mr. mayor, thank you for joining us. the president told cbs news earlier this month he still wants to speak to special council robert mueller. so, when, where, what format? >> welkyouÑi know, we have been distracted on all kinds of things starting with peter and the horowitz report now michael cohen surprising all of us. >> brennan: is that is what is holding up your negotiations? >> keeps us away from it. specid of tied up, although quietly getting ready for the manafort trial. we have negotiations going on, we have outstanding offer to them. they haven't responded in about a week to ten days. i don't hold that against them i think they got a lotçó going on like we do. >> brennan: what does that offer look like? >> i can't tell what you the overlooks like except there is a area of questioning and group oó restrictions on it that we can live with. i think. i'd have to reanalyze that in light of the new facts but i don't think that's going to change. >> brennan: narrowed to the -- obstruction ofÑi justice. >> relates basically to the russia collusion thing which we think is no evidence and wrong we don't really have much of a problem. the obstruction thing it's m

mr. robert welke to be the second of the department of veterans' affairs. i'm confident that mr. welke is focused on putting veterans first, changing the v.a. culture and ridding it of any complacency. of course mr. welke has a huge, monumental task ahead of him. the department of veterans' affairs is a massive bureaucracy that has had a number of challenges in the past, and he will be charged with implementing the john mccain v.a. mission act. the act will be transformative of the department and make sure that the v.a. can serve veterans for generations to come. i look forward to worg with mr. -- working with mr. welke to accomplish that goal and i appreciate the trump administration. the v.a. works for veterans with casework. when veterans seek help when they need help with navigating the v.a.'s pension. right now we have about 80 open veteran cases and a stream of about 80 cases coming from veterans each month. i intend to be an active participant as they work to implement the v.a. act. i plan to make the v.a. better for kansas veterans and for american veterans. and those in o

mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that following the disposition of the welke nomination that the senate resume legislative session and resume consideration of h.r. 6147. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3:00 p.m. monday, july 23, further, following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed. i ask that following leader remarks the senate proceed to executive session under the previous order. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: if there's no further business to come before the senate i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of senator sullivan. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. mr. sullivan: mr. president, it's thursday afternoon and it's one of my favorite times of