ms. walters: mr. mondale. mr. mondale: i agree with that, and that's why i was a principal sponsor of a liberal adoption law, so that more of these children could come to term, so that the young mothers were educated, so we found an option, an alternative. i'm all for that. but the question is whether this other option proposed by the president should be pursued. and i don't agree with it. since i've got about 20 seconds, let me just say one thing. the question of agriculture came up a minute ago. net farm income is off 50 percent in the last 3 years, and every farmer knows it. and the effect of these economic policies is like a massive grain embargo, which has caused farm exports to drop 20 percent. it's been a big failure. i opposed the grain embargo in my administration. i'm opposed to these policies as well. ms. walters: i'm sitting here like the great schoolteacher, letting you both get away with things, because one did it, the other one did it. may i ask in the future that the rebuttal stick to what the rebu

ms. walters: thank you very much. we'll now begin with segment number two with my colleague, diane sawyer. ms. sawyer? ms. sawyer: mr. president, mr. mondale, the public opinion polls do suggest that the american people are most concerned about the personal leadership characteristics of the two candidates, and each of you has questioned the other's leadership ability. mr. president, you have said that mr. mondale's leadership would take the country down the path of defeatism and despair, and vice president bush has "whining" and "hoping for bad news." and, mr. mondale, you have said that president reagan offers showmanship, not leadership, that he has not mastered what he must know to command his government. i'd like to ask each of you to substantiate your claims, mr. mondale first. give us specifics to support your claim that president reagan is a showman, not a leader, has not mastered what he must know to be president after four years, and then, second, tell us what personal leadership characteristics you have that

ms. walters, a follow-up? ms. walters: while we are discussing policy, had iran not taken american hostages, i assume that in order to preserve our neutrality, we would have stopped the flow of spare parts and vital war materials once war broke out between iraq and iran. now we're offering to lift the ban on such goods if they let our people come home. doesn't this reward terrorism, compromise our neutrality, and possibly antagonize nations now friendly to us in the middle east? pres. carter: we will maintain our position of neutrality in the iran and iraq war. we have no plans to sell additional materiel or goods to iran, that might be of a warlike nature. when i made my decision to stop all trade with iran as a result of the taking of our hostages, i announced then and have consistently maintained since then that if the hostages are released safely, that we would make delivery on those items which iran owns -- which they have bought and paid for -- also, that the frozen iranian assets would be released. that's be

ms. walters: thank you. you have addressed some of the major issues tonight, but the biggest issue in the mind of american voters is yourselves your ability to lead this country. when many voters go into that booth just a week from today, they will be voting their gut instinct about you men. you have already given us your reasons why people should vote for you, now would you please tell us for this your final question, why they should not vote for your opponent, why his presidency could be harmful to the nation and, having examined both your opponent's record and the man himself, tell us his greatest weakness. mr. carter: barbara, reluctant as i am to say anything critical about governor reagan, i will try to answer your question. [laughter] mr. carter: first of all, there is the historical perspective that i just described. this is a contest between a democrat in the mainstream of my party, as exemplified by the actions that i have taken in the oval office the last four years, as contrasted with governor re

ms. sinema: i would like yield to my fellow congressman, tim murphy, who is a psychologist and serves the navy and helps veterans, helps veterans at walter reed. congressman murphy, we have been talking about your bill this evening of which we are strongly supportive. we thank you for that work and thank you for joining this evening. i yield you so much time as you would like. mr. murphy: thank you. i thank the gentlelady for sponsoring this special order tonight. this bill since the house passed and i sure hope the senate takes it up. and the senate thinks they may not have time but i don't know how to tell a family, whether a civilian or a soldier that the senate didn't have time and they went home. since september 1, the national day of suicide prevention month, mrp americans have died, 24078 veterans. 118 people a day, 22 veterans a day. but it means that every 12 minutes a person dice by suicide , but one every hour, a veteran, but also means every hour a new family is grieving or 13 minutes a new family is grieving on something we could have prep vepted. ar we could prevent many deaths. i want to read a story of one veteran to conv

walter jackson's granddaughter. alana simmons. tara simmons. nicole robertson. malcolm graham. nadine coley air. this jennifer keeps me will accept -- ms.will accept the award on behalf of her family. ♪ >> good afternoon. june the 17th, 2015 is a day that shocked many people around the world. , howwanted to know why could such horrific events happen? this date shattered the lives of nine families. five survivors and one nation. always berever and etched in our brains. on behalf of the emmanuel nine, we want to say -- we want to say thank you. in a time when the country is unjustified killings , we need your help. there is a need for justice and that can only, when communication is effective and fairness and equity are available. fate has enabled these families to survive and overcome great loss. without work -- without work, fate is dead. we call on the u.s. senate and house of representatives, every governor and state legislator, to provide the leadership and provide fairness, peace, justice, and reconciliation to all people. [applause] >> since the emmanuel nine of -- station, we are surviving emmanuel nine devastation, we are survivi

ms. mccollum, for championing the house version of the bill, h.r. 2751. mr. speaker, i know that the alyce spotted bear and walter soboleff commission on native children will be successful in its endeavor and i encourage my colleagues to swiftly adopt this legislation. native children cannot wait any longer. i have no further speakers and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentlelady from american samoa. mrs. radewagen: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the time for debate having expired, the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 246 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from american samoa seek recognition? mrs. radewagen: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass s. 157

ms. walt i.r.s., the chief sponsor of this legislation and a member of the judiciary committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. walters: basic rights that protect victims of sexual assault vary greatly between each state and federal statute. the patch work of laws across the country and lack of rights for sexual assault survivors prevent them from having full access to the judicial system. they have experienced unspeakable trauma. these brave survivors deserve commonsense legal protection and clear procedures that ensure access to justice. this bipartisan legislation will ensure that sexual assault survivors in federal criminal cases have a right to sexual assault collection kits and a right to be notified in writing before a kit is destroyed and request preservation of the kit and the right to be informed of important results from forensic examination. this legislation is so important because it is ensures these rights in the federal criminal justice system and furthermore, it will set an example for states to adopt similar procedures and practices. additionally, this legislation will establish a joint working group