yil never forget the image of george at the rhode island state house. roaming the hauls and making the case about the need for critical protections, critical investments. george's accomplishments are too many to name with the time i have remaining but his dedication to our state will stand the test of time. madam speaker, i would like to con cloud by quoting a portion of george's retirement letter and i ask unanimous consent to insert it into the congressional record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> according to george, labor is the strongest countervailing force that stands up to the business community with having a goal of the level playing field. we truly are the people's lobby, truly the people's lobby, never a bad cause to be fighting for. george has been a mentor and friend and colleague and advocate and fighter for the people of rhode island. he will no doubt be missed. on behalf of the hardworking men and women of the state of rhode island, i say thank you. i yield become. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlema

28 years as a public school teacher in lincoln, rhode island. welcome, delighted that you are here. and then we will hear from dr. molly dahl, the chief of the long term analysis unit at the congressional budget office. a position she's held since 2020 where she oversees cb os annual long term budget outlook report and crucially the agency's projections for the long term health of social security. she holds a phd in economics from the university of wisconsin. dr., we are glad you are here. our final witness is the executive director of the bipartisan policy center's economic policy program. in that capacity, mr arabs overseas work on a variety of economic issues including fiscal policy, retirement and financial security, labor market policy and the financing of higher education. welcome. dr. vallas? each of you will have five minutes for your testimony. your full statements will be made a matter of record and then we'll have a chance to ask you some questions. so if you please, proceed. >> thank you so much, mr. chairman. chairman whitehouse, ra

providence rhode island.at because you're a female and you go to malls. lauren: i'm a better online shopper these days very good shopper here, and i think ashley is right. i think it's number one, providence rhode island. stuart: and not to get out of line here but i'm going with scranton, pennsylvania, but the answer is wouldn't you know it? providence rhode island. the westminster arcade is located downtown and we've it or not it was built in 1828. this goes back a long way doesn't it? all right folks we're out of time. ashley, lauren, great stuff today. i know we'll see you both again tomorrow. that's it for "varney" & company. but if you stay tuned if you just sit there for just a few more seconds, you're going to have neil cavuto miraculously appear with all kinds of news including market and politics, neil?

i will close with my favorite rhode island story. a guy came in and said tongue to our frequent flyers who have spent the most money. one of the workers came back and said i have a guy come i think if we buy him a television and an air conditioner he will not come into the emergency room so often. sure enough, they spent $632 at walamrt trying it out, and he went from being a $250,000 a year emergency room spent two being a $40,000 spend. it is because they understood who he was and treated him as a patient. here a.m. as a doctor talking to people about treating a patient. >> my co-pay is twice than what it normally is. my pharmacist looks on the computer, i am not sure why the pbm raised your rates but if you pay cash you will save money. hmm. before congress passed a law in 2018 banding gag offers, he could have lost his contract for telling me i could save money by paying cash. health care reform is providing access to high-quality affordable health care. research and my personal experience shows that the way to do this is to give

who is retiring as president of the rhode island afl-cio after four decades of service. he has dedicated his life to improving the lives of working people and their families. at 21, he left college to work for the farm workers union. helping to organize boston's great boy scott in the late 1960's and one in 1971. he worked closely with renowned labor leader chavez and saw firsthand how the boycotts improved the lives of workers. he then created an independent union of clerical workers, health care workers, and jewelry workers in 1976 that grew to more than 1,500 members. in 1983, he joined the rhode island afl-cio working his way up from staff representative to president in 2009 leading more than 80,000 union members as the quintessential happy warrior on behalf of working people in rhode island. in addition to hundreds of fights for fair contracts, better wages, bert benefits, george boldly led the rhode island afl-cio in support of marriage equality and stood for commonsense gun safety laws. .. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentleman froe commonwealth

rachel: i'm headed to to rhode island after this.ted to the go, and so sean and i are heading up for a little time away. and i talked to rick last night, and he said the weather's going to be beautiful. pete: excellent. i'm glad -- i've always thought if you want to the become a senator, move to rhode island. less competition. not a lot of people live there. not a big state, so it's not hard to traverse the state. will: commute's not bad. wisconsin's not a concern wyoming's not a lot of people, but it's big, you're commuting, you've got to get around -- pete: rhode island, it's like joe in delaware, being a senator from there. you wreck the country, but you're a senator. rachel: right. also mental health and happiness rates are much low lower for liberals, so there's that part too. pete: that's a problem. the northeast this time of year is definitely gorgeous. rachel: i can't wait. will: i want to start thinking about the easiest states to be a senator. rachel: wyoming. pete: like, california, if you're a democrat, that's a food figh

congregation in rhode island made the children of abraham who dwell in this land continue to enjoy the goodwill of the other inhabitants and everyone shall sit in safety and victory in their shell not afraid. make us all in his own to time thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you for being with us. we are going to profit also. administration of what has been happening right now. trying to prevent what's happening right now and what you expect. >> first, thank you. it's an honor to be here. [applause] >> i have to say without touching video is with the president on the trip shortly after october 7. every moment of this it is on our hearts and minds every single day, every waking moment. with so many partners and allies. thomas started this work october 7 and october 8, it was the northern province against northern israel. it's completely unacceptable so we share the objectives to return people to their homes. [applause] all through the region on a diplomatic settlement and tie. it is a very bad decision. we do not think the war in lebanon is the objective to return to homes. we full

this rhode island teen gave away his legendary locks. it's wednesday, september 18th. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm frances rivera. we begin with a deeply-troubling allegation against sean diddy combs. prosecutors accuse the music mogul of building a criminal empire and abusing women for years. combs will be back in court today for an appeal hearing after he was denied bail. nbc's chloe melas has more on the case. but first, a warning. some of the details of the report are graphic. >> reporter: sean "diddy" combs behind bars. a federal judge denying the music mogul bail following his arrest and indictment, as federal prosecutors allege combs is dangerous and poses an ongoing threat to the safety of the community. in court, combs pleading not guilty to federal counts, including sex trafficking and racketeering. >> sean combs led and participated in criminal activities, including sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and the obstruction of justice. >> reporter: in an indictment, federal prosecutors say, since 2008, combs abused, th

amo of rhode island. the chair: pursuant the -- the gentleman from rhode island, mrr opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from rhode island. mr. amo: while the underlying bill is problematic and harmful to u.s. interests, i have no problem supporting this amendment which adds election interference as a sanctionable conduct. beijing should not be interfering in our democratic processes. i think if the sanctions authorities in this bill were constructed thoughtfully, this would be an important area of concern where sanctions could be used to hold p.r.c. entities accountable. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. does anyone in opposition seek recognition? seeing none, the question is on the he amendment offered by the gentleman from rhode island. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 3 printed in part b of house report 11

providence rhode island. stuart: he said that because you're a female and you go to malls. lauren: i'm a better online shopper these days very good shopper here, and i think ashley is right. i think it's number one, providence rhode island. stuart: and not to get out of line here but i'm going with scranton, pennsylvania, but the answer is wouldn't you know it? providence rhode island. the westminster arcade is located downtown and we've it or not it was built in 1828. this goes back a long way doesn't it? all right folks we're out of time. ashley, lauren, great stuff today. i know we'll see you both again tomorrow. that's it for "varney" & company. but if you stay tuned if you just sit there for just a few more seconds, you're going to have neil cavuto miraculously appear with all kinds of news including market and politics, neil? i can hear it now. click, click, click. we are following the aftermath of this devastating storm. it hit florida as a category storm ever so briefly. as she moved north the damage

he said to the hebrew congregation in rhode island made the children of abraham who dwell in this land continue to enjoy the goodwill of the other inhabitants and everyone shall sit in safety and victory in their shell not afraid. make us all in his own to time thank you very much. [applause]

once the governor of rhode island, raimondo at 53, seems to have come out of nowhere to become a rising star of the democratic party and of the biden administration. as commerce secretary, she's running new projects that could touch the lives of every american. and she's helping lead the expanding cold war with china and confront russia's aggression in ukraine. the battlefield for both those conflicts is technology. >> if you think about national security today, in 2024, it's not just tanks and missiles. it's technology. it's semiconductors. it's a.i. it's drones. and the commerce department is at the red hot center of technology. >> and at the red hot center, a global chip war that ramped up, says gina raimondo, when russia invaded ukraine. >> the commerce department stopped all semiconductor chips from being sold to russia. every drone, every missile, every tank has semiconductors in them. and you know, lesley, you know we're being effective because shortly after we started that work, we heard stories of the russians taking semiconductors out of refrigerators, out of dishwashers. >> w

never for nato countries where the countries they are joining me now from rhode island in the usa is an internationally recognized is randy american genocide scholar, who opposes what even enabler joe biden is admitted? is the indiscriminate kidding of civilians. oh, my boss office at every day israel is getting weaker. he's beside the office of professor of holocaust and genocide, studies at brown university. the present. thank so much for coming on, you know, as well as the, the debates between the, the 2 bankrolled candidates there bankrupt by israelis. of course, in the united states. and the rest of the united states seems to be more and more pro palestinian. i'll leave it every minute, every hour on social media. everyone is seeing what is happening in the middle east . p lance at the british medical paper on peer review. just as we said, under 96000, maybe in killed, complete estimate that would equate to 5000000 in britain, 27000000 in the usa. and ralph nader, a man who himself may have saved more lives than anyone else cuz was endorsed with a seat belt, said it could be 300

it was remarkable to him -- they didn't particularly want to see a congressman from rhode island. but when harris went on the ticket there was this surge that no one expected. north carolina is significant because that is a straight that democrats would love to put into play. that is a state that democrats would love to put into pay. -- that is a state that democrats would love to put into play. not only is she competitive in the blue wall states, michigan, pennsylvania, and wisconsin, but across the sun belt states, nevada, arizona, georgia, and maybe north carolina. having that broader map makes a huge difference in giving you multiple paths to winning the election. doyle: let's shift gears to message and policy. before we do that, let me remind our audience that you can send questions by x, the former twitter, to @brookingsgov, and you can include #dmctake aways, please include your email address when you do that. elaine, i want to ask about policy and ideology. so much the nitty-gritty of policy, -- not so much the nitty-gritty of policy, but what was the larger message of thi

surprising and defeating the rhode island regiment. so they went after continentals as well. including some of the barbs friends of lozano's legion. so they were a feisty bunch. but. the militia was to supplement the british forces, allowing their troops to do more soldier like things. there's no tales written about them that achieved no great glory. they weren't intended to. that wasn't their job. but the british needed them nonetheless. thank you. all right, you, chad. now to just talked about militias supplementing the british regular army. and you probably are all familiar with another way that the british supplemented the regular army, namely with the german soldiers that are widely called hessians, even though many of them weren't, and who are also widely called mercenaries, even though by modern definitions, none of them were now. dr. alex burns is taking deep dives into german regimental and german archival sources and other documents and discovered that the germans kind of get a bad rap in this war. they're often characterized as being highly formal and slow moving a

we hope it will help rhode island eventually. can you comment on the role these programs have played? >> senator, i want to acknowledge that we are aware of the application and we will give it consideration. we will continue to provide assistance as we go through this process. you are right to call out that the mega programs and number of discretionary grant allows us to move major complex projects faster. if we did not have these resources, these projects would take more time which means it will cost more money. more important, the benefits with reducing air pollution, greater accessibility, safety, whether it is from the freight corridors and passengers, that is why these investments are critical. >> thank you. >> senator van hollen is recognized. >> thank you. thank i'll of you for your testimony here today. -- thank you for all your testimony here today. the great federal response to the collapse of the key bridge, a huge tragedy of course for the city, the state and it had national implications. we are grateful for the fact

we are seeing a lot of activity in rhode island. we recently got a call from secretary pete buttigieg saying we received a large bridge grant, 15 high-need bridges on route 195. we are also seeing people working and working at very, very good wages, and i think this is a good program for middle american workers and also for overdue infrastructure and our infrastructure that was way overdue. could you tell us generally how the project t is improving infrastructure all throughout the country? >> thank you, senator. you're absolutely right. we just this past month announced one of our big bridge improvement programs. that is actually addressing some of the critical needs that we are seeing in bridges across the country in a state of good repair. we believe that these investments would not have happened without the bipartisan infrastructure law. they are not only allowing us to hire workers from neighborhoods, but also allowing us to ensure straight resiliency, rand also allowing everyday americans to ensure they can get home safely. we

an underground explosion scares the man and rhode island. man in this video says that he was taking a picture of a mural. explosion through a manhole cover into the air, just feet away from >> the alleyway. i said, filled smoke. 2 or 3 seconds. 4 seconds, some smoke and this giant boom. the senate bad santa with some sort of explosion? yeah, i didn't realize, you know, the flame always. all right. next to me in the and all cover came off and >> when up into the air. >> manhole covers are are heavy buildings were evacuated and streets and to be blocked off. of course, the downtown area, they're taken over by emergency crews there and rhode island. yeah. so that was that is why are crazy? apparently they don't know what caused the i was going to say there been sort of work going on maybe your to the ground there really know what causes. >> such things. that's the end of our kron. for news at 10. we've got kron for news 11 coming up sports night live, though, is coming up or right before that. so stick with welcome into sports night live. yeah.

year and the dean of preaching at howard university, i preached at his mother-in-law's church in rhode island and she sent him the tape. when i got back to d.c. he said, i heard you've been around the country preaching and you don't need a class. so i think my preaching style has developed over the years and i kind of start with, what is the one take away i want people to leave with and i build from there. preaching is about transformation, not just of the mind but of behavior and understanding. i start with a behavioral purpose and that is something that dr. frank thompson lifted up in his book. he is an amazing man. so in his book he lifts up a behavioral purpose statement, so what you want to be different as a result of the engagement and i've taken that as the methodology i build from. >> it says that you have deep scholarly biblical ship along with girlfriend weight. >> i am still down to earth and practical and sometimes in churches we lose a generation because we are not able to speak to their current day. and so it has to do with identifying people with where they are. it is not a bun

that was already a story that was written and thankfully my constituents in rhode island still elected me. the freedom it gave me. peters that i got to be the first name on the mental health parity and addiction equity act. i was the youngest member of congress from the smallest state in the country, rhode island, and in the minority party. as you recall, when newt gingrich was speaker in a pur bill, as you recall, with my dad being chairman of 40 plus years, he got his name, number one on a lot of bills. you know, but in a lot of my colleagues on the house, same story because a popular bill everybody wants their name on it and it's reserved for those with a lot of gray hair or no hair at all. that's who gets to sponsor. so here i am, 27. i am the sponsor of a bill that says that the brain is part of the body and insurance companies can't discriminate in the reimbursement of illnesses of the brain anymore, more so than they would any other illness of the body. i had no business being the primary sponsor of that bill. it tells you a lot about stigma that the youngest member, smalls, the

host: gavin in rhode island. let's hear from michael in rhode island. independent line.aller: good morning, pedro. my main question was about inflation. what i want to point out, the biden harris administration wanted to get the student loan repayments going. the supreme court said no to that multiple times. i think this is a red herring when kamala harris says she will offer a $25,000 to get housing under control. she is not addressing the root causes which is the supply, driven up may be by the immigration issue with all the people coming in, the rent is coming up, lack of supply. furthermore, she doesn't have a plan to reduce the cost. thank you. host: michael in florida. again, we are asking people about the top issues when it comes to election day. you can throw yours into the mix by calling in on the lines. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. you saw the republican national convention in wisconsin. you saw vice president harris and tim walz visit wisconsin, suggesting it is a battleground state. with us now is st

joining us now democratic congressman gabe amo of rhode island. good to see you, congressman. johnman. >> let's get your take on the possible shutdown. it would seem to be political malpractice to shutdown the government a month before election day, but republicans are at least flirting with it. give us a sense what could happen, and remind our viewers, please, that noncitizens already can't vote. >> look, you can tell this rhetoric around the basic function of keeping our government funded is part of a pattern. it's akin to the fear mongering we heard from the 45th president in the debate the other night. people who are not citizens cannot vote in this country. and to hold our country's fundedness up to this brinksmanship again -- yet again in my short time as congress it seems like malpractice, but that's what it drives toward. and speaker johnson needs to see the light this is not the path forward interest the american people. >> curious beyond just the nonsense about that bill but this sort of -- the republican's tenure here, controlling the house seems to be defined by th

she was an african-american woman, put herself through rhode island school of design, one of the firstlack women to study there and graduate. and then she raised more money through working odd jobs to get herself to paris. and she arrived there in 1922, and she managed to stay for 12 years, which is hard when you're constantly having to secure more funding trying to sell work. she made batiks. she applied for fellowships and just philanthropy and managed to make it work for 12 years, which is extraordinary, but in very impoverished circumstance. voices, she said i she was consumed with this burning fire to make a sculpture and she just couldn't deny it. so she put up with all kinds of privations, burning her furniture, growing little vegetables on a plot of land outside her paris apartment to keep herself in paris. and the thing that strikes me as so amazing is, despite all of that, she had her self photographed and she had all of her work photographed with very little money. she managed to pull this off, i believe it's because her first studio in paris was above a photography shop and

mike worked a good job and wanted all workers in rhode island to have what he had. fair and livable wage, good benefits, and the opportunity to build a middle class life. that's what he fought for as president of the state's largest public sector employees union and president of local 528 which represents workers at the university of rhode island. mike championed policies to protect wages and added several more locals under his leadership. his work speaks for itself. he was re-elected as president five times. he was also active in the community outside of work, serving as co-chair of serve rhode island and a councilmember for the town of charleston. he will remembered as a humble leader who dedicated his life in service to others. may his memory be a blessing. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> all the talk in washington is abo

the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr.president, six years ago i sent all of my colleagues in the senate this binder of economic warnings about climate change. here it is. the warning signs were flashing, so i shared all those different reports. when i assumed the role of senate budget committee chair, i provided an updated version of that binder to my committee members. as you can see, it had gotten a lot thicker. the warning signs had kept piling up, imploring us to act now before it's too late. and what is happening now? the events warned of are coming to pass. over 19 budget committee hearings we heard from serious experts about the looming economic, financial, and fiscal risks of climate change. we had economists, actuaries, industry analysts, scientists, health care providers, farmers, academics, national security leaders, even some conservative political leaders share the warnings. the witnesses and the topics differed, but the message was the same. look out. climate change presents an economic threat, and ignoring

the chair: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. magaziner: thank you. while the bill before us attempts to address a real and serious issue, i must oppose it in its current form because it is drafted in a way that is unnecessarily broad and would have a chilling effect on research and scholarship at american universities. intellectual left theft is a serious problem and threatens our national security. and we should be working together on a bipartisan basis to address this matter as was done in the homeland security committee in the 117th congress under then chairman thompson's leadership. but unlike the bill that passed through the committee last congress, this bill before us today would essentially prohibit any collaboration between u.s. and chinese universities even when that collaboration has no national security or commercial significance. think creative writing programs, history, anthropology or lifesaving cures for diseases. i know that is not the intent of this bill and that is why the bill needs more work. let me clarify. this bill uses a defin

during this 2014 ringling brothers show in rhode island. these falls, along with the two this past month showcasing just how much could go wrong with these kinds of performances. gravity circus putting out a statement at the time of the accident, saying in part in live entertainment and high risk performances, accidents can unfortunately happen despite stringent safety measures. our emergency protocols were immediately enacted and the performer was promptly taken to the hospital and cirque du soleil, telling abc news today. the artist is doing well and has now been discharged from the hospital. whilst being cared for by our team. how about the danger aspect of it all? i mean especially the two of you all. you all are up pretty, pretty high. do you guys have any fear? >> sometimes i'll usually working on some pretty crazy stuff. yeah, i'll usually learn skills low to the ground and then bring them up. but i have lately been putting a pool noodle around the metal bar, so if i hit it, it doesn't hurt as bad. >> so pain is just a part of this g

we're right here in tallahassee, linemen from as far as rhode island and connecticut have restored a majority of those power losses. as for the unincorporated parts of leon county, they have made tremendous strides in cutting him, tossing all trees, blocking their major roadways. are county officials also say, but there are still a few branches that are tangled up in some of those power lines in the unincorporated areas in tallahassee, florida, a master read. >> well, that is just minimal damage compared to what we've the awesome houses have been on fire. the flash flooding across is such a large swath of the southeast. while we haven't even seen where that storm surge coming on about 20 feet, all the damage is done. i mean, we're going to be seen images of this for quite some time. i mean, this a huge storm that came barreling on shore. and i mean, it came barreling onshore. one of the fastest category 4 storms i remember seeing making its way inland fall right through big bend area of florida. >> and that's sweeping up across parts of the eastern seaboard and bringing very heavy ra

training . >> rhode island, academic center, typically those are nonprofit. that would have 340b and tax- exempt status. did that hospital, by the way, did that hospital, as far as you know, have a program or does brigham, do they have a program where someone comes in uninsured or poorly insured or high deductible to help offset the cost of that bill? >> yes, mass general brigham has that 150% of the poverty level 300% gets discounted care, all hospitals have to have this >> in a sense, that mechanism is working. dr. chino, what a motivation to commit terrible story for us about your husband . sloan- kettering is a nonprofit, 340b, disproportionate share state, does sloan-kettering have a program where they pass the 340b discount to the patient? >> we are not 340b program at sloan-kettering . >> you are, i swear i saw that you are . >> that is news to me, i apologize. i will say that the charity care program is robust. >> they pass that, you mention specifically the cost of drugs, do they pass the 340b discount -- >> recover 500% of fpl for charity care progr

natural gas to more places back to renewables, in my travels this summer i went to a couple places rhode island windmills, clearly there's a push in that direction but is not enough. >> is not enough and there are other issues and i had to look this up but the problem the wind is not there and you need the wind to be blown and there's no electricity, solar power we have night as an issue, we can be a knight but i don't think that's going to work, you don't get this consistent power generation so you need banks, power banks, batteries to store and things like that but we just need a lot of different sources of energy in nuclear is going to help fill the gap and be one of the sources and a world where you not to use a lot of fossil fuels but you will have solar and wind and lots of nuclear reactors. they're not there yet to hold onto the sunshine all night long. >> i can charge my phone with the portable batteries. >> even my car and i use my car to power my house we just aren't quite there with the battery packs yet, that is a total tangent but part of the bull case for tesla which we want to ta

and then after that, we've been to quincy, we've been to rhode island, we've been to new york, we've been -- you know. and just kept on going from there and it was great. -and we grow, sadly, we grow daily. the numbers are worse than ever because of fentanyl. you know a lot of the kids started with an opioid. but now fentanyl is just rampant in our streets. and i don't see an end. -fentanyl is a highly potent opioid. it's about 50 times more potent than heroin is. and people are being exposed to fentanyl without even knowing it. and because it is so strong, people are dying from it at, just, unprecedented rates. continues to morph and it continues to spiral out of control. and, you know, with the influx of fentanyl now over the last several years, i mean, it's just gotten more and more deadly. what's happened in the us is that fentanyl has gotten into drug supply. heroin and cocaine, for example, have been increasingly, tainted with fentanyl. pills sold on the street might look like regular prescription pills but are often counterfeit pills made with fentanyl in them. you know, it's