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mr. thompson: two minutes, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. aguilar: thank you to the ranking member. thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to speak on something that frankly i'm sick and tired of having to discuss. house republicans refusal to address our nation's gun violence epidemic. on december 2, i'll never forget how i felt as i walked off this house floor. i just voted to allow debate on keeping guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists, the no fly, no buy, which was blocked by house republicans when i received a barrage of text messages about what was unfolding in my hometown of san bernardino. when i heard the news this weekend on sunday morning, my heart sank. again, this time orlando. this time. we cannot afford to stand in silence when people are being massacred in bars, when co-workers are being slaughtered at their holiday parties and when churchgoers are being murdered in their place of worship and when first graders are assassinated in classrooms. whe
mr. thompson: two minutes, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. aguilar: thank you to the ranking member. thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to speak on something that frankly i'm sick and tired of having to discuss. house republicans refusal to address our nation's gun violence epidemic. on december 2, i'll never forget how i felt as i walked off this house floor. i just voted to allow debate on keeping guns out of the hands of suspected...
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mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the small business health care relief act and i want to thank dr. boustany for working with me on this bill, as he pointed out, it's an important bill that will help a lot of people, business owners, workers, and families. the bill that we're considering today is a result of more than a year's worth of close collaboration between stakeholders and policymakers. it's bicameral, it's bipartisan, and it's supported by dozens of small businesses and small business organizations across the country. our small business health care relief act would allow small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, those companies that aren't -- not required to provide health care, to offer tax preferred health reimbursement accounts or h.r.a.'s. the h.r.a.'s can be used to buy health insurance in the individual market, or pay for qualified health expenses if an individual already has coverage. historically small businesses offered these funds to employees in lieu of group healt
mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the small business health care relief act and i want to thank dr. boustany for working with me on this bill, as he pointed out, it's an important bill that will help a lot of people, business owners, workers, and families. the bill that we're considering today is a result of more than a year's worth of close collaboration between stakeholders and policymakers. it's bicameral, it's bipartisan, and it's supported by dozens of small businesses and...
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mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers and i am prepared to close if the gentleman from texas is prepared to close from which i understand he is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, our nation faces growing, diverse and increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats. these threats necessitate a federal response to includes supporting innovative, cybersecurity research and development and testing and evaluation. this response is dependent on strong public and private collaboration. such collaboration is essential to ensuring that promising technologies are introduced into the marketplace in a timely manner. with that, mr. speaker, i urge y colleagues to support h.r. 5388 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. ratcliffe: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i once again urge all my colleagues to suppor
mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers and i am prepared to close if the gentleman from texas is prepared to close from which i understand he is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, our nation faces growing, diverse and increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats. these threats necessitate a federal response to includes supporting innovative, cybersecurity research and development and...
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mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to oppose entering into contracts for energy or fuel with the russian federation for the purpose of heating our military installations. i have a long-standing concern regarding the prospect of american military installations in europe being exposed to unnecessary vulnerabilities as a result of becoming dependent upon northern energy resources. russia natural gas already makes up a majority of fuel mix used at some military posts and we cannot allow russian coal and natural gas to take control of the difference. this is a national security issue. by purchasing energy from areas impacted by volatile international or regional politics, we're putting our troops and dependents at risk. the united states has become the north american energy giant with congressional action t
mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to oppose entering into contracts for energy or fuel with the russian federation for the purpose of heating our military installations. i have a long-standing concern regarding the prospect of american military installations in europe being exposed to...
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mr. thompson is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding. an peaker, i rise tonight issue that saddens everyone and an issue that isn't being addressed. last week we lost 49 innocent lives in the worst mass shooting that our country has ever seen. sadly, it's not an isolated case. let me give you some numbers. in the three years since the tragedy at sandy hook, there have been 1,000 100 mass chootings. and lives cut short by someone using a gun. the house of representatives has held 30 moments of silence for the victims of mass shootings since sandy hook and we haven't taken a vote other legislation to keep guns out of dangerous hands. i think that is shameful. the american people deserve more than silence. the american people deserve a congress that is willing to stand up and do whatever it takes to take whatever our country is safe. dangerously mental ill don't have access to purchase guns in our country. and today, suspected terrorists can legally buy guns in our country, individuals who are on
mr. thompson is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding. an peaker, i rise tonight issue that saddens everyone and an issue that isn't being addressed. last week we lost 49 innocent lives in the worst mass shooting that our country has ever seen. sadly, it's not an isolated case. let me give you some numbers. in the three years since the tragedy at sandy hook, there have been 1,000 100 mass chootings. and lives cut short...
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mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers and am prepared to close if the new york is prepared to close. >> i will close once the gentleman from mississippi does. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the measure under consideration will codify much of what the department and t.s.a. have been doing to address wait times in our nation's airports. thankfully through bipartisan negotiations on this measure, we were able to ensure when local airports working groups are stood up the airport operators, those that represent the men and women on the line of aviation security will be heard. i'm pleased that the bill, as amended, takes a broader view on how behavior detection officers could be used in our airports. i've long been skeptical of t.s.a.'s investment in the behavior detecti
mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers and am prepared to close if the new york is prepared to close. >> i will close once the gentleman from mississippi does. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the measure under consideration will codify much of what the...
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mr. thompson: i will yield. ms. delauro: the supreme court upheld connecticut's law that bans assault weapons. so for the first time i think we have that on our side as well. mr. thompson: you're absolutely correct. took action that validated connecticut and a number of other states' actions that they've tried to make communities more safe. and you can go back further than that. in the landmark case, the heller case, d.c. vs. heller, the u.s. supreme court said -- and this should put people who thinks we're coming to get your guns at ease -- the supreme court stated that it is an individual's right to own firearms. justice scalia in his dissenting opinion stated that government has a right to regulate firearms. i think specifically pointed out in school environments. so for those who say we shouldn't have any guns, well, sorry about that. the supreme court has spoken. you have a right to own guns. for those who say we shouldn't have any regulations, sorry about that. the heller decision says we do have a right to re
mr. thompson: i will yield. ms. delauro: the supreme court upheld connecticut's law that bans assault weapons. so for the first time i think we have that on our side as well. mr. thompson: you're absolutely correct. took action that validated connecticut and a number of other states' actions that they've tried to make communities more safe. and you can go back further than that. in the landmark case, the heller case, d.c. vs. heller, the u.s. supreme court said -- and this should put people who...
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mr. thompson, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i join my colleagues in praying for the victims and the impacted families from saturday's terrorist attack in orlando, florida. this terrorist attack serves as a reminder that we must do everything possible to defeat those who inspire hate and we must eradicate isis before other incidents occur. mr. speaker, over the past two years alone 73 american lives have been taken by acts of terrorism here at home. in the united states. mr. speaker, the first duty of american leadership is the safety of our citizens and our families. when american leadership fails, ur citizens pay a heavy price. mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the farm credit which was signed into law through the federal farm loan act of 1916, and was created to be a source of competitive credit for those who live and work in rural america. today the farm credit system plays a vital role in the success of our rural communities throughout our 50 states and in puerto rico. providing m
mr. thompson, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i join my colleagues in praying for the victims and the impacted families from saturday's terrorist attack in orlando, florida. this terrorist attack serves as a reminder that we must do everything possible to defeat those who inspire hate and we must eradicate isis before other incidents occur. mr. speaker, over the past two years alone 73 american lives have been taken by acts of terrorism here at home. in the united states....
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mr. thompson: thank you very much. i'll give you a real clear-eyed assessment on who this shooter was in the latest tragedy. he was someone who shouldn't have had access to firearms. plain and simple. and the list of folks who fall into that category as which know are pretty long. 30 people a day are killed by someone using a gun. we've had large-scale massacres such as what happened in orlando have happened more often than any of us want to think about. and our response, the congress of the united states, the people's house, our response has been stand for a moment of silence. we've had over 30 moments of silence since the tragedy in sandy hook. we've had moments of silence ad nauseam. but i think what we haven't had, we haven't had one single vote on any piece of legislation to address the issue of gun violence prevention. we've not had one single vote on any piece of legislation that tries to make sure we do everything possible to keep people who shouldn't have guns from getting guns. it's an embarrassment. it's an
mr. thompson: thank you very much. i'll give you a real clear-eyed assessment on who this shooter was in the latest tragedy. he was someone who shouldn't have had access to firearms. plain and simple. and the list of folks who fall into that category as which know are pretty long. 30 people a day are killed by someone using a gun. we've had large-scale massacres such as what happened in orlando have happened more often than any of us want to think about. and our response, the congress of the...
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mr. thompson: pleased now to recognize mr. dent, another member from pennsylvania on this issue, for as much time as he may consume. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. dent: thank you. i want to concur with the comments of my colleagues, mr. thompson and mr. barletta, in opposition to this amendment. i work closely with our friends in germany. i'm chair of the congressional study group on germany. i'm also been very close -- met with many leaders from kaiserslautern. they're very pleased with the arrangement we had with their community for a very long time. in fact, i met with their leaders of their municipal utility and we have had these conversations. but what they have said is true. we might as well call this the buy russian amendment. buy from russia, you know, because if you're going to replace that from the united states, there's only one place you can get that, that's in russia or perhaps some ukraine dominated area of russia. that's it. if this energy is not sourced in the u.s., it will be so
mr. thompson: pleased now to recognize mr. dent, another member from pennsylvania on this issue, for as much time as he may consume. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. dent: thank you. i want to concur with the comments of my colleagues, mr. thompson and mr. barletta, in opposition to this amendment. i work closely with our friends in germany. i'm chair of the congressional study group on germany. i'm also been very close -- met with many leaders from kaiserslautern....
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mr. thompson. thompson: mr. secretary, when you testified before the committee in february you said " the law that shifts strategies to support the highest needs students in school away from the one size fits all mandate of the one child -- no children left behind. " i appreciated hearing that perspective. proposal would require state accountability systems to provide a single, summative rating for each school. a one this proposal not size fits all mandate that will stifle state efforts to reclaim the goal of rigorous, well-rounded education? can you commit to upholding your original commitment to this committee when you published -- when you publish the final rule? sec. king: we believe that the draft rule reflects that commitment. we are going to take comment and respond to the comments we receive. on the single summative rating, states have flexibility in how they would approach it that. indexould use a numerical as some do today or they could use categorical approach as many states do today. they will need s
mr. thompson. thompson: mr. secretary, when you testified before the committee in february you said " the law that shifts strategies to support the highest needs students in school away from the one size fits all mandate of the one child -- no children left behind. " i appreciated hearing that perspective. proposal would require state accountability systems to provide a single, summative rating for each school. a one this proposal not size fits all mandate that will stifle state...
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mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 5471, the countering terrorism radicalization act, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, america is still absorbing the devastation that was inflicted on the pulse nightclub in orlando, florida, over the weekend. this attack is the deadliest mass shooting in american history. 49 innocent, mostly young people, were killed and 53 others were maimed. we do not know with any certainty what exactly drove the perpetrator to carry out this hateful act, but there's one thing we do know beyond a shadow of a doubt. divisive rhetoric that pits americans against each other and empty gestures will do nothing to heal orlando's deep wounds or prevent the next attack. unfortunately, railing against erican muslim communities, including the presumptive republican nominee, are offering. meanwhile, empty gestures like yet anot
mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 5471, the countering terrorism radicalization act, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, america is still absorbing the devastation that was inflicted on the pulse nightclub in orlando, florida, over the weekend. this attack is the deadliest mass shooting in american history. 49 innocent, mostly...
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mr. thompson: mr. speaker, thousands of americans lose their lives every year across communities of all sizes to a terrible epidemic and that is substance abuse. it steals lives, steals futures, tears aparts families. i rise to commend the efforts of a constituent of mine, dennis hindle who lives in elk county in pennsylvania's 5th congressional district. he is the owner of laurel media and after seeing the effects of opioid abuse, the commonwealth of pennsylvania and areas such s elk county, dennis was compelled to act. he set up a telephone hotline to fight back against drug use in communities across the region. the hotline is anonymous, strictly confidential and being administered by the municipal drug task force. he is offering $1,000 for any information that leads to an . se -- arrest or conviction in addition to the hotline, he is organizing a series of anti-drug meetings across the area. the latest meeting in the community of ridgeway drew a crowd of 300 people all interested in taking their tow
mr. thompson: mr. speaker, thousands of americans lose their lives every year across communities of all sizes to a terrible epidemic and that is substance abuse. it steals lives, steals futures, tears aparts families. i rise to commend the efforts of a constituent of mine, dennis hindle who lives in elk county in pennsylvania's 5th congressional district. he is the owner of laurel media and after seeing the effects of opioid abuse, the commonwealth of pennsylvania and areas such s elk county,...
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mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the rule today and ask that we defeat the previous question. the i.r.s. portion of this bill that's included in the rule, the debate regarding that is nothing more than a political messaging debate. and it's completically charged and it really has no place on this floor today, given the seriousness of this underlying issue that the gentleman from massachusetts just spoke about. the american people don't need more partisan politics. the american people need a congress that will stand up and take action to help keep americans safe for a number -- from a number of things, one of the most important of which is gun violence in their enableds and in their communities -- neighborhoods and in their communities. 30 people are kill every day by someone using a gun in our country. in the three years since sandy hook, there have been over 1,000 mass shootings and more than 34,000 people have been killed by someone using a gun. every time these tragedies take place
mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the rule today and ask that we defeat the previous question. the i.r.s. portion of this bill that's included in the rule, the debate regarding that is nothing more than a political messaging debate. and it's completically charged and it really has no place on this floor today, given the seriousness of this underlying issue that the gentleman from massachusetts just spoke about. the american people don't need...
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mr. becerra: mike thompson has been the leader on gun safety and gun violence. corinne brown, our colleague from florida and our colleague who is the representative of the location where the unfortunate incident in orlando took place that took the lives of 49 people and injured 53 others and thank her for being with us and david cicilline who has been a fighter including the lgbt community. we will try to be brief. it's kind of tough. the reason we had a very long caucus meeting is because members were very vocal. were ere adamant and they unequivocal. we just can't have moments of silence when we see american lives perish. and we just can't think of american lives that are lost when it's mass shootings. every day there is an american killed. 30 americans killed every day as a result of the use of weapons. and we need to stand up and the message was very clear. members will stand. we understand it's important to express to the people of this country this moment of silence to let the families of the victims know that we're thinking of that. but by god, this is th
mr. becerra: mike thompson has been the leader on gun safety and gun violence. corinne brown, our colleague from florida and our colleague who is the representative of the location where the unfortunate incident in orlando took place that took the lives of 49 people and injured 53 others and thank her for being with us and david cicilline who has been a fighter including the lgbt community. we will try to be brief. it's kind of tough. the reason we had a very long caucus meeting is because...
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mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. tomp -- mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the boy scouts of america charter. presidents would row wilson signed the law -- woodrow wilson signed the law for the bioscouts of america. i spent more than four decades in scouting as a scout master, council executive board member and council president. my own scouting experience, i was honored to become one of just 2,000 people since 1969 to receive the national distinguished eagle scout award. it was my experience in scouting that first sparked my interest in public service. in the vein of the bioscout motto which urges us to do our duty to our country. in 2013 there were more than 2.6 million members of the boy scouts of america. at a time when -- which has in many ways been highlighted by a decline of volunteerism, i know that our nation's future is in good hands with these young men and young ladies. it is my hope that this wonderful organization continues to contribute to the lives of youth for generations to come. thank
mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. tomp -- mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the boy scouts of america charter. presidents would row wilson signed the law -- woodrow wilson signed the law for the bioscouts of america. i spent more than four decades in scouting as a scout master, council executive board member and council president. my own scouting experience, i was honored to become one of just 2,000 people since 1969 to receive the...
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mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate members of the daughter family in clinton county on the 65th anniversary of their farm which they celebrated earlier this month. the daughter farm was founded in 1951, when paul and jean daughter started with just 15 dairy cows and 147 acres. their hard work paid off since today the farm includes approximately 950 dairy cows and about 3,000 acres of land, which provides for a harvest of many different crops. the farm is now in its third generation. members of the daughter family are proud that the milk from their farm is sold locally. in fact, it can be found on the shelves of grocery stores just miles away from their farm. as maybe of the house agriculture committee, i know how important farming is to not only pennsylvania's economy, but to our nation. and it's wonderful to see family farms that are being passed from generation to generation, feeding their communities, our nation and the entire world. i wish them continued success and prosperity
mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate members of the daughter family in clinton county on the 65th anniversary of their farm which they celebrated earlier this month. the daughter farm was founded in 1951, when paul and jean daughter started with just 15 dairy cows and 147 acres. their hard work paid off since today the farm includes approximately 950 dairy cows and about 3,000 acres of land, which provides for a harvest of many different crops. the...
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mr. thompson. i'm on that bill. we also want to vote on expanded background checks because we believe if we had expanded background checks, the murder in orlando would have shown up on the list and may not have been able to purchase his gun. that's on the list. also, my bill to close that charleston loophole, i've been talking about that since the week after those poor souls lost their lives. yes, i'm concerned about that. you've not had an effective background check. that's what we're talking about. >> has there been any communication between yourself, paul ryan or democratic leadership and paul ryan. >> are you aware of any direction communication? >> a week ago mr. ryan shouted me down on the floor when i was trying to seek recognition to parliamentary inquiry to find out when he would allow my bill to come to the floor. i was shouted down. that was pretty direct to me. >> i'm specifically, tonight. since this sit-in began, no direct communication between democratic leaders and paul ryan? >> if so, i've not been
mr. thompson. i'm on that bill. we also want to vote on expanded background checks because we believe if we had expanded background checks, the murder in orlando would have shown up on the list and may not have been able to purchase his gun. that's on the list. also, my bill to close that charleston loophole, i've been talking about that since the week after those poor souls lost their lives. yes, i'm concerned about that. you've not had an effective background check. that's what we're talking...
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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. ompson: thank you, speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate the students and staff at the dubois area middle school on being named pennsylvania dawn icorn school to watch. this is the 12th consecutive year that the middle school has earned distinction, one of only two middle schools in the state to do so. the schools to watch program was started in 1999 as a national program to identify exceptional middle schools across the country. as part of the program, state teams observed classrooms. they interviewed administers, teachers, parents and students and look at achievement data, suspension rates, quality lessons and student work. due boys middle school will be recognized in an event coming up on june 25 in arlington on the national schools to watch conference. maintaining this le
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. ompson: thank you, speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate the students and staff at the dubois area middle school on being named pennsylvania dawn icorn school to watch. this is the 12th consecutive year that the middle school has earned distinction, one of only two...
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mr. thompson. [no audio] onto jacob in eureka, california. a republican.ate not having you as my congressman, you are good for a democrat. do you think people like michael moore, who in my opinion want to take guns away from everybody, people like you don't, but he wants to take them away from cops, and he has armed security guards. and his idea of disarming cops, what do you think about that? guest: thanks for calling in. i represented eureka, california for many years in the state senate and in congress. i miss you guys a lot. it beautiful area with great people. i don't know what michael moore's position is on firearms. movie that pointed out some of the loopholes in the law with regard to be able to obtain firearms. the truth of the matter is there are people on both sides, there are people who believe there shouldn't be any guns in civilian hands, and there are people who believe that civilian hands should be able to get a hold of any gun they want. as i pointed out, in the heller decision, all of that was set aside. it was very specific. individuals
mr. thompson. [no audio] onto jacob in eureka, california. a republican.ate not having you as my congressman, you are good for a democrat. do you think people like michael moore, who in my opinion want to take guns away from everybody, people like you don't, but he wants to take them away from cops, and he has armed security guards. and his idea of disarming cops, what do you think about that? guest: thanks for calling in. i represented eureka, california for many years in the state senate and...
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mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition and memory of a young man, recognition of a tragic loss of a 19-year-old coy lots, a young man from pennsylvania, who was killed in a new jersey rodeo accident. he was a four-time national qualify earn two-time pennsylvania state champion in high school rodeo associations. he was also a 2015 graduate of the central pennsylvania institute of science and technology. he continued his education at the university of tennessee, at marton, where he was major in criminal justice. at the university of tennessee, he was also pursuing his passion for rodeo. fog his death, the university's rodeo coach said, quote, even though he was only here for one year, his impact will always be felt here. he was a superhuman being who always took care of his business. it's hard to imagine why something like this had to happen, but we have faith that god is in control, end quotes. my thoughts and prayers remain with the family, including his parents, along with his sisters.
mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition and memory of a young man, recognition of a tragic loss of a 19-year-old coy lots, a young man from pennsylvania, who was killed in a new jersey rodeo accident. he was a four-time national qualify earn two-time pennsylvania state champion in high school rodeo associations. he was also a 2015 graduate of the central pennsylvania institute of science and technology. he continued his education at the university of...
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mr. thompson. >> thank you, chairman. mr. secretary, when you testified before the committee in february you said quote the law rightly shifts responsibility for developing strategies to support the highest needs students in schools, state and local decision makers and away from the one-size-fits-all man date of no child left behind and creates opportunities for states to reclaim the goal of a rigorous well rounded child. i could not agree with your words more and appreciated hearing that perspective. yet your proposal requires state accountability systems to provide a single rating for each school. how is this proposalal not a one-size-fits-all man date that will stifle state efforts to reclaim the goal of a rigorous, well rounded education and can you commit to up holding your original commitment to this committee when you publish the final role or are you veering away from that original promise you made? >> we believe that the draft will reflects that commitment. we are going to take comment and try to respond to the comme
mr. thompson. >> thank you, chairman. mr. secretary, when you testified before the committee in february you said quote the law rightly shifts responsibility for developing strategies to support the highest needs students in schools, state and local decision makers and away from the one-size-fits-all man date of no child left behind and creates opportunities for states to reclaim the goal of a rigorous well rounded child. i could not agree with your words more and appreciated hearing that...
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mr. thompson, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, thousands of americans lose their lives every year across communities of all sizes to a terrible epidemic. and that is an epidemic of substance abuse. it steals lives, futures, tears apart families. mr. speaker, i rise today to commend the efforts of a constituent of mine, dennis behindle, who lives in elk county, located in the pennsylvania fifth congressional district. he's the owner of laurel media, based in ridgeway, and after seeing the effects of opioid abuse and heroin epidemic affecting our nation, the commonwealth of pennsylvania, and areas such as elk county, dennis was compelled to act. he set up a telephone hot line in an effort to fight back against drug use in communities across the region. the hotline is anonymous, strictly confidential, and is being administered by the north central pennsylvania municipal drug task force. he's offering a $1,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest or conviction of any individual selling or distributing illegal or
mr. thompson, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, thousands of americans lose their lives every year across communities of all sizes to a terrible epidemic. and that is an epidemic of substance abuse. it steals lives, futures, tears apart families. mr. speaker, i rise today to commend the efforts of a constituent of mine, dennis behindle, who lives in elk county, located in the pennsylvania fifth congressional district. he's the owner of laurel media, based in ridgeway, and...
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mr. thompson, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to observe the 200th anniversary of the community of port allegheny and king county in pennsylvania. pennsylvania fifth congressional district. port allegheny was founded in 1816 as canoe place, located just 30 miles from the headwaters of the allegheny river. true to its name, it was bestowed in 1837, the settlement served as a port along the river for native americans and pioneers who would stop to build or repair canoes before traveling along the river. later in its history, port allegheny became known for its glass manufacturing. the first plant of pittsburgh corning corporation was constructed there in 1937. and glass block used in construction all over america are still built there. today you can still find people and join the outdoors in the setment first known as canoe place. tourism is a big part of the town's economy with visitors enjoying canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. the celebration will kick off sunday and run through june 18. with plenty of activ
mr. thompson, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to observe the 200th anniversary of the community of port allegheny and king county in pennsylvania. pennsylvania fifth congressional district. port allegheny was founded in 1816 as canoe place, located just 30 miles from the headwaters of the allegheny river. true to its name, it was bestowed in 1837, the settlement served as a port along the river for native americans and pioneers who would stop to build or...
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mr. rufo and ms. dick-and as he and ms. thompson for slowly actually quickly turning the ship around after a long period of the late. thank you so will continue this item for one month and mr. clerk, if you could please read the last item >> clerk: item number five is doing on below market rate housing policies and procedures utilized throughout the city is even requesting the mayor's office of housing a community devoted to report. >> supervisor peskin: colleagues, supervisor kim as we continue this item to the next meeting. any members of the public would like to testify on item number five? seeing none,, public comment is closed >>[gavel] >> supervisor peskin: without objection, we will continue this item for two weeks to our next regular scheduled meeting. that includes business before the government audit and oversight committee. we are adjourned. >>[gavel] >>[adjournment] >> >> san francisco parks, golden gate park transforms into one of the greatest music festivals of all time, let's journey, inside, outside land. ♪ >> to thi
mr. rufo and ms. dick-and as he and ms. thompson for slowly actually quickly turning the ship around after a long period of the late. thank you so will continue this item for one month and mr. clerk, if you could please read the last item >> clerk: item number five is doing on below market rate housing policies and procedures utilized throughout the city is even requesting the mayor's office of housing a community devoted to report. >> supervisor peskin: colleagues, supervisor kim...
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mr. thompson? >> thank you, chairman. mr. secretary, when you received before the committee in february you said, quote, the law rightly shifts responsibility for developing strategies to support the highest needs students in schools to state and local decision makers and away from the one size fits all mandates of no child left behind and creates opportunities for states to reclaim the goal of a well rounded education for every child, end quote. couldn't agree with your words more at that point and i appreciated hearing that perspecti perspective. yet your proposal would require state accountability systems to provide a single sum ra tif rating for each school. how is this not a one size fits all mandate that will stifle state effort to reclaim the goal of your words, rigorous, well-rounded education? and can you commit to upholding your original commitment to this committee when you published a final role or are you veering away from the original promise that you made? >> we believe that the draft rule reflects that commitm
mr. thompson? >> thank you, chairman. mr. secretary, when you received before the committee in february you said, quote, the law rightly shifts responsibility for developing strategies to support the highest needs students in schools to state and local decision makers and away from the one size fits all mandates of no child left behind and creates opportunities for states to reclaim the goal of a well rounded education for every child, end quote. couldn't agree with your words more at...
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mr. thompson: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. you, mr. n: thank speaker. mr. speaker, recently i was proud to vote for a package of bills here on the floor of the united states house intended to help crack down on the terrible epidemic of prescription opioid abuse and heroin abuse across our nation. today i want to recognize the efforts in the pennsylvania general assembly to assist in the global of fighting back against all drug use. a new law authored by a state representative, who represents a portion of the pennsylvania's fifth congressional district, will go after designer drugs in which different chemicals are combined to create new drugs. this will speed up the process in adding these drugs to the state's list of banned drugs, enabling law enforcement to arrest and prosecute individuals responsible. giving members of our law enforcement community the tools that they need to thwart illegal drug manufacturers will save lives.
mr. thompson: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. you, mr. n: thank speaker. mr. speaker, recently i was proud to vote for a package of bills here on the floor of the united states house intended to help crack down on the terrible epidemic of prescription opioid abuse and heroin abuse across our nation. today i want to recognize the efforts in the pennsylvania general...
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mr. rufo and ms. dick-and as he and ms. thompsonr slowly actually quickly turning the ship around after a long period of the late. thank you so will continue this item for one month and mr. clerk, if you could please read the last item >> clerk: item number five is doing on below market rate housing policies and procedures utilized throughout the city is even requesting the mayor's office of housing a community devoted to report. >> supervisor peskin: colleagues, supervisor kim as we continue this item to the next meeting. any members of the public would like to testify on item number five? seeing none,, public comment is closed >>[gavel] >> supervisor peskin: without objection, we will continue this item for two weeks to our next regular scheduled meeting. that includes business before the government audit and oversight committee. we are adjourned. >>[gavel] >>[adjournment] >> ok, well, remember last week when you hit vinny in the head with a shovel? [chuckling] i do not recall that. of course not. well, it was too graphic for the
mr. rufo and ms. dick-and as he and ms. thompsonr slowly actually quickly turning the ship around after a long period of the late. thank you so will continue this item for one month and mr. clerk, if you could please read the last item >> clerk: item number five is doing on below market rate housing policies and procedures utilized throughout the city is even requesting the mayor's office of housing a community devoted to report. >> supervisor peskin: colleagues, supervisor kim as...
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mr. rufo and ms. dick-and as he and ms. thompsonr slowly actually quickly turning the ship around after a long period of the late. thank you so will continue this item for one month and mr. clerk, if you could please read the last item >> clerk: item number five is doing on below market rate housing policies and procedures utilized throughout the city is even requesting the mayor's office of housing a community devoted to report. >> supervisor peskin: colleagues, supervisor kim as we continue this item to the next meeting. any members of the public would like to testify on item number five? seeing none,, public comment is closed >>[gavel] >> supervisor peskin: without objection, we will continue this item for two weeks to our next regular scheduled meeting. that includes business before the government audit and oversight committee. we are adjourned. >>[gavel] >>[adjournment] >> >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, happy monday to you this meeting is call to order this is the regular meeting of land use and transportation i'm supe
mr. rufo and ms. dick-and as he and ms. thompsonr slowly actually quickly turning the ship around after a long period of the late. thank you so will continue this item for one month and mr. clerk, if you could please read the last item >> clerk: item number five is doing on below market rate housing policies and procedures utilized throughout the city is even requesting the mayor's office of housing a community devoted to report. >> supervisor peskin: colleagues, supervisor kim as...
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mr. trump is still the nominee, that's the way it is. >> that is regina thompson and she is one of a significantumber -- slightly significant number, at least, of republicans out there saying it's not to late to deny donald trump the republican nomination and you say well, how is that even possible? check it out. she's not the only republican who's thinking this way right now and it takes us to our most important number of the day and this is 7.7. what does 7.7 mean? look at this. last week -- these are the online betting markets. these are everyday people out there putting money on the line, making bets about politics. these aren't just pundits making predictions and guesses, these are people winning and losing money. last week, 93.9% of the people in these online betting markets said donald trump will be the republican nominee for president. we're calling him the presumptive nominee, that number should be high. but in one week the number has dropped 7.7%, nearly 8%. people are backing away from the prediction donald trump will be the nominee. it's still high but it's only 86.2%. you say wait a
mr. trump is still the nominee, that's the way it is. >> that is regina thompson and she is one of a significantumber -- slightly significant number, at least, of republicans out there saying it's not to late to deny donald trump the republican nomination and you say well, how is that even possible? check it out. she's not the only republican who's thinking this way right now and it takes us to our most important number of the day and this is 7.7. what does 7.7 mean? look at this. last...
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mr. larson: our good friend and my seatmate on the ways and means committee, mike thompson, just handed me this news flash. that n.r.a. radio show has put out. here's the news comment. the n.r.a. radio show compares participants in representative john lewis' gun violence sit-in to criminals and terrorists. does that lower your determination to stand on this floor? for a body that has held hostage a group of individuals that won't even allow us to vote, to call john lewis a terrorist because he's getting in the way. because he's getting in the way. because he wants to see the kind of justice and results that the american people not only want and need, but deserve. all we're asking for is a vote. if that's a terrorist action, then i guess we're all terrorists. patriots. thank you. now, is ms. slaughter here? mike honda? mike honda is here? brenda lawrence has the floor. we'll get back to mike. mrs. lawrence: i was just informed that our speaker of the house is having a press conference. isn't it interesting that in the middle of this demonstration of a call to action, our leader prefers to b
mr. larson: our good friend and my seatmate on the ways and means committee, mike thompson, just handed me this news flash. that n.r.a. radio show has put out. here's the news comment. the n.r.a. radio show compares participants in representative john lewis' gun violence sit-in to criminals and terrorists. does that lower your determination to stand on this floor? for a body that has held hostage a group of individuals that won't even allow us to vote, to call john lewis a terrorist because...
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see how steph turry and klay thompson moved within a win of back-to-back championships. >>> and they called him mr. hockey. fans around the world say goodbye to >>> if you asked draymond green warriors got punked in game 3 of the nba finals. he says they lost that one the moment they stepped on the floor in cleveland. steve kerr called his team soft and steph curry could only agree. the mvp m.i.a. in game 3. a game that went back and forth with 18 lead changes. curry dropped 38 on curry made us pay every time we made a mistake. under a minute to go, steph takes it to the rack. that's your checkmate, first time this series curry scored more than 20 points. sends the warriors back home with a 3-1 lead. so they can close it out in dove city thanks to a 108-94 game in game 4. >> when we needed to bounce back individually and as a team. >> we felt threatened. up 2-0 we came in here and for whatever reason we thought, okay, we've got this and they kicked us in the teeth. >> game 5 set for monday night. back in the district, meanwhile, stephen strasburg pumped up his record to a perfect 10-0 as seen here
see how steph turry and klay thompson moved within a win of back-to-back championships. >>> and they called him mr. hockey. fans around the world say goodbye to >>> if you asked draymond green warriors got punked in game 3 of the nba finals. he says they lost that one the moment they stepped on the floor in cleveland. steve kerr called his team soft and steph curry could only agree. the mvp m.i.a. in game 3. a game that went back and forth with 18 lead changes. curry dropped...
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second chance players, special guests kenan thompson and greta gerwig, and starring andy samberg's hair from 2006. [ laughter ] enjoy. [ cheers and applause ] >> mrt's already 9:30. >> seth: please, mary, we're not in the 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 paperwor
second chance players, special guests kenan thompson and greta gerwig, and starring andy samberg's hair from 2006. [ laughter ] enjoy. [ cheers and applause ] >> mrt's already 9:30. >> seth: please, mary, we're not in the 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....
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mr. rufo and ms. dick-and as he and ms. thompsonr slowly actually quickly turning the ship around after a long period of the late. thank you so will continue this item for one month and mr. clerk, if you could please read the last item >> clerk: item number five is doing on below market rate housing policies and procedures utilized throughout the city is even requesting the mayor's office of housing a community devoted to report. >> supervisor peskin: colleagues, supervisor kim as we continue this item to the next meeting. any members of the public would like to testify on item number five? seeing none,, public comment is closed >>[gavel] >> supervisor peskin: without objection, we will continue this item for two weeks to our next regular scheduled meeting. that includes business before the government audit and oversight committee. we are adjourned. >>[gavel] >>[adjournment] >> >> this is the historic society commission for wednesday, june 1. please, sounds your mobile devices. when speaking before the commission if you care to stat
mr. rufo and ms. dick-and as he and ms. thompsonr slowly actually quickly turning the ship around after a long period of the late. thank you so will continue this item for one month and mr. clerk, if you could please read the last item >> clerk: item number five is doing on below market rate housing policies and procedures utilized throughout the city is even requesting the mayor's office of housing a community devoted to report. >> supervisor peskin: colleagues, supervisor kim as...
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thompson's waterseal stain and sealer. available at national retailers. oh say, can you see freeze! this is a bust. hands behind your back, mrachusetts, it's illegal to dance to the national anthem. strawberry flavor, oh say can you tea. make time for snapple. man, it's like pure power at your finger tips. like the power to earn allstate reward points, every time i drive. ...want my number? and cash back for driving safe. and the power to automatically find your car... i see you car! and i got the power to know who's coming and when if i break down. ...you must be gerry. hey... in means getting more from your car insurance with the all-powerful drivewise app. it's good to be in, good hands. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our first guest is a a two-time academy-award nominated actor who returns as hawkeye in the giant new blockbuster movie "captain america: civil war" which is in theaters, imax and imax 3d this friday. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome jeremy renner! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you are a handsome man, jeremy renner. >> what's happening? >> jimmy: hey, welcome back to the show. looking good, bu
thompson's waterseal stain and sealer. available at national retailers. oh say, can you see freeze! this is a bust. hands behind your back, mrachusetts, it's illegal to dance to the national anthem. strawberry flavor, oh say can you tea. make time for snapple. man, it's like pure power at your finger tips. like the power to earn allstate reward points, every time i drive. ...want my number? and cash back for driving safe. and the power to automatically find your car... i see you car! and i got...
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thompson's waterseal stain and sealer. available at national retailers. oh say, can you see freeze! this is a bust. hands behind your back, mrachusetts, it's illegal to dance to the national anthem. strawberry flavor, oh say can you tea. make time for snapple. man, it's like pure power at your finger tips. like the power to earn allstate reward points, every time i drive. ...want my number? and cash back for driving safe. and the power to automatically find your car... i see you car! and i got the power to know who's coming and when if i break down. ...you must be gerry. hey... in means getting more from your car insurance with the all-powerful drivewise app. it's good to be in, good hands. i just picked us up 2 breakfast croissants for $4, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. then jack showed up, and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. enjoy freshly cracked egg with ham and bacon. or sausage. two tasty croissants at an even tastier $4 price. it's a deal you'll devour. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy
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thompson's waterseal stain and sealer. available at national retailers. oh say, can you see freeze! this is a bust. hands behind your back, mrl to dance to the national anthem. strawberry flavor, oh say can you tea. make time for snapple. olive garden now offershen you catering delivery.nt? we make the food and deliver it to your door... so you can enjoy what's important. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back, everybody. please give it up for the 8g band right over there. [ cheers and applause ] also, always such a pleasure to have fred armisen back on drums. how are you fred? >> fred: great, how you doing? [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: you can check out fred season six of "portlandia" which is airing right now on ifc and also in theaters now, "zoolander 2." fred, you're hilarious in that. it's so great for me when fred is back because we get to catch up. we get to talk about things. one of the things we talk about a lot, tv. we both love tv. i often complain to fred i feel like there's too much tv, very hard to keep up with everything. fred says for him that is not the case. fred claims to me -- i hope you're n
thompson's waterseal stain and sealer. available at national retailers. oh say, can you see freeze! this is a bust. hands behind your back, mrl to dance to the national anthem. strawberry flavor, oh say can you tea. make time for snapple. olive garden now offershen you catering delivery.nt? we make the food and deliver it to your door... so you can enjoy what's important. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back, everybody. please give it up for the 8g band right over there. [...
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mr. brady, we've been expecting you. will you be needing anything else? no. not a thing. beautyrest black. get your beautyrest. >>> the olympic team announced the line-up for the 2016 men's basketball team. klay thompson be going for the gold for team u.s.a. kevin durant and carmelo anthony will also be try to win america's third straight olympic basketball gold medal. the americans are the heavy favorites to win in the olympic games in rio. >>> guess what i did friday, gasia? sal, you want to fill her in? >> we had a certain obligation to the cleveland fox television station that we fulfilled. >> we? >> i remember you did that interview with them saying we would do something, and then you went away for five days. >> it was not planned, although we were all watching together in a sense on sunday night when it did not happen for the warriors and then i got out of town. i appreciate you guys taking over to do that. >> mike had an angry lack on his face for a second. >> towards cleveland or gasia? >> probably me. i appreciate you doing it. >> we got your back. >> you know what? you looked cute in that 73 hat. >>> both the a's and the giants yesterday had thrilling walkoffs, but the outcomes were differen
mr. brady, we've been expecting you. will you be needing anything else? no. not a thing. beautyrest black. get your beautyrest. >>> the olympic team announced the line-up for the 2016 men's basketball team. klay thompson be going for the gold for team u.s.a. kevin durant and carmelo anthony will also be try to win america's third straight olympic basketball gold medal. the americans are the heavy favorites to win in the olympic games in rio. >>> guess what i did friday, gasia?...