mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. due to the tax cuts of president donald trump and the republican congress, there is impressive growth for american families. "the hill" today reports great things for the american people. cnbc reported that consumer confidence rose to its highest level in 18 years. african-american unemployment rate of 5.9% is the lowest on record. cnn. median household income at historic highs, investors business daily. middle you class income hit an all-time last year, "the washington post." the majority of u.s. workers are -- have the highest job satisfaction, "usa today." youth unemployment at a low. small business optimism and plans to raise wages, bloomberg. g.d.p. was 4.3 it is. reuters. -- 4.2%. reuters. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. our prayers for brett kavanaugh and his family, a judge of integrity. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? wi

mr. wilson. mr. wilson votes aye. mr. mccaul. mr. mccaul votes aye. mr. poe. mr. issa. mr. marino. mr. marino votes aye. mr. brooks. mr. brooks votes aye. mr. cook. mr. cook votes aye. mr. perry. mr. perry votes aye. mr. meadows. mr. meadows votes aye. mr. yoho. mr. yoho votes aye. mr. kinzinger. mr. kinzinger votes aye. mr. zeldin. mr. zeldin votes aye. mr. donovan. mr. donovan votes aye. mr. sensenbrenner. mr. sensenbrenner votes aye. miss wagner. ms. wagner votes aye. mr. mack. mr. mack votes aye. mr. rooney. mr. rooney votes aye. mr. fitzpatrick. mr. fitzpatrick votes aye. mr. garrett. mr. garrett votes aye. mr. curtis. mr. curtis votes aye. mr. engel. mr. engel votes no. mr. sherman. mr. sherman votes no. mr. meeks. mr. sires. mr. sires votes no. mr. connolly. mr. connolly votes no. mr. deutch. mr. deutch votes no. ms. bass. mr. keating. mr. keating votes no. mr. cicilline. mr. cicilline votes no. mr. berra. mr. berra votes no. ms. frankel. ms. frankel votes no. ms. gabbard. mr. castro. mr. castro votes no. ms. kelly. ms. kelly votes no. mr. boyle. mr. boyle votes no. ms. titus. m

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, next tuesday is the tragic 17th anniversary of the terrorist attack by radical islamic jihadists who sought to destroy our freedoms on september 11, 2001. the memories of the 3,000 innocent civilians who were killed at the pentagon, the world trade center, and at rural shangsville, pennsylvania, will never be forgotten. we're reminded of the incredible heroes that day. responders helping their neighbors, co-workers, and complete strangers with the leadership of president george w. bush. since that fateful day, our armed force vs. courageously fought to prevent another tragedy by eliminating safe havens overseas. these service members and their families who have paid the ultimate sacrifice deserve our eternal gratitude. unfortunately, the global war on terrorism is generational, as islamic terrorists continue to barbarically murder civilians, killing people of islamic faith first in their attempt to establish safe havens to plot mass murder in america as were the acts of 9/11.

mr. wilson, a two-and-a-half minute question. then we'll adjounch. -- adjourn. mr. wilson: thank you, chairman cook. see a bipartisan concern. there is the relationship that exists, between the cuban people and their government, and in particular the economic system, where the cuban military actually controls a phenomenal percentage -- what percentage does the military control? >> i will get back to you on that. >> it was my understanding whatever funding goes to the enterprise benefits the cuban military into the oppression of the people of cuba, in didn't cuba, when american tour us go there, or towards them from around the world who have always gone there, they have never -- never been barred from visiting the totalitarian state. the people who are at the enterprises, what currency are the workers? are they paid in cuban urrency? or u.s. dollars? or did they receive some type of script? >> i remember back in the 90's the paid in dollars, but i believe they are now paid in ome sort of human current. -- of cuban currency. i believe. >> it is not a currency that can

prosperous the mothers are mrs. wilson islamist the musical musa give the problem always and. most of us again is mr when you must do your part of the i'm going to do something about it and i'm going to go to court is nearly as good as you get the start of it when you pull your sunglasses the very end there's no. more to push it over we. could though we. could keep a list and we could then able to share. the most that they need give us no. choice i'm. getting you. yeah i'm. here standing in the chapel if they refuse sure to call. cultural exposure to . stover should do with you but idealistically. to the playfield. who loves you but then there's a lot of them where you do more good look at the who are most likely going to figure things are more the material more you do such to put yours in your pocket as you can them with. my dog door there would be didn't anybody living in this sort of a logical and richer. as i spoke with i'm still sort of them. but it also played in a place that is totally most. certainly would much of the week is about it's local and top of the lot there wa

cared deeply for wilson and working around his back but there is a very sad moment and waiting for mrs. wilson to invite them to the funeral so it was kind of sad. >> but those in the first two years. and then with that plutocracy of the age and wilson actually worked with brandeis. and wilson had a lot of ideas. with those revenues on imports so that ended up costing consumers money so one of the things was to get rid a lot of these tariffs which meant american manufacturers compete on footing for foreign manufacturers. with a broad adjustment and then a way to get more revenue and the answer was the income tax. make america great again because half of the people did not have to pay anything and the highest earners of $100,000 per year or more in 1916 the top rate was 7% so i think everybody would be very happy. so to introduce the income ca cat -- tax which basically eliminated the bank panic through the federal reserve before that to put them in the same role of the european central bank and to create new antitrust laws. that is easier for corporations to understand and with the ftc. i thin

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1 rule 1 i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker is on agreeing to the approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the speaker stands aproved. mr. wilson: i object to the vote on a quorum is not present present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 roof 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from kentucky, mr. rogers. mr. rogers: 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: the chair asks that the house now observe a moment of silence in honor of those who have been killed or wounded in service to our country and all those who serve nd their families. the chair will now entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, each august i conduct a bus tour of south carolina's second congressional district with my wife, rocks anne, and dedicated staff from all offices. i especially appreciate this year's schedule at of emily for the very meaningful agenda. it was humbling and inspiring to me what constituents from 22 locations from small businesses and schools to local chambers of commerce and large employers. i had the opportunity to thank employees for their service and i observed firsthand the extraordinary success of jobs created by president donald trump's tax cuts, promises made, promises kept. many of the businesses that are multigenerational success stories such as a company in operation for four generations and is currently led by frank. we also visited with newer companies that thrive, like tide water boats of lexington which started in 2006 and currently is in the top 10 of salt water boat manufacturers in the nation, with the leadership of jimmy mets and chris martzen. on the bus tour

mr. wilson, two and half minute question. >> my goodness, thank you chairman. secretary, i see a bipartisan concern here. and that is the relationship that exists between the cuban people and their government and in particular, the economic system where the cuban military actually controls a phenomenal percentage of the whatever enterprises, i would not call them businesses. what percentage does the military control? >> i do not know the of the top of my head, sir. we can get back to you with an answer. >> it was my understanding it was a very high percentage and whatever funding goes to enterprise actually is to benefit the cuban military and the oppression of the people in cuba. not for what would be perceived as possible. also, in cuba when american tourists go there, tourists from around the world, who always gone there they've never been barred from visiting the totalitarian state. when they go, the people that are at the enterprises like resort or hotel or whatever have confiscated property from someone else. what currency are the workers paid? are they p

mr. wilson low. so d.r. requesters, we have two, right? [inaudible] >> president hillis: okay. all right. you've got five minutes. >> i have packets that i'd like to handout, and i'd like to present, if possible. i apologize. >> president hillis: you've got information for us? just put it on the top there. >> thank you, commissioners. my family moved to san francisco four years ago. two years ago our daughter was born ago, and a few weeks ago our son started kindergarten at a public school near our house. san francisco is not an easy city to raise families, but we love it. the house we live in it peculiar. it's an old victorian built in 1 1884. this shows our home and the location of the proposed project. it is in no paway a cottage bu embodies the architectural attitude of the city. while we are currently boxed in already on two sides, our courtyard still provides our families with access to warm sun light cool breezes. it's a place for our families to garden. while we understand our neighbor's desire to expand their home and have no wish to stop it, we are here today because

mrs. sally baldwin howard was worn on march 23, 1916, right in the midst of world war i in wilson, north carolina, even though i did not know mr. sims, i knew her mother who lived directly across the street from me as a child. though she was raised in the jim crow south as the daughter of sharecroppers, mrs. howard graduated as valedictorian from wilson colored high school later renamed charles h. darden high school in 1938. the same school i graduate interested in 1965. she attended a junior college in north carolina before earning both a bachelors and master's degree in education from hunter college in new york city. she also did extensive study at the new school of social research, as well as columbia university. mr. speaker, mrs. howard taught for nearly 30 years as a first rade teacher in new york city. while there she worked in the new york city american negro threater which helped launch the careers of the likes of sydney poitier, harry bell fonty, ozzie davis, ruby dee andester roll. there she honed her acting and directing and writing talent, finding her voice through her art. mrs. howar

mr. wilson, two-and-a-half minute question and then we're going to adjourn. >> my goodness. thank you, chairman cook. secretary merten, i'm really grateful. i see a bipartisan concern here. with the congress men, and that is with the relationship that exists between the cuban people and their government and in particular the economic system where the cuban military actually controls the phenomenal percentage of the -- whatever enterprises -- i wouldn't even call them businesses. what percentage does the military control? i don't know that off the top of my head, sir. we can get back to you with that. >> it was my understanding it was a very high percentage and that whatever funding goes to the enterprise actually is to benefit the cuban military and the oppression of the people of cuba, not for what would be perceived as possible. also, in cuba when american tourists go there or tourists from around the world who have always gone there, they've never been barred from visiting the totalitarian state, that when they go -- and the people who are at the enterprises like a resort

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, as hurricane florence threatens to strike south carolina, i'm grateful to governor henry mcmaster, bob livingston, attorney general alan wilson, as well as kim stinson, director of emergency management division who have all done a fantastic job of preparing for the high winds and extraordinary flooding while keeping the people of the state up to date with the encouragement of president donald trump. i appreciate the governor has been in close coordination with president donald trump and together they are working to ensure south carolinaians have -- will -- respond to hurricane florence which endangers families. the projected phenomenal rainfall will cause unexpected flooding so we should be ready for higher elevation with only emergency travel through next week as roads

. >> thank you, general wilson, mr. arroyo, we took a general's perspective, may we have a ceo's? thank you, general wilson and scott for facilitating. you know, when we talk about how large organizations are transforming in a world that is driven by the internet of things, think of all of the technology that -- that general wilson just described, you know, what we are talking about here is the next evolutionary path of technology and nothing short of that and it's the path that at&t and air force have been on for some time through a different lens. in fact, at&t and the u.s. military have worked together over many years, innovating together, you know, during world war i, at&t was an original research and development partner for the united states and throughout history we've developed innovative military capabilities together. you know, this includes the first command controlled network that general used in world war i on the front lines in france, air to ground and ship to shore radio, air to radio, radar, sonar, we even connect air force one. i look at the innovations as no smal

mr. wilson, are there any considerations being made for folks with chronic medical conditions that need urgenteduled care, for example, dialysis, are preparations being made for them to get treatments earlier or alternative sites they may be able to reach in instances where you say there might be significant flooding? >> in fact, one of my -- many of the most at risk patients have been relocated to the interior part of the state where the hospitals have welcomed them and it really is so proactive. it would warm your heart to see every level of government coming together, but also the volunteer agencies, to see harvest hope food bank, to see goodwill, to see the salvation army, to see the various volunteer groups all coming together and the utilities. i was glad you referenced that. from around the country, people are coming together to address the issues. maria: congressman, there's a narrative out this morning that democrats are slamming the trump administration for reportedly transferring $10 million from fema's budget, sending it to the i.c.e. budget, the border control budget. this seems l

mr. chairman. >> joe wilson, south carolina. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, secretary singh and secretary billingslea. thank you for your service. it's so positive to hear your messages. in particular, secretary billingslea, you mentioned about the impact of the sanctions. the president was very courageous to pull out of the flawed iranian nuclear deal, so secretary singh, you're absolutely correct. they never stopped their policies of death to america and death to israel. and so it is just refreshing that we have a president who has made promises, he's keeping his promises to protect american families. in line with that, i was really impressed, secretary billingslea, with your presentation of the effect on the iranian economy, just extraordinary. we're hopeful for the people of iran that this great people approach and heritage that they can establish a free and democratic society. i also was encouraged, secretary singh, by your point out that visiting with 30 different countries around the world to promote cooperation. it somehow is misreported by

mr. chris wilson. thanks for joining us. >> good morning, ainsley. ainsley: that is interested.ents, i will do, this build the wall or tax cuts will become permanent. that way constituents hold them to it if they don't fulfill the promise. >> on behalf of the club for growth, we looked at 41 most competitive districts the places where the house will be won and lost. the three things, you alluded to cowell of them, make clear to the voting public they will make tax cuts permanent. that is the future. not just talking about tax cuts in the past. if they win re-election tax cuts will be made permanent. they need to emphasize nancy pelosi's promise, if nancy pelosi takes over the house they will repeal the tax cuts to which will end up destroying the economy. it comes down to security. a lot of coverage with problems with gangs and drugs. people don't feel safe so much anymore. human trafficking. if republicans take the house, they will defund sanctuary cities and secure the border. brought up the wall, that is part of that. third thing which is important aspect, be clear democrats

reed wilson, national correspondent for the hill, and al weaver, political reporter for the "washington examiner." congressman -- mr. mcintosh. i have been here such a long time i remember you in your former life. we should tell people you have a personal relationship with judge kavanaugh from way back at yale and from the founding of the federalist society. david: more after yale. we both went there, but i met him here in d.c. as a young lawyer. susan: we are taking this on friday afternoon after we all just watched the judiciary committee decide they will recommend causing the vote for a weeks of the fbi can do an investigation on professor ford's charges. what is your reaction to that decision by them? david: it comes down to the vote. they have got to have at least 50 votes to get them confirmed. if two republicans want that done, senator mcconnell is likely to do it. i think it is unfortunate, to be honest with you. i think what is happening here, and it is not just me. i had several women share with me their outrage really. they view the way dr. ford has been handled with this is a complete abuse of her. they

mr. arroyo and finally give general wilson the last word. >> the magic wand that i would wave is one that i know one of my colleagues from cisco mentioned in another session. the notion of speed to deployment of existing commercial capabilities i see as repeatedly held up in the environments of accreditation and authorization to go operate. so if i was to wave a magic wand, i would wave the wand and say i think we need to get more quick and agile with how we're assessing rin inrisks and operationalizing technologies. making sure we understood the risk but thinking about how we embrace it and, indeed, increase the capacity of the armed forces. >> thank you. mr. arroyo? >> let me build on this talent one because this is one that's really at least to me very important and one i spend time on. and if i look at what are the things that everything we've described here is going to acquire an influx of human talent, so if i look at what i would wave a magic wand on is creating this interest. and i go to the cyber patriots and what we're doing together here in this domain. but frankly, across the

and russia but my action is again how do you judge today i let you judge roll wilson from what we have we have not only mr putin and mr assad in syria we have a proxy war that started in summer twenty eleven with a number of stakeholders and russia is one of those give it a very important one mr assad couldn't continue his mass murdering without mr put in perhaps iran is also necessary but we are now in europe and put in as a very important player so again how do you judge put ins roll in this infernal i see russia as a partner in syria and we have said that several times we have said that and it's not only me it's the european union that has stated that and during our last e.u. council meeting here in vienna two weeks ago we said we have to take a pragmatic approach in terms of working together with syria other leaders in europe in the world also in europe are condemning mr bolton's roads what is the position of the foreign minister. and that is not only my position we have to cast various instances also inside the european union that we have to work with russia in staying inside if you have magic argume

mr. chairman. chairman royce: joe wilson, south carolina. wilson: thank you all, and thank you for your service. it is so positive to hear your messages. in particular, secretary billingslea, you mentioned about the impact of the sanctions. the president was very courageous to pull out of the flawed nuclear deal. you are absolutely correct. they never stop their policies of death to america and death to israel, so it is refreshing that we have a president who has made promises, he is keeping his promises to protect the american families. in line with that, i was really impressed, secretary billingslea, with your presentation on the effect of the arabian economy. -- iranian economy. just extraordinary. and we are hopeful for the people of iran that this great people of persian heritage, that they can reestablish a free and democratic society. i was also encouraged, secretary singh, by you pointing out that you visited with 30 different countries around the world to promote cooperation. it is somehow misreported by the negative media that nothing is being done. thank you. i was hoping that might b

to polish the terror who's director of the brazil institute at the woodrow wilson center joins us now from washington d.c. mr sitter welcome to the program what's your sense do you think the stabbing will assist him in his bid to become president. it could and it could have the precise opposite impact if busy of the side student if i in this precisely what they don't want brazil has traditionally has a much food mild mannered kind of politics violence has been absent in brazilian national politics for almost a century it's not the country's style and this is british shocking so one way to reject this would be to reject both because that is sort of his message the other day the other way i could be that he can capitalize on this and move to a second round of vote i it's not very easy for him to win in a first round we have still a month to go he has no television time to do propaganda he would have to rely on his t.v. appearances all of his the he will do that from a hospital bed or former house because he is under medical orders not to go out. exert himself too much but i think his chances of being in the se

reed wilson, national correspondent for the hill, and al weaver, political reporter for the "washington examiner." congressman -- mr. mcintosh.

mr. evans, thank you. [applause] >> our coverage from the wilson center continues in just a moment. but first, a look at what we have live tomorrow. senators mitch mcconnell, ted cruz will address conservatives at the 2018 value voter's summit in washington, d.c. that starts at 8:50 eastern. in the afternoon joe biden will talk about the effort to find a cure for cancer. live at 4:30 on c-span, and the senate judiciary committee is scheduled to hold a hearing monday to give supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh, and christine ford is who has accused the judge of sexually assaulting her in high school a chance to testify. mse committee she's willing to testify next week if they can work out the terms. we're planning live coverage at 10:00 a.m. monday on c-span. that will be streaming online

mr. smith: in many ways he was a reluctant choice. remember, this was a guy who had fraternized with the enemy. had been part of woodrow wilson's war cabinet. there was a wonderful letter from 1920 from young franklin roosevelt to a friend talking about hoover's virtues, and fdr agreeing, saying, he certainly is a wonder. hoover was not interested in being a sacrificial lamb. he knew enough about politics to know that in 1920, it was a republican year. so anyway, he allowed his name to be entered in the california primary against hiram johnson, a senator who was a military -- militants -- militant isolationist. the result was a mixed bag. he got enough votes to won't johnson and make sure johnson would not be nominated, but not enough votes to impress the professionals. and remember, that was the famous smoke-filled room convention where a senator cabal according to legend met and by process of elimination came up with warren harding. but the fact was hoover was never a regular republican. he was a supporter of the bull moose third party. in the 1920's, the closest thing to a modern parallel would be colin powell, say, in the 1

mr. chairman and members of the committee. my name is alicia wilson baker. i am a pro-life christian and ordained minister from indiana. i am someone who was denied the birth control i needed because of my insurance companies religious belief. and i'm honored to be here today. truly honored. to speak on behalf of everyday women. if judge kavanaugh is confirmed to the supreme court after that many women, especially those who can least afford it, will not get access to affordable birth control. because of their employer's religious belief. birth control allows women and people to control their lives. and without it, women's health and their futures are at risk. i would like to tell you about my background. i grew up in a devout christian family. in california. my parents were leaders in our church congregation.my childhood was filled with happy memories of attending church. learn how to put faith into action. your mission trips and serving our community. i decided to go to seminary and become an ordained minister. so i could serve others. i currently work at a

mr. chairman and members of the committee. my name is alicia wilson baker. i am a pro-life christian and ordained minister from indiana. i am someone who was denied the birth control i needed because of my insurance companies religious belief. and i'm honored to be here today. truly honored. to speak on behalf of everyday women. if judge kavanaugh is confirmed to the supreme court after that many women, especially those who can least afford it, will not get access to affordable birth control. because of their employer's religious belief. birth control allows women and people to control their lives. and without it, women's health and their futures are at risk. i would like to tell you about my background. i grew up in a devout christian family. in california. my parents were leaders in our church congregation.my childhood was filled with happy memories of attending church. learn how to put faith into action. your mission trips and serving our community. i decided to go to seminary and become an ordained minister. so i could serve others. i currently work at a

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he's a graduate of dartmouth college and woodrow wilson school for public affairs at princeton. ow you can talk. mr. kline: thanks for having me. it's a privilege coming next door to a.i. look forward to the conversation with my fellow panelist. i want to start by laying a little of common ground for any financial crisis. i think peter has given us an impressive and important charge of creating a record and i think whereas i'll probably fall onto the mainstream, you know, left of center analysis about the causes and problems associated with the cause of the crisis, i want to step back and talk about a financial crisis and you need two increed yents. you need the fundamental mispricing of an asset and leverage. one of these ingredients is not sufficient. this is extremely important to understand what the difference is between a bubble and a crisis. so i picked two of the most recent bubbles that i experienced. first is the dot-com bubble where you can see the price of equity markets fell. you had the fundamental mispricing of an asset. what was a click worth? what was a view on a homepage worth? ama

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, this week president donald trump and secretary of state mike pompeo and national security advisor ambassador john bolton made the courageous decision to close the palestinian liberation p.l.o. office in washington. the p.l.o. has taken no steps to advance the peace negotiations with israel. instead they focused their efforts on leveraging international criminal court, which directly disrupts the peace process. unfortunately, the p.l.o.'s efforts to subvert the international criminal court was advanced when former president barack obama refused to stand up for israel in the u.n. security council. while the p.l.o. condemns israel, it is making payments to families of suicide bombers and terrorists and rewards for mass murder. a man who murdered five members of an israeli family received $14,000 a