ms. thompson from richland. she will have a night for two at the end at usc on new year's eve. she will also have dinner for two at that oak table. she will get tickets for the new year's eve event at the zoo. congratulations. >>> still ahead, news19 at six. the midwest is taking a beating for mother nature. we have details to see how it could impact us. have been getting, >>> united way of the midlands today. united way says the money will go toward the flood recovery project. the project was started with the help of a $100,000 together. >>> in the midwest, they are expected to get their biggest downfall today. that is making conditions very dangerous. two teenagers in a baby had to be rescued last week from the apple river in wisconsin after the vehicle left the road and broke her eyes. their suv began to seek an it turned onto the driver-side leaving the passenger side to passerby saw the vehicle floating in were able to rescue all three inside. that is incredible. a deadly storm moved to through parts of southwestern us. the death toll from the storms is now at 43. at least

ms. thompson, came in one day and she took up the chalk and she wrote on the blackboard, "gone forever, one minute. don't bother looking for it. you'll never find it again." and i never forgot that. [laughter] >> so let me start with the first idea that i had that sparked the book was we were fighting the clinch river breeder reactor. it was nuclear reactor that was supposed to breed its own fuel. it was gonna be built by the taxpayer on the clinch river in tennessee. and it was basically what would--the right wing would call crony capitalism. we'd call it corporate welfare. mr. reagan was for it. president carter was against it. but this was 1983 and mr. reagan was for it. general electric, westinghouse, a lot of companies, engineering firms were for it. and it started out as a projection of 1.5 billion, and then it was going to three billion, and then there were some official estimates it was gonna end up at eight billion. and they already spent a billion and a half, and it didn't even dig a shovel on the clinch river. so we opposed it because we thought that it would lead to plutonium vu

thompson: that is correct sir. vaughan, how: ms. would you comment on this detainer situation, have you given thought to that? ms. vaughan: i have. first i need to say that the code of federal regulations is clear on this. it says when local law enforcement officers receive a detainer from ice, that they shall maintain custody of that individual for no more than 48 hours after they -- but it does say, the exposition is that they will maintain custody of them. congress has given ice the authority to issue detainers and to the expectation is that they should be compliant with it and more than 90% of sheriffs in the country comply without any problem. they want to comply. even police chiefs. all detainersth issued, so it is not a question legalm being, you know, a legalconstitutional -- il or unconstitutional, they are accepted instruments for us to use in getting custody of people -- they would like to detain. decadesl by changing interpretation of the regulations and the world they -- and authority they have congress. they are consid

thompson, ms. kelly. these are obviously very important questions that congress should be dealing with but we aren't and nobody benefits when we put our heads in the sand. san bernardino is the latest bit of evidence that dangerous killers have no trouble getting a hold of assault rifles, semiautomatic handguns and massive amounts of ammunition. i heard some of my colleagues say the recent events in san bernardino, if we had background checks or other laws, it would not have helped, would not have stopped the killers from getting hold of guns. i was here in this congress back in 1994 and we passed a ban on assault weapons. inthat ban had filled in effect and not allowed to expire, the killers in san bernardino would not have been able to get them to have their mass killings carried out. so, all these killers have no trouble getting a hold of assault rifles. deer,pened with robert -- dylann roof and it happens every single day across this country because we are averaging more than a mass shooting a day. yo

thompson and ms. kelly will be hosting today a forum on this issue. many of our colleagues, including, i believe, the vice chairman and i will be attending as well to talk about this because maybe we want americans to know that we're thinking of those families that are right now suffering from the tragedies of losing their loved ones as a result of some of these shoongs, whether it's san bernardino, colorado springs, you name it, newtown. we're almost on the anniversary of shoot anything newtown that killed -- shooting in newtown that killed 20 children and 6 adults. but a moment of silence is not action. and if the only thing congress is going to do is hold moments of silence every time someone is tragically gunned down whether by someone who means us harm because we're simply americans or whether it's because that perpetrator didn't like the color of our skin or didn't like the content of our character, either way that's terror. and there are families that have been terrorized, and now there are fam

ms. jackson-lee? >> thank you, madam leader and to both mr. thompson and ms. kelly.thank you very much for your leadership. gentlemen, thank you for your testimony, passionate and informative. chief, thank you, you help a lot as we deal with these issues. i'm the ranking member on the crime terrorism homeland security investigations committee, a committee of which these bills should come through. common sense legislation, let me ask two direct questions to chris. thank you so very much for your leadership and your gun ownership and your i.d. and all. st. emanuel church, mother emanuel in south carolina, the individual that massacred nine worshippers went to a gun dealer who sent his materials in for a gun check but got, if you will, anxious -- i shouldn't say the word anxious. got out of sorts, maybe greedy. and before that gun check came back in, and it's a three day, as you well know, that gun was sold. would you comment on the discretion and the reasonableness of gun owners -- excuse me, gun owners who may sell or store to be sensitive to the importance of at leas

ms. gertner: public safety issues. that is right. mr. thompson: i have many more questions i want to ask you, but i'm also going to give any of you an opportunity to ask a question to our panel. before we do, i want to talk one second about solutions. nancy, you had proposed in an op-ed or mentioned last week in "the boston globe," that you have a marshall plan as one of the other forms of addressing the backend of this. what does that look like? ms. gertner: credit where credit is due. david and the sentencing project came up with the idea but the , notion is you can't just do things going forward. there are things you have to do going forward to deal with these issues, but there are consequences to the car several -- the carceral state. the consequences are communities who have been best the mated -- who have been decimated by whole generations of men absent. there is an intergenerational problem, and educational problem, an economic problem. we now have to rebuild communities that have been decimated by mass incarceration. it is not just going

thompson: i believe 14 business days. ms. vaughan: five weeks. sen. sessions: i believe that is right. that is a lot of training to things anda few basically how to handle yourself. february, in in may, i was down in a remote county, it is one of the highest transit points in the nation for illegal immigrants. 16 sheriffs deputies, if they participated in this program they have to be out of the office to understand, the have to meet training requirements taken care ofis by that county, not by ice. they might pay the lodging cost, airfare, but those deputies are not doing their job. they are now out training, so now that county pays overtime to cover the loss. this is a backbreaking exercise. with tomst week coleman and this is one of the issues we have to fix and i think there is a solution there. we will work with them, do whatever it takes, but to hear $130 million is returned and reprogrammed because they did not spend it, when sheriffs are going broke on the border, set us the money. do not give it to the governor, give it to the sheriffs. sen. se

i thank the ranking member, bennie thompson, ms. lofgren, who worked very hard on this, and democrats on the immigration committee and the policy enforcement subcommittee for their hard work to ensure that this bill will protect americans from the threat of terror while we remain true to our highest principles and ideals. house democrats and house republicans have no greater priority than keeping americans safe. that is not a partisan issue. nor is it a partisan difference. many americans are frustrated with the pace of progress against isis in iraq and syria. i want to see the administration and congress working together to protect our nation. the reforms in this bill are an excellent start. what we have before us today, mr. speaker, is an example of what we can achieve when both draft rk together to responsible reforms in a spirit of unity and common purpose which is in the face of the threats we challenge we ought to summon. i want to thank representative mccarthy for working with me and our side of the aisle and i want to thank

thompson, what ms. vaughn said strikes me as being very troubling for your members. >> yes, sir. >> when she says this individual had 62 situations of aliens being arrested for 225 charges, many of them violent charges and so forth, and only five of those would they accept, i.c.e. would accept for removal. isn't it true that, as you understand the law, that they must deport criminal aliens? and do you feel like that if the federal government is going to take over immigration, which apparently it is and has a legal right to do, it ought to follow through and follow the law? >> absolutely, sir. the answer to your first question is yes, i do have that belief. the trick on this one is that someone is arrested and put inty a county jail, they're fingerprinted, those fingerprints are shuttled off to the great divide in washington or elsewhere, a hit comes back saying that person is here, detain them. an electronic document is forwarded to a sheriff's office, in many places it's just a fax. it says, please det

ms. pelosi: thank you very much. chairman thompson, it's an honor to be working alongside you in this effort, and i thank the witnesses. these incidents represent a small fraction of gun violence in the u.s. while some policies could reduce the number of those killed or wounded, my comments today focus on what research tells us about how to prevent more of the 33,000 firearm deaths in the u.s. every year. there are three major ways in which changes to the mosque reduce violence. -- to gun laws could reduce violence. currently, a person can legally buy as many guns and as much ammo as they would like, and carry that amount with them in most states almost anywhere they would like, even if they had been arrested and convicted for numerous crimes involving violence, guns, and alcohol. as long as those acts have not resulted in a felony conviction. in individual can also have numerous prior restraining orders, or even a current restraining order for domestic violence, and that is not a legal barrier to carrying guns in most states. when st

thompson, what ms.rikes me as being very troubling for your members. >> yes, sir. >> when she says this individual had 62 situations of aliens being arrested for 225 charges, many of them violent charges and so forth, and only five of those would they accept, i.c.e. would accept for removal. isn't it true that, as you understand the law, that they must deport criminal aliens? and do you feel like that if the federal government is going to take over immigration, which apparently it is and has a legal right to do, it ought to follow through and follow the law? >> absolutely, sir. the answer to your first question is yes, i do have that belief. the trick on this one is that someone is arrested and put into a county jail, they're fingerprinted, those fingerprints are shuttled off to the great divide in washington or elsewhere, a hit comes back saying that person is here, detain them. an electronic document is forwarded to a sheriff's office, in many places it's just a fax. it says, please detain this person

thompson: we'll go to congresswoman esty from connecticut, vithes chair of the task force. ms. esty: really want to thank all of you so much for your expertise, your passion and commitment as we approach the third anniversary in newtown, connecticut, my district. it is particularly shocking and disappointing that this body, the house of representatives, which is supposed to protect and defend the american people, has not taken action. you have done a pretty good job, i think, already laying out action that is we can and should be taking. but if you can try to help us prioritize as members of congress what are the most important things we should be doing? and touching a little bit on the importance of federal law. i know that dr. webster, you talked about the efforts states like connecticut has taken. i know, for example, my friend and colleague here, robin kelly, we have tough laws in connecticut. tough laws in illinois. tough laws in california. but people just go across state lines. or they aren't enforced you pointed out. if you could talk a little bit about those priorities

ms. jackson lee d mr. thompson, for your coordination on this bill. i think this committee probably more than any other one has operated in a very bipartisan fashion. i'm proud of that as chairman. i think in matters of national security, that's how we should operate. reach across the aisle to get good things done for the american people to make them safer. let me say thank you for that. i don't have to remind you, mr. speaker, the threats that are real out there. we got a classified briefing in san bernandino and the pipe mbs and in isis latest publication, they talk about moving a device through transnational organizations into the western hemisphere through new mexico and our southwest border. this bill is designed to stop that. so with that, mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3875 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the

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thompson: we'll go to congresswoman esty from connecticut, vice chair of the task force. ms. esty: really want to thank all of you so much for your expertise, your passion and commitment as we approach the third anniversary in newtown, connecticut, my district. it is particularly shocking and disappointing that this body, the house of representatives, which is supposed to protect and defend the american people, has not taken action. you have done a pretty good job, i think, already laying out action that is we can and should be taking. but if you can try to help us prioritize as members of congress what are the most important things we should be doing? and touching a little bit on the importance of federal law. i know that dr. webster, you talked about the efforts states like connecticut has taken. i know, for example, my friend and colleague here, robin kelly, we have tough laws in connecticut. tough laws in illinois. tough laws in california. but people just go across state lines. or they aren't enforced you pointed out. if you could talk a little bit about those priorities