mr. moran: mr. president, thank you. on the 56th anniversary of the supreme court decision brown csrs board of education, i rise to pay tribute to kansas families led by the browns and all kansans who took part in the challenging -- in challenging the injustice of racial segregation. for 60 years leading up to brown, much of america adhered to the supreme court ruling in plessy v. ferguson that established the doctrine separate but equal. but when applied to our school buildings and the education of our children, nothing about it was equal. in 1951, linda carol brown was in the third grade and should would walk six blocks a bus stop take -- that would take her to monroe elementary, more than a mile away from her home. this despite that sumner elementary was just blocks from her home. the browns and other families were rejected because of the color of their skin. in that year, 13 parents led by linda's father oliver filed suit against the topeka board of education on behalf of their 20 children. comb

mr. moran was the general manager when i first came on this commission. i should know, right. thank you. ok. let's move ahead to item 15. i have two speaker cards. madeline mueller. >> how do you do? many know me as a musician but my family are full of mechanic allen guinears and plumbers and it's a major topic around our table. i did the research. i thought i did the 41 pages about our project. and came up with some comment at the end of research which troubled me because i thought the process here was to agree that water supply in the lower balboa reservoir will meet the needs of the residents. at the end of the research, i will quote the report, this wsa does not verify the adequacy of existing distribution system capacity to serve the proposed project and another quote, any information submitted to the sfpuc for preparation for this wsa does not fulfill the requirements for the non portable water ordinance which is something that i've also followed a lot because of the fire dangers of what we call pneumonia gulch, which is a lot of extremely powerful air that comes through

you can come back anytime you like, mr. moranrsus the top democrats is really coming to a head. listen first of all to what the president said responding to speaker pelosi. roll at that tape. >> i saw her read it perfectly just the way she said it, very, very sort of a nasty type statement but i will say this, she said i walked into the room right next door yesterday and walked in and started screaming and yelling, just the opposite, just the opposite. because i know they will always say that, even if it didn't happen, because this happened once before, i walked out i was so calm, i haven't changed very much, been very consistent. i'm an extremely stable genius. okay. stuart: you heard that? extremely stable genius. speaker pelosi fired off this tweet in response, quote, when the extremely stable genius starts acting more presidential, i will be happy to work with him on infrastructure, trade and other issues. come on in please, the author of this book, "working class republican, ronald reagan and the return of blue-collar conser

senator moran: perhaps an aside, but something i want to say to you, mr. chairman. when we had you and all the remaining commissioners in front of our subcommittee, i want to tell you how impressed i was with every member of the commission. and it was good to see the capabilities but also the evidence of working together to find solutions to problems. i'm very grateful for an appreciative way i saw it. chairman simons: thank you. we deeply appreciate it. senator moran: chairman pai, let me turn to a conversation you and i had ever since you showed me mobility maps. remain concern with the effectiveness with the form 477 ata collection process and that's important. we talk about the resources in this committee. we would talk about the fcc and the universal service fund. it also matters over at usda and rural development and those dollars. we want to -- i want to make certain if we're going to spend the amount of money that you have to spend and that the epartment of agriculture has to spend that it goes where it knees to go to provide broadband service for all americ

senator moran. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. thank you for our panel for being here. i was involved when the committee passed legislation to reform, to alter dodd/frank. it occurred on a straight party line vote, every republican voting yes, every democrat voting no. it became clear to me that the opportunity to actually make some substantive changes in the regulatory environment for lenders would not occur. there weren't 60 votes on the floor of the united states senate to accomplish that. we then spent two years trying to figure out among republicans and democrats on this committee what we could accomplish. the end result was 2155. i was pleased for what i thought would be the outcome of 2155. its consequences upon those who lend money to more importantly, the lenders, those who are the recipients of the credit. unfortunately, when i talked to kansas lenders today, and asked what was the consequence of 2155, it's a bit of a shrug of shoulders. hope that something is going to happen. we haven't seen much relief. i was also pleased to see that republicans and democrat

moran: senator collins. thank you, mr.: chairman. director wray, i want to follow-up on the point that was just made by my two colleagues. here are the facts as i see them. we know that the russians were relentless in their efforts to influence the 2016 campaign and to further divide and polarize our society. we know that this effort did not end with the 2016 campaign. it both preceded it and continues to this very day. third, we know that it's not just the russians, that other foreign states and other malicious actors are targeting our democratic society. there are 17 intelligence agencies and each of them seems to have a piece of this. you talked about that just now. it concerns me that there is not one agency that is in charge of the overall strategy. should that be the fbi? dir. wray: well, senator collins let me say i agree with your framing of a predicament we face in terms of the threat itself. in terms of coordination, i think the fbi has a lead role to play in aspects of that. i think the nsc plays a -- i have not found a si

mr. richie. if we put these other two criteria in the commissioner moran is suggesting in his comments, what woulde the time line of rechanging the formula? >> they're ready to do. those are not hard changes. there may be consternation where they want the us to project out this we'd have to say we're not going to do that because there's a policy in place with a progress -- projection but it's different and what they have to do in term of rationing. we have a number of wholesale customers anxiously awaiting to see what the p.u.c. does because they all have w.s.a.s which rely on the picture for the regional supply. they're all awaiting to see what the commission says. >> this is an assessment. this is not an approval of housing pieces and the work is of value for the commission. if you're waiting to get the report. >> technically the changes are easy to make and some people are uncomfortable they don't do anything else but that's the commission's purview is what this says. >> to understand the second aspect of the request, are you saying go funk -- going further out than the 20-year project? or eigh

mr. richie. if we put these other two criteria in the commissioner moran is suggesting in his

mr. cohen, will you make -- >> at the high-profile hearing with former trump fixer moran moen, amash was more details about allegations of trump's unsavory behavior. >> he speaks in a code. and i understand the code, because i've been around him for a decade. >> and it's your sbreimpressiont others who work for him understand the code, as well? >> most, yes. >> reporter: amash used to pride himself in never missing a roll call vote, until 2017, when he accidentally missed his first vote because he was talking with reporters about obamacare. the congressman cried. then tweeted, i'm sorry. he didn't skboendorse trump in and has not rule d out running for president. >> would you be willing to run for the white house as the libertarian nominee in 2020? >> well, i'd never rule anything out. that's not on my radar right now. >> reporter: and just this morning, a michigan state lawmaker announced that he would mount a primary challenge against justin amash, and it's unclear how many republicans will ultimately support amash over this republican challenger. i just talked to mark meadows, the hou

mr. chairman. thank you very much, director wray, for being here this morning. i'd like to follow-up on senator moran's question about the hearing we had with attorney general barr because i was very concerned by his use of the word spying which i think is a very loaded word. it conjures a criminal connotation. i want to ask you, and i would appreciate a yes or no answer if possible, when fbi agents conduct investigations against alleged mobsters, suspected terrorists, other criminals, do you believe that they're engaging in spying when they're following fbi investigative policies and procedures? >> well, that's not the term i would use. >> thank you. so i would say that's a no to that question? >> well, i mean, look there a are -- lots of people have different colokele phrases. i believe the fbi is involved in investigative activity. part of that includes activity of different shapes and sizes and to me the key question is making sure it's done by the book consistent with our lawful authorities. different people use different phrases. >> as part of the investigative process, do fbi agents secure warra

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator coons. before i call on senator moran, give us the names, chairman simons, of those carriers that work closely with the robocallers that make it easier for the robocallers to do business. >> i don't have those, but i can get them. >> would you? >> sure. >> can you get them to me? >> yes. >> i'll put it on my facebook page. >> okay. >> okay? >> well -- >> these are carriers that make it -- these are american companies that make it easier for the robocallers. >> these are probably small carri carriers, so i don't have a list. we'd have to develop the list. >> can you get me a list? >> i'd have to check with my staff. but i'm assuming -- >> we ought to tell people who they are. >> no, i agree. but because we don't have authority over them now, we haven't looked in detail at who they are. >> chairman moran. >> senator kennedy, thank you. i join the ranking member in welcoming you to your chairmanship and look forward to working with you. let me start with you, chairman simons. ftc's current section 5 authority and other speci

moran buffett talked about amazon, how the young turks are buying amazon. extrapolate out the two decade regression. when mr08 years old, he will celebrate, francine. amazon will be $78,000 a share. this is what i'm looking at. an inflation target for the boe. we went to the press conference of mr. mark carney yesterday. it was at around 1.9% and that changed yesterday. we will have more on brexit and what that means for the u.k. shortly. companies.ssuring global investors and chief executive officer will stay with us for the hour to talk about financial repressions. what are we seeing in the u.s.? do we trust the fed with a say inflation is there and will pick up again? >> i'm not sure. i have always felt for the last 20 years that inflation numbers do not look -- do not reflect real inflation. i'm not sure measuring asset price inflation is right. therefore, real inflation is probably higher than headline inflation suggest. i'm not too concerned about the inflation rate but that is probably an academic debate that will take too long for today. unemployment is very tight and it doesn't take much in the job

mr. chairman and thank you all for being here today. i would like to follow up with something that senator moran said. i will be very charitable and call it a question. like the other side of the aisle, i am also very concerned of the future of rural america and agriculture in this country. times are tough, the future is bleak, and i think struggles and rural america are great and they are because of agriculture being so victimized by nature and fluctuating markets, but i would also add a couple of things. number one, it is not just natural disasters, it has congressional disasters when we can't find supplemental aid to help these people and can't but the congress, the administration cannot but their politics aside to get some aid to these farmers and folks who need it desperately. and the other thing is the markets that are leaving tariffsbecause of the chinese terrorists. that is a huge problem and we can have -- chinese tariffs. there is a lot of reasons, and i agree with senator moran about the relationship banking. i'm a big proponent of that. so now that i have gone through with my question, on

mr. chairman. thank you all for being here today. i would like to follow up on the moment was something that senator moran center i would be charitable to them and call it the question. like my print on the other side of the outcome also very concern about the future of rural america and agriculture in this country. times as he set our top. the future is bleak and i think he said struggles in role america are great and they are because of agriculturist being so victimized by nature and fluctuating markets. i would also add a couple of things. number one, it's not just natural disasters. its congressional disasters when we can't find congressional aide, supplemental aid of these people, and we can't put the congress, the administration cannot put the politics asidenoo get some aid to the farmers and folks who need it desperately. the other thing is the market that are leaving because of the chinese tariffs. that is huge problem and we can of wonderful relationship with bankers but that's not going to be good if we don't have cropped andt we don't have commodities evident at markets to sell those commodities and those relationships wil

moran: chairman pai, thank you so much. thanks for your leadership on this issue. it's a challenge across the country. senator kennedy: senator van hollen. senator van hollen: thank you, mr. chairman. and chairman simons, i do want to take this opportunity to thank you and your team for participating in a number of consumer protection forums that we had in the state of maryland. >> you can find this hearing online at c-span.org, we take you live now to the floor of the u.s. house. h.r. 1704. and agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal if ordered. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20rks remaining electric vonic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from new jersey, mr. sires, to suspend the rules and agree to the house resolution 273, on which the yeas and nays are ordered, the clerk will report the title. the clerk: house resolution 273. resolution reaffirming the united states' commitment to taiwan and the implementation of the taiwan relations act. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will

mr. otting: i appreciate your request. chairman crapo: senator jones. sen. jones: thank you, thank you all for being sure today. withld like to follow up something senator moran said. i will be charitable and call it a question. like my friend on the other side of the aisle, i am also concerned about the future of rural america and agriculture. times as he said, is tough, the future is bleak, and the struggles of rural america are great and that is because agriculture has been victimized by nature and fluctuating markets can do what i would also add a couple of things, number one, it is not just natural disasters, it is congressional disasters, when we can't find congressional supplemental aid to help these people, and we can't put the congress, and administration cannot put their politics aside to get the aid to these farmers who need it desperately. the other thing is the markets that are leaving because of the chinese tariffs. that is a huge problem. we can have wonderful relationships with bankers that will not do any good if we don't have crops or commodities, or markets to sell those commodities, and those relationships that strained mightily if the ban