ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i list earlier today all of the relief in the appropriation bill given to xans down at the border 400, 500, and $90 million. let me tell you there are people in texas ready to serve the unaccompanied children. there are people in texas who recognize we are the good samaritan. don't label us with wanting $594 million. and don't label us with standing against the daca children, the dreamers, who have come to this country and been here for five years. these children ran into the arms of the border patrol. there is no criminal or legal crisis at the border. but the daca bill that is here on the floor of the house is a disgrace to the words of the "star spangled banner." we are the home of the free and the brave. we are free enough to be able to welcome those in need. this body knows that daca has nothing to do with the unaccompanied children. and it is a disgrace -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. jackson lee: the hardworking students like the o

gaines-turner. >> thank you, ms. lee, for your comments and thank you for your support constantly and pointing out how difficult it is. i feel like, you know, a lot of people don't know how difficult it is. i don't know one person, maybe in this room, that can juggle the things that me and my husband have to juggle every single day with having three children on medical disability going back and forth back to work, maybe having to take an underthe table job just to bring in extra money. there's not a lazy bone in my body. there are many people who live in the inner city under the poverty level that are not lazy. we want to be a part of the conversation. we want to have full-time jobs and go to school and go to college and things like that. i actually believe that certain people just put that stamp of lazy on us, to put a smokescreen, not really see what's going on, to point the finger at us, to look down at us, to try to humiliate us or twist our words, you know. i feel like we are the most -- every day we wake up and cut

ms. barbara lee, representative lee. comment or question? ms. lee? >> thank you very much. thank you, mr. ellison, leader pelosi. i want to just associate myself with all of the remarks that have been made and say to you that first of all, we appreciate your being here and seeing the united states of america as a refuge from fleeing such terrible conditions. secondly, listening to your testimony, i felt ashamed. i ask my colleagues -- are you talking about america? where you fled and treated as you were. i too want to just say to you that this country is a country that stands for liberty and justice for all. as our statue of liberty says, give me your tired, your poor, your old masses yearning to be free. your pal for words and presence and testimony today really have reminded us of what we stand for and who we are as a country. i look forward to working with all of my colleagues here and to find a way forward so that you and all of the children will feel safe and secure and reunited with your families. just know that we as americans once again appreciate your voices and co

gaines-turner. >> thank you, ms. lee, for your comments and thank you for your support constantly and pointing out how difficult it is. i feel like, you know, a lot of people don't know how difficult it is. i don't know one person, maybe in this room, that can juggle the things that me and my husband have to juggle every single day with having three children on medical disability going back and forth back to work, maybe having to take an underthe table job just to bring in extra money. there's not a lazy bone in my body. there are many people who live in the inner city under the poverty level that are not lazy. we want to be a part of the conversation. we want to have full-time jobs and go to school and go to college and things like that. i actually believe that certain people just put that stamp of lazy on us, to put a smokescreen, not really see what's going on, to point the finger at us, to look down at us, to try to humiliate us or twist our words, you know. i feel like we are the most -- every day we wake up and cut

lowey: i yield 12 1/2 minutes to the gentlelady from california, ms. lee, a member of the labor, health, and human services, and foreign operations subcommittee of appropriations. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. lee: thank you very much. let me thank our ranking member, mrs. lowey, for yielding me. your tremendous leadership. let me start by saying, yes, as an appropriator i am very troubled by the shameful first of all inadequate funding levels and the dangerous policy riders in this bill. let's be honest, the bill before us in no way is a genuine effort to address the humanitarian crisis on our borders. we should be trying to help these children by making sure that they are safe and receiving due process. rather than militarizing our southern border. instead, this bill strips protections for children and accelerates deportations of children back to nations with some of the highest rates of deadly violence on the planet. according to a report by the united nations high commission for refugees,

ms. lee: thank you very much. let me thank to our ranking member on approps, mrs. lowey, for yielding and your steadfast leadership. madam speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this woefully inadequate republican response to the humantarian crisis along our border. let me start by saying that as an appropriator i am very troubled by the shameful inadequate funding levels and misguided offsets in this bill. i'm also deeply concerned by the dangerous policy riders that strips protections for vulnerable children, protections signed into law by a republican president, mind you. let's be clear. this crisis has nothing to do with the lack of funding for immigration enforcement. we don't do anything to help these children by pouring tax dollars into the further mill tarization of our border. and -- militarization of our border. that's what this bill does. our response needs to put children first. in a hearing this week we heard first hand from central american children who had fled violence in their home countries and had passed through our broken detention system. thes

ms. jackson lee: parliamentary inquiry, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: will the gentlelady state her inquiry? ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, the course of debate is about to end, there's representation that there is an underlying ll to this martial law, that democrats have already made a commitment to stay and finish the job. my inquiry is the underlying bill's principles based on protecting children and fully funding the president's mark on the emergency supplemental to deal with this crisis and emergency, those are simple parliamentary inquiries as the underlying premise of the bill, two points, protecting the children and providing the full resource force helping the children. that is not giving us the contents of the bill. it is the premise of the bill for members to be able to intelligently come to the floor to assess the need to vote for the martial law. i, again, state the parliamentary inquiry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady has not stated a proper parliamentary inquiry, and the gentleman from massachusetts is reco

. >> in journalism and of course ms. lee one for literature. there any trades of most pulitzer prize winners share? >> i would make a distinction that of course she won the pulitzer prize for this beautiful novel that was part of a large team of reporters that worked on the series. i would make that distinction i was one of many. i think what's now and others i've met including a woman that i described in the book of friends who also won a pulitzer prize there was a feeling of doing something that mattered to you that had something to do with simply the need to make a living although certainly that is always a consideration in any profession. the purpose gave meaning to the lives of the people i know who have done that work and to their projects in the sense about something more. and i will mention briefly a friend of mine named julia keller won a pulitzer prize in 2005 for a series that was about the randomness of fate and it re-created a tornado that swept through a small town in illinois and in the randomness and part was that this is one of

now our booktv, marjah mills talks about the life, career and opinions of harper lee, author of "to kill a mockingbird." ms. mills moved next door to harper lee and her sister in monrovia of them of breaking months and spent time with the two women on a regular basis. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> well, let's see if this my -- mic is hot. it is. good evening. right on cue. i'm jake reiss with the alabama booksmith, and on the health of our dedicated staff of awesome booksellers, it is entire crew, the magnificent alabama theater, and the geniuses of penguin press who published the book the literary world has anticipated for half a century, it is my privilege and pleasure to welcome you to a mockingbird tribute. we also say a big hi y'all to the viewers on c-span. our theater audience has enjoyed watching and hearing personal harper lee stories before the start of the main event. each attendee has received a signed first edition of "the mockingbird next door" with their ticket. many of you wanted extra copies for a friend and for deaths. they are available at alabama bookstore.com. the folks sitt

this next question says you won a pulitzer prize for journalism and, of course, ms. lee won for literature. are there any traits you believe most pulitzer prize winners share? >> well, first of all, i would make the distinction, the very large distinction that, of course, she won the pulitzer prize for that beautiful novel. i was part of a large team of reporters that worked on a series called "gateway to gridlock" about o'hare airport. and, you know, this was very much a team effort. and so i would make that distinction. i was one of many. fascinating prompt to work on -- project to work on. i think with nell, nell and others i've met including a woman who i describe in the book, a friend who also won a pulitzer prize, you know, there was a feeling of doing something that mattered to you that had nothing to do with simply the need to make a living although, certainly, that's always a consideration in any probe negatives. but -- profession. but a sense of purpose that i think gave meaning to the lives of the people i know who have dope -- who have done that work and to t

. >> okay, this next question is you won a pulitzer prize in journalism and of course ms. lee kuan the literary. are there any tree you believe last winter share? >> guest: a while, would make the very large distinction that of course she won the pulitzer prize for that beautiful novel. i was part of a large team of importers over in a series called gateway to claire doc about or hear airport. and you know, this is very much a team effort. and so i would make that distinction. i was one of many. a fascinating project to work on. i think, others as men include any woman that described in the book companies and who was one a pulitzer prize, you know, there is a feeling of doing something that mattered to you that have not been to do with simply the need to make a living, although certainly that is always week iteration in any profession. but a sense of purpose that i think the key of meaning to the lives of the people i know who it does not work into their projects, and sent to the being about something more. and i will just mention briefly, a friend of mine for the "chicago tri

to repeat some of the stuff discussed i eady this morning, but want to follow up on my colleague, ms. lee. the big issue that we have in discharge planning, there is no place to discharge anybody to. you don't have any of those supports, whether government focused or familial. they don't exist. when we talk about the safety net, i am not sure most people under what that means anymore. most case managers are effective at the think you do for that client. maybe it is food support. maybe it is housing. but it is access to specialty medical care or transportation. when you have to be broad about all of those things, and they differ from state to state, it is a very challenging circumstance for the person doing that case management. i don't think it is very effective because it is not sbet greated, and you have to work with private and public sector benefits and support, getting them to work together, even getting their rules to work together on behalf of your clients is chappinging. want to hit something, mrs. reynolds, you just said. there are generations of poverty, and it becomes very diff

ms. jackson lee for five minutes. >> i thank the chair very much. mr. rodriguez, congratulations on your prior service to this nation. now a new start in your service to this nation. president befitted himself well as he always does in your appointment. i think it is important to take note of what i heard as i came in, as you were explaining to mr. conyers an extensive background where you understand your responsibilities of enforcing the law, but you also understand the plight of people. so let me start, first of all, by asking about the plight of people and the ability of this government to balance, particularly under immigration services following the law, those surges that may come for reasons of fleeing. i know that there is an office of refugee resettlement that has dual hats in state and homeland security, as well. why don't you give me a brief philosophy. i have more pointed questions, but just how do we balance that? you've been a prosecutor. we are on a judiciary committee. we are not calling for the violation of laws, but we are trying to fin

ms. jackson lee: parliamentary inquiry as to the bill that is on the floor is not the bill dealing with daca for five years, graduated from high school going to college and working and actuality, is not dealing with the unaccompanied children, but is it not true this that this bill will not be passed in the senate and we are passing a bill that has no future? the speaker pro tempore: the entlelady has not stated a parliamentary inquiry. mr. conyers: we are ready to close on this side. mr. goodlatte: i only have one speaker remaining. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from. -- michigan. mr. conyers: i recognize gentlelady california to close e remainder of our time, representative lofgren. ms. lofgren: some members have asked whether this bill terminates deferred action for dreamers with daca, this question was put to chairman goodlatte today at the rules ki nd he answered that the text speaks for itself. he is right. 527, on page 1, the text terminates daca by prohibiting dreamers. it also prevents future deferred action which we continue to deport the parents of the dreamers and parent

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ms. gaines-turner antiwar for being here and i want to thank -- thank you for being here and i want to thank congresswoman barbara lee. we're asking if you were talking about, if you put aside something to save and you may no longer qualify for food and nutrition benefits. for benefit of our colleagues, we do see the cliffs that is something all of us would support especially on the democratic side. it may end up costing more money. what you are saying and said being cut off from food and nutrition programs, we do start saving, you would be allowed to save and also receive your nutrition benefits unto you get to a point where you're family is truly at a living wage. >> exactly. i want to be very clear on what i am saying. i have been hearing a couple of things about generational poverty. i feel like that's the main reason i am sitting here. you want to break the cycle of that. the federal programs running right now are not working. i do not want a status to be involved and tell me when i can join a certain program. i feel like that is not the way to go. accountability, we need to hold a big company like walmart and t

ms., mrs. lehman n and mrs. dempsey. mrs. dempsey said she thought it worked okay, and sometimes it's hard to pry it out, and mrs. lee lehmann had some times when it worked and what it didn't work. >> as you say, it's not for the faint of heart, and it's a big topic. but i think exactly as you heard from. [applause] dempsey and. [applause] lee match -- lehmann, you know, at emory we're all connected, we have a patient portal and so patients can see their lab results, we can communicate with patients about those lab results x that's a beginning -- and that's a beginning. and our goal is to get for the whole record to be available for the patients. but it has to be done carefully because sometimes not everybody wants to read everything that's in there, and that involves some additional research that needs to be to done as to how best we use these tools. but then when you start moving across systems, there are all kinds of barriers. and while we can see everything that we're doing, you know, frequently a patient will be seeing a specialist outside of our system. the patient may or may not be getting the information from

ms. winnie earle: there are so many talented kids like mara - and they all deserve to live their dreams. >>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee dress up your dinner. bobbie will show you how to get the best fake tan. a lot of people don't like to be out in the sun. >> you don't understand people like that, do you? >> i don't get them and i don't like them. i think since we haven't had much suns appropriate. >> this is interesting. time.com is reporting -- this is not a surprise to me. men in my house and it seems like maybe it is the same here. men find women more attractive with less makeup on. >> they don't like all the shellacking. this is scientific it came from universities. >> how did they get together? >> i don't know but they photographed women with lots of makeup and some with little and asked them what they liked. the guys liked less. when there is just such heavy, your eyes are heavy. everything smears and then late at night. you ever gone to the bathroom you are all dressed up and you think you look hot and you go to the bathroom and you look at yourself and you can't believe it. i get the black raccoon eyes. and

ms. winnie earle: there are so many talented kids like mara - and they all deserve to live their dreams. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie leebably not even aware of it because you live your life in lala land. >> what? >> but we are today 50 days away from you turning 50. today is the day that -- >> what? >> yes. >> we're not belaboring. it's not today. >> no, it's 50 days from today. >> we're going to celebrate the snot out of this birthday. >> did you say 50 days till 50? >> that's two months. >> it's 50 days. but you're not alone. you're in very good company. look who's turning 50 this year sandra bullock, david spade, lori laughlin, trisha yearwood. go to klgandhoda.com and send us your advice and how to encourage her as she turns the big awesome 50! >> can i just say something? there's only a teeny window of time before i hit 50. i was going to enjoy those 50 days -- >> well, the producers don't want you to. >> okay. >> like joanne said, no, we're celebrating up till your 50th birthday. >> a beautiful lady just had a birthday yesterday. happy birthday to jamie. >> and they're getting married on july 4th. >> people love

ms. natalie. she challenged carson. that's important in a second. and here you are, hoda. >> i got drenched. i challenged three people. i challenged drew brees, kathie leeon. >> carson, blake, did you do it? let's watch. >> for a great cause. >> go, go! >> ready? go! >> oh! it's colder than you ever imagined. this one's for you. >> oh! woo! i thought we had a deal. >> are you ready for this? here we go. >> it's a great cause. >> one, two, three. >> freezing. >> so, blake took his challenge from hoda and immediately challenged adam. they're all on the set of "the voice". >> i like seeing blake shelton. >> i know you do. we should remind people it's for a really good cause, the als association. they're fund-raising this month because of the ice bucket dumping is through the roof. up $3 million from where it was this time last year. keep it going, guys. >> most people donating along with the challenge. that's the way to do it. >> has nobody challenged the president, who's on vacation on martha's vineyard? >> ethel kennedy did. >> ethel kennedy did. >> he wrote a check instead. >> good to know. willie, thank you very much. hoda, thank you very much as well.

ms. winnie earle: there are so many talented kids like mara - and they all deserve to live their dreams. >>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie leeyptian woman. where is she? >> she went on a birthday celebration with her mom, sister, and two best friends down in the caribbean. she wants this to be unknown. she's secretive hoda now. >> she's in the caribbean, though. if you want to see her. you're a good team with her. >> reg and i, if you have been living on another planet, regis and i spent 15 years together. >> yeah. >> on another network at another time, but we've stayed friends over the years, and that means the world to me. >> well, me too. >> it really does. you're come to my house for dinner saturday night. we basically can't get rid of each other. >> maybe i'll just take a drink. i have been there for dinner before. >> all righty. who do we have on the show today some. >> anna. >> do you remember her from way, way back. >> back in the 1990s as a little girl. not a little girl, but she was just starting, and she was terrific. here she is. >> second emmy nomination now. do you watch "veep?" >> i watch a lot of it. >> do yo