mr. garrett votes no. ms. jackson-lee? mr. richmond. mr. keating. mr. keating votes aye. ms. barragan. >> gentle lady is not recorded. ms. jackson-lee? ms. jackson-lee votes aye. does any member wish to change his vote? how am i recorded? >> you're not recorded. >> i vote no. >> there are ten yeas and 17 nos. >> the nos have prevailed on voice voig voice vote. >> mr. smith, mr. king. >> no. >> mr. king votes no. mr. roger the. mr. romers votes no. mr. duncan votes no. mr. perry. mr. perry votes no. mr. katko. mr. katko vote ts no. ms. mcsally. ms. mcsally votes no. mr. gallagher, mr. gallagher votes no. mr. higgins. mr. higgins votes no. mr. rutford. mr. rut ford votes no. mr. thompson. mr. thompson votes no. mr. m ms. jackson-lee? mr. langevin. mr. langevin notes no. mr. richmond, mr. keating. mr. keating votes no. mr. payne. mr. praayne votes no. ms. watson-coleman, ms. watson coleman votes no. mr. corps rhea votes no. ms. barragan. mr. smith? ms. jackson lee. >> how am i recorded? >> the gentle lady is not recorded. >> no. >> the gentle lady votes no. ms. barragan. >> have

>> mr. leer: using only a rocky trail with a very steep drop off. >> anthony: in these same mountains, but on the other side of the conflict, there were people like mr. lee, now in his 80s, who fought for the communist pathet lao. he is hmong. and during the secret war, he fought other hmong. >> anthony: oh, that's -- wow! >> translator: you grab the vegetable and dip it in the sauce. eat like young children do. >> translator: this is, ah, chicken. >> anthony: chicken! >> translator: this is chicken also, but with blood and some inner heart. every hmong family will know this. >> anthony: beautiful. >> translator: good. >> anthony: he was here when the french were here, yes? >> mr. lee: yes, i saw them. >> translator: was it after the french left that you joined the army? >> mr. lee: yes, yes. after signing the agreement, the french withdrew. and in 1963, the americans came. they came here and they made the hmong fight against the hmong and the lao fight against the lao. they made these people fi

you just think it's not responsible, mr. lee you have to acknowledge the fact of where this was a year ago and people are watching you. average investors. before they start buying bitcoin at $5600, they should think twice, more than twice >> tom, and when you keep saying mr. lee, i keep thinking you're talking about my dad, tom and i not related. but tom, andrew makes a good point, when you see this vehicle doesn't necessarily track the rise in bitcoin, maybe bitcoin rises to your target price, but the grayscale bitcoin investment trust may not. >> well, melissa, i agree, in fact i might even say i didn't even disagree with a single thing andrew said. i agree this is a very risky investment but the advantage of owning gbtc is one for our institutional investors, unless their mandate allows them to take custody of the coin, they are going to have difficulty actually buying the underlying coin for their counties, but they can buy this etn. additionally, for clients of 401(k)s, et cetera, this is a way to get some exposure as we've

mr. garrett votes no. ms. jackson-lee? mr. richmond. mr. keating. mr. keating votes aye. ms. barragan. >> gentle lady is not recorded. ms. jackson-lee? ms. jackson-lee votes aye.

mr. conyers votes aye. ms. jackson lee. mr. cohen. mr. johnson of georgia. votes aye. mr.gutierrez that yes. ms. bass. mr. richman. mr. jeffries. mr. cicilline. mr. lie votes -- mr. swallwell. votes aye. mr. frank's votes no. mr. farenthold votes no. mr. gowdy votes no. mr. radcliffe votes no. mr. labrador votes no. >> has every member voted who wishes to vote? clerk will report. voted no.ye, 20 >> the amendment is not agreed to. are there further amendments? >> i have an amendment at the desk. >> the amendment in the nature .f a substitute >> the amendment is considered as read. the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, this amendment is similar to the amendment offered by my friend from new nadler, but it is targeted to a specific industry, logging. supporter of mr. nadler's amendment. i want to bring attention to the specific issue of logging. the median pay for logging workers last year was $37,590 a of $18.07 anage hour. typical education at entry level is a high school diploma or equivalent. inre is a 7% decline from thet predicted current roug

quorum call: mr. lee: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: i ask unanimous consent to suspend the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lee: madam president, i rise today to honor the life of elder ropt b. haels, a member of the church of jesus christ of the latter-day saints. elder hales passed away peacefully at the age of 85. he leaves behind his faithful wife mary and their two sons steven and david. robert hales was born and raised in a faithful household in long island, new york. he was an all-american boy who played bawmbl through college at the -- baseball at college at the university of utah but traded in his baseball uniform for a flight suit serving in the united states air force as a jet fighter pilot. his service as a military aviator would inform the rest of his life and certainly his entire ministry. he took with him the unit motto displayed on the side of his aircraft, return with honor. after his discharge from the military, elder hales entered the world of international business. he established a rep

based on that you expect then something to be uncovered through this release tomorrow pertaining to mr lee harvey oswald. i don't either we should get our hopes up too much but i did notice in your introduction you stated as a flat fact that the assassin was lee harvey oswald that may be so. i'm not necessarily a conspiracy theories. but i think that some form of conspiracy aiding abetting oswald or putting oswald up as a front that may be possible what is particularly sensitive and what many people hope to you more about from these releases is a visit that oswald made to mexico city in two in september one thousand nine hundred sixty three just two months to full of the the assassination and there is genuine mystery about that such mysteries that members of the warren commission which came up with the initial members of the start of the warren commission which came up with the initial no conspiracy learned gunman theory have said that they felt betrayed by the fact that the. cia withheld from the commission the information that they were at that very time trying the us was trying to kill

president trump will be hosting mr. lee and key members of the singapore delegation to that working lunch accompanied by white house officials as well as cabinet secretaries, the singapore prime minister just now arriving at the white house on the agenda trade. the economy, regional security, all expected to be at the top of the agenda there to both leaders are expected to answer questions from reporters in the next hour. so lee hsien loong from singapore has arrived at the white house. that lunch will begin and we will continue to bring you breaking news from the white house as we get it. north korea issuing a new warning to the u.s. after a report that the u.s. air force is preparing to put his nuclear bombers on alert. what's next? and he's back. former senate majority leader harry reid is going after president trump. the timing or to democrats are attempting to regroup ahead of the midterms. do they have a fresh message and will trump bashing is it enough for voters? our debate after this. people would stare. psoriasis

mr. conyers votes aye. miss jackson-lee. >> aye. >> mr. cohen, mr. cohen votes aye. mr. johnson of georgia. >> aye. >> mr. johnson votes aye. mr. deutsch. mr. gutierrez. ms. bass. mr. richmond. mr. jeffries. >> aye. >> mr. jeffries votes aye. mr. cicilliny. mr. swaul well, mr. swalwell votes aye. mr. lieu votes aye. mr. raskin votes aye. mr. schneider votes aye. >> are there any other members who wish to vote and if not, the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, 12 members voted aye, 15 members voted no. >> the amendment is not agreed to. are there any other amendments? okay. the gentleman from georgia is recognized for the purpose of offering an amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i cannot support this bill -- >> the clerk will report the amendment. >> amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by mr. johnson of. >> without objection the amendment is -- the amendment is considered as read and the gentleman from georgia is recognized to explain his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment would strike two portions of the bill, section

on that do you expect then something to be uncovered through this release tomorrow pertaining to mr lee harvey oswald. i don't mean we should get our hopes up too much but i did notice in your introduction you stated as a flat fact that the assassin was lee harvey oswald that maybe so. i'm not necessarily a conspiracy theories. but i think that some form of conspiracy aiding abetting oswald or putting oswald up as a front that may be possible what is particularly sensitive and what many people hope to hear more about from these releases is a visit that oswald made to mexico city in two in september one thousand nine hundred sixty three just two months to full of the the assassination and there is genuine mystery about that such mysteries that members of the warren commission which came up with the initial members of the start of the warren commission which came up with the initial no conspiracy learned gunman theory have said that they felt betrayed by the fact that the. cia withheld from the commission the information that they were at that very time trying the us was trying to kill fi

mr. henshaw: never, ever. ms. jackson lee: mr. lloyd? mr. lloyd: once they enter into our care, all determinations about placement have already been made. this is the office of refugee resettlement where we administer benefits. we treat muslim refugees the same as we treat all other refugees. ms. jackson lee: will you submit to this committee your statements in dealing with refugees who have come -- i know the process. the american people don't know the process. that is, of course, that refugees coming out of areas, are in a camp, i think you work with the united nations, that is the process. it's a long period of vetting. and then these individuals come to the united states by way of your choice of them, out of those who are requiring or requesting the opportunity to come to the united states, is that not correct? mr. lloyd: the initial determination and selection is made with p.r.m. in consultation with d.h.s. ms. jackson lee: so provide me and this committee with that ms. jackson lee: so provide me and this committee with that whole proce

mr. nadler aye. ms. jackson lee. mr. cohen. mr. johnson of georgia. mr. johnson votes aye. mr. deutsche votes aye. mr. gutierrez votes -- fl jeffreys, mr. sis leany votes aye. mr. swaulwell, mr. lieu. mr. lieu votes yes. mr. rasken. mr. eye ms. i pall. >> aye. >> the gentleman from virginia, the chairman. >> he votes no. >> gentleman from idaho. >> votes no. >> gentleman from texas. >> mr. po votes no. >> gentleman from arizona. >> mr. franks votes no. >> gentleman from iowa. >> mr. king votes no. >> clerk will report. >> 10 voted aye. 20 voted nays. >> the nays have it and the amendment is not agreed to. the question is on a substitute. those in favor say aye. those oppose no. and the ayes have it and the amendment is agreed to. the question is on the motion to report the bill hr 3711 as amended favorably to the house. those in favor say aye. those oppose no. the ayes clearly have it and the order is recorded favorably. recorded vote is requests. >> mr. good -- votes aye. mr. smith votes aye. mr. shabt votes aye. mr. king votes aye. mr. franks votes aye. mr. gomer votes aye. m

. >> mr. lee. mr. attorney general, thank you for being here. in may you implemented a new charging policy for federal prosecutors. the policy requires, as i understand it, that prosecute ors must be required to pursue the most provable, serious offense. policy permits prosecutors in some circumstances to apply for approval to charge something less than the most serious offense that is readily provable. can you tell me what factors the department would be considering, deciding whether to give approval to prosecutors in those instances? attorney general sessions: senator lee, that memo's long-heldstablishes a position by the department of justice, that a prosecutor mostd prosecute the serious, readily-provable offense. obama department of justice, attorney general holder, declared you should not, and even directed you should not, charge what congress has said as a serious offense that carries a minimum sentence. we were restoring what was previously set. and i was determined to have a capable,rective to our assistant united states attorneys. not

to modify them so we'll see if this is really the last word when it comes to the question what mrs then lee really knew carson thank you so much the w.'s cousin phenomenon there talking to us from los angeles vegas saying look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today french president money well michael has offered to mediate between baghdad and iraq so totemist kurdish region also follows a meeting between with iraqi prime minister hyder a body in paris earlier today in late to september kurds voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence in a regional russell randoms. iraqi forces say they've captured the last stronghold of the so-called islamic state terrorist group in the north of the country this footage shows fighting in three days ago the country's military backed by a u.s. led coalition launched an offensive last month to retake the town i asked still controls a stretch of iraq's western food water with syria. and tens of thousands of times formed kilometer long lines as they waited to pay their respects to king balmy bill and today the late monarch ha

i am pleased to welcome mr. lee of singapore. thank you, mr.ank you. >> i want to thank you for visiting us and your entire group of very, very good group of people and dealing with our friendship has never been stronger than it is right now and singapore is one of our closest strategic partners in asia and the united states is proud of the deep and enduring partnership we have built. since singapore gained its independence more than half a century ago, from nation to a powerhouse under the prime minister's great father. he was a great man. he really was a great man, has been one of the incredible economic and political achievements. singapore's strong commitment to the rule of law to international property protections and to the principles of fair and reciprocal, one of my favorite words when it comes to trade, has made the country a magnet for business. today over 4,000 american companies are operating in singapore and we have a very large trading relationship with singapore. earlier today the prime minister and i witnessed a contract signing

. >> reporter: mr. leefordable land for a community that famously sticks together. >> not only grow, but there are people that retire there and there are people that want to live there forever. >> we have water trucks running up and down the road. you have porta-potties. you have hacks. you have ram shacked trailers being moved into these communities. >> and people think that's shocking and how horrible and how do they stand this. when you look at their history and their culture, where they came from, they were living in bamboo huts with grass roofs. >> reporter: as that bee date, supervisors launched a crack down effectively banning outdoor grows. >> 2015, they changed the ordinance. >> reporter: and then voters went even further making almost any grow illegal. >> they don't want to grow, so they banned it. >> reporter: none of that stopped the growers. more land was sold and more gardens were planted. each one guarded by a piece of paper referencing california's medical cannabis laws. >> and when they fir

trump will host mr. lee and key members of the singapore delegation to a working lunch.esident and cabinet secretaries. trade, the economy, and regional security, specifically north korea expected to top the agenda. then both leaders who will speak to reporters in the next hour. you can watch all of this live right here as it happens. fox news alert, president from making a big push on capitol hill for tax reform telling lawmakers to get it done by the end of the year or there will be consequences. this is outnumbered. i'm sandra smith. here today, harris faulkner. host of kennedy on the fox business network, kennedy. commentator

indeed for your time i'm going to find out more about this story in a special one a one east program mr lee is mind games there is the twenty to thirty g.m.t. on al-jazeera. so dan's foreign minister has welcomed the lifting of u.s. sanctions but he's called for washington to go further and remove saddam from the list of countries accused of sponsoring terrorism squad high level ports. joy on the streets of sudan after the u.s. state department announced it was lifting twenty year old economic and trade sanctions it's seen as a move down the path of normalizing relations some think it'll improve their lives as you see the american and sudanese flags flown in a spontaneous popular joyful reaction this is an indication that the sanctions have had a heavy toll on the people and the economy. prices and living costs have fallen a made easier for the needy. the announcement was widely anticipated a process started under president barack obama the u.s. saying the move came after sudan began addressing concerns of fighting terrorism and human rights abuses the sanctions were piling pressure on an a

[applause] neil bush: thank you so much, mr. leereenwood, for your outstanding patriotism and for being such a great mc tonight. thank you to all the artists here tonight for volunteering your time and talent. i am proud to cheer points of -- i am proud to chair points of light and to support my father's legacy of service and volunteerism. it is our privilege tonight to share the moving stories of everyday americans who acted on an impulse to help others. in my hometown of houston, a half-mile from our home, entire neighborhoods and entire neighborhoods, like so many communities near a bayou, were flooded. my wife and i went down the street to help with the cleanup, and we were inspired by what we saw, a neighborhood darkened by flood damage shining with the bright light of neighbors helping neighbors, of community rising up. we worked side-by-side with groups from the first baptist church, ernst & young, and 400 samaritans purse volunteers. corporations, churches, service clubs all across the city. the mayor saw this happen, all pr

chairman royce: we go to mr. lee zeldin of new york. mr. zeldin: thank you, mr. chairman. earlier, mr. sullivan, you said this deal is work as intended. you spoke of how this deal is providing the i.a.e.a. access to iran's military sites. i would agree that's an important part of the deal to provide the iaea access to iran's military sites. is iran allowing the iaea access to its military sites? mr. sullivan: so far under the deal -- mr. zeldin: your answer, no. thank you. i don't know what exactly you meant by this deal's works as intended. i think we would both agree that it's important for the iaea to have access to iran's military sites. i appreciate you admitting to the fact that the ia -- that iran has not allowed the iaea access to its military sites. then later on in your testimony -- you did by saying no. later on in your testimony you are going after the president -- president trump. you are saying, you actually said it's president trump's fault that the iaea is not allowed to have access to iran's military sites whether the iaea has never had access to iran's mi

to modify them so we'll see if this is really the last word when it comes to the question what mrs then lee really knew cost and thank you so much t.w.s. coston for naaman there talking to us from los angeles vegas. take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world iraqi forces say they've captured the last stronghold of the so-called islamic state terrorist group in the north of the country this footage shows fighting in how we just three days ago the country's military back to u.s. led coalition launched. launched in the pensive last month to retake the town i a still controls a stretch of iraq's western border with syria. thousands of people have taken to the streets of togo's capital in fresh anti-government protests the opposition demonstrators are demanding that president for nothing base step down he has been the head of the west african state since two thousand and five when he was installed by the military after his father's death meaning that the same family has ruled that country for fifty years and three u.s. soldiers and five local troops have been kille

jackson lee: mr. speaker, before i start i'd like to express my sympathy and concern for those who lost their life in new york to an alleged terrorist act, and to pray for their families. let me also make mention of the fact, mr. speaker, that tomorrow, november 1, begins the open enrollment. we know this president has tried to sabotage the affordable care act. but in fact you have until december 15. we believe that more than 12 million people will register. this is a very important opportunity because in many times in the past, under the previous health care structure, you wouldn't have this time to apply. but the affordable care act is still the law of the land and we should extend that law for everyone to be able to enroll. finally, let me thank the texans for taking a knee in recognition of opposing language, where football players were called inmates in a prison. and i frankly believe, i wanted to come to the floor to make that point. late in the weekley take a knee on this floor -- week, i will

governor carney speaking on inflation as mr. lee mentioned -- as dr. lee mentioned.k. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> governor mark carney talking about the impact of the pound drop on inflation. he's testified in front of the treasury select committee. he also repeated previous that thefrom the past economy is post-brexit decline will be up to three years after it happens. he's also being asked whether the boe should have raised, not cut rates. he's implying movements have largely been determined by fluctuations around expectations of a brexit deal with the eu. carney in therk treasury select committee. we will bring you any headlines crossing on the bloomberg terminal. here's taylor riggs. citing kurdish forces in the oil-rich. state-run media says the iraqi army and its allies have taken oil fields and a refinery. bloomberg spoke with the head of the international energy agency. >> it is too early to say what will be the result of this development, how they are going to evolve and what will be the implications on the markets. don't seeme being we a major impact on the oil

mr. chairman, i yield one minute to the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee. the chair: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for one inute. ms. jackson lee: mr. chairman, as a member of the budget committee i find the c.b.c. budget to be a principled and thoughtful budget. it ends the threat of sequestration. it will accelerate our economic recovery. it will help eradicate poverty in america. and it will reduce the deficit by approximately $.7 trillion over 10 years. on the other hand, the tax cut that our republican friends are proposing will cause a deficit by giving a whopping $2.4 trillion in tax cuts, most to the top 1% of the american people. it will not help the young child as he grows to seek opportunity and jobs. this will be a bill that is a price that is not right and if you work hard you get less. our budget on the other hand gives $665 billion in immediate investment to rebuild our nation's crumbling infrom structure and it is doing that, it is crumbling even more so after the devastating hurricane. $120 billion to find a national direct job cr

to modify them so we'll see if this is really the last word when it comes to the question what mrs then leereally knew cars and thank you so much d.w.i. coston for naaman there talking to us from los angeles vegas. now the as with some other stories making headlines around the world today u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said he never considered resigning as president trump's top diplomat tillerson said reports that he wanted to quit earlier this year were erroneous in an unusually personal news conference tillerson sidestepped allegations that he had called trump quote more on the us president has dismissed the rumors as fake news. three u.s. soldiers and five local troops have been killed in an ambush by suspected islamic militants in southwest new share the men were on a routine patrol north of near me and close to the border with mali when they came under hostile fire the attack has increased fears that the insurgency in neighboring mali is spilling over to the west african country. and thousands of people have taken to the streets of tokyo as capital in pressure anti-governmen

mr. adam lee: a good friend -- mr. adamle: a good friend of mine played for the bears. when he was younger he was able to get down and make the proper tackle. now he's old every, lost a step, the only way to get at this guy, he launches himself off the ground, there's no such thing as a complete wrapup any more and you see that way too often. i don't know how you legislate that. you can do it a couple of times a game. but they could do it almost every single time for that matter. here's the thing about concussions. people have known this for a long, long, long time. there was a guy, steve reed, he was my -- the team for northwestern, and he did this longitudinal study started in 1946 -- in 1964, he went until about 1968, he had at least one guy in a game a defensive player and an offensive player, two guys, they had this pack on the back of their helmet. and it had this needle that went up and down at after this, it was able to see what the force was. not whether or not it was a concussion thing or anything. but he said basically a guy getting hit is like being hit by a

mr. lee: mr. president, i'd like to thank my colleague, the senator from wyoming, the chairman of the budget committee, senator enzi, for allowing me as the vice chairman of the joint economic committee some time on the senate floor to discuss the budget. our budget process is important, and it's long been in a period of neglect. it needs reform. that's what i'm here to talk about today. there are so many areas that are affected by our budgeting process, or at least should be. in fact, it's difficult to conceive of any aspect of the federal government that couldn't be or shouldn't be addressed through the budgeting process. when you look at the budget process, it's important for us to focus to a degree or another on the 1974 budget act. now, this is an old law, 43 years in statute has not exactly improved it. it hasn't matured into something better. in other words, rather than a piece of art that has appreciated in value over time, this is something more akin to the 8-track tape player that you mi

jackson lee: mr. speaker, today we'll begin a journey that has been represented to be a lifeline for the american people in long awaited tax reform. sad to say this is not a bipartisan bill. and in addition, it is a bill that will cause a great deal of challenge to the american people. firms ple, in moving across the ocean overseas, the american people should know that those companies in the construct of this bill will cause them to be exempt from taxes forever. the discussion this morning i heard it will not boost the economy, the american people should know that it will destroy, undermine, crush the economy. and the representation of the level of growth is a misnomer. take, for example, in 1986, in the tax reform, there was no after the b creation reagan tax cuts. there was no high numbers or boss blossoming jobs. many in my congressional district, they need jobs. it will be a borrowing from the future, and it will be a burden on our children, our children's children, and their children. but the mos

mr. speaker, i would ask for an additional minute. ms. jackson lee: i yield the gentlelady an additional minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for one additional minute. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. we must give the protection of these children our full focus and effort. please, think about these precious babies being victimized. if you are a parent and many of us are, god for bid it was your own -- forbid it was your own child and it could be any of our children. because of the prevalence of our children being online. let's give these icac teams the resources they need to rescue as many children as possible. if we do that, thoices -- thousands more innocent children will be protected from these unspeakable crimes. they are but for the grace of god, go our families and our children. i want to thank my republican lead co-sponsor, congressman lamar smith, for teaming up with me again to re-authorize this for yet another five years. this critical issue. i urge my colleagues to support the protect ac

lee. >> i have a version at the desk. for unanimous consent. >> the clerk will distribute the amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. now the clerk shall report the amendment. >> amendment to the amendment in the nature of substitute. to hr 3548 offered by ms. jackson lee. >> without objection the reading is recognized for five minutes. >> i thank the chairman. colleagues, the daca protection is still the present law of the land by way of an executive order. and it is still operable for the young people utilize it. we have heard in a by partisan manner this whole congress wants to fight for our daca students. many of whom are living in absolute fear and apprehension. many of whom are facing confusion. and for any daca student, daca protected individual, let me be very clear that please get in your application by october 5. in order to ensure your protection. please make sure your application is received by october 5. delivered by october 5. dropped off in the appropriate office by october 5. my amendment is a very simple and fair amendment. recognizing what i understand is a by partisan respect and understanding that

lee. who is the greater general there? is it mr. math or r.e. lee. it's not close. numbers, numbers, numbers. go down to the university cemetery here in c-ville and walk in the entrance and there's a confederate monument there, first one that went up in charlottesville, 1893, read the inscription on the front of it. fate denied them victory. fate. i'm going to tell you this right now. if you ever get in a contest where you know fate is against you, just throw in the towel right then. because if fate is against you, you are not going to emerge triumphant. that is a perfect loss cause message on the front of that monument in the uva cemetery where there are 1,000 confederate soldiers that died in the hospitals and uva during the war. it's not about slavery, we never could have won, there's a alternative reason. it's we almost won, but james long street undid lee at getties burg. we would have gone. one reason they think it's so important now is was confederates, they couldn't talk enough about it and argue enough about it in long street, that republican catholic grant

lee. who is the greater general there? is it mr. arithmetic or robert e. lee? it's not even close. numbers, numbers, numbers. go down not university cemetery here in c-ville and walk in the entrance and there's a confederate monument there, first one that went up in charlottesville, 1893, read the inscription on the front of it. victory."ed them fate. i'm going to tell you this right now. if you ever get in a contest where you know fate is against you, just throw in the towel right then. because if fate is against you, you are not going to emerge triumphant. that is a perfect loss cause message on the front of that monument in the uva cemetery where there are 1000 confederate soldiers buried who died in the hospital's at uva and charlottesville during the war. it's not about slavery, we never could have won, there's a alternative reason. it's we almost won, but james long street undid lee at gettysburg. we would have won. one reason they think it's so important now is was confederates, they couldn't talk enough about it and argue enough about it, long street, that republican cathol

spanish unity have been calling but supporters of spanish unity have been calling for mr puigedemont to be jailed. gavin leeorts from barcelona. the organisers say the silent majority are coming out. the police say there are 300,000 in the crowd the organisers more than a billion. this is what has been developing in the last few hours. claiming back their streets. thousands of catalan protesters marching through the city of barcelona saying no to an illegal declaration of independence by their now ousted government. this is expected to be the largest demonstration yet in support of unity. well, this is becoming a familiar noise. it is a pro—spanish unity demonstration. over the weekend, we have seen pro—separatists. one of the voices here, shouting for spain. if you are to listen to them individually, people want very different things. we have never been out like this before, but now we have to, because we can't stand it any more. we're still europeans, spanish and catalan. it is not possible. the key moment here will be what happens to this man, carles puigdemont, who still calls himself the catalan presid

mr. johnson of georgia. amendment number 4 by ms. jackson lee of texas. amendment number 5 by mr. cicilline of rhode island. amendment number 6 by mr. conyers of michigan. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote of this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in rt b of house report 115-363 by the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in part b of house report 115-363 offered by mr. cohen of tennessee. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise nd be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives.

pm lee: thank you, mr. president. [applause] mr. president, ladies and gentlemen.to thank president trump for his very warm hospitality. i am very happy to visit him in washington following our first g20ing, which was of the summit and hampered in july. we had an exchange in the oval office and over lunch. robust ands the enduring partnership between singapore and the united over the last -- states "last 51 years. -relationship- -- wide relationship. an important printer for many countries in asia, just as asia is an important economic partner for the united states we're a small country but we have sizable investment and trade with the u.s., and these continue to grow. we are the second largest asian investor in the u.s. with more than 17 billion u.s. dollars in stock investment in our total than $68unted to more billion last year. the u.s. consistently ran a trade surplus with singapore. exportedwords, america $43 billion of goods and services to singapore and on a per capital basis -- per capita basis, we must be one of the highest buying american customers in th

mr. chairman. i've gone over my time. he appreciate the courtesy. i have a lot more questions along this line. >> senator lee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, attorney general sessions for your service and for being here today. in may you implemented a new charging policy for federal prosecutors. the policy requires, as i understand it, that prosecutors must be required to, quote, pursue the most serious readily provable offense. the policy does permit prosecutors in some circumstances to apply for approval to charge something less than the most serious offense that is readily provable. can you tell me, attorney general sessions, what factors the department will be considering in deciding whether or not to grant approval to those prosecutors in those instances who want to charge something less than the most serious readily approvable offense? >> that memos' decision establishes the long-held position of the department of justice that a prosecutor should charge the most readily provable offense. it was altered by the previous obama department of justice, i believe, attorney general holder, in which he

mr. higgins, am concerned -- i didn't realize ms. jackson lee is here, so i'm going to suspend my questions. i'm going to come back to you, dr. pry. but i'm going to recognize ms. jackson lee for her questions. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. and to the witnesses, thank you for yielding to me. this is a very important discussion. i wish i could spend the time that the chairman has now spent, but i know that we'll have a very extensive record and appreciate you for that. let me just go directly to mr. greene and pursue recent reports about north korea's capacity for attacking the grid. we understand, those of us who have been on the committee, i chaired the transportation infrastructure committee and cybersecurity. i have seen all the nuances of homeland security and national security. and we now have a new hurdle, and i think one of the most difficult and challenging parts of the hurdle is that 85% plus of our critical infrastructure is in the hands of the private sector. so what capacity does north korea have in the attack on the critical

jackson lee: i thank the gentleman, mr. conyers. i think we can remember the same type of hearings and the same type of legislation many years ago. again denying women their constitutional rights. i can see as clear as i can see you, madam speaker, the women that were sitting and begging us not to undermine them, their doctor and their faith. so i rise today to say, my friends on the other side of the aisle, you've gotten it wrong. there is no mass abortion. there is no-call for mass abortion -- there is no call for mass abortion. the women that are undergoing these procedures are women who have prayed, who have looked to their faith, their doctor and their family. so i oppose this bill because it puts the lives of women at risk, it interferes with women's constitutional guaranteed right of privacy and diverts attention from real problems facing american women. let's re-authorize schip. people are crying about that in my district. how outrageous. one of the most detestable aspects of this bill is that it would curb access to care fo