mr. gregory meeks of new york. time has expired. >> mr. secretary, first i want to thank you for the great work that you've been doing, and i just want to ask three quick questions in the spirit of what the chair has asked us to make sure that we give you and opportunity to answer those questions. first question, of course, deals with the situation in turkey as it moves tipping points specifically i'm referring to tegss and c s conflict within t. the rising tensions between kurds in turkey have deepened and particularly since the tragic events in ankara. my question is how is turkey's tensions with the kurds affected our ongoing fight against daesh

i do not know where mr. meeks, but i was against it, bernie was against it, and those are the things that elect people, taking positions, being right about your positions, and being consistent with your positions, not changing from one day to another. mark: ok, thanks to you both. we will be right back to break down more of last night's democratic presidential debate after this. ♪ john: journey is now from washington to talk about the showdown in milwaukee margaret., what were your big takeaways from what went down? things.: three hillary clinton presenting herself as a much calm her, cooler, more and command, bigger -- you know, i think in weeks past she has been trying to and itanders' anger, looked like she was running scared. and in the past, we saw her trying to marginalize many sanders is a single issue candidate until voters he is not being honest with them about what he can deliver. we are going to see that more and more. we saw a little bit of it today in fact. .his is a theme she is building and bernie s

representative grijalva: my good friend, mr. meeks very much -- representative meeks: mutual. representative grijalva: i disagree with the president on fast track. bernie disagrees. that is a difference. it is not demeaning or anything. this trade agreement has been hurting workers, wages, and the economy of our nation. i do not know where mr. meeks stood on that, but i was against it, bernie was against it, and those are the things that elect people, taking positions, being right about your positions, and being consistent with your positions, not changing from one day to another. mark: ok, thanks to you both. we will be right back to break down more of last night's democratic presidential debate after this. ♪ john: journey is now from washington to talk about the democratic showdown in milwaukee last night, margaret. what were your big takeaways from what went down? margaret: three things. hillary clinton presenting herself as a much calm her, cooler, more and command, bigger -- you know, i think in weeks past she has been trying to

wheelabrator. " and then so does the mayor meeting vid 36:09 "wheelabrator is one, spsa is one, mr meeks just mentioned edmonds, and councilman whitaker presented him with a letter in the most recent session fining him. 10:44:12 "youre not a judge and jury, you're elected officials you dont have no ability to fine, you dont have no ability to collect the fine." 10:44:22 i called the mayor. he didn't answer i left a message and he still hasnt called back. either way meeks says he has an attorney to decide what to do next. 10:48:32 "i would base my opinion off of what i'm being directed by my outside council versus the city attorney." 10:48:39 i did talk to councilman dr. mark whitaker. specifically did they fine meeks for? he said: ask councilman meeks. i asked him: when did they vote to fine meeks? he said: "thats confidential." i asked him: how do the council collect the fine? he said, "thats confidential." eveyrthing confidential. in the news room martt gregory 10 on your side. coming up on wavy news ten at five- thirty - continuing coverage on the aftermath of wednesday's severe weath

>> yeah, you know, it's a good example, my good friend, mr. meeksand i admire him very much. >> mutual. >> i disagreed with the president on fast track, bernie disagreed. now hillary disagrees, and that is a point that we could have a difference. it is not a difference based on demeaning or anything. it is just a fundamental difference that this trade agreements have been hurting workers, wages and the economy of our nation now for every trade agreement that's occurred. now, i don't know where mr. meeks stood on that but i was against it. bernie was against. and those are the things that elect people, taking positions, being right about your -- and being consistent with your positions. not changing from one day to another. >> okay, congressman in las vegas, here in new york, thanks both. we'll be back to breakdown more of the debate, right after this. with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and university partnerships, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in utica, where a new kind of workforce is being t

mr. meeks is from new york.members worked with her and had oversight when she was secretary of state and the like. that's really, i think another point they're trying to drill home. >> and on that point, how does that point play tonight? what role does that play tonight if we can make the turn to the debate. if they're hammering home on democrats, is that poll tested? is that a term hillary clinton will make this evening? >> certainly democrats are proud of being democrats, and talking about democratic values is going to work with democrats in a democratic debate between the democratic candidates. i certainly expect them to be talking about things that we pride ourselves as democrats in the party. and i think it's fair to talk about sanders recently becoming a democrat to run for president. although she's caucused for democrats. i think people ultimately, when they're evaluated, and evidenting the candidates, they will be looking at more of a personal connection. an emotional connection to the candidates, an emo

we recognize the chair from new york, mr. meeks. >> i don't know, some of my colleagues may not have been here nine years ooh eight years ago, but i feel better today than when i sat here eight or nine years ago. i feel much better today than then. i can remember weather forecast was taking place then and the panic going on and the pressure this government was under. and though we've got completely done what we need to do because we need to let wages grow and make sure that we create more jobs, the position we're in today, would you agree, is much stronger than the position we were in in 2007 and 2008? >> well, i believe it is. i believe we've made a lot of progress. while recognizing at the same time that there are many households that are suffering and that there are a lot of challenges that people face -- >> i think it's important to acknowledge that. how far we've come. and then i would hope we'd also focus on what else needs to be done. we do need to make sure that especially those individuals who were victimized by the financ

ally.re a critical nato mr. meeks: great. thank you. i'm out of time. rohrabacher: mr.f california. mr. rohrabacher: thank you for your service. you mentioned at the beginning of your testimony that sayoff left the world. was that the same in power 20 years ago or another? mcgurk: there was an individual that was a legacy in iraq. very much from the iraq-syria that's right. ier. head finance mr. rohrabacher: okay. not the same. fightingpeople are assad? the number of fighters that are aleppo and- i guess that region. mcgurk: i can't put a .umber on aleppo the best uppermost estimate is about 70,000 fighters. that's all the bay from the the north. those are split in to hundreds groups.rent so bring coherence to that is very difficult. mr. roarbacker: is anyone fighting isil? yes.cgurk: we were gaining some coherence and capacity. peeled offthey have to fight the regime, which has not been helpful. rohrabacher: let us just note this administration has told us before there will be no stability unless we get rid of so and so or so and so. true.posite has been in libya in pa

the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks. >> thank you, mr. chairman and welcome chairwoman yellen. >> i don't know, some of my colleagues may not have been here nine years ago, eight years ago. i got to tell you i feel better today than when i sat here eight or nine years ago. i feel much better today. i can remember what was taking place then and the panic that was going on. and the pressure that this government was under. and though we've not completely done what we need to do because we do need to let wages grow. we do need to make sure we create more jobs. the position that we're in today, would you agree is much stronger than the position we were in in 2007 and 2008? >> i believe it is. and i believe we've made a lot of progress, while recognizing at the same time there are many households that are suffering and that they're a lot of challenges that people face and structural -- >> i think it's important to acknowledge that. how far we've come. and then i would hope we would focus on what else needs to be done. we do need to make sure th

the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks. >> thank you, mr.chairman and welcome chairwoman yellen. >> i don't know, some of my colleagues may not have been here nine years ago, eight years ago. i got to tell you i feel better today than when i sat here eight or nine years ago. i feel much better today. than i did then. i can remember what was taking place then and the panic that was going on. and the pressure that this government was under. and though we've not completely done what we need to do because we do need to let wages grow. we do need to make sure we create more jobs. the position that we're in today, would you agree is much stronger than the position we were in in 2007 and 2008? >> i believe it is. and i believe we've made a lot of progress, while recognizing at the same time there are many households that are suffering and that there are a lot of challenges that people face and structural -- >> i think it's important to acknowledge that. how far we've come. and then i would hope we would focus on what else needs to be done. we do ne

mr. gregory meeks of new york. let lline sa, mr. chairman.irma let me start with this. i want to kind of follow-up with what mr. cicilline said. he asked about saudi arabia's contributions on a humanitarian level.in s in fighting against isis, isil, in syria, et cetera, i'm concerned about -- because a lot of this is sunni, shiia and what the arab states and what the sunnis and in particular in saudi arabia are doing on the military level. you know, on the ground. some io are they -- initially they sent out a jet, et cetera.ution t whether they're still fighting. what are they doing or what are the contributions that they're making on the military level in regards to this fight? and ao how does thatw play int equation? >> so it's something that secretary carter has discussed quite a bit publicly. he's discussing in brussels today with air our partners. most of the gccc states were with

mr. gregory meeks of new york. time has expired. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr.work you've been doing i want to ask three quick questions in the spirit of what the chair has asked us and give you an opportunity to answer those questions. the first question deals with the situation in turkey as it moves -- specifically i'm referring to tensions and conflict between turkey and the kurdish community. i think the details are important because we're working well with the syrian kurds in the fight against isil. the depositions have deepened, specifically since the tragic events in ankora. how is turkey's tensions with the occurreds effect or ongoing fight against dash and the end of the humanitarian strategy there what role if any can the united states play. secondly, different part of the world as you indicated in your opening statement, i'm delighted that we were able to share the 15th anniversary of colombia with president santos here, and now we're talking about peace colombia which i think is important. as we hopefully get to an end of that situation there. i'm co

mr. gregory meeks of new york. thank you, mr. chairman. let me start with this. i want to follow up with what mr. cicilline said. he talked about saudi arabia set duties and their contribution on the humanitarian level. and fighting again isis and isil in syria, et cetera, i am concerned a lot of the sunni shia also and let the arab states may be doing on a military level. they set out some jazz, it better. what are they doing and what contribution that they make in on the military level in regards to this site and how does that play into our equation? >> so it is something secretary carter has discussed quite a bit publicly and in brussels today with our partners. they were with us in the early stages of the air campaign, but right now they have renewed their airstrikes in syria which we are grateful for. they have been focused on the conflict that we discussed with them quite a bit. we are constantly engaged about what the particular role to be. i do want to get ahead of the process but that is something secretary carter discussed. including from saudi arabia.

mr. gregory meeks of new york. time has expired. >> mr. secretary, first i want to thank you for the great work that you've been doing, and i just want to ask three quick questions in the spirit of what the chair has asked us to make sure that we give you and opportunity to answer those questions. first question, of course, deals with the situation in turkey as it moves tipping points specifically i'm referring to tegss and c s conflict within t. the rising tensions between kurds in turkey have deepened and particularly since the tragic events in ankara. my question is how is turkey's tensions with the kurds affected our ongoing fight against daesh and the humanitarian tragedy and what role, if any can the united states play in helping with the kurdish questions? secondly, different part of the world, as you've also indicated in your opening statement, i'm delighted that he was able to share the 15th anniversary of colombia with the president here and now we're talking about peace colombia which is tremendously important as we hopefully ge

mr. speaker. i do encourage all meek mebs to support this as amended and -- members to support this as amended and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3106 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table . without objection, the title is amended. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. miller: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3016 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3016, a bill to amend title 38 united states code, to clarify the role of pa die terrorists in the department of veterans affairs. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from florida, mr. miller, and the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown, each will control 20 minutes. the chair

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meeks: damage control has arrived. what? kentwell? their attorney, reed parkman. he's been legally obstructinmy case from every direction for two years. very inventive guy. how you doing there? mr... parkman? how are you? so i'm gonna need a copy of blueprints from that playground all right? i need, uh... geology reports... environmental... the whole works. i've got a subpoena. no problem. if kentwell has any culpability, they'll make it right. like they've done in the past, good citizens that they are. did they rescue the last boy yet? actually, they think he's unconscious, so they haven't been able to find him. are those parents from the school? i'd like to talk to them. no contact with the families. you're not gonna buy them off. wouldn't dream of it. my clients want to express their concern and support. what, no one from kewell's coming down here? they've instructed me to cooperate fully. i bet. for a jury this time, reed. i'm going to want a copy of that report asap. all right. fair enough. larry: the magical element of water peneates the impenetrable like a sleeping mind dreams the solution to a problem. can you hand me that map? you know, water not only moves around rock