ms. miller: that is correct. mr. whitfield: so all of us make comments about this is going to save money and so forth but it's certainly possible and in many instances i would assume that low income people and elderly are harmed more by these regulations than perhaps they benefit. would you agree with that? ms. miller: that seems to be the case. and the department acknowledges there are negative impacts on those groups in its own analyses. that's not a view that's outside the mainstream. mr. whitfield: originally this started because of the oil embargo and the reason this all started was because of trying to conserve the use of energy and certainly that has changed today because we have an abundance of energy in america. but today it's become more of a climate change issue. that's what people talk about. well we've got to be more efficient, les co-2 and so forth. . mcguire, you and mr. cosgriff and mr. yurek touch on the need for reform. and you all made some pretty strong statements, you said that sometimes the prod

the lead plaintiff in the case, amy hagstrom miller, celebrated the ruling outside the supreme court. msagstrom miller: today's decision marks a turnaround for texas and our country. a wind does not mean the struggle is not over. clinics do not reopen overnight. we have a daunting task ahead of us to determine whether and how to reopen our health centers that were forced to shut their doors over the past several years. renewing leases, hiring staff, -- working with communities second, this decision only addressed to of the many restrictions that women face to get abortion care in texas. now, we must redouble our efforts to end similar restrictions across the state. >> the decision was a complete and total vindication of the plaintiffs' claims. record was strong, the facts are there, it is clear the law was passed with the intent to shut down clinics that had that devastating effect and we are pleased that the supreme court could see through what was happening. this is going to make a difference. today's victory is going to make a huge difference. we hope that politicians who have been pa

miller has been working in abortion care. welcome back to democracy now! first, your reaction. ms. hagstrom miller: i'm beyond elated.t only did we get a victory for the women and families across texas, but the ruling was broad enough to give relief across the country. we were able to illustrate the undue burden put upon by onerous regulations and tell the stories of the women and families across the state affected directly. i'm proud of being able to lead the lawsuit and tell the stories and bring them to the forefront. amy: tell us exactly what this means in texas. what effect did this restriction have? ms. hagstrom miller:: these restrictions closed down many facilities. what that means is women have rights on paper that don't exist for them in reality. they h had to travel hundreds of miles to obtain basic health care. they had to take multiple days off work, go on multiple visits. the vast majority of womemen we serve are already mothers. they had two good child care and arrange for transportation. manyhappened is you have women having to spend more, travel longer, and some p people having to take matters intoo

ms. miller mentioned it. her cost and a two-family household is different than a family -- i'm one of seven kids. nine in the family. grew up a lot different costs. a lot different projected savings. don't you think that if we're going to have this debate that the department of energy ought to help us define what is a family, what is a savings, and to have part of that transparency, miss noll? >> thank you. i would say the department of energy does take into account many perspectives. >> but don't you think they should help define this so we could have a better, accurate discussion of what the savings are and who they're saving? this amorphous savings is being disputed by economists based upon real data and real numbers. >> as many of the colleagues that i work with, we strive to find -- get better data -- >> the question is, shouldn't the department of energy help us define their savings? the answer is they don't. mr. yurek, following up on this question, don't you think they should do a better job, departme

ms. miller mentioned it. her cost in a two-family household is different than a family -- i'm one of seven kids. nine in the family grew up. a lot different costs, a lot different projected savings. don't you think that if we're going to have this debate that the department of energy ought to help us define what is a family, what is a savings, and to have part of that transparency, miss noll? >> thank you. i would say the department of energy does take into account many perspectives. >> but don't you think they should help define this so we could have a better, accurate discussion of what the savings are and who they're saving? this amorphous savings is being disputed by economists based upon real data and real numbers. >> as many of the colleagues that i work with, we strive to find -- get better data -- >> the question is, shouldn't the department of energy help us define their savings? the answer is they don't. mr. yurek, following up on this question, don't you think they should do a better job, departmen

miller. [cheers] ms. m i am beyondiller: --ms. ander: i am beyond elated, with this historic ruling, justice has been served in our clinic that can stay open. after years of fighting part with anti-choice politicians who would seemingly stop at nothing to put abortion out of reach, i want everybody to understand, you do not mess with texas women. [cheers] miller: you do not mess with whole women's health, and you do not with this passionate, heartfelt movement of people committed to reproductive health right. three years ago, texas hb2, acians passed repressive law aimed at women who have decided to end a pregnancy and those of us here to help them. with no legitimate medical justification, politicians forced abortion providers to completely restructure our clinics. more than half of the texas abortion clinics to close, including several of my own. these closures have put a staggering burden on texas women. politicians of forced women seeking abortion to go to clinics that are farther away, to get childcare, to take multiple days

ms. miller: i reserve the balance of my time. -- mr. miller: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. ms. brown: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. brown: i rise today in support of h.r. 4590, the scal year 2016 department of veterans affairs seismic safety, construction and leases authorization act. this bill is to make sure that our veterans have the best care that they can receive and authorizing construction or ensuring that existing facilities are structurally sound is very important. all the facilities included in los ill, san francisco,, angeles, long beach, alameda, livermore, perry point, maryland, american lake. i'm glad we're passing this bill today, and i look forward to breaking ground on these projects sooner rather than later. support l members to this important legislation, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from tennesse

ms. miller, the george washington university regulatory study center, how old is this center? >> it began in 2009. >> 2009. >> that's right. >> and you how long you have been there? >> since 2012. >> 2012. so if you were running for public office or you were going to some rotary club speaking somewhere around the country, could you categorically say that these efficiency regulations are saving consumers money because the reduction of electricity costs exceeds the additional

ms. heather miller 41-year-old that was as supervisor kim mentioned tragically killed awhile bike through gg park on jfk on a stretch of jfk drive not with a protected bike lane june 22nd both women perished in the evening shotgun remembered in san francisco dark history heather loved her dog and a good glass of wine her friends and family i expressed any condolences to the family of kate flatteningy as well as with the vision zero coalition and upcoming meetings coming up from the vision zero task force i look forward to what kinds of specific actions that will be developed i also want to say that the bike party will be having a vigil tonight from 7:30 to 8 point of privilege it is not to see these as isolated events but with the biefl coalition so i looked forward to the hearing and the upcoming vision zero meeting the rest i submit thank you. >> thank you supervisor mar supervisor peskin. >> thank you, madam clerk colleagues aau as you know this body has lengthy conversation though to talk about the homelessness and easy the surviving of our fellow san franciscans that find themselves

ms. heather miller 41-year-old that was as supervisor kim mentioned tragically killed awhile bike through gg park on jfk on a stretch of jfk drive not with a protected bike lane june 22nd both women perished in the evening shotgun remembered in san francisco dark history heather loved her dog and a good glass of wine her friends and family i expressed any condolences to the family of kate flatteningy as well as with the vision zero coalition and upcoming meetings coming up from the vision zero task force i look forward to what kinds of specific actions that will be developed i also want to say that the bike party will be having a vigil tonight from 7:30 to 8 point of privilege it is not to see these as isolated events but with the biefl coalition so i looked forward to the hearing and the upcoming vision zero meeting the rest i submit thank you. >> thank you supervisor mar supervisor peskin. >> thank you, madam clerk colleagues aau as you know this body has lengthy conversation though to talk about the homelessness and easy the surviving of our fellow san franciscans that find themselves

ms. mitchell: chairman miller, i think you have been advising the oninee in some regard national securityissues. what do you see as the prospect if he becomes commander-in-chief, president trump? rep. miller: a strong commander in chief. as it relates to nato, the truth is our nato partners are going to have to pay more, their fair share. and that is what mr. trump has been talking about. much of the gdp that some of our allies have been spending have been on programs other than what is required as a nato partner. so i do not see anything wrong with asking them to step up and do what they are supposed to do. the united states always does and does more. but as my colleagues have said, part of the problem that exists today certainly is one of trust with our allies. we have allies that will say, we don't know if we can trust the current administration. and then the vacuum it has created where countries like an probe and will continue to until we finally pushed back and say enough is enough. that has not happened yet, so they will keep doing it. ms. mitchell: let me ask about syria and the on

ms. heather miller 41-year-old that was as supervisor kim mentioned tragically killed awhile bike through gg park on jfk on a stretch of jfk drive not with a protected bike lane june 22nd both women perished in the evening shotgun remembered in san francisco dark history heather loved her dog and a good glass of wine her friends and family i expressed any condolences to the family of kate flatteningy as well as with the vision zero coalition and upcoming meetings coming up from the vision zero task force i look forward to what kinds of specific actions that will be developed i also want to say that the bike party will be having a vigil tonight from 7:30 to 8 point of privilege it is not to see these as isolated events but with the biefl coalition so i looked forward to the hearing and the upcoming vision zero meeting the rest i submit thank you. >> thank you supervisor mar supervisor peskin. >> thank you, madam clerk colleagues aau as you know this body has lengthy conversation though to talk about the homelessness and easy the surviving of our fellow san franciscans that find themselves

ms. mitchell: before we reset the stage, i want to thank leader mccarthy. we have the chairman of the house veterans' affairs committee, jeff miller of florida. chairman miller, thank you. and the chairman of house intelligence, devin nunes of california. the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, ed royce, also of california. thank you. and finally, the house armed ervices committee chairman mac thornberry of texas. thank you, all. all of these chairmen are also on this task force on national security. we're going to have a discussion about how we advance our interests abroad, renewing our national security tools. let me start with north korea to take an easy subject. it was confirmed this week that north korea restarted their production of plutonium fuel, showing they planned to proceed with their nuclear program in defiance of all the international sanctions. let me ask you, chairman royce, what is the best way to try to deter north korea aside from trying to rely on our efforts with the chinese? it doesn't seem to have slowed this young leader down at all? mr. royce: and i'm not so sure, andrea, that chinese are that

miller now where he is covering the economic forum. matt, before we got interrupted come i was asking what specifically for ms.ario draghi calling for? he didn't mention any specific reform, but all of the commissioners we have been talking to today are talking what structural reform meaning austerity for those countries that still need them. that in the peripheral, policy initiatives for those countries that can afford them. spendingalking about initiatives, stimulus initiatives for countries like germany to bring all of this fractured market into one complete a market. mario draghi continued to say that he thinks we need to complete the single market in order for the monetary policy to the policy initiatives have the strongest effectiveness. listen to what he had to say. are many understandable political reasons to delay structural reforms. few good economic ones. the cost of delay is simply too high. given the interactions between policies that i described, it is in everyone's interest to the various trends of policies to buttress each other. if only because that will shorten the time it takes for each to p