ms. brown: we just finished celebrating -- the speaker pro tempore: how much time? ms. norton: i think the gentlelady has a question. ms. brown: let me just say we finished celebrating veterans day and as the ranking member, i support veterans 100%. also as a minority, i have a question for the gentlewoman from, because you know, we just celebrated the 1965 voting rights act. and of course minorities have had a tough time participating in any programs. can you tell me if this amendment passed, how will this effect the minority business program in transportation? we both have been on this ommittee and over 23 years and has to be narrowly tailored or else we will have no program? ms. norton: i thank the gentlewoman for her question. there is some history of what needs to be done. it's not as if we are speculating on what the constitutional standard is. the constitutional standard has been developed. we have to when we pass this bill, we have to go in, the states have to do their disparity studies

ms. brown. >> thank you. i'm going to go back to mr. mckenrick.ou're presently at the los angeles v.a. facility? where are you presently? >> i am. >> uh-huh. i visit that facility. it's, is that the -- you're the top person at that particular position? >> for the department of veterans affairs, congresswoman brown, i am the director of the los angeles regional office in that office. >> okay. that is a very challenging position but also, i would think, a very interesting position in that you have opportunity to work with very challenging communities that need a lot of help and assistance. did you after doing your research, did you decide that you wanted to take that position? >> i found that the position was very challenging, and i was confused in the process of what was being offered for me to go. and my position was that if i was to go, i would have to be direct reassigned and that the agency would tell me that there was -- that i was the one that had to go, the best candidate to go at that time. there was no one else that thatd do that mission.

denham:, i now would like to yield one minute to ms. brown rom florida. ms. brown: let me say first, i want to thank you all for your leadership in getting this bill to the floor. and i'm going with the new speaker who says the will of the house and i'm sure the will of the house will pass this amendment. why? because one of the things transportation is intermodal and i was here in 1994 when we said we aren't going to have a patchwork or each state with their own rules and regulations. let's move forward and this amendment, in my opinion, we need to reinstate the intentions of the congress in 1994 and with that, i yield back. the chair: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. denham: reserves. the chair: the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. defazio: i yield myself such time as i may consume. 90% of the trucking industry is represented, not necessarily in in termsvolume, but by of value and with that, i yield a minute to the gentlelady from california. the chair: the gentlewoman from california has one minute. mrs. napolitano: i

. >> thank you ms. brown. is there anyone else that would like to speak? >> my name is shawna earls born and raised here in san francisco, spent many days at the beach, many days at the water. took my children. they were raised at the beach. we had many good times at the beach and my son dante glen was taken away this year in the city of san francisco where we were born and raised and i am just asking, and i am just pleading that you all take the guns off the streets. the guns are not just mysteriously -- just making it here to san francisco. they are being planted all over the projects on the beaches as well, so i am just asking so i can have peace and go to the beach and enjoy the beach. i am just asking please, please i would love to have my son's murder solved. i don't want his murder to be one of the ones that go cold. i would san francisco to have 48 hours. we need 48 hours in san francisco because it's no murders being solved in san francisco, so thank you. >> thank you to both of you for bringing such a great important issue to us, and talking abou

with that i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you very much miss ms. brown. her first and only cannot we have the following individuals are deseeded at the table. mr. danny pall mall undersecretary for benefits and ms. diana reubens director of the philadelphia regional office, mr. robert mckendrick truck after los angeles regional office kimberly grace director of the st. paul regional office in mr. antoine waller director of the ultima regional office ms. linda holiday deputy inspector general for the das office of inspector general. as her activities were heavily featured in a porsche did not respond to my request. i would ask the witnesses to please stand and raise your right hand so that we can swear you in for your testimony. do you solemnly swear under penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to provide is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you. you may be seated and let the record like that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. before we start i want to read rule 3e of the committee's rules they provide each w

ms. davis: it is my pleasure. >> let me begin with the brown decision. do you remember much about it, meaning anything to you, when you heard about it first. you were quite young. ms. davis: i was about 10 years old. i was intensely conscious of the system of segregation under which we lived. that this thinking probably is going to be the beginning of a new era. i say that because my mother constantly told us that the conditions, under which we were living, with which we were living, were not supposed to be that way. now, of course, i see myself, as an activist, as having been shaved by this fact. as three ors young four, she emphasized that this is not the way things were supposed to be. it is true that you cannot go to this museum today, but one day you will be able to go. inemember, in my house, and our community, it was a major celebration. werecause your parents schoolteachers, did they put special emphasis on this? .s. davis: absolutely the schools we attended, the elementary school we attended, were not only segregated, but we , that wee, as pupils

. >> thank you ms. brown. is there anyone else that would like to speak? >> my name is shawna earls born and raised here in san francisco, spent many days at the beach, many days at the water. took my children. they were raised at the beach. we had many good times at the beach and my son dante glen was taken away this year in the city of san francisco where we were born and raised and i am just asking, and i am just pleading that you all take the guns off the streets. the guns are not just mysteriously -- just making it here to san francisco. they are being planted all over the projects on the beaches as well, so i am just asking so i can have peace and go to the beach and enjoy the beach. i am just asking please, please i would love to have my son's murder solved. i don't want his murder to be one of the ones that go cold. i would san francisco to have 48 hours. we need 48 hours in san francisco because it's no murders being solved in san francisco, so thank you. >> thank you to both of you for bringing such a great important issue to us, and talking abou

thank you ms. brown. >> thank you.ext speaker, please. >> when nbc vicky investor report aired on child abusive i have very grad that is coming to light and that lady services a metal and david the supervisor deserves a metal you know jesus said whoever causes one of those knows ones to strum it is better if a stone we are cast into the depth of the sea this story that aired on nbc is connected with what's on my stirt with john cover up jesus christ is going to through them is imposing truth now, when christ was killed let me read what bill has in chapter one to say that jesus of nasa regulate was the most influential man is trite nearly 2 thousand years after he was brult executed more 2.2 billions people believed he was god that is 77 percent of u.s. population according a a gallop poll the teaching of the jesus has shaped the entire world and continue to do so when i think about the wicked people that vicky when was talking about in the social services i can't help but think of another wicked man called ca if his th

the clerk: amendment offered by ms. brown of florida. the chair: those in support of the recorded vote. a sufficient number having arisen will rise. a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-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 chair: the yeas are 216 and he nays are 207. the request for a recorded vote by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, on which further proceedings were proceeded the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the recorded vote has been requested. those in. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the cl

nadler, ms. brown of florida, ms. eddie bernice johnson of texas, capuano, mrs. napolitano, messrs. lipinski, cohen and sires. and the chair will announce additional conferees at a subsequent time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will appoint additional conferees at a subsequent time. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, due to my election to the committee on ways and means, this letter is to inform you that i resign my seats on the committees on the budget, small business and transportation and infrastructure. signed sincerely, tom rice. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resignations are accepted. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. by direction of the house republican conference, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 517, resolved, that the following named members be and are he

ribble of wisconsin, amendment number 15 by ms. brown of florida, amendment number 29 by mr. lynch of massachusetts, amendment number 31 by mr. takano of california, amendment number 32 by ms. brownley of california, amendment number 34 by mrs. radewagen of american samoa. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote in the series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in part b of house report 114-325 by the gentleman from california, mr. swalwell, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in part b of house report 114-325 offered by mr. swalwell of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning

>> good afternoon, supervise my name is glenn german, member of the [inaudible] i do want to say ms. brownnd with you in solidarity as you continue your fight for justice. i stand here before you because i want to thank you for your support of the filipino world war ii veterans. their families and communities that backed him up. i really feel san francisco is doing the right thing sending a message to congress saying well spent for justice and we stand with our veterans. with that said we look for to seeing you at the san francisco veterans day parade in a couple weeks. much for freedom we continue to march for the with them for just that i also want to thank supervisor kim for the heritage district. also for supervisor mar and obelisk for your continued support. the so the market community is very special place. as it has been the entry point for many newly arrived filipinos in this center. it's very unique as it includes with the pioneering filipino bilingual language program in the country, in a district and its leading the way in terms of bilingual education for newly arrived filipino

>> good afternoon, supervise my name is glenn german, member of the [inaudible] i do want to say ms. brownnd with you in solidarity as you continue your fight for justice. i stand here before you because i want to thank you for your support of the filipino world war ii veterans. their families and communities that backed him up. i really feel san francisco is doing the right thing sending a message to congress saying well spent for justice and we stand with our veterans. with that said we look for to seeing you at the san francisco veterans day parade in a couple weeks. much for freedom we continue to march for the with them for just that i also want to thank supervisor kim for the heritage district. also for supervisor mar and obelisk for your continued support. the so the market community is very special place. as it has been the entry point for many newly arrived filipinos in this center. it's very unique as it includes with the pioneering filipino bilingual language program in the country, in a district and its leading the way in terms of bilingual education for newly arrived filipino

thank you ms. brown. >> thank you.ext speaker, please. >> when nbc vicky investor report aired on child abusive i have very grad that is coming to light and that lady services a metal and david the supervisor deserves a metal you know jesus said whoever causes one of those knows ones to strum it is better if a stone we are cast into the depth of the sea this story that aired on nbc is connected with what's on my stirt with john cover up jesus christ is going to through them is imposing truth now, when christ was killed let me read what bill has in chapter one to say that jesus of nasa regulate was the most influential man is trite nearly 2 thousand years after he was brult executed more 2.2 billions people believed he was god that is 77 percent of u.s. population according a a gallop poll the teaching of the jesus has shaped the entire world and continue to do so when i think about the wicked people that vicky when was talking about in the social services i can't help but think of another wicked man called ca if his th

. >> thank you, ms. brown. anyone here or watching at home as to any information into murder of aubrey abrakasa. public speaker: i come to tell you that this crippled man in a wheelchair has been letting teenagers hang out in his house and get strung out on drugs and they do crimes. i left a message with captain at north beach station. they do the best they can but i don't know why. i called housing authority and let them know about the shooting at he was shooting at the building and making threats to me and my daughter. they came and removed him out of the house. they are not trying to put this man out. the letters i keep getting from the manager. i'm going to send them to your office. they are nothing but sissy letters, just a slap on the wrist. this man needs to be put away or institutionalized. every month it's a same result. there is a child strung out on heroin and there part 1035. apartment 1030. the filipinos. i told the manager about her son. her son is supposed to be in jail with a gun. he's supposed

thank you ms. brown. >> thank you.xt speaker, please. >> when nbc vicky investor report aired on child abusive i have very grad that is coming to light and that lady services a metal and david the supervisor deserves a metal you know jesus said whoever causes one of those knows ones to strum it is better if a stone we are cast into the depth of the sea this story that aired on nbc is connected with what's on my stirt with john cover up jesus christ is going to through them is imposing truth now, when christ was killed let me read what bill has in chapter one to say that jesus of nasa regulate was the most influential man is trite nearly 2 thousand years after he was brult executed more 2.2 billions people believed he was god that is 77 percent of u.s. population according a a gallop poll the teaching of the jesus has shaped the entire world and continue to do so when i think about the wicked people that vicky when was talking about in the social services i can't help but think of another wicked man called ca if his tha

. >> thank you very much, ms. brown. mr.pummill, just to clarify for the record, the avo program, is it suspended or is it canceled? >> it's suspended. >> because that's not the direction i actually got. >> i believe it's suspended. i can check. i'll get back -- i'll call your office first thing tomorrow morning. >> if you would. >> i believe it's suspended until it's completely -- they look at everything. they check everything out and they find whether or not we can use it and use it the proper way before we can do anything with it. >> mr. mckendrick, i want to go back and confirm. is it your testimony you never contacted the secretary's office in any way to express a desire to get back to philadelphia or to the east coast? >> that is correct. by the secretary's office, i do need to clarify that i did have a process with the chief of staff who is in the secretary's office, and i did respond to his letter with my preferences, and he did respond with a reassignment. >> but after the reassignment, you've never asked to come ba

. >> thank you, ms. brown. anyone here or watching at home as to any information into murder of aubrey abrakasa. public speaker: i come to tell you that this crippled man in a wheelchair has been letting teenagers hang out in his house and get strung out on drugs and they do crimes. i left a message with captain at north beach station. they do the best they can but i don't know why. i called housing authority and let them know about the shooting at he was shooting at the building and making threats to me and my daughter. they came and removed him out of the house. they are not trying to put this man out. the letters i keep getting from the manager. i'm going to send them to your office. they are nothing but sissy letters, just a slap on the wrist. this man needs to be put away or institutionalized. every month it's a same result. there is a child strung out on heroin and there part 1035. apartment 1030. the filipinos. i told the manager about her son. her son is supposed to be in jail with a gun. he's supposed

. >> thank you very much, ms. brown. mr. pummell, just to clarify for the record, the avo program, is it suspended or is it canceled? >> it's suspended. >> because thats not t's not th direction i actually got. >> i believe it's suspended. i can check. i'll call your office first thing tomorrow morning. i believe it's suspended until it's completely -- they look at everything, they check everything out and they find whether or not we can use it and use it the proper way before they do anything with it. >> mr. mckendrick, i want to go back and confirm. is it your testimony you never contacted the secretary's office in any way to express a desire to get back to philadelphia or to the east coast? >> that is correct. by the secretary's office, i do need to clarify that i did have a process with the chief of staff who is in the secretary's office, and i did respond to his letter with my preferences, and he did respond with a reassignment. >> but after the reassignment, you've never asked to come back. >> i did not. >> you have no

instead, ms. brownbefore you will go, class, i want to read the poem i liked best in this class and i thought it was very good and what you to hear it and she read my palm and she gave me a a and i thought after that will come on the writer. it was a beautiful moment in my life to barely know what a writer was and you also know i was a writer, so i didn't know kind of writer i would be in for the next 15 years i thought well, maybe i will be a reporter writer or maybe a nurse writer. maybe i will be an actress writer. may be i will work in handicraft and write about. i just knew whatever i would be i would be a writer also. >> does ms. brown know she had this influence on you? >> she does not and it was so long ago and far away, only a few years ago did i try to find her and a few other teachers and they were no longer with us. my best friend from those days became a teacher out the high school system out there and she tried to help me find it be people. we could not. >> i can't even imagine because you

thank you ms. brown. >> thank you.ext speaker, please. >> when nbc vicky investor report aired on child abusive i have very grad that is coming to light and that lady services a metal and david the supervisor deserves a metal you know jesus said whoever causes one of those knows ones to strum it is better if a stone we are cast into the depth of the sea this story that aired on nbc is connected with what's on my stirt with john cover up jesus christ is going to through them is imposing truth now, when christ was killed let me read what bill has in chapter one to say that jesus of nasa regulate was the most influential man is trite nearly 2 thousand years after he was brult executed more 2.2 billions people believed he was god that is 77 percent of u.s. population according a a gallop poll the teaching of the jesus has shaped the entire world and continue to do so when i think about the wicked people that vicky when was talking about in the social services i can't help but think of another wicked man called ca if his th

ms. brown one week before thanksgiving when thanksgiving was on everybody's mind, she said go home, your only homework is a home about thanksgiving so i was not a kid who always did her homework but i found this really kind of an exciting idea and i bitterly remember writing a poem about thanksgiving and trying to describe how a house smells when thanksgiving food is being made and how nice it is to eat it. i did this whole thing and handed it in the next day. the day after that, before she let us go for thanksgiving vacation, she said i'm going to give everybody back there papers and i have graded them so i have graded your poems, she gave back the poems of every kid in the class with a grade on top but me. and i immediately thought wow iron had so much fun, the teacher is going to call me of to have a private conference and tell me what i did wrong. that isn't what happened. instead, ms. brown said and now before you all go, class i want to read the poem i liked best in this class and i thoug

ms. brown's comments. thank you for your leadership, mr. chairman. and i look for the opportunity to weigh in on all these issues. i yield back. >> thank you, mr. larsen. >> thank you, chairman shuster and the rest of my colleagues for successfully getting this transportation bill to conference. first and foremost, we must determine the overall funding levels. highways, bridges, transit and rail keeps growing. neither bill does much to address it. it provides flat funding of $325 billion over six years. the and the senate bill is not much better. everyone wants long-term for liability and planning. is that still the preferable option if we lock in six years of flat funding. higher funding levels would be the better course of action. policy provisions i am proud of the freight program created in the house bill which would provide guaranteed funding for intermode al. a number of transit issues will support the final package. in order to provide even more funding for the program. i would like to note that although the amendment passed by voice vote it i

thank you ms. brown. >> thank you.ext speaker, please. >> when nbc vicky investor report aired on child abusive i have very grad that is coming to light and that lady services a metal and david the supervisor deserves a metal you know jesus said whoever causes one of those knows ones to strum it is better if a stone we are cast into the depth of the sea this story that aired on nbc is connected with what's on my stirt with john cover up jesus christ is going to through them is imposing truth now, when christ was killed let me read what bill has in chapter one to say that jesus of nasa regulate was the most influential man is trite nearly 2 thousand years after he was brult executed more 2.2 billions people believed he was god that is 77 percent of u.s. population according a a gallop poll the teaching of the jesus has shaped the entire world and continue to do so when i think about the wicked people that vicky when was talking about in the social services i can't help but think of another wicked man called ca if his th

ms. brown's comments regarding important metrics. thank you for your leadership mr. chairman the full committee and i look forward to the opportunity to weigh in and i yield back. >> thank you mr. larston now i recognize mr. nadler for an opening statement. santa thank you for my colleagues successfully getting this transportation bill to congress. first and foremost we must determine the overall funding levels but according to toc there's a 1 trillion-dollar that was of need some highways bridges at transit and rabbit keeps growing and neither has done much to address it. the senate bill is not much better. everyone wants a long-term bill for liability and planning but that still the preferable option if we allow flatter minimum funding. that's a for five-year bill and a higher funding that would be a better -- i'm proud of the program was created in the house bill which provides dedicated funding for large-scale multilevel projects that are critical for our regional and national economy. their there are number of transit issues that must be addressed if to support

. >> thank you, ms. brown. anyone here or watching at home as to any information into murder of aubrey abrakasa. public speaker: i come to tell you that this crippled man in a wheelchair has been letting teenagers hang out in his house and get strung out on drugs and they do crimes. i left a message with captain at north beach station. they do the best they can but i don't know why. i called housing authority and let them know about the shooting at he was shooting at the building and making threats to me and my daughter. they came and removed him out of the house. they are not trying to put this man out. the letters i keep getting from the manager. i'm going to send them to your office. they are nothing but sissy letters, just a slap on the wrist. this man needs to be put away or institutionalized. every month it's a same result. there is a child strung out on heroin and there part 1035. apartment 1030. the filipinos. i told the manager about her son. her son is supposed to be in jail with a gun. he's supposed

. >> no brown m&ms. >> in an interview on fox news, campaign manager for ben carson insisted the collective bargaining experiment was a success despite the defections. >> i really don't care you know who's got the signed letter as long as we interject ourselves in the process, learn earlier what the format is so we can all plan and do a better job. >> in the wake of the debate last week, if there was one area of consensus it was that marco rubio emerged as the best hope for the gop's establishment wing. his support more than tripled after the debate moving him behind ben carson and donald trump. but other polls have yet to reflect rubio's victory by elite acclamation. a new poll from his home state of florida, trump is way out ahead topping both carson and rubio more than two to one. that hasn't stopped donald trump from setting his sights on rubio attacking him over his poor attendance record in the senate, personal finances and subject where he's most vulnerable in a republican primary, his stance on immigration. >> i think that really marco is overrated. marco doesn't show up not united

and maybe like the foot massage -- >> no brown m&ms.his is a negotiating position that the candidates were engaging in. then as they got closer to the process of submitting the letter, candidates started peeling off because they had different interests. >> carly fiorina said she would debate anybody anywhere. even the divided field is getting more divided. >> this is why we do what we do. we do good debates and we do it for the the voters that they have faith in us and we have faith in them. >> can you imagine having to submit our graphics to the candidates for approval? you heard it here first. great to see you, chris. >>> it was just two weeks ago we were reporting on a new york police officer murdered by a drug suspect that should have been in jail. now president obama is pushing to release thousands of other drug convicts. judge napolitano is here with a surprising take. >>> plus, she's the woman behind some of ronald reagan's most memorable speeches. tonight, peggy noonan is here with a message for all of us about the future of ame

ms. brown's comments. regarding port metrics. thank you for your leadership, mr. chairman.i d to and i look for the opportunity to weigh in on all these issues> i yield back. m >> thank you, mr. larsen.coll >> thank you, chairman shuster and the rest of my colleagues for successfully getting this cg transportation bill to eed conference. first and foremost, we must to determine the overall funding levels. highways, bridges, transit and rail keeps growing. neither bill does much to address it. it provides flat funding of $325 billion over six years. and the senate bill is not much better.low everyone wants long-term for liability and planning. is that still the preferable option if we lock in six years of flat or minimum funding?proga higher funding levels would be ove better course of action.se policy provisions i am proud of the freight program created in the house bill which would ar provide guaranteed funding for large-scale multi-modal freight projects that our critical for our regional and national commit.sthelpa a number of transit issues will be addressed i

and with that i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you, ms. brown. now my pleasure to recognize the new ways and means committee chairman mr. brady for a statement. >> good morning, everyone. i want to thank chairman shuster for hosting today. we begin the process of final identifiesing a key piece of legislation. i'm glad to be joined by my fellow committee members who will be bringing their expertise to the coming discussions. we must provide funding for critical infrastructure principals. we have to make sure our nation's roads, skies, imports keep america competitive by keeping our goods safely moving across the country and around the world. funding laid out before us is no one's first choice. we want to see a permanent solution to the shortfall so we can stop down the road on an can stop kick being the can down the road on an issue that impacts so many people around the country. and i'm concerned about the revenue provisions including customs users fees. however, it is important to work together, to find a way to address the highway trust fund s

. >> no brown m & ms. >> this is a negotiating position that the candidate were thinking about engage in. then as they got closer to the process of submitting the they are candidates start peeling off because they have different interests. bill: byron york, good morning to you. we know candidate negotiate all the time with networks. sometimes they get their way and sometimes they don't. where is this process today. >> it's a mess. the ben carson campaign was leading in the on this. the thought was if all the campaigns got together they would have leverage over the rnc. it hasn't happened. and this whole idea the family dinner which is what they called that meeting at the hotel sunday night, they were not thinking about a family, family, but families in the the godfather sense, and they are always killing each other. bill: what comes in the end? minor changes? a few concessions. >> there had been big talk about major changes. maybe even not doing them on television, doing them on facebook. what will come out is a series of minor tweaks in this. vines prebus, the rnc chairman says we ar

ms. swain: so stanford brown on twitter wants to know about relationships between first ladies by asking,id nancy reagan and barbara bush know each other as students at smith college? ms. woodruff: you know, i don't know the answer to that. i don't -- i'd have to ask. carl, do you know? mr. cannon: well, they -- ms. swain: they were four years apart, so i think nancy was just leaving as barbara bush was just coming in -- mr. cannon: yeah, and barbara bush didn't graduate. she was only there a year or two. so i don't think so, but that's actually a good question. ms. woodruff: but we know nancy reagan went to new york to try her hand at acting -- mr. cannon: yes. ms. woodruff: -- right out of smith. and then she was in new york for a few years before she moved to hollywood. she had a contract with mgm, and talks about -- mr. cannon: a rival from ron's studio, from warner brothers. ms. woodruff: that's right. ms. swain: also on twitter, one of our viewers whose tweet is not coming up nicely for me, sheldon cooper is asking about her stepfather and his influence on her politics. "dr. davis w

ms. jeffries. okay, commonwealth? >> yes, thank you. debra brownr, is here in the courtroom today, and i believe that she would like to address the court, and if the court would permit her, i'd ask her to come forward. >> all right. >> debra. >> yes, ma'am. >> monique done hit me, jumped on me four times within my lifetime. she is a beast. i still have nightmares to see her hands come down in my face. she took both of my phones so i wouldn't call the police. she burned me on my arm with a hot curler. and her attitude, she went into her mode, oh, shut up, you're not hurt, your teeth wasn't no good anyway, you going to sit there and you going to let me hot curl my hair and get ready before you call the police. i had to give her a bus check to get out of my home and to leave, but she kept hot curling her hair. i asked her for my phones. she said, you keep on, i'm going to burn you. i grabbed for my phone while she stood there and hot-curled her hair. she kept laying the curlers on my arm. when she knocked my teeth out one at a time. she was hitting me

ms. swain: while we're talking about domestic issues, len brown in scottsbluff, nebraska, sent an e-mailaying, "since today is martin luther king day in the united states, can you ask if barbara dealt with any race issues in segregated texas? and what did she do as first lady about race issues?" was it an issue she got publicly involved in? ms. gutin: not to my -- mr. engel: i don't believe that she -- ms. gutin: not to my knowledge, no. ms. swain: ok. next is dennis in sheboygan, wisconsin. go ahead, please. dennis: hi, how are you? ms. swain: good evening, welcome. dennis: thank you so much for having this series. this is wonderful. during the 1980 campaign, i had a political radio show in california, and i got to interview both george and barbara bush. and i asked her what her relationship was with the reagans. and she said they were friends, good friends. my question is, what was their relationship once they got into the vice presidency? and then, second, did she encourage her kids to go into politics? thanks again. ms. gutin: well, we covered this a little bit earlier. they had a co

brown-black form to talk about diversity issues. i think we are very cognizant of that. i think we are a little more diverse than people think. ms. tumulty: that was one of the secret weapons that barack obama had in 2008. people have this impression of iowa caucus-goers as being older and whiter. barack obama did manage to turn out a lot of young people and a more diverse population. if the caucus go with looked like they normally did, barack obama was said to come in third, not first. what is your sense of caucus-goers ability to organize and excite people? ms. mcguire: all the campaigns are really doing a great job organizing throughout the state. you are exactly right. the caucus is different. you have to show up in a particular place at a particular time. it is february 1, so the weather might be bad. i think they are all trying to appeal to many different constituencies, like you talked about. some of the younger people, the diversity. what we appreciate as a party is when they appeal to those different people, that is party building for us. as they come to the caucus, that makes us better as a party, and helps us win in no

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