mr. rhodes, can we go to your report, please. >> member: $20 a month, just $0.65 -- >> mr. chairman, members of the committee, we know that communication estimated $100 million in general fund and after that total revenue an allocation for 91 $91 million for major projects. and we show on table 2 which shows major fund revenues for specific projects. we do recommended that you approve this legislation and i will be glad to respond to any questions. >> thank you very much, mr. rhodes. colleagues any questions? is there any additional public comment? seeing none public comment is closed.. i want to thank you for all of your hard work in putting this together. i know i mentioned to you questions about some of the process for some of the items for the clerk of our supervisor board. i would like to thank you for your hard work and all the issues that my colleagues touched upon today and it's at the heart of getting these done. note that you are going to have our commitment for pushing these items forward. >> colleagues, we have item no. 3. >>> excuse me, mr. chairman, i believe

mr. rhodes. colleagues, any comments for our budget analyst for this report? >> okay, seeing none, why don't we open to public comment. if anyone wishes to comment. >> >> public speaker: we all already a population and 10 years and even four years.4 years. the extra because for a short-term. and through years, several -- they said court date june 1st. he's not that guy. he's a tough guy. a personal buyers. so we have consideration of understanding. >> thank you very much. any other member of the public wish to comment. please come up. everyone has 2 minutes to speak. if more people want to comment, please lineup at the far wall. >> thank you, chair ferrell and members. i'm with taxpayers for public safety. today we want to support the overall capital plan and we like the idea of a capital plan, but we also like that when history as advanced that we need to also modify the capital plan so we are requesting that the jail project, the jail rebuild project of the capital plan be removed from the capital plan at this time. we would like you to recommend that to the

mr. rhodes said was right. cuba has relations with many countries in the world.on islands opened an embassy in cuba. a small country in the pacific that might have five or 10 embassies, and opens an embassy in havana. this is a signal of how out of step the policy of the united states toward cuba was. the netted nations has condemned the embargo since 1992. so, i think it made sense. i think president obama, despite what mr. rhodes said, obviously the international committee, and specifically the latin american community and region said you have to have relations with cuba otherwise relations with us will not be better, and it has been a problem, even with allies of the united states at the european union's -- european union and canada. i think president obama is a person who, in the past, in 2004 spoke against the embargo. in 2008 he said he was ready to talk to raul castro. in 2009, already president all -- at the summit of the americas, he said he wanted a new beginning. i think he had it in his mind to do it, but of course the problem in the united states sys

mr. rhodes?ory now. >> reporter: a colonial history the region cannot erase, even as each generation searches for new ways to work through its checkered and painful legacy. diana magnay, cnn. >>> the u.s. defense secretary is visiting south korea. he speaks with erin burnett if the nuclear deal with iran falls through. >>> a new video about the jewelry heist in london. what the footage revealed about the alleged robbers. when pain tries to stop you, there's motrin. motrin works fast to stop pain where it starts. make it happen with new motrin liquid gels. have 8 layers of nutritious wheat...mini-wheats®...tarts. and one of delicious sweet. to satisfy the adult.... and kid - in all of us. (supergrass' "alright") plays throughout ♪ ♪ ♪ nutritious wheat for the adult you've grown into. and delicious sweet for the kid you'll never outgrow... feed your inner kidult... with frosted mini wheats®. >>> i'm paula newton. he's an update on the top stories we're following. u.s. president obama and cuban pres

mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from rhode island mr. langevin. the chair: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for three minutes. mr. langevin: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without objection. mr. langevin: i thank the gentleman for yielding, and mr. chairman, i'm very pleased to be back on the floor today to support the house's second major piece of cybersecurity legislation in less than 24 hours. as i said yesterday afternoon it's been a long time coming for sure but cybersecurity has been a passion of mine for nearly a decade. i'm absolutely thrilled that after years of hard work the house, the senate and the president finally are beginning to see eye to eye. the national cybersecurity protection advancement act has at its core three basic authorizations. first it authorizes private entities and the d.h.s.'s ncic to share the cybersecurity -- for cybersecurity only those that have been stripped. second, it allows businesses to monitor their networks in search of cybersecurity risks and third, it au

mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president i ask unanimous consent that chris stavish an education fellow and karen armitage both from my office be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this congress? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president may i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you. mr. president, the evidence of climate disruption caused by carbon pollution is clear and overwhelming yet the u.s. senate is sleepwalking through this history. i'm here today for the 97th time to say that we must wake up. climate disruptions are felt in every corner of the globe from every fleer to the reaches of the -- floor to the reaches of the atmosphere and pole to pole. the united states is antarctic nation. we have been since secretary of state seward negotiated the purchase of alaska from russia in 1867 for about $11 million. from our vantage point of the arctic circle we're witnes

mr. schiff: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. langevin, one of the congress' leading experts on cybermatters. the chair: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for two minutes. mr. langevin: i thank the gentleman for yielding and madam chair, this has been a long time in coming. when i served on the intelligence committee in the past two congresses, i worked closely with chairman rogers and ranking member rureptcomberger and their legacy is evident in this fine bill. i would like to commend chairman nunes for rising to the challenge as the new leaders of the house permanent select committee on intelligence and producing an even better product, particularly with regard to privacy protections. it also provides statutory authorization for the center the president has created to provide comprehensive assessments of cyberdelets. while the protections are narrow could be important to understand that information sharing is not a silver bullet. it will be important work to be done to improve our nation's cyberdefenses. passing an i

mr. frank rhodes. >>> some of the arrival at the booksellers room and up to the north portico.resident obama and first lady michelle obama preparing to greet tonight's honored guest the prime minister of japan shinzo abe and his wife. live coverage here on c-span3. ♪ >>> the president and first lady welcoming prime minister shinzo abe of japan and his wife to the white house. you're on c-span3 and take you back live. the booksellers area where other guests are arriving for tonight's state dinner for shinzo abe and his wife. live coverage here on c-span3. ♪ >>> mr. bob dan and mrs. rainy dan. ♪ [ inaudible ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the home daniel russell and ms. kito russell. >>> [ inaudible ] ♪ >>> the honorable kito chen. >>> mr. ron and mrs. john olivere. >>> mr. paul glenn iii. ♪ >>> honorable ron wyden and mrs. widen. >> how are your use of chopsticks? >> it will be challenging in that department. yes. >> will you use the flatware. >> i always play it safe. i'll try a double threat and use both. i am obviously there's a long way to go, but the fact that we had such a thrown vote i

mr. graves bodes aye. the gentleman from rhode island mr. lender then how is he recorded? >> is not recorded sir. mr. lone german votes no. mr. longo then votes no. langevin >> the clerk will report the tally. >> 35 aye vote, 27 no votes. >> the amendment is adopted. the question now occurs on amendment number 51r1 by the gentleman from tennessee mr. cooper. the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] >> mr. chairman? >> ms. speier. >> i would like to change my vote from no to aye. >> ms. speier of votes aye. the clerk will report the results. >> mr. chairman the ayes were 27 and the nose were 35. >> the amendment is not agreed to. the question now rises on the amendment offered by ms. sanchez number 164. the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [inaudible conversations]

rhode island, as the sister ann keefe post office. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from georgia, mr. highs, and the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. mr. hice: thank you mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he wishes to use. mr. hice: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. hice: thank you, sir. i rise today in support of h.r. 651 introduced by representative dave cicilline. it is for the purpose of designating the united states postal service located at 820 elmwood avenue in providence, rhode island, as the sister ann keefe post office. sister ann keefe was a dedicated public servant and a community activist who touched the lives of many, many people in providence rhode island. in fact, for over 30 years sister k

mr. schiff: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. langevin, one of the congress' leading experts on cybermatters. the chair: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for two minutes. mr. langevin: i thank the gentleman for yielding and madam chair, this has been a long time in coming. when i served on the intelligence committee in the past two congresses, i worked closely with chairman rogers and ranking member rureptcomberger and their legacy is evident in this fine bill. i would like to commend chairman nunes for rising to the challenge as the new leaders of the house permanent select committee on intelligence and producing an even better product, particularly with regard to privacy protections. it also provides statutory authorization for the center the president has created to provide comprehensive assessments of cyberdelets. while the protections are narrow could be important to understand that information sharing is not a silver bullet. it will be important work to be done to improve our nation's cyberdefenses. passing an i

for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. langevin: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. langevin of rhode island. page 30, line 10 after the dollar amount insert, increase by $2,426,400. page 30, line 16 after the dollar amount insert, reduce by $2,500,000. the chair: the gentleman from rhode island and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from rhode island. mr. langevin: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, this amendment would support beginning the assessment of the feasibility of using lower enriched uranium and reactive fuel. using lower enriched uranium and navy reactive fuel can have security benefits related to nuclear nonproliferation. could lower security costs and supports naval reactor research and development at the cutting edge of nuclear science. as we continue to face the threat of nuclear terrorism and as countries continue to develop, naval fuel for military purposes, the imperativ

mr. cicelyni of rhode island. >> i think it's fair to say the deterioration of the situation in yemen took many people in washington by surprise. for many years it was held up as an example of counterterrorism cooperation. and it looked as if a political agreement might ab cheefd in the aftermath of the arab spring. the united states poured approximately $9.50 million in foreign aid to yemen since the transition in 2011 to support counterterrorism, political reconciliation, the economy, and humanitarian aid. now we face a vastly different landscape and have to revise our assumptions and expectations. furthermore, we risk being drawn deeply into another iranian-backed armed conflict in the middle east. i'd particularly like to hear from the witness, hear from you mr. ambassador how we might have better detected the oncoming houthi rebellion and what if anything could have been done to prevent it. what the u.s. role is and should be in the conflict between the parties in yemen and how we're cooperating with reenggional partners and what the prospects are for a solution to this conflict. i'm

mr. nugent's amendment? if not the question is -- i'm sorry. the gentleman from rhode island. >> thank you. i could just chime in briefly. i think mr. nugent for his thoughtful and intense support for directed energy come and she and i share that interest. i stand a strong strong opponent of directed energy and to support the champ program. i think the directed entity will be a game changing technology that is going to both protect our forces our interest going forward, we need to present the department harder than what has been, as this technology matures and a lot of it is ready to be fielded. and i don't know the department is moving fast enough on a. i would like to see the move faster, but as you pointed out mr. chairman, the enemy as it is drafted is procedurally deficient, especially when you're talking about asking department to be retroactively spend funds that were appropriated in fy '15 and this is the fy '16 authorization. unfortunate i can't support it because of that but i do applaud the gentleman for his support of directed energy and we need to see that move forward, but thi

mr. rogers. those in favor of the amendment say aye. those opposed say no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the ayes have it. and the amendment is agreed to. gentleman from rhode island requests a recorded vote. a recorded vote will be postponed. are there further amendments to this section of the bill? gentleman from virginia mr. whitman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i ask unanimous consent to call up an unblocked package of amendments that have been worked and approved with the minority. >> without objection so ordered. the clerk will please distribute the unblocked amendments. without objection the amendments are considered as read and the gentleman from virginia is recognized for five minutes to offer and explain the unblocked package. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i call up unblocked package number 2 comprised of the following. amendment number 008 by miss saugus regarding utilization of amounts authorized for research, evaluation and tests for military construction. amendment number 0044 r-1 which mr. larson concerning efforts to improve asset tracking including the use of item unique federal acquisition regulation supplement clauses in contracts. amendment

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for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. langevin: move to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. langevin: mr. speaker, i'm absolutely thrilled to congratulate providence college on their first ncaa men's ice hockey championship. they gained the lead. p.c. held off an attack on their goals for over 6:00. the team has so much to be proud with a 26-13-2 season record, they came in second place in their conference against boston university in the finals. i offer my congratulations to both teams but congratulations to the providence college men's hockey team. the entire ocean state is so proud of this accomplishment. congratulations and go friars. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> address the house and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: for one minute. >> i'm proud to recognize the 2015 cumberland girls high school basketball team fo

mr. johnson is recorded a no. >> any other members? i am sorry gentlemen from rhode island? >> he is recorded yes. >> any other members wish to be recognized? >> clerk will report the tally. >> 33 aye votes and 30 no votes. >> and the amendment is adopted. the question comes on amendment number 21-r1 by the gem gentlemen of texas. >> chairman? chairman votes no. mr. smith? mr. smith votes a yes. mr. jones? mr. jones votes aye. ms. sanchez? ms. sanchez votes aye. mr. forbes? no. mr. miller? mr. miller votes no. ms. davis? ms. davis votes aye. mr. larson? mr. larson votes aye. mr. bishop? mr. bishop votes no. mr. cooper? mr. cooper votes aye. mr. turner? mr. turner votes no. ms. bor? ms. bor votes aye. mr. cline? mr. cline votes no. mr. courtney? mr. correspondentny votes a yes,e. mr. franks? mr. franks votes no. mr. johnson? mr. johnson votes aye. mr. conway votes no. mr. spear? mr. spear votes aye. mr. lanborn? mr. lanborn votes no. mr. castro? mr. castro votes aye. mr. whitman? mr. whitman votes no. mr. hunter? mr. hunter votes no. mr. peters? mr. peters votes aye. mr. flem

rhode island governor and senator and one-time republican. >> and independent. >> independent ling chacoln cha. he told mr. john berman he's running. he said that. he's running because of strong feelings about where the country is going. listen. >> the flow in that argument is i have a 30-year record to look at. when they look at that 30-year record they are going to see absolute consistency on fiscal responsibility, on the environment, on using tools of government to help less fortunate, keeping us out of quagmi quagmires, civil liberties, rock solid consistency. >> chaffee's spokesperson said despite what he said he has not formally declared his candidacy. he's in exploratory phase. he's expected to make some kind of announcement soon. >> chris christie swears he's not done yet. he was in new hampshire essentially campaigning for president, even though he, too, is not an official candidate. right now he's pretty far back in the pack, which is a far cry from when he was seen as a potential front-runner. the question is, is it over for him? to late to have a chance? he says no way. >> poll numbers go up and they go down based on yo

mr. grenier account united states block a major hack to its infrastructure? >> the simple answer to that is no. it very much matters what system you are talking about. there are highly classified system as ben rhodes just pointed out. that particularly concerns the u.s. military but there's so much that we rely on as an economy as a society that really is highly vulnerable to attacks from overseas or virtually anywhere. >> what are the lessons we can take to apply them to the systems that are as you point out not? >> brings into focus on the technology and the equipment and obviously that we can upgrade those sorts of things.but the problem really has to do with human discipline. i know from dealing with a great many officials in the u.s. federal government they have very secure systems but they have to use them and they have to use them properly. and i think this is a problem which really infects us in so many different aspects not only in government but the private sector people are busy, they are not focused on the threat and they want to get business done and they often don't take advantage of the protections that are built into those systems and supposed to be serving them. >> what about the

mr. scott. >>> the yazidis women falling victim to isil fighters. a new report documents the atrocities. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. hillary clinton now has some competition for the democratic presidential nomination. former senator and rhodesland governor announced that he is running for the white house. he is a former republican who became an independent and then changed parties. >>> the vatican has ended its controversial investigation into a group of u.s. nuns. a group was accused seven years ago of taking positions that undermined catholic teaching. the vatican says the group is now following church mandate. >>> and veterinarians say more than a thousand dogs have been sickened with a flu believed to have come from asia. >>> a new report says isil committed war crimes in its treatment of yazidis women. it's the second report to document the crimes. they say they committed organized rape sexual assault and other crimes against yazidis women and girls. thank you so much for coming in. how did these stories come to you? >> well we have been working in northern iraq to document the abuses of isil since the initial attacks began, and this research represents interviews with 20 women and girls, some as young as 12 some as o

rhode island seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. langevin: mr. speaker i rise today in honor of equal payday. it's an absolute shame that the united states -- that in the united states, women earn on average 78 cents of every $1 that a man makes. for women of color this gap is even worse 64 cents for african-american women and 56 cents for latinas. mr. speaker, pay gap is harmeling working families in every -- harmeling working families in every state but it's particularly harmful in the 2/3 of families where women are the primary bread winners. lower paychecks mean less money for groceries rent, child care and other family necessities. mr. speaker, i'm proud to be an original co-sponsor of the paycheck fairness act, which will make it easier for women to win pay discrimination cases and harder for companies to justify unequal salaries. mr. speaker, i urge all of my colleagues to co-sponsor this bill with me and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does t

for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. langevin: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. langevin: mr. speaker it's cyber week in the house again and tomorrow and thursday the house will be considering two very important pieces of information sharing legislation and commend the leadership of the intelligence and the homeland security committees for their bills. as co-chair of the congressional cybersecurity caucus, i am glad that the house once again is taking the lead to protect our networks both public and private, from attack, as well as looking to protect privacy and civil liberties. i'm also hopeful that unlike the last congresses, my colleagues in the other chamber and the senate -- chamber, in the senate, will take up their proposals so we can get a bill on the president's desk. mr. speaker it is particularly important that we codify an information sharing framework so we can

received his bachelors degree from the university of rhode island, his masters degree in geology from the university of minnesota. before working at energy, mr. lomax spent 15 years working in journalism. and energy and environmental reporter at bloomberg news and senior editor at argus media inc. he holds a bachelor in journalism from queensland in australia. our final witness, mr. holstein. prior to joining the environmental defense fund he was a senior advisor to the obama presidential campaign on energy and environmental policy matters and codirector of the transition team. among many other roles he has held the position of assistant secretary of the national, oceanic and atmospheric administration and chief of staff at the u.s. department of energy. we appreciate all of you being here today and we look forward to your testimony. ms. craddick: good morning. my name is christi craddick and is chairman, i appreciate the opportunity to provide testimony at today's hearing. this is an important issue with a direct impact on texas today as well as other states affecting thousands of jobs across the country. since hydraulic fracturing has beco

rhode island. senator carl levin of michigan. senator don riegel of michigan. senator gordon smith of oregon. mrs.ator of hawaii, senator inohe. senator paul kirk of massachusetts. ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the senate. [applause] please be seated. i would like now to ask members of the house of representatives who are with us today thank you all for being here and please be seated. i would also like to knowledge the governors from the commonwealth and the city of washington to join us today attorney general laura healy state treasurer deb goldberg, and rosenberg, state speaker of the house robert delauro, and mayor of boston, marty walsh. [applause] and next i am especially pleased to see so many future senators in our midst. there are 50 students here today, as their badges show from every state in the nation and thank you all for being here. [applause] and of course, our thanks to the kennedy family, who made all of this possible. would the kennedys all stand up, all 370 of you? [applause] [laughter] vice president biden: thank you so much. and thank you for this honor. we are in thi

rhode island. our first call is tony from texas. caller: good morning, mr. cicilline., too, am a democrat, but i have two problems with this. one, i don't like it being equated with the civil rights movement because you can change your sexual orientation, but you cannot change your skin color. and number two sure, everybody should be treated fairly and all of that and i understand that is true. the when you make that comparison -- but when you make that comparison, it makes me not want to hear anything else about it. and also, you know, more and more people are saying it is not what i'm saying, but what the bible is saying stop -- is saying. host: thank you, tony, for the call. guest: i appreciate his question but sexual orientation is not something that anyone can change. the reality is, and we should always respect the incredible struggle that gay and civil rights leaders have created. we continue to see issues that require our attention on voters rights and lots of discrimination in other contexts. this is an ongoing fight for the traditional civil rights movement.

bachelors degree from the university of rhode island, his masters degree from -- his masters in geology from the university of minnesota. before working at energy, mrt years working -- and energy and environmental reporter at bloomberg news and senior editor at argus media, inc. our final witness mr. holstein. prior to joining the environmental defense fund he was a senior advisor to the obama presidential campaign on energy and environmental policy matters and codirector of the transition team. among many other roles he has held the position of assistant secretary of the national, oceanic and atmospheric administration and chief of staff at the u.s. department of energy. we appreciate all of you being here today and we look forward to your testimony. ms. craddick: good morning. my name is christi craddick and is chairman, i appreciate the opportunity to provide testimony at today's hearing. this is an important issue with a direct impact on texas today as well as other states affecting thousands of jobs across the country. since hydraulic fracturing has become a widely used practice it has been surrounded by misinformation and propagated the group

mr. marc morial. leisure to speak with you. i want to touch race and chime in. you had a guy who called in from rhode island, the retired on the broker. i wish you would have given him additional time to elaborate and expand on his comments as i think he was spot on. skill set is necessary for work and labor efforts regardless of what goes on in washington, d.c. to piggyback on that, where does the urban league, the ncaa -- and a place to be an what is the problem with moving forward legislation? -- legislation that prohibits racial profiling? legislation that tracks national databases or police that tracks complaints and things of that nature? on that particular issue. as far as economics -- again the guy from rhode island was spot on and it starts with skill set development which begins in the public schools which are gosh piss-poor. we have had an african-american in office to terms and the guy never mentions african-american community. his efforts and resources have been put behind furthering the lgbt community and illegal alien population here. until we as a community can become more sophisticat

rhodes. >> who would know that a ticket bought in des moines would end up in such an intriguing case. >> his layer claims he's not the man in that video. >> during that time period mrn and did not have a beard or mustache or goatee. >> they say he could not have tampered without anyone noticing. his trial is expected to start in july. so far only one of his alleged co-conspirator co-conspirators, robert rhodes has been arrested. >>> ahead, >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by international delight. leave a little room for delight. shopping online... ...is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great... ...if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. we've made hiring anyone from a handyman to a dog-walker as simple as a few clicks. buy their services directly at angieslist.com. no more calling around. no more hassles. and you don't even have to be a member to start shopping today. angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. visit angieslist.com today. real transformations can happen as much inside a person as out. that's why you should take the listerine® 21 day challenge.

mr. marc morial. leisure to speak with you. i want to touch race and chime in. you had a guy who called in from rhode island, the retired on the broker. i wish you would have given him additional time to elaborate and expand on his comments as i think he was spot on. skill set is necessary for work and labor efforts regardless of what goes on in washington, d.c. to piggyback on that, where does the urban league, the ncaa -- and a place to be an what is the problem with moving forward legislation? -- legislation that prohibits racial profiling? legislation that tracks national databases or police that tracks complaints and things of that nature? on that particular issue. as far as economics -- again the guy from rhode island was spot on and it starts with skill set development which begins in the public schools which are gosh piss-poor. we have had an african-american in office to terms and the guy never mentions african-american community. his efforts and resources have been put behind furthering the lgbt community and illegal alien population here. until we as a community can become more sophisticat

rhode island. his masters degree in geology from pennsylvania state university and his doctorate in hydrogeology from the university of minnesota. our third witness mr. simon lomax, is the western director of energy and depth a program at the independent petroleum association of america. before working at energy and depth, he spent 15 years working in journalism as the editorial director of the energy now tv show and energy and environmental reporter at bloomberg news and a senior editor at media ink. he holds a bachelors in journalism from the yeensland university of technology in australia. our final witness is a senior director for strategic planning at the environmental defense fund. prior to joining the environmental defense fund, he was a senior adviser to the obama presidential campaign on energy and environmental policy matters and co-director of the presidential transition team. among many other roles, he has also held a position of assistant secretary of the national oceanic administration and chief of staff of the u.s. department of energy. we appreciate of you being here today and we'll begin. >> good morning, chairman smith ranking memb

quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: thank you mr. president. are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. whitehouse: may i ask unanimous consent that the pending quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: i further ask unanimous consent that greg pollack, who's serving as a legislative fellow for national security to senator reid of nevada be granted floor privileges for the duration of 2015. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you very much. mr. president, may i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president as americans celebrate the 35th earth day this week, i rise for the 96th time -- i seem to be coinciding with the presiding officer's schedule so he's been treated to his share of these speeches -- to urge this body to wake up to the threat of climate change. it's real, not a hoax. it's caused by carbon pollution. and it's already making changes

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president may i ask, first of all, that the pending quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: may i ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business for up to 15 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you very much mr. president. mr. president, the distinguished majority leader, the senior senator from kentucky, is resolutely opposed to any serious conversation about climate change. under his leadership, the republican party and the senate has exactly zero legislation for addressing carbon pollution in any serious way. and the majority leader has even written to governors around the country urging defiance of the climate change regulations of the united states government, namely the environmental protection agency's forthcoming clean power plan to cut presently unregulated carbon pollution from our power plants. so i thought i should take a look at what kentucky is doing about climate change. well it turn

mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president i am very pleased and also very proud to follow my senior colleague and to join senator reed in congratulating our providence college men's ice hockey team in wing its first ever national championship. the friars edged out boston university 4-3 a week ago sat saturday night in p.c.'s first trip to the frozen four in 30 years. the bupc event was a southern new england showdown that brought more than 18,000 hockey fans to boston's t.d. garden. playing so close to home, p.c. had plenty of support from the stands. they also had a little bit of good luck. but it was more than luck that put providence college over the top. those kids played their hearts out. and forward bran deny tanif f's goal was no fluke. the pry yarrs earned that victory and rhode islanders couldn't be more proud of them. head coach nate liman said that when it gets to be that late in the season, and when there's that kind of championship pressure you win he said, with guys that are gritty. well senator reed a