mr. roberts, no. mr. enzi, no. mr. cornyn, no. mr. thune, no. mr. burr, no. mr. isakson, no. mr. portman, no by proxy. mr. toomey, no. mr. heller, no. mr. scott, no. mr. cassidy, no by proxy. , aye. en ms. stabenow, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. mr. nelson, aye. mr. in a men -- menendez, aye by proxy. mr. carper, aye. mr. cardin, aye. mr. brown, aye. mr. bennett, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. warner, aye. ms. mccaskill, aye. the chairman votes no. mr. chairman, 12 ayes, 14 nays. mr. hatch: the amendment is defeated. senator casey is the next in line. mr. casey: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment is designed to ensure that we're supporting and making it possible for americans in their 50's and 60's to access health care coverage in reasonably priced health care premiums. according to the congressional budget office, repeal of key provisions of the affordable care act would cause 13 million americans to lose health care coverage over the decade, four million by 2019 and increased premiums by 10% each year. this proposal, the tax bill we're debating, would rip coverage out from under amer

mr. roberts, no. mr. enzi. no. mr. cornyn. no. mr. thune. no. mr. burr. no. mr. isakson. no. mr. portman. no. mr. toome. no. mr. heller, no. mr. cassidy. no. mr. wyden. aye. ms. stabenow. aye. ms. cantwell. aye. mr. nelson. aye. mr. menendez. aye by probblingsy. mr. carper. aye. mr. car kin. aye. mr. brown. aye. mr. bennett. aye by proxy. mr. casey. aye. r. warner. r. warner. aye by proxy. ms. mccaskill. aye. mr. chairman. the chairman votes no mr. bennett. aye. mr. hatch: clerk will report the result. the clerk: the final tally is 12 aye, 14 nays. mr. hatch: amendment is defeated. we go to senator cantwell number 2. senator cantwell, it's your amendment. ms. cantwell: i hope we have enough time to discuss this amendment because this is one of my fundamental concerns about this bill. when we started saying we were going to talk about tax reform and changing making our corporations more competitive, as somebody who represents a state with a lot of international companies, i wanted to talk about that. i wanted to talk about the innovation economy of the future. and what we could do

mr. roberts, no. mr. imzy, no. mr. june, no. mr. byrd, no. mr. isaacson, no. mr. portland, no. cashoomey proxy.y mr. scott, no. mr. cassidy yakked -- mr. cassidy? mr. demirtas -- missed that are mr.mr. carper, ipo -- warner,aye. -- mr. chairman, mr. chairman votes no. >> circle reports. >> holdup, mr. chairman. >> mr. brown? mr. brown, aye. andfinal tally is 12 ayes, 14 nay's. >> this amendment would require a certification by the nonpartisan scorekeepers at the joint committee on taxation and the congressional budget office. they are the people that are doing independent work and that no proposal in this legislation would kick americans off their health care, increase their health insurance premiums and hiked taxes on middle-class americans. after several days of discussions, it has become clear that some members in this room want to deny the consequences of this bill that is focused overwhelmingly on tax breaks for the wealthy corporations. there has been an awful luck of rhetorical gymnastics but the hike onine is the tax $14 million -- 14 million middle-class americans is a

mr. roberts. >> no by proxy. >> mr. enzi. >> no. >> mr. cornyn. >> no by proxy. >> mr. thune. >> no. >> mr. burr. >> no by proxy. >> mr. isaacson. >> no by proxy. >> mr. portman. no. mr. toomey. no. mr. heller. >> no. >> mr. scott. >> no by proxy. >> mr. cassidy. >> no by proxy. >> mr. wyden. >> aye. >> miss stab now. >> aye. >> ms. can't well. >> aye. >> mr. nelson. >> aye by proxy. >> mr. menendez. >> aye by proxy. >> mr. carper. >> aye by proxy. >> mr. carden. >> aye by proxy. >> mr. brown. >> aye. >> mr. bennett. >> aye. >> mr. casey. >> aye. >> mr. warner. >> aye by proxy. >> mrs. mccaskill. >> aye. >> mr. chairman. >> no. >> chairman votes no. >> the report. >> the final tally is 12 ayes, 14 nays. >> the amendment is defeated. >> mr. chairman? we're going to keep trying to be bipartisan. and this was an amendment that really did give the middle class a tax break. all kinds of working families. and the president supported the idea. and i don't know where we go to become bipartisan. we're going to keep trying. i hope you'll give us some guidance. >> keep trying. >>

mr. roberts. >> thank you mr. chairman ranking member reed the members of the committee for your consideration of my nomination to the assistant secretary of defense for the chemical and biological defense programs. then honor and a privilege to be considered for this important position but i wish to thank the president secretary mattis for the confidence to me in their support or my nomination and of course i owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to my family my wife lynn and my two sons matthew and alexander who regrettably could not he here today. their support and sacrifice about uplifting and without them i certainly wouldn't be here today. i also like to express my deep appreciation to them and women who have served and contained to serve our nation in uniform today through their sacrifices and those of their families are enormous and as i can attest first-hand we cannot thank them enough. i feel a stronger sense of purpose and inspiration and if confirmed to dedicate myself to ensure ensure that they as well a

mr. roberts, no. mr. enzi, no by proxy. mr. burr, no. mr. portman, no. mr. toomey, no. mr. heller, no by proxy. proxy.ott, no by mr. wyden, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. mr. nelson, aye. .r. cardin, aye proxy.wn, aye by mr. bennett, aye. mr. warner, aye. proxy.askill, aye by mr. chairman, no. sen. hatch: clerk will report. >> 12 ayes, 14 nays. sen. hatch: the amended is defeated. -- the amendment is defeated. bennett? >> i am withdrawing number 10. sen. hatch: i am proud of you. are you offering that, mr. wyden? we don't have to do it. >> mr. chairman, colleagues, -- sen. hatch: let me interrupt. i hope we can get rid of this long ordeal that is not going anywhere anyway. i don't blame senators who want to score political points. i understand that. we keep doing this over and over, it does not make sense to me. you have a right to do it. if you want to do it, we will keep going. we will go to you, senator then we will go from there. number sixment replaces the global minimum tax with a country by country minimum tax. most of us will agree that the international tax system is in d

mr. roberts. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ranking member reed and members of the committee for your consideration of my nominee for assistant for nuclear and biological programs. it is indeed an honor and privilege to be considered for this important position. i wish to thank the president hand secretary mattis in their confidence for me and support for my nomination. and of course i owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to my family, my wife lynn, and two sons who could not be here today. but their love, support, and sacrifice have been up lifting and without it i certainly wouldn't be here today. i would also like to express my deep appreciation to the men and women who have served and who kin to serve our nation in uniform today. their sacrifices and those of their families are enormous and as i can attest firsthand we cannot thank them enough. i feel tronger sense of purpose and if confirmed to dedicate myself to ensure that they as well as all americans with fully protected from the threat of weapons of mass destruction and

mr. roberts. >> thank you for your consideration of my nomination of undersecretary of defense for biological and nuclear defense programs. it's a an honor and a privilege to be considered for this. i'd like the thank them for their confidence in me and i owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to my wife, lin and two sons who regrettably could not be here today. but their love, support and sacrifice have been uplifting and without it, i wouldn't be here today. and, would like to thank the men and women who continue to serve and have served our nation. as i can attest first hand, we cannot thank them enough. i feel no stronger sense of purpice and inspiration than if confirmed to inshur they as well as all americans are fully protected from the threat of weapons of mass destruction, proliferation and use. like wise i look forward to working with the rest of the defense team to implement the president's plan to rebuild our military and insure the safety and security of american peeping, particularly reg

mr robert mugabe in my city zimbabwe's president rejects calls to step down. the way to ensure a bloodless transition of power. amnesty international accuses all sides of war crimes in the battle for control of matter week in the philippines and in the latest sign of shifting alliances in the middle east a senior israeli general talks about sharing intelligence with saudi arabia. russia has vetoed a u.n. security council resolution to extend the world body's investigation into the use of chemical weapons in syria last month u.n. investigators found the syrian government was responsible for the chemical weapons attack in a handshake and in april in which eighty people died many of those were children diplomatic editor james bays reports from new york the tenth veto by russia in the u.n. security council on syria and one that ends the council's efforts to hold to account those who use chemical weapons in the country. it was a vote that sparked outrage from the u.s. ambassador and she gave this warning that the u.s. may now work outside the u.n. russia has killed

mr. roberts. >> thank you for your consideration of my nomination of undersecretary of defense for biological and nuclear defense programs. it's a an honor and a privilege to be considered for this. i'd like the thank them for their confidence in me and i owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to my wife, lin and two sons who regrettably could not be here today. but their love, support and sacrifice have been uplifting and without it, i wouldn't be here today. and, would like to thank the men and women who continue to serve and have served our nation. as i can attest first hand, we cannot thank them enough. i feel no stronger sense of purpice and inspiration than if confirmed to inshur they as well as all americans are fully protected from the threat of weapons of mass destruction, proliferation and use. like wise i look forward to working with the rest of the defense team to implement the president's plan to rebuild our military and insure the safety and security of american peeping, particularly reg

mr. roberts and mr. booker you folks are building infrastructure in this country and you folks are using it every day. your great distinguished career at d.o.t. a fabulous panel. we look forward to hearing what you have to say. to me building a 21st century infrastructure is about jobs, efficiency, moving products and people as efficiently as we can, insuring that america is competitive and making sure we pay for it. stop kicking the can down the road so that my children or grandchildren are stuck with a bill for a road that has been built in the next couple of years. i certainly believe that president trump is a builder. i think this is certainly an area that he understands. he knows how to build things and finance things. we have been working closely with the administration trying to figure out the outline, the principles and we hope to see that soon coming out of the white house. again, hearing from the stakeholders on your policy and funding priorities is absolutely key to all of this. one thing as i

mr. roberts. mr. enzi. mr. cornyn. mr. thune. [voting] 12 i's 14 nay's. the amendment is defeated. >> if this bill moves out of committee, there will be a bill out of the finance committee, the house bill. should the bill code to to conference,o this next amendment requires a hearing on any measure with a revenue war budget impact of greater than $1 billion. i don't think that's asking too much for openness and transparency so that taxpayers this rushed process leading up to a vote on the finance committee, which i have argued -- this site has argued that this was driven by a tax bill, instead of being subjected to the number of hearings that ranking members referred to earlier in the mid 80's, where president reagan's something on the order of a 490 page proposal got 27 hearings. the house bill got six hearings at the time. more review, scrutiny: this amendment is appropriate to read as an old inspection -- there is an old expression, free from every expression, -- there will be a lot of suspicion and mistakes made. i'm hoping we can get a yes vote on th

in the interest of the people of zimbabwe, mr robert mugabe must resign. step down immediately, in line with the national sentiment and expectation. desperation for millions in yemen, living under blockade and on the brink of famine. saudi arabia's foreign minister says his country is not to blame. 20 people allege the actor kevin spacey behaved inappropriately towards them when he was artistic director of london's old vic theatre. and we go behind the scenes of the biggest archaeological museum in the world, due to open next year. robert mugabe, the world's oldest head of state is refusing to resign as president of zimbabwe after the military took control of the country's government. mr mugabe who's accused of countless abuses of power during his 37 years in office is under house arrest and has been discussing his future with regional negotiators and the head of the army. the opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, has called on mr mugabe to resign immediately. our africa correspondent, andrew harding is in zimbabwe his report contains some flashing images.

mr. roberts. no. mr. enzi no. >> mr. thune. no. mr. burr. no. mr. isaacson. no. mr. portman. no. mr. toomey. no. mr. heller. no. mr. scott. no. mr. cassidy. no. mr. widen. aye. ms. cantwell. aye. >> mr. nelson. aye. mr. carper. aye. mr. brown. aye. mr. casey. aye. chairman? no. >> chairman votes no. >> the amendment is defeated. next amendment? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would ask scent to call card on amendment number 13 and asked -- thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment would step back the corporate rate reductions if the secretary of the treasury cannot sert fight thcertify thae for mental health substance and mental health coverage has not been diminished. the concern here to my colleagues is that we have the resources to deal with the opioid crisis that's affecting every community in our country. my concern is that if you look at the underlining bill, the cbo has scored it at and joint tax committee at 1.5 trillion addition to our national debt. my concern is we know the casualties from the opioid crisis. we know we need to have the resources in order to deal with it. we kn

mr. robert d'alesandro by previous recommendation to the commission appointed in 2013 and who has resigned from the commission. thank you for your attention to this recommendation. signed, sincerely, nancy pelosi, democratic leader. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-b of house resolution 619, the house stands adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on friday, november 24, recession. we will have live coverage of the house when numbers return here on c-span. tax reform is waiting for congress when they return. the senate budget committee is likely meeting early next week. a revised bill is expected on the floor later in the week. it, house andses senate negotiators will begin working on a compromised bill and both bodies would go on that new version and send it on to president trump for that. the los angeles times has a story this morning -- the nebraska public service commission has authorized a controversial keystone pipeline. leave serious questions about whether or not the $8 billion pipeline will ever be built. -- 1179tone xl project miles from northern canada and nebraska is now gaspin

mr. robert. thank you, mr. chairman. members of the committee, thank you for your consideration for my nomination to assistant secretary of defense for chemical and biological defense programs. it is an honor and a privilege to be considered. i wish to thank the president and secretary mattis. of course, i will tremendous debt of gratitude to my family, my wife, my two sons, who regrettably cannot be here today. love, support, and sacrificed have been uplifting and without it i wouldn't be here today. i'd also like to express my appreciation to the men and women who have served in the to serve in uniform. .here sacrifices our norm us we cannot thank them enough -- sacrifices are enormous. i cannot thank them enough. i want to make sure that they as well as all merrick and start the print active on the threat of weapons administration and use. i look forward to working with the rest of the defense team to implement the present plan, to rebuild our military, and to ensure safe against tyranny. ensure safety and security. e

mr. roberts, no. mr. enzi, no. proxy.nyn, no by mr. thune, no. mr. burr, no. mr. isakson, no. mr. portman, no. mr. toomey, no. mr. heller, no. mr. scott, no. mr. cassidy, no by proxy. mr. wyden, aye. ms. stabenow, aye by proxy. ms. cantwell, aye. mr. nelson, aye by proxy. mr. nelson, aye by proxy. mr. carper, aye. mr. cardin, aye. mr. brown, aye. mr. bennett, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. warner, aye by proxy. -- ms. g cass kill, aye mccaskill, aye. the chairman votes no. ms. stabenow, aye. mr. chairman, the final tally is 12 ayes, 14 anyways. mr. hatch: the amendment is defeet. -- defeated. ok. who's next? >> mr. chairman. >> casey. mr. hatch: who? >> casey. mr. hatch: senator casey. mr. casey: i'm grateful i have the chance to talk about casey amendment number seven. this amendment directs the treasury secretary to deposit $500 in a college savings account annually for every child, every child living whose parent or parents are earning under $100,000 a year. the amendment is paid for by the following. retaining current law for the alternative minimum tax, which was established as a g

in the interest of the people of zimbabwe, mr robert mugabe must resign.down immediately in line with the national sentiment and expectation. and so, for now, a nation waits and wonders if and when zimbabwe's smiling prisoner will accept defeat. andrew harding, bbc news, harare. let's go live to harare and our zimbabwe correspondent shingai nyoka is there for us. what is your sense of the view on the streets of the capital? do people think the mugabe era is now over? well, they simply don't know whether this is the end. the last 48 hours has been unprecedented and it's caught many zimbabweans unprecedented and it's caught many zi m ba bwea ns totally unprecedented and it's caught many zimbabweans totally off—guard. they've never witnessed anything like this before. they are not sure how they should respond. after all, robert mugabe is synonymous with zimbabwe and has never been won without the other and for many of them he's the only leader they've ever known. those that i spoke to on the street today say they are waiting and watching, but they are also go

mr. roberts. mr. cornyn. mr. thune. call] the chairman votesaye. 14 ayes, 12 nays. >> i want to thank my colleagues again for their participation in this debate, and those who were involved in the drafting and advancing of this mark. we have taken a big step today, but there are many more steps ahead. although not every member agrees with the course we have taken as a committee today, i am glad to serve among so many accomplished members of the senate and i look forward to our next opportunity to work together. i want to thank the ranking member for his work in this committee in helping us to get this far. >> the committee room is clearing out and out. this is the fourth and the senate finance committee has been considering a tax reform measure under review, wrapping up tonight. democrat thing they did not have enough time to review changes being made and republicans moving forward to get legislation to the senate floor to further debate as soon as possible. the house passed its tax reform bill today. no democrat voted

mr mugabe to resign immediately. our africa correspondent andrew harding is in zimbabwe. his report contains some flashing images. here's a frail 93 rolled under house arrest. but tonight you photos of president robert not show a broken man, farfrom it. the generals may have seized power in zimbabwe, but now they want mr mugabe's lessing. it is time for a troubled country. on the streets of the capital we found only a few kids of yesterday's military coup. and for the most part an anxious calm. —— few hints. so what's going on? in a sense this is all about mrs mugabe. the army intervened here purely to stop her from succeeding her husband as president. a dramatic —— dramatic move in a power struggle that has steadily intensified as mr mugabe has grown older. today, the aim is to cut a deal that sidelines grace mugabe and allows the president to step down with at least some dignity. mugabe needs to be persuaded to resign. that's the obvious route to take. if one starts to ta ke obvious route to take. if one starts to take the impeachment route, the ill health route and trying to get the parliamentary vote, this could bea the parliamentary vote, this could be a long and protracted process and the outc

in the interest of the people of zimbabwe, mr robert mugabe must resign, step down immediately, in linen living under blockade and on the brink of famine. saudi arabia's foreign minister says his country is not to blame. twenty people allege the actor kevin spacey, behaved inappropriately towards them when he was artistic director of london's old vic theatre. and we have a glimpse of the biggest archaeological museum in the world,

mr. roberts? no. mr. enzi? no. mr. cornen? no. mr. thune? no. mr. burr? no. mr. isaacsohn? no. mr.oomey? no. mr. heller? no. mr. scott? no. mr. cassidy? no. mr. widen? aye. ms. stabenow? aye. mr. can't well? aye by proxy. mr. menendez? aye by proxy. mr. brown? aye. mr. bennett? aye. mr. casey? aye. mr. warner? aye by proxy. mrs. mccaskill? aye. mr. chairman? no. mr. nelson? aye. mr. chairman, the final tally is 12 ayes, 14 nays. >> ms. stabenow, you're next. >> thank you, mr. chairman. given the assurance that people will not lose their coverage. i hope we could pass my amendment by a unanimous vote. it simply says that no provision of the chairman's mark as modified would take effect unless the joint committee on taxation and the congressional budget office certified that the bill will not reduce the number of middle class americans with health insurance coverage or increase health insurance premiums or out of pocket costs. we're hearing a lot of discussion about whether or not this impacts real people. we know what the congressional budget office has said, but again, if colleague

in the interest of the people of zimbabwe, mr robert mugabe must resign.speration for millions in yemen, living under blockade and on the brink of famine. saudi arabia's foreign minister says his country is not to blame. 20 people allege the actor kevin spacey behaved inappropriately towards them when he was artistic director of london's old vic theatre. and we go behind the scenes of the biggest archaeological museum

in the interests of people of zimbabwe, mr robert mugabe must resign, step down immediately, in linehe latest from zimbabwe, where the united nations says it's monitoring the situation carefully. also tonight. police investigating the fire at grenfell tower say they've identified all the victims. the final number of dead is 71. nine days after this teenager disappeared in dorset,

very good i think it did does not should depend on who is in power mr robert mr putin it doesn't matter i will come to is should be determined people should be determined to have a long lasting solution for pla bloom's creative travel environment for the development of relations not of the short term all immediate term but in the long run thank you very much for your attention thank you i'm here to work to continue my work. i've just been listening to that appear to be speaking at a media conference on the final day of the apec summit in vietnam breaking down some of the main topics that have dominated this year's summit and shouting some more lies on what words were said between himself and his u.s. counterpart donald trump but let's get more on what was said now from the who's in down on for azalea good to see you now a lot of topics are covered by the russian president in this media conference could you give us some of the highlights. while you are absolutely right there was a super immensely wide range of issues that lattimer touched upon he was responding to questions both from var

mr. robert. no. >>. mr. enzi. no. mr. cord inn. no. mr. thune. no. mr. burr. no. mr. isaacson. no. mr. portman. no. mr. toomey. no. mr. heller. no. mr. scott. no. mr. cassidy. no. mr. widen. aye. ms. stab na. aye. s in cantwell. aye. mr. menendez. >> aye by proxy. mr. carper. aye. mr. brown. aye. mr. bennett. aye by proxy. mr. warner. aye by proxy. >> mrs. mccaskill. aye. mr. chairman. no. >> chairman votes no. >> clerk will report. >> 12 ayes, 14 nays. >> defeated. turn to casey, number 26. >> we heard earlier about the process that will likely unfold if this bill moves out of committee. that there will be a bill out of the finance committee and then of course the house is working on their bill. should the bill go to conference, this amendment requires an open hearing on any measure with the revenue budget impact -- revenue or budget impact of greater than $1 billion. i don't think that's asking too much for openness and transparency so that taxpayers know in this rushed process leading up to a vote on the finance committee, which i have argued and we've all on this side argued as mov

in the interests of the people of zimbabwe, mr robert mugabe must resign, step down immediately in lineh the national assembly expectation. and so for now the nation waits and wonders if and when zimbabwe's smiling prisoner will accept defeat. andrew harding, bbc news, harare. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. united nations secretary general antonio guterres has called the rohinya population in myanmar "probably the most discriminated population" he's ever seen in the world. he made the comments in an interview with bbc world news, where he also outlined the steps that should be taken to aid the refugees who are now in bangladesh. the ringing the population is probably the most discriminated population have ever seen in the world. they are stateless, they have no rights, they can't move without permission from the authorities, access to education and health is minimal, xtree poverty. they can't marry without permission of the government so marry without permission of the government so you marry without permission of the government so you can imagine how discriminated t

mr. robert mugabe must resign, step down immediately in line with the national sentiment and expectation. reporter: and so for now, a nation waits and wonders if and when zimbabwe's smiling prisoner will accept defeat. bbc news, harare. laura: zimbabwe waiting tonight for change. saudi arabia has denied it is carrying out a blockade of the mn, where millions of people are on the brink of famine. in an interview with the bbc, the saudi foreign minister rebels for the crisis. saudi arabia has blocked access to crucial port to cut off supplies to the rebels, but the united nations has said many good diet unless they receive -- many civilians could die unless they receive medicine and food. these present reports -- leased to -- lyse doucet reports. lyse: yemen now on the brink of a greater catastrophe. 10 days ago, all of its air and sea ports were shut tight saudi arabia, and the yuan is warning that untold thousands of innocent victims will die if aid doesn't enter now. today in riyadh, i sat down with the saudi foreign minister. the united kingdom and your other allies have called for the

in the interests of the people of zimbabwe, mr robert mugabe must resign, step down immediately in linetional sentiment and expectation. and so for now a nation waits and wonders if and when zimbabwe's smiling prisoner will accept defeat. andrew harding, bbc news, harare. over to europe. talks aimed at forming a new coalition government in germany are due to resume later, after failing to meet a deadline set by chancellor merkel. the parties decided to halt the talks for several hours after failing to make progress on issues, including climate change and migration. our correspondent damien mcguinness is in berlin. bring us up—to—date. what's going on? so these talks last night were supposed to really be the start of formal coalition negotiations. so they were exploring treat talks and they were exploring treat talks and they were exploring treat talks and they were supposed to last night mita deadline in which they would agree formally to agree a coalition negotiation to set up a new government, which would be installed next month or so. those talks have failed because we have four part

mr. roberts. >> no. mr. enzi? >> no. >> mr. enzi no. >> mr. cornyn. >> no. >> mr. thune. >> no. >> mr. burr. >> no. >> mr. portman. >> no. >> mr. toomey. >> no. >> mr. heller. >> no. >> mr. scott. >> no. >> mr. cassidy. >> no. >> mr. wyden. >> aye. ms. stabenow? >> aye. ms. cantwell? >> aye. >> mr. nelson. >> aye. >> mr. carper. >> aye. >> mr. carden. >> aye. >> mr. brown. >> aye. >> mr. bennett. >> aye. >> mr. casey. >> aye. >> mr. warner. >> aye. mr. warner aye. >> mrs. mccaskill. >> aye. >> mr. chairman. >> no. >> chairman votes no. >> senator isaacson just came in. >> no. >> mr. isaacson no. >> announce the results. >> mr. chairman, the final tally is 11 ayes, 14 nays. >> okay. now let me -- let me just restate what happened. there will be no extension of the amendment deadline. you all have your amendments filed. there are 60 blank ones. you can use them as long as they comply within the scope, which is the internal revenue code. and we can move on from there. but that's where we are. >> that wrapped up the second day of work by the finance committee on the republican tax reform p

mr. john roberts of fox. >> thank you mr. president. a little bit of the changeup, i will ask both of you a question. mr. president, on the way here to hanoi from danang you talked about your meetings with russian president vladimir putin and received further assurances from him he did not meddle in the u.s. election. there was some uncertainty that brewed in the united states when you said that, when he tells me that i believe he means it. that was taken in some circles, including senator john mccain, the you think you believe he did election.ere in the could you once in all, definitively, state whether or not you believe mr. putin and-or meddled in the election? pres. trump: i said i believe he believes that. that is very important for somebody to believe. i believe he feels that he and russia did not meddle in the election. as to whether i believe it or especially as currently constituted with the leadership, i believe there are intel agencies, i believe our intel agencies. i have worked with him strongly. there were not 17 as previo

tsvangirai say it is only one way out of the political crisis in the interest of the people of zimbabwe mr robert mugabe must resign step down immediately in line with the national sentiment and expectation dignity for all the gods over his legacy. and a contribution to zimbabwe. the army seize control on wednesday and can find the ninety three year old has private residence in harare some sources there still insists he is the country's only legitimate leader soldiers in armored vehicles are guarding government offices but harare is calm and quiet civil servants have gone back to work shops and businesses have opened official word of what exactly is happening doesn't come off and people have to rely on social media and speculation which sometimes cause panic wasn't his way to hear the news of the meeting between the army president robert mugabe and the south african delegation getting on with their lives but his calls for the president to step down grow louder zimbabweans are talking about a post era and they say several scenarios could play out the rulings on a pair of party could recall mugabe

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mr robert mugabe in my cities and. president refuses calls to step down military leaders say it's the only way to ensure a bloodless change of power. prime minister is due there and a few days but whether he's free to travel or even still in office remains unclear also. this is about giving hard working taxpayers bigger paychecks more take home pay. given those families were struggling peace of mind the u.s. house of representatives approved the biggest tax overhaul and three decades bringing donald trump closer to his first major legislative victory in office. and an evening of high drama at the united nations russia and the united states have vetoed competing resolutions on syria the key resolution was the u.s. one it sought to extend an international inquiry into the use of chemical weapons in syria so this means the united nations team and best getting the use of deadly gas sarin and syria will be disbanded russia's veto was sharply criticized by france the united kingdom and the u.s. . russia has issued vetoes bef

in the interests of the people of zimbabwe, mr robert mugabe must resign.. aspiration for millions in yemen, living under blockade and on the brink of famine. saudi arabia's foreign minister says his country is not to blame. 20 people allege the actor kevin spacey behaved inappropriately towards them when he is artistic director of london's old vic theatre. and we

in the interest of the people of zimbabwe, mr robert mugabe must resign, step down immediately, in lineectation, taking full regard of his legacy and the contribution to zimbabwe. mr mugabe's zanu—pf party has promised free and fair elections, but not until next august. they are scheduled then. we'll hear first from shingai nyoka who's in harare. i began by asking her what the atmosphere was like in zimbabwe this evening? they are waiting for an announcement. today, president robert mugabe met with the generals as well as with south african envoys and on social media there was a flurry and people were wondering whether at the end of those negotiations there would be some kind of announcement about what the future holds. we understand that those talks were done but it is not clear whether president mugabe made any kind of agreement with the generals but the pictures appeared of him with one of the commanders who many believe has led this takeover, and they shook hands and they were smiling and so people are generally confused about what is actually happening and how and where this will a

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president despite being confined to his home by the military in the interest of the people of zimbabwe mr robert mugabe in my city zine. opposition leader morgan tsvangirai joined the military as call for the president to leave office also a delegation from south africa is in the capital harare trying to reach a deal on mugabe's and the country's future the u.n. says at least a million children in yemen are at risk of contracting to theory a because urgently needed vaccines are being blocked from entering the country the heads of three u.n. agencies have pleaded with the saudi led coalition to fully lift its blockade on monday saudi arabia's that it would reopen some new many ports and airports but that doesn't include who data port which is the entry port for most a humanitarian groups say were handed children fleeing man maher have seen massacres multiple rapes and people being burned alive save the children has released a report detailing the experiences of the children who left their homes and rakhine state those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after witness keep it o

mr. roberts. >> no. >> mr.ency. >> no. >> mr. cornyn. >> no. >> mr. thune. >> no. >> mr. burr. >> no. >> mr. portman. >> no. >> mr. toomey. >> no. >> mr. heller. >> no. >> mr. scott. >> no. >> mr. cassidy. >> no. >> mr. wyden. >> aye. >> miss stab now. >> aye. >> ms. can't well. >> aye. >> mr. nelson. >> aye. >> mr. carper. >> aye. >> mr. carden. >> aye. >> mr. brown. >> aye. >> mr. bennett. >> aye. >> mr. casey. >> aye. >> mr. warner. >> aye. >> mrs. mccaskill. >> aye. >> mr. chairman. >> no. >> chairman votes no. >> senator isaacson just came in. >> no. >> mr. isaacson no. >> announce the results. >> mr. chairman, the final tally is 11 ayes, 14 nays. >> let me just restate what happened. there will be no extension of the amendment deadline. you all have your amendments filed. there are 60 blank ones. you can use them as long as they comply within the scope, which is the internal revenue code. and we can move on from there. but that's where we are. >> mr. chairman? to your right? could i be recognized for a moment? >> yes, you can. senator cardin. >> i don't mean to be p

mr. robert barney, please. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. i'm a former trustee of city college of san francisco. and i've been away for a few years. but it is my intention and that of many others to see that city college of san francisco is ultimately ranked in the state of california among approximately 130 community colleges to be the best community college in the state of california. we're on our way to be there. i'd like to start by reading "san fransisco chronicle," per chance some of you haven't read it. "a longstanding land dispute between the city of san francisco and city college of san francisco has been resolved. the tract of unused land known as the south balboa reservoir will be used by the city college to expand the 30,000-student college. it's thought to be the largest and one of the most crowded community colleges in the country. three times during the 1980s, voters defeated a controversial proposal to build low-cost housing at the -- in the land of city college. in exchange for use of the 11-acre south balboa reservoir and a