so i would ask, mr. peck and ms. monet, if the chairman would allow the time, i would ask you address your consideration regarding the future that we could invision working with dod to help these military veterans make the transition with the skills that they have in the service to acquire the civilian certification equivalent of their skills so that we don't have this problem. >> i think you've hit on a very important problem. that transfer once a veteran -- once a service man or woman comes out of the military and hits the street, they do so without appropriate help. the tap program is there. it's a lot of information. short period of time. you want out of there once you're a short term and don't necessarily want to talk to anybody. starting a program well before they get out indicating the possibilities of -- their possibilities once they get into civilian life, and giving them a connection in the community where they are discharged. so that the va can contact them and, you know, 90 days later, 6 months later sayi

mr. president, one of the tragedies taking place in this country today and resulting, unbelievably, in a lowered life ex pecks tensey rate here in -- expectancy rate in america, it is in decline, and one of the reasons is the tragic opioid and heroin epidemic which claimed 60,000 lives last year. we have to -- we can't ignore that problem. we have to invest in treatments and we have to help states all over this country and families struggling with this issue. i point is, mr. president, we need parity, not for some abstract inside adult reason, we need parity in spending because we need more in this country than just a strong military. we need a strong middle class, we need a strong working class, we cannot turn our backs on tens of millions of people who are struggling. and the second issue that we have got to deal with here in the congress is the issue of daca and the need for a clean dreamers legislation. in september president trump initiated a very serious crisis, and what he did was rescinded president obama's executive order providing legal status through daca to 800,000 young people. these are young pe

peck and go. the event, we have brought 2,000 rhinos, say, for example, mr. yem is down by one.brink of extinction, what is to say, you can gone to some income. oh. it is actually quite sad that the environmental and the results and allegation in the midst of all people trying to preserve the species. you can have it killed. >> if there were only ten left in the world, yeah, it is the same argument. then we'll be down to one and we'll put it to the museum. >> oh my gosh. [ laughter ] >> i got this one. >> you got this one? >> we are coming back. >> you bet. they like to talk about the number and conservation and the fact that they enjoy killing. that's psychopathic here. we are seeing a lot of progress for animals and the change is coming. we are going to put an end to this. >> i am actually a conservation and i am conscious of what we do of hunting. >> i am all hunting. >> no matter the results. >> i am all for hunting. >> the money that comes in from hunting in those areas of those is twhat keeps them there. >> do you think your money is going anywhere. >> you are breathing co

peck, year he was clearing ied's from territory previously held by isis. when a compatriot was struck, he rushed to their side, saving their life. mr.he placement of more than 40,000 american flags and red carnations on soldiers graves as part of his goal to honor veterans in all 50 states and to challenge others to join the flag and flour challenge. owerhe flag and fl challenge. thanks to the trump bump in the economy, new heights have been reached and thanks to the tax cuts, larger christmas bonuses were given to employees. some of these stories are heroic, summer patriotic and others are tragic. all of them represent the unbreakable american spirit, to inspire our nation to continue growing more prosperous. i will take questions. john? >> the deputy director of the fbi is stepping down? reaction from the white house and is the president back at the end of december -- back in december he was tweeting about andrew mccabe, in less than effusive praise manner. what is he thinking? >> we have all seen the numerous reports as you have. this decision was not made by the white house and any specifics i would refer you to the fbi who will

peck. last year he was part of a team clearing ieds from territory previously controlled by isis. preston sharp. mrized the placement of more than 40,000 american flags and red car nations on graves. steve staub and as i understath to grow to new heights in 2017 and thanks to the trump tax cuts they were able to give all their employees larger christmas bonuses. some of these individuals' stories are heroic but all of them represent the unbreakable american spirit and want to expire us to grow stronger, prouder and more prosperous. john? >> sarah, the news came down the last hour that deputy director of the fbi mccabe is stepping down. any reaction from the white house? and the president was tweeting about andrew mccabe in a -- what does he think of him stepping down? >> we received reports as you have. any specifics, none of this decision was made by the white house and any specifics i refer you to the fbi who will be making a statement later. >> clearly the president seemed to be involved in a public relations campaign against mccabe. >> oh, look, the president stands by his previous comments, bu

mr. president, one of the tragedies taking place in this country today and resulting, unbelievably, in a lowered life ex pecks tensey rate here in -- expectancy rate in america, it is in decline, and one of the reasons is the tragic opioid and heroin epidemic which claimed 60,000 lives last year. we have to -- we can't ignore that problem. we have to invest in treatments and we have to help states all over this country and families struggling with this issue. i point is, mr. president, we need parity, not for some abstract inside adult reason, we need parity in spending because we need more in this country than just a strong military. we need a strong middle class, we need a strong working class, we cannot turn our backs on tens of millions of people who are struggling. and the second issue that we have got to deal with here in the congress is the issue of daca and the need for a clean dreamers legislation. in september president trump initiated a very serious crisis, and what he did was rescinded president obama's executive order providing legal status through daca to 800,000 young people. these are young pe

peck wrote, i voted against hillary clinton more than i voted for donald trump. that said, president trump has competed my wildest expectations. david mac neil from new jersey wrote, opinion polls give mrting, and i would too, for character, personality, and temp raiment, but i give him high marks for policies and programs that are stimulating the private sector. another wrote mr. trump is vulgar yan in the way he tweets and sometimes talks. however, his presidency is better than his tweets. one demographic that was key to donald trump's victory, white evangelical voters. according to exit polls, trump won 80% of the votes cast by this group. we sit down with a group of christian conservatives. how do they describe how they see the president's first year in office. >> not so different from what you just spoke about. >> really? >> they are concerned the president's getting a bad rap, that the media is talking about him too much, and they want folks to focus on what he's done, from the economy to the tax reform to appointing jerusa. they say you concentrate on that and not on other things and you'll see he's a fantastic president. listen to what they said. >> has the president lived up t

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