mr. bush: my dad, he said, "welcome, mr. president." and i said, "thank you, mr.resident." >> would you fix your tie, please? david: people wouldn't recognize me if my tie was fixed. i will leave it this way. alright. ♪ david: i don't consider myself a journalist. nobody else would consider myself a journalist. i began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job. how do you define leadership? what is it that makes somebody tick? ♪ david: i like to start by acknowledging the presence of mrs. bush. thank you very much for being here. >> [applause] mr. bush: actually, i was supposed to do that. david: sorry. >> [laughter] david: i want to ask you about your parents. how are they doing? mr. bush: i hate these tough questions. thank you for asking. told dad today that i was going to be on stage with bill, and you were the moderator. david: what did he say? mr. bush: he was surprised. >> [laughter] david: okay. surprised you could not do anybody better? oprah wasn't available. mr. bush: they are doing well, thank you very much. i am fortuna

mr.linton: nobody plays a song when you walk into a room anymore. [laughter] mr. bush: i did not bring the coffee. david: what do you say to each other? mr. bush: generally, when does this program start and when is it going to end? [laughter] mr. clinton: he'll say to me give shorter answers. david: what was the biggest surprise the first day you are in the oval office? mr. clinton: it really surprised me how easily i could be turned into a two-dimensional cartoon. mr. bush: in walks my dad, i said, "welcome, mr. president." and he said, "thank you, mr. president." >> would you fix your tie, please? david: people wouldn't recognize me if my tie was fixed. i will leave it this way. alright. ♪ david: i don't consider myself a journalist. nobody else would consider myself a journalist. i began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job. how do you define leadership? what is it that makes somebody tick? ♪ david: i'd like to start by acknowledging the presence of

mr. bush: no, no, not true. mr.h: we got married in november, and the next year i campaigned for congress. but i said she would never have to give a political speech. and then she did. david: and she was good at it. mr. bush: a good speaker, yeah. david: when you lost, you ran the house seat, and you lost. mr. bush: 1978. david: did you say, i'm out of politics? mr. bush: for a while. but it turns out, like bill said, it was the best thick that happened to me. as kent hance, the guy that beat -- if i f suspects hadn't beat bush, he would still be on the agricultural committee. david: when you decided to run for governor against incumbent ann richards, your mother and father said you have no chance of winning. mr. bush: the father did not say that, the mother did. david: what did you say when you won? mr. bush: i said, are you going to come to the inauguration? look, you know my mother. you never pop off to her like that. otherwise, she'll floor you. david: when both of you became resident, your father had been presi

mr. clinton: no one plays a song when you go in the room anymore. david: what do you say to each other? when is: generally, this program start and what is it going to end? mr. clinton: give shorter answers. david: first a you are in the oval office. mr. clinton: it really surprised me how easily i could be turned into a two-dimensional cartoon. saidush: my dad, he welcome mr. president. and i said thank you mr. president. david: people wouldn't recognize me if my tie was fixed. i will leave it this way. alright. ♪ david: i don't consider myself a journalist. nobody else would consider myself a journalist. i began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job. how do you define leadership? what is it that make somebody tick? i like to start by acknowledging the presence of mrs. bush. thank you very much for being here. >> [applause] actually, i was supposed to do that. david: sorry. [laughter] david: i want to ask you about your parents. how are they doing? mr.

mr. hatch: mr. president? the presiding officer: president pro tempore, the senator from utah. mr. hatch: the senate is not in a quorum, right? the presiding officer: the senate is not in a quorum call, senator. mr. hatch: mr. president, i represent a generation of lawmakers brought up on the principles of bipartisanship and compromise. and i believe that these very virtues of the key to my success as a legislator. by putting these principles in practice as chairman of the finance committee, i was able to pass more than 40 bills sent to law during the last congress. and by working with my friends across the aisle over many decades of public service, i've been able to pass more legislation than anyone alive today. mr. president, i draw from these personal experiences to illustrate a simple point. in an era of endless gridlock and increasing polarization, there is no alternative to civility and healthy debate. we would do well to remember this in light of the frustrations we have all felt over the pas

mr.linton: i think if you have lived an informal life, even though i had spent almost a dozen years in the governor's mansion in arkansas. it is very different. i basically was self-supporting -- self supported from the time i was 19. it took some getting used to, but i developed a real respect and affection for the people that worked there. i developed an enormous amount of respect for the secret service and the risks that they take and i adjusted myself accordingly. and i loved living in the white house. i remember very vividly the last time i got off of the helicopter , marine and walked into the one, white house as president before i would soon be gone. and he would be there. and i was consciously aware that i was going in there more optimistic than i was about america than the first time i walked in, more idealistic. i never got tired of it. david: did you like living in the white house? mr. bush: i did, it was great. they pamper you. we knew a lot of the staff. they were the same pe

mr. president, thank you so much. what we're announcing today is a big deal for veterans. it's really going to expand access for veterans in a way we haven't done before. and, as you may know, va already has the largest telehealth program in the country. last year we had 700,000 veterans who got telehealth services through the va, and we actually can do this for 50 different specialties. in fact, mr. president, if you take a look at all those specialties on this chart, we can provide telehealth services from tele-dermatology, to tele-intensive care, to tele-dentistry. and this is the type of thing that is available now to our veterans. but what we're announcing today dramatically expands our current capabilities. mr. president, by working with the office of american innovation and the department of justice, we're going to be issuing a regulation that allows our va providers to provide telehealth services from anywhere in the country to veterans anywhere in the country, whether it's in the

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session for the en bloc consideration of the following nominations: executive calendar number 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, and 190. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will call the nominations. the clerk: nominations. department of veterans affairs. brooks tucker to be assistant secretary. the judiciary, michael allen to be judge of u.s. court of appeals for veterans claims. mr. mcconnell: amanda mesh death tor judge of u.s. court of appeals for veterans claims. joseph toth, court of appeals for veterans claims. department of veterans affairs. thomas bowman to be deputy secretary of veterans affairs. james counsel to be counsel of veterans affairs. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the senate vote on the negligenc

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mr. blumenthal: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i know that later this afternoon we are likely to proceed to the nomination of christopher wray, and i'm proud to support him, as i was during the judiciary committee voting for hirm, as did -- for him, as did every other member of the judiciary committee. the reason is, quite simply, he is a professional as nonpolitically associated as anyone can be going into this position. and like the f.b.i. itself, known for his independence and integrity. there are two qualities needed today in the f.b.i. and its director, and that is aindz integrity. -- and integrity. the f.b.i. is one of the world's most important law enforcement agencies, and certainly one of the most important in this country. the f.b.i. director doesn't serve at the pleasure of the president alone. he has a ten-year term, and the f.b.i. director does not serve the president alone. he serves the constitution and the people of the united states. he must be independent of political interference and his integrity, or

mr. wray is an attorney who previously worked worked as assistant attorney general charge of the justice department's criminal division. here is part of the senate debate on his nomination beginning with democrats richard blumenthal. this is a half-hour. >> mr. president i know that later about noon we are likely to proceed to the nomination of christopher wray and i'm proud to support him as i was during the judiciary committee as did every other member of the judiciary committee. i think quite simply he is a professional as non-politically associated as anyone can be going into the position and like the fbi itself known for his independence and integrity. there are two qualities needed in the fbi and its director and that his independence and integrity. the fbi is one of the world's most important law enforcementa, agencies and certainly one of the most important in this country. the fbi director doesn't serve at the pleasure of the president alone. he has a 10 year term and the fbi dir

mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, as the senate wraps up its work this week, i've been in discussions, multiple, with my friend the majority leader about clearing nominations with bipartisan support. and we've made significant progress. now that we've moved past the terrible process used on health care, i hope we can get back to a more normal way of legislating and clearing noncontroversial nominees. the two are tied together. we can't avoid regular order when you want to and then say democrats should use regular order whatever you want us -- whenever you want us to. but now that health care is done, i think we can tie the two together. normal way of legislating, clearing noncontroversial nominees as we move forward in september. of course, controversial nominees will still require the proper vetting. but i'm committed to help moving noncontroversial, bipartisan nominees forward. i hope the fever is breaking. there's a real desire in

mr. trump: mr. mcmaster? yes, he is our friend, i like him, and respect him. >> why did you decide to announce the transgender ban reversal and are you betraying a community? mr. trump: i have great respect for that community. i got a lot of votes. they are working on it now. it has been a difficult situation. i think i am doing a lot of people a favor by coming out and just saying, as you know, it has been a complicated issue for the military. it has been a confusing issue for the military, and i think i am doing the military a great favor. >> do you have any response to the russian president expelling 755 workers from our embassy? mr. trump: no, i want to thank him. we are trying to cut down on payroll, and i very thankful he has let go of a large number of people. now we have a smaller payroll. there is no real reason for him to go back. i greatly appreciate the fact they have been able to cut our payroll for the united states. we will save a lot of money. >> was it appropriate for the fbi to raid the home

mr. manjoo: so while we're setting up the chairs for the second panel, let me describe it and i'll call up the panelists. so, in part two, we're going to be talking about where nate left off, which is information based attacks. and let me introduce the panelists, who are going to be talking with us. one second. so john carlin is the chair of the aspen institute cyber security and technology program. you can come up. until the fall of 2016, he was assistant attorney general for national security at the justice department and its top national security attorney. and he previously served as national coordinator of doj as hack -- computer hacking and intellectual property program as an assistant u.s. attorney for the district of columbia and as chief of staff to former fbi director robert muller. mr. carlin: so, he was in the news again. mr. manjoo: yeah. ron brownstein is editorial director for strategic partnerships at atlantic media, where he contributes to the atlantic and the national jou

mr. manjoo: so while we're setting up the chairs for the second panel, let me describe it and i'll call up the panelists. so, in part two, we're going to be talking about where nate left off, which is information based attacks. and let me introduce the panelists, who are going to be talking with us. one second. so john carlin is the chair of the aspen institute cyber security and technology program. you can come up. until the fall of 2016, he was assistant attorney general for national security at the justice department and its top national security attorney. and he previously served as national coordinator of doj as hack -- computer hacking and intellectual property program as an assistant u.s. attorney for the district of columbia and as chief of staff to former fbi director robert muller. mr. carlin: so, he was in the news again. mr. manjoo: yeah. ron brownstein is editorial director for strategic partnerships at atlantic media, where he contributes to the atlantic and the national jou

parker might have been the author of this image and by the way when mr parker realized that mr browderwas at the hearing in the presence of myself and the crowds of he led mr brad out of the room through the back door and the latter never came back if that was the last cause of it. from what you're saying i get the impression that you're accusing the brother of being behind the complaint against you combine your parts why do you think that your threats abroad what would he stand to gain. i wish loads of women were stuck up on the road when they do this that. give us a little earlier bro that i think that there is no doubt that i have grown to be a threat to him and not just me but also members of my team and the persons connected to me in regards to this case. but i think the broader himself is a pawn in someone's hands because this story has proven to be gold for so many and it was gold five years ago when it made the very first russia sanctions act happen and it's gold now especially now is gold for the present day tabloids for politics and the mass media with its anti trump frenzy.

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mr. bush: my dad, he said, "welcome, mr. president." and i said, "thank you, mr. president." >> would you fix your tie, please? david: people wouldn't recognize me if my tie was fixed. i will leave it this way. alright. ♪ david: i don't consider myself a journalist. nobody else would consider myself a journalist. i began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job. how do you define leadership? what is it that makes somebody tick? ♪ david: i like to start by acknowledging the presence of mrs. bush. thank you very much for being here. >> [applause] mr. bush: actually, i was supposed to do that. david: sorry. >> [laughter] david: i want to ask you about your parents. how are they doing? mr. bush: i hate these tough questions. thank you for asking. told dad today that i was going to be on stage with bill, and you were the moderator. david: what did he say? mr. bush: he was surprised. >> [laughter] david: okay. surprised you could not do anybody better? oprah wasn't available. mr. bush: they are doing well, thank you very much. i am fortu

for mr. whitaker and mr. mcdonald, one reason i support the low income housing tax credit program is that it takes -- keeps decision-making away from a centralized bureaucratic agency, washington, d.c. it allows decisions to be made within the communities where housing is dated, while involving the private sector. helps youhow that decide what projects to build and how the public-private partnership aspect promotes more spending in affordable housing. what would happen if only the government was involved? >> in utah, we offer up two different opportunities for developers, syndicators, advocates, public entities, private entities, nonprofits to come in and talk to us. there is a mandatory public hearing, and we also hold another one earlier in the session to get input on how we should run our program. specifically, how we should modify our qualified housing program. we get a lot of input through the industry partners from this effort. obviously, they do not agree with themselves all the time. so we have to fer

>> no, mr. chairman. >> no, mr. chairman. >> no, mr. chairman. reason,u know of any personal or otherwise, that would prevent you from forming -- performing honorably? >> no, mr. chairman. >> no, mr. chairman. >> no, mr. chairman. >> do you agree without reservation to respond to any reasonable summons to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the congress if confirmed? >> yes, i do, mr. chairman. >> i will, mr. chairman. >> i will. >> you can provide a prompt response in writing any questions addressed you buy any senator of this committee? >> yes, mr. chairman. >> i do. >> i do. >> so far the gearing has gone pretty well. [laughter] senator grassley has one question. senator grassley: i have one question for mr. kaplan and webcast a -- question for mr. kaplan, but i have to hurry along. mr. charles, things we discussed my office, i think you get a satisfactory answer but i would like to have something on the record. let me read a couple of sentences to lead ins. in 1986, i co-authored amendments to the false claim

mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i note in this morning's news that insurance companies that provide health insurance policies on the obamacare exchanges are projecting that insurance premiums will go up about 30% next year. 30%. since 2013 we've seen the nationwide average of premiums go up 105%. that's before this latest announcement. we know that in 2017 the national average increase in premiums was 25% and in arizona, for example, it was 145%. so why, why did all of the senate democrats vote against getting a -- making progress on a solution toward these runaway premiums? i've talked about add nause yum here on the -- ad nauseum here on the senate floor. we've almost become numb to the pain the people are experiencing because of the skyrocketing rate of their insurance premiums and we know that 28 million roughly have dropped out and are uninsured in my state alone because of the individual mandate, the penalty that the governmen

mr.linton: i think if you have lived an informal life, even though i had spent almost a dozen years in the governor's mansion in arkansas, it is very different. i mean, if you have lived -- like i, basically was self supported from the time i was 19. it took some getting used to, but i developed a real respect and affection for the people that worked there. i developed an enormous amount of respect for the secret service and the risks that they take and i adjusted myself accordingly. and i loved living in the white house. i remember very vividly the last time i got off of the helicopter, marine one, and walked into the white house as president before i would soon be gone. and he would be there. and i was consciously aware that i was going in there more optimistic than i was about america than the first time i walked in, more idealistic. i just never got tired of it. david: did you like living in the white house? mr. bush: i did, it was great. it is really -- they pamper you. we knew a lot

mr. carmichael: harold is the director of hunter college's roosevelt house public policy institute. you do not have an acronym for that, do you? before coming to the roosevelt house, harold previously served as senior vice president for public affairs at the metropolitan museum of art. the previous 10 years, he co-edited -- excuse me, cochaired the u.s. abraham lincoln bicentennial commission appointed by president clinton, and i should add, president bush awarded harold the national humanities medal in 2008. harold has authored or books? red or edited 52 that is what you are up to now? i don't even think i have read 52 books in my life. his latest major book is lincoln and the power of the press. it has won the lincoln prize, we know. just this week, i saw, it was announced harold has been awarded the empire state award,s and history acknowledging his significant contributions to the profession, and he joins an impressive list of recipients that includes doors kearns goodwin, david mccul

mr.ferty-osaki: good how is everyone? >> good. >> good. >> we have talked about a lot of things. we have talked about religion, we have talked about gender, we started going into sports. it is no lie, my favorite happens to be baseball. that is probably why i signed this deal. but we are talking about social forces. and baseball happens to be one of the greatest social forces, in my opinion, in american society. the institution of baseball, the game, what it represents -- for instance, when people see the number 42, what did they think? what do they feel? what do they believe? why was it retired throughout baseball in 1997? no man will wear this number again. what did it mean for jackie robinson, for blacks across the the 1955 world series? this was against the great battery, to future hall of famers. he stole home. to put this in perspective, during the 2000 major-league a base. only 18 times was it home plate. did blacks make an impact in the mlb? theyen 1950 and 1970, integrated faster

mr. chairman. welcome secretary mnuchin. as secretary of the treasury, you have a wide range of responsibilities that are of great importance to our economy and the well being of the american people. these range from safeguarding our financial system to advancing u.s. values internationally. one bureau within the treasury responsible for safeguarding our financial system is the financial crimes enforcement network which as you know collects, analyzes and disseminates financial intelligence. in addition to suspicious activity reports, foreign bank and other reports. numerous information sharing arrangements with foreign financial intelligence units, making the bureau well positioned to identify and assist law enforcement in curtailing illicit activity. it is critical for the american public to learn the extent to which president trump, his immediate family and his associate associatescolluded with russia, questions have been raised about the involvement with russian government officials, o

mr. wilson: mr. cannon? mr. cannon: mr. scott spoke on eh ofalf of the -- on b of agencyalf -- on behalf the agency. mr. wilson: it is amazing that an agency acknowledged that an error occurred and is taking a positive response. i am grateful today that we have really talented members of the subcommittee here, people who are really dedicated to the american people. so many are here that we are going to very strictly follow the five-minute rule. we have the talented drew war and who will keep the five-minute rule beginning with me. we will proceed right away. how did you determine the specific vulnerabilities you assessed that led to the decision that the leso control members by using a fictitious agency -- how did you determine that? we appreciate your being proactive. i will start the response. while we were actually conducting some of our fieldwork in some of the states, we were reviewing the names of the applicants and as we were reviewing the names of the particular applicants, we noticed one applicant that had a title

mr. olcott was an educator primarily in the early days. mrs. olcott was a very progressive thinker who is deeply in love with mr. olcott. mr. olcott met ralph waldo emerson and they struck up a deep friendship. emerson was well ensconced and he thought olcott belonged here and he thought this town had something special to offer. we had the political revolution in 1775 and we had a literary revolution in the 1800's. mr. emerson wanted him to move here. i wanted to focus for a moment on what to love the fireplace. this is really an expression of mr. olcott's lifelong belief. of course it's a very elaborate way of saying never stop learning. you are never too young to start and never too old to keep going. that was very important. in the early years mr. alcott was educating the young and it was extremely unusual for the day. was an era when most teachers were concerned primarily with order in the classroom. they would use the rod and some of the expressions which we find a little honey today

mr. secretary is a real and genuine friend of ukraine. it is really symbolic on the number of clocks in the office of the secretary, the kiev time was just in front of him. that prioritizes the cooperation with ukraine. during today's negotiations, we touched upon the counteraction against the aggression of the russian federation against ukraine and that was the key topic and our common challenge. i kept mr. secretary informed about the security situation in the region. the day before yesterday, we had the meeting with representatives of the oec and we had a very important telephone talk. we have reached an agreement. the total have -- the total of ukraine have supported that starting from today, the 25th of august, to declare the cease-fire of that occasion. we issued a public statement. we rely on a very responsible position of the russian federation as for the strict compliance with the cease-fire. i would like to thank mr. secretary for clear support of the u.s. administration of the

mr. david cotter to serve as assistant secretary of treasury for tax policy. mr. cotter, welcome to the finance committee. we appreciate your willingness to appear before us today. we also appreciate your willingness to serve in this capacity. and i'm sure that the significance of this position at this crucial time is not lost on you. it's not lost on any member of this committee. tax reform has been a major focus of our committee for some time now and we are grateful to have you here to discuss your thoughts on these matters. on a number of occasions, i stated my view that presidential leadership will be a key component to any successful tax reform effort. just the last week i quoted president obama in a speech on the senate familiar back in 2012. he said things like, quote, our current corporate tax system is outdated, unfair and inefficient, unquote. the problem was that president obama never really got around to truly leading out on tax reform. i expect more from president trump on ta

mr. solomon? >> mr.irman, senator wyden and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on tax reform. i'm here today speaking on my own behalf. for many years, policymakers have expressed a desire to reform the internal revenue code. much has changed since the last major overhaul in the tax reform act of 1986. all of us recognize that updating the code is a necessity. we hope we are at a climax in this effort and that in the coming months we will see the enactment of significant reform. in march 2011, i had the privilege of testifying before this committee about tax reform. as i stated in my testimony then, the primary purpose of the federal tax system is to collect the revenues needed to fund the government. we would all agree that the goals of an optimal tax system would include promoting economic growth, minimizing distortions, and supporting the competitive position of american businesses around the globe. in addition, our tax system should be as simple as

way when mr parker realized that mr browder was at behaving in the presence of myself and the crowdsof he led mr brad out of the room through the back door and the latter never came back if i was the boss causing me to ask why they were what you're saying i get the impression that you're accusing brother of being behind the complaint against you why do you think that you are threats abroad what would he stand to gain words. which were what. led to this that at that point. give us a little girl is about all that i think that there is no doubt that i have grown to be a threat to him and not just me but also members of my team and the persons connected to me in regards to this case. right yes. but i think the broader himself as a pawn in someone's hands because this story has proven to be gold for so many it was gold five years ago when it made the very first russia sanctions act happen and it's gold now especially now is gold for the present day tabloids for politics and the mass media with its anti trump frenzy. as for the threat mr brown of possibly seizing me i think it has to do wi

mr. chris oliver, noaa assistant administrator for fisheries also known as the administrator. 11 years ago created the ccc. the ccc can you leadership of the regional fisheries management council to discuss a common interest and i'm pleased to have dr. quinn here today to discuss consensus views of the eighth council of the msa reauthorization. i'm also pleased to introduce chris oliver, first-ever alaskan to permit to hold the position of the assistant administrator for fisheries before becoming director, chris spent 27 years working at the management council as the executive director and i can tell you we are thrilled to have you in this very important position. based on its work in the gulf of mexico at the beginning of the career with the largess and best managed fishery with confidence under his leadership the last american interests will be well represented in the concerns and perspective of the commercial charter recreation alike will be valued. for so many alaskans and their famil

mr. chris oliver, noaa's assistant administrator for fisheries. the last reauthorization of msa was 11 years ago and it created the ccc. the ccc has the leadership of eight regional councils to discuss areas of common interest and i'm pleased to have dr. quinn here today to discuss consensus views of the eight counsels on the msa reauthorization. i'm also pleased to introduce chris oliver, first-ever alaska on the hold the position of the assistant administrator for fisheries before becoming director, chris spent 27 years working at the north pacific fisheries management council the last 17 as its executive director. as an alaskan, we are thrilled to have you in this important position. based on his work at the gulf of mexico and his extensive experience overseeing the largest and best-managed fishery in the country i have confidence that under his leadership alaska and america's interests will be well represented and the concerns and perspectives of commercial charter recreational fisher

mr.'donnell: good morning. let's talk about where he seemed to suggest that he treat those in custody rougher. pres. trump: right now we have less than 6000 enforcement and removal officers in ice, not enough to protect a nation of more than 320 million people. it is essential that congress fund another 10,000 ice officers so that we can eliminate ms 13 root out the criminal cartels in our country. we would like to get them out asked her. and you see these towns and thugs ring thrown into the back of a paddy wagon, you see them thrown in rough, i said please don't be too nice. like when you guys put somebody in the car and you are protecting their head, you know, the way you put your hand -- like don't had their head. i said you can take the hand away, ok? [applause] >> what was your reaction to those comments? do you think the president was advocating a change of policy for police officers? mr. o'donnell: the police establishment -- immediately the least use of america and long island di

mr. carlin: so, he was in the news again. mr. manjoo: yeah. mr. manjoo: ron brownstein is editorial director for strategic partnerships at atlantic media, where he contributes to the atlantic and the national journal including a weekly column on both sites. he's a longtime political analyst for cnn and he was previously a columnist and political correspondent for the la times and he's the author six books most recently the second civil war how extreme partisanship has paralyzed washington and polarized america. and also julia angwin is a senior reporter at pro publica where in 2016 she led a team investigating algorithms that was a finalist for appeal and surprise in explanatory reporting. and from 2000 to 2013 she reported at the wall street journal where her team of reporters won the 2003 explanatory reporting covering corporate corruption. and she's the author of among other things dragnet nation a quest for privacy security and freedom in a world of relentless surveillance. so i wanted to talk about this question of one way to think of what ha

mr. gore: i want to join you in banking and knowledge in all the speakers that came before. dolores and gerald and tom stier, who gave such a wonderful address and pamela. i want to thank eric and mary high-end the entire net roots nation. for doing a wonderful job. thanks to all of you. applause] mr. gore: the work that you have done for so many years actually way to answer the question you just asked, because environmental justice and climate justice is a cause that connects what we are doing to the environment and the climate and the prejudice and the insults that people, communities of color, communities of low income. why? because they have less means to defend themselves when people want to locate a new hazardous waste site or they are looking where the downwind places for some terrible diluting facility. this has been going on for a long time. what we are now seeing is the growth of the same issue on a today we willasis man-madeillion tons of pollution in the sky. you talk about vi

mr. chairman. mr. chairman let me thank you for focusing today on the low income housing tax credit which is a key part of the tax reform puzzle. i also want to thank our colleague from washington state senator cantwell, who has been for years now the go-to person on this committee on this issue and i'm going to talk a little bit or about the history in a minute. i'd also like to note there was a lot of talk last week about bipartisanship, bipartisanship on key issues. that's what this committee is showing today, that we are serious about tackling an issue in a bipartisan way. colleagues, my bottom line is america's housing policy needs an urgent remodel. today, millions of americans struggle to pay rent and they can't even dream of purchasing a home. to recall our classes on introduction to economics, a key housing challenge is increasing supply. when housing is scarce in the communities where people want to live and work working people get pushed out. rent rises faster than people's inc

mr. simcox: thank you, seamus. thank you both for a fantastic detailed look. i will abuse my position as chair and ask a simple, but maybe possibly tricky question. i wonder if i could get from both of you one practical thing you would like dhs to do that you think cve would improve policy. mr. hughes: despite having spent my career doing broad-based engagement, i will get away from it. i think i did a good job dealing with this issue, but i cannot measure the effectiveness of 200 people. i'm not sure that will not exacerbate the issue. i will move away from broad-based engagement toward more one-on-one intervention programs, which have a host of civil rights and civil liberties concerns, but some of these things are solvable. you have to focus your efforts on that. go back to congress, saying i need x amount of money. right now we do not have any of that programming. mr. fraser-rahim: i would second that. i travel a lot overseas, and they are struggling to find out appropriate measures.