in the next two charts i will highlight how our budget request supports these priorities. the lower right pie chart shows the army 11 largest of the portfolios. what i ask you to take away from this is that the army requires a broad comprehensive set of modernization efforts in order to successfully execute the diverse missions the combat commanders require. so let me transition to the procurement portion of our research, development and acquisition or our modernization portfolios. our fy '18 request of 17.4 billion is consistent with what we saw in 18 come if not just slightly below that, or 17 come excuse. as mentioned in the previous slide, and this budget request the army has focused its modernization efforts within the ten priorities areas. these priorities will ensure we allocate resource to -- weapon systems, munitions and other critical equipment are units require for a near peer fight. i want to highlight, i will now provide highlights for these ten priorities starting with an air and missile defense, the air missile defense represent the army's most urgent and pr

a few things is that many of our priorities, not all, but many of our priorities are advanced in this and that's because this is a bipartisan piece of legislation. and so each side doesn't get everything they want, but we're able to come together and find a package that advances many of our important goals. for me, i think it's important because it turns the page on the last administration. on the obama years. it completes the unfinished business of the previous administration. remember, we came to december, we this continuing resolution, we're halfway through the fiscal year now. we have to do the job of actually getting the government specifically funded, meeting more of our priorities. this does that. this marks the beginning of a new era. no longer will the needs of our military be held hostage by the demands for more domestic spending. in my mind that is what is most important here. having negotiated a couple of the budget agreements in the prior administration, this to me is paramount and first among all things. the rule we lived under, under the previous administration, basical

a few things is that many of our priorities, not all, but many of our priorities are advanced in this and that's because this is a bipartisan piece of legislation. and so each side doesn't get everything they want, but we're able to come together and find a package that advances many of our important goals. for me, i think it's important because it turns the page on the last administration. on the obama years. it completes the unfinished business of the previous administration. remember, we came to december, we this continuing resolution, we're halfway through the fiscal year now. we have to do the job of actually getting the government specifically funded, meeting more of our priorities. this does that. this marks the beginning of a new era. no longer will the needs of our military be held hostage by the demands for more domestic spending. in my mind that is what is most important here. having negotiated a couple of the budget agreements in the prior administration, this to me is paramount and first among all things. the rule we lived under, under the previous administration, basical

the next two charts, i will highlight how our budget requests supporting these priorities. the lower right pie chart shows the army's 11th largest equipment. i asked you to take away from this is that the army requires a broad, comprehensive set of modernization successfully execute the combat. let me transfer to our procurement -- our fy 18 requests of 17.4 billion is consistent of what you saw in 18 or if not just slightly below that, 17, excuse me. >> these priors will ensure we allocate resources to sustain of the most important weapon systems, other critical equipment and i will now highlight for these term priorities. air missile defense, that represents the army's most urgent and capable needs. given the possibility of confronting a substantial anti-access in areas denieal of capabilities. this budget request includes funding for several critical error and procurements and modifications kit and service to air systems report. in the area of long range fire to improve our able to respond effectively to service fire of our missiles and cannons. the service life extincti

sanders: one of the biggest priorities of this health care plan's health care bill, particularly for the president was ensuring that people with pre-existing conditions were protected. the final bill added an additional $8 billion to go step further to provide another layer of protection -- >> they say it's just not enough money. ms. sanders: that is not the only piece of it that has coverage for pre-existing conditions. the president wanted to focus on those who are most vulnerable, whether it's people with pre-existing conditions or the unborn, he was certainly focused on protecting the most vulnerable. >> can the president guarantee those with pre-existing conditions and older americans be guaranteed that they won't see hikes in the prices they pay? ms. sanders: that's the whole point of this bill is a lower costs across the board, not just for those with pre-existing conditions, but to create competition so you have lower premiums to give states flexibility, that's the entire purpose of reforming the system is to have lower costs. so yes, that would be the goal and certainly the

i will make sure we have an opportunity to talk about the administration priority and how they're funded. we will have john kelly talk about what's in the bill to keep our borders safe. ironically when the secretary is done he's got to get to meeting with the president to talk about the wall in the efforts to drive down illegal border crossing. after he is done, mick mulvaney will come up and talk about the overall status of the presence priority in the funding bill and take your questions. without further ado, secretary of homeland security john kelly. >> i've spoken to many in the media over the past 100 plus day about the things we do on a daily basis to keep our nation safe. the past 100 days have been incredible successful in enforcing the law and defending the nation. i believe this budget will help us begin to improve the way we do business and how we accomplish our goals to make this country more secure. the discretionary budget is $42 billion. we can never invest too much in the security of our citizens and in our communities. we will be able to a stain our security operations a

>> i think we got a number of the presidents priorities including the cr. when we are at the final point, the president will make a decision but now he sees the plus up to the military. he sees a down payment on border security, he sees the dc opportunity scholarships. there's a lot that he sees and as i mentioned to john, we are getting a shot at the 2017 funding which should have been done last year so. >> i understand that and i think obviously this is something that requires 60 votes in the senate. we couldn't have our entire way on this but were five months away from having a 2018 budget and thepresidents priorities will be reflected more in that . >>. [inaudible] did the president know about those comments and about his record on human rights? >> the president gets fully briefed on the leaders he's speaking to but the number one concern of this president is to make sure we do everything we can to protect our people and specifically to economically and diplomatically isolate north korea and i think when you look at what he is doing in terms of building

so yes, that would be the goal and certainly the priority of the president. sayingly interesting there's a plan by the top to get the office of national drug control policy and is wondering if you tell us is that report correct, and why? obviously he cares about the opioid addiction and you talked about that, what would be the reason for gutting that office and i have a french election question also. my first piece of advice would be never use politico as a source. when it comes to the opioid epidemic, the president has been extremely clear this is a top priority for him. i certainly wouldn't get ahead of the conversations about the budget. we haven't had a final document and any given be ridiculous to comment on a draft version of something at this point. >> could you lose the address the idea that he is contemplating a substantial cut to that office and to move that sort of work outside of that office? ms. sanders: an equity comment on ongoing discussions. there's not a final document. when there is, we would be happy to discuss that. the bigger point is th

these are american priorities and they should be the priorities of the congress. now i have the pleasure of introducing -- >> i have a trick question. after hearing them speak, which one is from brooklyn and which one is from kentucky. anyway, it's great to be here and i wanted thank our leaders and thank you to leader pelosi who will be joining us shortly. in case you haven't had time to revie review the presidents budget, let me sum it up. it takes a sledgehammer to the middle class and working class americans, lavishes tax breaks on the wealthy and imagines all of the deficit problems away with fantasy math. this budget exists somewhere over the rainbow where the dreams of mick mulvaney, paul ryan and the coke brothers really do come true. of course, these dreams are a nightmare for the average working american. the trump budget cuts transportation funding, education funding, programs that help students repay their student debt. one of the greatest burdens on middle-class kids and something that's slowing the country's housing recovery, the trump budget which s

we can also fund our priorities and it does. why would you shut it down when you cut a good deal and funded your priorities. i think what you heard this morning was a sense of frustration of how he was treated by the democrats. >> yes, sir? >> the president talked about a potential shutdown and you say democrats wanted to do what they did so they can force a shutdown and we've heard the term shutdown a lot here, and i think there are probably folks at home who are saying, my gosh, we're barely 100 days into this. what does it mean for tax reform and what does it mean for a government spending bill in september and this is just year one? what does it is a to the tone that we're talking about? >> they have a president who can run the place which is not a narrative that you hear coming out of many different sources. you have a president who is able to work with democrats and republicans. again, disappointed with the way the democrats have acted, and you i have as who knows what he's doing to run the country. when he hired me to be

, those priorities, as the chief said those priorities change.it's broader now than it was in the past several years. that's a rational basis for that there still has to be -- i think would be helpful if attorneys got involved in this case earlier, if everybody can make a decision if there relief available, is there some way that we could speed this process along, can we vet to some of these issues. so that we can more efficiently resolve whether this person can be granted relief and not continue the case if for whatever reason there is not a valid case there or it meets the discretionary requirements. or if they will be removed is there a way to move in that case along. it won't happen without research research makes a difference and i've seen this is anecdotal but we know that there's been several new immigration judges that have been placed in various locations and i've heard anecdotally, at least, in miami, were starting to see individual cases been scheduled much quicker than they were in the past three years ago. that's a good thing. someti

it's a question of priorities and balance. there's a lot that the president talks to these leaders in private about. and i think you saw that case in egypt where sometimes that kind of diplomacy privately talking about them and building a relationship can achieve results not just for our people, but for their people. and discussing how human rights issues. but i think that it would be a mistake to assume that the president because we don't put out statements publicly chastising leaders at every call -- hold on. let me answer the question. i think the president understands the value, bends the balance and the reason the president is building an effective coalition and getting results around the globe is because he understands the type of diplomacy and the type of negotiating and the type of deal making that actually gets real results for our country. so i think it's not a balance -- it's a balancing act but the president's getting real results. cheryl. >> looking at -- there are three open patents with the philippines governmen

it's a question of priorities and balance. there's a lot that the president talks to these leaders in private about. i think you saw that case in egypt where sometimes that kind of diplomacy privately talking about them, building a relationship with achieve results not just for our people, but for their people in discussing how the human rights issues. i think it would be a mistake to assume that the president, because we don't put out statements publicly chastising leaders at every call, means that the president -- hold on. let me answer the question. i think the president understands the value. he understands the balance. and the reason the president is building an effective coalition, getting results from around the globe, reasserting america's place is because he understands the type of diplomacy and negotiating, deal making that gets real results for our country. so i think it's not a balancing act for the president getting real results. cheryl? >> looking at, there are three patents with the government. one from trump tr

it's a national priorities. it has growing public support. there is also rare bipartisan consensus that now is the time to act. i want to thank you for inviting me here today. i look forward to working with you to incentivize innovation, eliminate unnecessary barriers to change and usher in a new era of safety, mobility and prosperity for our country and its residents and thank you for helping us to highlight all these very important issues across the country. thanks so much. [applause] now panel of attorneys on justice neil gorsuch and the effect of denominational supreme court. this from the meeting of the 7th circuit bar association held in indianapolis earlier this month. one hour and 15 minutes. spinet good morning ladies and gentlemen. thank you all fo

we can also fund our priorities. whenould you shut it down you have cut a fairly good deal for the american people? what you heard this morning was his sense of frustration how he is being mistreated by the democrats on a bipartisan piece of legislation. >> you say democrats wanted to do what they did to force a shutdown. we have heard the term shutdown a lot. folks at home may be saying, my gosh, we are barely 100 days into this -- what does that mean for infrastructure, government spending in september? this is just year one. is thatvaney: the tone they have a president that can run the place. that is not a narrative you hear coming out of sources. you have a president willing to work with democrats and republicans. disappointed how the democrats have acted after the deal. you have a president that knows how to run the country. you have people that were convinced we were going to have a government shutdown. the message we are sending is that we are competent, we know what we are doing, and the countries safe in our

that is his number one priority. >> he he went over this in an interview. a lot of the to lead a country forward. despite the follow a country that has nuclear weapons. that set aside, i think the president recognize the today that you stability of the region. on with korea, what was the president's. you seem to be making the offer that swekd. >> again, i think the pea. and those circumstances do not exist now. this is consistent with what secretary tillerson said the other day. but i think if north korea continues down a degree of provocative behavior, then those circumstances will never be there. but we want to hold on the serious about completely dismantling its. they expressed to the region and to us that there is always the possibility of that ip curling. we're so far. >> when you asked to say the effort here is to isolate the philippines from north ka. are you suggesting there is some kind of open op. there's an economic piece to this as well that's of the reason why i think the president wants to met with me. already other ways, not just the fell pla

second priority is creating broad tool kit of public and private financing. there's 250 billion in global for te capital available infrastructure investment. y own view, there's a lot more than that. domestically here in the united states and available from all over the world. remove barriers to getting that money. programs federal loan and private partnerships could jump start that investment. you should think about it this i just did a tv thing a little while ago. most people don't go out and buy house and pay cash. most people don't go out and buy a car and pay cash. out and buy those long term investments and agree to cash certain amount of over time. and that's what we have to do to these projects. but it more public money has to be the amount of money hat helps us pay down those investments. let's get down the issue. if we're going to have a house, we have to have it every month or year. it was welcome news when the recently expressed his openness to consider such a solution. it just makes sense. might be other solutions so let's explore them as well an

government has made a priority and certainly the last administration made it a priority. these costs kind of have continued to expand over the past few years and we anticipate they will continue to expand at least for it deportation. the wall is another issue entirely and depends on what kind of funding they can get for this project. certainly it is going to be a big passionate debate come september when you start talking about the 2018 budget. we anticipate the money for deportation, you know, $2.5 billion that president trump was asking for i.c.e., they are going to get a pretty good chunk of that because he made that a pretty big priority and you know, we anticipate it will remain a big priority for the next coming year as as well. >> host: when you talk about the $11,000 price tag how does that compare to other administrations? highest you have seen? lowest? where does it fall? >> guest: one of the things i found out when reporting about this as a lot of analysts say the cost tend to decrease as time moves forward because -- and kind of makes sense if you think about

don't reflect what they believe would be cheeses' priorities. '- would be jesus priorities. host: this speaks to what we talked about earlier. clergy from all religious groups oppose candidate endorsements in their houses of warship. pastors will continue to speak truth to power and preach on moral issues, no matter how controversial, and they don't need a change in tax law to do it. ourrsements would destroy congregation and charities with in on partisan campaigns. fort wayne,o indiana. good morning. i want to make this clear. i am a all over of christ. a follower of christ, which is a christian is. my brother from georgia hit it on the head. it is smoke and mirrors. how is it that you can listen to a man that has set things contrary to what the savior would have done, and being a follower of christ, just the -- i know wesays are all sinners saved by grace. christians a lot of don't agree, but we are all sinners saved by grace. what i see from the podium when they had the party the other day about the health care bill, which has not been defeated yet, all i saw was mainly m

it's a national priority and has growing public support. there is also rare bipartisan consensus that now is the time to act. i want to thank you for inviting me here today. i look forward to working with you to incentivize innovation, eliminate unnecessary barriers to change, and usher in a new era of safety, mobility, and prosperity for our country and its residents. and thank you for helping us to highlight all these very important issues across the country. thanks so much. [ applause ] >>> next a senate armed services committee hearing on defense department nominations, then a house hearing on the impact of changes to u.s. tax law. and later, the ninth circuit court of appeals oral afrmt on president trump's travel ban order. now a senate armed services committee confirmation hearing to consider several definition department nominations including principal deputy defense undersecretary for intelligence, assistant defense secretary for homeland defense, and assistant defense secretary for international security affairs. this is just over

the president got his priorities funded.ore money for the military, more money for border security. those of the same exact priorities i talked about in march when we laid out the budgets. >> sean: here's the problem, these are wins, modest wins, not enough and it falls short of what the president promised. you are smart enough to see all of this. of course the propaganda media are jumping all over this with these headlines. democrats confident they can block it trumps agenda after spending bill win. trumps big beautiful wall is not in the spending plan, will it ever get built? republicans control both houses of congress, of course they're going to get at least some of what they wanted, as mulvaney said earlier today there is a $21 billion increase in defense spending, the president originally proposed a $54 billion increase. there is $1.4 billion earmarked for border security, but there's no funding for new border wall construction. there is money sent aside for charter school, school choice, all of these are good things. t

government has made a priority. certainly the last administration also made it a priority. so these costs kind of have continued to expand. over the past few years. we anticipate they will continue to expand. at least for deportation. the wall is obviously another issue entirely, it will depend a lot on what kind of funding they can get for this project. certainly it's going to be a big, passionate debate come september when you start talking about the 2018 budget. but we anticipate that the money for deportation, $2.5 billion that i.c.e., president trump was asking for i.c.e., i think they'll get a pretty good chunk of that because he's made that a pretty big priority. and we anticipate it will remain a big priority for the next coming years. >> when you talk about that $11,000 price tag, how does that compare when it comes to other administrations? the highest? lowest? where does it fall?. >> one of the things that i found out when reporting about this is a lot of analysts they say that the costs tend to decrease as time moves forward because -- kind of makes sense when y

we need to take it as a topline strategic priority. a topline strategic priority.riority and what more, apart from increasing computer security in a business or organisation, what more can be done to stop this happening? what can you do at europol? we help police agencies across the world to investigate cybercriminals behind this. and in the last year we ran an excellent prevention campaign with over 70 partners for the police world. in a0 cases, we have had thousands of people being able to download the decryption and solve the problem. then when we get to the bottom of it, we will add this to the campaign. this is about going after the bad guys in a difficult environment and sending out the message to the industry is concerned. take this as an important top—level strategic responsibility. going after the bad guys, as you say, this is the crime of the future? it is a very difficult kind of crime to fight? it is the crime of crime to fight? it is the crime of the here and now and notjust the future. we have seen how the internet has propagated a different kind of c

that's why it was such a big priority.put such a strain on the members of the priority over the last decade. we cannot continue to do that. we have some soldiers that i've done seven, eight, nine tours of dority. and that is too much for any one person to take on. so rebuilding the military and putting a focus on that, then also taking care of the veterans when they come home. this is a president that is fully committed. he has taken action last week. that was at the va, making sure that people are making -- they are the first people we take care of. >> jenna: we cover that story as well. the question is a big one, how that money is being used and to what the goal is also a very big question, we look forward to talking about that. it's great to have you on the program. >> thank you so much for having me. >> jenna: we will be right back esto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ i love ya, tomorrow in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto helped more people stay alive and

what are some democratic priority is? to provide affordable quality healthcare for all americans through programs like medicare, medicaid and chip. more and more rely on medicaid and it pays for 60% along the residents nationwide. if the baby boomers age into medicare would be irresponsible to fund the program at the reason they are not living in the attic is because of medicaid and medicare. 95% of the children have insurance coverage thanks to medicaid, chip and bipartisanship. it provides coverage for families struggling to make ends meet. we know the tax code is broken and in need of repair and why we continue to pursue the reform that we must reject ideology and move forward in a bipartisan manner for the middle-class americans. middle-class families are frustrated by the wages that favor both of the top at an uncertain financial future tax reform plan must be about moving but i'll. making sure the families are secure in the retirement we are about to experience a savings crisis in the country about half of today's h

reporter: is your pathway open between your priorities and fbi priorities, and is there any concern for both of you -- i know you disagree on this -- that special councils could interfere with your work? i make no judgment on whether a special counsel would interfere. this investigation will move forward and be completed. opinionave a different as it relates to an independent counsel than i do, but we share one similarity. we are both committed to finish this investigation, because it is our job. becausedo it right, that is what is expected of us. we areg short of that, the wrong ones to do oversight on a daily basis. we believe we are right. reporter: have you decided that your path is clear? >> we feel very good. i think we will have an appropriate process in place. reporter: the president said in his letter that he was not in charge of the investigation. on that. comment that supposedly took place between director comey and the president. to follow the intelligence where it leads, and hopefully at some point we can make a definitive determination. >> i would add, i would refer mccabe

a key priority for many of our members. we secured the second consecutive $2 billion increase for the national institutes of health. thenation's lead biomedical research organation and a key driver of the hope of treating new diseases. saving countless lives. and incidentally driving down health care costs. we also secured an increase for the certainties for deease control and spreengs, which will help enhance our readiness to combat pandemics and respond to public health crises. we increase funding for gearup and trio, two essential programs to help first generation college students actually go to college, and increased funding for head starter by $90 million. every member of this house has a victory someplace in this bill. and this was done, mr. speaker, by cutting spending iother less seengs areas and making tough choices. in the labor-health provisions of this bill, for instance, we actually spend $2.8 billion less than president obama requested and $1 billion less than we actually spent last year. finally, most importa

and those priorities, as the chief said those priorities changed. it's broader now than the past several years.s. there's a rational basis for that. i think it would be helpful if, you know, the attorneys got involved in this case earlier everyone to make a decision is there relief available, is there some way we could speed this process along? can weul vet through some of the issues? so we can more efficiently resolve whether this person should be granted relief, maybe not continue with the case if for whatever rp there's not aa valid case theredi or meets the discretionary requirements now pop orr if they are removed if there's ae way to move that ca along in thet system. research, it's not going to happen without ncresources but resources do make a difference and i've seen -- a lot of this is anecdotw anecdotal. several new immigration judges placed in various locations and i've heard anecdotally at least hey, in miami we're starting to see individual s cases being scheduled and merits hearing being scheduled much quicker than they were inea the

those are the same exact priorities in march when we laid out budget. that's how i can look you in the eye and say we're absolutely satisfied we funded our priorities. >> reporter: the new border wall that you build, will it look like that one? >> that is permitted in the bill. >> reporter: the new one look like that border wall right there? >> we've got a border in certain places, yes, the other photo is the levee, i'm not sure what the question is. >> reporter: will you appropriate that wall with the new wall with funding? it's a short-term fix. >> that's the 20-foot-high steel wall, that is not a temporary short-term fix. i'll finish it now. i've been promising the young lady in the pink a question. >> reporter: and i'll follow up on that. where is that built and how many miles are you going to get out of it? >> i don't know where it's built. we haven't done the permile. total spending is $347 million. we haven't done the math. >> reporter: what are we talking about? >> it depends, more expensive to build the wall in certain places. this is going to

my near term priorities are four-fold. first in partnership with betty sapp, and proitd them with commanding control capability necessary to operate in a contested domain. secondly, we must improve space situational awareness transforming from cataloging focus to a fore fighting focus required of this domain. third provide resilient and capable for the strategic environment we face. and finally we need to professionally develop air force commander airman. i thank you for your support, thank you for your active leadership and look forward to continuing to work closely with you in the years ahead. i also look forward to your questions. >> thank you. chairman now recognizes general book. >> members of the subcommittee, thank you for your steadfast support for your omen and women in unifoorm, the space center, and this nation. it's now widely acknowledged that space is critical to our way of life. this coupled with an understanding of the compelling and compounding threats to our freedom of action in space is the burning platf

national security is obviously a priority for this president. border security is another priority. we can talk at length about the details of the additional money we spend in those areas. the total for the 2018 budget is $54 billion over the congressional budget baseline. law enforcement gets significant increase here at the federal and state and local level as we follow through on our efforts to enforce the law. veterans see more money. it's a classic example of looking at the budget through the eyes of the taxpayer. i put myself in the role of the person who's actually taking the money from you as taxpayer and give it to someone else for a benefit. if i need to take this money from you to help an injured vet, i can do that in good conscience and look you in the eye and my guess is you are okay with that. i am a lot less comfortable to the pit point of not wanting to look you in the eye to look at you to take this money and give to this person over here who isn't disabled but it's getting a disabled benefit or this person over here who is supposed to use the money to go to school

it's a national priority and has growing public support. there's also rare bipartisan consensus that now is the time to act. thank you for inviting me today. i look forward to working with you to incentivize the barriers to change an usher a new era of prosperity for the country and its residents and thank you for helping us highlight these important issues across the country. [applause] and the effect of the nomination this from a meeting on the association in indianapolis earlier this month. it's an hour and 15 minutes. good morning ladies and gentlemen thank you for being here this beautiful afternoon. my name is

reporter: is your pathway open between your priorities and fbi priorities, and is there concern from both of you -- i know you disagree, but a special counsel could interfere with your work? senator burr: i make no judgment on whether a special counsel would interfere. this investigation will go forward and be completed. it is a commitment that the vice-chairman and i have with each other. he may have a different opinion as relates to an independent counsel than i do, but we share one similarity. we are both committed to finishing this investigation because that is our job. and we are going to do it right because that is what is expected of us. anything short of that is to say to 85 other members and the american people, we are the wrong ones to do oversight on a daily basis. we believe we are right and we are going to prove it. reporter: is your path clear? the subpoenas won't interfere russian mark -- interfere? senator burr: we are very comfortable. senator warner: we feel very good. i think we will have an appropriate process in place. reporter: can you eliminate that as a possib

it's a priority to fix a very broken system. obamacare is a disaster. not a president who does things hands off. he is fully engaged on the house side. i expect him to be fully engaged on the senate side and make sure we get the bill the american people deserve. >> reporter: thank you, to questions friday. i've got two questions for you. the first one on syria. about the de-escalation zones they've talked about establishing, the administration has said there is reason to be cautious about those. could you elaborate late on that one and explain what some of the resolutions are for the de-escalation zones? also how that plays into the >> the president's expressed a desire to achieve peace in syria. that's the broader mission. and we're looking at all ways in order to achieve that. we haven't laid out any specifics any further than that at this time. two questions. i forgot. >> the other question, there was a report today that said that there's an effort at the white house to start limiting the number of people at senior staff meetings down to 15. down fro

it's a question of priorities and balance. there's a lot that the president talks to these leaders in private about. you saw that in egypt. sometimes that kind of diplomacy, privately talking about them and building a relationship, can achieve results. not just for our people, but for their people. and discussing how human rights issues. but i think it would be a mistake to assume that the president because we don't put out statements publically chastising leaders at every call means that the president is -- hold on. let me answer the question. the president. understands the value and the balance. the reason that the president is building an effective coalition and getting results around the globe and reasserting america's place is e he understands the type of diplomacy and the type of negotiate iing and the type deal making that gets real results for our country. so i think it's a balancing act. >> there are three open patents with the philippines government. one from trump to ivanka for her clothing line. how do you respond

some are intense energy user so a great priority. some have the need to ship their products through our ports system so our slowdowns in the ports. there really is not one area where you could say we have got to focus on this first. you have priorities in each of those areas that you have to tackle. i think though from a general public standpoint being able to emphasize the improvements to and we keep talking about improvements in to keep talking about patching the deficiencies. we also have to talk about building new things and moving towards the future. i think the way that you get the public's public's attention on this is to really focus on roads and bridges as terry said that we have an incredible number of structurally deficient, and think about that term and think about those horrible accidents that occurred in minnesota and other places when we hadn't paid enough attention to those deficiencies. 55,000 bridges in this country are structurally deficient. many of those have been designated for complete destruction and rebuildin

these savings have been reallocated to higher prioriti priorities. the basis of this legislation are the 129 appropriations bills -- are the 12 appropriations bills that were reported from the appropriations committee. this is the second year in a row that the committee has reported all 12 bills. this bill reflects a year's worth of concerted effort by the chairman and ranking members of our 12 subcommittees. it also reflects a great deal of hard work by the committee staff. -- for which i am deeply grateful. i urge senators to support the bill. mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i note that the chairman and i are well aware of how well it does when we can each take one of these bills. that's what we should do. you know, i mentioned this when the vermonters were here last weekend, when marcel and i hosted them. so many had driven through the night to join the hundreds of thousands of people in the nation's capital for the climate march. and many of them asked, why can't we do it the wa