mr. scott: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to h.r. 3441, so the called save local business act. mr. speaker, in recent years employers have increasingly moved away from direct hirg of employees for the use of perma temps and subcontracting to reduce labor costs and liability. many works, the name on the door of the building where they work may not be the name of the company that technically signs their paycheck. in situations like these, where more than one entity controls or has the contractual right to control the termination and conditions of employment -- terms and conditions of employment, the national labor relations act and the fair labor standards act hold both entities responsible for violations as joint employers. the joint employment standard under the nlra ensures that workers can negotiate with all parties that control the terms and conditions of employment. similarly the joint employment standard under the flsa ensures the appropriate companies can be held accountable for wage theft,

foxx: thank you, mr. scott. i appreciate all of my colleagues today for being so cooperative and it looks as though mr. secretary, we'll be able to honor your request to be out of here by noon. i have a couple of closing comments. i want to say thank you, again. i think you have provided very valuable information to both sides of the aisle here. i particularly appreciate the emphasis you have given on outcomes and accountability. i believe the members appreciate that also. appreciate the fact that you have talked about skills and education and the fact that there's no right path that leads to a good job or career. and i particularly appreciate the fact that you do talk about careers. i think we're hearing more and more about that in the conversation about helping people make the right kinds of decisions and helping them understand their first job won't be their last job and we want people to have a broader vision of where they're going. i, again, am very encouraged by your talk about performance measures. and i t

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 tax cut on average across the variety of income levels. somehow a propo

. >> 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. >> real tax policy that's bipartisan. >> senator wyden. >> senator wyden. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i guess apropos of senator brown's comment, we'll have a chance now to be bipartisan. i have amen

mr. scott, no by proxy. mr. cassidy, no by proxy. mr. wyden, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. mr. nelson, aye. mr. 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. mr. chairman. chairman votes no. , no.assidy mr. chairman, final tally is 12 ayes, 14 nays. mr. hatch: the amendment is efeated. bennett number three. mr. bennet: thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to call up bennett number three. mr. chairman, higher education has never been more important in our economy. it has also never been more expensive with prices consistently rising faster than inflation. that has put an enormous strain on working families across america. for the least affluent families, it often means shutting the door to higher education entirely and in today's economy that amounts to cutting the door on economic security upward mobility. in my view, instead of cutting taxes at the top 1% of taxpayers, earning an average of $2 million, we should open the door to higher education for more families.

mr. heller. no. in scott. no by proxy. mr. cassidy. no. mr. wyden. aye. ms. stabenow. aye. ms. cantwell. aye. mr. nelson. aye. mr. 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. mr. chairman. the chairman votes no. >> the clerk will report. the clerk: 12 ayes, 14 nays. >> the amendment is defeated. where do we go now? who is up next? >> i think i'm up next. cardin number 10. i have good news for you, i'm not going to be asking for a vote on this amendment. i do want to explain to my colleagues the progressive consumption tax. the united states, it is true, has the highest marginal income tax rates in the industrial world. and one has to ask why? we are not competitive with our marginal tax rates. admittedly our effective tax rates are lower but for businesses our marginal rates are out of step with the international community. and if you ask why i think senator warner sort of put -- said this yesterday that for the percentage of our economy that's devoted to government, the united

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 moving too fast, this kind of drive by tax bill, instead of being subjected to the number of hearings that the ranking member referred to

mr. scott, no. mr. cassidy, no. mr. wyden, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. mr. nelson, aye. mr. menendez, aye by proxy. mr. carver, aye by proxy. mr. brown, no. mr. bennett, aye. mr. warner, aye. ms. mccaskill, aye. mr. chairman? sen. hatch: no. the clerk: 12 ayes, 14 nays. sen. hatch: the amendment is defeated. now we go to casey? sen. casey: thank you, mr. chairman -- sen. hatch: sen. casey, you are up. sen. casey: mr. chairman, we have learned over the course of the last number of days that a company that is outsourced jobs will be paying less in taxes that a company that cap to the taxes -- kept their taxes here. that is happened to often in states like pennsylvania and in the lehigh valley, we are losing 460 jobs to our call center moving jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor. this amendment would indicate that companies receiving the preferential corporate and international tax rate must report average and median international worker wages, including wages of employees for third parties, contractors and vendors. for each dollar of the lesser of the two measures th

mr. scott? no. mr. cassidy? no. mr. widen? aye? mtsz stabenow? aye. mr. carper? aye. mr.5rden aye. mr. bennett? aye. mr. casey? aye. miss mccaskill? aye. mr. chairman? no. the final total is 12 ayes, 14 nays. >> the bill is denied. we will vote on 18. >> mr. grassley? no. mr. crepo? no. mr. roberts? no. mr. enzy? no. mr. cornen? no. mr. burr? no. mr. isaacsohn? no. mr. portman? no. mr. toomey? no. mr. widen? aye. ms. stabenow? aye. mr. nelson? aye. mr. menendez aye by proxy. mr. cardin aye. mr. brown aye. mr. bennett. plp casey? mr. warner? aye. ms. mccaskill aye. mr. chairman? no. >> the amendment is defeated. we will now recognize senator bennett for his number 6 amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i'm grateful for your recognizing me. >> i'm happy to do it if the majority's tax plan does everything -- >> let's have order. is. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> if the majority's tax plan does everything you claim, my amendment will have no effect. for 40 years, the majority has claimed that tax cuts pay for themselves through economic grow growth. in 1981, ronald reagan

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 know that there's been an abuse of opioids in every community that has led to heroin addiction and unfortunately the use of fenta

mr. scott. are you -- i believe. you want us to go ahead? okay. mr. grothman, you're recognized for three minutes. >> sure. thank you very much. how many employers do you have at the department of labor? >> congressman, i believe we have about 15,000, give or take. >> and how many do you get to hire? as you try to get a handle of this? >> very few, congressman. i don't have an exact number. >> less than 20? less than 30? >> more than 30, but less than 100, i would say. >> okay. next question i have. with regard to osha, right now there have been some complaints in my district of people who come in, write citations for what we have to say relatively minor things, sometimes sending out public press releases as far as things, maybe mine are easily correctible. do you have any plans to rein in osha? are you aware of that problem? >> congressman, as i said earlier, my perspective on osha enforcement, and enforcement in general, is where you have individuals that are trying to do the right thing, that are trying to comply. there is a value to compliance ass

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 guardrail to ensure everyone pays their fair share. parents all across the income spectrum struggle every day to afford the cost of col

mr. scott, no. mr. cassidy, no. mr. wyden --aye. ms. cantwell, aye. mr. nelson, aye. by proxy.ez, aye mr. garber aye,. mr. cardin, aye. mr. brown, aye. mr. bennet, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. warner, aye by proxy. mr. mckesson -- miss mccaskill, aye. the chair votes no. 14 nays.s and wyden ill go to widen -- 1. >> it is wyden 157. i want to respond to my colleague from ohio who says this is fundamental tax reform. this bill is actually taking us backwards. we are going back to the world of the crazy extenders, what we learned today is we will have all kinds of provisions that expire at different times with potential interactions. i would say that it is a retreat from what we did in 2015 on a bipartisan basis when we made important changes that both sides felt strongly about permanent on our side, income tax credit, the american opportunity tax credit, child credit while on the republican side it was expensing, depreciation, that was fundamental tax reform being the gun. based on what we were told today, we are going backward through the crazy world of tax extenders. thes

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 plan. they'll return for day three tomorrow beginning live at 9:00 a.m. eastern. watch it here on c-span3. >>> earlier today, attorney general jeff sessions test

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 presumptivous on this, but i've chaired a committee and a bunch of subcommittees. and i would ask you to think of a -- mr. chairman?

mr. scott: thank you so much, ranking member neal, eappreciate this time. ladies and gentlemen of this house and ladies and gentlemen who are watching across this nation, my heart is heavy tonight and it's heavy because we are faced with the absolute most dangerous, destructive, and deceit -- deceitful tax reform bill in the history of this congress. let me tell you why. on the other side, you've heard member after member on the other side get up and tell you, this is going to get a tax cut. we're going to -- the wealthy tax cut, the corporations a tax cut, but none of them have told you orothe american people how they're -- or the american people how they're going to pay for it. and the great tragedy is, the most deceitful thing about what my colleagues on the other side are doing to the american people, is they are doing these tax cuts for the wealthy. the tax cuts for the corporations. on the backs of the poor. the middle class. let me tell you why. they won't tell you that they're aying for this tax cut because $1.5 trillion they will cut if medicaid, f

mr. david scott, and mr. pittenger of north carolina, for their work on this bipartisan legislation, a bill that deals with capital rules for commercial real estate loans, including acquisition, development or construction loans. . it's critical federal bank regulators maintain the strong capital rules that have been implemented after the enactment of dodd-frank. these rules have made the u.s. financial system much safer while protecting consumers, investors, and taxpayers in promoting stable economic growth. unlike some proposals that have been introduced that would gut the regulatory framework of dodd-frank, i am pleased that this bill reasonably seeks to resolve a valid concern raised by community banks that certain capital rules relating to high volume tillity commercial real estate, or hvcre loans are far too complex. this is an issue that financial regulators like the fdic have so acknowledged that must be addressed and fixed. the problem was highlighted in their economic growth and regulatory paperwork

mr. scott: thank you, mr. president. today is a good day. we have both the house and the senate working on tax reform that will have a positive impact for your everyday, hardworking americans. this is truly a good day. so often when you hear us talk about tax reform, it sounds like a lot of numbers. i'm not sure how excited or enamored people get with numbers, but i'm the kind of guy that believes that tax reform is not about numbers. tax reform is about everyday americans being able to keep more of the >> tax reform is about everyday americans being able toir keep more of their money. tax reform is about families that i grew up in. single parent household working paycheck to paycheck year in and year out praying and hoping for something good to happen. today is good news for those sing le moms and single dads out there and the working class families, dual incomes making around $75,000 a year, working every day, trying to make sure they have a little left over for dinner out. we want to say to those folks who haven't really had a raise in a

mr. scott: thank you so much madam ranking member. but we offered this as the ranking member said and an excellent opportunity where we spent week after week on this bill so we could move this bill forward in a way that would address affordability, which was a major concern of mine and the ranking member and those of us on our side of the aisle. so there is no affordability in here. and it's very important for us to point out that this plan will put an overburden on the states and then they have to pass it on to the others. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. the gentleman from texas is recognized. . mr. hensarling: i'm pleased to yield to the gentleman from arkansas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. hill: i thank the speaker and the chairman. i rise in strong support of this bill sponsored by my friend, representative sean duffy. he's worked tirelessly in crafting a slureks here along with representative luetkemeyer, representative ross and our full committee chai

mr. scott. you want us to go ahead? okay. mr. grossman, you're recognized for three minutes. >> thank you very: how many employees do you have over there at the department of labor? >> congressman, i believe we have about 15,000 give or take. >> how many do you get to hire? as you try to get a handle of this? >> very few, congressman. i don't have an exact number. >> less than 20? less than 30? >> more than 30, but less than 100 i would say. >> okay. >> a sear reeries of votes and e one later toochlt i do want to get to it. i want to thank you for being here. we open today's hearings there are 47 million people in the world living with alzheimer's. more than the entire population of spain according to a report by the alzheimer's disease international. the number of victims who have alzheimer's is projected to or likely to double every 20 years so we are in a race like few other diseasesau

on the democrat side i worked with mr. scott, mrs. maloney, ms. velazquez, all concerned about the northeast and the sandy reforms necessary to learn the lessons. we've included those reforms in this bill. i sat down countless hours with the ranking member, she shared her phone number with me, left me at the dance though because before this thing was done she walked away. we tried to get a bipartisan bill. we worked on this thing together. so to say something other than that is not fair, it's not right. we have tried you might not like the end product but we have gone a great distance to get a bill that everybody can agree on. and i think we're going to get that today. i want to talk about a few things. we're $25 billion in debt. a deficit of $1.5 billion a year this program is not sustainable. we have people who are building homes in harm's way. they get flooded. multiple times. the chairman and i saw a homeowner that was flooded three times in 10 years. one homeowner let his house -- left his house to get his kids who were swept away in flood wa

. >> mr. scott? >> no by proxy. mr. cassidy. no by proxy. >> mr. widen? >> aye. >> miss cantwell. >> aye. >> mr. carper. >> aye. >> mr. brown? >> aye by proxy. >> mr. casey, aye. >> mr. chairman? >> no. >> political report. >> mr. chairman, 12 eayes, 14 nays. >> the senate finance committee continuing its work on the senate republicans tax proposal. you can continue watching the committee's action on cspan. earlier today, the republican fax overhaul plan cleared the house with 227 votes in favor, 205 against. c-span 3 will continue live coverage of the senate finance committee review of the gop tax reform proposal tomorrow morning if they haven't finished today. we head now to a conversation with senators bob corker and mark warner. they sat down with the "new york times" for a discussion about bipartisanship and efforts to overhaul the federal tax code. a. >> we are going to visit for about 50 minutes together. it's kind of like i'm seeing you in the senate subway and the doors are closed and you're trapped taking questions from me. we'll take questions

mr. scott: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i have had the privilege of sitting on the floor and listening to this debate on tax reform. our friends on the left have done a really good job of painting a picture of fantasy land, a land that does not exist in america. frankly, when i think of fantasy land, i think of the concept that sugar-free cookies will not make you gain weight. anyone who has eaten them know that is not a fact. my friends to the left oftentimes speaks in ill lust russ -- illustrious language, but they are not always accurate. mr. president, when i think about our tax reform package, it really comes down to some very simple concepts -- families. too many american families feel invisible because so often we hear folks talking about people before they actually talk to people. and when you talk to the average american family, what you will hear time and time again is that it is very difficult for the average family to get their ends together, making ends meet, working paycheck to paycheck is too often

mr. scott: meerks -- madam speaker, i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 242, the nays are 181. he bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from michigan, mr. huizenga, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3911 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 281, h.r

>> hi, mr. scott, how are you? >> hi, sharon. how are you. >> i want to talk about i'm the single mom of four it's not been easy. i take the lion's share of the financial responsibility from driving a flat bed truckers running landscaping crews, anything i can do to bring money in. from what i understand, you were raised by a single mom who had multiple jobs. how is this going to help other single moms if this goes through. >> yes, ma'am. thank you for your work ethic. sounds like you're setting a great example for your kids, sharon. god bless having folks like you in the state. there are a couple ways plans that benefits folks like yourself. number one, we have doubled the child tax credit. it used to be $1,000. now it's $2,000. that's a credit not an exemption, so it's more powerful. when we did our analysis on the bill a single mother with 2000 kids making $41,000 would see her taxes cut by 75% under our plan. with four kids, it's probably going to cut it even more than that. the long story short is you get to keep more of you

mr. roger scott? good afternoon. welcome. >> good afternoon. my name is roger scott. i taught at city college for, i believe, 42 years and i'm currently a member of the san francisco labor council and also i served on the executive board of ift 2121 for over four decades. i would like to share some personal observations and suggestions and then would like to quote parts of the resolution that was passed last night at the labor council. i think history supports my skepticism of public solutions by private-public organizations. i think we've been examples of that, working well in theory and to the detriment of the commons in reality. last night, the labor council passed this resolution that had been submitted by my union at city college. the title is "resolution: public land must stay in public hands." the first whereas i would like to site, "whereas we understand public lands to be sacred from previous generations whose future belongs to many generations into the future and not a commodity to sell." the current public plan inadequately addresses the need for affordable

mr. scott: thank you, mr. president. today is a good day. we have both the house and the senate working on tax reform that will have a positive impact for your everyday, hardworking americans. this is truly a good day. so often when you hear us talk about tax reform, it sounds like a lot of numbers. i'm not sure how excited or enamored people get with numbers, but i'm the kind of guy that believes that tax reform is not about numbers. tax reform is about everyday americans being able to keep more of their hard-earned money. tax reform is about families like the one i grew up in. single-parent households working paycheck to paycheck year in and year out, praying and hoping for something good to happen. today is good news for those single moms and single dads out there. it's also good news for the working class families, dual dual-income, making around $75,000 a year, working every day, trying to make sure they have a little left over for dinner out. we want to say to those folks who haven't really had a raise in a decade, we hear you. we feel

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frequent trump crkrid -- >> let's bring back eugene scott. mr.espie won 95% of republicans, 7 points more than mr. trump last year. so what's the takeaway from trumpism without trump? h if he were up for reelection in h 2018? >> i think it's really important to remember for context that most people who went to the polls in 2016 voted against donald trump so there was already some degree of expectation that this could happen, especially combined with the fact this is the norm in an off-year. but what i think what is unique is the fact that people are looking at an administration that for ten months has failed to deliver on many of the promises it kpands on. so i think the main takeaway for republican lawmakers is they have to present some significant wins before the 2018 election if they want to motivate their base to come out and support them again. >> former vice president joe biden tore into president trump after tuesday's vote. here is some of what he said at an event in philadelphia. >> did any one of you every think that you would think that

mr. reese and scott's daughter played softball together. >> you would see teresa at the ballpark. >> it feltike part of my family was gone too. >> they had a look around the truck. no sign of a struggle. dusting revealed no viable fingerprints. there were no footprints. not even a loose hair. puzzling. was there any thought once you saw the scene that this was a suicide? >> there was things missing that prevented the suicide theory. >> like what? >> if you're going to commit suicide with a gun, it's usually at the scene. >> it was clear teresa had been murdered. shot with a gun which was now missing. and what was more, her cell phone, the one always attached to her hip, was nowhere to be found. >> did it look like it could have been a robbery? >> the wallet wasn't taken. the purse was on the console. butt contents of the purse had been dumped out in her lap. >> a clumsy attempt at staging, you might say? >> yes. >> but there was one important clue left behind. >> we noticed that the only window down was the driver's window. so we figured that she had to have known the person because she had

mr. high-flyer scott rothstein didn't use investor money to file lawsuits. instead he used that money to fund his champagne and yachts lifestyle. >> we three kings be stealing the gold. >> reporter: in the end it would be the largest ponzi scheme in florida history. how big did it get? >> ballpark, $1-1.5 billion. >> reporter: and then halloween eve, 2009. more than a year had passed since melissa's murder with tony villegas still sitting in jail awaiting trial, and another twist to the story. >> scott rothstein has disappeared. >> reporter: unlike melissa, scott was not a murder victim. but he was a fugitive, a bernie madoff figure on the run. he had left the country in a private jet for morocco with $16 million in cash and his collections of watches and jewelry, fleeing after learning unhappy investors had gone to the fbi. one month later, he was back in florida, but not under arrest. what no one knew was that scott had cut a deal with the fbi to act as an informant. >> this is scott rothstein, november 16th, monday, 1:43 p.m. >> reporter: he wore a wire a

scott brown in 2010. is there a comparison? mr. schumer: i don't know, i would compare what is happening around the country. the enthusiasm. we were both -- nancy was minority leader and i was head of dfcc in 2006. you felt the same thing. for instance, western virginia, the ratios did not change, the enthusiasm was not at high level. it was greater in suburban, swing and democratic areas. in 2005, we have lots of candidates and we always got the best in the senate. we always got the best candidate. we have gotten our best choice in every race so far. we wanted jacky rosen. we wanted beto o'rourke. so you can smell when a wave is beginning. no guarantee it continues, but it is likely to, and that smell that was an air in 2005 is in the air now. reporter: senator mcconnell said this morning he believes the women and asked judge moore to step down. what impact do you think that has on the race and alabama? mr. schumer: i can't answer that, you have to ask the main players. i thought he never belonged in the senate even before these a

mr. chairman. thank you. 15 seconds credit, but it only lasts for this hearing. scott: thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. governor, it's good to see you again. we have talked about these issues for, i have had some concerns related to past performances. i do want to talk about the interest rate environment we have currently. senator heller asked some specific questions as relates to increasing the interest rate in the next meeting. and then paint a story ask a question about the interest rate environment overall. if you are a retiree in south carolina, a great lace to retire, it certainly has high quality of life. there is a good economy, a wonderful place to live. if you are in a fixed income in south carolina and you are retired, the interest rate environment cuts into your ability to live off your interest income. as an example, someone with a interest. earns .25% in five years, that is still less than 1%. if your nest day gives half $1 million or $1 million and you are earning 2%, the significant impact of the artificially low interest rate environment has a negative unintended consequence

mr. swig. my name is scott stewart, and i've been a continual resident of san francisco for the last 50 years, so we're starting from that point of view, so maybe with that point of view, i'd like to introduce historic perspective, and between the square footage shown in the permit form. the size of the addition has not changed between the presentation meeting and the site permit application. the side of the third floor addition is 1,080 square feet is has always been that. the reason for the different total is the preapplication form showed the existing building net square footage which does not include the garage. the permit application drawings use the existing gross square footage to capture the entire building coverage, thus, the higher number. the drawings shown at the preapplication meeting and use for the site permit application as granted are identical and there's been no increase in the scope of work. the appellant claims that the additional result will result in a building that's out of size and character of the neighborhood. the size was reviewed by the building department staff an

administrator scott pruitt has reduced advanced biofuel blending targets for 2018, and now with mr. wehrum's nomination, i have even less confidence in this administration upholding congress' intent on the r.f.s. he also has a history of willful ignorance of science. when asked whether he believes that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are the main driver of climate change, mr. wehrum stated that he believes that it is an open question. an answer that runs contrary to the conclusion of 97% of climate scientists and runs counter to the national climate assessment that was released by this administration just last week. emissions from fossil fuel fired power plants are one of the main contributors to climate change. we know this. at the office of air and radiation, mr. wehrum would oversee the repeal of standards that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector, the clean power plan. he would also be in charge of crafting a weaker replacement, if any. and let me be clear. a weak standard is an affront to the public health and safety of future generations. mr. pr

mr. powell: thank you. sen. scott: thank you mr. chairman. -- thank you, mr. chairman. we have talked about these issues before, like mr. kennedy, i have concerns related to past performances. i want to talk about the interest rate environment that we have currently. -- senator heller asked questions about the raising of the interest rate. thant to paint a picture ask a question about the interest rate environment overall. if you are a retiree in south , a great place to retire, it certainly has high quality of life, a good economy, wonderful places to live, but if you are on a fixed income in south carolina and you are retired, the current environment cuts into your ability to live off of your interest income. as an example, someone with a $10,000 cd earns .25% interest. if you extend that for five years, it is still less than 1%. half $1nest date is million -- egg is half $1 million or $1 million, -- the significant impact of a low interest rate environment has a negative, unintended consequence in the current marketplace. i do realize that the advantage of a low inte

mr. chairman. >> senator scott. sen. sc iot am going to withdraw myt amendment to, but i would: like to speak for a moment. i have a pretty good understanding and appreciation of the inns and outs of the industry. families will not be able to protect against life's uncertainties. , wee reform our tax code should not take a wrecking ball to the private sector safety net that so many depend upon. i will continue to work with you to find the appropriate solution for the life insurance industry. i would appreciate the ability and opportunity to work with to, mr. chairman, and jct work on a solution. >> would the gentleman yield just one point on that? >> yes, sir. >> thank you for bringing this up. when you try to do this in a quick manner, there are unintended consequences. i have a life insurance company that is extremely concerned about the manner in which this has been handled. i thank you for raising >> i look forward to working in a bipartisan fashion. >> mr. chairman. one minute. i want to join senator cardin. every t

scott clayton. >>> mr. draeger, welcome. >> thank you. in 2014 senator alexander, you came and spoke to several thousand administrators and proposed a two-question fafsa. and that created quite a dust up amongst our membership. not because they don't wants to make the application simpler but when you look at the amount of grant aid delivered every year in this country, 40 billion whiches from the federal government. 58 billion of it comes from institutions. and another 25 billion come from state and outside scholarship providers. the context i want to paint is there are other entities awarding significant amount of grant aid that have a interest in doing two things. one, which i think we're pretty much all in alinement on is making it as easy as possible and that includes making the verification process as easy as possible. but the second piece is making sure we have accurate data to effect the financial strength of every family. at its core need-based grants come down to a few basic principals. the first is this. the primary responsibili

mr. getty. >> "all the money in the world" >> director ridley scott ultimately made the decision to replac christopher plummer. >> how much would you pay to release your grandson, if not $17 million? >> nothing. >> it is an unprecedented and incredilby expensive endevor. the current december 22nd release date. that means there are only six weeks to reshoot and re-edit the film. in the movie, kevin plays a supporting role as j. paul getty. he shot for around eight days this past summer. he has an estimated 10 minutes of screen time in the two hour and five minute film. according to the hollywood reporter, the film's stars mark wahlberg and michelle williams will be involved in the reshoots, expected to begin immediately. this dramatic development comes just 11 cays after the allegations were made against the actor. >> kevin spacey sexually assaulted my son. >> yesteray, former tv news anchor heather unruh became the ninth accuser to go public. she alleges her then-18-year-old son was a victim of unwanted groping. >> he's committed to doing what he can to stop kevin spacey. >> lawyer says quote, kevin s