pallone of new jersey. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 542, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. chairman. despite original efforts to pass a bipartisan bill to address our energy infrastructure needs, h.r. 8 has become an attempt by the republican party to create backward facing legislation that replaces many good provisions with legislation that would continue to reward polluters and contribute to our climate change issue. in yesterday's debate on the c.r.a.'s we heard time and again the that climate change is not a priority for republicans because they are more concerned with the economy and jobs. unlike the rhetoric that they would have us belief, a good economy and sound environmental policies are not mutually exclusive. we've actually experienced a boost in the economy under the clean air act. however, climate change is having a real effect on our communit

pallone: mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this resolution and i oppose the other resolution that will also -- we'll also consider this afternoon. once again republicans are attempting to stop any action by this administration to reduce carbon emissions. once again, the opponents of e.p.a.'s regulations have no constructive alternative to offer that would improve the environmental performance of the electricity sector. in fact, this week the house of representatives will not only consider these two unnecessary, ill-conceived resolutions, but will also consider an energy bill that is dedicated to rolling back gains made in energy efficiency, grid modernization, and renewable energy. mr. speaker, governments and many of the world's largest private sector companies are gathered in paris this week and are putting forward innovative ideas and making commitments to forge a different energy path. one that will prevent us from further overheating the earth and causing major disruptions to people

chris pallone, nbc news. >>> d.c. police are looking for the man who committed two violent robberies and a sex assault. police say the assault happened just before thanksgiving on a. street in southeast. then the next night, the man robbed somebody on ives place in southeast. the last case happened on the start of this month on east capitol street northeast. d.c. police released this surveillance video of the incident. all of them happened between the hours of 9:15 and 10:45 at night. >>> a scary incident near the university of maryland in college park early this morning. a woman on harvard road said she was in bed and woke up to find a man standing over her. the woman says that she asked the suspect his name, and he told her. police say the suspect left, and it doesn't appear that he stole anything. they say the man walked in through an unlocked door and may have been intoxicated. >>> it is cold in our region this weekday, but don't expect anything like this here. the cause of this snow and how long it's expected to

chris pallone, nbc news. >> such a shame. >>> coming up, incarcerated and seeking investors. the unexpected place silicon valley venture capitalists looking for their next big idea. we'll take you there. >>> a new round of problems for chip out lay. the unwanted item found again. lifting a 30-year ban. the f-d-a will now allow gay men to donate blood, but a new policy will take its place. ==vo== gay and bisexual men >>> lifting a 30-year-old ban. the fda says tell allow gay men to donate blood. gay and bisexual men will not be able to donate unless they've given blood in the past year. there's a screening for hiv, but there's a window where a recent infection can't be detected. fda enacted the lifetime ban during the early aids crisis. >>> more problems for chipotle. five more people say they've gotten sick after eating at the restaurant. the cases in kansas, north dakota, and oklahoma. that brings the total so far to more than 50 people that 12 states who have gotten sick after eating at chipotle, at least claim they have. a ceo apologized and promised to enhance food safety

and when i asked congressman frank pallone if he had faith that congress would keep appropriating money. his first reaction -- >> faith in congress. i love the phrase. >> reporter: the reality is that in the past, both members of congress and president of both parties have suggested big cuts to the beach budget. it is never a sure thing. brian thompson, news4 new york. >>> david is here to look at what's coming up new at 5:30. david? >> we'll get everyone caught up on the breaking news we've been following throughout the afternoon, a shooting inside the roosevelt field mall, forcing customers to scramble for safety. we'll give you the very latest. >>> caught on dash cam video, an erratic driver causing danger on a new jersey road. how people stepped in and took >>> solid proof that elf on the shelf is no joke. wait until you hear what one little girl did when hers broke. >>> now at 5:30, the race to get an erratic driver off a busy new jersey road. it was all caught on dash cam video. you have to think, what would situation like this?

pallone: mr. speaker, may i inquire as to the amount of time on both sides? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey has 10 1/2 minutes remaining. the gentleman from kentucky, 16 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. pallone: does the gentleman want to have an additional speaker? mr. whitfield: we do have some additional speakers. mr. pallone: why don't you go? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. whitfield: at this time i'd like to yield to the distinguished gentleman from texas, mr. weber, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. weber: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of two joint resolutiones that will block president obama's so-called clean power plan, a regulation that was never authorized by congress that will hurt our economy, lower our standard of living and have absolutely no impact on the climate. mr. speaker, i often say the things that make america g

. >> the two joined martin o'malley in new hampshire for nbc's chris pallone reports. >> reporter: a day after a data breach controversy led to a war of words between the bernie sanders and hillary clinton campaign, both sides moved quickly to stifle the bad blood. sanders apologized at the beginning of the debate, admitting a member of his staff accessed clinton's private data file after a software glitch gave his team unawe to beized access. >> yes, i apologize. this is not the type of campaign we run, and if i find anybody else involved in this, they will also be fired. >> reporter: just as sanders dismissed concerns over clinton's use of a private e-mail server in the first democratic debate, clinton chose not to hammer sanders over this week's breach. >> we should move on because i don't think the american people are all that interested in this. i think they're more interested in what we have to say about all the big issues. >> reporter: what issues? weeks after the san bernardino and paris attacks, terrorism, security dominated much of the discussion. the democrats taking aim a

pallone. mr. pallone: i just want to leaped my support to the legislation on grid resiliency and i think it's very important and i appreciate the gentlewoman putting it forward. i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee: at the appropriate time i would like to add into the record the letter and the house committee on defense and veterans affairs. the chair: that request is covered by general leave. ms. jackson lee: let me conclude by saying i thank mr. up ton and to -- upton and mr. pallone revise the amendment. to say this report on increasing methods to increase the electric grid resilience with respect to all threats, the report would go to the congress and i thank them very much and i ask my colleagues to support the jackson lee amendment and i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment as modified offered by the gentlelady from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment, as modified, is

but let's begin with nbc's chris pallone with details on the thousands of flights delayed or canceled. he's at laguardia airport in new york with more on this. >> reporter: no snow today in new york city but sleet, fog and rain were enough to cause cancelations and delays at the major airports. >> it's frustrating. i've be in new york for 12 years now and i hate to say it, but it's kind of par for the course. every time there's bad weather. >> reporter: a large system moving across the north and east caused a ripple effect for air travelers throughout the country. places like boston, chicago, and new york leading the list of cancelations and delays. >> been a very tedious process. it's been stressful. >> reporter: the snow and ice in the northeast come from the same system which tore through the nation's midsection over the weekend, spawning tornadoes and floods and leaving at least 43 people dead. it made driving treacherous in upstate new york, as well, new england, and dumped the first snow of the season on massachusetts just days after it saw record high temperatures. >> i was thr

ahn, you bring up some great points, and i think you've heard member pallone talk about services to the unbanked and places where the infrastructure for check to bank does not exist, whether it be because of civil strife or warfare or poverty, so you actually could some degree bridge that gap, could you not, with the devices that you're talking about? >> that's right. we have the opportunity through our phone ecosystem. and we are a global company. we have the opportunity through application to provide payment solutions that are relevant for consumers. what we're doing in the united states with our recent launch of samsung pay is providing an opportunity for the user, then consumer to pay at any merchant location, whether it's a big box retailer or small mom and pop shops. mcx, there are many partners within mcx. it is designed to be a large consortia of the largest merchants. however, we think that we need to go beyond just large box retailers into mom and pop stores. anywhere there's a transaction, we want to be there for the consumer. so having said that, i think it's in the early st

nbc's chris pallone is live at la guardia airport to explain. hi there, chris. >> hi, rob and shiba. no snow on the ground at la guardia right now, but today marked the first blast of winter weather. it's led to flight delays and cancellations for many people trying to complete their after-christmas travel. no snow today in new york city, but sleet, fog and rain were enough to cause cancellations and delays at the city's three major airports. >> it's frustrating, but i've been in new york for 12 years now, and i hate to say it, but it's kind of par for the course every time there's bad weather. >> reporter: a large system moving north and east caused a ripple effect for air travelers across the country with places like boston, chicago and new york leading the list of cancellations and delays. >> it's been a very tedious process, it's been stressful. the northeast come from the same system which tore through the northeast over the weekend. tornadoes and floods leaving at least 43 people dead. it made driving treacherous in upstate new york and ne

a lot of collaboration so a larger size and everyone slices a little bit bigger so i think maria pallone taken as the register now the u.s. pretty active in looking into these issues. they put out a 245 page report on licensing earlier this year. i think that some of the recommendations she has made has recommended to have required governmental intervention. in other areas there may be a role for an ngo or a nonprofit to try to play an agnostic role and to solve some of the problems in the report but i do think congressional activity may be required as well. >> host: professor bargfrede we recently talked with barry sherman a. recording industry association of america ceo and president and here's a little bit of what he's calling for when it comes to changes in the music industry. >> we would want to be paid by am/fm radio. i think it's remarkable, most people are shocked to learn that in today's day and age am/fm radio pays nothing to artists and record labels when they broadcast their music. they have pay the songwriters and publishers so this is a 16 billion-dollar industry where they

pallone for five minutes. >> professor hughes, a consumer's ability to dispute unauthorized charges on mobile payment varies depending on the payment method being used. for example, a consumer's liability for unauthorized charges on a credit card after a certain date is lower than on a debit card. could you tell me, what protections are available to consumers who do not have access to a credit or debit card and choose to link a mobile payment to their mobile phone bill? >> i believe -- >> mic. >> your mic. >> i did it again. there we go. i believe representative pallone, that you have hit upon the single greatest challenge from the consumer perspective. and this particularly affects unbanked and under-banked individuals. so the persons who are using credit cards and debit cards have access to two federal statutes that have been in place in one case for more than 40 years and in the other case for 37-plus years. the fair credit billing act and the electronic fund transfer act. you are correct that their standards are slightly different. you have to report faster on eft transactions than

pallone. >> thank you, mr. chairman. we are here today for yet another hearing to attack the affordable care act since the august recess the majority of the subcommittee since having dedicated to undermining the law. the majority is called in the state exchange is an cms to criticize of them come and get burdened them with massive document requests in the middle of the open enrollment. i do not mean to suggest that we should not be doing oversight of the invitation of the aca, but what we are seeing from my republican colleagues is not that was oversight designed to improve the law. instead the majority's efforts are simply designed to hamper implementation and undermined the affordable care act regardless of the facts but, frankly, it's incredibly frustrating to hear time and time again listening to my republican colleagues late into the administration's witnesses, criticize the efforts of the department without any sense of perspective on historic gains and coverage of that energy. i would've hoped by this point nearly

greg pallone reports.huck stokes/neighbor "i would say it was poetic justice, if you want to sit there and steal from people." >> grant:chuck stokes is just one of the barefoot bay neighbors who's heard the tale. an accused burglar on the run from deputies in the middle of the night november 13th. that man 22 year old matthew riggins. >> grant:investigators say riggins called his girlfriend and told her he'd be down in this area breaking into homes. >> grant:major tod goodyear/brevard sheriff's office "he had told his girlfriend he was going to do burglaries in the barefoot bay area." >> grant:neighbors reported seeing two men dressed in all black lurking behind homes. "i've had two white males run from me" >>"can you respond to the area of hacienda to see if we can block them in as best we can." >> grant:that began a search of the area, with more and more deputies, k-9 units and a helicopter arriving to help.investigators say riggins called his girlfriend saying they were being chased and were laying low.

pallone. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. pallone: i'd like to rise in support of the 9/11 health provisions that are in the omnibus bill that we will be voting on tomorrow. this is a major victory, bipartisan victory, i should say. in our committee, the energy and commerce committee, we had the health portion of the bill which basically provides specialized health care for those first responders and survivors on 9/11. i cannot tell, mr. speaker, how important this is. in my own state of new jersey, we have a clinic where we help about 5,000, mostly first responders. they need specialized health care. their problems get more severe as time goes on, and what we're doing with this legislation is making this program, this 9/11 health program and compensation -- victims compensation program permanent. it was authorized for five years. there was a cap on it. the cap has now been removed, and we know that those first responders now will get the kind of specialized health care that they need. i cannot emphasize how important this is

chris pallone, nbc news. >>> we have the satellite/radar picture.his system did produce tornadoes, deadly flooding, and a tremendous amount of wind reported through texas and the midwest. the storm system is now moving off toward the east, currently producing snow and rain-snow mix expected toward new york and boston. if you're traveling across the east coast over the next 24 hours, expect that wet weather to be there. it is cold out but not near the freezing mark right now. still unusually chilly for the bay area. east bay at 43. san francisco and the north bay also dropping into the 40s. tomorrow morning we do expect a little bit less cloud cover. that should help temperatures to drown down once again. let's get a look, we should stay out of the 20s in the north bay. it's going to get close. 31 degrees expected tomorrow morning with patchy frost. east bay a 34. the south bay dropping all the way down to 36. remember to wear the layers tomorrow morning. also watch out for some slick spots. we have had some rainfall in the past 48 hours. some of tha

representative frank pallone from new jersey -- >> it wasn't gambling they maintained because by law gambling was defined as a game of chance where dfs should be a contest of skill. scandal and legal action which caused the very fairness of the game into action. nevada moved to restrict the sites and class action cases were filed. most damning accusation was that employees at draft kings used their inside information to place bets with competitors. told to stop accepting those fees. saying daily fantasy constitutes illegal gambling under new york law. then in december an appeals court said that two companies could continue operating into january 4th of the new year. in the meantime significant damage to the industry has been done. according to legal sports report.com, entry fees have plunged since their record highs in october, and corporate partners like espn and the ncaa have begun to distance themselves. john henry smith, al jazeera. >>> that's all for sport for now. now back to maryam in london. >> thank you very much, you can find all your nooz al news and , video on demand if y

pallone each will control 20 minutes. mr.pton: i ask that members may have five legislative days to insert extraneous materials on the record on the bill. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. upton: i would rise today in strong support of h.r. 1321 the microbead-free waters act of 2015. franknered with my friend pallone from new jersey on this very important bill to begin the phase out of microbeads which is the size of a pinhead from personal care products on july 1, 2017. many folks might be wondering what is exactly a microbead. many of you at home are using products that contain micro beads. they are the tiny little scrubbers, toothpaste and nearly invisible, smaller than a pinhead. once they are flushed down the drain, that's when the problem begins. they are so small they flow through the water filtration systems including the great lakes. they are norm to absorb pollute apartments and mistaken by as food by fish. microbeads are causing mega problems. as

it was started as a bipartisan effort and upton, the energy and commerce committee, frank pallone made bipartisan negotiations before ultimately being able to resolve the differences and going a different way. this bill has lost a lot of the bipartisan support and as you just mentioned gotten a veto threat from the president. >> how does the energy bill address climate change? >> it's been sort of one of the most contentious issues. committee democrats were anxious to see the bill do a lot more to address climate change and republicans were sort of entrenched against taking more concrete actions there. that was one of the key things that actually, you know, sort of led to the bipartisan talks to dissolve. >> now, there were three house democrats who voted for this energy -- for this bill in the energy committee. what are you hearing about other support from other democrats? >> i think it's fair to say that whenever you have energy packages on the house floor you're going to attract some moderate and centrist democrats but ultimately it is unclear how broad a support it can get from oth

pallone of new jersey. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 26 printed in house report 114-359, by the gentleman from north dakota, mr. cramer, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 26, printed in house report number 114-359, offered by mr. cramer of north dakota. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial

we served with house members, fred upton, representative frank pallone, john shimkus. these are key people that are going to be working on this over in the house and we look forward to working with them and our staff working with each other to reconcile these bills. the house has some very good ideas in its bill. and we've been a little more expansive and covered more areas and i hope they'll work with us on that. we look forward to working with them and putting the two bills together and then getting this passed early next year. mr. president, i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. mr. sullivan: mr. president, i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: mr. president, i want to mention just a few words this afternoon on the vote that was just taken here on the senate floor this morning. i will certainly admit that this was a difficult vote for me, this 2,

pallone for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman.despite countless attempts by the republicans to repeal and undermine and defund the affordable care act, it is making affordable, comprehensive coverage a reality for american families. according to recent cdc data, the uninsured rate has dropped to a historic low of 9% down from 16%. so i want to ask administrator slavitt, can you put this in historic perspective? how significant is this drop in the uninsured rate, and can you comment on how the different coverage provisions of the aca have operated to result in these gains in insurance coverage? >> well, since at least i've been in health care in the early 1990s there's been very little progress. so these strike me as fairly significant improvements. i think they've come both from medicaid expansion as well as the offering of qualified health plans through the exchange. >> and you said, of course, that these gains really are historic, and i want to thank you for your contributions to making health insurance more affordable and avail

pallone. >> thank you, mr. chairman.we're here today for yet another hearing to attack the affordable care act. since the august recess, the majority of the sub committee's hearings have been dedicated to undermining the law. the majority has called in the state exchanges and cms to criticize them, and they have burdened them with massive document requests in the middle of the open enrollment. i do not mean to suggest that we should not be doing oversight of the implementation of the aca, but what we're seeing from my republican colleagues is not balanced oversight. instead, the majority's efforts are designed to hamper implementation and undermine the affordable care act regardless of the facts. frankly, it's incredibly frustrating to sit here time and team again, listening to my republican colleagues lay into the administration's witnesses, criticize the efforts of their departments without any sense of perspective on the historic gains in coverage that have been achieved. i would have hoped that by this point nearly s

green, o thank chairman pallone and mr. upton for their strong support in this legislation.the senate we had orrin hatch, frank burr, al franken who worked in a bipartisan way to ensure that this life-affirming, life-saving legislation not only made it through the senate but was beefed up, made stronger. this was, you know, people talk about the lack of bipartisanship. i do believe this is one of those bills where we've all come together to say whether it be bone marrow or adult stem cells in the form of cord blood that it be made available to as many people as possible in the most useable and efficacious way. mr. speaker, we know this, and i won't try not to be too redundant because i know the chairman explained it. the bill under consideration by the house does re-authorize through 2020 two critically important and complementary programs. cell w. "bill" young stem trant plantation program and the national cord blood inventory. it's especially important during this time of gift giving to re-authorize these life-affirming and life-giving programs. americans willing to give t

pallone, five minutes. >> thank you, mr.chairman.d to ask professor hughes, consumers ability dispute unauthorized charges on a mobile payment varies to been on the payment method being used. for example, consumers luckily for unauthorized discharges autocratic or at a certain date is lower than on a debit card. so could you tell me what protections are available to consumers who do not have access to a credit or debit card and choose to link a mobile payment to their mobile phone bill? >> i did it again. there we go. i believe that you've hit upon a single greatest challenge from the consumer perspective. and this particularly effects unbanked and underbanked individuals. so the persons were using credit cards and debit cards have access to two federal statutes that it in place in one case or more than 40 years and at the case for 37 plus years. fair credit billing act and the -- you are correct their standards are slightly different. you have to report fast on an efp transaction that on a credit card transaction. and your liability