mr. thompson: no. mr. duncan: mr. thompson, i have. in 2001, 2002, when we started catching enemy combatants, they took them to guantanamo bay. "time magazine" loves to show pictures of an outdoor facility and people cooking and detainees being in a fenced in area, since 2002, we have built some pretty substantial prison facilities there. there is medium security, there is low security, i don't think there is any prisoners in the low security area, there is medium security, and there is maxim security. it is much like a prison in your county. they have the ability to cook their own food and do their own laundry. it is much like you see in county and state facilities. then there is a maximum security facility. these prisoners held in maxim security, khalid sheikh mohammed, he has no cure and occasion with any other prisoners. he has his own room, his own cell, he is monitored 24/7. they are muslim. they have to have their area to pray. they have an area outside of the compound where they can go out, get some fresh air, but it is connect

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 1887 and yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, since 1954, the plum island animal disease center in new york's long island sound has served as the primary laboratory in the united states responsible for research on foreign animal diseases of livestock such as foot and mouth disease and other animal diseases that could be accidentally or deliberately introduced into the united states. at plum island, the department of homeland security works with the agriculture research service and animal and plant health inspection service within the u.s. department of agriculture to research and develop new vaccines and tests to respond to animal disease outbreaks. since september 11, 2005, d.h.s. announced plans to develop the national bio and agro defense facility as a state of the art biocontainment laboratory to place the plum island facility and aging if a silt -

mr. thompson talking on the phone too much. mr. thompson caught wind of that, came running down the steps. by the time i got out here mr. thompson was backing away towards the back. and mr. harris had blood all over himself. >> what did you see? >> it appeared the two of them were in an argument. he came running down the steps and started swinging on the other individual from what i could see. >> do you think thompson assaulted the other inmate? >> from what i could see, it appeared that thompson was the aggressor. >> i'll get you that bag of ice. >> harris and thompson are placed in separate units until the investigation is complete and officers will determine what charges, if any, are filed. >> the difference between charges is in-house charges are disciplinary sanctions within the facility. opposed to criminal charges, which you have to take to the courts outside of the facility. if we can find out it was an assault that occurred by mr. thompson, then we'll push forward and file criminal charges against him. >> little shaky about

mr. thompson: i yield myself such time as i may consume. again, h.r. 4407, will authorize within the department of homeland security the counterterrorism advisory board to coordinate and integrate departmental intelligence activities and policies related to counterterrorism. the board already plays an essential role. enactment of h.r. 4407, will ensure no matter what happens in the upcoming election, who is the head of the department, the counterterrorism advisory board will remain intact. with that, i urge passage of h.r. 4407 and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. katko: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i urge my colleagues to support this strong bipartisan piece of legislation. it is commonsense legislation but it is very important to institutionalized things that are working in the counter terrorism board are going to make it a good firm setting for activity going forward and fighting the counterterrorism going forward. i want t

mr. thompson? >> yes. >> mr. hoffman? >> no. >> mrs. lummis? >> yes. >> mr. ruse? >> no. >> mr. benishek? >> no. >> mr. lun that will? >> no. >> mr. duncan. >> yes. >> mr. cartwright? >> mr. beyer? >> no. >> mr. labrador? >> yes. >> ms. or the rice? >> no. >> mr. lamafa? >> no. >> mr. dunham? >> no. >> mr. gug? >> no. >> mr. cook? ms. caps? >> no. >> mr. westerman. >> yes. >> mr. graves? >> no. >> mr. clay? >> no. >> mr. newhawes? >> no. >> mrs. hice? >> yes. >> mr. macarthur? >> no. >> mr. mooney? >> mr. hearty? >> yes. >> mr. lahood? >> yes. >> is there anyone who hasn't voted or wants to change? clerk will report. mr. chairman, on this vote, the 16-23. >> amendment is not agreed to. but -- but, mr. fleming, i would like to still see if we can explore some way going forward on that one. 80, mr. fleming, next ones from here on in are yours so let's go with 80. should say i think we have three more to do. right? they're all mr. fleming's so let's go with number 80. >> okay. >> you're recognized. >> mr. chairman, thank you. azumi staff and i researched this bill and how we got he

mr. thompson, for any statement he may have. representative thompson: thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you for convening this important hearing. i welcome our witnesses, also, to this hearing. earlier this year, the obama administration and cuban government finalized an arrangement that will resume commercial aviation between the united states and cuba. we, as a committee with oversight jurisdiction of transportation security measures, have the great responsibility of ensuring that the transportation security administration, the department of homeland security, customs and border protection, and other relevant agencies are doing their due diligence to ensure that the flights departing from cuba to the united states are secure. although not last points of departure, the recent bombings of planes originating from mogadishu, which one was killed, and sharm el-sheikh, tragically killing everyone on board, serves as a stern reminder that there are those who wish to do us harm using commercial aircraft. there are over 300 airports around the world that serve as last points of

mr. thompson? mr. thompson votes no. ms. ruiz? ms. ruiz votes no. >> mr. lowenthal? mr. lowenthal votes no. mr. duncan votes yes. mr. gosar votes yes. mr. labrador? mr. labrador votes now. mr. lamotta? they vote yes. single votes no. mr. dunham votes no. mr. cook? mr. cook votes yes. this cap's votes no. mr. polis votes no. mr. clay? did mr. clay votes no. mr. newhouse votes no. --chers and give votes now mr. macarthur? mr. mooney? mr. hardy? mr. hardy votes no. they vote yes. >> has anyone not voted? gomer? mr. gomer votes yes. >> anyone else? the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, the ayes are 12, the nays are 26. >> will go through several of the amendment right now. to be very careful with the president we said in this a bill. we are, in many ways, in uncharted waters. most glaring examples is the stay on lawsuits. this was first introduced from the minority leader, nancy pelosi just looking at the policy without consideration of the politics, it deprives american citizens of access to the judicial system with respect to defending their private property rights. you

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize members of penn state university's red cell analytics club, a unique organization intended to educate students on how to combat threats in an age -- in the age of ever-evolving tech noming. i visited with members of the -- technology. i visited with members of the club and i listened in you a -- awe as they talked about how they work with law enforcement officers to keep people safe. these students have become experts at recognizing threats and security holes. the central skills in today's world where governments, technology firms and corporations must stay one step ahead of those who seek to do us harm. i was happy to learn that members of the red cell analystics club move on to great careers, working with companies that

mr. thompson. mr. thompson votes no. mr. huffman. miss lummis. miss lummis votes no. mr. ruiz. mr. ruiz votes no. mr. benishek. mr. benishek votes no. mr. loan that'll. will lowenthal votes no. mr. duncan. mr. duncan votes no. mr. cartwright. mr. cart rite votes no. mr. goesar. mr. goesar votes no. mr. beyer votes no. mr. labrador. mr. labrador votes no. miss torres. miss torres votes no. mr. la malfa votes no. miss dingell votes no. mr. denham. mr. gallego. mr. gallego votes no. mr. cook. miss capps. miss capps votes no. mr. westerman votes no. mr. pole polis votes no. mr. clay votes no. mr. newhouse votes no. mr. zinke. mr. zinke votes no. mr. heiss votes no. miss rat wagon votes no. mr. moony. mr. hardy. mr. hardy votes no. mr. lahood. mr. lahood votes no. >> those who have not voted -- mr. gohmert has not been roar recorded. >> mr. cook has not been recorded. mr. cook votes no. mr. costa votes no. >> mr. denham. >> mr. denham votes no. >> it was hard to hear that, i know. >> mr. young votes no. >> mr. yungs votoung votes no. is there anyone else who has not voted or wishes to c

mr. thompson for a statement. >> thank you chairman for holding today's hearing. mr. chairman i would like to request unanimous consent to induce statements into the record. and the executive director of american correctional association. >> without objection. >> thank you and welcome governor to the subcommittee. hearing. following the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, the united states faced a question of what to do with so-called unlawful combatants captured in military operations or other counterterrorism operations. the answer at the time that military leaders seized upon what the u.s. military prison located within the guantanamo bay naval base in cuba. the first 20 detainees arrived in guantanamo bay prison on january 11, 2002. since that time, guantanamo bay has served as a prison camp to detain dangerous individuals to interrogate those individuals, unsuspected acts of terrorism, and to prosecute those individuals for war crimes. peak, there were nearly 800 individuals held a guantanamo bay. during the bush administration, more than 500 were released t

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, last friday i visited penn state university for their annual energy days program, focused efforts in research and education involving america's energy sectors. as many people from pennsylvania know, the university was founded as one of our nation's first colleges of agricultural science. now under the leadership of penn state president eric barren, the university is take strides to become also known as the energy university. courses of study are already being offered to prepare students for careers in the shale industry. many of which are offering starting-wages that can -- starting wages that can support a family. i applaud the efforts of penn state in striving to meet the needs of our energy sector, combining expertise in energy

mr. thompson: permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. mr. thompson: as co-chairman of the technical caucus, i who ize mary an boulders was named administrator of the year. she is the vice president of the secondary education at the central institute of science and technology located in center county. she has been with c.p.i. having previously worked with the tyrone school district. this is a true sign a in helping students not only across pennsylvania but across the oons. she is working on a grant to assisting students and teachers environment.e best rereceived the word that she had won this reward. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek ecksnigs -- recognition? mr. guinta: i rise to recognize the men and women who protect new hampshire. a robbery suspect shot and wounded two police officers. they caught the suspect. the officers are healing. other police officers who risk their lives every day haven't been lucky. two have died earlier the line of duty. ashley's name will join those

mr. thompson, is that the installation was made between -- and this is a very rough guess, between april or may of 1970 and perhaps the end of the summer or early fall of 1970. >> are you aware of any devices installed in the executive office building office of the president? >> yes, sir. at that time. >> were they installed at the same time? >> they were installed at the same time. >> actually, the dates are a little bit wrong. if you recall, i showed you february 16th of '71 is when the system was put in the oval office. and the next was the cabinet room and later after that the eob office. on jim hamilton's recollection of his meeting with me, he's nailed it. he's right on. except in showing the kind of tricks that memory can play. he vividly remembers my wife being there. she was not there. she remained in marathon, florida. but that is the sort of thing a memory can do. it was just -- myself and then i actually returned to marathon as soon as the -- the meeting with sam dash ended. and needless to say, the fact the taping system had been uncovered was quickly conveyed to the white h

mr. thompson, yields back. the gentleman from california, mr. huffman, reserves. the gentleman from arkansas, mr. westerman is recognized. mr. westerman: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. valadao. mr. valadao: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. valadao: thank you, mr. speaker. i always enjoy listening to my friends on the other side of the aisle say that this is theft that we're stealing water this picture has been used a few times, this graph. this is the amount of water going through the delta in 2015, this is what is exported. in 2016 the amount of water going to the ocean. this is not stealing from one person's well in their community to another community. this is water going out into the ocean that they're advocating we spend more taxpayer money to desal nate to bring it right back. when it comes to protecting the delta, which we all want to do, i would actually recommend that the communities around the delta stop dumping their sewage in it. with over 300 mi

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in honor of cheryl johnson, a resident of center county in pennsylvania's fifth congressional district who was recently named center county volunteer of the year by the chamber of business and industry. for more than 20 year cheryl has been the executive director of the private industry council of the central corridors, a nonprofit organization which focused on improving work force effectiveness and preparing people for either first-time employment, making career changes or returning to the work force. it is estimated that they impact more than 15,000 people annually in bedford, blair and center county. cheryl has dealt with challenges including the county's transition from a manufacturing economy to one that is more service-driv

mr. thompson. mr. thompson votes no. mr. huffman. mr. huffman votes no. miss lummis votes no. mr. ruiz votes no. mr. benishek. mr. benishek votes no. mr. lonethal. mr. lowenthal votes no. mr. duncan. mr. cartwright. mr. cart rite votes in. mr. gosar votes no. mr. labrador. mr. lab roh dor votes no. miss torres. miss torres votes no. mr. lamalfa votes yes. mr. dingell votes no. mr. denham. mr. gallego votes no. mr. cook. mr. cook votes yes. miss capps. miss capps votes no. mr. westerman votes yes. mr. polis. mr. polis votes no. mr. graves. >> no. >> mr. graves votes no. mr. clay. mr. clay votes no. mr. newhouse. mr. newhouse votes yes. mr. zinke votes no. mr. heiss. mr. hytes votes yes. miss radewagen votes yes. mr. moony. mr. hardy. mr. hardy votes yes. mr. lahood votes yes. >> is there anyone here who hasn't voted or wishes to change votes? the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, on this vote the yeas are 12 and the nays are 27. >> amendment does not pass. going to ask at this point for the clerk to pass out all of the remaining ones that were filed late specifically fleming 8 0r

mr. thompson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 4843, the improving safe care for the prevention of infant abuse and neglect act. introduced by my colleague and friend mr. barletta, this bill takes steps to strengthen protections for our nation's most precious and vulnerable population. infants and children. in pennsylvania alone, nearly 8,000 infants were diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome between 2010 and 2014. that number is increasing every day. neonatal abstinence syndrome or n.a.s. is defined by the national institutes of health as a set of problems that occur on newborn who is exposed to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother's womb. infants experiencing n.a.s. can endure fevers, rapid breathe, seizures and even death. while states are currently required to certify to the department of health and human services they have developed a, quote, safe care plan, for infants born under these conditions, it has come to light that h.h.s. does not independently ve

mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to welcome donald robinson to capitol hill as part of the congressional foster youth shadow program. this program is a part national foster care month across the nation. this recognition was created more than 25 years ago to bring the issue of foster care to the forefront highlighting the importance of permanency for every child. having a brother that joined my family through foster care 46 years ago, foster care is important to me. as for donald, he entered foster care in pennsylvania at the age of 14. experiencing six placements. despite attending multiple schools, he was able to complete his education and enroll in college after aging out of the foster care. i'm proud to say that donald recently graduated with his master's degree in exercise science from the university of texas and he plans to create an international sport performance training and consultiancy business and would like to open a charter school. mr. speaker, i'm so happy to see someone with donal

mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to recognize the efforts of grace preston, a sixth grader from pennsylvania's fifth congressional district. grace visited washington, d.c., last week to accept a spirit of community award ceremony at the smith sownial museum of natural history. grace was one of only two students in pennsylvania to be honored with this award, which recognizes outstanding acts of volunteerism. grace has raised more than $4,000 in the past three years to improve the lives of animals in her community through the sale of homemade dog treats, cat toys, and flea and tick repellent. she became interested in helping animals after her family adopted a pet from a local shelter. through her efforts grace has raised enough money to enable the local humane society purchase a story shed and other splice. she's also provided animal oxygen mask kits to fire department to pets caught in fires. help pay for a shelter dog surgery, and collected animal food for the pets of needy families. her work is an ex

mr. thompson is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, for having the hearing today. thank you, sir, for being here. i'm sorry, i had to step out, so i hope i'm not going to be repetitive here. but we're all very, very interested, i think you can tell by the tone of all the questions, that this law works. we have a very vested interest in that, not only as the committee of jurisdiction but also, these are the people, providers and patients that we represent at home. and we want to make sure that it works. and so, to that end, i'd like to hear what the administration's doing to help providers get ready ahead of the 2017 start date and what would you recommend providers be doing to get ready? and is there anything that we as members of congress should be doing to help facilitate this transiti transition? >> yeah, thank you. so, i guess maybe i would start to direct that question as if what i would say to a physician who is wondering what does this all mean. and it's a conversation that i get to have frequently because i've been having a lot of conversations with physici

mr. thompson is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you for having the hearing today. thank you for being here. i'm sorry i had i had to step out, i hope i am not going to be repetitive. we are all very interested, think you can tell by the tone of all of the questions that this law works. we have a very vested interest in that. not only as a committee of jurisdiction but also the providers and patients that we represent at home. to that end, i would like to hear what the administration is doing to help providers get ready ahead of the 2017 start date. what would you recommend providers be doing to get ready? is there anything we as members of congress should be doing to help facilitate this transition? >> thank you. i will start to direct that question as if what i would say to a physician about what this all means. and if the conversation i'll have frequently because i've had a lot of conversations with physicians. i think there are five things i would say that i would keep in mind or from our perspective. number one, the most important thing is keep focusing on your

mr. thompson is that the installation was made between -- and this is a very rough guess, april or may of 1970, and perhaps the end of the summer or early fall 1970. >> alexander butterfield also is the primary source for bob woodward's highly readable account of this history the last of the president's men. this promises to be a wide ranging and engaging conversation, and i've been assured one without gaps, certainly not as long as 18 1/2 minutes. watergate as we know, changed the relationship of the press and the presidency looking back on events, we know that one of the historical ironies is that the press arguably may have exercised its greatest power on the eve of a digital revolution which has profoundly reshaped the news industry. >> before our time, before the era of big data, before public debate over government surveillance, it was an era of magnetic tape. the public debates then were about the separation of powers and the public interest and the workings of our democratic institutions of power. suffice it to say our notions of executive authority and the public interest were pr

mr. thompson, mr. hall, any additional thoughts on that? thankthank you, chairman spearm. >> additional comments. fta required to introduce that in regional planning n addition to that many institutions have local food coordinators they work with people in the system to help support the local foods. >> [inaudible]. >> yes, i think we're very much focused on the producer side of this. usda, marketing development service, other agencies provide a lot of resources to the co-ops or groups that want to establish markets. i think the system is working closely with them to help assure a flow of product. >> understand, obviously you're more rural oriented than urban oriented, my city of cleveland had a population year i was born of about 950,000. today it is under 400. >> wow. >> there are lots of opportunities, i don't guess that is the right word for rural agriculture people are taking advantage of. there are trendy new restaurants want to source locally and that can really matter. i ask all three of you always be aware of that. it is a relativel

mr. thompson's question. i know that this uneven sometimes in going through the pre-check lines where they are telling you take your shoes off and take your belt off. i thought that's why i was in pre-check. so i wouldn't have to do that. i'm happy that you are training people now. i have to question about the issue partnerships. there have been a few instances where airports have threatened to privatize. as an alternative to federalize screeners which i'm more comfortable with. they're also been articles and statements that they provide marginal if any benefits in terms of providing wait times. programs versus federalized screeners. can we be certain that they would be equally as concerned with the security measures as with the convenience of getting through the line quickly. >> it's important to understand that even a private screening contractor works for the tsa. it is contracted to the federal government. from my perspective the national security is a federal function. you need to national standards when

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to commend the service of law enforcement officers not only in pennsylvania's fifth congressional district but across pennsylvania and the entire united states. as this week is national police week, it is especially important that we recognize the sacrifices of these men and women, especially those who have given their lives in the line of duty. over the weekend as part of the national police week, communities across the country observed peace officers memorial day. this day was created in 1962 by president john f. kennedy to pay special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives while providing for the safety and the protection of others. last year five police officers lost their lives in pennsylvania. officer lloyd reed in westmoreland county. patrolman john wilding of scranton. lieutenant eric eslary of westmoreland county. detective paul karople of allegany county. and sergeant robert wilson iii of philadelphia. i know i join my f

mr. thompson votes no. mr. huffman. >> mr. huffman votes no. mr. reese. >> no. >> mr. reese votes no. mr. van i shack votes no. mr. lowen thaul. no. mr. duncan. >> yes. >> mr. cartwright. >> no. >> mr. gose art? >> mr. goe sar votes yes. ms. torres votes no. mr. la mauve fa votes yes. ms. tingle. mr. denim mr. denim votes no. mr. gallego. no. mr. cook. yes. >> mr. cook votes yes. ms. caps? ms. caps votes no. mr. wasserman. no. >> mr. pol is votes no. mr. graves votes no. mr. clay. >> no. >> mr. clay votes no. mr. new house. >> no. >> zincy. >> mr. mcaur their. mr. mooney? mr. hardy. >> no. >> mr. hardy votes no. mr. lahood. >> mr. loo hood votes yes. >> anyone not voted? mr. gohmert has not vote. >> mr. gohmert -- >> i change my vote to yes. >> mr. gohmert votes yes. >> anyone else? the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, on this vote, the ayes are 12 and the nays are 26. >> motion is not -- the amendment fails. mr. flemming, we got seven amendments. we're going to go through several of them right now. start next one is 079. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, we have to be very

mr. thompson is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, for having the hearing today. thank you, sir, for being here. i'm sorry, i had to step out, so i hope i'm not going to be repetitive here. but we're all very, very interested, i think you can tell by the tone of all the questions, that this law works. we have a very vested interest in that, not only as the committee of jurisdiction but also these are the people, providers and patients that we represent at home, and we want to make sure that it works. and so, to that end, i'd like to hear what the administration's doing to help providers get ready ahead of the 2017 start date and what would you recommend providers be doing to get ready? and is there anything that we, as members of congress, should be doing to help facilitate this transition? >> yeah. thank you. so, i guess maybe i will start to direct that question as if -- what i would say to a physician who is wondering what does this all mean. and it's a conversation that i get to have frequently because i've been having a lot of conversations with physicians. a

mr. thompson, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, earlier this month my congressional office in titusville, pennsylvania, participated in a bridge naming service for lieutenant colonel michael mclaughlin of forest county, located in pennsylvania's fifth congressional district. thanks to the efforts of kathy rapp, the bridge was renamed the lieutenant colonel michael me lack lynn memorial bridge. lieutenant colonel michael mclaughlin was born in germany but raised in forest county. he graduated from the west forest county and later attended clairian university. he was commissioned as second lieutenant in 1982. starting his military career in the army reserves, lieutenant colonel mclaughlin went on to earn a masters degree from the university of pittsburgh and later became the president of his own company in mercer, pennsylvania, all while serving in the pennsylvania army national guard. throughout his service he was highly honored, earning many ribbons and medals throughout his 26 years of service. unfortunately, lieutenant c

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, in just a few days people across the nation will remember the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice losing their lives as members of america's armed forces. as an army dad with my son being wounded in iraq, i know the struggles that military families go through and i know how courageous and strong our fighting men and women and the bravery of those who did not make it home. i rise in support of h.r. 433, which renames the united states post office in knox, pennsylvania as the specialist ross a. mcginnis post office, a designation which will honor a brave young man. mcginnis was born june 14, flag day, 1987 in pennsylvania, the son of tom and romaine mcginnis and killed on december 4, 2006. ross grew up in the community of knox located in pennsylvania's th congressional district. and attended public schools and member of the boy scout troop along with participating in basketball, soccer and little league baseball. he was a member of the st. paul lutheran church and 200

mr. thompson's question about how many do you think that you need. i know it's uneven sometimes going through even the precheck lines where they're telling you take your shoes off and belt off. i'm like, i thought that's why i was in precheck, that i wouldn't have to do that. i'm happy that you have an academy and that you're training people now. i've got a question about this issue of partnerships. there have been a few instances where airports have threatened to privatize as alternative to federalized screeners, which i'm more comfortable with. there are articles and statements that believes the spv provides marginal if any difference. is there any measurable difference between the screening partnership programs versus federalized screeners, or is the problem a resource problem that would be shared by tsa and private screeners alike and could we be certain they'd be equally concerned with the security measure as they would be with the convenience of getting through the lines quicker in. >> first, it's important to understand that even a private scr

mr. thompson: i rise today to recognize fred fencemeyer, who will be recognized with the oil museum's yellow dog award intended to recognize the leadership and dedication of those who have helped preserve the history of the bradford oil field and its unique culture. the bradford oil field is an essential part of pennsylvania's history since it was there that oil was first discovered in 1859 when colonel edwin drake drilled the world's first commercial oil well. even today, bradford is home to the nation's oldest continually operating oil refinery. fred's cricks are vital to the region as c.e.o. of the world's oldest family owned and operated independent oil firm which was founded by his great grandfather, louis emery jr. in addition to his activities in business he's an active member of the penn brandt oil museum and serves on multiple boards in the community including the airport authority, the pennsylvania oil and gas association and the drake well foundation. i congratulation him on this acheem and wish him continued success in serving his community in the years ahead. thank you, madam sp

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today to commend several communities in pennsylvania's fifth congressional district which are taking a stand in the battle against our nation's opioid abuse and heroin epidemic. last evening i chaired a hearing here on capitol hill on this epidemic and just this morning i learned of two town hall meetings, one held last night in titusville, and crawford county, and the other held tuesday evening in ridgeway, elk county. these communities, like countless others across pennsylvania and our nation, have witnessed firsthand the tragic impact of this epidemic. elk county is ranked ninth in pennsylvania in overdose deaths per population of 100,000 people. crawford county has seen its overdose deaths double in the past four years. i'm proud to see these communities come together to see what can be done to help turn the tide against the scourge of prescription drug abuse and heroin use. i'm also proud of the package passed last week, 18 bills here in the house, which will make

mr. thompson: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise to recognize the month of may as national foster care month. across our nation. in fact, i was proud to sign on this week to the legislation creating this distinction. national foster care month was established more than 25 years ago to bring foster care issues to the forefront. highlighting the importance of permanency for every child and recognize the essential role that foster parents, advocates and social workers play in the lives of children in foster care across the country. with nearly 415,000 children in foster care across america, the -- it's safe to say we all know a child in foster care. furthermore, i want to recognize the families who have selflessly decided to open their homes to these boys and girls, providing good homes at a very challenging time for these young people. madam speaker, the foster care system has and always will hold a special place in my heart. when i was 11 years old my family welcomed a folvetter care child, bob, into our -- fost

mr. thompson: madam speaker, i rise in recognition of national mental health month which is being observed during the month of may. according to the national alliance on mental illness, approximately one in five people experience mental illness in any given year. it is responsible for loss earnings of $200 billion each year. mood disorders including depression and bipolar disorder are the third most common cause of hospitalization in unions between the ages of 189 and 44 years old. we are drawing efforts to help those who are suffering. as someone with a back grouped in the mental health care industry including as a therapist and licensed nursing home administrator, this is very important to me. i signed on as a co-sponsor declaring may as mental health month and improve legislation in congress for people all across this nation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, madam s

mr. thompson's question, about how many do you think that you need. i know that it's uneven sometimes in going through even a precheck lines where they're telling you take your shoes off and take your belt off. i thought that's why i was in precheck. i wouldn't have to do that. so i'm happy you are training people now. and i've got an issue. i've got a question about this issue of partnerships. because there have been a few instances where airports have threaten to privatize as an alternative to federalized screeners which i'm more comfortable with. there have been articles and statements for those who believe the spp provides marginal if any benefit in terms of reducing wait times, is there any measurable difference between the use of screening partnerships, programs verses f federalized screeners or is the problem a resource problem that would be share would the tsa and private screeners alike. and can we be certain they would be equally concerned with the security measure as they would be with the convenience of getting through the lines quicker. >

mr. thompson for any statement he may have. >> thank you very much mr. chairman.this year the obama administration and the cuban government finalize an arrangement that the present commercial aviation between the united states and cuba. we as a committee with oversight jurisdiction of transportation security measures have a great responsibility of ensuring that the transportation security administration, the department of homeland security, customs and border protection and other relevant agencies are doing their due diligence to ensure that the flights departing from cuba to the united states are secured. although the recent bombings of planes originating from mogadishu where one was killed and sharm el-sheikh tragically killing everyone on board served as a stern reminder that there are those who wish to do us harm using commercial aircraft. there are over 300 airports around the world that serve as last points of departure a that fly directly to the u.s.. the standard is always tsa and other relevant entities perform the investigation mitigation measures necess

mr. thompson's question about how many do you think that you need. i know that that it's uneven sometimes and going through the pre-check lines with her telling to take you to take your shoes and belt off and i thought that's why was in pre-checked i would have to do that. i'm. i'm happy that you are training people now. i have an issue in a question about this issue partnerships because there been a few incidents where airports have been to privatize as an alternative which i am more comfortable with. there has also been articles of statements of those who believe that the f -- they provide any benefits for wait times. is there any measurable difference between partnership programs that versus federal ice screeners. or is the problem a resource problem that would be shared by tsa and private screeners alike, can we be certain that there be equally as concerned with a security measure as they would be with the convenience of getting through the lines quicker? >> thank you for the question. first it's important to understand that even a private screen

mayor want to thank garber, representative thompson, and all the elected officials and members of congress who are here with us today, as well as mr. perry. all of the trustees. of course all of the faculty and staff here at jackson state, let's take a moment to give it up to the people who helped you to hear. thank you all for your incredible hospitality. i would not be anywhere else but here. i may be a little jetlagged, but i'm here right now to celebrate all of you. so i'm grateful. both of theto thank choirs and the band for that beautiful music. you all are amazing. before we go way in, we have to give it up to all the folks in the stands to help you all get here. but moms, dads, brothers, sisters, grandparents, cou sins, friends, neighbors. all of you. give it up. [applause] wantinally, most of all, i us to join in congratulating -- what a good-looking group, the men and women of jackson state university class of 2016. [applause] you all deserve all of that and more, because i know how hard you work to make it to the day studying late into the night. writing and rewriting those papers. taking all those exams. oh my lord. bu

mrs. a layup. his bass gained by far and maybe in my spirit. >> gary: curry to klay thompson westbrook. 31. >> gary:green and as recovering with today games. under, giving the warriors and nine point lead. >> gary: turning the game. >> gary: ahead to get curry back in their current--they had to get curry back in there! >> we are not going home! (cheers & applause) >> gary:the warriors are trying to make it 10! >> reporter: the first two times and then blow up losses what has to change? >> we have to go out and play the full 48 minutes. it should be fun. >> gary: warriors for the most part, they were really bolling grit going back and forth with three-pointers. then the guys came off the bench and really did something to turn in the game on roundtrip....--they were really bolling-- balling >> gary:curry, mvp >> gary: green, 2nd team all nba >> gary: thompson, 3rd team all nba >> gary: from oracle >> any time we can get that out to start a quarter and by our strugglers a couple more minutes. >> reporter: said the other day that the guys now having to go small and having certain people out

mr. obama presented them with the medal of valor which is the highest honor given to law enforcement. among those receiving the medal was l.a. officer donald thompson who while on duty suffered serious burns while pulling an unconscious man out of a burning car. oklahoma officer david huff received his medal for confronting a knife wielding hostage taker at a walmart, saving the life of a 2-year-old girl. >> the public safety officers we recognize today with the medal of valor found courage not in search of recognition, they did it instinctively. >> and the grandmother of philadelphia officer robert wilson accepted his medal for him. the staff and customers as the a store when gunmen opened fire. >>> a prep school graduate convicted of sex assault could be freed from jail tomorrow. owen labrie's bail was revoked in march after he admitted to violating his curfew. but yesterday a judge said he would allow him to be free on appeal as long as labor bre wore an electronic monitoring bracelet. he was convicted of assaulting a 125-year-old girl while both were students at a prestigious boarding school. >>> and singer sinead o'connor has been found safe i

mrs. curry rooting on hermann. so -- her man. warriors beat the trail blazers. steph curry back in the starting lineup scored 29, klay thompson led with 33. >> the blazers made it, might be the closest 5-game series of all time. only 1 game we won handily, give them credit, they are an offensive power house. >> klay's shooting was incredible tonight, the way steph finished the game that step back shot to put it to a 5- point lead was probably a shot only he can make. >> the warriors will have four days off before the conference finals where they will face oklahoma city or san antonio. that's good news for curry, and bogut. bogut missed the second half of the game. let's talk tickets. single game tickets will be available this morning. is morning. for more information two to ktvu.com. >>> time is 6:03. it's been 19 hours since it happened but sheriff deputies are investigating a deadly shooting in the santa cruz mountains. what are you hearing now? >> you know, it's very close knit community and the neighbors have a lot of questions. what led up to this and who was killed. sources say this was a home invasion gone wrong. shots

second chance players, special guests kenan thompson and greta gerwig, and starring andy samberg's hair from 2006. [ laughter ] enjoy. [ cheers and applause ] >> mre office. call me dennis. i just figured we could use a break and get a few drinks. >> uh-oh. cool boss alert. [ light laughter ] >> seth: hey, i'd like to propose a toast to the sales team here at dunhill marketing. you guys are doing a bang-up job. >> yeah, yeah, hear, hear. oh, man. so wasted. i'm think i'm going to hit the head. anyone wanna come with? [ light laughter ] >> no. >> seth: no, i'm good, thanks. >> right on, i'll wait. [ light laughter ] >> seriously, though, when was the last time we all went out together? >> i don't know. like forever. >> it seems like it, right? [ light laughter ] >> oh, man, for reals. i'm super fit. i think i'm going to hit the head. wanna come with? [ laughter ] >> no, thank you. >> no, i'm good. >> that's cool. i'll just hang here. [ light laughter ] >> so, yeah, like anyways, douglas, when are you going to finally move into your new place? >> i don't know. i'm still waiting on the paperwork to go through, but i'm really excited. >> seth: you kn