ms. sanders: but he has been very clear in his public comments on how he feels about the situation specifically. but that's a decision that should be left up to local officials. reporter: should he sheriff israel step down? ms. sanders: that should be left up to the local communities and not the president. reporter: the president did not mention whether he wants to have an age limit. is that still his position. will lawmakers come to the white house and did the president say he will have a law on bump stocks? ms. sanders: let's see. on bump stocks, the president did sign an executive memo directing the a.t.f. and department of justice to outlaw on bump stocks. if we cannot find an administrative fix, we would support legislative solution to complete that. on whether or not he will be meeting with lawmakers, the president is planning a meeting for wednesday with bipartisan members of congress. we'll have further details on that later in the week to discuss different pieces of legislation a

significante most public safety threats that our ms 13.ty has comes from ms 13 has over 30,000 members worldwide. the gang has a particularly massive and troubling presence on united states soil. the numbers are staggering. ms-13imated 10,000 members are in our country. mexico and el salvador and that infiltrated our entire country. this is the district of columbia, it is estimated that there are upwards of 2000 members in los angeles, between 800 and 1200 in dallas and houston. --0 in long island, 800 800-1000 in boston. mr. president, as jesus said, ms 13 is probably the most ruthless of gangs terrorizing the streets today. kill, their motto's is rape, control. it is a motto that they live by. ?s professor smith: jeanne: -- -13 recruits children to be their murderers. they gang rape young girls. they sell them for a fact. they attacked their victims with chains, machetes, firearms. there is a photo of a shotgun and a machete. that was recovered from the members were stopped by the police as they were on their way to murder a student on a high school -- at a high school in woodbridge,

president, because ms-13 is based and operates in el salvador, and ms-13 largely directs its murderous mission from prisons in el salvador, it is not enough to enforce our domestic violence crime laws against gang members in the united states. to effectively combat transnational organized crime, we also need enforcement of our immigration laws. the reason ms-13 is so massive in our country, the reason why they have 10,000 members in 40 states and the district of columbia is because many of those gang members have illegally entered our country. now, the department of justice and our state authorities can continue to prosecute scores of ms-13 members located in the united states, but when we fail to enforce our immigration and human smuggling laws, when we have loopholes in our immigration laws and when we have porous borders and insufficient enforcement of our immigration laws, ms-13 can simply replenish its jail population by sending more and more gang members across our borders. and that is why the department of justice under the attorney general's leadership is also focused on stoppi

this is not to say that ms-13 is the only threat we face, that is certainly not the case, but ms-13 is a unique threat. it's violence for the sake of violence and it is indiscriminate killing and brutality? our commune sxits it is a threat very tough to stop because we are in a position because ms-13 is able to replenish its ranks as we incarcerate members. >> ms-13 targets communities, and what would you say to critics to say you're using this gang to paint a broad brush stroke against immigrants and scare people here? >> i think if we look at reality of the actions of ms-13 and the d.c. metropolitan area and long island and around the country the scare tactics being used are not by the department of justice and it is by ms-13. they're savages engaging in indiscriminate violence in the community. [ indiscernible ] >> thanks. i'll let you answer brian's question if you have time. you talk about the attorney general's question and i want to ask about someone else that's the leader of the doj, rod rosenstein, do you think he's being unfairly maligned? >> i will -- i am here to talk about

but because ms-13 is based an operates in el salvador and because ms-13 largely directs its missionsrom el salvador, we must do more than enforce our domestic violent crime laws against gang members in the united states. our investigations have revealed that when we fail to enforce our immigration and human smuggling laws, when we fail to enforce immigration laws and allow for loop holes to exist to let future ms-13 gang members into the country, ms-13 can very easily simply replenish its jailed membership by sending more gang members across our borders. and for that reason as well, the department of justice also remains committed to enforcing our criminal immigration laws and to identify and targeting ms-13's smuggling networks. be clear, we will undertake all lawful measures to end this scourge on our communities. thank you for your attention. >> john, real quick, a question. given the threat that you're discussing here, why has attorney general sessions renewed sort of increasing enforcement against marijuana even though a lot of states have tried to decriminalize or make it legal

his family says that for months, ms-13 had been harassing him. his mother, an eadorian immigrant who cleans houses for a living, would not talk about ms-13, but she told us about their lives. (speaking spanish): (interviewer speaking spanish): i ling) >> i'm talking about illegal immigrants that were here that caused tremendous crime. that he murdered people, raped people. they're getting the hell out or they're going to prison, and...> arrator: a week after jorge tigre and the three others were murdered, president trump would ma ms-13 a key exhibit in support of his immigration agenda. >> we're not going to allow them to take over a block, a corner of our communities and >> they are utterly without laws, conscience, or respect for human life. >> the last very weak administration allowed thousands and thousands of gang members to cross our borders... >> i knew they were going to capitalize on the narrative they've been promoting the entire election to sow division among the people of this country. >>e've seen the horrible assaults and many killin

ms. susteren: good afternoon. very happy to be here today to moderate this fabulous panel about a very distressing issue, an issue that is bipartisan. it affects republicans, democrats, independents, it affects everybody. and i want to get started right away because this is a problem we all need to think about and talk about. i want to start with the lieutenant governor of ohio. why is this topic important to you? we could be here talking about jobs in ohio and how many jobs you have open. why do you want to talk about this one? lt. gov. taylor: this is an impact on every finally. -- on every family. i've also seen it in the state of ohio. havee talked to people who suffered in the crisis. it has touched every single person i have come across. we need good leaders who will stand up and provide real solutions, to give hope and healing to so many individuals today who are suffering. governmentteren: cannot solve every problem. what do you see as the role of government in this crisis, this e

on ms-13, ms-13 is directing gang members to come into the u.s. from el salvador and they have to find a way to stop this. and they will use any tools at their disposal. since the evidence against these kids is not that strong, they will use immigration tools in order to pick them up and send them back to el salvador and honduras. i should point out that there is a lot of evidence and there is a recent study that just came out yesterday, a 90 day report that says that the rhetoric like sessions just used, that we were listening to, is actually helping them, hoping ms-13 -- helping ms-13 become stronger, it emboldens them, makes them larger than they actually are, that this is not a transnational gang organization, but pretty much a ragtag group of teenagers in latin america that are pretty hand to mouth. host: barbara in texas, good morning. caller: good morning. my thing is the children come up to the border, they are allowed through thep them united states and they do not know where they come from, who they are, but then they take egals, and ins

theytop suspected ms-13 people. they engage them, they're in their face, there's no place for them to go. we make it known to them that we do not want them here, and we're doing everything we can to get them out. these woods are in the heart of brentwood that's become a hangout for ms-13. right over here is all 503 graffiti, 503 being the area code for el salvador. you can also tell by the debris they leave all over the place,sg they're diting. they don't care about anything, they don't care about anybody, theyeave trash all over the place. they think this area is theirs, it's not. nothing is theirs. and over time, they know thatno they'rgoing to be here anymore. these guys are doing a terrific job, and ty do it every day, relentlessly. >> narrator: for the pw years, a perfect storm has been brewon long island. it all began in 2014, when an influx of nearly 9,000 minors, mostly from central america, started floodingn. >> more kids this year over last year, they say that 95% of them ere children from the bord >> what

ms. sanders: frankly, that is not completely accurate. this president has been far tougher on russia -- there is a process that has to take place. we are going through the process. countrieslso says the have to violate something in the sanctions to go into place and it has not necessarily happened. i can tell you the president has been extremely tough on russia here it he helped through $700 billion to rebuild our military. russia is not excited about that, i can assure you. he helped export energy to eastern europe. i can assure you russia is not excited about that. up else it that should the obama administration has put in place and upheld those enclosed three diplomatic robberies that were russia's here in the united states. a number of actions against russia and put pressure on them. he helped on the ukrainian through number of places that obama was to weaken refused to take and put pressure on russia where this president has. [indiscernible] clarification from some of the president's

communities that ms. rice and i represent. >> it's been a tremendous development and a very effective tool. what it does is it places -- has placed an el salvadoran law enforcement official who has access to their criminal immigration databases and puts them in physical connection with law enforcement authorities in the united states. and provides them -- provides us between the two countries an avenue with which to share the information. and that's why we've been able to get the results that we've gotten. as people have come across the border and been apprehended, we can run fingerprints against databases in el salvador. people who have misrepresented who they are, your fingerprint doesn't lie, and that's how we've been able to actually identify people wanted for murder back in el salvador and been able to deport them and see that they experience justice. >> thank you, mr. glenn. i'll recognize the ranking member. let me say before i formally recognize her, ms. rice has been a great partner back in this.

targeting and combating ms-13 is a top priority. in order to effectively target ms-13 it's not enough that federal and state authorities are enforcing the criminal laws with respect to ms-13 members on u.s. soil. we have to make sure that it's not in position to replenish its ranks by sending additional members, additional uncompanied children into the united states to later be recruited by ms-13 to be their murderers few years down the road. otherwise we'll be in a constant situation where we are unable to effectively eradicate it. >> two questions. >> yes? >> you've given the president an update. what beyond immigration issues will the justice department be doing to break the back of ms-13? that's the first question. you can answer. >> sure. the first question is that the department of justice has been and will continue to dedicate sshl resources to ensure that ms-13 is being targeted and i think we're seeing that. more convictions have been secured against 1,200 gang members last year. we charged the most federal firearms offense

ms. sanders: thank you secretary chao. the president has an event, we will jump straight into the questions for today. john. reporter: f.b.i. director christopher wray laid out a different deadline and the white house has been in contradiction that the white house has laid about. can you speak to what the trect tore said. he seemed to indicate that first you would have known might have been in march, june and november and in january when the case was actually closed. ms. sanders: we explained the process last week. the white house personnel office received information last year and what they considered to be the final background information report in november but not made a final recommendation for ajudication to the white house because the process was still ongoing. in the view of personnel security office, the f.b.i.'s report required significant additional investigatory field work before personnel office could begin to evaluate the information for ajudication. as the director said info

ms. effort.an ongoing as much as i would like to believe we are perfect, i don't expect they will be perfect. but we will continue to strive that situations like that occur as infrequently as possible. >> do you have an ethics policy that your work within your framework or -- we have inherent biases. >> absolutely. that is crucial. there are policies that guide our work. e have 160-page set of guidelines which is public information. that guides their assessment. so we work on top of policy. we constantly evolve that policy and train those who have to apply those policies. your raiders -- [indiscernible] > they are not developers. >> internally we have ethics policy and the honest results policy which prevents our engineering teams from people trying to influence in untoward ways or third parties. >> ar statement that you are in the trust. trust is based on knowledge. do you believe your customers know what information you retain about them and how you use it? >> i would hope so. we have m

ms. james: let me start off with a softball. knowing your passion, knowing your commitment, there are many things you could be doing with your life right now. why did you decide to do this? sec. devos: thank you, kay. let me begin by thanking you for your kind words. let me remind you there are other things you could do in your life right now. i think we both are in the places that we are for a time like this. we have opportunity to help make change and bring greater opportunity. in my case, i have been an advocate for all kids for over 30 years for the opportunity to have a great future and great education, but an equal opportunity for all children. that has fueled my passion over the years. it is an even greater passion now. ms. james: one of the things i saying saying is, some people have school choice -- the wealthy, connected, and elected -- theywhat are you doing at the department to assure all have it.have that opportunity? sec. devos: we are carrying out the duties of the departme

ms. there was an intensification of policing and inner cities across the nation but particularly in new york city. buffalo, rochester, and attica was filled with 2400 men. black and puerto rican but also white men, and the conditions were horrendous. role of toilet paper to last a month, two quarts of water to do everything in, wash, clean yourselves, drink. medical care so bad that prisoners were not only dying at attica but were permanently disfigured from lack of care. that theis the context men in the yard start talking in thecivil rights present, human rights in the prison. and of course many of these guys had also come from the street that had been very active, particularly rebellions in philadelphia in 1964, harlem in 1950 four, rochester in 1964, and they began to ask for help, initially through the system, writing letters to state senators and begging the commissioner of corrections to do something. but nothing was really done. and in fact what was done was a great deal more repr

ms. this directly reflects the president's proposal by providing dedicated, discretionary funding for projects that address critical issues facing our nation's highways, bridges and ports. under this program, states and localities that secure some funding or financing of their own are given higher priority access to federal funds. in addition, this reserves 25% of its funding to be awarded to rural projects. so infrastructure is the backbone our economy and key to keeping our country competitive. it will create new jobs, strengthen our economy and improve the quality of life for everyone. with that quick summary, i will answer any questions. reporter: some of the criticism is it puts too much of a burden on states financially because the federal budget is 14% and people might pay more taxes and more tolls, what do you say to that? the secretary: federal money is not free. federal money comes from our communities, taxpayers and our communities. they take that money, send it to washington a

ms. jackson lee: mr. chairman, i ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition, although i am not opposed to the amendment. the chair: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much. i rise to support the goodlatte amendment and i thank the chairman, along with our ranking member, mr. nadler, for their hard work in working together. i think this amendment is particularly important because it clarifies that the restitution provision applies to victims of sex trafficking and ensures that the affirmative defense applies to both of the criminal offenses created in the underlying bill. these changes are simple and reasonable and with that i support the amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. goodlatte: i urge my colleagues to support the amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back t

ms. that comes from their education. is sort of their obligation, so i think a lot of times, we do get doctors overprescribing, not because they are intentionally trying to do anything abusive or criminal, but just because they have learned in medical school that, you know, they need to do this. they need to take care of pain, if people are in pain. i do think we need more education. i think many of the older doctors are not necessarily aware of the dangers of what they are prescribing. i am not trying to be difficult with you, but i do think it is something that needs to be addressed, it is something that congressman schneider's bill does address effectively. also, we can employ how people are treated for substance abuse, mental health disorders, centers, mental health addiction treatment facilities. while this policy goals the potential to expand treatment options for those suffering, let's carefully consider how we can safeguard against further misuse of controlled substances. finally,

ms. slaughter, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sessions: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sessions: i rise in support of the rule and underlying resolution. it provides for the 1529. ration of h.r. this will extend government funding until march 23, 2018, while simultaneously funding the department of defense for a full year this ill en-- this will ensure our nation's defense, pay for our proud service men an women who will no longer be in jeopardy for ongoing decisions of funding for long-term spending caps. mr. speaker, we just have come off of rules committee where we had a hearing for several hours where we detailed not only the parts of this bill but also the agreement and disagreement about -- as between the two parties. i want you to know i'm pleased to report today, rules committee favorably

ms. congress first authorized social security to designated representative payees all the way back in 1939. the program was last updated in 2004. for those unfamiliar, social security representative payee program designates a payee to help manage the benefits of those who need assistance managing their benefits. and we're talking about quite a few. in fact, you may be surprised to learn that there are about eight million beneficiaries with payees. in my home state of texas, we're talking about more than 625,000 people with payees. to put a face on this program, we're talking about folks like the aging relative or the elderly neighbor next door. people you may know but didn't realize had a representative payee. with 10,000 americans retiring a day, this vitally important program is only going to grow in demand, but here's the problem. multiple reports have raised serious concerns about how social security administers this bram -- administrators this program. in light of this report, we hel

resident am: the out there ms-13, ms-13, they love that? >> yeah. it helps them. at the same time it makes the victims of their criminal activity all the scared to come forward. for the most part the president only talks about these gang members as savages and victims as precious and beal people. what's striking about themo situation is of the victims tend to be immigrants themselves or the children of immigrants. so the president discriminates between the victims and the perpetrators of these crime, but he tars the entire immigrant community by using this talking point the way he does. people are legitimately scared to come forward. if you're undocume, you're coming forbard to report gang-relateed problems, but you don't know how themmigratn officials will respond. the crackdown on communities where gang members and victims live side by side, the crackdown is so indiscriminate, that a lot of victims are trapped between e gang violence on the one hand and immigration enforcement ly the other, and the president is larriving that wedge. >> brangham: the president ha

>> president trump talks about ms-13 like it's another country's problem when in fact, ms-13 is an american made problem through and through on multiple levels. >> ms-13 was born on american soil and grown by american foreign policy. it emerged in the 1980s when refugees landed on the streets of los angeles. >> in the 1990s under bill clinton when there was a wave of deportations, some of those gang members were sent back to central america and took what was a local los angeles gang and helped make it into a chance national criminal organization. people might be eager to deport a new generation of salvadorian gang members back to el salvador when that will intensify and worsen the cycle and bring wave of wave of refugees to the united states. we're going to keep dealing with this problem again and again. >> in suffolk county, the vast majority of ms-13's victims and recruits are young people with central american roots. >> traditionally gang members are recruited because the gang is a structure. it offers support and protection and like a family common bond community from the same backgroun

ms. pelosi: i could, i could, i could. the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentlelady for yielding. and i thank her for her outstanding statement of values and what our country is about. thank you, congresswoman lowey, for your extraordinary leadership. and i thank all of our colleagues for the unity that we had over the months when we were having this debate about what this bill would look like. and i want to again read a letter that mr. hoyer, mr. clyburn and i sent to the speaker last night, or i guess this night. and this is what it said. because i think it's very important for people to understand the simplicity of our request. the fairness of our request. to the speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the entlelady will the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the request comes from the body. ms. pelosi: i thank the speaker. in the spirit of bipartis

ms. slaughter: thank you, mr. speaker. and, mr. speaker, i thank my colleague for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. and yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. slaughter: we saw a shutdown just over two weeks ago. and here we are again. i believe this is the fifth one since september. and since the republicans control every branch of the government, we have to wonder what's going on here. i stood in this same spot after midnight in 2013 and announced that the great government of the united states was closed for business. at that point they would close for business for 16 days. which means all the federal buildings and parks were closed. vendors who had little mom and pop stores, newspaper kiosks, and things with federal business lost all the minute, a lot of it. people with lunch rooms. the estimate was $24 billion was lost to the federal government. as i recall, that particular one, that was because senator cruz, republican

ms. where the bradhandgun violence prevention act was enacted on november 30, 1993. whereas backgrounhecks ve been successful and every day stop more than 170 felons, some 50 desti abusers, and nearly 20 fugitives from buying aun. wheas over two million gun sales were bcked since enactment the bradyandgun violence preveion act. wheas 90% of a bkground checks are done itantly. whereas thetates that require background ccks, 47% fewer women are murdered by an intimate partner. hereas in states that quire background ccks, there are 47% firem sure sides. whereas in states that require background chcks, 53% fewer law enfcement officerare killed by someone using a gun. whereas 97%f americans ped support background checks for all gun sales hereasn many state noes ackground check is requid to bua gun online or at a gun ow and whereas the president has said, whether are republican or democrats, must nowfocus on strengthening background ecks. now, therefore, be it resolved thathe house of representa

ms-13 was born on american soil and grown by american foreign policy.80s when refugees fleeing el salvador landed on the streets. >> when there was a wave of deportations some of those gang members were sent back to central america and took what was a local los angeles gang and helped make it into a transnational criminal organization. people might be eager to deport a new generation of salvadorian gang members back to el salvador when that will in fact intensify and worsen the cycle and bring wave after wave of refugees to the united states. we're going to keep dealing with this problem again and again. >> reporter: in suffix county the vast majority of ms-13 victims as well as its recruits are young people with central american roots. >> traditionally gang members are recruited because it offers structure, support, protection, like a family common bond, community because they're from the same background. and i think that's what draws them in. many people we locked up for murders, we found them living in poor conditions. sometimes they're living on the

ms. slaughter: thank you, mr. speaker. i wasn't quite ready but i thank my friend for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. slaughter: i'm sorry i can't support this continuing resolution today. the great government of the united states of america that's been called the last, best hope of man cannot be funded in traunches of maybe two weeks to three weeks. this is the fifth continuing resolution that we have done since the 30th of september. that's an atrossfi. i don't think of any, any legislative body anywhere, totally unable to do its job. and as sorry as i am to say it, because of my great respect and affection for my fellow members, i don't believe this majority is capable of governing. we are two days before the shutdown of the government of the united states, before it closes for business. late last night, about 2:00 in the morning was it? 10:00 p.m., that's better than i thought,

has the largest gang population, not ms-13. ms-13 makes up less than 1%. department of justice facts, majority of ms ms-13 gang membs are actually american who were recruited from our schools. to answer your question, it's not a compromise and even though someone say it's generous, at all. you're looking at 5 out of 7 protections in place for immigrants coming currently that are being ripped apart. it doesn't help the refugees, this hurts not just dreamers, this i believe puts dreamers further away from their dreams and and the rhetoric we hear from the president. >> shannon: you are giving them a path to citizenship, how does it put them further away from their dreams? right now deportation is there option. >> you are looking at a 10 to 12 year long path. for some the timeline is unattainable. secondly because it's a multifaceted problem and i think democrats and republicans no we can't just be one piece of legislation. this is overambitious i believe. to lump it all together, that's part of the problem. last night when he did in my opinion as a democrat

ms-13 has more than 30,000 members worldwide. but the gang has a particularly massive and troubling presence on united states soil. the numbers are staggering. an estimated 10,000ms-13 members are living in our country. they're primarily composed of immigrants or descendants of immigrants from el salvador. they have infiltrated our entire country. there are ms-13 members in 40 states and the district of columbia. it is estimated that there are upwards of 2,000ms-13 members in los angeles. between 800 and 1200 in dallas and houston. 2,000 in long island. 800 in boston and 3,000 members right here in the d.c. metropolitan area. and, mr. president, as we just said, ms-13 is probably the most ruthless and violent gang terrorizing our streets today. one of their mottos is means kill, rape, control. and, mr. president, it is an motto that ms-13 lives by. ms-13 members engage in indiscrimina indiscriminate violence. they commit rape, extortion, murder and just for the sakist, they recruit children to be their murderers. they gang rape y

ms-13 gang members are being removed by our great i.c.e.der patrol agents by the thousands but these killers come back from el salvador and mexico like water. we need the wall. i wonder if you were able to determine whether the trump administration and i.c.e. are using this boogieman of ms-13 as an excuse to generally round up and deport latinos, immigrants. >> that's the sense you get in the community. you have this community of immigrants who are mostly, by all accounts, hard working folks, they're striving for a better life, that's how they got here in the first place. ms-13 members were grown in america, and formed by u.s. policy. many of them find their way back. it's a problem we helped create. there's this legitimate issue of crime and violence, but then it's exacerbated by local, state, and foreign policy. >> one of the people you interviewed in the piece that aired last night said donald trump has made ms-13 more famous. >> and they love it. again, they don't traffic in guns and drugs. they traffic in fear. by the fearmongering we

these are cabs that would drive ms-13 gang members.audio and video and mako would be driving through the streets of boston and surrounding cities where ms-13 had gained a foothold and he would drive these guys around and chat them up and they would talk. >> martha: talk, they did. we just saw one example of a murder confession he got. what more can you tell us about what's going on with him now? >> we don't know where mako is now. he's been expelled from the witness protection program, but there is no knowledge of his whereabouts and of course, the fbi still has to keep them protected because as you know, there are hits on him. ms-13 wants him dead for cooperating with the authorities and burning down so many of their members. they are keeping him safe, prosecutors have not said where he is and we have no idea where mako is. >> martha: incredible story, thank you for bringing it to us. incredible reporting. >> thanks for having me. >> martha: quick break, we'll be back with more of "the story" after this. yeah, my dad says our insuranc

ms. ros-lehtinen: i opt to the -- object to the vote that a quorum is not present and make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause of rule 20 further pr seed thongs question are postpone the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee. mr. kildee: would all please join us in the pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america plebling indivisible, with liberty and justice for all -- 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 ustice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one minute speeches. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my

ms. kuster, who is a true champion on this issue. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new hampshire is recognized for four minutes. ms. kuster: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, in new hampshire and all across this country, people are dying every day. communities have been devastated by the heroin and opioid epidemic. last year we lost nearly 500 people to substance use disorder in my small state of new hampshire. helping families, first responders, treatment providers, law enforcement officials, and activists in the granite state confront this coycies has been one of my top priorities in congress. our communities need our help and there is strong bipartisan commitment here in the house to respond effectively to this crisis. well, we have passed important legislation over the last two years, including the comprehensive addiction and recovery act, the most important thing that we can do is to provide the funding to help those on the frontline

ms. waters: thank you very much. i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to h.r. 3299, the so-called protecting consumers access to credit act of 2017. there's a good reason over 200 civil rights consumer faith-based housing, labor, and veterans advocacy organizations oppose this bill. the type of credit that this bill helps consumers access is the kind that makes it easier for vulnerable consumers to sink into insurmountable debt, like payday and other high-cost loans. h.r. 3299 expands the ability of nonbanks to preempt state level consumer protections by stating that the interest rate on any loan originated by a national bank that is subsequently transferred to a third party, no matter how quickly after it is originated, is enforceable. which incentivizes rickier and predatory lending. h.r. 3299 advances a dangerous precedent by allowing third parties that purchase loans from national banks to collect on interest rates that would otherwise be illegal because they exceed s

ms. the fugitive slave act caused issues already. >> he is right. part of what dred scott did, the lower court decision created a bubble and space and that was the basic tension, whether or not that was permissible, the missouri compromise said that shouldn't be possible. and the decision for the missouri supreme court created that possibility. >> we move onto the important part, the reason for the program, the federal court and the supreme court. once again, i want to show you of his address to the supreme court and how long it argued and have it decided. in 1854, it was decided by the federal courts, and then in 1856, it was argued for the first time before the supreme supreme court, and argued once again in the same year, 1857, and then the decision was handed down. 1857, dred and harriet were freed so ultimately from the first petition in the st. louis county court until the supreme court heard the case, it was 11 years. is that typical today? to go to the supreme court's? is that a l

ms. reporter: there is speculation about your own personal future here. and has bedeviled republicans. how does your own personal future play sfl the speaker: it doesn't. not at all. i don't think about it at all. reporter: i wanted to ask you about the tweet over the weekend highlighting the $1.50 paycheck increase. the speaker: the average family of four in america is getting a $20,000 tax cut. we were working a concession stand last weekend and a friend of my said this is putting real money in my pocket. thank you very much. [captions copyright national satellite corp. 2018] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org >> i'm congressman david cicilline from rhode island and i'm with representative buse toss. last july, democrats lost a bold economic agenda focused on better jobs and better wages for a better future. central to that is rebuilding our country. we are here to announce a better deal

ms. norton: mr. speaker, i want to thank both sides for the bipartisan way in which this true to what it is in this country, bipartisan. today the house is doing no more than bringing itself in line with what we have long required of private employers and other federal agencies. when i started working, we -- sexual harassment wasn't recognized as employee harassment in drawing the sexual harassment guidelines it never occurred to us that congress ould set different standards for themselves, preference rble to members and prejudicial to employees. the current process creates multiple steps and time frames that exhaust complainants and deter resolution. it takes courage to file a sexual harassment complaint because most are unwitnessed and they're difficult to corroborate. the most important provisions of this bill, i believe are the provisions from assistants to complainants which members have long had and personal liability for harassment liing with the member, not the taxpayers. this bill marks the

ms. it also funds important medicare extenders and includes commonsense reforms and improvement in the program. but let no one doubt our position on continuing resolutions. they are bad fiscal policy. they do not allow programs to grow, to be reduced or eliminated, if that's needed. they maintain outdated policies and stop new critically important programs from ever starting, including programs that enhance national security and protect our armed forces from our enemies. continuing resolutions are fiscally wasteful and prevent the executive branch and congress from planning and preparing. this is true for the private sector as well. most importantly, they undermine congressional oversight that is a onstitutionally mandated -- is congressionally mandated for our appropriations. while i am pleased that we are here to include the defense appropriations bill in this continuing resolution, we must still pass all 12 appropriations bills for the fiscal year as well as our third emergency disaste

ms. yet, invarybly, the use of human shields ends up being a winning strategy for hamas? why? because the international community falls for its deadly ploy. this is despite the fact that israel is unmatched in its efforts to avoid civilian casualties. we know hamas forces palestinians into becoming human shields and the terror group is known for firing on israeli targets from heavily populated areas or from places like schools or mosques. they do this on purpose. the disgusting practice underscores the fact that hamas doesn't care at all about the well-being of the palestinian people. and the sole purpose of hamas is to try to force israel into a situation in which it may harm civilians hoping to turn then public sentiment against the jewish state. mr.wilson's bill, therefore, puts down an important marker, mr. speaker. it builds upon our previous efforts by adding punitive measures, identifying and then sanctioning anyone affiliated with hamas who does use human shields. responsible nati

ms. requirements as to rooms, manufactured products come the flaws have to be cemented or tiled. number 13, washrooms and closets, -- the inspection of bakeries, they were making for the others were being taken care of. these are very detailed regulations. do you know where i got this from? this is attached to the majority of opinion because number the sections i just summarized were challenged -- challenged as unconstitutional. the court says there is nothing any ofutional about these health and safety laws, there are perfectly constitutional. so the very conditions that are being complained of in that video were being addressed by health and safety laws and the constitutionality of that health and safety law was not called into question given by the lochner court. one provision, it got dropped into the statute separately from the process to produce the health and safety laws added by the bakeshop unions which was the maximum hours law. it added -- it was added to the section. workers ca

ms. like you to appreciate why it's important. and medications it gives constituency only opportunity to voice concerns. informed public engagement performs ideas information solutions the government might overlook. the process has saved money, times lives historic -- and public lands most recommendations to cripple the process try to limit public notice in comments and are undemocratic. the first time i learned of a pipeline going to the property should not be when an attorney shows up at a store with an offer to purchase because of threat of eminent domain. because committees have tried to assert jurisdiction there has been contradictory changes made by congress in 2005, 12, 15. changes in statutes of limitation limited access to courts and arbitrated deadlines for permit approvals. they can find other agencies in this deadline, the fast stacked, based in large part by the rapid act promoted by -- was passed in 2015 made dramatic changes. the law created a new interagency apparatus call

on ms-13, ms-13 is directing gang members to come into the u.s.m el salvador and they have to find a way to stop this. and they will use any tools at their disposal. since the evidence against these kids is not that strong, they will use immigration tools in order to pick them up and send them back to el salvador and honduras. i should point out that there is a lot of evidence and there is a recent study that just came out yesterday, a 90 day report that says that the rhetoric like sessions just used, that we were listening to, is actually helping them, hoping ms-13 -- helping ms-13 become stronger, it emboldens them, makes them larger than they actually are, that this is not a transnational gang organization, but pretty much a ragtag group of teenagers in latin america that are pretty hand to mouth. host: barbara in texas, good morning. caller: good morning. my thing is the children come up to the border, they are allowed through thep them united states and they do not know where they come from, who they are, but then they take egals, and instead