mr. johnson: mr. speaker, at this time i am proud and privileged to yield to the gentleman from mississippi, bennie thompson, the chair of the homeland security committee, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from georgia for recognizing me. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of the resolution. i was in west texas this past weekend and saw nothing to justify the president's designation of a national emergency. there aren't gangs of violent criminals and terrorists overtaking our southern border. and if that was a crisis, it's hard to imagine a worse or less effective response than a border wall. which will take months, if not years, to build. what i did see there are efforts to harden ports of entry. in fact, just days before i arrived in el paso, sharp barbed wire was installed in the middle of a busy port of entry. this barbed wire did not give off the impression that

mrs. johnson joined the diplomatic corps as they paid a farewell tribute to secretary dean rusk and his wifeon thursday morning, just prior to the formal signing of the economic message, president johnson startled washington with a dramatic announcement. pres. johnson: we have had certain decisions that please us. we have learned certain basic procedural problems have been solved. new talks on the substance of peace in southeast asia can now open. this year, the impartial record will show we have made steady progress toward the peace we all devoutly pray for. i deeply believe if we can only remain united in the days ahead and if we can stay together on this path, we will achieve an honorable peace in southeast asia at the earliest date it is possible to do. >> the breakthrough which came after 10 agonizing weeks of diplomatic maneuvering meant talks could get underway. it meant happily that ceremonies like the one on the east room would no longer be necessary. pres. johnson: for the final time during my presidency, this house is graced with the company of the heroes who have scaled heights k

mr. johnson: mr. speaker, at this time i am proud and privileged to yield to the gentleman from mississippi, bennie thompson, the chair of the homeland security committee, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from georgia for recognizing me. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of the resolution. i was in west texas this past weekend and saw nothing to justify the president's designation of a national emergency. there aren't gangs of violent criminals and terrorists overtaking our southern border. and if that was a crisis, it's hard to imagine a worse or less effective response than a border wall. which will take months, if not years, to build. what i did see there are efforts to harden ports of entry. in fact, just days before i arrived in el paso, sharp barbed wire was installed in the middle of a busy port of entry. this barbed wire did not give off the impression that

mr. johnson: not exactly optimistic.putting aside his distaste for the ninth circuit court, he says ultimately the supreme court will uphold this, is he right? mr. johnson: that is a good question. traditionally, the courts have given the executive branch, the president and secretary of homeland security, a model deference in making these sorts of executive calls about national security and what is necessary for national security, but what we have seen in this administration, when the courts perceive overreach they tend to get involved and they want to right write the ship -- the ship so there is proper separation of powers. we saw that with the travel ban and other things that have happened in this administration, so that is why the president is pessimistic about his chances in the courts. david: what about congress? people on capitol hill, not just a mcgrath, but also republicans -- just democrats, but also republicans who are upset about this, so look at congress do to curtail this? mr. johnson: they could rewrite, am

mr. johnson? >> thank you, general whitaker, do you agree with the presidentt

mr. johnson. mr. bigs. mr. big's votes no. >> harris: as we watch the roll call, i want to bring in andy mccarthy, former federal prosecutor who's with me today and "outnumbered." what is fastening about this, andy, is that we are talking about whether matthew whitaker, the acting ag before this house judiciary committee today, should have to answer the question which we didn't even hear of the total question but it had to do something with bias at this point. so they are doing a roll call. why is this necessary? >> the problem is they want to probe about his background. i think what they are trying to do is give him the confirmation hearing he never had, which has been a big point of dissent on the democratic side. the problem is that supposed to be an oversight hearing. so it's not supposed to go into his background. she said that she was going to tie the question into something that was relevant to the scope of the hearing. what we then heard was them carp a little bit about the fact -- i've never heard of s

mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in recognition of rare disease week. around 350 million people worldwide suffer from a rare disease. that is more than the number of people who live in the united states alone. and it's particularly alarming when we consider how few resources are available to those battling a rare disease. in fact, of the 7,000 rare diseases in existence, half of them don't have a designated foundation or research support group. and nearly 90% lack an f.d.a. approved treatment. -- f.d.a.-approved treatment. as a member of the rare disease congressional caucus, i urge my colleagues to support measures that would increase funding for research and put our resources into the development and accessibility of life-saving treatments. treatments should not be as rare as the diseases they heal. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise an

mr. johnson mentioned there were flights coming. mr. armstrong of north dakota is recognized. >> professor, i'm going to start with i think there's -- this is a great conversation to have. this an -- we've moved this responsibility over the course of 30 years and taking some power back on this side of the aisle and oftentimes the only time you can do it is looking into the future instead of looking into the present. because the present becomes highly polarized and we all know that very well. if you didn't before this week in congress, you sure do today. i do appreciate all that. but my question is not based on how congress can act to change the law, because i think we should, my question is under the current law as it stands now, what risks do you see by those who are filing these lawsuits against the president? just kind of along the lines of being careful what you wish for, you might get it? >> there is a chance of bad cases making bad law, and that's always a concern that you have when you look at a high profile case. i don't see how

mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. he house will come to order. the gentleman from georgia. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and insert heir remarks and extraneous material on h.j.res. 46. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. johnson: thank you. president trump's decision to declare a national emergency at e southern border to sifen funds for his -- stipend funds for his border wall is an unconstitutional grotesque abuse of power. this is not to employ when all negotiation attempts have failed. the house of representatives has rejected the president's border wall. the senate has rejected the border wall, and the american poo have re

mr. johnson. >> thank you. general whitaker, do you agree with the president's statement that the russia investigation is a witch hunt? >> as i mentioned previously, congressman, i think it would be inappropriate for me to comment about an ongoing investigation. >> well, you commented about the roger stone investigation which is ongoing, did you not? >> congressman, just to be clear about this -- >> i mean, i heard you comment on the roger stone investigation. why would you comment on the roger stone investigation but you are reluctant to answer our questions about the mueller investigation? >> that's a good question, congressman. and my comments about the roger stone investigation were merely to acknowledge that i was aware that cnn had appeared to receive or was acting -- >> you don't know whether or not the cnn reporter was camped out with no advance knowledge or whether or not he was tipped off or not. >> congressman, that is true, but i'm very concerned -- >> let me move on. hold on, sir, i'm controlling t

mr. johnson. mr. biggs. mr. biggs votes aye. mr. mcclintock votes aye. ms. less ko. mr. rentsmiller. ms. armstrong. ms. armstrong votes aye. mr. stubbie. are there any other members wishing to vote? >> i haven't voted. >> gentleman from texas. >> yes. >> are there any other members who wish to vote who haven't voted. >> mr. ratcliffe votes aye. >> the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman there are 24 noes and ten ayes. >> the motion to adjourn is not approved. i matthew g. whitaker is the acting attorney general. he previously serve as chief of staff to jeff sessions. he was appointed as the u.s. attorney for the southern district of iowa in 2004 by president george w. bush. before that a managing partner. whitaker and guise to you. and the exec i have director for fact between 2014 and 2017. mr. whitaker graduated with a master of business administration, injures doctor and bachelor of arts from the university of iowa. we welcome mr. whitaker and thank him for participating in this hearing. if you would please rise, i will begin by swearing you in. do you swear or affirm that the test

mr. johnson. >> thank you, general whitaker. do you agree with the president's statement that the russia investigation is a witch hunt? >> as i mentioned previously, congressman, i think it would be inappropriate for me to comment about an ongoing investigation. >> well, you commented about the roger stone investigation, which is ongoing, did you not? >> congressman, just to be clear about this -- >> you did comment -- i mean we heard you comment on the roger stone investigation. why would you comment on the roger stone investigation but you are reluctant to answer our questions about the mueller investigation? >> that's a good question, congressman. my comments about the roger stone investigation were merely to acknowledge that i was aware that cnn had appeared to receive or -- >> you don't know whether or not the cnn reporter was camped out with no advance knowledge or whether or not he was tipped off or not, isn't that a fact? >> that is true, but i'm very concerned -- >> let me move on. let me move on, sir, i'm controlling t

show empire who's accused of staging an attack against himself saying it's something personal mr johnson promises more evidence the smell of his guilty of a criminal act meantime the media continues discussing the story caleb maupin looks at how they're handling the case. the police seem pretty sure that just the small that faked a hate crime against himself now his career is on the rocks and the reaction of the public has gone from in some cases disappointment and in other cases outright disgust but there's another scandal here how the media reacted to his claims to trump supporters just go hunting for black gay film stars on the streets of chicago in cold temperatures in late hours of the night well you would think that some journalists might question his rather fantastical claims but they didn't do that instead they let the emotions fly absolutely despicable danny this is a horrible story no matter what kind of attack or crime it was as horrific reduced in the. horrible term porn this is america twenty nine teams now celebrities are prone to a little high profile virtues signaling but

to be the case to overshadow improvements have been made in the city are doing this is personal mr johnson promises more evidence as well as his guilty of a criminal act meantime the media continues discussing the story with more is caleb maupin. the police seem pretty sure that just the small that faked a hate crime against himself now his career is on the rocks and the reaction of the public has gone from in some cases disappointment and in other cases outright disgust but there's another scandal here how the media reacted to his claims to trump supporters just go hunting for black gay film stars on the streets of chicago in cold temperatures in late hours of the night well you would think that some journalists might question his rather fantastical claims but they didn't do that instead they let the emotions fly absolutely despicable danny this is a horrible story no matter what kind of attack or crime it was because who if it reduces. this is horrible to report this is america twenty nine team now celebrities are prone to a little high profile virtues signaling but journalists are suppo

monsanto is far from being knocked out the company is stumbling and this is primarily due not only to mr johnson's lawsuit but years and years of hard work by both scientists and activists to bring the dangers of gleick for say into the light of public scrutiny author and viral mental activist and poet mitchell cohen has documented this long hard and what its future may hold welcome. thank you very much it's a pleasure to show you the book is yes and to. it's a pleasure having you on michel i want to ask by now many of heard or at least oh are aware of the dangers of life or say and it's you sitting around a but when you look at the history of this long fight and where it stands today what do you feel people still misunderstand or are completely unaware of in regards to proceed round up in them sancho. but i think a lot of people regular people understand that they're being poisons and they what revealed in the lawsuit by the wayne johnson who's a real hero of the movement is that. there are thousands of people who. been lied to over the years all of us the governments the companies they all lied

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mrs. walorski: i now yield to the representative from ohio's sixth district, bill johnson. mr. johnson: as a proud father of four and grandfather of six, i rise today in strong support of those who cannot defend themselves. the most

mrs. johnson: thank you very much. mr. brooks. mr. brooks: thank you, madam chairman. dr. kopp, i'm looking at your written testimony as opposed to your orel testimony. on page 3 you state, quote, climate change is real. it is here now. and humans are responsible for it, end quote. is that an accurate statement of your quote? dr. kopp: yes, it is. mr. brooks: on page five of your written testimony you said, quote global average sea level has wrizzen by about eight inches since 1900, end quote, citing the climate science special report earth national climate assessment. is that an accurate reading of that quote? dr. kopp: yes, it is. mr. brook: are you familiar with thert's last glacial maximum roughly 21,000 years ago? dr. kopp: i am. mr. brooks: is it fair to say the last seave levels during the glags maximum were 100 feet lower than they are today? dr. kopp: yes, it is. mr. brooks: would it also be fair to say that sea levels over the last 21,000 years, 400 divided by 21,000 or 210 centuries, sea levels have wrizzen on average over that 21,000-year period of time at roug

mr. johnson. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of h.r. 8. i want to commend the efforts of congressman mike thompson from california for introducing this commonsense legislation. what it simply does is require that all sales of firearms go through a licensed firearms dealer who has to run a background check. current law mandates that all licensed gun dealers before transferring a weapon have to perform a background check. the problem we have in this country is the law so allows unlicensed firearm dealers competing with licensed firearms dealers to sell just as many firearms as a licensed gun dealer, but without doing the background check. that enables criminals and people who should not have weapons to have firearms and that contributes to the proliferation of weaponry on our street in the hands of those who should not have it. it produces violence and we're looking to stop the violence with this legislation. and so i ask my colleagues to support it and i yield back. the cha

mr. johnson. >> okay. we'll now take public comment on the item. supervisor brown. >> good evening. i'm here with supervisor brown district 5 supervisor. i know these can go late and i'll be brief. anytime someone comes in to [speaking frenc supervisor brown's office when weather they want to open a shop she says talk to the community. when you're done talking to them, come back to me and tell me what they say. supervisor brown obviously cannot comment or indicate any support or denial of this c.u. but what she can say is the group that is the applicants for this permit today. it was easier for them because they're deeply tied to the community. they've been in the community a long time. from supervisor brown's perspective, she's really happy to see the first equity applicant coming up for dispensary in the historic haight ashbury district has done the work and built community support and hope you acknowledge that today. thank you for your time and good evening. >> now we will take public comment. up to those folks standing by the door, if you want to have public comment please come

mr. johnson, really appreciate you making time to be with us tonight. so much for joining us. >> thank you for the opportunity. >> so this obviously is a still evolving scandal that you and your organization is one of many calling on governor northam to resign. you released a statement calling governor northam's failure to take accountability sickening, which is a word that stuck with me from your statement. it's part of the reason i want to talk with you about this today. as this evolved over the last few day, do you feel like this has just gotten worse as it has strung out, or do you feel like it's evolving in a way that's made you change your thoughts on it at all? >> it's bizarre. you know, first the governor took accountability on friday evening, and then on saturday, in what i must say was an unusual press conference where he retracted whether or not that was him, he then stated that he in fact was in blackface. he then talked about the fact that it's hard to give shoe polish off the skin, and everyone knows that. i don't know who the the everyone

mr. johnson had predicted once he passed the civil rights bill that they would lose the south 400 years. was that an open discussion that he had made, or he just basically thought that privately? >> that's a conversation that he purported, although this is a rare johnson conversation that wasn't recorded, with bill moyers, but he never said it publicly. what johnson does especially in the 1964 election, continuing through at least 1966, is to try to come up with a new southern coalition. he assumes correctly, the democrats are going to struggle with white rural southerners. most of these people were critical of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, and these are people who vote for wallace in 1968 and they will vote overwhelmingly for nixon in 1972. george mcgovern doesn't get 25% of the vote in louisiana, mississippi, and alabama, but johnson does not think it's impossible that the south will remain democratic. instead, what he's hoping for is to create a new coalition of african americans who now have the right to vote. he wants them to register and get out to vote, and urban, better

mr. johnson. >> all right. so there you have it. that's what jessica was just reporting on there. i want to move on because in just a couple of minutes, "empire" star jussie smollett will appear in court for the first time since making what police are now saying were completely fabricated allegations and staging a bogus hate crime. he is now under arrest. he is facing a felony charge of disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false report, and today chicago's superintendent of police held this impassioned news conference where he said smollett took advantage of the pain and the anger of racism to promote his career. >> i'm left hanging my head and asking why. why would anyone, especially an african-american man, use this symbolism of a noose to make false accusations? how could someone look at the hatred and suffering associated with that symbol and see an opportunity to manipulate that symbol to further his own public profile? first, smollett attempted to gain attention by sending a false letter that relied on racial, homophobic and political language. when that didn't work, sm

. >> reporter: and you can hear johnson praising mr. trump on this video she shot as he starts greeting supporters. but it's what johnson alleges happened after this video that sparked her new lawsuit. >> she moved her head aside, he still managed to kiss her on the corner of her mouth. >> reporter: johnson's reaction? >> in her words, she thought it was disgusting and creepy. >> reporter: johnson's lawyer says she told family members about the incident at the time. she also says two members of the trump campaign witnessed it, but tonight both of those people -- pam bondi and karen jorno -- say it never happened. bondi telling nbc news, as a career prosecutor and attorney general, had i seen anything improper i would have taken action. i was with the president in the rv, and these allegations are false. press secretary sarah sanders saying, this never happened and is directly contradicted by multiple, highly credible eyewitness accounts. while several women have publicly accused mr. trump of inappropriate behavior, johnson is the first t

mrs. walorski: i now yield to the representative from ohio's sixth district, bill johnson. mr. johnson: as a proud father of four and grandfather of six, i rise today in strong support of those who cannot defend themselves. the most innocent and defenseless among us, the unborn. i share the pro-life views of those i serve in eastern and southeastern ohio. a few weeks ago, many ohioans joined more than 100,000 pro-life americans at the annual march for life here in washington, d.c. . although with so little national media coverage of this major event, some may have missed this passionate and growing movement made up of men and women, boys and girls, from all walks of life. recently we have witnessed the inhuman policies introduced by multiple states permitting late-term abortions. even, unbelievably, all the way up to birth. it's past time that congress pass legislation banning this horrific practice. i strongly urge my colleagues on infantside o reject nd defend the isn't a -- infanticide and defend the sanctity of life. mrs. rodgers: thank you so much. i rise to join my colleag

mr. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. johnson thank -- mr. johnson: thank you, madam speaker. today i rise in support of h.r. 494, the tiffany joslyn juvenile accountability block grant program re-authorization act. we can can can cannot as a nation continue to condemn our children into the criminal justicecies he tell. -- justice system. african-american youth are significantly more likely to be tried as adults. in 2014, although black youth were only 14% of the juvenile population, they represented 52% of the youth's tried as adults in this country. this legislation re-authorizes important programs that ensure sentences for our young people are appropriate and not excessive, and funds accountability-based programs to intervene when youth are most vulnerable in the system. i support this legislation and i urge my colleagues to do the same. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia yields the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from texas reserves. the gentleman from georgia is recognized

mr. johnson would disagree with that, but even if he wasn't in the photo, he knew about the michael jackson performance and never talked about it in public before. >> yeah, you know, i think he's still learning and i really don't think that we should be judging the basis of the mistakes people have committed in the past as much as whether they have learned from that past, to bring us forward, and i think ralph may be just the kind of person who can build those bridges to a better future. he has the highest motivation imaginable to ensure that his legacy is not defined by a picture in his yearbook, but rather by what he has accomplished as governor. i believe in second chances, you know, i'll never forget robert c. bird who had been a member of the klu klux klan early in his political career, coming from an interior appropriations conference and saying to me, after 50 years in the senate, there is nothing more important to me than setting aside land on the national mall for a memorial to dr. martin luther king. i don't care about getting any credit, but this is what is my highest priority at

mr. johnson. >> thank you, general whitaker. do you agree with the president's statement that the russian investigation is a witch hunt? >> as i mentioned previously, congressman, i think would be inappropriate for me to comment about an ongoing investigation. >> you commented about the roger stone investigation, which is ongoing, did you not? >> congressman, just to be clear about this -- >> comment, we heard you, on the roger stone investigation. why would you comment on the roger stone investigation but you are reluctant to answer our questions about the mueller investigation? >> that's a good question, congressman, and my comments about the roger stone investigation were merely to announce acknowledge that i was aware that cnn had appeared to receive or was at speedy you don't know whether or not the cnn reporter was camped out with no advanced knowledge or whether or not he was tiptop or not, is that correct? >> that is true but i am very speedy let me move on. hold on. i am controlling the time. let me move on. i'd like to

mr. johnson. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of h.r. 8. i want to commend the efforts of congressman mike thompson from california for introducing this commonsense legislation. what it simply does is require that all sales of firearms go through a licensed firearms dealer who has to run a background check. current law mandates that all licensed gun dealers before transferring a weapon have to perform a background check. the problem we have in this country is the law so allows unlicensed firearm dealers competing with licensed firearms dealers to sell just as many firearms as a licensed gun dealer, but without doing the background check. that enables criminals and people who should not have weapons to have firearms and that contributes to the proliferation of weaponry on our street in the hands of those who should not have it. it produces violence and we're looking to stop the violence with this legislation. and so i ask my colleagues to support it and i yield back. the cha

mr. adam johnson. >> oh, thanks for having me, trish, especially on such a wonderful day.a great story, right? 304,000 jobs created last month. think of it, that's 10,000 jobs a day. you go to work 9-5, it's 1100 jobs from 9-10, on and on all month. what a great story. trish: it is a great story. and you know what kind of surprised me? i thought there could have been a little weakness because of the government shutdown. >> sure. trish: no. >> no. trish: a stellar report. what does this mean for the months ahead? >> it bodes very well. that pendulum of negativity swung far to one side coming out of elections, the message is loud and clear. what's happening in this economy is working. trish, it's what i call -- and you and i have been talking about this for about a year and a half, the two es of earnings and employment, you have the most number of americans ever making the highest gross adjusted income ever, and they're spending that money. because three-quarters or 70% of our economy is consumer-driven. it's circulating and driving corporate earnings, and the more companies

. >> reporter: you can hear johnson praising mr. on this video she shot as he starts greeting supporters but it's what johnson alleges happens after this video that sparked her new lawsuit. >> she moved her head aside. he managed to kiss her on the corner of her mouth. in her words she thought it was disgusting and creepy. >> reporter: johnson's lawyers said she told family members about the incident and two members of the trump campaign witnessed it but two of those people say it never happened. bondi telling nbc news, as a career prosecutor or attorney general had i seen anything improper i would have taken action. these allegations are false. press secretary sarah huckabee sanders saying this never happened and is directly contradicted by multiple highly credible eyewitness accounts. while several women have publicly cued mr. trump of inappropriate behavior, johnson is the first to allege it happened during the campaign. her attorney says she left the campaign after the "access hollywood" tape dropped. but acknowledges johnson the

mr. johnson was referring to this.y to sort of spin the media, talk about the fact that he, in fact, was in the governor's mansion yesterday about 1:00, having a meeting with ralph northam and was given a list of -- this call list to call people like me and you to tell them that ralph northam was a good guy after all, and he should stick around. you know, events have sort of conspired to give northam new life. this after renewed calls for even for his resignation. so an incredibly complex series, complex dynamic going on here. >> yeah. to say the least. you've had -- buzzfeed has the piece about northam saying that parts of what he wants to do is completely change his agendas to focus on race. saying that he's ad -- his advisers have assigned him to read "roots" and "the case for reparations," the "atlantic" article. and that he's doing this reinvention of himself. is there a scenario in which it is northam who winds up being in the soundest political position of the three because of the threat to turn the state over t

mr. johnson for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate the panel being with us today. mr. legere, historically, sprint has been an effective partner with rural wireless providers, say that fast, allowing their customers to access sprint's voice and data network when roaming. i represent a very, very rural district in appalachia. miss bennett has testified that t-mobile has been unwilling to partner with rural providers or otherwise serve rural america. can you share what services the new t-mobile intends to provide in rural america and if there are any plans to partner with rural providers? i know we've alluded to some of this already but if you could do it for me i would appreciate it. >> yes, sir. thank you very much for the question. two things i would like to point out. one is historically, t-mobile has not had the wherewithal to provide full capabilities in rural america. we were a very densely urban company with no low band spectrum that covered rural america and we only recently have that. new t-mobile will have significantly more ability do that. secondly, spri

mr. johnson votes no. mr. doufp votes no. ms. bath votes no. mr. richmond votes no. mr. jeffries votes no. mr. cicilliney. >> so we may continue to pursue the truth, i vote no. >> mr. swalwell. >> no. >> mr. lou votes no. mr. raskin votes no. (roll call continues) (roll call continues) (roll call continues) (roll call continues) >> are there any other members wishing to vote? >> the gentleman from texas. are there any other members who wish to vote who haven't voted? >> mr. ratcliffe votes aye. >> report. mr. chairman 24 nos, and 10 ayes. >> the motion to adjourn is not approved. i will now introduce today's witness. matthew g. whitaker is the acting attorney general of the united states. previously mr. whitaker served as chief of staff to attorney general jeff sessions. he was appointed as the u.s. attorney for the southern district of iowa on june 15, 2004 by president george w. bush. before that he was a managing partner of the des moines based law firm whitaker, llp. also the executive director for fact between 2014 and 2017. he graduated with a master of business ad

. >> commissioner johnson: mr. paul, could you tried to tell us how you tried to -- to you tell us how you tried to meet your neighbor's request for quality of life around this. >> yes, commissioner johnson, i appreciate the question and the spirit in which it's asked. because i believe this is the least impactful location for it to go despite their concerns otherwise. if you'll take a look at this site plan, if we can go to the overhead, please, and i'll bring the microphone with me. we have a large garden area, all of which is very visible from the deck that is above it and projects far beyond us and from the living area here. but tucked away here, there are no windows directly above us. it's true that three stories up is a bedroom, the master bedroom, but if we are right in here, we are someplace where in the very foggy location where we are, this is ---it's called noe valley, but it's twin peaks, as far as the weather pattern. we can go through the house without running into a storm, and having that adjacent to

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mr. johnson, for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman, i appreciate it. and congratulations on your gavel. i look forward to working with you as such. my colleague, mr. long, submitted for the record the 2016 senate report entitled "regulating the internet: how the white house pulled over fcc independence", this report documents how fcc staff working on a net neutrality order that did not use title 2 for consumer broadband right up until the moment president obama announced support for title 2. chairman wheeler it is good to see you again, you enjoying your retirement? >> it's a different life. >> it's a different life, good. well you stated publicly that title 2 is the only legally sustainable way to protect net neutrality. putting aside for the moment the fact that the dc circuit gave the fcc a roadmap for adopting net neutrality without title 2, and your lead proposal for open internet regulations relied on title 1, isn't it true that congress can create new authority to protect net neutrality? a simple yes or no would be helpful. >> well i need to als