sea, and have mediation capabilities in order small nations, large nations, all nations can work them out to mutual satisfaction, because that is the only way we will have an enduring solution. one size does not fit all imposing its will. did i miss any of them? yeah, and on the tpp situation, it is going to be a fresh approach. obviously, there were many disappointed about the tpp decision, but at the same time, to bilateralts us approaches and other multilateral approaches it that we will engage in. i have no doubt that we will stay engaged on those. did not meetavenue our nation's population lost desires, but that does not mean we are turning our back on relations that we would work out on a bilateral basis as a result. >> we can take one, maybe two questions if they are very brief. china?eral from brief? you, thank you. one specific question, because we are talking about rules-based international order. i am curious to know what are theional rules freedom of navigation space. al qaeda rules should be applied what kind of rule should be applied here? made laws asking for prior noti

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. all weekend, american history tv is joining our cable partners to showcase the history of hyde park new york. to learn more about the cities on our current tour, visit c-span.org/cities tour. we continue with our look at the history of hyde park. the library was created in 1941. it was the first presidential library created and operated by the national archives and records administration. the library was established by president franklin roosevelt. he was looking for a way to preserve the papers of his administration, and also his personal papers. and so, he created a library on the grounds of his estate here in hyde park, new york. he -- basically, what he decided to do was raise private money to build the library, and then he gave it to the government to be

the representative the 40 nations fighting the axis powers. its represents what becomes you and general assembly. in the center is executive committee. this is really the full-time staff of what will become the united nations. and the last circle, which is roosevelt'sice, is conception of what became the security council of the united nations. the four police rosa had in mind when united states, great britain, the soviet union, and the fourth country was going to be china, which he felt was an up-and-coming power and deserving of being among the four policeman, or the security council of the united nations. there come he brought stroked the idea that he is kicking in his mind for this postwar organization. i think it is very telling that those about us thinking so far ahead. this is 1943 and the war is far from over, but he is our rethinking the on the horizon and what comes after the war. midst of world war ii, fdr runs for an unprecedented fourth term as president of the united states. you can see in this photograph, the president by this ti

nationals of some countries have to get a visa. nationals from other countries do not. at most to get to an injunction that i think will be more harsh to the people that counsel purports to defend. none gets you in elimination under -- the president's sweeping proclamation power to suspend class of aliens when he deems it in the nation's interest. i know wants to second-guess that power here. but he is right. whatever is decided will govern authority for decades to come. and no court has ever read into kind of limitations that counsel wants to find there. the last thing i will say is just in the overbreadth of this injunction. counsel did not mention the purview at all. sections two a and to b of the order. dni will look at our information with the other companies -- other countries and determine if we have sufficient vetting procedures on the basis of information we are getting from those countries. that was tied to the temporary said,sion, the president because i'm not sure, i will suspend and that will free up resources to do the review. we went back to the district

on national strategy for space.he first space council helped marshal america's energy and skills during the infancy of our nation's attempts to reach the stars. it was under the council's watch that america put a man, the first man in outer space and put a man on the moon in less than a decade between. our national space council will re-energize the pioneering spirit of america in space. it will ensure that america never again loses our lead in space exploration, innovation, and technology. as president trump said in his inaugural address, we will continue to unlock the mysteries of space. but to do so we must reorient our civilian space program toward deep space exploration and provide the capabilities for america to maintain a constant presence in low earth orbit and beyond. by tapping the bottomless well through increased collaboration with commercial space industries, we can seize opportunities that will benefit our nation and our people for generations to come. history's been made in these halls. today we're ma

to safeguard national security. a commission for countering extremism will be established to support the government in stamping out extremist ideology in all its forms. country and on the internet so it is denied a safe place to spread. in the light of the terrorist attacks in manchester and london, my government's counterterrorism strategy will be reviewed to ensure that the police and security services have all the powers they need and that the lengths of sentences for terrorism related offenses are sufficient to keep the population safe. my ministers will ensure that the united kingdom's leading role on the world stage is maintained and enhanced as it leads the injure -- leaves the european union. as a permanent member of the united nations security council, committed to spending 0.7% of national income on international development, my government will continue to drive international efforts that increase global security and protect british families around the world. my government will work to find sustainable pol

there is national forest, there's a study areas of 400,00a national u.s.forest, my assessment after talking to tribes in washington, d.c. and tribes there, i met with an inner coalition there's a distinct difference between the utah navajo and they are a sauna navajo. we should be respected. there is a commissioner in utah that represents the utah navajo which is by she is an elected official that represents her district. so the monument itself is split on whether tribes agree, i talked to them all. >> does she have official representation in the tribe? should she is mandated by congress and she's elected in her district and represents that district which is navajo. >> what does she have representation? >> she is only representation of that utah navajo in her district. that's where the money minutes. so to say that the commissioner does not have a say are the tribes that i talked to the members in utah all have a say. she is not part of the intertribal coalition. which i am not sure why she's not. >> you said the tribes are very happy in the intertribal co

about a national crisis. mrs. roosevelt had one of the modern inventions of that time, the television in her home. she wasn't a television watcher, maybe she turned it on to see political conventions or important news story. but she was a person who used to television again to get ideas out to the american public. she had her own television program called prospect of mankind. but also, she did a commercial for television for product back then called good luck margarine. back in those days, for a former first lady to do a television commercial was considered a scandal. >> years ago, most people never dreamed of eating margarine, but times have changed. can get ayou margarine like the new good luck that really tastes delicious. that is what i spread on my toast. i thoroughly enjoy it. >> after she did that television commercial and she did it not to make money for herself, she wanted to use that money to help feed poor people overseas. she wrote to her daughter and said, when i have completed that commercial fo

there's a national -- u.s. national forest, and there's blm land. my assessment after talking to tribes in washington, d.c., and tribes there, i met with the intercoalition, but also there is a distinct difference between the utah navajo and the arizona navajo, which should be respected. there's a commissioner in utah that represents the utah navajo, which is by -- she is elected official that represents her district. so the monument itself is split on whether tribes agree. i talked to them all. >> does yours have official representation in the tribe? >> she's mandated by congress as a commissioner and she is elected in her district and represents that district, which is navajo, sir. >> but does she have representation in the tribe herself? >> she is the only representation of that utah navajo in her district. that is actually where the monument is. so to say the commissioner does not have a say or the tribes that i talked to, the members of the tribes in utah, all have a say. she is not part of the intertribal coalition, which i'm not sure why she'

there are many players now in the national team, but... the war.re the coach? today the majority of the most talented players look to play abroad. today it is different. before the six yea rs, it is different. before the six years, all the syrian players in the national team played here. now we need our players to play outside syria. lookout that. this is for you and your group. you baked us a cake? so kind, thank you. tarek is preparing to say goodbye to his family and fly to say goodbye to his family and fly to malaysia. sanctions in the war mean this team must play its games on neutral ground, a ia,000 column thatis on neutral ground, a ia,000 column that is round—trip awaiting them. —— ia,000 kilometres round trip. the game against uzbekistan is arguably the most important match in syria's history. there is political capital for the assad regime in the team's success. but i cannot help but wonder if those forced to flee syria will be supporting the team as well. nearly 5 million people have sought refuge abroad from the syrian civil war. 80,000

park service in washington.aulstrom national science national park service in washington.rulstrom national science national park service in washington.lstrom fr national science national park service in washington. from the u.s. department of transportation in washington, thomas, through the ice oeyes o nasa, over foup. >> thank you so much, dwane. sometimes we forget that we are sit awning a planet that is turning on its axis with a celestial body right next to it that was ripped out of the planet really late in its formation, our moon. and everything in gasses and fields of our star, our sun. the most important star for us because it is life. it supports everything we do but also the rosetta stone of all-stars. if you learn about stars we first learn here at the sun. so the the eclipse is important. this comes into align nmt a cosmic moment we are all being part of. these cosmic moments when nature speaks us to in an emotional way sometimes come loud. like thunderstorms. storms like hurricanes, earthquakes, but this one will be silent. day will turn tonight and back again. and the world

and china need work with other nations in the and we, ase vietnam, smaller nations, can contribute to the peace and stability in this region which are beneficial to the u.s. and china. [speaking vietnamese] translator: i fully endorse what the general said. i would like to say that it is our desire that the u.s.-china relationship continues to grow and serve the interest of peace and stability in this region's -- in this region and all nations in this region/ . we believe a good china-u.s. relationship is beneficial to all of us. in vietnam, we have a saying, when the buffaloes fight the flies may be hurt. [laughter] p.m. xuan phuc: [speaking vietnamese] translator: we would request both the united states and china to act in full transparency and in a responsible manner so not to impact negatively on the region and the relations among other nations. thank you. >> thank you for your remarks and coming to heritage. effortsk you for your in u.s.-vietnamese relations. translator: [speaking vietnamese ] >> thank you. [applause] >> we need to let the prime minister exit first and his people

but still, like mohammad, issam supports the national side. here are safe, having escaped from the war. now, football's one of the central activities that kids get to enjoy. it's fun, it gives them a sense of purpose, but it also gives them something that's very precious, having escaped from the conflict — a sense of a normal childhood. what's your favourite team ? real madrid. what about england ? does anyone like an english team? i do, chelsea. manchester united. juventus. juventus? that's in italy. what about... well, black and white, what about newcastle united? who's heard of newcastle united? that's my team. he laughs. show me your name. ronaldo. you're ronaldo. you're like a mini ronaldo! yeah! who are your favourite players in syria, your syrian players? why does everyone like al somah so much? yeah? all right, high—fives, everyone... i had wondered how much these children would know of syrian football, but clearly, the players are heroes. football matters because of the hope it can provide. even here, amongst those displaced by civil

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. isit ncicap.org] >> president trump and the romanian president klaus iohannis. president trump starting off with a statement, talking about his middle eastern trip and the issue of the country of qatar. just a short while ago, ahead of that the state secretary of state talked about the u.s. policy toward qatar. arab ed on the united emirates

and china also need to work with other nations in the region, like vietnam, and we, as smaller nations, can contribute to the peace and stability in this region, which are beneficial also to the u.s. and china. [ speaking foreign language ] [ laughter ] >> translator: i fully endorse what general vinh just said and i would like to simply add that it is our desire that the u.s./china relationship continue to grow and serve the interest of peace and stability in this region in accordance -- and serve the interests of all nations in this region and we believe that a good china, u.s. relationship is beneficial to all of us. and in vietnam, we have a saying that when the buffaloes fight, the flies may be hurt. and we don't want to see that. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: and we would request both the united states and chaiina to act in transparey and in a positive manner, so not to impact negatively in the region and amongst other nations. >> let me thank you for your candid remarks. thank you for coming to heritage, and thank you for your efforts in bringing closer the u.s. a

for qatar, we want you back among the unity of responsible nations. we ask qatar and other nations in the region to do more and do it faster. i want to thank saudi arabia and my friend king salman, and all the countries who participated in that very historic summit. it was truly historic. there has never been anything like it before and perhaps there never will be again. hopefully, it will be the beginning of the end of funding terrorism. it will therefore be the beginning of the end to terrorism. no more funding. i also want to thank the romanian people for everything they contribute to our common defense and to the fight against the evil menace of terrorism. they have their own difficulties with it. and they've come a long way and they're doing a lot. romania has been a valuable member of the coalition to defeat isis. and it's the fourth largest contributor of troops in afghanistan. there, 23 of your citizens have paid the ultimate price, and america honors their sacrifice. i want to recognize president iohannis for his leadership in committing roma

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> president trump had more to say about james comey earlier today. on twitter he wrote, "i believe james comey's leaks will be more prevalent than anyone thought possible. totally illegal. very cowardly." it was a topic on the sunday talk shows. we heard from a number of senators reacted to the former fbi director's testimony and the president's response. >> i found director coming, former director com -- come' y's testimony to be thorough. he testified undergrowth. i believe the information he gave our committee is what he believed happened. that does not eliminate the possibility that there was a misinterpretation. what i don't understand is when the president did say to him he should let go of the flynn investigation, which was clearly run on the president's part. why the director did not say that to the president -- mr. president, that is so inappropriate for you to do that. the independence o

in the nation. the men and women who own and work on these farms provide both nutritious food for our nation's families and create thousands of jobs across the country. if we want, we know we must make sure that our farmers have the tools to do so. but our farmers need a reliable source of water, a legal and stable work force and access to export markets -- in other words, fair trade. and we must also ensure that american agriculture is sustainable. we must continue to ensure that it's sustainable for our well-being and the well-being of future generations to come. because the bottom line is food does not come from a grocery store. food comes from our farmers and the land that they farm. our food supply is a national security issue, but it never really gets looked at in that light. so by investing in critical programs and infrastructure projects and by ensuring our farmers have water, have a work force and have access to foreign markets, we are not only investing in our farms but we are investing in

all nations have the right for free and innocent passage.hey hoped to challenge the egyptian blockade of the strait of tehran. all in all, it was a gamble against time. time, as prime minister wilson declared, was not on our side. ♪ >> the president received the first word of the fighting at 4:00 in the morning on the fifth of june. in the situation room, the all-too-familiar maps of southeast asia have been replaced with those of the eastern mediterranean. the president had tried to avert hostilities. now that diplomacy has given way to war, his one compelling task was to contain it, to tamp it out. the team had been assembled. men for whom foreign affairs have long since become a way of life and for whom foreign crises have become the coin of daily living. as the war progressed, false charges would be made attempting to brand the united states and great britain as active participants. the unspoken parol behind each embassy report was the ever present threat of direct confrontation between the united states and the soviet union. with fighti

[applause] america needs a national space council once again.wice before our nation has had a federal body charged with president on space. the first helped marshall american energies and skills during the infancy of our nation's attempts to reach the stars. it was under the councils what should america put the first man in outer space and the man -- a man on the moon in less than a decade. re-energize the pioneering spirit of american space and ensure that america never again loses our lead in space exploration, innovation, and technology. as president trump said in his inaugural address, we will continue to unlock the mysteries of space but to do so we must reorient our civilian space program toward deep space exploration and combine to achieve a curtain -- constant presence. the american spirit is as limitless as space itself. i tapping the bottom of the well through increased collaboration with commercial space industry, we can seize opportunities to benefit our nation and people for generations to come. history has been made and today we ar

this is a national security issue. no other federal law enforcement agency in the country, not the f.b.i., d.e.a., a.t.f. or secret service makes any exceptions to their polygraph exam. i understand the c.b.p. has a hiring shortage but this is danger and lead to corruption to the largest law enforcement agency in the country. in fact, 2,170 c.b.p. personnel were arrested for sexual assault, excessive force, conspiring with international drug trafficking organizations 2005 her offenses between and 2015. in response, congress enacted legislation to require every applicant to undergo a polygraph exam. no exceptions. d.h.s.'s own advisory panel and the g.a.o. have both recommended that the testing be expanded, not reduced given the higher rates of corruption at c.b.p. than any other federal law enforcement agency. this bill takes us backward and some current and former d.h.s. officials have expressed concerns that the bill could expose the agency to corrupt individuals who could undermine the integrity of the work force. d

-- of this church and this nation. as the old book says, he'll hear from heaven and he'll heal this land -- heal from heaven and he'll heal this land. this one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. thank you very much for the honor to be here today. thank you for all the catholic church means to america. god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] works the two leaders of the house intelligence committee mike conaway and adam schiff, gave reporters a brief.

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> shortly after the president's news conference, the chair and ranking member of the house intelligence committee called for the white house to produce any tapes that might exist of president trump's conversations with then fbi director james comey. republican mike conaway and democrat adam schiff are leading the house investigation. they have asked the white house counsel to confirm if any tapes might exist, and if so, to produce them for the committee by june 23. >> secretary of state rex tillerson has called on saudi arabia, the united arab and to remove thept barrier on qatar. those countries announced plans to cut diplomatic ties with qatar.-- with here is the secretary's statement. secretary tillerson: good afternoon. thank all of you for your patience. i know you have been waiting for a little while.

large nations, as the prime minister reminded us last night -- large nations, small nations, and even trims can thrive in a rules-based order. such an order benefits all nations. america's engagement is also based on strong military partnerships, robust investment, trade relationships, and close ties between the peoples of our countries. we all share this mighty pacific ocean, and ocean named for peace. so many young people from pacific nations choose to come to american diversities to study. and we appreciate that many of our students attend universities countries, because they return home in rich -- enriched by her cultures. it highlights the breadth and the depth of relationships between asian-pacific nations and the importance that the u.s. has in terms of the role in its region. this morning i want to focus on two broad subject areas and make hopefully make this time worthwhile to you, and open to questions afterwards. the first area is america's view of the key security challenges. the second is the approach we are taking alongside asia-pacific allies and partners to address tho

for example, water shortages and fights, conflicts between nations overwater. -- nations over water.nstability caused by the increasing size of deserts. food problems in the instability that causes. there is a whole bunch of stuff we in the intelligence community study, the national security fallout of climate change. instability caused by the those are going to get worse as the climate gets worse. two huge national security implications. then there are two other implications that i think about. one is i think this is going to significantly impact u.s. leadership in the world. this is as bad if not worse than barack obama's decision not to enforce the redline on syria. as you remember, that decision led our allies and partners to question u.s. credibility. this is going to lead our allies and partners to question whether we have any interest in leading in the world anymore. charlie: it is said this is one of the primary reasons chancellor merkel made the speech she did in her own campaign in germany. mike: i think -- charlie: said they could not depend on the united states anymore. w

the national front now risks pr, a fine for kidding him away. marine le pen saying i would rather pay than have him sitting in front of me, he is a political enemy. marine le pen trying to find common cause and positions with the rest of the national front after two particularly poor ,howings in the elections coming off of the humiliating thelast month in presidential elections, sapping on the energy from her campaign for the parliamentary elections. what she wants today is orderly debate, trying to end the finger-pointing and recommendations we have seen at senior levels of the national front. a jean-marie himself invoking failed policies, a similar refrain we have seen from different parts of the fn. whatever is decided, the policies they come to today, they will be put forward to an executive committee meeting later this month. that will be moving forward ahead of april national front party ahead of congress in early 2018. the socialist party is also holding a meeting today with their dismal results in sunday's parliamentary elections also ex

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016]] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] this film examines how the war was sold of the american public through the efforts of the committee on public information and how dissent was discouraged and outlaud. and it led to a booming industrial economy. his is about 20 minutes. notice -- ♪ narrator: on the eve of grave decisions on april 2, 1917, an anxious president woodrow wilson voices his forebodings. lead his people into war, and they will forget there was ever such a thing as tolerance. to fight, you must be reported and ruthless. conformity would be the only virtue. ♪ days later, with the president leading as he must, america now at war. all separate voices drowned out by the great chorus of the war effort. do your bit for the boys over there. the spirit of 1917 on the american home front, a nation rallying to the war. behind them keeping the spirit moved is the machinery of government, a new agency set up by the government, with a c

our nation still lacks a memorial. we don't have to spend a dime of federal funding but we have a place to remember these men and women. i introduced h.r. 2711 that will do just that. i encourage my colleagues to support this bill. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. quigley, for five minutes. mr. quigley: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, a few weeks ago e president tweeted the word cofefee. we still don't know what it means. why the president tweeted it or if it was an inspect typo, something we are all innocent of making. what is more is that the president deleted the post less than 12 hours later. this is just one of 18 tweets the president has deleted since his inauguration, and each time the question is raised whether or not he can legally do that. because when the president deleted a tweet, it is equivalent to him destroying a record. that's why i introduced the cofefee act, communications over vari

lou: we're talking national security.dent is saying is crystal clear to those justices and american people, we're talking about american lives d talking about my responsibility under the constitution to protect those lives and this supreme court better wake up. >> so what he should hope for and what attorney general sessions should ask for, is lifting the stay during the pendency of the litigation. shouldn't say we don't want this to be tried. he shouldn't say they can't challenge me. just let me run the foreign policy of the united states which you, supreme court says in exclusively in my hands. lou: which the constitution says is his responsibility. >> let me use the statutory authority which congress has given me, which every one of my modern predecessors has to keep the country safe. you can try anything you want and challenge anything you want, don't interfere with my policies during the pendency of the trial. if they don't do that, if they wait for this to be over, he will be at the end of his term before the case r

to safeguard national security. a commission for countering extremism will be established to support the government and stamping out extremist ideology and all of its forms so it is denied a safe space to spread. the night of the terrorist attacks in manchester and london my counterterrorism strategy will be reviewed to ensure police and security services have all the powers they need and the custodial sentences for terrorism related offenses are sufficient to keep the population safe. my ministers will ensure the united kingdom's leading role on the world stage is maintained as it leaves the european union. as a permanent member of the u.n. security council committed to spending 0.7% of national income on international development my government will continue to drive international efforts for increased global security and protect british families around the world. my government will find sustainable political solutions across the middle east conflict. it will work to -- terrorism by continuing the united kingdom's

bradley held national values. it preserves and nurtures canadian prosperity and security and contributes to our collective goal of a better, safer or just in more prosperous and sustainable world, one we can pass on to our children and grandchildren with the sense of having done the right thing. this is no small task mr. speaker. it is what i would like to spend a few minutes talking about today. >> translator: the international conference in 1944 canada have been deeply engaged in and greatly enjoyed the benefit of the global order based on rules. these were principles and standards that were applied by certainly the vast majority of the united states though perhaps not perfectly at all times by all states. the system had at its heart the core notions of territorial integrity, human rights, democracy, respect for the rule of law and an aspiration to free and friendly trade. the common pollution towards this order arose from an examination not to repeat the immediate past. humankind had learned through the direct

as a confident, outward looking and self—governing nation, we know that it's notjust oui’ nation, wethat it's notjust our past that is entwined in the fortu nes our past that is entwined in the fortunes of owl friends and neighbours, it's our future too. that is why we want this new, deep and special partnership and why we approach these negotiations with optimism. a good dealfor britain and europe are not competing alternatives. they are the best single path to a brighter future for all our children and grandchildren. that i believe is the future the british people voted for and that is the future i want us to secure and i commend this statement to the house. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has criticised the prime minister's proposals. he says they don't go far enough. the prime minister went to brussels last week to make what she described asa last week to make what she described as a generous offer to eu nationals in this country. the truth is, it's too little too late. that could have been done and should have been done a year ago when labour put that very proposal to the hous

he served as a senior adviser on national health reform to the u.s. senate committee on health, education,n, labor a and pensios from 2008 to 2 2010. and from 2003 and 2008, he served as executive director of health care for all in massachusetts, playing a key role in passage of the 2006 massachusetts health reform law. he's the author of "inside national health reform." also in boston, dr. steffie woolhandler, a professor at cuny-hunter college and a primary care physician. she is a lecturer at harvard school and the co-founder of physicians for a national health program. she is a well-known national advocate for medicare for all. and in aspen, colorado, dr. school and the co-founder of physicians for aw, abortion provider, and the board chair of p physicians s for reproducuctive health. his new book is "life's work: a moral argumement foror choice." we welcome you all to democracy now! we will begin with professor john mcdonough. can you lay out what the republicans presented after weeks of secret negotiations with other republicans? >> i think the

with respect to national security, what this court has recognized is national security is committeded to congressional authority that congress is based for appropriate remedy and the reason for that is not only the matter of institutional competence and the risk of overdeterrence in the national security context is a real one and it's one that congress should make, and that's, i think, the core of this court's decision in slappel and chappel stanley. congress has provided a remedy to challenge policy decisions in the apa, and in addition to that, policy decisions are much more likely to receive attention as this set of policy decisions did from the oig and from congress itself. and so -- >> the apa argument strikes me as somewhat odd. the idea that the people in prison are supposed to say, let's look at the administrative procedures act. what about habeas. is th is that an available remedy for them? >> it is an available remedy, and it was invoked by some and those folks were released and it does because the core of the complaint was you're holding us without bond. we should be essent

what happened was a national disgrace. and yet some of the employees involved in these scandals emained on the payrolls. outdated laws kept the government from holding those who failed our veterans accountable. today we are finally changing those laws. it wasn't easy but we did have some fantastic help. to make sure that the scandal of what we suffered so recently never, ever happens again. and that our veterans can get the care they so richly deserve. o you just heard from sergeant michael fe -- verardo. great. i didn't get to shake your hand, michael. get up, michael. [applause] he gets up better than i do. [laughter] thank you, michael. michael lost two limbs. in defending our country. and yet he had to wait 57 days to get his prosthetic leg repaired, it's a long time, michael. and over 3 1/2 years for modifications to make his house more accessible. what happened to michael is happening to many. but it's rarely happening under our leadership and david's leadership anymore. that i can tell you. our wounded warriors have

we can never forget those who safe all for the greatness of this nation. dixie thunder sergeant thomas. dixie thunder. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from south carolina, mr. uncan, for five minutes. i'm sorry, the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. brown, for five minutes. are brown: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. speaker, i take to the floor of the house today in opposition to h.r. 10, the so-called financial choice act, which is more appropriately called the wrongful choice act. nearly a decade since the beginning of the financial crisis, my district is still dealing with the consequences of irresponsible, underregulated financial institutions targeting toxic subline of scrimmage loans to unsuspected borrowers. in prince george's county, 1/4 of all mortgages were subprime. nationally, black homeowners were disproportionately affected by the foreclosure crisis. 80% more likely to lose the

we are an either of national archives inside the national park. so like in a lot of circumstances fdr put two different organizations in charge of the same thing. he gave his home and the property to the national park service but he gave his library and the property the library is on to the national archives. the other facilities nearby are part of the national parks system or ellen roosevelts home at val-kill, a small cottage built in 1940 what is going to retire. it's one of the first homes that a fully wheelchair accessible. no threshold on the doors. all the windows are low. he really wanted to live there when he left the white house. these are all part of the national park complex and part of what we think of as the roosevelt legacy here in hyde park. >> how many square feet devoted to exhibits and do you have a foundation and what does it cost to run on? >> it's about 12,000 square feet of pure exhibit space and we did something unusual which is that we used some of the storage space we keep things that are not technically on display and wou