mr. larson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to submit for the record the social security administrator's statistics on women, which is that almost 49% of all elderly, unmarried females receiving social security benefits rely on social security for 90% of their income. thank you, mr. chairman. welcome.e mr. kelly, you're recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. looking through all this, and again, i think sometimes we forget where the revenue for social security comes from, and it is, of course, from wage taxes or federal insurance contributions act, whatever you want to call it. so it does become a math problem, or a consideration. when i was looking at the total of dollars that come in, payroll taxes make up for 87% of the revenue that comes into social security. another 3% comes from taxes on benefits, and then another 9% on interest on that money. but i'm getting down to when social security was started, if you look at mortality rates, retirement versus the end of benefits being paid to somebody because they past

mr. larson: thank you, mr. speaker. i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 71 printed in house report 115-830 offered by mr. larson of connecticut. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 996, the gentleman from connecticut, mr. larson, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from connecticut. mr. larson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to offer an amendment to require a federal study on the financial impact of a disaster known as crumbling foundations. that is plaguing parts of the northeast, including my home state of connecticut, and massachusetts, and with further study we believe it will impact much of the northeastern region of our country. this amendment simply asks for the treasury to lead a joint study with our federal regulators to assess the financial impact of this disaster and provide recommendations to help mitigate federal and local losses and help the suffering homeowners who through no

>> i would also like to extend my thanks to mr larson for allowing the more than two minutes to explain what the issues are with a seventh street alignment. and wrapping up, i'm going to summarize the contents of my e-mail. first of all, the seventh street alignment was never presented to the peer review panel as an option. actually, one of the senior members of the panel reached out to me after i spoke to them and said you know if you had known it more of this, we may have come to different conclusions. in regards to the 2011 -- i will make it all very simple. we know that they are 30 feet wide. they attempted to push a 44-foot wide single tunnel in that alignment. guess what? it was rejected. that is the point where i decided to get involved. my proposal is very simple. it is two separate proposals. the outer diameter is 27.5 feet. it gives you two and a half feet space. it works. the reason why we cannot vacate to the yard, and we need storage, is that because they did not comply with the conditions of our grant in 2,008. there is enough capacity to get trains in there and that is wh

mr. larson: thank you, mr. speaker. let me associate myself with the remarks of mr. neal and talk about what a fraud this whole process has become. i have great respect for the gentleman from louisiana, but can you imagine never having a hearing on this? let me tell you who would like to come to that hearing. m baker, devout liberal, you got george shultz, martin feldstein, hank pollson, gary kahn, rex tillerson, to name a few, who say that congress ought to least be open to looking at a carbon tax. it's either according to the other side it's a choice between carbon tax or not a carbon tax. they don't talk about passing on the benefits to the consumer. they don't talk about the transition that's needed or strengthening the pension funds. or even from the standpoint of a infrastructure bill that they have never addressed in eight years, while china moves ahead of us every single day. nothing gets done in the house of representatives. so here we have a fake debate and fake legislation that's going nowhere instead of actually real hearings. we don't have real hearings

mr. larson from connecticut's first district, would direct that priority and i urge passage and reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. calvert: i rise in support of the amendment. the chair: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. calvert: we can accept this amendment. we will work with the gentleman to address this issue with the u.s. geological survey. and learn more about where this mineral occurs. with that, i support the amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from california yields back. the gentleman from connecticut is recognized. mr. courtney: i want to thank the chairman for his consideration of this amendment. it's a very serious problem and much appreciated in the new england area and again want to thank the ranking member for her support as well. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from connecticut. those in favor say ay

mr. larson: we thank them for their testimony on this very important issue and with that, i yield back. thank you. the chair: does any member need any time in opposition? the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from connecticut. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 72 printed in house report 115-830. for what purpose does the gentleman from alaska seek recognition? mr. young: i rise in support of program.ent to provide i'm offering an amendment now. the clerk: amendment number 72 printed in house report 115-830 offered by mr. young of alaska. the chair: the gentleman from alaska, mr. young and a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. young: mr. speaker, this program supports critical economic development in native communities to assess basic services and capital. r example, almost all native do not have banks. it provides technical assistance on a competitive on allowing them to build wealth and further self-determination. these mi

mr. eorge larson, juanita were the voices. many people don't know it but it was s.a.c. who led community reinvestment. it was s.a.c. who organized senior citizens. it was s.a.c. that led to fight for liheap. it was s.a.c. that kept the austin bank on its toes. it was s.a.c. that united block clubs. it was s.a.c. that got people to join local school councils. and it was s.a.c. that got churches to open their doors for community meetings. i have been in buildings with bob where there was no heat. i have been homes where there was no food. i have been on streets where there were no lights. i have been with bob in alleys where there was no hope. i have been with bob and families after their relatives were shot. bob has worked to bring help to the helpless and hope to the hopeless. bob, you are a good man. and i thank you and your family, your wife and children, for what you have meant to our community and to our world. true soldiers are always reluctant to come off the battlefield, but there comes a time when we must put away our swords and shields to practice war no more.

mr. larson for his work and partnership on this important bill. i encourage all members to support this legislation. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. neal: the house has passed this bill before, making clarifications on existing religious exemptions for health care. i understand that religious groups have important health care concerns that should be taken seriously. while i support this bill, we should be talking about issues in health care that our constituents bring up every day. skyrocketing prescription drug costs, increasing premiums and hreats to guaranteed coverage. increasing premiums, we're going to move right to it. i wanted to make those points. never losing the opportunity. thank you. this bill is pretty simple, mr. speaker. right now the centers for medicare and medicaid services, or c.m.s. is an advisory panel for hospital outpat

mr. weinstein is ready to take the witness stand and testify as well?>> reporter: he remains free on bail, awaiting trial, though his lawyer concedes additional charges could be coming. in new york, brett larsonts now. >>> president trump is moments away from announcing his nominee for the u.s. supreme court, a decision that will likely have an impact for decades to come, good evening, i am julie haener. >> i am frank somerville. sources say he has made his choice, and and just moments, we will find out who the choices. here is a look at the top four contenders, they are amy coney barrett, brett kavanaugh, raymond kethledge, and thomas hardiman. a number of major news outlets are reporting the president has narrowed it down to brett kavanaugh and thomas hardiman, both are federal appeals court judges. >> the presidents pick will replace anthony kennedy, who is retiring, he was known as a swing vote, his replacement is expected to solidify a shift to the right for the u.s. supreme court. >> we want to show you some live pictures outside the u.s. supreme court, protesters have gathered ahead of the announcement, carrying signs that say things like trust women. don't criminalize abortion, protec

mr. trump speaking to three more potential nominees tuesday wab source with firsthand knowledge of the selection process telling nbc news the list of names under consideration stands at seven. amy conet barette, brett cavanaugh, joan larson, thomas harden and a sitting senator, mike lee, who the white house says is among those the president spoke to monday. >> like justice gorsuch, we hit a home run there and we're going to hit a home run here. >> still with new concerns, is that roe v. wade could be reversed. this new ad aimed at maine republican susan collins reading trump has been loud and clear saying he picks supreme court justices to end roe v. wade, we believe him. don't you, senator collins? the president insisting americans will all be in on his choice. >> these are very talented people, brilliant people that i think you're going to love. >> the trump administration announced it will be rolling back this obama era policy that promoted diversity in higher education. what more can you tell us about that? >> yeah, you're are right. this is a reversal on affirmative action, erasing guidelines put in places under prosecute president obama. the trump administration now saying the colleges and universities should not c