mr. lee: mr. president, on roll call vote 150, i voted aye. it was my intention to vote no. therefore, i ask unanimous consent that i be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lee: thank you. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate -- i ask unanimous consent that the senate resume legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. thursday, july 12. further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning business be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day and morning business be closed. finally, following leader remarks, the senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the n

i'm here to support mr. lee. i happened to meet mr. lee back in 1999 when i was an investor in a nightclub, and he happened to introduce me to who is now my wife when i met him, and we are still together, this young lady and i. mr. lee is a pillar in the night life industry. he also knows how to run a club and how to help people make it in this -- in this city of san francisco, so i have to throw my hat in and hope that you folks reappoint him. thank you so much. >> clerk: any other speakers? >> supervisor safai: okay. great. any other members of the public wish to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment's closed. [ gavel ]. >> supervisor safai: can we entertain a motion? >> supervisor yee: sure. seems like i did this before. wasn't that long ago. i'd like to make a motion to appoint -- who's appointing him? are we appointing him? >> supervisor safai: yeah. >> supervisor yee: okay. sorry. >> supervisor safai: it's okay. >> supervisor yee: i'd like to make a motion to appoint steven lee to the entertainment commission and send

mr. lee: mr. president, i

despite the criticism the american president and mr lee said the house thank you son had to as it was a very good stunt for everybody but just a day later the wild so i shift in how trump describes the events have president putin he just said it's not russian i will say this i don't see any reason why it would be. and should have been i don't see any reason why it wouldn't be russia. sort of a double negative. he was great with us intelligence that. russia meddled in the workforce and i would say that that is true but you haven't for them specifically told him personally responsible well i would because he's in charge of the time. is russia still starting to feel better and maybe you know. i talked to the president he wasn't answering that question he was saying you know he's not taking questions it looks like a schoolboy apologizing for something he shouldn't be apologizing for the intelligence community in america has been giving primarily bad intel like in two thousand and three with weapons of mass destruction has been turning its surveillance apparatus on the american people trum

european leaders summit in bulgaria that overall import tariffs to the chinese market would be lowered mr lee's visit comes after u.s. tariffs on thirty four billion dollars worth of chinese goods came into effect beijing has imposed retaliatory measures on washington right now from beijing. in spite of their increased spending power chinese consumers are not going to like paying more for their favorite american brands just as the stores selling those things will not be happy marking up the prices sales are likely to be affected the alternative of course is buying the same products from other parts of the world just as their government seems to be forging deeper trade relationships with anyone and everyone other than the united states premier league chang has been in bold guerrier meeting with the leaders of central and eastern europe meanwhile it's been announced that the president xi jinping will in the coming week address the china arabic forum in the same week that beijing hosts the china e.u. summit they really need to improve their communication with especially the e.u. and china summit i

jackson lee: mr. pickles. mr. pickles: yes. ms. jackson lee: and you have done so. i know my colleague earlier mr. raskin mention add lot of issues this committee should be addressing. my time is going but i will reiterate we have not had hearings dealing with the snatching of children from families. and we're not and have not had elections dealing with the intrusion and invasion of the election in particular by certain countries. let me just ask you this. on july 13th, the mueller investigation issued an indictment of 12 russian intelligence officers, some military. again i'll be asking yes or no questions. ms. bickert, did your company have any involvement in that indictment? ms. bickert: congresswoman, we have cooperated with the investigations. since we have been asked. we have been public about that cooperation. ms. jackson lee: you have cooperated. did you have any direct involvement with the ultimate results of an indictment? ms. bickert: i can't speak to the indictments or how they were put together. we have cooperated. ms. jackson lee: ms. downs? ms. downs:

. >> but i see that mr. lee is not here i'll ask it anyway, and perhaps get an answer later. does -- does this commission or the prior redevelopment agency, did it have any policy, small business policy that was applicable to our tenants? the tenants -- not our tenants, but the tenants in our developments? like, let's say -- >> i'm sorry, for tenants improvements, no? never? >> it depends on the particular project, but for the most part, the obligations of the builder of the project are for the owners' improvements as distinct from tenant improvements that come in later by a third party or another party that is either leasing or possibly even buying the condo in a building. so, for the most part, it's the owner's obligation to comply with s.b.e. and that's where we have direct enforcement. there is a question, i suppose, where the owner is building what is finishing certain areas, what might otherwise be considered tenant improvements, but the owner will occupy it. our position would be in that case the owner was duly obligated to follow the s.b.e. requirements for contractin

. >> thank you, mrs. lee. it's always greet to see you, and i apologize that i had you under somebody else's. great. any other comments from the board or the superintendent? sorry, commissioner sanchez? >> thank you. i just have -- mr. scarlato, can you just give us some of the highlights of this tentative agreement, the public? >> sure. so for the school year 2018-19, all administrators will receive a 7% increase, and that will be followed by a 3% increase in 2019-2020, so that'll give them a 10% increase over the next two years. >> thank you. roll call vote, please. >> clerk: thank you. [roll call] >> clerk: five ayes. >> great. thank you. item 2 is a motion -- i need a motion and a second on the compensation for unrepresented management employees. superintendent? >> once again, our chief of labor relations, mr. carmelo scarlato. >> you want me to move it first? >> yes, please. >> so moved. >> second. >> thank you. and i do not have any public speakers on this item. comments from the board -- i'm sorry. go a

mr. goodlatte: the time of the gentlewoman's time has expired has expired. ms. jackson lee: mr. pincus was going to do a sentence. mr. goodlatte: very well. briefly, mr. pincus. mr. pincus: thank you, mr. chairman. just a couple of points. i'd urge the congresswoman look at the amicus briefs that ebay d 50 sellers filed at etsy and a number filing the real-world burdens on the online very, very, very small businesses from having to comply with multiple state tax regimes. i think in this level playing field argument, it's important to realize that there are advantages and disadvantages to each. a brick and mortar business has customers that walk in, they see the merchandise, they can buy it there. if they need service, they can get the merchandise there. and most important, there's no shipping charge. if an online business has a shipping charge, which is a real financial cost that the others doesn't, the online business, if it's doing business in multiple states, it always has the compliance for its state sales tax as does the brick and mortar business. the online business in thi

. >> thanks, mr. lee. next speaker please. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is keone sparks and i am the owner of the property adjacent to the subject project called pacific bay inn. the developer pronounced the property adjacent. it is located on the northeast corner of jones and o'farrell street with the address of 520 jones. although we are generally supportive of this project, as we believe it will be an overall benefit to the community at the tenderloin, but i have only one concern is that we don't want this project to create fire code violation or that will put us in violation forcing us to wall off existing windows on the buildings. this will force us to close up existing windows in our buildings and convert them to blank walls. this is due to the proximity of the project building to us. from the west side of the project as well as to portion that wraps around the buildings on the north -- let's see. around the building on the northern side, which will be built over the hotel on the jones street side. the purpose of the building will be built o

mr. lee is the only candidate on mr.rump's overall list of 25 possible nominees who is not a judge, did not receive a face-to-face interview with the president like the other candidates. at the time of the phone call mr. lee was in utah. hear from pat, independent line in indianapolis. good morning and happy fourth of july. caller: happy fourth of july to you. to what the last we are headed towards fascism. i do not say that lightly. we have had one party rule in the congress, and the republican leadership made a concerted effort for eight years to do absolutely nothing. that is what prompted barack obama toward the end of his second term to make so many executive orders, because congress refused to do anything. now we have a man who is the president, who is more like the emperor with no clothes. he does not read. he does not use the intelligence information we have. ideology and he is making all of us wallow along with that ideology. follow alonghed -- with that ideology. he has unleashed racism and all of these horribl

lee: mr. pickles. mr. pickles: we have cooperated, but specifically on the indictment, not to my knowledge. rep. lee: so we have three people here who have provided the necessary information, but if we're to extrapolate what a prosecutor does, and we know they do that independent of the information that they receive. i want to pose a comment and then proceed with a series of questions. first of all, as i indicated , this committee needs to proceed with hearings involving the question of the russian intrusion and stealing of the 2016 election. and i have come to a conclusion now it was truly stolen. dealing with these engines that have been effective for the united states on that issue seems to be a stretch and inappropriate. but i do think it's important that we have the ability to provide to our freedom to the extent that people are utilizing the first amendment. do you believe that the first amendment covers your -- each of your companies? bickert?-- miss i am just going down the line. ms. bickert: we do

thenow a fair amount about meeting davis had with lee. mrs. davis wrote about it in her memoirs. restore this room. she wrote one day, general leak came to this house through the front door and apparently walked directly into this room without wiping off his boots sufficiently. a bow andds, with excuse for walking on the white boots,in his splash general leak sat down and plunged into discussion of the military situation with president davis, reclining. later, lee noticed a saucepan in front of the fireplace. this is the original fireplace. he said to mrs. davis, this is a comfortable and pretty little thing. what do you use it for? she took it as a hit as he was 30. she heated up a coffee and served it to him. -- he was thirsty. a coffee and served it to him. we know they had carpet. we know they had wool. we have no idea what it looked like with this one partial exception. we had to make lots of guesses. --r here, we selected reclining ill. we set up a table for coffee. this is the original fireplace. this is painted to look like marble. it is actually made of cast iron. anothe

mr. lee: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: mr. president, reserving the right to object. i first saw this legislation literally moments ago. and therefore having had adequate time to review it. but i will say this. any legislation that comes forth from this body that begins with the following words will attract my attention and should attract the attention of anyone who's concerned about our first amendment and other constitutional rights. it begins with the words it shall be unlawful for my person to intentionally publish. that ought to be concerning to us, to each and every one of us, democrats and republicans alike. on that basis i object. the presiding officer: the objection is heard. mr. nelson: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. nelson: mr. president, the senator is basing that on first amendment rights. mr. president, there are many limits on our first amendment rights of speech. you cannot say fire in a crowded theater. why in the world would you assert first amendment rights to publish ins

jackson lee: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 67 printed in house report 115-830 offered by ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 996, the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much. my amendment, mr. chairman, is prohibiting the use of appropriated funds to eliminate the urban wildlife refuge partnership or programs that are for the reforestation of urban areas. in fact, i celebrate and support the increase in funding. this amendment is particularly helpful, i hope, to create the legislative history of the importance of the urban reforestation program. and i thank the ranking member and as well the chairman of this committee in recognizing the importance of urban reforestation. this amendment emphasizes the importance of the urban wildlife refuge partnerships in urban forests and preserves

mr. leonard lee et owe is the man who assembled trump's list of supreme court nominees and no one has been more dedicated to overturning roe v. wade than leonard leo. now normally in the senate, we have a process of advising consent on the supreme court. in the old days, the president would consult with republicans and democrats in the senate on a qualified judge and then after careful deliberation nominate a jurist to get bipartisan support. what we have here is the exact opposite. the president has gone to two hard right groups, the heritage foundation and the federalist society, and asked them, not the senate, to advise and consent on a supreme court nomination. whomever the president selects tonight, if that nominee is from the preapproved list selected by leo and the heritage foundation, everyone ought to understand what it means for the freedom of women to make their own health care decisions and for the protection for americans with preexisting conditions. those rights will be gravely threatened. mr. president, we're going to hear a lot this summer about precedence. the traditional

. >> mr. lee. >> aye. >> mr. flake. >> aye. >> mr. deans. >> aye. >> mr. gardner. >> aye. >> mr. alexander. >> aye. >> missy. antwell. >> no. >> mr. hoban. mr. sanders. miss davano. >> no by proxy. >> mr. king. >> aye. >> miss duckworth. >> no by proxy. >> miss cortez masto. >> aye. >> miss smith. >> no. >> by this vote the ayes are 14, nos are 9. >> there are no objection, the committee will now voice vote on block the nominations of miss donaldson, miss evans and dr. fall. members will be recorded in opposition at the request after our voice votes. so, are there any objections? hearing none the question is on the nominations of miss donaldson, miss evans and dr. fall. all those in favor say aye. the ayes have it. nominations are record ready favorably. are there any senators who wish to be recorded as no on the nomination we just favor impli recorded? >> madame chair, be recorded no on miss evans. >> you will be recorded as no on miss evans. any other members? are there any members who wish to make brief statements about any nominees who have been favorably reported? i would no

applying for direct natural gas deliveries from russia to the you will be brought in a healthy weight lee mr trump has seemed to be just a step away from even pulling berlin or working together with russia here is the reaction we heard from mr putin's press secretary to that. let's not forget that north stream too is an international project it's not even russian german or german russian and it's a multinational enterprise which has many shareholders among them very big companies from various countries and let's put it like this threatening the shareholders as well as threatening russia and germany with sanctions if this project goes further these threats are a big concern you get a minute speaking of the enormous amounts of work in terms of perhaps by both administrations the press secretary admitted that the agenda is far from being for here's mr patch dolls with more on that very process. there's no clear agenda existing as it will be created by heads of states as they go. we will be showing the full version of that exclusive interview with the press secretary of the russian president on

blind for direct natural gas deliveries from russia to the you will be brought up in a healthy weight lee mr trump has seemed to be just a step away from even pulling berlin for working together with russia here is the reaction we heard from mr putin's press secretary to that he would use a voyage to let's not forget that north stream too is an international project it's not even russian german or german russian it's a multinational enterprise which has many shareholders among them very big companies from various countries and let's put it like this threatening the shareholders as well as threatening russia and germany with sanctions if this project goes further these threats are a big concern. speaking of the enormous amounts of work in terms of craps by both administrations the press secretary admitted that the agenda is far from being for here's mr peskov with more on that very process. there's no clear agenda existing it will be created by heads of states as they go. we will be showing the full version of that exclusive interview with the press secretary of the russian president on monda

blind for direct natural gas deliveries from russia to the you will be brought up in a healthy weight lee mr trump has seemed to be just a step away from even pulling berlin for working together with russia here is the reaction we heard from mr putin's press secretary to that it would you mr bush but let's not forget that north stream too is an international project it's not even russian german or german russian it's a multinational enterprise which has many shareholders among them very big companies from farias countries and let's put it like this threatening the shareholders as well as threatening russia and germany with sanctions if this project goes further these threats are a big concern speaking of the enormous amounts of work in terms of craps by both administrations the press secretary admitted that the agenda is far from being for here's mr peskov with more on that very process. there's no clear agenda existing it will be created by heads of states as they go. we will be showing the full version of that exclusive interview with the press secretary of the russian president on monday

mr. nadler votes no. miss jackson lee? mr. cohn? is. >> -- johnson of georgia. no. mr. deutsch? mr. deutsch votes no. mr. gutierrez? miss bass? mr. richmond? votes no. mr. jeffreys? mr. cicilline? >> no. >> mr. cicilline votes no. >> swalwell. >> no. >> mr. -- miss demmings. >> the clerk of the oversight government reform committee will call the roll. >> mr. gaudy? >> pass. >> mr. gowdy passes. mr. done can? mr. duncan votes aye. >> mr. isa votes aye. >> jordan. mr. sanford. aye. >> mr. >> ms. fox. mr. massey. mr. meadows. mr. meadows votes aye. mr. desan tis. mr. ross. mr. walker? mr. walker votes aye. mr. blum. mr. blum. mr. russell. mr. russell votes aye. mr. -- mr. palmer. mr. comber. >> yes. >> mr. mitchell. mr. gianforte. votes yes. >> mr. cummings. mr. cummings? mr. cummings votes no. ms. -- maz maloney. mrs. -- mr. clay. mr. lynch. mr. lynch votes no. mr. cooper. mr. cooper votes no. mr. connelly. mr. connelly votes nay. ms. kelly votes nay. ms. lawrence votes nay. ms. watson coleman. mr. ras kin. mr. gomez. mr. welch. mr. welch votes no. mr. -- mr. >> mr. chair, how is mr.

blind for direct natural gas deliveries from russia to the you will be brought up in a healthy weight lee mr trump has seemed to be just a step away from even pulling berlin for working together with russia here is the reaction we heard from mr putin's press secretary to that you would use of. let's not forget that north stream too is an international project it's not even russian german or german russian and it's a multinational enterprise which has many shareholders among them very big companies from various countries and let's put it like this threatening the shareholders as well as threatening russia and germany with sanctions if this project goes further these threats are a big concern you get a minute speaking of the enormous amounts of work in terms of perhaps by both administrations the press secretary admitted that the agenda is far from being formed here's mr pascal with more on that very process. there's no clear agenda existing because it will be created by heads of states as they go. we will be showing the full version of that exclusive interview with the press secretary of the

lee has meant to the industry itself. many sent in their comments. it turns out warren buffett saw the show and wrote this to mr. hi, lee. you were terrific on cnbc today. i think i know exactly the emotions you experienced and the reasoning you followed since i had done somewhat the same thing in 1969. the one thing i can guarantee you is that your parents would be extraordinarily pleased at the course you have followed and are going to continue to follow in life. example can be powerful. at the giving pledge we have a disproportionately low number of people who have made their fortunes in wall street. you can be a powerful influence in having them rethink their priorities i hope you make use of the moral podium on which you stand. i agree with you that i didn't ask for enough when i called on you to pledge 50%, and i'm glad you are correcting for my error. best regards, warren we thank mr. buffett very much for letting us share that with all of you of course it was lee cooperman who said the following yesterday. he said i told warren i'm asking for half is not enough i intend to give it all away and to several

higher, 156 points and nasdaq up about 38 points higher, s&p 500 up about 15 points higher my man mr. lee you bitcoin in a minute but hang on for a second couple stories making headlines. the first economic report of the day just coming in, in a little over an hour now adp set to report its june jobs report at 8:15 eastern time. consensus forecast says the u.s. economy added 185,000 new private sector jobs? june and important event for investors coming up at 2:00 p.m. eastern time this afternoon, the fed releasing minutes of its june meeting it decided to raise benchmark interest rates and shares of european carmakers are higher, reports the u.s. offered a solution to the ongoing trade dispute. the u.s. would stop threatening tariffs on cars imported from the eu if the eu eliminated duties on u.s. cars. >>> we're getting new data on the housing industry diana olick joins us now >> a slight dip in mortgage interest rates did nothing to entice mortgage owners to refinance. refi applications fell 2% for the week and 28% lower than a year ago when interest rates were lower according to the mo

mr. chairman? the chair: 2 1/4 minutes. ms. jackson lee: 1/1/4 minutes to the chair -- 1 1/4 minutes to the chair -- the ranking member of the committee, mr. schiff. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. schiff: i thank the gentlelady. i will probably give you the quarter back. i rise in support of the amendment offered by ms. sheila jackson lee. this complements other issues in the bill. ms. jackson lee's amendment recognizes that an immediate review may be called for when a security clearance holder is engaged in certain violent acts against individuals, property based on an association or sympathy with persons or organizations seeking to prevent others from exercising their constitutional rights. such rights include those related to race, religion, national origin, or disability. i thank the gentlewoman for offering this amendment. i'm pleased to support it and i urge my colleagues to do the same and with that i yield back. ms. jackson lee: i thank for his kind support. i'm prepared to close, mr. chairman. i offer if you wish to s

mr. nadler? >> no. >> miss lofgren? >> no. >> ms. jackson-lee? >> no. >> mr. cohen? >> no. >> mr. johnson of georgia? >> no. >> mr. deutsche? >> no. >> mr. gutierrez? >> no. >> miss bass? mr. richmond? >> no. >> mr. jeffries? >> mr. cicilline? >> no. >> mr. swallwell? >> no. >> mr. raskin. >> no. >> mr. schneider? >> no. >> miss demmings? >> no. >> the clerk of the oversight government reform committee will call the roll. >> mr. gowdy. >> pass. >> mr. duncan. >> aye. >> mr. issa. >> aye for both committees. >> mr. jordan. >> yes. >> mr. sanford. >> aye. >> mr. amash. mr. goeser. >> aye. >> mr. desjarlait. >> aye. >> mr. massey. >> aye. >> mr. meadows. >> aye. >> mr. desantis. >> aye. >> mr. ross. >> aye. >> mr. walker. >> aye. >> mr. blum. >> aye. >> mr. heiss. >> aye. >> mr. russell. >> aye. >> mr. growthman. >> aye. >> mr. herd. mr. palmer. >> aye. >> mr. comber. >> yes. >> mr. mitchell. mr. jean forte. >> yes. >> mr. cummings. >> no. >> ms. maloney. >> no. >> ms. norton. >> no. >> mr. clay. >> mr. lynch. >> no. >> mr. cooper. >> no. >> mr. connolly. >> nay. >> miss kelly. >> na

jackson lee: the congress must demand the transcripts, we must have congressional hearings, mr. speaker. this is a -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is no longer recognized. ms. jackson lee: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. se mrs. mcmorris rodgers: ok. all right. well, good morning, everyone. with our booming economy, americans and their families are better off. remember, now some said tax reform was going to be armageddon but after years of sluggish growth, a stagnant economy, bigger paychecks, more take-home pay, more jobs, it is a totally different world and it's not the end of the world. we were told by the left that it would be bad for women. when you look at last month's jobs report it was women returning to the work force that helped drive those numbers. they said it would be bad for individuals with disabilities and, again, you're seeing with those with disabilities enter into the work force at a record rate. we heard that wage increases were crumbs and pathetic fo

it would guarantee general lee would not be prosecuted for any type of crimes, and was general grant aware of this particular indictment, and did he have a reaction to it? mr. reeves: not only a great question, but i wrote a whole chapter about it in the books. grant felt the terms at appomattox protected lee and the confederate soldiers from any prosecution, you are exactly right. others disagreed. he sought out his legal counsel and the key legal minds of the day felt, no, this is a military parole that was agreed to at appomattox and that once the war was officially over, then the government could pursue charges. basically, they felt that two generals whipping something up together in the midst of battle was not a legal protection in perpetuity for these confederate leaders, so it gets even more interesting. grant not being a lawyer but being a man of honor said, "well, i don't care what your lawyers say. i don't want you to go against these men." he threatened to resign if johnson did, and johnson was like, "you and i just don't see eye to eye on it." to close out the story, johnson took two different strategies. one is i will concede we have to wait u

jackson lee: shape up, mr. president. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia seek recognition? >> i seek to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. i'm pleased to commend the house appropriations committee for passing 11 of the 12 appropriations bills out of committee. all the bills except homeland security have passed the committee. here on the house floor we passed four of those appropriations bills, the senate has passed three. this is what we call regular order. mr. mooney: and it's important to every member of this congress and the senate have a chance to offer amendments, be heard. both parties agreed to this. we need to get all the bills through the house, appoint the conference committees. those conference committees where we reconcile differences. we need to get back to the regular appropriati

jackson lee: mr. speaker, it's important for my colleagues and as well the american people to know that nato is not just section 5 when one is attacked all are attacked. nato is thought. it is purpose. it is a sense of collaborative viewpoints on the value of democracy. it is important that any commander in chief, no matter what affiliation, party affiliation, passes the standard of decorum to recognize our allies and to strengthen the relationships and to give criticism where necessary and to seek improvement but not to be an embarrassment. i think it is important as meetings are proceeding that we recognize that our allies are far more important than an individual who continues to provide nerve gas, to kill people on foreign soil, to be behind attacks on airplanes, taking over crima and other places -- crimea and other places. it is important to recognize that yes you engage with your enemy, but you recognize that they are your enemy. i would also suggest that it is hardly the american way for the u

jackson lee: the congress must demand the transcripts, we must have congressional hearings, mr. speaker. this is a -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is no longer recognized. ms. jackson lee: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. se mrs. mcmorris rodgers: ok. all right. well, good morning, everyone. with our booming economy, americans and their families are better off. remember, now some said tax reform was going to be armageddon but after years of sluggish growth, a sta

mr. chairman. chairman lee, ranking member klobucr klobuchar, thank you for inviting us to talk about anti-crust trust and consumer rights and i look forward to answering your questions. at t-mobile, we are all about doing right by customers and putting them first. customers are at the heart of our culture and our business model. their needs truly drive the decisions we make. as i've said many times, we set out to fix a stupid broken arrogant industry. so far, we've ended two year contracts. we've made it easier for people to upgrade to new devices. and we freed people to travel with roaming left on. and we even pioneered unlimited data. we have done all of that while delivering lower prices than the big carriers at&t and verizon. however, while we've made a positive impact on behalf of customers, there's still a lot of work to do, especially in this converging marketplace. today i'm pleased to tell you how we want to super charge the uncarrier and end the unacceptable status quo while further increasing compet