mr. palmer. mr. palmer: mr. rhoades, i believe you used to work alongside former acting head ken casprisin at minneapolis-st. paul. he's stated before that thousands of airport workers who are only subject to random checks are the single greatest threat to aviation security. now t.s.a. employees are regularly rooted out from being caught rummaging through baggage or for inappropriate behavior which is obviously good we're catching them. my concern is by these reports there are only three u.s. airports that currently require employee security checks, atlanta, miami, orlando, and in atlanta they had a major gun running operation busted in 2014. additionally, we have reports there are some 73 employees at about 40 airports who potentially have terrorist ties. at some point is the t.s.a. causing more insecurity than it solves? i mean, frankly as a very frequent traveler, at that gives me concern that screening process may identify potential terrorists but yet they continue to work there. mr. rhoades: so let me try t

mr. palmer. mr. palmer: mr. rhoades, i believe you used to work alongside former acting head at minneapolis st. paul. he's stated before that thousands of airport workers who are only subject to random checks are the single greatest threat to aviation security. now t.s.a. employees are regularly rooted out from being caught rummaging through baggage or for inappropriate behavior which is obviously good we're catching them. my concern is by these reports there are only three u.s. airports that currently require employee security checks, atlanta, miami, orlando, and in atlanta they had a major gun running operation busted in 2014. additionally, we have reports there are some 73 employees at about 40 airports who potentially have terrorist ties. at some point is the t.s.a. causing more insecurity than it solves? i mean, frankly as a very frequent traveler, at that gives me concern that screening process may identify potential terrorists but yet they continue to work there. mr. rhoades: so let me try to answer that

mr. palmer, for five minutes. mr. palmer: thank you, mr. chairman. director saldana, critics argued one factor encouraging illegal immigrants to enter the u.s. is the belief that once they enter the country they won't be removed. i think that's been pretty well established here. secretary jay johnson recrenly stated the 11 million illegal immigrants in this country are not going away and are in effect, and i find this astonish, united states citizens. does that include those who have criminal records? yes or no. ms. i'm just asking. ms. saldana: what was your question specifically? mr. palmer: jay johnson stated there are 11 million aliens in the country who are effectively united states citizens. ms. saldana: i don't think he said they're united states citizens. mr. palmer: but we're not debating what he said. i'm asking you, do you believe that inclouds those here with criminal records? ms. saldana: they are not united states citizens. mr. palmer: are they staying? ms. saldana: we're going our best to remove them. mr. palmer: let me tell you what h

mr. palmer, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. dodaro, i really appreciate the work you guys do. i hate to say it, but i enjoy reading your reports. that probably speaks volumes about my personality. but i do want to go back to this issue of unobligated balances. i know you may or may not be able to make a judgment on whether or not this is sound fiscal policy. i don't think we could make the case that it is absolutely necessary to hold almost $900 billion in unobligated balances. would you agree with that? >> yes. my point is that we're in a debate over our budget, which we're being asked to increase spending by $30 billion. if we were to reduce the unobligated balances by approximately 3.5%, that would more than cover the increase in spending. does it not make sense to do that, and particularly in the context of if we're holding money in unobligated balances, and then having to borrow money to fund other agencies, isn't there an interest cost incurred in addition to, to the additional spending? >> well it's definitely -- it's no

mr. palmer at a wins evening dinner, prior to my first round ever playing it and i remember talking to jack saying, just give me some advice. make sure you hit the greens. even if it looks like it's easier chipping to this pin, going to be easier to putt on these greens. and you have played these guys and come on to this course and play really smart and just wait for your chances. and he was right. charlie: in practice and you watched other guys and let me see how they handle it? jordan: i play a practice round or two with a past winner or someone who has had success there. because i know the places i'm going to practice from, based on what i have learned are the tricky areas of the golf course, but somebody else like i mentioned before, this golf course will yield so many different shots every time you play it. i want to learn from someone else's experience. last year i played with ben crenshaw and tiger woods. charlie: they know something about putting? jordan: they both do. i was able to see some putts on the greens that made an impact on me over the weekend. charlie: danch jenkins said

mr. palmer, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. dodaro, i really appreciate the work you guys do. i hate to say it, but i enjoy reading your reports. that probably speaks volumes about my personality. but i do want to go back to this issue of unobligated balances. 1 i know you may or may not be able to make a judgment on whether or not this is sound fiscal policy. i don't think we could make the case that it is absolutely necessary to hold $900 billion in unobligated balances. would you agree with that? >> yes. my point is that we're in a debate over our budget, which we're being asked to increase spending by $30 billion. if we were to reduce the unobligated balances by approximately 3.5%, that would more than cover the increase in spending. does it not make sense to do that, and particularly in the context if we're holding money in unobligated balances, and then having to borrow money to fund other agencies, isn't there an interest cost incurred in addition to, to the additional spending? >> well it's definitely not -- it's not an

mr. palmer from alabama is skembing there, we were discussing before he had to go up and serve in that duty, and that is a good point, if this wsh a private business and the private business behaved this way, the c.e.o. would have been fired and would have been absolute hell for the company. that is one reason why the american people are so frause terroristed. there are different standards that apply for people in washington versus the rest of the american people and the taxpayers. d that is intolerable in our government. nd i you start talking about impeachable offenses. while there are criminal offenses, the two are not exclusive and the founders believed that the real reason you needed impeachment are for things that are not necessarily criminal. and joseph storey, he noted that impeachable offenses are aptly termed political offenses neglect ut of personal or that bital disregard. at hey must be looked comprehensive principles of public policy and duty and i think that is made for that. some of the fall statements, they very well made. we can simply say as he violated arbitration shown

mr. palmer's zest for reading your reports and i think it's extremely important to the taxpayers in this country, the job that you do. so, thank you very much. >> thank you for those comments. >> i'd like to as opposed to digging into the details today, if you and i could just go to the 60,000-foot level, i would appreciate that. i'd like to ask you a couple questions. i'm very interested. and i think my constituents are interested in your answers and the taxpayers are as well. first question, has the federal government, in your estimation, your opinion, grown so large, so big, that it cannot effectively, that's the key word, be managed any longer? because as a businessman, i see this time and time again. and i'm coming to the conclusion it's so large it can't be managed. what's your opinion of that? >> there are definitely challenges in this regard. some of the federal entities are very large entities. department of defense, for example. irs is a large agency. hhs is huge. all three agencies represented today. but in my view there are good management practices that could be taken to eff

mr. palmer at wednesday evening dinner the first year prior to my first round ever playing it, and i remember talking to jack and him giving me had vice like, hearings make sure you hit the greens. make sure, even though it looks like easier chipping to this pin, it's always going to be easier to putt on these greens. just saying don't think too much of it. you've already beaten these guys before. just come out on to this course and play really smart and wait for your chances, and he was right. >> rose: in practice, do you watch other buys guys who have played it before and say let me see how they handle the putt or look at it? >> yeah, i try i and play at least a practice round or two with a past winner or somebody who's had success there because, you know, i know the places i'm going to practice from based on the -- what i have learned or the tricky areas of the golf course, but then somebody else -- like i mentioned before, this golf course will yield so many different shots every time you play it, so i want to learn from somebody else's experience, too. last year i played with ben crensha

mr. palmer. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. rhodes, i believe you used to work alongside former acting head ken kass prizen. he has stated before that thousands of airport workers who are only subject to random checks are the single greatest threat to aviation security. now tsa employees are regularly rooted out rummaging through baggage or inappropriate behavior. my concern is that there are only three u.s. airports that currently require employee checks. in atlanta they had a major gun running operation busted in 2014. we have reports that there's some 73 employees at about 40 airports who potentially have terrorist ties. at some point is the tsa causing more insecurity than it solves? frankly, as a very frequent traveler, it gives me some concern that the screening process may identify potential terrorists, yet they continue to work there. >> let me try to answer that question, sir. i believe if the tsa was mandated to screen every employee at airports, it would require much more resources. i am unqualified to professionally

mr. palmer. >> thank you, mr. chairman, director saldana. the critics have argued.inaudible] that once they enter the country they will not be removed. i think that that has been pretty well established or. >> 11 million immigrants are not going away. and they are in effect. and i find this absolutely astonishing that united states citizens -- does that include those that have u.s. citizens? yes or no. >> if you won't mind repeating to me, what was your question specifically? >> tran-seven stated that there are immigrants in the country that are not going away. does that include those that were here that have terminal records? >> i don't think he said that there are united states citizens. >> he said united states citizens, but we are not debating what he said. i am asking you if you believe that those are the individuals with criminal records. >> are they staying? >> here doing our best to remove them. >> i don't know about that. let me tell you what happened in alabama earlier this month. the authorities in oxford, alabama, not in my district, arrested three men.

mr. trumps team. a guy named chris palmer. and the ball is on the one yard line. the generals have two running backs. they have a big huge fullback named maurice and the other back walker.y named herschel just a guy, right. so herschel walker obviously is a great act and everything else and worries cost on, just a huge blocking back. and in typical coach fashion, the ball is on the one yard line and he says, let's trick the defense. let us give the ball to maurice carr on. he gets smashed. so there it is again. and all of a sudden the phone , yes i've the phone up sir, mr. trump. and this is what he said. the conversation went like this. he said, you know the next time you give the ball to maurice instead of herschel walker, you are fired. that is a true story. a true story. we're all here tonight because we all support donald trump and some things i want to say there you go. absolutely. there's so much i admire about mr. trump but one thing i really admire him is, you know what? he will say what is on his mind. and so many times you will see people, a lot of peop

mr. palmer. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. rhodes, i believe you used to work alongside former acting head ken kassprizen. he has stated before that thousands of airport workers who are only subject to random checks are the single greatest threat to aviation security. now tsa employees are regularly rooted out rummaging through baggage or inappropriate behavior. my concern is that there are only three u.s. airports that currently require employee checks. in atlanta they had a major gun running operation busted in 2014. we have reports that there's some 73 employees at about 40 airports who potentially have terrorist ties. at some point is the tsa causing more insecurity than it solves? frankly, as a very frequent traveler, it gives me some concern that the screening process may identify potential terrorists, yet they continue to work there. >> let me try to answer that question, sir. i believe if the tsa was mandated to screen every employee at airports, it would require much more resources. i am unqualified to professionally

mr. arnold palmer. in a record 52 masters tournaments. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome mr. gary player. gary, the tee is yours! wow! next on the tee, we proudly welcome, once again, our six-time masters champion, a man whose record at the masters remains unmatched even to this day. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome mr. jack nicklaus. ladies and gentlemen, the 2016 masters has now officially begun. have fun! >> thank you. >> how great is that? jim nantz of cbs sports is at augusta national golf club and his 33rd year of calling the masters on cbs. good morning. >> good morning, charlie, gayle, norah. it's great. one of the my favorite moments to watch the tournament get started with that history on the tee. >> this is the 80th masters. a bit cold and windy. what are you looking for this year? >> this tournament has a way of really kind of writing a script end setting the stage for the last year, no one was really saying this was going to be jordan spieth's tournament and he went out on thursday,

mr. woodward: here comes our arnold palmer. they would come up and all of a sudden get an elbow. at the end of the next day you did a critique with him of the state dinner. mr. butterfield: i met with him every sunday morning and he was ecstatic. he did not know about the rough edges. but we got good at that. said, talkd: then he to pat, maybe she likes to do the same thing. [laughter] i mentioned it: to her and she said i can't believe that he really said that. i was crazy about pat nixon. a very grounded, nice, nice person. the two did not see eye to eye on many things social. >> bob writes that you were the principal intermediary between richard nixon and mrs. nixon. he quotes you saying i felt sorry for her being married to this guy. i could see what she was going through. describe their marriage and what she was going through. mr. butterfield: i can't describe their marriage. the thing that struck me, what you saw, we would be on the helicopter and my position was that one of the two of us went on every trip. we sat right across from the president. and the president and mrs.

mr. allen: from the pimiento cheese sandwiches to the perfectly man cured grounds, the masters is truly something special. the course, the keyation of the great bobby jones, has seen the lives arnold palmer, byron nelson, jack nicklaus, tiger woods and spectators from all walks of life making a living history in the game. jordan jordan spieth has been a great champion and made a historic effort to repeated a its champion. congratulations to this year's winner on his victory and the newest edition to his wardrobe, as well as a big thank you to the members of the augusta national golf club and all those who work tirelessly to put the tournament on, which means so much to our district. it was my privilege to welcome all people from around the globe to the world's greatest sporting event. as we count down the days until masters 2017. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor the career of commander kristena del orco and her service in the united states coast guard. s

jesse palmer was there in the front row and we'll talk to ginger and val in just a moment. all the action in the ballroom from jesse first. mr. aladdin sir >> reporter: the stars making magic on the dance floor. >> no one loves disney week more than me. >> reporter: and the ballroom easily the happiest place on earth for one lucky fan. >> i'm literally in the front row. >> reporter: and backstage, a very special meeting with belle before her spin around the dance floor. to "beauty and the beast" my favorite disney movie of all time. you look just like belle. >> i've been singing in the shower for a long time but so have you. look there she goes isn't she dream?" >> reporter: bewitching them with their foxtrot. >> the belle of the ball. >> the dressing of musicality and style, undoubtedly for me >> wow! [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: "the beauty and the beast" tied for first page with paige and mark dancing a "toy story" quickstep. you got a friend in me >> reporter: hot on their tails nyle and peta with a tarzan-inspired samba. >> the lord of the jungle is now the lord of the dance. >> reporter: but it wasn't enough to