pittenger: good morning to you, sir.t: you also serve on the task force on terrorism and unconventional warfare. i want to get your thoughts about what the u.s. response to syria should be at this time. rep. pittenger: i think it should be a targeted response, and measured and considering what has been done, which has been horrific and egregious. the president i am sure is working with the secretary of defense. the response will be proper for what is done. i believe he should do something . regrettably, we are still suffering throughout the world because there was a line drawn in the sand and nothing ever was done. i think the world sees this president as remarkably different, and that is why they trust him. that is why the 55 nations in the muslim world came to meet with the president. after a year, who would have believed that 90% of the landmass has been taken back? i believe the president's judgment, along with his good advisors, will do the right thing. host: we sought military response last time. what makes the dif

pittenger: traveling the world to help dr. graham in his crusades and countless meetings. my first contact with stephanie was in the 1970's when i served as assistant to dr. bill bright, utt founder for campus crusade for christ. it's great to see stephanie at dr. graham's funeral as she was serving him. stephanie is legendary. she is highly competent, fiercely loyal and unflappable. i said several times that dr. graham was a great man because he was faithful to the mission that god had given to him. the same can be said of stephanie wills. she has been a faithful servant of jesus christ, playing a quiet, yet enormous role in sharing the gospel around the world through her dedicated and tireless support of god's servant, dr. billy graham. well done, stephanie. a wonderful servant of god. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection

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joining me north carolina congressman, robert pit -- pittenger. >> happy monday,. trish: how would you characterize this? that we're headed for all-ought trade war with china. how would you temper that with the rhetoric is? >> frankly i think they should be significantly encouraged we have an individual as president of the united states, who is a businessman, a frankly a shrewd and smart, tough, negotiator. the basic premise of any good negotiation is facts. the facts we have 375 billion-dollar trade deficit with china. no one ever called them on it. when they entered wto after most favored trading status, they would test the waters and push back against the world and trade agreements that they were allowed to engage in with the wto they succeeded breaking the rules. they have done that year after year. what president trump said no more breaking rules. we'll have fair trade. i said let's give the president room and time to do what he does best. trish: i agree with you, congressman. but not a lot a lot of people d. let me see what a lot of economists are saying, we'

pittenger: thank you. mr. speaker, chairman wilson, thank you for your leadership and for providing this opportunity tonight for us to highlight the significance and the importance of this tax bill for the american people. you know, mr. speaker, when i lived in washington, d.c., in 1980, came out of the malaise of an economy that wasn't growing, no jobs, no opportunity. and ronald reagan had a vision for a different america. and i worked hard on his campaign. and he changed the whole structure of our tax code, reduced regulations that moved this economy forward. unprecedented growth in jobs, 18 million jobs came out of that economy. and that's what this vision of president trump and this congress is about today. who would have thought a year ago, just a year ago, that america would be experiencing what it is today? companies like apple reinvesting $350 billion, exxonmobil, $50 billion. you have unemployment plummeted to a 49-year low. u.s. manufacturing is expanding at the fastest rate in 14 years. and consume

pittenger: thank you for your leadership on this legislation. i rise today in strong support of the gentleman from arkansas as well and the whip of the financial services committee r his work on h.r. 4790, the volcker rule regulatory harmonization act. mr. hill's legislation streamlines the rulemaking process by granting the federal reserve sole authority to make exemption determinations volcker rule. this simplification is a vital change for the regulatory inconsistencies of the current volcker rule by resolving the problem of having five different regulators weighing in on the same issue. this bill also exempts community banks under $10 billion in assets from the rule. mr. speaker, i want to note that according to the fdic, community banks with less than $10 billion in assets represent 92% of the insured institutions. now more than ever, actions like this need to be taken to provide relief to community banks and smaller financial institutions. look no further than my state in north carolina which has lost 50% of its banks since this financial

robert pittenger -- host: (202) 748-8000 for those of you in the central and eastern time zones. (202) 748-8001 for those of you mountain and pacific time zones. this is the full statement on the passing of barbara bush. my dear mother has passed on at the age of 92. we are sad, but our souls are settled because we know hers was. barbara bush was a fabulous first lady and a woman unlike any other, who brought levity, love, and literacy to millions and to us, so much more. mom kept us on our toes and kept us laughing until the end. i'm a lucky man that barbara bush was my mother. our family will miss her dearly. all for your prayers and good wishes. the wall street journal editorial section takes a look at mrs. bush, and what you brought to the position of first her, and highlighting over long and extraordinary life, mrs. bush took her own place in american history. she was the husband of the 41st president and the mother of the 43rd president, and many thought george bush won in part because voters thought they detected some of barbara bush's integrity and steel. it was in 1990 when s