mr. rubio: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. rubio: i understand that there is a bill at the desk and i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. the clerk: h.r. 954, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 and so forth. mr. rubio: i now ask for a second reading and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading on the second legislative day. mr. rubio: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. thursday, september 29. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired the journal of proceedings be approved to date and the time for the two leaders be reserved to their use later in the day. finally, tha

mr. rubio: thank you, mr. president. i ask that i be recognized to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. rubio: thank you, mr. president. i'm pleased to report that we finally have some encouraging news yesterday on the zika funding front with the announcement by the senate majority leader that additional money to fight the zika virus would be included in the continuing resolution which is the budget document that will hopefully move us forward, at least through december, and that hopefully will be moving through the senate here very soon. throughout my time in the senate, i have regularly opposed these short-term spending bills because i don't think funding government on a month-to-month basis is the smart way to run the government of the most powerful and important nation on earth. but with zika becoming a public health emergency the way it has, this is a necessary exception for me to make, and that's why, assuming all else will obviously reserve to see all the other details of

mr. rubio: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. rubio: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. rubio: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i be recognized to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. rubio: mr. president, i awoke on sunday morning early to familiar news in florida, that two boaters had lost their lives in an accident. at the time their names were not known. it happens quite often at night and during this time of year. a couple hours later as i was driving to church, i got a text that i didn't get to look at until we had parked. it said that the all-star pitcher from the miami marlins had lost his life in a boating accident and immediately i was able to connect the accident. and i was able to realize that the three boaters who lost their life. his death at just 24 years of age has devastate the his family but its will an extraordinary impact on ou

mr. rubio: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that i be allowed to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. rubio: madam president, i come to the floor again, i believe now for the tenth time since march to discuss the zika virus. we were talking about this, i remember -- the first time i talked about this was back in january. there was a report out that said that zika, this disease that was being transmitted through mosquitoes, there was an outbreak in brazil and the alarm bells went off because being from miami, florida, my hometown, you go to the airport and look at the board at the number of flights coming from about a disil brazil and south florida and the numbers are high. my immediate thought was this is going to be an issue for florida and ultimately for america. i saw the outbreak in the territory of puerto rico, a place i've taken a tremendous interest in. as everyone knows puerto rico is not officially represented here in this chamber, but

mr. rubio: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i be recognized to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. rubio: i wanted to cover two topics today. the first is something that happened today, a revelation that was just made a few hours ago at a hearing in the house. let me give you the history of this. as we all know, after the president's' opening towards cuba, there was this increased travel to cuba, including now the opening of commercial travel to the island from the united states. back in may, the assistant secretary for policy, at the department of homeland security told the house homeland security committee that new scheduled air service from the united states to cuba and vice versa was not going to start until air marshals were allowed to be on board those flights. in august the t.s.a. provided the u.s.-cuba trade and economic council as well as reporters a statement, and they said that the united states and cuba had entered into an aviation se

mr. rubio: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. rubio: thank you, mr. president. before i begin my remarks on the vote we just took on zika, i want to thank the majority leader for bringing to the floor the water bill, that also has important priorities for the state of florida, particularly the central everglades planning proficiency which will allow us to move forward on a series of programs that are important for not just restoring the natural flow of the everglades but for helping coastal areas of florida impacted over the last few months with algae blooms as a result of water runoff from lake okeechobee. there is a lot more to be done. this project alone will not solve this problem, tbus the single beneficiary but it is the single-biggest project out there that can help us move affor tows that goal. i will ask my colleagues to allow this issue to move forward. there are many good priorities here for many states in this country, but for florida in particular. the central everglades project has taken so throng get to this point i

mr. rubio: mr. president, i ask to be recognized to speak as if in morning business. mr. president, first of all, i want to -- the news has already been out there today that there is a broader issue about funding of government that remains in play with some issues and we will debate back and forth about that and that will continue, but i want to talk in specific about one of the provisions that's involved in this, and that's the funding for zika, which as my colleagues know i have been discussing here for quite some time over the last few months as it spread. let me begin by reminding everyone of the state in play in florida, my home state and across the country as well, there -- let's start with the united states. across the u.s. territories, there are now close to 20,000 cases of zika. there are over 3,300 infections in the mainland of the united states, 867 of them in florida. 90 of them were transmitted locally, meaning it happened in the state. there are 89 infections in florida involving pregnant women. there are 85 infections now among u.s. service members, two of

unfortunately the senator from florida -- the junior senator from florida, mr. rubio, in the 2014 omnibus, stripped out that language. it really didn't get the attention that it deserved at the time. that was a huge piece of legislation that was rumbling through, pressed for time and not given the real authoritative give and take and atext that it deserved -- attention that it deserved. but that took away money that those people had been promised, that they needed, and were depending on. so we precipitated a crisis like we've seen with other areas with attacking the affordable care act. we see the 19 states that have refused medicare expansion under a relatively tortured interpretation of the supreme court, nobody that i know of, when we were voting on the affordable care act, thought that states would be able to voluntarily deny health care to people who were too poor to qualify for the subsidies. but amazingly 19 states have done that. and that is another area of instability that has posed problems with insurance markets. and states that actually did expand have see

because i want to go to senator rubio after that and ask him -- mr. rump: well, i think -- i think, to me, nuclear is just -- the power, the d devastation is very important to me. >>>> senator rubio, do you have a response? sen. rubio: i do. well, first, let's explain to people at home who the triad -- what the triad is. maybe a lot of people haven't heard that terminology befefor. the triad is ourur ability of the united states to conduct nuclear a attacks ususing airprplanes, using missiles launched from silos or from the ground, and alsoso from our nuclclear s, ability to attacack. and itit's important. all l three of them are critica. amy: so that was senator rubio and, befofore him, donald trump. and then recently, joe scarborough,h, the talk show host who's s a former republican conservative congressmember, saying he heard from an international diplomat who was advising donald trump -- trump said to the person three times, "if we have nuclear weapons, why don't we use them?" >> well, this is indicative of donald doesn't know anything. i mean, if

rubio? >> thank you. mr. fried, i'm going to talk about this report. the recent study by the center for advanced defense studies, called in china's shadow. it's clear from this report that china is conducting $332 million in trade volume. the report identifies six companies. you discussed here the sanctions against one. why did treasury only designate one of those six companies? >> we are actively looking at all possible targets. i won't speak for treasury and its individual decisions. but in my experience, treasury is both effective and aggressive in identifying targets and pursuing them. we have to have u.s. evidence to meet treasury's legal threshold. but i will tell you that we are in the mode of gathering information, and will go where the information takes us. i don't want to get -- >> that sounds like -- i get it. you're saying -- >> i don't want to talk about a specific company and a specific designation. at least in this session. >> why? they're out there in this report. i mean, they're named -- the world, and everyone knows who these companie

account begins to render their verdicts and under scores certain matter like the rubio and krischristie exchange. he referred to mr. putin as a small and bullying leader in russia and he referred to him as graciousness. he had some many lines and people can read it that telegraphed that donald trump is gointo be just the perfect gentleman this evening, absolutely confounding and everyone in the armada in the elite media, told me have been pounding him for 96 hours. i call it the mass infantry of the media. he's going to confound expectations again as he did throughout this. >> we are a little over than seven hours away. hugh and rick tyler and i know all will be watching. >> tonight, our coverage begins, "meet the press" daily and don't miss our live forecast moderated by lester holt at 9:00 p.m. following by our late night coverage. we have been asking you of our microsoft pulse question, do you think tonight's debate is going to change who you are going to vote for in november. the pulse is live. take a look at results and we'll check back in on as we go through the hour. 7% of you think yes and 93% of you think

mr. trump? host: i remember him saying there you go again, marco rubio. i thought it was very effective. little humor and interrupting. i remember the moderator after to governor reagan jimmy carter had been fairly intense. both of them lose by interrupting. donald trump does not stand up well to the physical presence of a strong woman. you recall the minister in flint, carly fiorina, dressing down. an ideal dynamic for him. frank: one of his worst debate moments was when carly fiorina said i think every woman in america just heard what you said. he was sputtering and looked like he was at a loss. the word don't use histrionics, but you talk about trump being operatic and theatrical. you think it is a plot. james: everything about donald trump that made him a world wrestling performer and a reality show performer has held up. i was speaking to a body language specialist who said that while his range of emotions seems wide, it is actually smaller than most peoples. he is always doing something broad, so it is easier for him things heingly say knows are untrue and the rest of us know are u

mr. trump?" lesley: i remember him saying there you go again, marco rubio.remember what the topic was, but rubio kept repeating it. i thought it was very effective. a little humor and interrupting. james: i remember the moderator turned to then-governor reagan after -- i had just left the carter team, i remember so vividly. i think both of them lose by interrupting. one thing, donald trump does not stand up well to the physical presence of a strong woman. you recall the minister in flint, carly fiorina, dressing down. this is not an ideal dynamic for him. frank: one of his worst debate moments was when carly fiorina said i think every woman in america just heard what you said. his response to that was sputtering and pathetic. he never looked weaker or more at a loss. lesley: you don't use the word histrionics, but you talk about trump being operatic and theatrical. you seem to indicate you think it is a plus. james: for the primary campaign, everything about donald trump that made him a world wrestling performer and a reality show performer has all paid off.

. >> senator rubio is here but he wants to get adapted. >> thank you mr. chairman and secretary blinken. what has happened has happened and i think history will reflect decisions that were made and whether they were the right decisions at the time. we need to learn from the past and decide how to move forward. there is no question that there is an urgent need to protect human life in civilian life in syria and the united states needs to act globally. i am encouraged secretary blinken by your comments that there will be significant consequences for russia's actions. i look forward to seeing how that is translated into u.s. policy and u.s. international leadership working with other countries. we need actions to protect civilian lives. we need that now. i look forward to reviewing with you the options that are being considered and the actions that are taken to protect civilian life and the significant consequences concerning russia. .. are we restarted because the jcp a way, my understanding is that does not restrict us but has there been diplomatic restrict

mr. chairman. >> thank you. i know senator rubio is here but he wants to get -- if you could go ahead, that would be great. >> thank you, secretary blinken, again. what has happened has happened. and i think history will reflect decisions that were made and whether they were the right decisions at the time. we need to to learn from the past and decide how to move forward. there's no question that there is an urgent need to protect human life civilian life in syria. and the united states needs to act boldly. i'm encouraged, secretary blinken, by your comments that there will be very significant consequences for russia's actions. i look forward to seeing how that is translocated into u.s. policy and u.s. international leadership working with other countries. we need to bold u.s.-led actions to protect civilian lives. we need to that now. and i look forward to reviewing with you the options that are being considered and the actions that are taken to protect civilian life, and the significant consequences concerning russia. i want to as

mr. trump. >> do you remember in the primaries when gingrich kement saying there you go again to marco rubio. i forget what the topic was. but rubio kept repeating whatever it was. and there you go-- and i thought it was very effective. what about a little humor, and point out and interrupts, i'm asking. >> there you go again was not interrupting it was the moderator turn to then governor reagan. i trl so vividly, that was reagan's beginning of his answer, with jimmy carter, fairly intense. i think that both of them lose me in public performance that donald trump does not stand up well to the physical presence of a strong woman. you recall the minute officer in flint last week and carly fee writteno-- fiorina, dressing down. this is not an ideal dynamic to have a strong woman this far away. >> one of his frs debate moments was when carly fiorina, i think every woman in america heard what you said and his response what sputtering. he never looked weaker or more at a loss. >> you don't use the word histrionics but you talk about, you talk about trump's thee at rickality, operatic. and you seem

folks who told me they liked marco rubio or john kasich during the primaries but feel very hesitant about supporting donald trump because of his rhetoric. >> interesting. so mr president obama has been reaching out to young voters in an attempt to get them to vote for hillary clinton. he just did an interview with ryan seacrest. let's listen. >> anybody who is watching the debate i think got a sense that you have got really sharply contrasting visions about where we should take the country, and i'm admittedly biased. i have worked with hillary, i know her. she is well-prepared. i would say that the other guy doesn't have the preparation, the temperament or, you know, the core valuesof inclusion. >> so when president obama was running for office, young people were psyched about him, then as time went on, they became less and less excited about his presidency. so do his words resonate with those younger voters who are thinking of voting for hillary clinton? >> i think that he's perhaps one of the best surrogates that hillary clinton could have with this younger population, but you're right. 2008 was sort of a high water mark in terms of millenial turnout and w

a much younger candidate, senator rubio, senator cruz runs we should demand the same amount of information about their health as well. >> okay. so on the subject of mrs. clinton's pneumonia and donald trump's health records, kelly n kellyanne conway was on and this is what she said about it. >> alisyn, this is what i expect from the clinton campaign. i really don't expect it from journalists. we're talking about hillary clinton and her pneumonia and what happened on 9/11 which we all saw with our own two eyes. it takes us about ten words to get to donald trump. he had a physical last week. he'll release them probably this week or whenever the doctor has the report prepared. >> so i would say that kellyanne conway does not agree with erroll or david and she can't believe they're saying such things. >> and we'll see what happens with him releasing whatever information he's going to release, these numbers from his physical. part of the information is it doesn't tell you much. it's just a snapshot of whatever your cholesterol level is or whatever your heart rate is or your blood pressure. so that's not going to, i think, give a really complete picture. i

mr. trump: going up against ted cruz, rubio, and the other guys -- it was good training, frankly. i enjoyed that. and i enjoyed tonight. what brian, you know that. it is about making america great again. i think we are well on our way to doing it. you have seen the polls. the polls came out during the show. reporter: are you going to continue the search? mr. trump: i think so. what came out to me more than anything else is, she talks about all the things she is going to do. where has she been for 26 years? reporter: congratulations on getting through your first presidential debate. what did you think? [unintelligible] of the objectives going into tonight, which did you achieve? polls,mp: in the online we were doing really well. really well. everyone talks about, you must defeat [unintelligible] she talks about trade, all these things, illegal immigration -- you saw the other day. there was dishonesty involved. our country needs help. reporter: did she say anything which you think was false? was,rump: my final thought let us focus with respect to him and his -- chelsea, who i have

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fun of marco rubio for in the past and he continued to do it throughout the debate, and i don't think secretary clinton, that i saw, drank any water at all. >> i agree. i counted 11 for mrmp, and secretary clinton, zero. which, you know, it's a normal physiological response when you get nervous, your throat gets dry. the fact that she didn't need it means she was very much in her game. >> i want to look at hillary clinton where the issue that's really dogged her this entire debate, this campaign, came up, her e-mails. what stood out to you about her body language during her answer? >> i think that's when she got most nervous, she displayed most anxiety. her rate of blinking went way up. and when you are anxious, when you're nervous, your blink rate goes way up. and hers did. and she had more extended blinking, too. so for longer durations. she also tilted her head back. so that was the -- those were signals that she was getting most anxious about that section of the debate, more than any other. >> when donald trump's taxes was brought up, what did his body language tell you then? >> he had a definite, his mouth went into a fear expression, and that was one part -- >> a

speed security wise yet now they're coming in danielle: marco rubio tweeted out, there are no air marsha shalls on the flights to cue bafment mr. mccaul: we were assured they'd have federal air marshals on those flights. but there are not. they're tied to iran and russia, a communist country. i attempted to go and inspect the airport myself with a congressional delegation and the government of cuba denied my visa application. danielle: shocking. let's circle back to new york and new jersey and i will let you all get a chance, a word in edgewise, i promise. we're going to turn to questions pretty soon. but i want to talk to you about what has become extraordinaryly controversial, the question of refugees and immigration. donald trump and donald trump jr. got some attention by referring to refugees as skittles. wouldn't eat a whole mouth ffl you knew there were three bad ones in there, something that offended the makers of skittles and probably should have offended a lot of refugees and immigrants. i'm an immigrant, i'm a big supporter of immigration. i want you to know where i sit on this. how do we have an intelligent national

rubio also has a bill. wide bipartisan consensus that the status quo is unacceptable and must be reformed. mr. chairman, we have worked with you personally and with the committee. what are we going to do to get this done? and with that, i am happy to answer any questions the committee may have. ms. elam. >> since the access crisis of 2014, a vigorous debate has taken place how to best provide timely high quality comprehensive and veterans focused healthcare to our nation's veterans. over the past two years, there have been dozens of congressional hearings, numerous investigations, stakeholder engagement, a comprehensive independent assessment and finally the report from the commission on care. all of these efforts were undertaken with the goal of getting to the root of the crisis and transforming the va so it can better serve our nation's veterans. the commission examined a wide range of ideas including proposals to privatize and dismantle the system but instead reached a strong consensus on a comprehensive settle of recommendations for the long term transformation of va. we support the recomm

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mr. chairman i cannot conclude without remarking on this process. modernizing the appeals process is our number one priority. senator blumenthal has just come from a press conference where he introduced his reform bill. senator rubiobe reformed. we will work with you personally and with the committee. what are we going to do to get this done? with that i am happy to answer any questions the committee may have. >> thankthank you, mr. chairman, members of the committee, since the scandal on access crisis of 2014, a vigorous debate has taken place about how to best provide timely high-quality comprehensive and veteran focused healthcare to our nation's veterans. over the past two years, there has has been dozens of congressional hearings, numerous investigations, stakeholder engagement, enactment of the choice act, independent assessments and finally the report from the commission on care. all of these efforts were undertaken with the goal of getting to the root of the crisis. we need to transform the va so we can better serve our nation's veterans. we examined the ride range of ideas including privatizing the system but ultimately rejected such radical ideas and came to a consensus on a comprehensive set of recommen