ms. miller? >> it's very humbling. and i'm incredibly proud of your accomplishments. >> oh, ms. miller!ing to make me cry! >> narrator: it was a momentous achievement for a girl who was at risk of becoming one of balfanz's statistics just two years earlier. now it was off to the elite learning environment of brooks, where both the students and the expectations would be very different than what she was used to. the question was, would all the work in middle school pay off here? so we've been keeping track of how omarina and, by comparison, her brother omarlin, have been doing. >> when i first came here, i was nervous that i was way too different to fit in here. there was a senior who greeted us at the door. she smelled like strawberries. everyone is really well off and there's people... on their vacation they travel to argentina and they travel to china. so yeah, there's times when you notice little subtle comments, or little subtle things that aren't really even meant for... people don't even mean to say them or do them, but they just happen, they just come out because people aren't awa

ms. miller, my colleague from michigan, placed this crisis and its blame squarely at the feet of president obama's daca program, the deferred action program. that was implemented in 2012, is that correct? >> daca was implemented june 2012. >> here we are where the peak levels of unaccompanied children migration is occurring in 2014, is that right? >> yes. daca is intended for kids who came into this country seven or more years ago. >> and if ms. milter is indeed right this is squarely the president's fault because of daca, wouldn't you have expected to see these peak levels of children coming across the border perhaps 2012 or 2013 rather than now? i guess i'm asking, is it fair to solely place this on daca or is this something much more complex? >> let me be clear. i believe first and foremost, and i believe most people believe first and foremost, from everything i heard, everything i've seen and my own conversations with these children, that the principal reason they are leaving their countries is the conditions in those countries. they are really bad. it has to be really bad for a parent

ms. rubens did lie when she came to her office? >> chairman miller i was not present when ms. rubens came to talk to you. i know her entire purpose for coming to talk to you into your staff was to express persons here regret for her comments made on that piece of paper. >> i apologize but i'm going to take two more minutes. on this note, it talks about arrogance. it directs a person to ignore a committee staff person and then it makes another derogatory statement about a staff person. ms. rubens came to our committee offices and when she did she did not apologize for that. what she said was she had told the acting director to ignore what other people may be saying about my staff. and you're telling me this person is still employed even though she gave a directive, do not tell an agent of this committee what was happening at the regional office. >> chairman miller i will say again without question, without question we respect the oversight of every single one of you on this committee and in these hollywood halls and anyone of you who would like to come at any point in time and

ms. rubens did lie when she came to her office? >> chairman miller i was not present when ms. rubens came to talk to you. i know her entire purpose for coming to talk to you into your staff was to express persons here regret for her comments made on that piece of paper. >> i apologize but i'm going to take two more minutes. on this note, it talks about arrogance. it directs a person to ignore a committee staff person and then it makes another derogatory statement about a staff person. ms. rubens came to our committee offices and when she did she did not apologize for that. what she said was she had told the acting director to ignore what other people may be saying about my staff. and you're telling me this person is still employed even though she gave a directive, do not tell an agent of this committee what was happening at the regional office. >> chairman miller i will say again without question, without question we respect the oversight of every single one of you on this committee and in these hollywood halls and anyone of you who would like to come at any point in time and

miller, and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. miller: mr. speaker, i'd ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. miller: and i'd yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. miller: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of h.r. 3202. it's called essential transportation worker identification credential sessment act, commonly referred to as twic. that's a mouthful. i'd like to thank the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, for introducing this thoughtful legislation. she's worked very diligently on this in a bipartisan way. we worked together, moved this legislation through our subcommittee, through the full committee of homeland. this will allow congress to better determine the twic program and to proceed with the

ms. ruben did lie when she came into our office? >> chairman miller, i was not present when ms. ruben came to talk to you. i do note her entire purpose for coming to talk to her, and to your staff was to express her sincere regret for her comments made on that piece of paper. >> well, let me -- i apologize but i'm going to take about two more minutes. all right. on this note, it talks about arrogance, it directs a person to ignore a committee staff person and then it makes another derogatory statement about a committee staff person. ms. rubens came to our committee offices and when she did, she did not apologize for that. what she said was, she had told the acting director to ignore what other people may be saying about my staff. and you are telling me this person is still employed even though she gave a directive to not tell an agent of this committee what was happening at the regional office? >> chairman miller, i will say again without question, without question, we respect the oversight of every single one of you on this committee and in these hallowed halls. and any one of

that's why i was proud to work with representative salmon, chairman kline, ranking member miller, ms. foxx on this legislation, which would permit institutions to waive certain regulations that stand in the way of them adopting a competency-based model. we'll learn a lot, we'll learn what works, we'll learn what doesn't work. they're both important. as we seek to expand innovation across the higher education sector to reduce costs and crease quality. this legislation will allow congress and the general public to learn more about the opportunities that competency-based education offers for students, to increase access and opportunity in higher education. i'm also pleased the house is considering under this rule h.r. 4984, the empowering students through enhanced financial counseling act. financial counseling is an important method for students to learn about the most effective and least expensive way for them to finance their higher education. both before, during and after their college experience. many students simply don't have the knowledge or the resources or the help to make sound

miller? >> no, sir. >> no, sir, mr. chairman. >> no, mr. chairman. >> ms. kennedy? >> no, mr. airman. >> and do you agree with our reservation to respond to any reasonable summons to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee if you are confirmed? dr. miller? >> absolutely. >> i do. >> yes, i will. >> yes, i will. >> great. thank you. thanks for your testimony. interesting testimony. very well prepared. well presented. i just want to start off by saying, mr. bennett said about he still sends, pays his bills by mail. he still sends out cards and letters. so do i. and you are probably better at technology than i am. but i'm not bad and i have two sons, 24 and 25 who coach me so i can get even better over time. but i was reminded of the service, the u.s. postal service on saturday. i was home for a bit. and the post -- the letter carrier delivers our mail. delivered our mail just a little before 5:00 p.m. sometimes it's later if he has a whole lot to deliver and sometimes not quite that late. but it's 95 degrees outside and he was delivering mail, cheerful, going abo

ms. kennedy. i picked on mr. miller all afternoon. maybe i should come to you. >> my first thought is if we have declining first class mail volume, to have more delayed first class mail delivery doesn't make sense. i mean if possible, i personally would like to see us have the faster standard of delivery. that concerned me. i think those two things would be inversely related. >> thank you. >> you'd have fewer people mailing letters. >> thank you. mr. bennett. >> off the cuff, i think the faster standard of delivery would be better primarily because the customer service. this is a service organization. every company in it country that has focused on service is focused on how do i provide a better service to this customer than somebody else? having deliveries two, three days after you put it in is probably not a good way to make sure your customers are happy. if they are happy on one end then they will want to use you for something else. i would focus on how do i make my customers most happy, i think that would be a faster service to he

miller? >> no, sir. >> no, sir, mr. chairman. >> no, mr. chairman. >> ms. kennedy? >> no, mr. chairman. >> and do you agree with our reservation to respond to any reasonable summons to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee if you are confirmed? dr. miller? >> absolutely. >> i do. >> yes, i will. >> yes, i will. >> great. thank you. thanks for your testimony. interesting testimony. very well prepared. well presented. i just want to start off by saying, mr. bennett said about he still sends, pays his bills by mail. he still sends out cards and letters. so do i. and you are probably better at technology than i am. but i'm not bad and i have two sons, 24 and 25 who coach me so i can get even better over time. but i was reminded of the service, the u.s. postal service on saturday. i was home for a bit. and the post -- the letter carrier delivers our mail. delivered our mail just a little before 5:00 p.m. sometimes it's later if he has a whole lot to deliver and sometimes not quite that late. but it's 95 degrees outside and he was delivering mail, cheerful, going a

ms. portwine. sergeant you are recognized. >> chairman miller, ranking member and members of the committee i appreciate the opportunity to discuss va mental health care and i want to acknowledge the loss and the courage of these family members ensuring they are not in vein. i struggle with the similarities of the stories. as an infantry fan who lost so many in war and struggled with thoughts of suicide from the overwhelming chronic pain and injuries. i thank you all for being here. my experience with the va health care system began in 2008. sorry. >> that is okay. you have plenty of time. >> after i was medically retired from the army due to severe injuries from a motor blast in iraq -- excuse me. i have been a patient but i am an advocate for other warriors who are struggling with deployment-related traumas. for a period of 12 months i did receive excellant mental health care at a facility that provided one-stop easy access staffed by medical, mental health and pharmacy providers. unfortunately, hospital administrators decided this well staff care was too costly. now veterans go through an impersonal

ms. rose. we appreciate you coming on in. >> thanks, bill. >> it will be miller time.roversy already. then martha maccallum on chicago violence totally out of control. those reports after these messages. (woman) the constipation and belly pain feel like a knot. how can i ease this pain? (man) when i can't go, it's like bricks piling up. i wish i could find some relief. (announcer) ask your doctor about linzess-- a once-daily capsule for adults with ibs with constipation or chronic idiopathic constipation. linzess is thought to help calm pain-sensing nerves and accelerate bowel movements. it helps you proactively manage your symptoms. do not give linzess to children under 6, and it should not be given to children 6 to 17. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain especially with bloody or black stools the most common side effect is diarrhea, sometimes severe. if it's severe, stop taking linzess and call your doctor right away. other side effects include gas, stomach-area pain and s

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ms. slaughter: i ask unanimous consent to place in the record an exchange of letters between myself and chairman sessions and between ranking member brady and chairwoman miller of the house administration committee. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. slaughter: this exchange of letters catalogs our repeated requests for an estimate of the projected cost of this partisan enterprise and the identification of accounts that will be cut to pay for it. as you will note, the responses to our letter provide no information about the cost estimate and no indication of rom where the funds will come. mr. speaker, this lawsuit, if people are supposed to think that this is a genuine concern, by the house of representatives, and not a partisan gimmick, then why didn't the majority consult with democrats or the senate beforehand and say, we want to do this on behalf of congress, will you talk with us about participating? that idea of joint participation is long gone from here and i regret to say that. but that didn't happen. it was cooked up in some meeting where we probably discussed thousand win back the senate or whether to impeach the president or how the c

ms. portwine. sergeant wrenchler, you're recognized for your statement. >> chairman miller, ranking member michaud,

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ms. portwine. sergeant wrenchler, you're recognized for your statement. >> chairman miller, ranking member michaud, members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to discuss va mental health care, and i certainly want to acknowledge the loss and the courage of these family membe members, ensuring that this wasn't in vain, and i struggle with the severity of the stories. as an infantryman who lost so many in the iraq war and injured and struggled with the loss of suicide from chronic pain and other injuries, i just thank you all for being here. my experience with the va health care system began in 2008. sorry. >> it's okay, you've got plenty of time. >> after i was medically retired from the army due to severe injuries from a mortar blast in iraq -- excuse me. i've been a patient but i'm also an advocate for other warriors who are struggling with deployment-related traumas. for a period of about 12 months, i did receive excellent mental health care at a va facility. it provided easy one-stop access through deployment health models staffed by mental health, pharmacy and social work providers.

ms. portwine. sergeant wrenchler, you're recognized for your statement. >> chairman miller, ranking member michaud, members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to discuss va mental health care, and i certainly want to acknowledge the loss and the courage of these family membe members, ensuring that this wasn't in vain, and i struggle with the severity of the stories. as an infantryman who lost so many in the iraq war and injured and struggled with the loss of suicide from chronic pain and other injuries, i just thank you all for being here. my experience with the va health care system began in 2008. sorry. >> it's okay, you've got plenty of time. >> after i was medically retired from the army due to severe injuries from a mortar blast in iraq -- excuse me. i've been a patient but i'm also an advocate for other warriors who are struggling with deployment-related traumas. for a period of about 12 months, i did receive excellent mental health care at a va facility. it provided easy one-stop access through deployment health models staffed by mental health, pharmacy and social work providers.

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ms. portwine, and some of you doing this, you mentioned chairman miller and representative duckworth and myself along with a bunch of folks will be out there this afternoon. we will introduce 2182. here is what i will say is different. this was a well-intentioned bill. but look to your right -- these are the folks who helped write the bill. susan was in the office. joshua is there. the somers suggestions are incorporated. this is the silver lining. you get tired of hearing that. there is no silver lining when your son is not coming home, but you have asked for a solution. i would ask each of you as 2182 starts to move and senator walsh does it in the senate, let's together make sure it does not end up as the joshua act. the secretary had this authority. the american people said, do this, and we did not do it. so i would only say to each of you, as my colleague mr. o'rourke said, this is how democracy can work best. this is how we can incorporate people in it. this idea of wringing our hands, who could have anticipated this -- this was started in 2007. and here we sit in 2014. so keep the

ms. steele about the markets. >> the rare gift of adam johnson imitation is frightening. >> we want to bring in steve miller.at aig has been doing. more than $2 billion in settlements aig has recouped over soured mortgage funds. are you done with lawsuits and this effectively closes the chapter on what has been a contentious period in history. >> this is the largest. we are just about complete. was af america settlement very large case. we had filed a came for $10 billion. we ultimately concluded it was a fair way to finish it on both sides. 650 million. >> are you going to capture another billion dollars? the autotalk about parts business. they do not talk about -- like that. is important to steve miller and peter hancock? >> we have global supervision from the federal reserve because of our designation as being systemically important financial institution. that means the government and the economy have a vested interest in making sure that we do not have a collapse, like happened in 2008. the means we have to have stress tests -- we are not fighting it -- we have a second pair of eyes helping us as a board

ms. bonamici: i would like to start by thanking chairman kline, ranking member miller and congressman guthrie for their leadership on this bill. which will improve the financial counseling that student of students -- loan borrowers will receive. i'm grateful for this step toward protecting student loan borrowers. i also want to thank the education and work force committee staff on both sides of the aisle for their hard work to include members' shared priorities in a bill that has earned tremendous bipartisan support. . the need for enhanced financial counseling for students is clear. more than 40 million americans are carrying more than $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, and default rates are climbing. at the same time, there's evidence that student loan debt is a drag on the broader economy. borrow he struggling with debt may delay purchasing a new car, a home, or new appliance. they may be unable to access capital to start a business or they may put off saving for retirement. of course the solution to the mounting burden of student loan debt will require a number of changes. we'll need to

ms. portwine. sergeant wrenchler, you're recognized for your statement. >> chairman miller, ranking member michaud, members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to discuss va mental health care, and i certainly want to acknowledge the loss and the courage of these family membe members, ensuring that this wasn't in vain, and i struggle with the severity of the stories. as an infantryman who lost so many in the iraq war and injured and struggled with the loss of suicide from chronic pain and other injuries, i just thank you all for being here. my experience with the va health care system began in 2008. sorry. >> it's okay, you've got plenty of time. >> after i was medically retired from the army due to severe injuries from a mortar blast in iraq -- excuse me. i've been a patient but i'm also an advocate for other warriors who are struggling with deployment-related traumas. for a period of about 12 months, i did receive excellent mental health care at a va facility. it provided easy one-stop access through deployment health models staffed by mental health, pharmacy and social work providers.

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ms. titus: thank you. and i thank my friend for yielding. i thank mr. michaud and chairman miller for their leadership on this important bill. as a member of the house veterans' affairs committee, i've been working with my colleagues to ensure that veterans have access to the highest quality care in a timely fashion. this legislation before us takes important steps towards that goal. i'm especially pleased that the compromise includes three of my bills which ensure that, one, all of the mes -- victims of sexual assault get the care they need. and more residencies are going to be funded at v.a. hospitals in areas of the country that are underserved by doctors and private practice. our committee, i know, will continue to work in a bipartisan fashion with the new secretary to ensure that all veterans have access to the benefits and care that they have so bravely earned. today we are acting on behalf of a grateful nation to provide our country's heroes the care they need and restore their trust in the v.a. so i urge my colleagues to support this conference report to the veterans' acce

ms. wasserman shultz: at this time, let me reiterate, unless the gentleman wants to say anything further, i have no additional speakers. after simply saying that again, i appreciate chairman kline and ranking member miller's support, the work of all of the members who have significant marine industries in their congressional districts, and really pleased that we're going to be able to finally make sure that the intent of congress is carried out and that these marine workers who are vital and a part of the back ben of so many economies will have the coverage they need rather than for going that coverage and we'll be -- than foregoing that coverage and we'll be able to make sure that employers who employ them will be able to provide less expensive coverage. it's a win-win, and i look forward to seeing it become law. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. walberg: i yield myself the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. walberg: i couldn't have said it better than my colleague. having a district that borders the great lakes, having marinas and harbors in my district, having the opportunity to

miller: i thank the gentleman. the chair: does the gentlewoman still reserve a point of order? ms. kaptur: i reserve a point of order. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. lamalfa: i want to yield two minutes to the man from the bay area, mr. garamendi. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. garamendi: i want to thank my colleagues on both sides of this question. i think it would be wise to take a look at the language of the amendment. it basically says that none of the funds made available by this act may be used by the bureau to terminate, to implement or administer or enforce the termination. this is about the bureau terminating. it simply says the bureau cannot terminate the contract until this court case is settled. is it necessary? really depends what the bureau intends to do, but i would suspect that the bureau probably would not move to terminate but they could. in which case chaos ensues. there will be a settlement in this court case sometime in the future. we don't know when. it's a very complex case. logical, it

ms. bass, mr. moreno for their support of the foster care caucus, something that's been so important across america and i thank the education committee with mr. miller, mr. kline for aspects of this legislation. but i remember, mr. speaker, walking the streets of houston with covenant house and finding in cub by holes homeless children. homeless teens. many of them had aged out and many of them had, in that time, when the language wasn't clear, had been prostituted, they were being sex trafficked, no one was happened -- no one was helping. i'm excited about legislation that recognizes that this act of ignoring them is child abuse and that we need to ensure they are not criminals and that the child welfare system understands their need. i was the first to bring to houston a homeland security hearing on human and sex trafficking. it was an emotional hearing. the stories of those being told through law enforcement, those who have trafficked as children, whose lives were ruined, would be the kind that would raise the hair on your head. i support all these human trafficking initiatives, particularly as they take criminal way from the justice system and i