mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman. mr. hoyer: not a single one. not one. mr. mccarthy: that's why i want you to join with me and get the senate to move. as the gentleman knows, you don't control the senate when you have 51 or 52 members. because you know what happens? it takes 60. i don't firmly believe in that. but that's the way they play it over in the senate. that is why when you don't have a cap agreement, that you need all four leaders to go to the white house, but when the two won't show up, the best thing to do is don't show up and don't complain. i don't have an agreement. the best way to complain is, get all 12 votes, all 12 bills off this floor, with the simple majority. if that's good enough for america inside congress, it should be good enough on the senate side. mr. hoyer: reclaiming my time. mr. mccarthy: unfortunately that's not the case. your side is able to hold it up and i'm ashamed of that as well. mr. hoyer: reclaiming my time. what it would have meant, you would have had a compromise. that's why the senate has that 60-vote rule. i'm not cr

mr. mccarthy: will the gentleman yield? mr. hoyer: i'd be glad to yield to my friend. mr. mccarthy: the gentleman is right. we have a great deal amount of work. we just voted on a bill that i will guarantee you 221 members on this side that carried it was not the bill they were seeking. they do not want to look at the troops and say they're not funded and they're not getting their pay raise that we voted on earlier. and the gentleman, my friend, has told me time and again, funding government is not a game. there was nothing in the bill that we just passed that both sides could not say that it was a bipartisan bill. there was nothing on our side of the aisle that we put into that bill that would give anybody on either side heartache. but it was not a bill that we should have to have voted on on this floor. we did 12 appropriation bills. we should not be voting for continuing resolutions. that's not why we're elected. so let's do this. as we -- >> order. >> order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. mr. mccarthy: as we make our travels back, knowing that we'l

mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman. mr. hoyer: not a single one. not one. mr. mccarthy: that's why i want you to join with me and get the senate to move. as the gentleman knows, you don't control the senate when you have 51 or 52 members. because you know what happens? it takes 60. i don't firmly believe in that. but that's the way they play it over in the senate. that is why when you don't have a cap agreement, that you need all four leaders to go to the white house, but when the two won't show up, the best thing to do is don't show up and don't complain. i don't have an agreement. the best way to complain is, get all 12 votes, all 12 bills off this floor, with the simple majority. if that's good enough for america inside congress, it should be good enough on the senate side. mr. hoyer: reclaiming my time. mr. mccarthy: unfortunately that's not the case. your side is able to hold it up and i'm ashamed of that as well. mr. hoyer: reclaiming my time. what it would have meant, you would have had a compromise. that's why the senate has that 60-vote rule. i'm not cr

mr mccarthy you felt forced to take your son out of a well regarded school and then why. he was reviled as a jew. friends found out he was jewish they said we can't play with you anymore. and he was increasingly hit and kicked. his hat was knocked off his head. never let up and it culminated in very hard beatings the fist still has the remains of a huge bruise on his back. so the climax that led us to take him out of the school was a mock execution with a very real looking replica. that he was strangled in till he became unconscious. and how did his bullying. ditto somewhere a keeper. you know. he never said he was jewish until one day in ethics class the teacher said we're going to learn about the world's major religions. which houses of worship do you know about the people church mosque church. church. and he said synagogue. and the teacher said oh how do you know about synagogues are you a jew and he said yes but that's when the anti semitic attacks began. that's when this bullying was going on long before the pistol incident you contacted the school administration how

mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, i first want to thank all the members for their flexibility in coming back to town this past monday. as such, members are advised that votes are no longer expected in the house tomorrow, friday, december 8. members are further advised to be prepared for the house to be in session the week of december 18. first votes of that week will be expected at 6:30 p.m. on monday, december 18. we all know we have important work to do, including passing historic tax cuts and job act for the american people. -- and jobs act for the american people. i think that will be an excellent christmas present. if there are any further changes to our schedule, i'll be sure to let all members know. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. i can't hear. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. he house will be in order. mr. mccarthy: if there's any further changes to the schedule, i'll be sure to let all members know. i'll yield t

mr. mccarthy. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i took note there are a lot of things said. let me make sure to get through all of them. you first mentioned many times that i did not mention and i was asked the question when we would vote on the tax bill. i answered the question. i said yes, we'll vote on it tuesday. you said you heard it could be tuesday and i wasn't asked other questions. but now that we have, let's walk through this. one of your first arguments was debt. do you realize in this pro-growth tax cutting tax bill, it pays for all of it. what is interesting, don't take my word for it. what happens every day to the market when they realize congress is one day closer to passing the tax bill. eryone with a 401-k gets a increase. and the movement is passing the tax bill. and that's for all americans invested. everybody's retirement is getting a little better because of it. now what about on the jobs' prospective. broadcomm was created in america but left america, on the day of the announcement said we're coming back. not

mr. mccarthy: come february, check your check.se that will be the pay raise of the vote for donald trump. that will be the beginning of the next century, america's century. thank you and god bless. [applause] president trump: so i just want to conclude by saying this will indeed be a very big day when people look back at our country, a whole different attitude, a whole different way. and i really want to end by looking back and thanking all of those people standing behind me that worked for years. this was the culmination of a few months' work, but they have been working on getting this done, whether it's mitch, paul or kevin or orrin. they have been working on this for years and years. and i just want to turn around and thank them all. they are very, very special people. thank you very much everybody. [applause] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats until the president has departed. >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats until all members of congress have departed. >> next, reaction from senate mino

mr. mccarthy: i want to thank chairman brady for the work he's done bringing this conference together, going through the conference report with the senate and having this bill pass the floor today. it'll move to the senate and it will pass today and become law. so for every american that's fought for a pay raise, for every parent, for everyone who ever dreamed of opening a small business or being an entrepreneur, i want you to know e heard you. we heard you loud and clear. that's what this is about. it's about the american comeback. to make america competitive around the world. and to make sure small businesses have an ability to compete. going to be the lowest rate they've seen in 40 years. family is going to double their standard deduction. but come february, check your check. because you'll get a raise in your payroll of what you're going to see based upon what appened today. >> this is a historic day. if you're somebody who has been working really hard and want to keep more of your harr-earned money, this is a historic day for you. if you're an american like those of us here that are tir

mr. mccarthy: i rise for the purpose of making a scheduling announcement. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mccart: -- mr. mccarthy: members are advised these are the last votes expected in the house for he day, week, month, and year. now, i want to thank all the members for their service to their nation. wish you and your family a blessed holiday and very, merry christmas and look forward to working with all of you in 2018. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back. without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from missouri, mr. graves, to suspend the rules and pass senate 1532 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 1532. an act to disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life and individual who uses a commercial motor vehicle in committing a felony involving human trafficking. the speaker pro tempore: the question s.

mr. mccarthy: to the president and vice president, during that campaign, you listened to voices no one else listening to. you listened to those who were trying to get a pay razor that parent that was fighting for their children or that person who always dreamed of being an entrepreneur and creating a small business, like you did, mr. president. and you know what? for all those people, you heard them. we would not be standing here today if it wasn't for you. doesn't matter if you were overseas fighting for america. so many people back here got your phone call fighting for tax reform. this is a big day for america. this is america's comeback. [applause] come february, check your check. because that will be the pay raise of the vote for donald trump. that will be the beginning of the next century, america's century. thank you and god bless. [applause] president trump: so i just want to conclude by saying this will indeed be a very big day when people look back at our country, a whole different attitude, a whole different way. and i really want to end by looking back and thanking all of those p

mr. mccarthy. >> thank you for coming. is there much turnover in the building, i know you have been there quite a while. is it typical that you're -- >> we have -- of the original group four years ago, two of us remain. people -- we've had extended periods like over a year there was no turnover. it varies depending on situations, like circumstances. it's typical residency, i think is over four or six months maybe. >> 30 days. >> commissioner walker. >> this isn't to you but it is to staff. are there imminent dangers or hazards in this building as is? >> thank you for your public comment. we appreciate it. >> dan lowry, as i'm looking at the notice of violation, there's a new gas stove without ventilation. one of the areas greater than allowable for code and we don't know the plumbing position in the building. >> you haven't inspected the aspect of it? >> i don't see it on the notice violation. >> do you know that -- >> mr. paul? can you answer that question? >> thank you commissioner. at the risk of making waves in this wa

mr. mccarthy and mr. ryan if they choose to join us.i don't think you'd hear any complaints from our side if they were only here for 2 1/2 hours. i think we would be grateful for that time. mr. sessions: why would we need to do that when you've got me? [laughter] mr. polis: we appreciate your time on this committee as well, mr. chairman. i would just again indicate that were mr. mccarthy or mr. ryan to come, we would certainly be respectful of their time. if they were with us for two hours or 2 1/2 hours, we would consider that a great sign of respect for our committee. mr. sessions: let me assure you, they have great respect for this committee. they have appointed, as ms. pelosi has, each of you, we have made sure that our committee to a person is not only the finest in our conference, but here of equal value to each other. and we do appreciate that. this is a representative of our party right here that you see. we speak as -- not as one voice. but we speak as one team. i know that you engage us every day. that is literally i consider

mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, i first want to thank all the members for their flexibility in coming back to town this past monday. as such, members are advised that votes are no longer expected in the house tomorrow, friday, december 8. members are further advised to be prepared for the house to be in session the week of december 18. first votes of that week will be expected at 6:30 p.m. on monday, december 18. we all know we have important work to do, including passing historic tax cuts and job act for the american people. -- and jobs act for the american people.

mr. mccarthy and mr. ryan if they choose to join us. i don't think you'd hear any complaints from our side if they were only here for 2 1/2 hours. >> why would we need to do that when you've got me? >> we appreciate your time on this committee as well, mr. chairman. >> there you go. >> but i would just again indicate that were mr. mccarthy or mr. ryan to come, we would certainly be respectful of their time. if they were with us for 2 1/2 hours we would consider that a great sign of respect for your committee. >> let me assure you they have great respect for this committee. and they have appointed each of you. we have made sure that our committee to a person is not only the finest in our conference but here of equal value to each other and we do appreciate that. but this is a representative of our party right here that you see. we speak not as one voice but we speak as one team. so i know that you engage us every day. literally i consider the strength of this team not just one person or the other. >> you know, earlier i want to address s

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mr. mccarthy. can you tell us what is going to come of that?w a lot of folks are wondering about that back and forth as well. -- theyer: we think republican majority has not done the work of the american people. they have not given -- just ramming it through. no hearing. no witnesses. very little time to consider one of the most complex pieces of legislation that they congress passes. we think it is a very negative impact on the american people. we are pleased that the american people get it. they know what this bill does. it gives money to the rich and does not do much for the working class. that is not a good thing, when you have speaker ryan saying that is the objective of this bill. it is not. it does not do that. i think that is why senator rubio who has seen this conference report as we hear it explained advantage in the wealthiest in america even more than the house or senate bill dead, is having resin -- then the house and senate bill did, is having reservations. the last days of the session, without having accomplished so much of what

mr. mccarthy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is for one minute. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding. before i begin i want to thank the gentleman. today we will take a for one vo every member on this floor will remember. the country will remember. check t year when people their checks and realize they have more money, they will remember who voted for status quo and who voted to make america come back. i want to thank the chairman, kevin brady, for that work. mr. speaker, a month ago when the house passed the earlier version of this bill i said that for all the jobless, for everyone who hasn't gotten a raise in years, for the parents, for the small business owners, and for anyone who ever dreamed of being that entrepreneur and a small business owner, we heard you. is bill is the start of your comeback. when they win, that's the start of america's comeback. our country has faced some tough times. i don't have to tell you about that. for too long year after year, more and more americans gave up hope. they were out of work. or maybe they had a

mr. mccarthy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is for one minute. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding. before i begin i want to thank the gentleman. today we will take a for one vo every member on this floor will remember. the country will remember. check t year when people their checks and realize they have more money, they will remember who voted for status quo and who voted to make america come back. i want to thank the chairman, kevin brady, for that work. mr. speaker, a month ago when the house passed the earlier version of this bill i said that for all the jobless, for everyone who hasn't gotten a raise in years, for the parents, for the small business owners, and for anyone who ever dreamed of being that entrepreneur and a small business owner, we heard you. is bill is the start of your comeback. when they win, that's the start of america's comeback. our country has faced some tough times. i don't have to tell you about that. for too long year after year, more and more americans gave up hope. they were out of work. or maybe they had a

mr. mccarthy just wished everybody a merry christmas so it's time to get to work in the senate and they are going to start looking at the $81 billion spending bill. the plan is get this wrapped up by tonight to kick it down the road to january 19 and then we can revisit it then. back to you. liz: great reporting adam we love having you on come back soon. terrific reporting now back to democrat leaders like nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, in their new year-long blitz a battle plan against the gop tax cuts but here is the debate. the big question is this do the democrats miss the train on what could get them back in power. a potential economic boom. let's roll tape. >> they're taking great credit for this accomplishment. well i call it a victory because it's a frankenstein and anybody 's familiar with frankenstein knows that it was a creation, a monster created. do you know the ending of the mary shelley's story? the monster comes back to destroy. >> we know they're popping champaign down pennsylvania avenue. there are only two places where mesh's popping champaign. the white house and the co

mr. mccarthy essentially saying it doesn't matter that this is unpopular right now that basically americans are going to feel the impact of this bill directly and that that public opinion will start to change as they feel the impact. that is essentially the gamble that they are making. they are saying these tables will change in february. people will see fewer dollars withheld from each paycheck and they connect that directly with what republicans here in congress have been doing. that's an open question. obamacare didn't necessarily e age. they managed to make america popular on the whole. i think this is still an open question. clearly and you can see this is a pretty triumphant day for republicans in the house. >> thank you for scrambling to get with us. you know who else will see more money in their pocket, gop senators and congressman. 14 gop senators stand to benefit from the tax bill they helped craft. according to tax policy center by 2027 the top five percent will receive 99.2% of the benefits from this tax bill while bottom 60% will end up paying more in taxes. that sounds like a

mr. mccarthy. this letter was also entered into the record last year. to ensure this hearing is just as complete, i ask for unanimous consent to ask for full information surrounding that letter. so ordered. i remind all members that they have 10 business days to submit additional questions for the record and ask the witnesses to submit within 10 days the answers to those questions. with those comments, this committee is adjourned. >>> environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt wrapping up testimony on capitol hill this afternoon. he was also on the hill this morning, testifying before the same subcommittee before he had to leave for a meeting at the white house. we're going to show you his testimony from this morning here on c-span 3, it's one hour. . >>> let's go, guys. let's go. >>> the subcommittee will now come to order. before i begin my opening statement, i want to make a general announcement to members about the process today. after months of trying to find a mutually acceptable date for a hearing, the committee was finally able t

mr. mccarthy, your very own cheese pizza. pete: resent our very own kevin to new york.ghts next. these >> these tada! hello there friend! hi! hey there. i'm an imaginary friend of a kid just like you. you're going through a lot right now and i know you're scared. but you're stronger than you know. but look, we'll get through this together. and remember... we at the imaginary friends society always have your back! >> home on two, lost in new york has been a christmas classic for 25 years. pete: now for the anniversary, the plaza hotel offers the kevin mcallister asked periods. >> and offers the key. we center very own kevin mccarthy to see what it's all about. looking good is always on this christmas eve. tell us about this. >> good morning to you. this was an amazing experience. i went to the plaza hotel, were home alone two loss to new york was filmed and this is the video i had to prove it. watch this. >> families in florida. i'm in new york. >> kevin! >> i'm here at the plaza hotel. i'm not kevin mcallister, but i'm cabin maccarthy, close enough. it was still right h

mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his work. now, mr. speaker, it's only four days until christmas. i look forward to going home and being with my family. and i know every single member in this body looks forward to that too. i count my blessings that my family is safe and that i have a community and home to head back to. because there are people in this country who don't have that. their homes were destroyed by wind, flood, and fires. their communities were torn apart by hurricane and flame. i had the somber privilege of traveling to these places. i went to texas and spend time with members on both sides of the aisle. seing the flooded homes and streets filled with water. we visited nrg stadium to meet the people forced to evacuate their homes. i saw representatives like heila jackson lee, al green, ryan weber and bruce babin. we don't often agree on much but we all agreed to help the people in texas. i flew to the virgin islands with majority whip steny hoyer and i'd like to thank delegate stacey plaskett and resident jenniffer an gonz

mr. mccarthy. this letter was also entered into the record last year. to ensure this hearing is just as complete, i ask for unanimous consent to ask for full information surrounding that letter. so ordered. i remind all members that they have 10 business days to submit additional questions for the record and ask the witnesses to submit within 10 days the answers to those questions. with those comments, this committee is adjourned. >>> this afternoon, watch a discussion about u.s. investments in the economies of developing countries. coverage starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2, online at c-span.org and on the free c-span radio app. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> fda commissioner scott gottlieb and francis collins testify about the latest medical innovations before the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee. this is almost two hours.

host: quick take on your opinion of joseph mccarthy all these years later. mr. wards: i think stan evans did a very marvelous book called "blacklisted by history." he looked at the various charges which joe mccarthy had made about whether there were communist in our government or not. stan evans was a very careful reporter. using fbi files was able to prove that joe mccarthy was wrong. he was wrong that there were more communist in the u.s. government than joe mccarthy said. stan evans proves that in "blacklisted by history." i met joe mccarthy through my father, who was something of a confidant to him. he liked to party and liked a drink or two. as long as you didn't talk about communism, he was fun. he was also someone who did not take advice very well. he consequently said things and even did things that hurt the cause of anti-communism for some time. i would certainly not pick him a -- pick a mess someone -- pick him as someone to lead the movement, but he made a contribution in challenging the idea that, were there, and is in the government, there certainly

host: quick take on your opinion of joseph mccarthy all these years later. mr. rds: i think stan evans did a very marvelous book called "blacklisted by history." he looked at the various charges which joe mccarthy had made about whether there were communist in our government or not. stan evans was a very careful reporter. using fbi files was able to prove that joe mccarthy was wrong. he was wrong that there were more communist in the u.s. government than joe mccarthy said. stan evans proves that in "blacklisted by history." i met joe mccarthy through my father, who was something of a confidant to him. he liked to party and liked a drink or two. as long as you didn't talk about communism, he was fun. he was also someone who did not take advice very well. he consequently said things and even did things that hurt the cause of anti-communism for some time. i would certainly not pick him a -- pick a mess someone -- pick him as someone to lead the movement, but he made a contribution in challenging the idea that, were there, and is in the government, there certainly we

mccarthy. i merely said something like, to mr.t, i think you are mistaken when you equate criticism with disloyalty or treason. reporters are good americans like other americans. it is a great mistake to as traitors. traitorse looking for and people doing damage to our on capitol hill and there is senator mccarthy doing an anonymous damage to the country. [end video clip] brian: what impact did he have on your life? lee: in 1969 nixon had been elected. his vice president was spiro agnew. they decided they would go after the media, that the media had been overly critical and unfairly critical of mr. mr. nixon during the campaign. so they unleashed spiro agnew who went around talking about "nattering nabobs of negativeism." coming out of that was, it was possible for conservatives to enter into the mass media, which we had been denied before. radio, television and so forth. coming out of that, bill rusher became well known to a thing called the advocates. m. stanton evans became a radio commentator i think with cbs and npr. channel

mccarthy. >> he started in knox college. your reference are from the beginning. mr. podesta: absolutely. animal activist, let's put it that way. know, -- it was clear that bernie, in the democratic insurgentstem, and who had a loyal, strong following, can be a credible candidate. but i think we always felt like we had the right path to victory and we saw it. i was talking to students earlier. our coalition was bigger than his coalition and that proved to be true. there is a lot of revisionism going on right now, but hillary got 3.7 million more votes than ominated in the primaries. in new york.st win largerwant -- she won in territories. but hisome primaries, strength was in the caucus states and where the most committed activists tend to dominate the process in those caucus states. know, morel had, you than 400 pledged delegate lead on him. we didn't win this campaign by going to the superdelegates. i think we won it fair and square and that's because she had a very broad appeal and she committed, strong following the we are willing to come out and help her, as well. >> from the other s

house majority leader kevin mccarthy, homeland security chairman, mike mccall, and senate majority whip john cornyn. thank you very much. thank you for being here. [applause] mrtrump: let me begin by expressing our deepest sympathies and most heartfelt prayers for the victims of the train derailment in washington state. we are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with local authorities. it is all the more reason why we must start immediately fixing the infrastructure of the united states. we are here today to discuss matters of vital importance to us all. america's security, prosperity and standing in the world. i want to talk about where we have been, where we are now and finally, our strategy for where we are going in the years ahead. over the past 11 months, i have traveled tens of thousands of miles to visit 13 countries. i met with more than 100 world leaders. i have carried america's message to a grand hall in saudi arabia, a great square in warsaw, to general assembly of the united nations and to the seed of -- seat of democracy under the korean peninsula. everywhere i traveled, it was my highest privilege and greatest honor to represent t

in the senate cafeteria and bobby is working for joe mccarthy and lyndon johnson is a senate majority leader and everybody is sitting up calling him mr. leader and bobby is sitting there quietly and ignoring them. and i knew this because larry king, the writer, i went wherever he was and johnson would make a beeline for anyone who wasn't kissing his butt and bobby wasn't. finally he goes over, yeah, young man and bobby gives him a fish handshake and then johnson walks over to his press secretary and says, it's about 1940, i got that from robert caro, and the latest edition, latest episode. so, that thing went-- is like, it was like two dogs meeting on the sidewalk. they didn't like each other. instincti instinctively. of course, bobby eventually wanted to succeed jack. he wanted to be the next president. and that's a fact. he just wanted to continue the new frontier and johnson was in the way. and johnson said things about the kennedys, some of it true. the old man, you've go the to remember, he was an appeaser not a good american. look what they did. joe kennedy kills himself fighting the nazis. i'm going to kill the nazis and he ki