mr. thompson: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. thompson: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the .entleman from california mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i appeal the ruling of the chair. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the house. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, i move to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to table. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the gentleman from california. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, recordsed vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a record vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on the motion to table will be followed by a five-minute vote on passage of the bill if arising without fu

mr. thompson: can i get another minute? mr. mcgovern: i yield another minute. mr. thompson: i can't believe our friends on the other side of the aisle want criminals, terrorists and the dangerously mentally ill to have easy access to firearms. as a matter of fact, an amendment on this floor that beefed up the funding for the system that checks on the background checks got 76 republicans voted to increase the funding by $20 million. $20 million funding augmentation to the nics system. you say we supported the funding but we don't want people to use the system. that would be just a waste of taxpayer money. and not bringing these bills up is an out and out shameless ordeal on the part of the leadership. you need to bring these bills to the floor. we need to have a vote. we need to do everything we can to make sure our constituents are safe. safe in places of worship, safe in the movie theater, safe in school. we need to make sure that we do all we can to keep our constituents safe. bring it up for a vote. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas.

mr. thompson. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, and the gentleman from california is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i urge a no vote on the previous question so our ranking member can bring up his amendment to prevent terrorists, suspected terrorists, folks who are on the f.b.i.'s no-fly list, people who can't fly on an airplane because the f.b.i. has determined they're too dangerous, too dangerous for the american public to allow these people to fly. but under existing law they can legally buy a gun of their choice at a gun store. that's wrong. we all know it's wrong. 85% of the american people believe that's wrong and support this measure. we believe that terrorists, that criminals, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill should not be able to have guns, have access to guns. background checks and the no fly, no buy legislation are the two ways to make it tougher for them to get guns. we're getting ready under the republican lead

mr. thompson. i guess we could highlight two things we can try to do to counter this vulnerability when americans are traveling or living overseas. the first is to be as open and transparent about the risks we see in overseas location. we work very hard with the state department about travel warnings and travel a >> he first americans who are traveling overseas or living overseas. beyond that, our best show to work with local partners to build up their capacity to increase the capacity of local military authorities to respond to and to prevent local intelligence authorities to respond to or prevent these kinds of acts of terror if you think about all the different places in the world where isil has been active that's a very, very mixed story. there are cases where we can work with partners and in other cases those partners suffer from a lot of capacity deficits that we're going to have to work out overtime. mr. thompson: thank you, yield back. >> the gentleman from new york is recognized. >> let me

mr. thompson. representative thompson: thank you very much, mr. jarden.efore i begin i want to express also my condolences to the families affected by violence in the recent weeks. today, the pain that is felt by families in baton rouge, dallas, falcon heights, and orlando is reverberating across the country. i want to thank director james comey and director rasmussen, and for appearing for us today. secretary johnson, i also want to thank you for your service. this is likely your last time that you will testify in this room. the very room where your 1949,ather testified in when joe mccarthy called your grandfather to testify 67 years ago, it was a time of anded divisive rhetoric, fear of infiltration by communist ideology. unfortunately, today the nation finds itself again in a period of heated rhetoric, fueled by fear. today, americans legitimately fear infiltration by the violent ideology espoused by isil. last month's horrific attack in orlando, florida underscores the violent ideology in reaching americans and inspiring terrorism. without training, d

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in honor of 19-year-old madison hill, a student at penn state university, who sadly passed away after a long battle with cancer last week. madison was not originally from fifth ania's congressional district. in fact, she was a native of york county. she was no stranger to penn state university even before she started classes there as a student. following her cancer diagnosis, madison benefited from the penn state i.f.c. dance marathon, or thon, the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, which raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer. upon enrolling in penn state, she worked to provide that same support as a volunteer and co-chair of thon. she was a member of the blue and white society. i entire the penn stat

mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, americans want congress to pass meaningful legislation that will actually keep guns out of dangerous hands. so what's our majority doing? they're bringing up a bill that was not only drafted by the gun lobby but that makes it nearly impossible to block gun sales to suspected terrorists. that's shameful. the american people deserve a congress that's willing to stand up to the gun lobby and do what it takes to help keep our communities safe. congress has a responsibility to listen to the people that we are supposed to represent, to put partisan politics aside and to bring up commonsense bipartisan legislation to keep guns away from those who shouldn't have them. suspected terrorists, criminals, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill. and the american people want those bills brought up now. more than 30 people are killed every day by someone using a gun. we can't afford to have any more innocent lives lost to gun violence. just a few weeks ago 49 innocent people were

mr. thompson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i, too, plan to vote to defeat the previous question so we can have some debate on some gun violence prevention legislation that is long overdue to be debated in this body. the gentleman mentioned that he's going to offer our amendment on the no fly no, buy legislation, a republican -- no fly, no buy legislation, a republican bill offered by congressman peter king of new york, and i think it's essential that we do that. i understand we're also going to introduce an amendment on the background check legislation which is also a bipartisan measure, with overwhelming bipartisan support. 187 co-authors in this body. you've got to look at a lot of bills to find one that has that many co-authors and bipartisan co-authors at that. and also a measure that has overwhelming support amongst the american people. upwards of around 90% of americans believe that we should do everything possible to make it more difficult for people who shouldn't have guns t

mr. thompson. i can answer factual questions. the bureau does not get involved in policymaking or recommending legislation. so issues like that should be directed to the department of justice. the way the law works is after three days, if we have not denied the transaction by finding some prohibition, the retailer may transfer the weapon. now, large retailers like walmart will not. they wait for an affirmative clear from the fbi. but smaller retailers for economic reasons that i understand, will frequently transfer in the abscess of a no. that's what happened in charleston. >> and so i guess your testimony is smaller retailers, because of capacity or otherwise, sometimes approve purchases of guns like in the charleston incident that under normal circumstances would have been -- that individual would have been prevented from purchasing that gun? >> right, the case in charleston was that killer should not have gotten access to that gun because there was documented evidence that he was a drug user. at

mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank the gentleman for his leadership with this amendment this amendment is meant to address really the overreach, a punitive approach that the e.p.a. is taking, intervening itself within a process that the states are taking the leadership of cleaning up a treasure, the chesapeake bay. we're not talking about taking away funding. as chairman of the conservation and forestry subcommittee, there are significant conservation dollars that go into clean water sheds, it's part of the jurisdiction of the subcommittee i chair in this house on the agriculture committee. this amendment is identical to one approved by the house last year in consideration of the interior appropriations bill, mr. speaker. i've been hearing since 2009 from my constituents, many of which own farms, about the significant challenges and the cost of the chesapeake beto tall maximum day lay load, or tmdl, mandate. these extend to the state and local governments because the billions of dollars in direct cos and new re

mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i didn't come to the floor with prepared remarks today. i came with a very urgent request. i ask that the republican leadership hold a vote on our commonsense, bipartisan pro-second amendment background check legislation and no fly, no buy legislation. 90% of the american people support it. it's pro-second amendment. it's bipartisan. the background check now has 187 co-authors. but more important, most important, it works. every day 170 felons are stopped from buying firearms because of the background check. you don't know if a person who is trying to buy a firearm is a criminal, a domestic abuser, or is dangerously mentally ill unless you do a background check. please, mr. speaker, please, republican leadership, bring these two bills to the floor. criminals, domestic abusers, potential terrorists, and the dangerously mentally ill should not be able to legally and easily purchase firearms. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the ge

mr. thompson: mr. speaker and members early this morning hundreds of survivors of gun violence and victims of gun violence gathered out in front. katherine from ohio told us the story about how she was wounded and her daughter samantha was murdered. that murderer couldn't legally buy a firearm because he was a felon. he couldn't pass a background check so he went online, found the gun, he bought it, he wounded katherine, and he murdered her daughter. . h.r. 1217 is a bipartisan piece of legislation with 186 co-authors. it's bipartisan and pro-second amendment. 90% of the american people believe we should expand and strengthen background checks and to close those loophole the loophole that allowed that murderer to kill samantha. mr. speaker, please bring this bill up for our vote. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and ask unanimous consent to r

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the founding of row let, township, potter county. the township was founded on anuary 29, 1816, in honor of row let. one of the original settlers of potter county. today the community's name is spelled a bit differently due to an early error by the post office department. today the township is home to more than 1,300 people. later this week members of the community will kick off a two-day celebration starting on friday in honor of the township's bicentennial history. the celebration will start with a 5-k walk for the fight against domestic violence, it will continue with an ice cream social and bingo. on saturday a prayer service is planned followed by a barb queue with a parade plan for saturday afternoon. the hemsing is planned for sunday, along with a walk down memory lane. mr. speaker, i'm proud to see the residents of the township honoring their history with this week's celebration, making sure that the region's past

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, as chairman of the house agriculture subcommittee on forestry and conservation, i was proud to join with a bipartisan group of my house colleagues yesterday in introducing h.con.res. 144, recognizing the 75th anniversary of the american tree farm system. the american tree farm system is operated by the american forest foundation. it is the largest and oldest sustainable forestry program for forestry owners. the program was created in 1941 and engaged landowners to ensure the health and safety of the forests. especially in facing wildfires in our western states. this resolution commends the work of tree farmers and volunteers across the nation who participate in the program over the past 75 years, especially their investments in time, man power and

mr. thompson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, we've been trying all day to convince the republican leadership to bring up h.r. 1217. the reason being is that for the last 3 1/2 years we've been trying to get a vote on this bipartisan, pro-second amendment bill, and in the course of that 3 1/2 years, 34,000 people have been killed in our country by someone using a gun. 34,000. that's someone's child, someone's brother, someone's loved one, someone's wife, someone's husband, someone's partner. it is absolutely shameful. we heard yesterday on the steps of the capitol a terrifying story from a woman whose 10-year-old daughter was murdered by someone with a gun, someone who couldn't legally buy a gun because he couldn't pass a background check. he was a felon, but he got around that law because he went online. he found the same gun that he could have bought -- that you could buy in a gun store online but without the requirement to pass a background check. he bought that gun, he

mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. ompson: thank you, speaker. mr. speaker, yesterday i organized a discussion here on capitol hill focused on a resolution i've introduced which i believe could have a major impact on our nation's ability to return more than 80,000 american citizens who served in the vietnam war, korean war and world war ii who are still missing in action. con ored house .resolution 56 because i'm thankful every day as a father of an injured army soldier that he return home safely. i cannot imagine the pain and anguish of the wives, the husbands, the mothers, the fathers, the sons and daughters who wait for decades and even generations to receive word regarding their loved ones who was taken as a prisoner of war or is missing in action. we need to make the greatest effort possible to bring home and the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice and service to our country. we need to fulfill that promise that we leave no man behind. that is why this resolution states that in order to ensure transparency and efficiency, countries tha

mr. thompson. officer thompson gotten married two weeks ago. this tragedy continues to unfold. they are saying only one sniper at this point although they have three other people in custody. that sniper, mr. johnson, who they were negotiating with last night told police he intended to kill white people. here is what the police chief, mr. brown, said about that earlier today. >> the suspect said he was up debt about "black lives matter." he said he was upset about the recent police shootings. the suspect said he was upset at white people. the suspect stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. reporter: now the police have been searching that home in mesquite, texas, they believe his residence or address. there is confusion whether he owned house or whether it was his mother's house but the police have been there. david, you mention ad press conference which will come up at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. this is a press conference with texas governor greg abbott and dallas mayor mike rawlings and other local and state officials to address the ongoing investigation.

mr. thompson. mr. thompson: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, -- the speaker: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the speaker is recognized for one minute. we are all stunned by the events last night in dallas. we are all outraged. an attack on the people who protect us is an attack on all of us. our hearts are with the dallas police department. our hearts are with the victims , and especially with their loved ones. they wear the badge too. i know that to be a cop's wife, to be a cop's husband is to prepare for the worst, but who could have fathom such horror as this? there's no cause or context in whi

mr. thompson, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to thank my colleagues on the house education and work force committee for their support last week in passing a re-authorization that i offered, the carl d. perkins act, in the form of the strengthening career in technical education for the 21st century act. i am glad to say this passed unanimously out of committee which is good news because a re-authorization is badly needed. it's no secret that our country face -- continues to face significant economic challenges, and it's no surprise that many men and women are worried about their futures and their family's future. last week a gull on poll found 5 -- gallup poll found that 54% believe they will live better than their parents. as a father i can say there's is a g a parent wants life better than their own. they want to have a brighter future than they did. it becomes clear we need to do better, and we can do better, not just for our own kids but for the neighbor that can't find a job, the friend from church that strug

mr. thompson. mr. ompson: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, -- the speaker: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the speaker is recognized for one minute. we are all stunned by the events last night in dallas. we are all outraged. an attack on the people who protect us is an attack on all of us. our hearts are with the dallas police department. our hearts are with the victims , and especially with their loved ones. they wear the badge too. i know that to be a cop's wife, to be a cop's husband is to prepare for the worst, but who could have fathom such horror as this? there's no cause or context in which

mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr.peaker, americans want congress to pass meaningful legislation that will actually keep guns out of dangerous hands. so what's our majority doing? they're bringing up a bill that was not only drafted by the gun lobby but that makes it nearly impossible to block gun sales to suspected terrorists. that's shameful. the american people deserve a congress that's willing to stand up to the gun lobby and do what it takes to help keep our communities safe. congress has a responsibility to listen to the people that we are supposed to represent, to put partisan politics aside and to bring up commonsense bipartisan legislation to keep guns away from those who shouldn't have them. suspected terrorists, criminals, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill. and the american people want those bills brought up now. more than 30 people are killed every day by someone using a gun. we can't afford to have any more innocent lives lost to gun violence. just a few weeks ago 49 innocent people were sh

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in recognition of the selfless service of volunteer firefighters across pennsylvania's 5th congressional district. yesterday, as a 35-year veteran in my own community fire department, i joined with volunteer firefighters and actually one paid fire company from across the 5th congressional district in discussing their service and the challenges they are facing. i was joined with 20 departments taffingd with serving in jefferson and potter and collarion counties. as a volunteer firefighter i was interested to hear about the concerns of funding and adequate training and one of the biggest problems, declining enrollment. i look forward to working with these fire companies to address these issues. it is hard to overstate the importance of the men and women who put their lives on the lines to protect their neighbors and communities. i have the highest respect for their service and i look to their cooperation in the future. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays bef

mr. thompson. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding, and it's -- i thank him also for taking the time and putting this special order together on such an important issue, important to all americans. i was a little bit taken aback. i came down to the floor early to participate in this special order and i heard my friend from across the aisle who preceded us in special orders talking about the effort on the part of democrats today in our one-minute remarks pushing for a vote on the issue of gun violence prevention. mr. cicilline, i think, laid it out clearly what we're trying to do. we want to vote on two bills. one, a bill that would require background checks for anyone who purchases a firearm through a commercial sale. so it would expand existing law that says you have to have a background check if you purchase a firearm at a licensed dealer to include other commercial sales -- ads in the newspaper, online purchases or gun show purchases. and then the other bill is the bill that has been refer

mr. thompson vice president law and order and the nominee's preparations for his big week in cleveland. the republican national convention beginning next week and only 119 days to wait until the presidential election. while we are counting 192 days until we have a new president. joining us tonight to take up a number of issues including a member of the house select committee on benghazi, congressman mike pompeo, a lot to talk about tonight including the dallas police department on edge following last thursday's massacre. the dallas police chief today reveals he has received death threats. >> yes, me and my family received death threats. as a policing family in dallas and across the country there is a heightened sense of awareness around threats we receive. we have reported many of the names and other cities with headquarters and other types of things officers being shot and injured and shot and killed, so we are at a place where we are concerned for our safety. lou: what is driving the war on cops? former new york city mayor rudy giuliani says straightforwardly, it is the black lives ma

mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today with a heavy heart. our country is grieving. innocent lives have been lost. some of those with -- were the brave public servants who were sworn to protect us. families have been forever changed by the loss of a loved one and concern and frustration have visited every corner of our country. as we move forward from last week's tragedies and work together to build a better nation and a brighter future for every citizen, let us remember that as members of congress, each of us have a unique opportunity to affect meaningful change. we have the opportunity to pass legislation that can help put an end to gun violence that claims the lives of more than 30 americans every day. we cat continue to stand by and allow this epidemic of gun violence to continue devastating our communities. whether it's in a movie theater, college campus, an elementary school, in a church, in a nightclub or in the streets of our cities, far too many innocent lives have been cut short by someone using a gun. let me give you some numbers.

mr. thompson: it's because they're responsible gun owners and responsible gun owners understand there's nothing wrong with making sure that a perspective gun buyer isn't a terrorist, a criminal, a domestic abuser or dangerously mentally ill. our first line of defense when it comes to making sure that guns don't fall into dangerous hands is to conduct a background check. but sadly, a gaping loophole allows those same felons, domestic abusers and fugitives to bypass a background check in 34 states by going online or to a gun show. that's why it's long past time for the republican leadership o allow a vote on h.r. 1217, bipartisan, pro-second amendment legislation to require background checks for all commercial gun sales. this debate isn't a choice between respecting the second amendment or reducing gun violence. as a responsible gun owner, i'm tired of it being framed that way. it's about this congress doing both. mr. speaker, give us a vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> i rise to address th

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. while i commend mr. defazio and his colleagues for negotiating language to enhance aviation safety, i must rise in opposition to this legislation. my problem with the bill stems from a potential job-killing provision inserted in the homeland security portion of the packing an. understandably -- package. understandably after the airport attacks in brussels and more recently istanbul, we have interest in strengthening aviation security. section 3405 directs t.s.a. to update regulations for eligibility, including credengs which airport workers need to perform their -- credentials which airport workers need to perform their jobs. there's no evidence that this additional scrutiny will strengthen aviation security. what we do know for sure is that the changes would unjustifiably put workers at risk of losing their jobs. as such, it should come to no surprise that the international association of machinists, the communication workers of america, and the transport workers union have come out in strong opposition

mr. thompson. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america into the republic for whichstands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. the chair will entertain up to five request for one minute speeches on each side of the aisle for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsine h. seek recognition. >> mister speaker i would like to address the house for one minute. >> the speaker is recognized for one minute.ight in >> we are all stunned by the events last in dallas. we are all outraged. and attack on the people whoou protect us as an attack on all of us.ed our hearts are with the dallas police department. our hearts are with the victims, and especially with their loved ones. they wear the badge to. i note that to be a cop's wife, or to be a cops has been is to prepare for the worst, but who could have fathom such were as this? our ang there's no cause or context in which this violence, this kind of terror is justified. none at all. there will be a temptation to let our anger hard in our divisions. let's not let that happen. there will be a te

i met with all three of those officers this morning as well as the wife of officer thompson, our president and ceo, mr. gary thompson -- mr. gary thomas. i also met with all the families and those injured officers. we've just received an outpouring of support throughout the north texas region, the state of texas, throughout the united states to include as well as looking at canada and from london, england, from members of the police profession. you know, we still have our heads held high, but we've taken a gut punch. >> yes, indeed. i'm glad that you feel that support and if it can be of some small comfort in any sort of way. what did your officers tell you how everything unfolded last night? what did they tell you? >> one told me that they were just standing there monitoring the protest march and all of a sudden the shooting occurred. one of the officers, they started back engaging, but there were dallas officers there also. so when we started engaging, they were engaging the suspect also. and i think what's important here is the way that the two departments interacted with each other. first and fore

mr. thompson offered it, it was ruled out of order. nd through machinations of runal on rule -- rule on rule on rule, it was rule nongermane and the motion was to lay it on the table. the only vote we got was to overrule the ruling of the republican chair to lay it on the table. the people who voted to lay it on the table yesterday voted to allow terrorists to buy weapons . the people who voted to lay it on the table yesterday voted to allow criminals and terrorists to continue to buy guns under our current gaps in the background check law. that's what that vote was. now, i know no republican who voted that way will go home and explain it to their constituents. they said, no, it was a procedural motion, and many of them will probably get away with it. that's a shame. what i don't understand is why people who claim this is somehow against due process -- and by the way, the bills that have due process in it written by a republican during a republican presidential administration, there are plenty of due process. if they want to add more w

mr. chair. amendment 191, sponsored by bennie thompson, on page 27, line five. the proposed amendment is to replace the following, "as we look beyond the wars in iraq and afghanistan, and the conclusion of long-term nationbuilding with large military footprint, we will continue to get rid of outdated, cold war-era systems and ensure our security with a more agile and more flexible force. that will be replaced with the following. "we will seek a more agile and flexible force, advancing our objectives in iraq and afghanistan without large u.s. military footprint. improving civilian capacity for conflict resolution and stabilization, and ridding the military of out dated cold war-era systems." >> the proposer has one minute. ok, it's coming. >> sorry, mr. chair. getne moment as we try to to agreement with the other campaign. give me one minute. >> will give you a minute. there may be an agreement on this. mr. chair? >> yes. >> it is my understanding there has been an agreement reached with the sanders campaign. >> that means 191 is being withdrawn and will be on th

[cheers and applause] maria: let's bring in former wisconsin governor tommy thompson, mr.: we so appreciate you being here because you've seen a lot in your years. first off, tell us about obamacare. >> it's too expensive and regulates too much, it takes away choice, those are the big problems and obamacare is costing a lot of people a lot of money including a lot of health insurance companies, i think united health reported about a 2 million-dollar loss in the last quarter because ofons and k of profitability. it's good huge problems that need to be changed by the next congress and the next congress. absolutely, absolutely. donald trump is the type of person that brings in the best minds and the best minds are going to be able to come in with new things, refundable tax credits is the first one that you'll bring in, allow for more competition, more choice, you're going to have to allow for individuals to be able to still have equal coverage which they have right now. that's the one good part about obamacare and so there are a few good things that need to be saved. but over

mr. chair. amendment 191 sponsored by bennie thompson on page 27, line 5. proposed amendment is to replace the following: as we look beyond the war withs in iraq and investigation in the conclusion of long-term nation building with large military foot prints, we will continue to get rid of outdated, cold war era systems and ensure our security with a more agile and more flexible source that will be replaced with the following. we will seek a more agile and flexible force, advancing our objectives in iraq and afghanistan without large u.s. military footprints, improving civilian capacity for conflict prevention, and stablization and ridding the military of outdated cold war era systems. dated >>>> yes, the proposer has one minute. [silence] >> okay, it's coming. it's coming. sorry mr. chair. [inaudible] >> okay.y. one minute. going to give you a minute or two to may be an agreement on this. mr. chair, my understanding there's been a agreement reached in sanders campaign and put in the managers mark. so -- [applause] that means that 191 is being withdrawn and

thompson's veterans who were insulted? did they carryover into reconstruction? mr. silkenat: i think, you know, it is hard to follow it specifically. lee's status among his soldiers only was elevated after his conduct at appomattox. if you read their accounts of being there and seeing him, they are overwhelmingly blowing. whereas thompson, as you would imagine, they do not have any nice things to say about him. the the extent to which they carried down to what they did later is difficult to ascertain. that is a good question, though. >> from chicago, illinois. this is a vaguely formed question. forgive me. i worked on at harpers ferry. we get a lot of visitors and we tell them about how the soldiers had surrender, they are paroled. and largely left to their own devices. then eventually exchanged for confederate soldiers. people, they walk away from the story, i guess honor meant a lot more back then than it does now. that is their main take away. i thought this was fascinating talk and thought, i am not sure exactly what i am asking but is there more that visitors s

mr. trump embraces many of the aspects of the platform. he has spoken on his positions in the campaign and his positions are well-known. >> vincent thompson. we are an african-american talk radio station based out of philadelphia. donald trump is not doing well with african-americans in polls and latinos. in order for him to win, he's going to need those groups. donald trump's polling, we saw one that said he had 0% in the poll. how is donald trump, with many of the statements, convince african-americans to vote for him. are you concerned he will market those voting critical states like the link? how is your convention going to reflect it? mr. manafort: first of all, any poll that had 0%, i do not pay any attention to to start with. to say he has 0% in any immunity is not a credible number. secondly, we think the problems in the inner cities of the united states have not been solved by the administration -- by the obama administration. it has gotten worse. we think that the message that that donald trump is talking about, jobs, security, trying to bring law and order into a ommunity with no preference to any particular ethnic group, we thi

mr. chair. amendment 191, sponsored by bennie thompson, on page 27, line five.he proposed amendment is to replace the following, "as we look beyond the wars in iraq and afghanistan, and the conclusion of long-term nationbuilding with large military footprint, we will continue to get rid of outdated, cold war-era systems and ensure our security with a more agile and more flexible force. that will be replaced with the following. "we will seek a more agile and flexible force, advancing our objectives in iraq and afghanistan without large u.s. military footprint. improving civilian capacity for conflict resolution and stabilization, and ridding the military of out dated cold war-era systems." >> the proposer has one minute. ok, it's coming. >> sorry, mr. chair. getne moment as we try to to agreement with the other campaign. give me one minute. >> will give you a minute. there may be an agreement on this. mr. chair? >> yes. >> it is my understanding there has been an agreement reached with the sanders campaign. >> that means 191 is being withdrawn and will be on the

mr. trump embraces the platform -- many aspects of the platform. those positions are well-known. thompson from philadelphia and wurd. an african-american talk radio station. my question is this. donald trump is not doing well with african-americans and lationos. in order to win, donald trump will need those groups. we saw one poll that shows donald trump with 0%. how does donald trump convince african-americans and others to vote? are you concerned he might not get those votes in critical states like pennsylvania? poll thatf all, any has 0% i don't pay much attention to. to say he has 0% in any community is not a credible number. with think the problems in the inner cities have not been solved by the obama administration. things have got worse in the inner cities, not better. we think the message,, donald trump talking about jobs security, trying to bring law and order into the community with no preference to any ethnic group -- we think those messages will resonate. while the african-american community has been taken for granted by the democratic party, given the situation they are confr

thompson. did google become a specialist areas thursday that free agents can sign their new contracts. warriors lost for the cleveland cavaliers in mrfinals after winning last year. signing kevin durant makes them the favorite to try and regain the throne. after the spurs found out they did not land durant, they made a big move. they agreed to a two-year deal with veteran forward paul goss all. yesterday the deal reportedly worth $36 million had they spent the last two seasons in chicago. serena moved into her 12 quarterfinal at the all england club. she'll be joined by venus in this quarterfinals. this is the first time since 2010 -- the only american women left in this tournament. good luck, ladies. lauren: yeah, good luck. strong storms. meteorologist maria molina is live in the weather center with your tuesday forecast. good morning, maria. >> tracking or extreme weather throughout the day today. a reported tornado across parts of kentucky and tornado warnings in west virginia and the stern system continues on the move bringing in areas of rain across portions of the northeast in the new york city area and even further south and

mrs. george bush will be in dallas to attend the memorial service.>>> 5:05 am. >>> we are learning more about the five dallas police officers, brent thompson was the first officer killed, a former marine and seven-year veteran of the dallas rapid transit authority. lauren ahrens was a father of two, and mary to a dallas police detective, 55-year-old michael smith was a former army ranger and received a cops cop award from the dallas police department. patrick zimmer reeva served eight years in the navy and completed three tours of duty in iraq, and michael krol graduated from the police academy in 2008, and a go fund me page has been set up for off by police officers to help their families. >>> members of the emergency team at the baylor university in dallas say at the thursday night sniper attack created the biggest challenge of the years and they have pull together to deal with this unprecedented crisis. >> people that just got off of their shifts turned around and drove back to the hospital to come and help us. people came from home, and were not even working. they came to help us.>> baylor university is a level i trauma center meaning it is eq

mr. thomas as well, tell me a little bit about officer thompson, frank thompson, the man. >> well, he was a great officer. he served as a patrol oer tonight and he was also a -- he also performed as a rail officer, and i would like to point out, brett was recently married in the last two weeks, so this is very heartbreaking for us, but not only for that reason but because we lost a member in blue and we received sympathies and calls and e-mails all across the country from police departments as well as citizens throughout the u.s. and canada and england as well as here in the north texas region. but brett was a great officer and we will definitely miss him and we are also making sure his family is taken care of and that's where our attention is focused now, and with the dallas police department making sure we are there for them with the investigation and the care and well-being of their offi also. >> married within the last two weeks, officer brett thompson. we are glad to hear other officers wounded in the attack will in fact, survive. >> thank you. >> thank you, gentlemen. >>> the presid

mr. duncan: tomorrow might in my hometown of knoxville, tennessee, the 24,000 seat thompson bowling arena will be filled with people to celebrate the life of coach pat head summit. coach summit was buried last week in the little farming community of henrietta, tennessee, where she grew up. as most people know she was diagnosed with alzheimer's at the age of 58 six years ago o. she fought this disease with such courage that about five years ago i had the privilege of sitting with coach summit as she received the top award presented by the national alzheimer's association. this was the sergeant and eunice shriver profiles in dignity award and presented by their well-known daughter, maria. no one could have been more he deserving of this award than coach summit. she made the decision to go both go public with this diagnosis and continue coaching her beloved lady vols. later she decided to give up her coaching job after 38 years to help lead the fight against alzheimer's. she and her son have established the pat head summit foundation to carry on this battle that is and will be so very, very

thompson. cie.s trained by bill ludi unity in thisthe room and the unity in our party and the unity between mr. sanders and secretary clinton in opposition to the tpp. let me be very clear. and all my years campaigning against dad trade agreements we have never seen before. a republican opponent who inte nds to run clearly against the tpp. we have under clear authority that the draft gop platform speaks clearly against the tpp. we must encourage every member of the democratic party to speak clearly of the tpp. we have the unity in this room against the tpp. allow the auto parts industry to go the way of the southern textile industry. we know that we cannot afford more the unum -- more vietnam, and all the other countries to finish the job that nafta started and destroy the manufacturing jobs in the united states. we are democrats because we believe in the power of organizing and uplifting regular people to improve their destinies of their families. everyer to empower democratic organizer across this tontry, we must empower them say clearly that democratic party is opposed to the transpacific pa

mrs. george bush will be here in dallas to attend the interfaith memorial service. in dallas, fox news. >>> we have also learn more about the five police officers killed in dallas, woody three- year-old brent thompson was the first killed, a former marine and a seven-year veteran of the dallas rapid transit authority. lorne ahrens was a father of two and mary to a dallas police detective. 55-year-old michael smith was a former army ranger and received a cops cop award from the dallas police department. patrick zamarripa served eight years in the navy and completed three tours of duty in iraq. michael krol, 40, graduated from the police academy in 2008. a go fund me page is been set up for all five police officers to help the families with the cost of funerals and their lives going forward. >>> members of the emergency team at the baylor university medical center in dallas say that the thursday night sniper attack created the biggest challenge of their careers, but everyone pull together to deal with this unprecedented crisis.>> people that had just gotten off of their shift turned around and drove back to the hospital to help us. people came from home, and were not even working, and came to help us

thompson. some it thousand people packed into a symphony hall for yesterday's interfaith service for the fallen officers. dignitaries include the vice president and mrs president obama and the first lady as well as former president and first lady bush. president obama is back at the white house today making a new push for law enforcement reform. >> the president is also hoping to build some pressure on congress for more gun control. doug luzader has the story from washington. >> all part of the president's balancing act that we have been talking about in the wake of the dallas police attacks, on one hand praising police officers and the other hand calling for changes. >> this man, this department, these men are the america that i know. >> the president facing a hall and five empty seats offered nothing but praise for the city and the police department who has gone through so much. it's because we ask the police to do too much and we ask too little of ourselves >> administration says that the president will search for answers. the white house playing host to police leaders, academics and activists in the search for new strategies. >> we are all in thi

mr. murphy: coming down to the floor once again to express my condolences to those lost in dallas. michael krol, patrick zamarripa, lorne ahrens, michael smith, brent thompson, the ripples of loss that never end in a community like dallas, a community like orlando. there's going to be a long period of healing. and our thought, and our prayers -- thoughts and our prayers and any help we can provide from those who represent connecticut and sandy hook specifically we extend to those in dallas. but in the wake of another tragedy, mr. president, i wanted to come down to the floor for a short period of time. i know my colleagues are waiting to speak, to talk about some of the very responsible -- very irresponsible rhetoric that gets tossed around when it comes to this debate over the future of gun policy in this country. and i want to take five or ten minutes to talk about what is the biggest lie used by the gun lobby in this debate. and it's this. the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. this isn't true. it has never been true. it will never be true. it is quite simply an invention designed by the gun industry to sell more guns. t