal opportunities in schools and in jobs. so, yes, the federal government had to go in. this is a status of mind. for the police chief, and i think he had some very good points, but the wounds he talks about here were not about barack obama or eric holder. these wounds, as he pointed out, were still there. they are there. the question is how do you deal with it? i don't see any answers yet. but they're there. they are there. there is a sense in the black community that there is not a level playing field. >> if you want to talk racism and justice in regards to al sharpton, funny last night lemrick nelson, jr. got arrested for drunk drivi

>> great, thank you arrest my name is sam i'm the managing partner now jackson those are two of the other partners that are here mr. miller and one of our supporters bryan first of all, jackson i'm sure you're aware of you guys know the location you mentioned you know the location and ownership k t has been there a long time and it's location is 231 fillmore street in the heart of the district the closest streets loma bar it's active in the marina that has for decades a type liquor licenses a well-known bars some blaze places like the balboa cafe those are within half a block of jackson now some of the other well known establishment is east side west an lombardy and mask and condemn and on chestnut jackson is in the epic center of the bars and restraints so essentially a lot of bars in the area the goal for jackson and ownership in seeking a new entertainment permit for keeping pates u what's been going on keeping up with the cultural that draws us to the city in san francisco we want to expand our music program to include open mic nights and comedy for the off nights sunday nights an overwhelming amount of suppor

jackson lee: in the life and loss of michael brown. there must be solutions, mr. speaker, for those young people that are out in the streets protesting. we cannot have a lopsided justice system. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on december 2, 2014, at 11:03 a.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 2203, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. record votes on postponed questions will be taken later. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognitio

mr. speaker, on december 3, 1989, r. jess brown died of cancer in jackson, mississippi, at the age of 77. mr. speaker, r. jess brown is well deserving of this honor and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting h.r. 579. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from minnesota. mr. nolan: mr. speaker, i too rise in support of h.r. 579, to designate the u.s. courthouse in jackson, mississippi, as the r. jess brown united states courthouse. r. jess brown was a towering figure in the history of the civil rights movement. in the south and especially in the state of mississippi. he was a native son of kansas, born in coffeyville, kansas, raised in oklahoma. he attended law school in texas southern university and practiced law in mississippi, starting in 1953 and continuing through the latter civil rights era. as associate down sill -- counsel for the national association of naacp legal defense and education fund, mr. brown filed the first civil rights suit in mississippi in

mr. head may have insighted riots, does that seem to hold water? >> i think when you look at the idea of the incitement of a riot you have to look at selective prosecution. on the video jackson seemed to intentionally try to incite unrest so this idea of selecting michael brown's step father for the incitement of riot

jackson. >> you won the first round, mr. prosecutor, but don't cut your gloves off because the fight's not over. justice will come to ferguson! >> and louis farrakhan, i'm going to ask you and the audience to listen to what else is said by a leader, a small part of the african-american community in this country, but louis farrakhan without as far as i know condemnation from a single person in the white house. >> there's a law for retaliation. >> right. >> like for like. the bible says an eye, a tooth, a life. we will tear this [ bleep ] country up! >> when we hear this. one person obviously on the fringe, farrakhan, the other in the white house with the president of the united states as his principal, principal liaison to the ferguson community leaders. how do you react? >> well, i think it's an outrage. notice that cora was not invited. civil rights leaders were not invited. the administration is choosing folks they want to have address the problem. concern, lou, is this is a long-term issue, we've got to get black communit

jackson lee: i thank mr. jeffries and might i thank the speaker. i'm sorry we were racing across the floor. and we thank you for your clarification and to my good friend on the judiciary committee, judge gohmert, who has engaged in the criminal justice system. i want to leave two points behind as we clarify how we can move forward and recognize crises but not yet be overcome by such. might i thank the former mayor of new york. i disagree with some of the interpretation of why officers are in the african-american community. a statistic does say in fact hat over 2005 and 2012 a white police officer used deadly force two times a week. there are broader ways of addressing these questions. let me say to you why there is such ire as what happened to michael brown. the grand jury system raises the fact question. why was his hands up and why was he shot these many times. it is a criminal justice system o matter what, a body by the constitution, you can say a question has been raised and justice needs to answer that question. that is what we are asking for,

jackson? would you like to speak to the transbay item? >> not now. >> okay. >> mr. washington. >> let's think outside the box. as i've sat here all these years and seen the developers come up and the presentations. you know, i was part part fighting for tmg you see -- i actually fought with others for mbe right when they were phasing out affirmative action on 209 so here we have in 2014 all these developers. here we're fighting for a piece of land. you always see us come fighting for that. think outside the the box. since we ain't going to be around when it does happen. you are talking below market rate? not for us. what if they put together -- put something together that you have right away your developers start an internship on everything that you do for buildings i mean bring them in off the streets let them in your corporate rooms and all these things. i was back there when they planned it. what if you had individuals of my race planning back then. okay. forget it. past. let's go forward. i'm all about forward and i'm also documenting what happened in the past a

jackson lee. >> mr. chairman and the ranking member let me thank you for this , hearing. this is the important work of the united states congress. it is unbiased fact finding. secretary, again, thank you for your service and the importance of your related service in the department of defense, and as well your knowledge and work with u.s. department of justice. i, frankly, believe that we can clarify the president's comments and he was in fact extremely consistent. and i have a series of questions. as i understand the executive order, it does not confer immigration status, nor does it confer a pathway to citizenship. is that correct? >> correct. >> and my interpretation of the president's remarks over the years has been his lack of authority to confer immigration status or citizenship. my interpretation, but i think it would be documented by his words, and you're telling us today that in the executive order, you nor the president has done that. >> deferred action does not grant legal status in this country. >> or pathway to citizenship. >> or a green card or a pathway to c

jackson. today he had to address that. >> mr. jackpot -- this the jackpot i know five years ago., jackpot, open, throw me the ball, mccoy, i'm open. >> i zen it to him. he's laughing about it. we're good friends. little joke. >> it will be a joke on saturday if desean doesn't get the football he'll be whining like desean does. >> exactly. >> all right. howard, thanks. >> tmz is up next. >> we're back at 4:00 a.m. for the fox 29 morning news and good day physical. >> sue sr. yo and bob kelly have your weather and traffic covered all morning long. be sure to stay tuned. ♪ >>> grief counselors expected to be here at bensalem high school after tragic lost yesterday with student killed trying to get to school. more coming up in a live report. >> learning more about the manna cured of killing his ex-wife and five of her family members in two local counties. why that day he was not the brad they know. but first, sue tracking some beautiful weather ahead, knew. >> i think we have a nice weather pattern for the next couple of days. we had our rain already this week, we will be fixing thin

jackson. today he had to address that. >> mr. jackpot -- this the jackpot i know five years ago.pot, open, throw me the ball, mccoy, i'm open. >> i zen it to him. he's laughing about it. we're good friends. little joke. >> it will be a joke on saturday if desean doesn't get the football he'll be whining like desean does. >> exactly. >> all right. howard, thanks. >> tmz is up next. >> we're back at 4:00 a.m. for the fox 29 morning news and good day physical. >> sue sr. yo and bob kelly have your weather and traffic covered all morning long. your weather and traffic covered all morning long. be sure to sta ♪ ♪ we put all the apps you love inside a car designed to connect you to a world of possibilities. the connected car by volvo. innovating for you. give the gift of volvo this season and we'll give you your [captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic television distribution] >> today on "tmz." >> we got cuba gooding jr. out. he is playing o.j. simpson in a movie. >> do you believe he was innocent or guilty? you gotta tell me. >> i know so clearly what he thinks. i've had to

jackson lee: i thank the manager, mr. levin, for his kindness as well as the manager for the majority, mr. crenshaw and mr. van hollen, and the many others who along with myself co-sponsored this legislation. it's very moving to have a moment of family on the floor of the house, as i listen to members recount their individual stories of those in their families, and for those of us who encounter our constituents with wonderful, beautiful children, many of whom fit squarely in this relief that is being given. and as i watched two twins grow and special ized in our community, i can just imagine what their mother and their late father would say about this opportunity. this legislation, h.r. 647, squarely answers our concerns. i want to get to two points that i think is -- i think are so important. you hear it all the time. because it seems as if these are rich people trying to get money, but they're not. they may be working families and middle class families. and to be able to not deny them eligibility for medicaid when there

jackson whining to get the football more. you know today he had to address that. >> mr. jackpot i know. five years ago., jackpot, open, throw me the ball. mccoy, i'm open. >> he's laughing about it. i sent it to him. we're good friends. little joke. >> it was a joke but that's ok okay. >> very quickly we have breaking news coming into the fox 29 newsroom. federal investigators have now linked sony hack to north korea. we'll have much more coming up at 10:00. >> thanks for joining us at 6:00. we'll see you at 10:00. >>> total chaos. >> deborah: all across america theaters bail out of showing the new movie "the interview." >>> then, actor stephen collins' shocking confession in his own words. >>> and mistaken identity? what first lady michelle obama says happened when she went shopping at target in disguise. >>> then, how did a pickup owned by a pulper from texas end up here, in the hands of isis? >>> and she lost her job as a teacher. this bank he was fired. this woman says she was booted out of the police academy. could it really have been because they were too hot for their jobs? >> i had a gut feelin

jackson lee: i thank the distinguished gentleman mr. rush and i thank mr. pallone for convening this special order. all of the members of this committee and this house of representatives that have come on the floor today with joy. it is often said it is not how long you serve but how you serve. for john dingell that is not mutually exclusive. he served six decades and he served it greatly and grandly and with distinction. reminded of a description of him as a 6'3" distinguished gentleman, towering over witnesses, but having the biggest of hearts, coming from the best of legacies in his father that served 22 years. reminded of his commitment to the clean air act, safe drinking water, the endangered species. but john has always reminded us new ones, relatively speaking, that his greatest love was to proride the affordable health care to every american. and after decades -- decades after his father introduced such a bill, he never gave up. he never gave up. i stand here today to thank you, john dingell, for the affordable care act. they call it many things or

jackson lee: i thank mr. jeffries and might i thank the speaker. i'm sorry we were racing across the floor. and we thank you for your clarification and to my good friend on the judiciary committee, judge gohmert, who has engaged in the criminal justice system. i want to leave two points behind as we clarify how we can move forward and recognize crises but not yet be overcome by such. might i thank theormer mayor of new york. i disagree with some of the interpretation of why officers are in the african-american community. a statistic does say in fact hat over 2005 and 2012 a white police officer used deadly force two times a week. there are broader ways of addressing these questions. let me say to you why there is such ire as what happened to michael brown. the grand jury system raises the fact question. why was his hands up and why was he shot these many times. it is a criminal justice system o matter what, a body by the constitution, you can say a question has been raised and justice needs to answer that question. that is what we are asking for, a

jackson lee: thank you, mr. speaker. today is world aids day and i'm very pleased to come from a city of which so many celebrated and commemorated the progress and the challenges. thank you to the thomas street clinic that i visit and have seen the treatment that is given. thank you to the aids foundation that has always been on the front lines providing information and resources and the montrose clibic -- clinic that treats world aids day as an enormously important day. i remember being here as a civilian if you will in the united states congress in the senate when the ryan white treatment act was introduced by senator kennedy and our distinguished senator from utah as well. and so we are here today to say we have not done all that we need to do. pepfar has cared for millions around the world, work that we've done here in the united states congress. deaths have declined. but yet hiv-aids and transmission from mothers to infants still exists. it is important to continue to work and not ignore the success but not ignore t

mr. liss hoping somebody can identify the shooter. >> so youtube sensation who famous michael jackson thrill nerve 20 different styles is at it again. this time, with mariah carey all i want for christmas is you. >> ♪ >> ♪ all i want for christmas ♪ >> i'll take mariah carey. i mean, really? in this match up, to imagine dragons to usher. invoking him tom jones, yes, this is unusual. >> something is wrong with this guy. >> chipmunk? if my daughter ever bridges a guy like this home. >> banished from the home? >> move to australia, drink all day. >> with a lost tonight, the six letters match the nba all time losing streak to start a season. so, we want to help the sixers with a little walk. pull out a win tonight. this morning, we're asking what's your good luck charm? tweet us fox 29 goodday. >> home for the holidays, what this cup del that is making the seats on the bright that's those kids have ever had. >> that looks like fun. >> doesn't it? >> and don't catch an edge. oklahoma couple gives five sibling the gift after lifetime this season. >> brian and donna first adopted two boys, nine yea

mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield to the gentlelady from texas, sheila jackson lee, a distinguished member of judiciary, 2 1/2 minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman very much. i rise with a sense of moral indignation that we would want to block parents from loving their children, children from loving their parents and deporting persons who have no reason to criminally act in this nation. i join with the president in saying, let us keep families and deport felons, and that is a discretion that is given by the law to allow presidents to take care and ensure that laws are enforced properly. this legislation is wrong headed and misdirected. allow me to say this november 20 executive order is now being retroactively judged by this congress. that is not the congress' responsibility. the congress, if they desire to do so as they've done on many occasions is to bring this to the judicial courts. but if they do so they will find that law has dictated that courts read without much interest in deciding wheth

mr. mcgovern: i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman from massachusetts for his leadership and the manager. many of us, mr. speaker, have come to the floor of the house time and time and supported our troops, supported their families, wanted them to have increased dollars in their compensation. but today i come with a heavy heart that issues of war and peace are in this bill, the authorization bill, and we have not had the time to debate this in front of the american people. sending young men and women in the midst of a storm and war where they may lose their life and yet this majority refuses to give us hours of time to show the american people what the commitment is, i raise a question. and then, of course, a bill that attacks the constitutional authority of the president of the united states and an immigration bill that is closed because the president is not going beyond the law. he's not changing the law. he has th

were all gathered in new orleans after katrina and reverend jesse jackson and reverend al sharpton and i were leading a march. and we spoke. mrl. the rest of us were saying, let's defend these people who were dispersed. mr. cosby said, you were messed up before the storm came. you were having murders before the storm came. you were having babies out of wed lock before the storm came. he got a roll of attacking defenseless people. that kind of thing is not helpful. it reinforces racist stereotypes about black people. it doesn't shed light on the structural inequalities that prevail and it allows him to get off on poor people in america, a sport that is defenseless, and we have to hold him to account and be as vigorously critical as one can imagine. >> what has been your relationship with mr. cosby over the years, doctor? >> look, after my book appeared, is bill cosby right, or has the black middle class lost his mind? predictably mr. cosby did not feel well. i saw him in a restaurant one night. long story short, he gave me the finger. the next morning, we were on a train together from new york to philadelphia, he apologized to

mr. positive. always something to aspire to. >> the conference happening this week. thank you for joining us. author of the lean startup. reverend jesse jackson for more diversity and technology companies as well. meeting with microsoft and amazon coming up. ♪ >> you are watching bloomberg "west" where we focus on innovation, technology in the future of business. the majority of amazon's work worse is male and white. the numbers tell a broader technologies story where companies like yahoo! and facebook have similar percentages. what can be done to increase diversity? the reverend jesse jackson has been meeting with tech ceos and was at the microsoft shareholder meeting. he joins me and cory johnson. .ou met with satya nadella what did he have to say when they came to diversity? this is a guy who's big public mistake was saying women should not ask for raises. >> i think he regrets he made that it meant. thosek they will see for two belowomen and color represents market locations. not really the cost of doing business but the key to growth. there is an opportunity deficit. [inaudible]lks 60%-70% of jobs are marketing and security forces and a

mr. barton: thank you. wield now like to yield to the gentlelady from houston, texas, congresswoman sheila jackson lee.thank you very much. i thank the chairman for yielding. and i thank him for holding this special order for a very dear friend to all of us, ralph hall. i guess my opening remarks would be that if you took the greater percentage of all of us members of the house of representatives, everyone would rise up and say, my good friend ralph hall and really mean it. for he was a good friend and is a good friend to all of us, on both sides of the aisle. i came to the united states congress, i went to the science committee and there was ralph hall. fighting for the issues that were not only impacting the nation but were impacting our great state. no one could doubt that ralph hall was a champion for texas, a champion for the space exploration program. i used to love getting with him on the floor of the house and strategizing how we could continue to make sure that our space exploration continues and the great research that is done in nasa goes on. certainly as a member of the energy and commerce

mr. engel: i yield three minutes to the the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. jackson lee: let me express appreciation my to the author of this bill and to thank the ranking member, the chairman and the manager today. thank you for your leadership. i associate myself with congressman engel's remarks about leaving a space for affirmation of the russian people. but to make it very clear that we condemn the actions of mr. putin. maybe calling him that is even too polite. remember the days of gorbachev when we understood there was a russia working for world peace, standing on their values and history, not denying their strength, but working collaboratively in a civilized way. what happened to that russia? what happened to the russia that was supposed to be shown to the woled during the olympics, what happened to the russia that believed in its great history and prepared to stand along side of all world leaders to make a better place? the taking over, the dominance, e literal invasion of crimea was intolera

mr. barton: thank you. wield now like to yield to the gentlelady from houston, texas, congresswoman sheila jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much. i thank the chairman for yielding. and i thank him for holding this special order for a very dear friend to all of us, ralph hall. i guess my opening remarks would be that if you took the greater percentage of all of us members of the house of representatives, everyone would rise up and say, my good friend ralph hall and really mean it. for he was a good friend and is a good friend to all of us, on both sides of the aisle. i came to the united states congress, i went to the science committee and there was ralph hall. fighting for the issues that were not only impacting the nation but were impacting our great state. no one could doubt that ralph hall was a champion for texas, a champion for the space exploration program. i used to love getting with him on the floor of the house and strategizing how we could continue to make sure that our space exploration continues and the great research that is done in nasa goes on. certainly as a member of the en

jackson lee: you became a friend to us all. mr. speaker, i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the chair now recognizes the gentlelady from north carolina, mrs. adams, for five minutes. mr. dams: thank you, speaker. i rise today to honor my friend and colleague, distinguished congresswoman with a sweet name, marcia fudge, as her tenure as chair of the congressional black caucus ends. first, i want to thank marcia fudge for welcoming me to capitol hill, for being such a good friend and mentor. and in my short time in congress, she's been an invaluable resource to me, and i truly appreciate that. as a servant of the people, i have long admired her as a woman for not just talking the talk but for walking it too. secondly, i want to thank marcia fudge for her phenomenal leadership. she has successfully guided the congressional black caucus in promoting some of the most pressing issues and concerns of people in our communities. she's been the collective voice of the caucus, bringing light to necessary issues of social and e