he's been accused of making signs of ms-13.gn the paper 're going to suspend junior, and if he wants to come back to school, he can come back to school next year, 2018." and george, he signed the paper. and as soon as he signed the paper, it was just a snowball going downhill. >> narrator: school officials at k ntington and brentwood declined to spea us on camera, so we asked tim sini to discuss the criteria.>> hat is the criteria? >> we don't publicly disclose the criteria, because if we did, whes our officers and detect are attempting to generate intelligence, ms-13 would be on step ahead. >> but that's what advocates and lawyers complain about. they say, "what if i suddenly showed up at sool with a certain color shoe, and didn't know that that was the criteria, and then my son..." >> yeah, we're not rounding people up based on the color ofe hey're wearing, and they know that. >> narrator: over the course of a year, information compiled by school resoue officers led to the suspension or discipline of up to a dozen tes. but th

ms. pressley: first, i want to thank the edward m kennedy institute for hosting us this evening, thank dr. grant, the entire team that made this event possible. as someone who was behind the scenes for 16 years, i know that nothing happens without a team, so can we salute the entire team here? [applause] ms. pressley: i also really appreciate that it is a team comprised of a lot of young women, so i am saluting that as well. to share this stage and moment with you, at this replica of a body, and an institution for which i have such respect him and to share this stage with you, a woman i admire tremendously, it is all very humbling. that is what i am feeling most of all. i have not stopped. i want to be very transparent in saying i am tired. [laughter] ms. pressley: but i do consider myself to be a happy warrior. i have made of now -- made a valid to myself that even though i will be indefatigable in the pursuit of justice, i will still find joy in the work. our freshman class was at harva

ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 116. the clerk: h.r. 116, a bill to amend the small business investment act of 1958, to increase the am that certain banks and savings -- amount that certain banks and savings associations may vivent in small business companies, subject to the approval of the federal banking agency and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from new york, ms. velazquez, and the gentleman from ohio, mr. chabot, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in with -- in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoma

ms. cheney, the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. walker, the gentlewoman from massachusetts, ms. clark, the gentleman from alabama, mr. palmer, the gentleman from missouri, mr. smith, and the members of the california delegation, ms. waters, mr. calvert, ms. eshoo, ms. roybal-allard, ms. lofgren, r. sherman, ms. lee, ms. neap, mr. thompson, mrs. davis, mr. schiff, mr. nunes, ms. sanchez, mr. costa, ms. matsui, mr. mcnerney, ms. speier, mr. hunter, mr. mcclintock, ms. hu, mr. garamendi, ms. bass, mr. bera, ms. brownley, mr. cardenas, mr. cook, mr. huffman, mr. lamalfa, mr. lowenthal, mr. peters, mr. ruiz, mr. swalwell, mr. takano, . vargas, mr. aguilar, mr. desauliner, mr. lieu, ms. torres, ms. barragan, mr. carbajal, mr. correa, mr. khanna, mr. panetta, mr. gomez, mr. sneros, mr. cox, harder, ms. hill, ms. porter, mr. rouda. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >> nancy pelosi getting 220 votes to

ms. roybal-allard. ms. roybal-allard: 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 pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i seek 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. >> thank you, mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the talent of mckenzie, tennessee, which is located in carol county. the year-long celebration commemorating 150 years since their proclamation begins this week. the town of mckenzie has persevered through epidemics, wars, two great fliers, in 150 years. mckenzie has grown from a population of 500 people to over 5,000 people and upwards to over

ms. cheney. ms. cheney: thank you, madam clerk. i'd like goin i think by thanking my colleague, the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries, and welcoming all of the members and the families who are here with us today. madam clerk, we gather today in this magnificent place, on -- in this body, a place where there's no other like it in the world, the united states house of representatives. the people's house. this is the place where the great battles and debates about human liberty and freedom have been waged since the beginning of our republic. it was on these grounds, madam clerk, that abraham lincoln sought to heal this nation in his second inaugural address. it was here that we passed the 14th amendment to the constitution, guaranteeing equal protection under the law. it was here, madam clerk, in this chamber, 100 years ago this year, that we passed the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote. i would point out, madam clerk, finally catching up with my home state of wyoming, the

ms. waters, will control the time for the majority. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. waters: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i'm very pleased to have worked with ranking member mchenry on this bipartisan bill, h.r. 624, the promoting transparaphernalia -- transparent standards for corporate insiders act. the bill is designed to promote strong enforcement against financial fraud by ensuring that corporate executives cannot indirectly and illegally trade on material nonpublic information that they know about their companies. the securities and exchange commission prohibits insider trading as a fraud that hurts both company investors and the integrity of our capital markets. those accused of illegal insider trading may defend themselves using the s.e.c.'s rule for rading plans rule 10b5-1 and state that any trades that occurred while they possessed inside information were made pursuant to a pre-approved trading plan. but the rule for trading plans has several shortcomings

ms. with that in mind, in my view, it is counterintuitive to have left vacant for such a long period of time this important leadership role in the federal highway administration, that agency that's critical in our infrastructure mission. but i hope that your nomination, the president's nomination of you, to be administrator of federal highway administration, is both evidence that the trump thesestration is aware of organizational needs and a signal that he's ready to work with congress on re-authorizing our nation's transportation systems. the federal highway administration is the lead federal agency that overseas more than 220,000 miles of our national highway system. and some 145,000 bridges. today far too many of those roadways and bridges have been in use well beyond their original design and are in poor condition. too many drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists put their lives at risk when they use our roadways. in 2017, just two years ago, there were more than 37,000 fatalities on our

ms. velazquez, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 190 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 190, a bill to amend the small business act to eliminate the inclusion of option years and the award price for sole source contracts, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 415. the nays are six. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the

ms. granger: madam chair, i rise on h.r. 268, supplemental appropriations act of 2019. on december 20 of last year, the house considered a a bill that included continuing resolution to keep the government opened, more than $5 billion to secure our southern borders, and supplemental appropriation to help disaster affected areas. that bill passed the house but it was not taken up by the senate. as it did in december, the bill before us today also includes funding for disaster relief. in fact, it includes $4.3 billion more for communities recovering from national disasters, including storms and other events, that incurred in 2017 and 2018. this would help the american people get back on their feet after these devastating events. the bill also includes help for farmers and ranchers for crop and commodity loss, assistance for flood and storm damage, and allow our military and federal agencies to repair facilities and assets. like it did in december, the bill we're considering today also includ

ms. dasgupta: our view is that daca is lawful for the same -- judge jacobs. i understand that. but let's get off the issue of , is this lawful or unlawful. the question is what is the power of the secretary of homeland security? look, let me give you an example. let's say one, the secretary of homeland security says we are going to prioritize the removal of violent criminals. another says it's more important to prioritize removal of white collar criminals because they do more damage. or somebody else comes in and says, let's prioritize the removal of people who drive under the influence because they threaten children and everybody on the road. why can't they make all those changes without issuing statements of reasons and why does that get reviewed by me? ms. dasgupta: well, that's not what we have here your honor. judge jacobs but you're saying : the department of homeland security can can do that. ms. dasgupta: they can exercise their discretion to do that. judge: and they don't have to

ms. scanlon. ms. scanlon: 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 will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection, the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. ms. scanlon: madam speaker, i rise today on behalf of joe, a federal worker in my district. i met with joe on friday after he reached out looking for help for his colleagues, t.s.a. agents who have been working for three weeks without pay. their jobs are stressful, and many of them live paycheck to paycheck. now they have the added stress of paying mortgages, rent, child care or even to put food on the table. many can't afford to get gas to get to their jobs

ms. cheney. ms. cheney: thank you, madam clerk. i'd like goin i think by thanking my colleague, the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries, and welcoming all of the members and the families who are here with us today. madam clerk, we gather today in this magnificent place, on -- in this body, a place where there's no other like it in the world, the united states house of representatives. the people's house. this is the place where the great battles and debates about human liberty and freedom have been waged since the beginning of our republic. it was on these grounds, madam clerk, that abraham lincoln sought to heal this nation in his second inaugural address. it was here that we passed the 14th amendment to the constitution, guaranteeing equal protection under the law. it was here, madam clerk, in this chamber, 100 years ago this year, that we passed the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote. i would point out, madam clerk, finally catching up with my home state of wyoming, the

the clerk: ms. granger of texas moves to recommit the motion, house joint resolution 28, to the committee on appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the house forthwith with the following amendment. page 1, beginning on line 5, strike february 28, 2019, and insert january 15, 2019. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from texas is now recognized for five minutes in support of her motion. ms. granger: mr. speaker, my motion to recommit amends this joint resolution changing the date of the continuing resolution to january 15. this will ensure that federal employees will get the retroactive pay they deserve, consistent with the government employee treatment act of 2019 that the president signed yesterday. the senate will not take up and the president will not sign a continuing resolution through february 28. and the president has made clear he will not open the government until our nation's border security is addressed. but the democrats refuse to negotiat

ms. roybal-allard: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. today, we are considering a continuing resolution to reopen the department of homeland security after a funding lapse that is now 33 days and counting. this bill simply extends 2018 funding until february 28, with no new funding anomalies. the only new priorities in the c.r. authorize the department to provide back pay to reimbursed personnel and state or other federal grantees consistent with prior president following a lapse in appropriations. mr. speaker, there are only two approaches to take. either we reopen the department and the rest of the federal government without conditions, or we continue to use federal workers and everyone who depends on them as bargaining chips in funding negotiations. it seems to me the choice is straightforward. i hope my friends on the other side of the aisle will reconsider the necessity of opening up the government and paying federal employees without any preconditions

ms. granger from texas, my dear friend and colleague, for allowing me to chair this important subcommittee and for allowing me to manage this time today. i also would like to acknowledge my friend and colleague from the other side of the aisle, ms. roybal-allard, who i look forward to working with over the next two years. she in her capacity as chair of the homeland security appropriations subcommittee and me in my role as ranking member , highest member of the republican party on that subcommittee. i also see my friend, mrs. lowey from new york, the full chairman, here as well. how did we get here? ladies and gentlemen, the fiscal year that the government operates on started in september. it runs from september to september. so it started in the 115th congress. the appropriations committee, of which i am very proud and thankful to be a member of, is a very special committee, and for those who are watching us now, i would offer and i said time and time again, the appropriations committee

ms. abrams: second job is advocate. say advocate. >> advocate. ms. abrams: families u.s.a.oes this work. georgia watch does this work. georgians for healthy future do this work. but the work that has to be done is that we can cannot simply say what must be done, we have to explain who should do it. and advocacy is not just about going to those who are in elected office. you got to go to their bosses, the people. most citizens understand that they vote and their votes matter, but they don't know how the dots connect. one of the transformative parts of our campaign i talked about medicaid expansion everywhere i went to everyone i talked to. i talked about medicaid expansion to the georgia chamber of commerce. many times. [applause] this matters because they have not been the strongest advocates for full medicaid expansion. but the reality is, when we cede our ground, decide there are places we cannot advocate in, we give the other side the space to come in and control the conversation. there is no space that is not ready for conversation about health care. because our economy

ms. conway you're wrong. anyway -- you want to call -- you want to just change the semantics around but the fact is i don't want you -- you make me stand here all the time as a mom, as a woman -- as a person who has a heartbeat, mother, conscience, i don't want these kids raped, trafficked, getting the drugs. i care about the kids on that side of the border. i care about the kids on this side of the border. it's time people rise above the partisan point. let's get bipartisan solution. thank you. >> the house returns in about just under 20 minutes, noon eastern. democratic leaders beginning their efforts to reopen the government. one agency at a time with four spending bills co-2ed up over the next couple -- qued up over the next couple of days. if that passes they'll take up the measure overseeing financial services, including the treasury department and i.r.s. live house coverage here on c-span at noon. this morning, steny hoyer, the majority leader, and a number of other colleagues, democratic colleagues fr

[applause] ms. pelosi: this will be our 10th vote to reopen government. remember this, in our earlier votes and from the first day that we were sworn in on january 3, on that day, we sent the senate legislation that they had already passed 92-6, something like that. some of it unanimously in committee. we said take yes as an answer. we are sending you the republican senate agenda to the republican senate and they said no. today, we are sending the same packages except -- because some of our house members said, why should we vote with the republicans in the senate what the senate did. why don't we do what we acted upon. today, taking their suggestion, e are sending the house-senate negotiated bicameral negotiation to consider. we'll see how they vote on their legislation. but it's really unfortunate. not only is the president holding the american people and america ca's workers but republicans in the united states hostage. not all of them. some of them understand what it means in the lives of the ame

[applause] ms. pelosi: good afternoon, everyone, thank you for your warm introduction and thank you all for your warm welcome. mayor benjamin, thank you for your great service to the city of columbia and to the country. let us salute the strong leadership of the mayor, of all of the mayors, congratulations to all and i want to make my personal congratulations to tom cochrane who has been such a resource to this organization for so long. he was here when my brother was mayor a long time ago and he is still here. thank you, tom cochrane, that is an applause line. i will let you know it is a personal and official honor to bring greetings to america's mayors on behalf of the u.s. congress, it is up joy to welcome you to washington and as the sister of a mayor i had a front row seat to what you do for our country and democracy and people. cities are the engines of human innovation in our nation am i your success is the foundation of america's success. you have come at a time when the government is shut d

grassley, ms. harass, ms. hassan, mr. holly. mr. heinrich, ms. hirono. mr. hoeven, mrs. hide-smith. mr. inhofe, mr. isaacson. mr. johnson, mr. jones, mr. cane, mr. kennedy, mr. king, ms. klobuchar, mr. lankford. mr. leahy, mr. lee, mr. manchin, mr. marquee, mr. mcconnell, ms. mcsally. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. muran, ms. murkowski, mr. murphy, mrs. murray, mr. paul, mr. perdue, mr. peters, mr. coordinateman. mr. reed, mr. risch, mr. roberts, mr. romney, mrs. rosen, mrs. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders, mr. sasse, mr. schumer mr. scott, mrs. shaheen, mr. shelby, ms. cinema, mr. smith, ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan mr. chester, mr. mr. mr. toomey, mr. you doll, mr. van hollen, mr. warner, ms. warren, mr. white house, mr. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> mr. young -- >> mr. pence: senate will be in order. a quorum is present under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved and the senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak their -- for up to ten minutes each. t >> sen. mcconnell: i ask if we.

ms. i know there are many members here who will think of more ideas to improve on this place and i want to hear them. we are creating a select committee on modernizing congress so our efforts don't stop here today. these conversations can continue and good ideas can keep moving forward. there has never been a process lying this to develop a rules package. this has been unprecedented and we have this signal to the american people that the 116th congress will be different, a new era and abandonning procedures that didn't work and adopting new ideas. this democratic majority is giving members a voice and we are holding this administration accountable. this will be more accountable and more responsive house and a place that looks like the real world. that is what is at the heart of what we are debating. right here on day one, we have a chance to vote to be a different kind of congress, one that turns the page of the pass past. the american people demanded a new direction. i know my colleagues

ms. granger: i urge my colleagues to vote no on the bill before us today and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas yields back. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. lowey: madam speaker, it is long past time to end the trump shutdown. as our first legislative act of the year, we should isolate the political dispute over border security and reopen the government. there is simply no reason the senate should not pass the package given that they wrote the six full-year bills and passed a c.r. through february. i urge you to vote yes and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time for debate has ex-pied. bill under consideration. today is the beginning of the 116th congress. the first and most basic responsibility this house has is to re-open our depoft to serve the needs of the american people. call has st object ta been disagreements of how to spend homeland security dollars. this is why in the best intere

ms. >> we'll leave this briefing at the -- as the u.s. house is returning. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i'd like to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. frankel: thank you, madam speaker. this week i met with south floridians to talk about the impact of the cruel trump shutdown. so many sad stories. i learned about a t.s.a. agent who just came back from maternity leave, who had to send her baby to her mother in massachusetts because she didn't have the money for daycare or pampers. there are traffic controllers who told me their stress level is so high now it's a danger to all of us. and i heard from the service providers of victims of domestic violence who are worried that their shelters are about to close. democrats, we support smart border security. not an ineffective, wasteful wall. but, listen, we can debate that at another time. right now we have to o

ms. aaron williams. that is what the peace corps has done. it has given a start to many of us who wanted to do something and contribute to u.s. foreign -- in and a fundamentally a fundamentally different way. couldas a way we contribute to the development at the same time. this event is taking place appropriately on the 70th anniversary of the universe declaration of human rights. the core values of peace corps relate directly to the bully and right of every human being to achieve his or her full potential regardless of race, religion or nationality. volunteers convey those values. during their service and hopefully during the rest of their lives as well. when president kennedy signed the executive order in 1961 that formally established peace corps an immensehave reservoir of men and women anxious to sacrifice their energies and time and toil. andhe cause of world peace human progress. jodi wilson was one of those who answered. she served from 1966-1968. my wifeears that served. she spen

ms. matsui and mr. perlmutter. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or a vote is objected to under clause 6 of rule 20678 the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the distinguished gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 259 as amended a bill to extend the medicaid money follows the person rebalancing demonstration to extend protection for medicaid recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 259, a bill to extend the medicaid money follows the person demonstration for recipients o

[applause] ms.brams: thank you. thank you very much. i'm going to do something that i think never happens. i'm going to correct sister campbell. god be with me. thank you for such a generous introduction for such kind, kind words. but we didn't lose. we just didn't get the governor's mansion. [applause] and i say that to say that we turned out 1.9 million people who stood up and demanded medicaid expansion in the state of georgia. [applause] ms. abrams: we turned out 1.9 million people who said that maternal mortality rates in our state were too high and the efforts being made were too little and we would not stand for it. we turned out 1.9 million people who said the escalating epidemic of aids in the state of georgia an abomination and they will not stand silent any longer. so, yes, by the final count, i did not have the numbers, but hi a moral victory and we're going to get a real victory on health care in the state of georgia. that's why i'm here. [applause] ms. abrams: as everyone in this room

ms. granger: madam speaker, i rise in opposition to h.r. 21, after months of good-faith negotiations to resolve the differenceses, the new democrat leadership has chosen to introduce this package that fails to secure our border. the president has said he will not sign it and the senate will not consider it. this plan ignores one of the most responsibilities and ignores the bill of this chamber by eliminating house members' involvement. all members of the house both democrats and republicans have priorities and concerns that are not addressed. our constituents are not well served by us that that is no chance of becoming a law. by accepting this bill, we throwing away priorities such as resources to help federal law enforcement better investigate and prosecute groups such as terrorists, human traffickers, violent criminals and criminal jailens and ignores more than $300 million for embassy security at a time when threats remain high and countless facilities are in need of important upgrades

ms. pelosi: good morning. this week the house democrats re continuing our -- to pass senate republican language. the senate opening day remarks, we want to accept good ideas wherever they come from. a fair solution. so in that spirit we accepted the senate republican language. for bills that had passed the senate 92-6. strong bipartisan support. we're putting those on the floor each day. yesterday we did the legislation to open up the treasury department. to make sure that people there are able to come to work and be paid as they meet the needs of the american people. including but not confined to getting their refunds. getting a small business s.b.a. loan. answer questions for taxpayers calling in. the full function of the treasury department. can't say the treasury department come in, do the job, you're not going to get paid. that's what the republican -- the president is saying. today we will have the agriculture bill, bill that covers the department of agriculture, so that we can address the farmer safety

ms. pelosi: we haven't had that discussion. just what we're talking about is the president's insistence on the wall. we need comprehensive immigration reform. the democrats and republicans know that. and that is about dreamers and their families and the rest. we had said that we're going to protect the dreamers. that is very popular in the country. we can do that. very quickly. it has republican support in the congress and certainly in the country. the comprehensive immigration reform is what this debate should be about. quite frankly when the president talks about this being national ecurity issue, not really. it's about a policy that's discriminatory as to where people are come intooling -- coming into this country. yeah, no, absolutely we stand -- all of us have stood ready to discuss comprehensive immigration reform and of course the dreamers. reporter: are you willing to have those conversations before the government reopens? ms. pelosi: we have been having conversations. we want to be a backdrop for the president. to stom

ms. mccollum: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from california, ms. lee, a member of the appropriations committee. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. lee: thank you very much, madam speaker. let me thank chairwoman mccollum for her leadership on this issue as we try to get the government opened. i rise in strong support of the fiscal 2019 interior appropriations bill which provides $35 billion to partially reopen the government. now, this bill would also reopen our beautiful national parks and the smithsonian museums. the situation in our parks right now is not acceptable. 16,000 park service employees are not working. et me repeat that 16,000 employees. the national park service is losing $400,000 a day from this shut down when uncollected garbage is also piling up. madam speaker, this is horrible. it's ridiculous. we need this bill to reopen our parks, our museums, and visitor centers right away. we need to pass this bill to keep visitors safe and in the burr low of law enforcement personnel in our nation

ms. pelosi: thank you very much, mr. leader. and thank you for your leadership in bringing us to this important resolution now. where shortly the senate will send over to the house a paper, i came over to see the original paper, and we'll get it probably in a half an hour. two resolutions. one to open up government for all of the agencies of government, and one to proceed to conference on the homeland security bill. we're pleased that we reached an agreement to reopen government now. so that we can have a discussion on how to secure our borders. it is very clear that we all understand the importance of securing our borders and we have some very good ideas on how to do that. and that will be part of the discussion as we go forward. house democrats look forward to working in a bipartisan, bicameral way to pass all of the bills to open government, as we proceed into the conference discussion. now, i'm an appropriator and i was forged in that culture and i know that left to their own devices,

ms. jones: it's remarkable.things have settled down a bit politically in italy and there's a tremendous demand for yield and i think there's a belief that at the end of the day, draghi will do whatever it takes as long as he is still in office, to smooth things over. i think the timing was pretty good. jonathan: i'm not here to say what's a good trait or a bad trade, but i always feel like when there is bad investment in europe, someone follows up with draghi and whatever it takes. i'm not sure if that's the situation in italy this time around. is it? mr. stein: his term ends in the fall of this year. jonathan: these mature in 2025. mr. stein: exactly. i think what is actually helping italy is france, we like to be short french sovereign debt but what has helped with all of the protests in france, macron is getting pressure to expand the budget deficit and not do some of his reforms. that makes it easier for italy. brexit also probably helps italy. how many battles does the eu want to fight at once? jonathan: it

ms. jones: executing that might be hard. obviously, we could pull back the tariffs pretty easily, but actually ending up with china buying enough to eliminate the trade deficit in a really short period of time -- i think that is a high order. but moving in that direction removes a negative. if you remove the tariffs, that improves sentiment amongst a lot of businesses. it removes an implement to trade and to gdp growth globally. so it would be a positive to get something. jonathan: eric? mr. stein: look, in the short term there's a lot of incentives from a u.s.-trump administration perspective and the chinese perspective to end the so-called trade war and get a deal and we see that markets like it. but i think about the u.s. trade deal, it's not just trade of goods. it's also a tech war. to me, it's who is going to control technology going forward, made in china 2025, those issues will be with us for a lot longer. so in the short term, i think we could solve the so-called trade war. longe

we have indicted 23 m ms-139 gang members. since the shutdown, i have not had a spanish speaker in the division. we have several spanish-speaking informants. we are only able to communicate using a three-way call with a linguist in the another division. so the government shutdown is hurting the f.b.i.'s efforts to go after ms-13 gangs. now, mr. president, i often hear president trump talking about the need to crack down on ms-13. and when it comes to ms-13, he's absolutely right. long before the president even started talking about ms-13, many of us in this body and in the house of representatives have been working to crack down on ms-13 gang violence. i think the president just discovered ms-13 when he decided to run for president, but many of us have been working on that issue for a long time. and yet now the government shutdown is undermining that effort. here's what another national security official says. quote, not being able to pay confidential human sources risks losing them and the information they provide forever. it