mr. rogers. >> yes, mr. chairman.i ask unanimous consent to call f1 ok unanimous consent to call been worked and approved by the minority side. >> without objection, so ordered. will the clerk please pass out the amendments to be offered in block. and without objection reading the amendments will be dispensed with. gentleman is recognized for five minutes for the pups of offering an explanation of his amendments. >> i call up package two, comprised of amendment 164 by mr. rogers to amend section 1223 of the fy 14 ndaa. amendment 165 concerning a fence on space modernization funds for the space-based infrared system. amendment 156 concerning the mark. amendment 167 by mr. rogers concerning a fence on space modernization program funds for the advanced high-frequency program -- extremely high-frequency program. amendment number 168 by mr. rogers to strikejáa>ction 3141 f the mark. amendment number 169 revision one by mr. rogers concerning the ballots between science and the stockpile mod zeshization program. amendment nu

mr. rogers: mr. chairman, pursuant to house resolution 604, i offer amendments en bloc. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendments en bloc. the clerk: en bloc number 1 offered by mr. rogers of michigan consisting of amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 11, printed in house report 113-465. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 604, the gentleman from michigan, mr. rogers, and the gentleman from maryland, mr. ruppersberger, mr. each control 10 minutes. -- will each control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. mr. rogers: mr. chairman, i'd grant myself as much time as i might consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rogers: i urge the support the amendments en bloc. the manager's amendment is intended to make minor technical modifications to clarify two provisions that were add in markup. i have an amendment that would require employees at senior level in the intelligence community to endure a cooling off period before being employed by a company th

mr. rogers: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, who has been incredibly important, not only on forming this piece of legislation to find the right balance but his work across northern africa on boko haram before it was even popular and bringing attention and resources to important intelligence problems around the world in difficult places, a good friend and a great member and a great patriot, mr. lobiondo from new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for three minutes. . mr. lobiondo: thank you, mr. speaker. let me start out by thanking my colleagues for bringing together an incredibly complicated and difficult issue that probably as recently as a couple months ago no one thought possible. tremendous, tremendous accolades to chairman rogers, to mr. ruppersberger, to mr. sensenbrenner, to mr. conyers on a whole host of issues that, again, are critically important to our nation. you have heard the chairman and mr. ruppersberger o

mr. rogers: mr. speaker, i wish to announce to all members of the house that the permanent select committee on intelligence has ordered the bill, h.r. 4681, the intelligence authorization act for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 reported favorably to the house today with an amendment and will file its report on the bill in the house next week. the bill is currently expected in the house ed next week. mr. speaker, the classified schedules of authorizations and the classified annexes accompanying the bill are available for review by members at the offices of the permanent select committee on intelligence in room hbc-304 at the capitol visitors center. the committee office will be opened during regular business hours for the convenience of any member who wishes to review this material prior to consideration of the house. i recommend that members wishing to review the classified annex contact the committee's director of security to arrange a time and a date for the viewing. we will assure the availability of c

mr. rogers: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from ohio. mr. turner: i join chairman rogers to oppose this amendment. as we know this is one of the annual reoccurring representative blumenauer's reduction of nuclear efforts. and i would support reducing spending on nuclear weapons if we were talking about russia their funding on nuclear weapons which we know this isn't going to do this is an unfortunate exercise of reducings unilateral exercise, which is a dangerous thing to do as mr. putin is continuing his efforts to escalate conflicts throughout the world and to increase his overall nuclear weapons capability. the bill already provides the $117-.5 quest level of million to purchase radars, 15 of which will go to the air guard and it is a prudent investment but the bill also funds the national guard and reserve equipment account which if the air guard needed these rad arizona they could buy them. so why would this be damaging? the d.o.d. nuclear weapons activities are $ billion short of their 2010 commitment and deferred maintenance across the

of the severe extent of how disturbed mr. roger was. >> be sides the manifesto, roger paid a youtube video. both out lying his plan of attack. >> it is a day of retribution. a day in which i will have my revenge against humanity. >> among his targets. a sorority house. >> i will slaughter every stuck up blond -- [beep] i see inside there. >> reporter: the police have had three encounters with him of the last july he claimed he is a victim of an attack. they suspected he was the aggressor and drew the case n. january, he accused his roommate of stealing three candles worth $22. and just weeks ago his parents became alarmed about rambling videos he posted on youtube. >> i hate all of you. >> reporter: his parents reached out to his therapist for help and the police were sent to his apartment. >> he was polite and kurtious. he was able to convince the deputies that this was all a misunderstanding. >> he described the police visit in his manifesto. he had a devastating fear that someone was going to find all of his guns anden plas for

. >> it's very apparent, of the severe extent of how disturbed mr. roger was. >> reporter: the santa barbara county sheriff says roger had three handguns and more than 400 rounds of ammunition. the guns were all purchased legally and registered to roger. >> you've got to understand that when a firearm is purchased, there is a check run on people who purchase the firearm. but if a person has not been institutionalized or has not been taken against their will and put on a hold, that information is not entered into a database and is not disqualifying information for someone purchasing a firearm legally. >> reporter: roger's family says the 22-year-old had as berger's, a developmental disorder that affects a person's ability to socialize and communicate effectively with others. today the father of one of the victims killed lambasted those he believes should be held responsible for the mass shooting. >> chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians and the nra. they talk about gun rights. what about chris' right to live? when will this insanity stop?

mr. rogers claimed self-defense and was acquitted. >> after he was acquitted ronlers got a nursing degree and eventually moved to new york. at the time of the last call murders, rogers had been working as is surgical assistant at mounlt sinai hospital in new york. that's where police arrested him. >> he was gay, didn't seem to have e any long-term roipgss. in your wildest dreams you would not look at roger williams and say he was a serial murder. >> we learned during the time of these murders he had been off diety. >> lisa hall chose him in a lineup as the man she saw with mike sakara at the bar on the night he was murdered. >> i'm just so glad they got him before he could murder any other people. >> rogers lived in staten island, just blocks from the stores where the garbage bags and latex gloves were purchased. >> detectives searched richard rogers' apartment and they found an array of videotapes, "hush hush sweet charlotte," "texas chainsaw massacre." he had a bible which referred to beheadings and dismemberments. >> they found a p

. >> in reading this, 141 page ram bling it is apparent of the severe extent of how disturbed mr. roger was. >> the sheriff said today of the 6 victims killed in this murder rampage here, all of them were students at the university of california, santa barbara. reporting live tonight. kpix5. >> thank you, david. we have continuing coverage on air and on line. stay with kpix5 and kpix.com for the latest. >>> well, after a week of unrest. involving a police involved shooting, today. a peaceful protest in salinas. >> they are determined to send a positive message of peace after a tense and violent week. this is the normal for people to get shot and killed and not even make it through the justice system. >> reporter: she is talking about carlos makia. the man seen waving garden sheers at two officers. accused of breaking into a woman's home and threatening her. after tazing him did not work. they opened fire. this fired up community, many accuse the community of racism and brutality. things turned ugly at a demonstration on wednesday. they came all of the way from arizona to rally with the

mr. rogers? >> mr. secretary, let me ask you about marijuana. washington state and colorado have legalized recreational use of marijuana. but it remains illegal in most states, and certainly under federal law. nevertheless department of justice told the governors that it will not challenge their legalization laws, and has told federal prosecutors to de-emphasize marijuana prosecutions. in addition, and what i want to ask you about, the treasury department's financial crimes enforcement network issued new rules that give banks a green light to do business with mare juan shops, illegal shops. the combination of this guidance should allow both medical and recreational marijuana related businesses to make full use of banking services, and institutions. even though dealing with an illegal operation. dea administrator recently told a congressional hearing that cash is the driving force for these drug trafficking organizations, and dea has already seen signs, they say, that gangs are attempting to exploit the new banking rules. the issuance of a green

back in the day, i know my grandmother and mrs. rogers, and all of those folks would meet about public housing. whether for rehabilitation or anything going on. the residents determined how they wanted their developments develop. or who they wanted to work in their development. and now it's just a lot difference. now i hope we have a strong process of open communication and feedback and working together. because there is a lot to do. and i know there some time limitation here, in terms of a 18-month time limit to get onboard with rad. but we have to be sure that we onboard in the residents, and include them in the process. it can't be come to city hall, we have to be in the community, and know the folks in the neighborhood communicating about the residents. yeah, it's a lot. and we got a lot of work to do. and i want to thank everyone for coming out here. and hopefully we can continue this discussion. because there is so many more things to talk about. and thanks again. >> there was a question i wanted to ask for the housing authority. i

. >> mr. roger williams. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to thank the prime minister and, indeed, the whole house for paying the tributes to the five men who recently died in afghanistan. in particular i pay tribute to lance corporal alber thomas who worked for me in westminster. he was an outstanding young man who was so well liked and held in such high regard by everyone who knew him and worked with them. the loss of bears particularly held on his family and friends who grew up with them. i'm sure the prime minister would want to join me in praising all our reservists who face all the risks that are armed forces experience. and sometimes tragically paid the ultimate price. >> here, here. >> my friend is right to pay tribute to lance corporal oliver thomas. it is a reminder the sacrifices that we have born in afghanistan. this looks as if it was a tragic accident but will get to the bottom of what happened but he's right to mention how our reservists in all three forces serve alongside the regular colleagues and take all of the ri

mr. rogers presented himself in a manner that convinced them he was not a danger to them. >> i don't know why you girls are not attracted to me, but i will punish you for it. >> he said kill those [bleep] and kill them and kill myself. i remember him saying that little bit distinctly. >> the santa barbara sheriff says despite his previous concern and contact with deputies he was able to buy the guns legally because he was never institutional liesed against his will. stay tuned on the deadly rampage. we will have updates on on abc7news.com and on the abc7 morning news at 4:30. >>> new at 11:00, a pedestrian was in and out of consciousness after being hit by a muni light rail car in san francisco. it happened at 9:00 on san jose and saint mary's avenue. the ped strene stopped on the tracks the ped strene has head and leg injuries. turning our attention to weather . abc7 meteorologist francis is here now. >> live doppler 7hd is picking up clear skies around the bay area. clouds off to the coast. highs reached the 90s in some locations. 93 in livermore and even san francisco got up to 70. tom

mr. rogers: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume.chair: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he wishes to use. mr. rogers: the intelligence authorization act is the annual blueprint for the work of the intelligence community and americans military and intelligence efforts. the bill sets the priorities for our critical intelligence efforts and the legal framework of guidance and oversight for those efforts. since the ranking member and i have assumed the leadership of this committee, we passed three intelligence authorization bills in a bipartisan fashion and hope to continue the tradition and trend with h.r. 4681. passing a yearly intelligence authorization bill is the primary method by which congress exerts its budgetary and oversight authority over the intelligence community. as most of the intelligence budget involves highly classified programs, the bulk of the committee's each year are found in the classified annex to the bill which have been available for members to review. among other initiatives, the bill increases

mr. rogers. the chair: the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: i agree with the importance of the national labs and i look forward to working with you to find ways to strengthen their capabilities. i expect we will ensure that nonprofits have access to our national laboratories. and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from new mexico. mr. lujan: i appreciate all the staff time on this. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from new mexico yields back. the gentleman from california, mr. swalwell reserves. the gentleman from california, mr. mckeon reserves. the gentleman from california, mr. swalwell is recognized. mr. swalwell: i yield one minute to the the gentleman from from minnesota. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. nolan: my amendment is construction in afghanistan over $500,000 unless the u.s. government can conduct proper oversight. most of which are outside the area in which our personnel can travel and operate safely and ll go unaccepted and unaudited. $60 bill of $100 billion ar

mr. rogers.hed reports, they wanted a wellness check conducted on mr. rogers. what does that mean when the police conduct a wellness check? i'll tell you real quick, they are going to go out there -- if mr. rogers is outside of the home, talking to him, looking for signs he may have weapons or something like that. not looking inside the apartment. if they're satisfied that he doesn't present any immediate threat, the police are going to leave. that's what they did in this case. they made an assessment based on what they saw at that time. they had no right, this is important to understand, i know this is going to come out, they had no right to search the home. that's why they didn't search. >> why go bark thrck three time? were the parents not satisfied in the first go round? or the police not satisfied? why three? >> the last time, april 30th, it was a result of a wellness check. the other previous two times he had encounters with his roomm e roommate. a couple of arguments with a couple of folks

mr. rogers at the end of april.oting started the best they could do to get over there to prevent any shooting but that is what they tried to do but he already killed himself. what preceded that was warning signs may have led to some sort of interdiction that could have prevented this from happening to begin with. julie: in fact the agency had three previous contacts with the suspect. he apparently blamed one of his roommates of stealing three canned dills. it was some petty theft. he in fact committed a civilian's arrest. he arrested one of his roommates, who was then jailed and booked and released and so there had been some mounting issues. his therapist was well aware of the fact that this 22-year-old had severe problems. and so that is where we raise this question of privacy between a therapist and patient. elliot's divorced parents didn't get a call from the therapists about the manifesto and they you'ved the youtube video minutes before the shoeing. do you think the therapist should have done more and shared th

mr. rogers presented himself in a manner that convinced them he was not a danger to them. >> i don't know why you girls are not attracted to me, but i will punish you for it. >> he said kill those [bleep] and kill them and kill myself. i remember him saying that little bit distinctly. >> the santa barbara sheriff says despite his previous concern and contact with deputies he was able to buy the guns legally because he was never institutional liesed against his will. stay tuned on the deadly rampage. we will have updates on on abc7news.com and on the abc7 morning news at 4:30. >>> new at 11:00, a pedestrian was in and out of consciousness after being hit by a muni light rail car in san francisco. it happened at 9:00 on san jose and saint mary's avenue. the ped strene stopped on the tracks the ped strene has head and leg injuries. turning our attention to weather . abc7 meteorologist francis is here now. >> live doppler 7hd is picking up clear skies around the bay area. clouds off to t highs reached the 90s in some locations. 93 in livermore and even san francisco got up to 70. tomorrow wil

combination of an autobiography and a diary, it's apparent of the severe extent of how disturbed mr rogeras. and the fact that he had been - and was continuing to be seen by a variety of health care professionals. it's apparent that he was severely mentally disturbed. >> the suspects family said they warned police just a few short weeks ago when roger posted disturbing video on social media. >>> in ukraine the presidential election kicks off in a few hours. there's concerned that pro-russian separatists may interrupt the voting. >> pope francis gives his first maths in the middle east and is on a 3-day drip to the holy land. he spend his first day in jordan, where he met with syrian refugees and heads to the west bank tomorrow. >> pope francis stops in israel, it's a troubling time. hate crimes by jewish ultra nationalists are on the ride and christians say police are not doing enough to stop him. we have this report. >> reporter: jesus's garbage, death to arabs and christians - a few messages blamed on jewish ultra nationalists. they are known as price tag attacks, given the name by peop

mr. rogers who really embodies the innocence of the decade. >> an icon who started in the '60s.very honored that the heinz history center in pittsburgh donated his clothing to this exhibit and it speaks of a calmness, the growth of television, and the involvement of children. >> and juxtapose that calmness to the volatility that was happening in reality. the social change happening all around everyone in this country. the two parts of this exhibit i want to make sure we get to before we get back to you guys, the stools with the civil rights movement and the bench in the jail martin luther king jr. sat on. >> these are important artifacts that symbolize the civil rights movement of the 1960s. the four stools we see here come from the greensboro historical museum. they were at the lunch counter, the woolworths lunch counter when the four african-american students sat down and requested a cup of coffee and more or less launched the student sit-in movement. >> the bench martin luther king jr. was sitting on. >> dr. martin luther king jr., in jail, for nonviolent protest, writes the

almost combination of an autobiography and diary, it's apparent of the severe extent of how disturbed mr roger was, and the tact that he -- fact that he had been and was continuing to be scene by a variety of different health care professionals, but it's very, very apparent that he was severely mentally disturbed when you review that document. the video tape is a chilling - there were self video tapes that he posted, but the one posted prior to the attack is a particularly chilling one in which he basically looks at the camera and talks about what he is about to do. >> reporter: (inaudible). >> what i can tell you is when the deputies contacted him, he - you know, this was in response to a check on the welfare call, to check on his welfare, how he was doing. the deputies contacted him directly at his residence and they determined that he did not meet the criteria for an involuntary mental health hold. he was, as i said, courteous and polite and appeared timid and shy and did not meet the coit earia of 51 -- cite ear ya of 5150 of the code which would have him expressed. he expressed that he wa

mr. rogers: madam chair, i request a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from kansas will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> madam chairman -- mr. cantor: madam champlee, let me begin by voicing my admiration for the chairman of the subcommittee, frank wolf. the committee and individuals around the world owe chairman wolf a deep debt of fwrattude for his years of service. the positive impacts of frank wolf's efforts literally span the globe as he has been a leader in the fight for and defense of human rights and he will jouse freedom around the world. chairman wol san francisco a principled leaders than -- and i and the rest of my colleagues will miss his leadership in the house in years to come. madam chair, i also rise to address the shosh of funding for research through the national science foundation. i believe the federal government has an important rol

mr. rogers and your batty aunt silvia. swooped in to save you, you're nothing special. >> david, i loved it when you said it. i was one that helped in some small way making it viral because i kept watching it. were you speaking only to students or were you also speaking to their parents? >> i was speaking only to the students, but i was aware the parents were there. >> and you, yourself, are a father of three teenagers. i, too, have three teenage sons. i would be interesting to hear you articulate what is the proper role of a commencement speaker in 2014? >> to help celebrate the occasion. to be thought provoking and relevant and brief. >> and what do you make of the controversies this year? it's been going on for a while, but they seem more pronounced >> yeah, i think i'm embarrassed for the schools. schools are supposed to be places of open mindedness and receptiveness to other ideas, to civil discussion. i think it's shameful what's happening. >> and it makes you worry, i'd imagine, because if there's intolerance in thi

mr. rogers: and then i want to say in addition to what the minority leader has said about frank wolf, he and i came here together, same class, there was only three of us left -- there's only three of us left out of 54, two after he leaves. but frank wolf, as the leader has said, never fails in compassion and honesty and transparency. he's above board. what you see is what you get. d they say that character is what you do when no one is watching. when you do the right thing when no one is watching. and certainly that is true of frank wolf. he's a patriot. he served his statement and -- his state and district and nation and the people of the world, for that matter, in an exemplary way. i can think of no one in this body that i've served with in these years together, i can think of no one who better exemplifies honesty, integrity, and devotion to his country and family as has frank wolf. so frank, we're going to miss you dearly. this is the last time, i guess, that you will chair this bill on the house floor. you've been a great chairman of this subcommittee, which i had the pleasure and ho

mr. rogers: i rise in support of this bill and i want to congratulate and thank chairman wolf and mr. fattah, the ranking member, especially and all the members of the subcommittee and staff for bringing us a bill that i think we can be proud of and support entirely. this is the third of the 12 appropriations bills that make up our work and this is the third we've brought to the floor this year and i think this bill, like the other two that passed, deserves our support. we're moving at a very fast clip on the committee. that should allow us to complete our appropriations work for the 2015 fiscal year on time. and i promise that my committee will do everything it can to make that a reality. as chairman wolf has said, the bill provides $51.2 billion for the department of justice, department of commerce, nasa, the national science foundation, and related agencies. this very for row piece of legislation, which was approve -- approved by the committee, by the way, on a bipartisan basis, makes clear that our priorities of keeping our nation safe and growing is a priority. to achieve these g

. >> mr. roger williams. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i would like to thank all house are paying tributes to the five men who recently died in afghanistan. in particular pay tribute to lance corporal oliver thomas who worked for me in westminster. he was an outstanding young man who was so well liked and held in such high regard by everyone who knew him and worked with him. the las vegas particularly heavy on his family and indeed his friends who grew up with him. i am sure the prime minister would want to join me in praising allah reservist who like all the risks that are armed forces six and then sometimes suddenly pay the ultimate price. >> my honorable friend is absolutely right to pay tribute to lance corporal thomas. it is a reminder of the sacrifices we have born in afghanistan. this looks as if it was a tragic accident to get to the bottom of what happened. that is absolutely right to mention how reservist in all three forces serve alongside regular colleagues and take all the risks in afghanistan they've proved again and again t

mr. rogers: thank you, mr. speaker. i respect my friend from california, she's very knowledgeable on the budget but she's wrong on this amendment and urge a no society. i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from california. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. ms. sanchez: mr. chairman. i request the yeas and nays. the chair: the gentlewoman ask -- has asked for a recorded vote. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from california will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 4 printed in house report 113-455. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. lamborn: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4 printed in house report 113-455 offered by mr. lamborn of colorado. the chair: pursuant to house

it is apparent of the severe extent of how disturbed that mr. roger was. >> in the manifestto. roger wrote about his parents' divorce and bullying and his bitterness about not being love. >> not getting any sex will shape the very foundation of my miserable youth and he talks about his plans for a killing rampage. >> he talked about killing his roommates while they slept and also talked about luring as many people as possible into his apartment and killing them. >> rogers stabbed to death three men in his apartment complex before he went on his shooting spree. the manifestto is described as chilling and titled retribution. >> i will have my revenge. >> he says he will target a sorority house. >> on the day of retribution i am going to enter the hottest sorority house of ucsb. and i will slaughter every single spoiled stuck up blond i see inside there. << roger went on to shoot and kill two women and wound another outside of this sorority house. rogers' family knew of his illness and reached out to his therapist for help. police were then sent to his apartment for a wellness chec

mr. rogers, you have known all the great men of your time. artists, writers, statesmen. there's no one you cannot call by first name. can you please tell us in one sentence what you think the secret to living a happy, successful, and fulfilling life is? he said, always love people. do not ever use people. love things. the fifth silent secret is they -- the. -- fate. i am at a public institution and i know how far i can go. it is about trials intricately should than failure. you need to have an inner strength to carry you through. i have been successful in politics 14 times and i lost three. i've been successful for 33 years. what garbage is a losing years in politics and business with the faith i had in god. let me tell you this. find it sooner rather than later. when you do, you cannot check the in and out of the library like a book. you cannot buy it from a televangelist on cable television. look for, find it, and it will help you. [applause] sixth figure is the dream. i'm talking about turning the light off like i did to prepare the speech. if i could be anything, wha

. >> mr. roger williams. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to thank the prime minister and, indeed, the whole house for paying the tributes to the five men who recently died in afghanistan. in particular i pay tribute to lance corporal alber thomas who worked for me in westminster. he was an outstanding young man who was so well liked and held in such high regard by everyone who knew him and worked with them. the loss of bears particularly held on his family and friends who grew up with them. i'm sure the prime minister would want to join me in praising all our reservists who face all the risks that are armed forces experience. and sometimes tragically paid the ultimate price. >> here, here. >> my friend is right to pay tribute to lance corporal oliver thomas. it is a reminder the sacrifices that we have born in afghanistan. this looks as if it was a tragic accident but will get to the bottom of what happened but he's right to mention how our reservists in all three forces serve alongside the regular colleagues and take all of the ri

mr. rogers, and the chairman of the commerce, justice, science appropriations committee, mr. wolf and ranking member mr. fattah for working with me on this issue. finally i'd like to thank mr. wolf for the years he's devoted to public service over the course of his very distinguished career. thank you, madam chair, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. wolf: i strike the requisite number of words. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wolf: i accept the amendment, i think it's a good amendment. i congratulate the gentlelady from arizona and urge a yes vote. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. fattah: strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. fattah: i rise in support this of this amendment with the chairman. i do note this review is taking place at a number of university bus none of these investigations have concluded and we don't know the exact facts but we do know that young people on college camp

mr. rogers, for the purpose of offering a motion. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to take a minute, first, to thank my ranking member and good friend from tennessee, mr. cooper, who has been a great partner in this process. i think that's evidenced by the fact that in my 12 years here, i can't remember a mark going through with only one contested amendment. and that speaks to jim and his leadership, and his staff out here. it's evidence that women are smarter than men. only one of her, it took three of my guys to keep up with her. steve and tim morrison and drew walter have all been great staffers who worked very collaboratively together. i want to applaud them, and thank all the members of our committee for being such team members. with that, mr. chairman, i move the adoption of the committee report on strategic forces, as amended. >> questions on the motion of the gentleman from alabama, those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. quar um being present, the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. we have about 15 minutes before we'll be called to vote on the

mr. rogers manifesto seems to suggest a than an aggressive and violent incident that he admitted he instigated brought him to the er and that was the final straw for him. there is the suggestion of telemedicine as a way of keeping mental health professionals in the loop with er care. however, there is a competing thator maybe another bill representative barbers put forward strengthening mental health in our communities act. it has 40 cosponsors. foreeks hhs awards co-locating behavioral health services in primary care settings. i was wondering how you think that plays with telemedicine. is it better? can telemedicine work as well? i appreciate your input. >> i think both bills have telemedicine in them. somebody who thinks their messiah is not going to go to their messiah is not any more likely to go to a psychiatrist. testimony --ed my there is a comparison of the bill barber proposed with the byl that is being proposed 86 cosponsors, including democrats and republicans. i think those supporting the barber bill have been misled by the mental health industry. again, i am a uber liberal democra

mr. rogers, and the gentleman from maryland, mr. ruppersberger, will each control 10 minutes.he chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. goodlatte: pr the founding of the american -- from the founding of the american republic, this country has been engaged in a profound debate about the limits of government. in the federalist papers, the founders argued passionately for a federal government that would protect the american people from foreign threats. at the same time, the founders struggled to create a structure to contain and control that government in order to protect the god-given rights of the american people. they carefully crafted the constitution and bill of rights to accomplish these two different yet complementary goals. in essence, this debate has illuminated the exceptionality of the united states. the ceaseless effort to he restrain the reach of government is in our d.n.a. as americans and for 225 years, we have refuse

mr. rogers manifesto seems to suggest that an aggressive and violent incident that he admitted he instigated or suggested he instigated brought into the er and that was the final straw for him. so there is the suggestion of telemedicine in this bill as a way of keeping mental health professionals in the loop with er care. however, there is a competing bill, or maybe another bill that represented barber has put forward, the strength and mental health in our committee act which was introduced earlier this month. it has 40 cosponsors and it actually seeks hhs awards for cole getting behavioral health services in primary care settings, and i was wondering how you think that place with telemedicine. is a better, can telemedicine work as well? i would appreciate your input, thank you, gentlemen. >> i think both but some who thinks they are my site isn't going to go to their primary any more likely than their going to go to a psychiatrist. if you attach to my testimony, there's a comparison of the bill barber propose with the bill that is being proposed by 86 cosponsors, including democrats and rep

mr. rogers manifestos suggests an aggressive and violent incident brought to the er with it -- they were the final straw. so there is a the suggestion of telemedicine as of way to bring mental health professionals in line with er care. however they have a competing bill or another bill that was before word strengthening mental-health in our communities act with 40 co-sponsors and it seeks hhs awards for behavioral health sciences in primary care settings. how did you think that plays with telemedicine? is it better? i appreciate your input. thank you gentlemen. >> i think those bills have telemedicine in them but somebody who thinks the messiah will not go to the primary other than a psychiatrist. it is a comparison of what bill barber proposed with the co-sponsors including democrats and republicans. i think those are supporting the bill have been misled by the mental health industry. i am a liberal democrat but when it's the pelosi said she once up bill supported by the of mental health industry finn the barbara bill got it gives more money without requiring them to serve the seriously

mr. rogers talking about the impact of this years election on congress's appropriation process. novemberction this is going to probably influence -- have things planned with appropriations. i don't think that will become apparent until at least september. >> can you give us a percentage of your confidence level? pass au won't have to continuing resolution. >> it is too hard to predict. the control in the senate is what we're talking about. i don't know how the different parties over there will see their role in appropriations bills this year. one, i don't know anything about the senatorial elections. i have no idea what is on those senator's minds. republicans taking back the senate, you have a choice. continue on the path we are on now and wrap everything up this year or push it into next year and get your self the prospect of an early fight with the president. fought with the president on appropriations bills before. you know the president does pretty well in those fights. what is your view in that situation? would you like to wrap things up this year no matter what? >> absolu

mr. rogers, we'll look at the decade that changed the world when we come back. ♪ >> the music was good from passing through new york's grand central terminal can also take a trip through time. a new exhibit just opened called "a look into the sixties." we were able to check out the exhibit as it was being unveiled. it's an impressive tribute to a decade of american history that changed the world. now visitors can get a taste of the '60s at grand central terminal strans formed to capture its essence. >> these are icons of american history. these are stools from the wool worth's lunch counter where in 1960 four african-american students sat down and request add couple of coffee and helped launch the modern civil rights movement, the sit-in movement. this is the bench that dr. martin luther king, junior, sat on in his prison cell in birmingham and composed the letter from a birmingham jail which. >> reporter: tick lated his philosophy of non-violence. the landing on the moon was one of the most significant events in the 1960s, something that president kennedy had promised in his inauguration a

mr. rodgers was. >> besides the manifesto, roger outlined the attack. >> tomorrow is the day of retribution, the day in which i will have my revenge against humanity. >> among his targets, a sorority house. >> i will slaughter every single spoiled stuck-up lying [bleep] i see inside there. >> had at least three encounters over the last years. and last july, he claimed he was the victim of an attack and officers suspected he was the aggressor and dropped the case and in january, he accused his roommate of stealing candles and then weeks ago, his parents became alarmed. youtube. >> i hate all of you. >> his parents reached out to his therapist for help and police were sent to his apartment. >> he was polite and courteous. he was able to convince the deputies that this was all a misunderstanding. >> reporter: sharon chin, kpix 5. >>> president obama made a surprise trip to afghanistan yesterday visiting hundreds of u.s. soldiers at bagram airfield. he thanked them for serving their country and promised a sharp reduction of u.s. military presence in afghanistan starting next year. >> america's war in af

and joining us now, the chairman of the house intelligence committee, mike rogers. mr.hairman, so far and so good over there no violence at least, but i want to ask you about this thing that happened last week where putin said he was going to pull back his troops that were amassed along the border. do you see any indication that he's done that? >> well, the only thing we've really seen, bob, is they're pulling troops out but for the sole purpose of rotating out their conscripts. they have two-year conscription there in russia. those two years are up for a lot of those forces along the border so they're really rotating them out. i would not read that he is wholesale pulling his troops back. this is a function of making sure he has fresh conscripts up along the border. >> schieffer: we'll sure be watching that. i want to ask you also this morning about this horrible story that keeps -- we keep learning about in nigeria, the kidnapping of almost 300 school girls. we understand the united states has sent some help in there. do you know what it is exactly we're doing? >> wel

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mr. rogers, is the chairman of the house appropriations committee and has spent years on the issue of combating prescription drug abuse in our great country. the problem is truly plaguing our streets, our youth and our communities. prescription drug abuse is contributing to addiction, health deterioration and even untimely death amongst many of our friends and loved ones. prescription drug abuse also fuels the demand for other illicit drugs such as cocaine, meth amphetamines -- methamphetamines, ecstasy and heroin, much of which flows into my home state of arizona, along with human traffic, gun running and murder. i have seen drug abuse all over my state and i know i'm not the only member who has been affected by the rampant drug abuse in my community. as a dentist of 25 years, i am well aware of how easy it is and how it can be for doctors and parents to abuse the prescription -- patients to abuse the prescription drug system. with a background in chemistry and biology, i know how easy it can be for people to become addicted to these substances. the primary purpose of the harold rogers prescri

mr. chair, the mayor's position on the bradford bill, i did ask roger kim in the mayor's office and my understanding is that they are not actively promoting a support position, but i'm not sure what that means, but at least that was communicated to me, that they are not promoting our supporting it according to what they told me. >> thank you. miss hale. >> regulatory update. focusing on the activities at the california public utilities commission around the green tariff proceeding, where pg&e has proposed to implement a program allowing customers -- electric customers to choose to join tariff programs that relies on a greener resource portfolio. the administrative law judge recently asked pg&e to sponsor a witness to answer questions about the community renewables program aspectful their green tariff offering. this is where -- this is the part of the program that would allow customers to subscribe to a specific project in their community; that is less than 3 megawatts in size as opposed to the original offering to subscribe to a portfolio of resources. this is an aspect of the program that pg&e was

i'm annemarie rogers, planning department staff with kevin guy. you heard mr.re describe the subdivision that are under appeal today so i'll skip right to the underlying project which is much of the appellant's concern. so, this project was approved through a series of hearings in march through july of last year. the project would rehabilitate the 10 story existing [speaker not understood] building [speaker not understood]. the two connected would contain up to 190 residential units, a museum space next to a museum and ground floor retail space. an e-i-r was prepared for the project. [speaker not understood] was certified by the commission last march 21st. three separate a meals of the certification were filed and this board upheld certification may 7. the subdivision mapping process is initiated, through you heard from dpw. next these applications are forwarded for the review. we look at the subject application, [speaker not understood], the general plan and the already approved entitlements. the planning staff also verified that the project was properly analy