mr. smith: mr. speaker, i thank the vice chairman of the space subcommittee for yielding me time and i appreciate all that mr. brooks has done. the gentleman from alabama, for space exploration and for space flight. the house science, space, and technology committee has demonstrated time again that u.s. leadership in space is bipartisan activity. the scientists, engineers, and technicians at the marshall space flight center in huntsville, alabama, have for more than half a century led the world in the development of rocket propulsion. h.r. 5345, the american leadership in stays technology and advanced rocketry act, recognizes the impressive accomplishments of marshall, as well as the vital ongoing work they continue to do to ensure continue ited american leadership in space technology -- continued american leadership in space technology and rocket capabilities. as our future in space looks bolder, bigger, and brighter, i'm quf dent marshall will continue to be a reliable, powerful, dependable team p

mr. smith, i want to thank you for offering this amendment. mr. graves: there's something you noted in the end and i want to make sure legislative intent is preserved here, mr. chairman. the gentleman from missouri stated that the amendment is intended to restore floodways. after they're opened up. as opposed to perhaps in south louisiana, where a crevas could open up that would provide freshwater and sort of mimic that natural process that created coastal louisiana and would currently restore coastal louisiana wetlands. i want to ensure, mr. chairman, the intent of the amendment in that we have -- and that we have a legislative history here, memorialize the fact that this is intended to address the restoration of floodways as opposed to crevasses that may open in the aftermath of a flood. i yield to the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: i would say that the gentleman from louisiana is correct. it is for floodways and for restoration that have been activated. mr. graves: thank you. i yield back. mr. shuster: i'm prepared to accept the gentleman'

mr. adam smith, from the state of washington. elcome, mr. smith. mr. smith: thank you, i appreciate the opportunity to speak on this very important issue. i want to echo the comments of my colleagues about the basic inhumanity of the policy the trump administration is perpetrating on these people who are trying to cross the boarder to seek asylum, who are seeking to lee unlivable conditions in a variety of countries in latin america. to have a policy of separating them from their children is inhumane and goes against every value we as americans hold dear. the terrible thing about it is, if you listen to the trump administration that seems to be the idea. their notion is to make it as painful as possible to discourage these people from wanting to seek refuge in the united states. think about how that policy just flips on its head everything we were raised to believe about america. one of the things that makes america great is we are made up of people all over the world who in many cases have fled horrific living conditions to come here and build a better

mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. the most important statement is we don't have a strategy to counter what is happening. i think the chairman is right. our -- and the secretary of defense is correct. our advantage in a number of different areas has been eroding. now, the biggest reason for that, i believe, is that the rest of the world is catching up. there was a substantial period of time when it was really just the soviet union and us who were building, on a significant level, our military capacity. and we dominated the world economically and militarily post-world war ii for a long period of time. that was never going to last forever. the rest of the world was going to develop ways to grow their economies, grow their technology, and eventually turn towards growing their defense, and that's what's happened. what has not happened on our end is we haven't responded to that. our strategy still seems to be based on the notion that we're still dominant, so we don't have to worry about these details. and i think that is da

mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman this. committee has demonstrated time and again that u.s. leadership in space is a bipartisan priority. our vote on o the 2018 nasa authorization act in april was a clear demonstration of that. congress and the administration support a consistent focused space program and the current nasa budget demonstrates that resolve. nasa, once again, received one of the most favorable authorizations in appropriations of any agentcy. healthy budgets are a good start, but they must be followed up with solid management and oversight to make certain taxpayer funds are spent well. however, excessive cost and missed deadlines may undermine the very nasa projects congress and the american people support. we recently held hearings discussing four of nasa's highest profile programs. s.l.s., orion, commercial crew, and the james webb space telescope. the subcommittee will have a hearing next months about the j.w.s.t. program breach and north rum grumman's c.e.o. has agreed to tefm

mr. smith. mr. smith votes aye. mr. chap bot societies aye. mr. isa voits aye. mr. kipg votes aye. mr. goe ameritech votes aye. mr. jordan votes yes. mr. poe yes yes. mr. moreno votes yes. mr. gowdy votes yes. mr. labrador? mr. collins? mr. desantas votes yes. mr. buck? mr. ratcliffe votes yes. miss robbie? mr. gates? mr. johnson of louisiana? mr. biggs votes aye. mr. fof fort votes aye. miss handle votes yes. mr. rothfus votes aye. mr. ladler? miss laugh green? miss jackson lee votes no. mr. cohen votes yes. mr. johnson of georgia? >> don't understand russian yes. mr. cohen votes no. mr. johnson of georgia? mr. johnson votes no. mr. duties votes no. mr. gutierrez votes no. miss bass? mr. ri mr. rich man? mr. jeffries? mr. cyst lynn ee votes no. mr. swalwell? mr. lieu? mr. lieu votes no. mr. raskin? miss ghia poll votes no. mr. schneider votes no. miss demings votes no. >> has every member voted who wishes to vote? >> mr. chairman. >> gentle woman is recorded wom no. >> we are going to wait another minute or two for the ranking member. so are you recorded? the gentleman is recorded

mr. smith: there was a substantial period of time when it was just the soviet union and us who were building on a significant level, our military capacity. and we dominated the world economically and militaryaryly post-world war ii for a long period of time. that was never going to last forever. the rest of the world was going to develop ways to grow their economies, grow their technology and eventually turn towards growing their defense and that's what's happened. we haven't responded to that. our strategy still seems to be based on the notion that we're still dominant so we don't have to worry about these details. and i think that is dangerous and that we need to develop. i will mention a couple of key areas most of which the chairman mentioned but to begin with, the process of protecting our technology has long needed reform. items that were not thought of as being national security are. technology, how do we protect that? how do we make sure adversaries aren't purchasing those companies and

i now recognize the chairman, mr. smith. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate being able to introduce our last witness today and that is dr. joseph hep art, no happy it includes frederick berg, texas, with about 200 students and i leverage that too the maximum extent possible. we are glad to welcome dr. he beer to hear how it benefits the grid. previously he vuz vice chancellor for research and also shared ku's department and director for the science education. he has been active in projects to impruf science teaching and preparation and is the past chair of the american kept cal society's committee on education. he is a fellow of the american chemical society and currently serves as chair on the american chemical's society on finance. he received a bachelor of science from san jose university and ph.d. in organic chemistry, often thought to be the toughest subject from the university of wisconsin, madison and we appreciate you and appreciate what texas tech is doing. >> thank you to all the witnesses for being here today i now recognize assistant

i now recognize the chairman of the full committee, mr. smith, to introduce our last witness. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate being able to introduce our last witness today and that is dr. joseph heppert, vice president for research at texas tech university. so happens that my district includes fredericksburg, texas, which has a satellite campus of texas tech with 200 students. believe me, i leverage that to the maximum extent possible. we're glad to welcome mr. heppert today. previously vice chancellor at the university of kansas, also shared ku's chemistry department and founding director at the center for science education. dr. heppert has been active in projects for science teaching and science teacher preparation and is the past chair of the american chemical society's commission on education. he is a fellow of the american chemical society and serves on the chair of budget and finance. dr. heppert received a bachelor of science and chemistry from san jose state university and ph.d in inorganic chemistry, often thought to be the to

mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. i offer an amendment to h.r. 5895, the energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act of 2019. i first want to thank the gentleman from idaho, congressman mike simpson, the chairman of the house energy and water development appropriations subcommittee, for working with us to develop a strong, pro-science appropriations bill. i strongly support division a of this legislation and appreciate the chairman's initiative in basic science research. this amendment provides for critical facility upgrades and construction of basic research infrastructure that are within the core mission of the department of energy and will lead to scientific discoveries that will maintain u.s. leadership in innovation and technology. in february, the house unanimously passed three bipartisan house science committee research infrastructure bills. h.r. 4376, the department of energy research infrastructure act. h.r. 4377, it's accelerating american leadership in science act. and h.r. 4378, th

now, i think the other important -- >> mr. smith, there is one thing about -- and maybe i have asked this of the state. once you return the notice you get put on the inactive list, correct? >> yes. >> that means -- dit mea you no longer get mailings about the elections? >> it m you canvote. you don't get any notice of the polling place. >> there is no reminders. >> that's my understanding. >> there's one notice in six years. and you disappear from any further mailing. >> that's my understanding. i couldn't necessarily swear to it, your honor, but it's my understanding. >> i'm sure most would be corrected it's wrong. >> yes. well, let me talk, if i could, about this concept of approximate cause that's been brought up here. i think it's a miss placed concept here because the term that the congress used multiple times s reason. and i think the reason has to be something that is causally linked to the underlying reason which is they think you moved to a different county or state. and the only evidence they have at the end of the supplem

khanna to close. >> thank you, mr. smith and mr. renacci for recognize the importance of the earned income tax credit and the value that it has had in our country and i don't think there's anyone on any side of the aisle who doesn't want it to be fixed, if there are problems. but as i mentioned most of these problems are family members who claim, , both claiming for a chd and has to do with the modern construction of the family. it's not somelesale fraud that's taking place. in fact, it's one of the most efficient programs in the vernment, and most people will tell you that we have worked very hard to eliminate any of the abuse. the main thing is the american people need a raise. we need to be expanding tax relief for working families, not for the investors, speculative class. i hope we can work in this congress to expand the earned income tax credit. >> the question is undergoing to the amendment offered by mr. khanna to those in favorable say i. those opposed? in the opinion of the chair the no's have. the gentleman from kentucky

and mr smith. i agree with mr temple i agree with mr tin can in addition to that i would just add that it's absolutely essential that the secretary general send a very clear message to perpetrators and me and more that this type of behavior is completely unacceptable in the perpetrators will be held accountable this message of accountability is absolutely essential but beyond that there needs to be action and so we would also like to see the secretary general apply pressure to the u.n. security council to refer the situation to the criminal international criminal court and missed a turn can just last the you know so much of this has been caused by the fact that the revenge of don't have legal rights as citizens in myanmar has anything been done has any action being taken by the government there to give them more legal status or protection. though we didn't see. anything from the government side at all because you meant by barbara means government right yes you know burmese government this being a sy

and mr smith. i agree with mr temple i agree with mr tin can in addition to that i would just add that it's absolutely essential that the secretary general send a very clear message to perpetrators and me and more that this type of behavior is completely unacceptable in the perpetrators will be held accountable this message of accountability is absolutely essential but beyond that there needs to be action and so we would also like to see the secretary general apply pressure to the u.n. security council to refer the situation to the criminal international criminal court and missed a turn can just last the you know so much of this has been caused by the fact that the revenge of don't have legal rights as citizens in myanmar has anything been done has any action being taken by the government there to give them more legal status or protection. though we didn't see. anything from the government side at all because you meant by barbara means government right yes you know burmese government this been a sys

and mr smith. i agree with mr temple i agree with mr tin can in addition to that i would just add that it's absolutely essential that the secretary general send a very clear message to perpetrators and me and more that this type of behavior is completely unacceptable and the perpetrators will be held accountable this message of accountability is absolutely essential but beyond that there needs to be action and so we would also like to see the secretary general apply pressure to the u.n. security council to refer the situation to the criminal international criminal court and mr turn can just last the you know so much of this has been caused by the fact that the russian just don't have legal rights as citizens in myanmar has anything been done has any action being taken by the government there to give them more legal status or protection though we didn't see. anything from the government side at all because you meant by barbara means government right yes you know burmese government this been a systema

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize and congratulate four exceptional students from new jersey's point pleasant bureau high school, luke, theresa, jeff, and adrian for their amazing app designed to ensure that their classmates with special needs have a lunch buddy to build friendships, share conversation, laugh, or talk about each other's hopes and dreams. lunch buddy app helps make all participating students more understanding, knowledgeable, kind, and empathetic. it helps all participating students see the world from each other's eyes. everyone has good days and bad, strengths and weaknesses, and things we want to talk about to a friend. for many, high school can be difficult and lonely. lunch buddy app recognizes this and enables participating students a better grasp the god given worth and inherent value and innate goodness of everyone d says with neon lights, you're welcomed and cherished here. working together under the incredible guidance of their advance software engineering an

the other important -- >> mr. smith, there is one thing -- maybe i should have asked this of the state, but once you don't return the notice, you could put on thective list. that means that you no longer get mailings? >> it means you can still vote, but you cannot -- you are not notified of your polling place. >> you are not sent any more reminders? it is one notice in six years and you disappear from any further mailing? >> that is my understanding. i couldn't swear to it. >> i'm sure they will corrected if it is wrong. >> let me talk if i could about this concept of a commit cause -- of proximate cause. the reason has to be something that is causally linked to the underlying reason. they think you have moved to a erendiffcountyate and the only evidence they have at the end of the supplemental process is nonvoting. they don't claim the 70% of the people is evidence of anything. it is a hoop they go through. it is a safeguard. it is not the reason that anyone is being purged of the rlyiue of ether they have moved. even

if mr smith, we have to leave it there. —— professor smith.fficially been sworn into office today by king felipe in madrid. the ceremony comes less than 24 hours after his predecessor, mariano rajoy, was forced out of office. richard galpin reports. the leader of spain's socialist party taking the formal steps to becoming the country's new prime minister. translation: i promise on my conscience and honour to loyally fulfill the responsibilities of prime minister and to be loyal to the king and to safeguard the constitution, as well as keeping the deliberations of the cabinet secret. king felipe the first to congratulate pedro sanchez, at today's ceremony in the royal palace on the outskirts of madrid. all of this following a parliamentary vote of no—confidence in the long—standing prime minister mariano rajoy on friday. forced out as a result of a corruption scandal within his party. 46—year—old pedro sanchez takes the reins of power without ever having held government office before. and his party has only a quarter of the seats in parliament.

mr. smith: let me thank mr. goodlatte for all that he has done to advance immigration reform during this congress. i do support h.r. 4760, securing america's future act. this legislation ensures that our immigration policies put the interests of americans first. . we need to thank not only chairman goodlatte but others who put time and effort in thregs. we appreciate mr. good -- in this legislation. we appreciate mr. goodlatte to help improve our immigration system. any immigration reform considered by congress must at a minimum secure our borders, implement work force verification to end the illegal jobs magnet, reduce chain migration, prevent abuse of our asylum laws. securing america's future act includes all of these necessary provisions. and the bill delivers on the president's pledge to voters to complete physical barriers along our southern border, penalize lawless sanctuary cities, and end the obama administration's catch-and-release policies that releases dangerous criminal individuals to our streets to

and i yield to mr. smith from washington state. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i'm pleased to rise in the mountains to sound greenway national heritage designation. this is a project that has been completely collaborative throughout the region and it is a great example of how to get things done. various government officials working with the private sector all with the same goal and that is to preserve open spaces in the pugeet sound area. and this is a very difficult thing to do. businesses are popping up all over the place. and the other thing is the ability to get outdoors, to fish, hunt and hike and basically enjoy the beauty of the pacific northwest and this group came together. and it wasn't done by government fiat but working with private land owners and tribes to say we have a mutual interest in preserving open spaces for the better enjoyment of all of us and that's how this was born. and this a successful collaborative effort and i'm pleased to have the federal government put its stamp on i

and by his government including who are complicit in the genocide against that's what i can see mr smith just today we've heard from the chinese government china's top diplomat saying that they think that myanma is ready to take back the refugees how likely is it that china will support any u.n. security council action that would force the government of myanmar to the international criminal court given that they are a key supporter of the government of. yeah that's a great it's an important question elizabeth and right now the u.n. security council member states should really be doing everything in their power and that includes in their bilateral relationships with china to essentially just get china to step aside and let justice run its course i mean no one's really asking anything of any action from china with regard to the situation really the the ask is for china to just step aside and let you have the u.n. security council refer the situation to the international criminal court for too long the diplomatic community has sort of rested on this notion that it's simply impossible becaus

mr. smith. are there any others? the clerk will tally. >> on that vote the ayes are 11, the no's are 21. >> the the no's have. the trent amendment is not agreed to. mr. carbajal amendment of california. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. america's transportation infrastructure. >> call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] >> are there any members not recorded a wish to change a vote. hearing none of the clerk tally. >> the ayes are 11 and the no, sir 21. >> the agreement or the amendment is not agreed to. the committee will now vote on the first part of a series of tier two amendments. >> mr. chair? >> the gentleman from california. >> i ask unanimous consent to submit my vote on amendment nine as yes. >> any objection? without objection, so ordered. okay. the committee will now vote on amendment number 15 from tier two, the amendment offered by the gentle and from kentucky mr. yarmuth. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. >> veterans benefits. >> call the roll. [roll call]

mr. smith: i reserve. mr. simpson: i claim time in opposition. i thank the chairman for the authorizing and strong support. i recognized the house -- i recognize the house-passed authorizations for d.o.e. upgrades and lowe h low-dose radiation. i appreciate the chairman highlighting these priorities and i look forward to ensure these projects receive sufficient funding and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. mr. smith: i appreciate his commitment and support and for the reasons that i mentioned and because of his commitment, i'll withdraw the amendment. the chair: the amendment is withdrawn. it is now in order to consider amendment number 20 printed in part b of house report 115-711. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. keating: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 20 offered by mr. keating of massachusetts. the chair: pursuant to house resol

that's like a judge going "well, mr. smith, you murdered your neighbor, and i'm throwing you in jail because we cannot get the blood out of the carpet." lemon juice? soda waters? what do you do? oxyclean! oxyclean! also, she might not even really be fired. according to white house counselor and secret painting in the attic of claudia schiffer, kellyanne conway. here she is today, talking about sadler's future at the white house. >> kelly sadler has been told that there are administration jobs that fit with her skill set and her experience and that the rest is really her choice. >> stephen: well, her only known skill is mocking john mccain, so... president? of course, conway wasn't there just to talk about sadler. she also defended trump's recent criticisms of n.f.l. players, and listen to how she referred to the president. >> just so we're clear, and the problem with the president of the united states and the commander of cheese-- ( laughter ). >> stephen: that's right. you heard her right. "the commander of cheese." ( laughte

mrs. steven smith, mrs. patricia law ford, his brother-in-law steven smith, his sister-in-law, mrs.was in high school in boston then and i remember everyone still fighting back tears. hours later when on the evening news that night nbc's chet huntley said this. >> a little before 1:00 this afternoon pacific time, senator kennedy's body was taken to los angeles international airport in with relatives and close associates. at 1:28 p.m. the white house airplane took off bearing the body of kennedy. even as the great jet wheeled out over the pacific to make its turn and head towards new york, the final votes were coming in from remote precincts of the state, swelling the count which the senator had established in this state only two days ago. he won the election, tasted briefly the satisfying fruits of achievement and then lost his life. >> that's tonight's "last word." "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts no uh. >>> on our broadcast tonight, rudy giuliani says robert mueller and team are trying to frame the president of the united states, while the president today commuted a sent

. >> mr. smith?> may it please the court, what the state is asking for is a free pass to continue using an assembly map that's so extreme that it nullifies democracy. >> maybe we can talk about the constitution. where do we get authority to revise state legislative lines? >> in a wide variety of issues having to do with political parties and politics, the supreme court has stayed away from it. let's bump that to congress. that's the president's,he role they have had hands ty. >> the hard issue is are there standards manageable by a court, not by some group of social science computer experts. >> we have to be cautious about stepping in. >> i don't think there's anything unusual to regulate the abusive management of state elections by state government. that's what the -- >> where did one person one vote come from? >> the last couple cases that have gone to the united states supreme court have resulted in a very divided court. when you listen to the oral arguments, i think we're still going to have a di

each court have said that mr smith isa each court have said that mr smith is a worker.there technically as a freelancer but he wanted the work right. that is different again from the planet right. it is extreme copper traders, particularly as gary smith himself believed he was self—employed. so when giving evidence at the london tribunal he himself as self—employed, he paid vat, but when we actually applied the legal tests, when i applied the legal tests he was a worker because he was in an extremely controlled by pimlico plumbers, he had to wear the uniform and drive the van and he could not substitute instead internally with other pimlico plumber operatives. the difference if you are genuinely self—employed oran if you are genuinely self—employed or an independent contractor, you run your own business, your entrepreneur, you have your own clients and customers and do your own thing. the line where you become a worker is where the business exerts control over you. saw charlie mallon super michael plumbers was an earlier tommy about this and he is not at all happy and h

. >> mr. smith. >> good afternoon, corey myth on san francisco housing coalition. i want to add recommendations. we are advocating eliminating the condition use requirement on home-sf requirements. when we get extra density we get affordable housing. what is that not necessary and desirable? homebuilders are taking risks. there needs to be a level of certainty. if there was no cu requirement maybe that went through with the remember. additional 30 something included in that. for home assessed projects both mixed income and 100% condition no requirements. there is a lot of conversation about how to get more people walking around in neighborhoods. we believe extra density is a tool the get us there. we are advocating for elimination of demolition controls. there are grounds for property with old units above. if we can unlock 60, 70 home was additional below market housing we should explore it. we understand there are risks and consequences. the state of california has best practices regarding moving fees and other things to make sure people are proprotected that is a

mr. smith, i'll call some more names. sean mitchell, lorraine nav arrow, john mitchell, amos gregory. >> good evening, commissioners. the most mind boggling thing to me is the fact that this has been in the works for 35 years, which is longer than i've been alive, which is comment on the san francisco development process outside of this project itself, but you know just brings up a whole other slew of questions. certainly out following community members that have been involved in this process for a really long time and hearing the people on the ground as being the ones to advocate. on the project itself, you know, high density housing, we would have preferred certainly a no car parking project, but it's got a low ratio, there's a lot of bike parking on-site, and listening to community members a great addition to the neighborhood, and we are absolutely in support and ask you to move forward with it today. thank you. >> president hillis: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, commissioners. my name is vinton frost, and i a

. >> mr. smith votes no. >> the no's are 20. >> the no's have it. the agreement is not agreed to. the committee will vote amendment number one to reject the american health care act, the clerk will redesignate the amendment. >> offered by representative to reject the american health care act. >> the clerk will call the roll. [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] >> mr. chairman votes no. are there any members unrecorded or wish to change their vote? the clerk shall report the vote total. >> the aye are 12 and the no's 21. >> the committee will vote on amendment relate today immigration reform. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. >> representative regarding immigration reform. >> clerk will call the vote. [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] >> are there any members unrecorded that wish to change vote. hearing none, the clerk shall report. >> the yea's are 13 and no's are 21. >> the no's have it, the amendment is not agreed to. jackson lee related to medicare, clerk will redesignate the amendment. >

alone he intervenes to freeze an increase in fuel prices on friday but his prime minister says that mr smith's to. side whether or not to ditch the tax bill. the israeli military says that its jets have targeted fifteen sites belonging to hamas in the gaza strip it says that two weapons manufacturing and storage sites were hit earlier israel said that it intercepted three rockets fired from gaza sirens were activated in southern israeli areas of the border the gaza strip harry forsett reports now from gaza city . well this latest exchange between israel and fighting factions here inside gaza began late on saturday night with mortar fire coming out of the gaza strip israel said that there were four projectiles fired in total three of them intercepted by the iron dome system one of them falling short within gazan territory and overnight we've seen a pretty extensive response from the israeli air force fifteen science they say they've targeted within gaza the latest of those strikes on an empty military training base belonging to the hamas military wing the alka some brigades no casualties on eit

mr. duncan smith. >> mr. speaker, does she not agree with me that global free trade has been the single buggest reason that around the globe it's dropped and u.k. as an expoenexpony-- expo n exponnent. did i see that the american delegation maintained that they offered unilateral to those for free trade and was rebuffed. >> say i to my right, honorable friend, the free trade is one of the ways to ensure that developing country can i am perfect themselves out and it's important that we continue to advocate it, but there was a discussion about free trade and free and fair trade, well, that means not just tariff free, but no anti-competitive and unfair substances. >> with bitter divisions on trade and tariffs by the u.s. which are indeed undermining the international rus-base order. what impact will have have on the united states of america, bearing in mind that what she published last week, we will remain in a customs union with european union until 2021 and possibly for longer. >> in relation to the timing of

i will yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you mr. smith for recognizing the importance of the earned income tax credit and the value that it's had in our country. i don't think there's anyone on any side of the aisle who doesn't want it to be the state if there are problems but as i mentioned, most of these problems are family members both claiming for a child and has to do with the construction of the family. it isn't a wholesale fraud taking place in that it's one of the most efficient programs in the government and most people will tell you we've worked very hard to eliminate any of these abuses. the main thing is the american people need a raise and we need to be expanding tax relief to working families not for the investors and i hope we can work to expand the earned income tax credit. >> the question is on agreeing to the amendment. those in favor, those opposed. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the gentleman from kentucky requests a recorded vote. the book will be postponed until following the finishing of this batch o

i now recognize mr. smith to introduce our last witness. >> okay. thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate being able to introduce our last witness today. and that is dr. joseph pepper who is vice president for research at texas tech university. so happens that my district includes fredricksburg, texas, which has a satellite campus of texas tech with about 200 students. and believe me, i leverage that to the maximum extent possible. we're glad to welcome dr. hubert today to hear about how texas tech is contributing to research that benefit it is electric grid. previously, he served at the university of kansas and shared ku's chemistry department and was a founding department for the center of science and education. he's been active in projects to improve science teaching and science teacher preparation and is the past chair of the american chemicals society's committee on education. he is a fellow of the american chemical society and currently serves as chair of the american chemical society's committee on budget and finances. he received a bachelor of science and chemistry fr

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mr. smith. >> aye. >> mr. issa. >> aye. mr. king. >> aye. >> mr. gomert. >> aye. >> mr. jordan. >> yes. >> mr. poe. >> yes. >> mr. moreno. >> yes. >> mr. gowdy. >> yes. >> mr. labrador? mr. collins? mr. desantis. >> yes. >> mr. buck? mr. ratcliff? >> yes. >> ms. roby? mr. gates? mr. johnson of louisiana? mr. biggs? >> aye. >> mr. rutherford. >> aye. >> miss handle. >> yes. >> mr. nadler? ms. lofgren? ms. jackson-lee? >> no. >> mr. cohen? >> yes. >> mr. johnson of georgia? >> mr. cohen votes no. mr. johnson of georgia? >> no. >> mr. deutsche? >> no. >> mr. gutierrez? >> no. >> ms. bass? mr. richmond? mr. jeffries? mr. cicilline? >> no. >> mr. swalwell? mr. lieu? >> no. >> mr. raskin? >> ms. jayapal? >> no. >> mr. schneider? >> no. >> ms. demings? >> no. >> has every member voted who wishes to vote? >> mr. chairman? >> the gentle woman is recorded as no. >> we're going to wait another minute or two for the ranking member. so are you recorded? the gentleman is recorded. >> mr. chairman? how am i recorded? >> the gentleman from louisiana is not recorded. >> yes. >> mr. johns

mr. smith from texas. >> thank you, mr. chairman. miss chaplain and mr. martin, a lot of nasa contractors seem to not be able to stay on schedule, they fall behind, they hepped up with -- end up with cost overruns and fail to perform as we're expecting to do. in 2018 nasa authorization act, we have a watch list for contractors that don't perform well. before i get to my specific question. let me say the american people are rightfully sometimes frustrated by the federal government when funds go wrong and projects end up not being performed as they should and are remised. somehow no one is held accountable and no one is responsible. it just happened. that is frustrating for the american people when they see projects that cost millions if not billions of dollars than expected. who would be good candidates for that watch list and it's just that and these are contractors that need to be watching more closely. contractual obligations and who are contractors we consider putting on a watch list. miss chaplain. >> it's a difficult question because in some cases th

would you agree with that, mr smith? absolutely. i think it has been said by kim very succinctly.alised she wasn't entitled to state funded compensation as a victim of crime, what effect did that have on her? at that time the case was being pursued by teesside university. i can't give her direct reaction to that. but i can say that she has been devastated at each and every time she has been knocked back by the appeals process in the scheme, by the first—tier tribunal, and now she is excited, nervous, terrified, whatever, about the case going to the court of appeal. and quite incredibly, a relative who was abused by her stepfather in a more minor way, if i can put it like that, has been awarded compensation because she was not living with him as part of the same family at the time. she came in and she went out, that is exactly the case. jt had no choice where she could live. she was living with her mother and stepfather. she couldn't leave until 16 when she did leave and she gets nothing. it is just wrong. kim, tell us the story about sisters both abused in the same family. there w

. >> and that meme from last week where he's looking at mr. smithl are you doing? footprints in the sand. it's a team effort. >> it's a team effort. >> team has to put some effort in to getting back from an 0-2 deficit now. >> that's right. >>> i'm norah o'donnell with john dickerson and gayle king. >> recuers in guatemala are racing to find people who may be trapped in ash from a massive volcano eruption. at least 25 people have been killed. that number is expected to increase. the volcano of fire is near guatemala city. it spread thick black smoke over the city. >> the volcano exploded just before noon yesterday. more than 3,000 people were evacuated. this was the second time the volcano erupted this year. it's the most violent explosion in more than four decades. >>> canadian prime minister justin trudeau is blasting trump's new tariffs. u.s. has added a 25% tariff on steel and 10% on aluminum from mexico, canada and the european union. trudeau calls this move disrespectful. >> the idea that the canadian steel that's in military vehicles in the u

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