ms. chu: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the american innovation act, but before i talk about the underlying bill, i want to make clear that this bill is part of the republicans' larger tax scam 2.0. instead of increasing opportunity or addressing the income inequality for americans, the republicans are doubling down on their failed policies that benefit the wealthiest americans and are ultimately paid for by the middle class. as a result of the republicans' tax law, health insurance companies in state after state are announcing higher premiums for next year while health coverage for those living with pre-existing conditions is on the chopping block. to make matters worse, the medicare trustees cut three years off the life of the medicare trust fund because of the republican tax bill. but instead of backing away from the mistake the republicans are doubling down. their second round of tax cuts for the wealthy will further compromise the future of medicare and social security. depriving senior

so i think that what ms. chu mentioned in our website, we just had an overhaul, i think it's better organized now, and perhaps what we could work with controller staff is to somewhere teacher some story, but someone's got to write some impactful story that talks not just about the numbers of the bond, but the benefit or lack there of that the voters have voted for. so this could be, like chu said, a matter of communication. so we could, on our website, have an area where we could direct the reader to some success stories or stories of a more human nature, if you will. >> i'm glad to hear that. i support that. one of the things that i keep coming back to about goboc is that unlike other commissions that i've seen and i've been involved in, this commission represents people from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. you all have different kinds of skills, and you bring those perspectives to the job of looking at what goboc is doing, whether it's construction understanding or it's labor union issues. whatever i

ms. sewell? mr. del benet? aye. >> dr. chu? aye. mr. smith of nebraska? mr. smith no. mr. marchant? mr. marchant no. mr. renacci, mr. holding, mr. rice. ms. sewell? chairman brady. chairman brady no. . >> chairman brady? >> the clerk will report the vote? >> 15 yays, 21 nos. >> the agreement is not agreed to. are there any amendments? >> ms. sanchez? >> i have an amendment at the desk. >> mr. buchanan? >> point of order. >> point of order has been reserved. i ask the gentle lady to suspend while the clerk distributes. >> the j lady from california is recognized to speak. >> my amendment is straightforward and logical. the medical expense deduction provides a lifeline to millions of working senior families and seniors. my amendment simply makes permanent the republican instituted lower adjusted gross income floor to claim the medical expense deduction. millions of middle class families and seniors face high medical costs including those who need to seek lifesaving treatment outside their health plan or those with health needs not covered by medicare. this is especially important for patie

ms. sewell? mr. del benet? aye. >> dr. chu? aye. mr. smith of nebraska? mr. smith no. mr. marchant? mr. marchant no. mr. renacci, mr. holding, mr. rice. ms. sewell? chairman brady. chairman brady no. . >> chairman brady? >> the clerk will report the vote? >> 15 yays, 21 nos. >> the agreement is not agreed to. are there any amendments? >> ms. sanchez? >> i have an amendment at the desk. >> mr. buchanan? >> point of order. >> point of order has been reserved. i ask the gentle lady to suspend while the clerk distributes. >> the j lady from california is recognized to speak. >> my amendment is straightforward and logical. the medical expense deduction provides a lifeline to millions of working senior families and seniors. my amendment simply makes permanent the republican instituted lower adjusted gross income floor to claim the medical expense deduction. millions of middle class families and seniors face high medical costs including those who need to seek lifesaving treatment outside their health plan or those with health needs not covered by medicare. this is especially important for patie

ms, i really do. >> woodruff: and now we're told he will be out on the campaign trail. will i make a difference, david? is this a message that sticks? h >> chulograms at coachella. we have to go back to midterms in 2004, he lost them. one of the interesting things i agree, mobilizing millennials is a big thing. the second thing is how areat demoactually going to frame the argument against trump? there are a lot of arg make against trump and they made a lot of them in 2016 and barack obama sort of spread the field with a lot of fferent arguments, but which is the one that actually turns voters minds? i personally tnk it's the >> woodruff: the clock is ticking. they better make up their minds. it's almost november. >> trump is the issue. >> woodruff: mark shields, david brooks, thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. open tennis tournament continues this week to celebrate its 50th anniversary, and the "open era" which markedhe beginning of players winning prize money. jeffrey brown lookat the legacy of the first men's champion there, arthur ashe, and the lessons his career and life still serve up. >> brown: when the world'ste gr tennis players compet

ms is unveiling a new hazelnut spread feature. that's our cnbc news update. back to you. hey, carl. >> good to have you, frank welcome to the family. frank holland. >>> let's get to dominic chuime for the european close. >> so, carl, as we look at what's happening with the european markets right now, a bit of wait-and-see mode ahead of that federal reserve rate decision later on today. we've got basic resources among the worst performers in european trading bucking that recent upward trend among the individual names in focus, airbus jumping by more than 3% here this morning after european regulators granted a key certification to one of its models, the a-330 900 model. now, sticking with the transport sector, daimler's ceo is planning to step down in 2019 after more than 12 years on the job. current research and development chief will take over the reins at the german automaker. shares dipped in early trading but finished mostly flat on the day. finally take a look at shares of aa down more than 12% after reporting a sharp drop in profits during the first half of the year the british-based company blaming bad weather for a pothole epidemic across the country. this comes afte