sarbanes: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers. i urge the passage of h.r. 5504, in memory of sergeant schmieman, an american hero, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. walker: mr. speaker, i urge adoption of the bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 5504. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. walker: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 3076, the cases for constituents act, as amended. the speaker pro t

sarbanes. thank you so much for being here. you have been a leader for many, many years on democracy reform generally. and spearheading much of the work that leader pelosi talked about on a better deal for our democracy you lead the task force and promoted these issues. with your colleagues. i'd love for you to talk a little bit about what's in the package and as prntly what the conversations with your colleagues have been around democracy reform issues, and do you think sort of the time is right for finally taking the step to move some of these important policies forward? mr. sarbanes: thank you. is my mike on? can you hear me back there? o. how about now. how is that. i want to thank c.a.p. first of all for hosting this but more importantly for the sustained support for the broad package of democracy reforms we're here to talk about today and i think that leader pelosi really punctuated all the reasons why we need this and all the ways in which we can achieve it. i do think as i think the leader alluded to that this is a mome

john sarbanes of maryland, terri sewell and pramila jayapal. from the center on american progress, this is just over 90 minutes. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. my name is neera tanden and i am the president and ceo of the center for american progress action fund. welcome to this important event. over the past two years, it has been unmistakably clear that even in the most divisive of times, the american people agree on at least one a thing. that they are fed up with the status quo here in washington. mrs. a system in which many special interests have placed a stranglehold that legislators a day after dayy we hear of the republican congress and the trump administration are cutting special deals over the needs of the american people. donald trump didn't drain the swamp. the swamp is now drowning our government. the american people understand that the corrupting influence of big money and our government needs to policy with shortchange interest of hard-working families with health care, tax laws or basic civil rights. in fact, a recent poll

sarbanes: thank you for your leadership. i want to thank heaven for welcoming us to health care for the homeless. it is setting standards for what we need to respond to needs and our city, state, and region. i want to thank the people around the table who you will hear from the materially. you are on the -- hear from momentarily. you are on the frontlines. this is a topic that gets a lot of talking points associated with it. actually going to do something meaningful? i want to salute my colleagues, andainly senator cardin congressman cummings. in politics, to get through each day you need personal euros. congressman cummings is a hero for us. you forwarren, thank being here and for your leadership on these very important issues. i sit on the energy and commerce committee, a house subcommittee. we had 2 markups. 70 pieces of legislation dealing with the opioid crisis. some was good legislation, others was really kind of window unfortunately. a way for people to have talking points when they went to their district. was missing

sarbanes. thank you so much for being here. you have been a leader for many, many years on democracy of reform generally. and spearheading much of the work leader pelosi talked about on a better democracy. you head the task force. would love for you to talk about what's in the package and as importantly, what the conversations with your colleagues have been around democracy reform issues and do you think the time is right for finally taking a step to move some of these important policies forward. >> thank you. is my mike on? can you hear me back there? no? okay. how about now? it's green. how's that? >> perfect. >> okay. i want to thank c.a.p., first of all, for hosting this, more importantly, for this sustained support for the broad package of democracy reforms we're here to talk about today. and i think leader pelosi punk tu the w punctuated all the reasons we need this and all the ways we can achieve it. i, too, think this is a moment. we have the opportunity, we believe, and many of us in the house democratic caucus, believ

in your opinion, has sarbanes-oxley been effective? >> it's a big piece of legislation that has come to a single statement about any sweeping piece of legislation from a markets point of view and that's very difficult. there are aspects that i think investors got a significant bang for the buck. independent audit committees, the focus on high-quality financial statements is a big tank for the buck. the mother things, good but not as significant. >> what components represent the biggest cost and/or compliance challenges. >> applied to a large company in regard to 404 and that to a smaller company, the relative burden on a smaller company had been higher. i've seen improvements in the area of application of 404 but i do think we should look at that relative cost and the size of smaller companies and we intend to do so. >> what is the timeframe for your review of 404. >> our staff is looking out for four now and we will be discussing it, at least plans for discussions at next week's opening. >> the chairman recognized jarman from maine. >

representative john sarbanes representative john sarbanes represents the third district and is the chairman of the house democrats democracy reform task force. he played a big part in formulating the deal for the democracy that we will talk a little bit about in just a moment. he's also he is also the lead sponsor of the house resolution brings this reform package to the legislative life. since being elected he thought for democracy solutions that as a pillar of the better deal package and is also working on another piece of legislation that supports the ban on lobbyist fundraising. thank you congressman for being here today. representative of alabama's seventh district is a trailblazer who's who has been fighting to strengthen our democracy throughout her career. since joining the house in 2011, the representative has become a leading voice on the importance of protecting voting rights. in fact, the better deal reform package includes a major piece of legislation from the representative. we heard about it from the leader just a moment ago. the voting rights advancement act that would take

you're on with our present of john sarbanes.r: my greatest concern lately almost seems crazy all of these people who are going socialistic. i wonder how you feel about it. you obviously have put a lot of time in being a democrat. while i have a lot of friends toe democrats i refuse dislike people based on what their political arena is. i'm shocked at what so many people believe socialism is acceptable path. i will take your question your answer off-line and thanks. guest: it's interesting because right now the frame i'm bringing is not to some of the political labels socialist, conservative. tea party whatever it might be on the political spectrum. whether interested in washington is answering to the voice of any person, regardless of their political affiliation and what the polling shows us is that republicans independence, democrats across the board they feel like government is not listening to them that they are locked out and left out of their own democracy and they want back in. so it is up to us as lawmakers to figure out

he's democratic representative john sarbanes with us. 202-748-8 202-748-8000 for democrats, 202-748-8001 for republicans and 202-7 202-748-8003 for independents. some people may recognize the last name. tell me about that. >> my father represented maryland for many, many years here. so, it is a familiar name certainly in maryland. it's a name i'm very thanks for taking my call this morning. my greatest concern later is almost seems crazy all of these people who are going socialistic. i wonder how you feel about it. you put a lot of time. itch a l i have a lot of friends base d n what the political arena is. i believe socialism is an acceptable path. i'll take your answer offline and thanks. >> i appreciate that question. it's rainteresting because the frame is politically, socialist conservative. tea party, whatever. what a polling shows us is that republicans, independents, democrats across the board right now feel like government is not listening to them. they are locked out and left out of their own democracy. they want back in. the best legislation we can pass. that end of their own

we also hear from three other democratic members of congress, john sarbanes of maryland, terri sewellbama, and paramilla

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sarbanes. mr. sarbanes votes no. >> have all members who wished to vote voted? clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman, on this vote there are 17 ayes and 15 nos. >> the ayes have it. the motion is tabled. the ga from georgia is recognized for his five minutes of questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. you know, i don't think anyone here denies the fact that russia attempted to meddle in the elections. they have done so in the past. they have attempted in 2016. i don't have any reason to believe that they won't attempt it again in the ones coming up. when we talk about the witch hunt that involves over a year of investigation by mueller were not one bit of evidence has come forth that president trump colluded with the russians to try to influence the election. and when mr. chairman is dealing with all of this, this has been going on for a long time. obama administration, as early as 2014, there was meddling. and we did nothing about it. the issue of meddling and the issue of the president colluding is another. and that is indeed a witch hunt. i want to go ba

sarbanes. >> no. >> mr. chair? how is mr. gowdy recorded? >> mr. gowdy passed? >> the clerk will call the roll -- the clerk of the judiciary committee will call the roll of members who have not yet been recorded. >> mr. issa? >> yes. >> mr. gowdy. mr. buck. >> aye. >> ms. roby. mr. rothis. >> aye. >> miss bass. mr. jeffries. >> i've been asked by the minority and the majority counsel to advise members their votes will only be counted once. if they're on both committees. and the clerk of the oversight -- >> mr. chairman, point of order. on what basis would that rule be, since we -- each committee is voting separately. on that. >> procedurally, we have agreed to one unified vote. the clerk of the oversight and government reform committee will call the roll of those members who have not voted. >> mr. gowdy. mr. amash. ms. fox. mr. herd. mr. mitchell. mr. clay. mr. gomez. >> the gentleman from missouri. >> no. >> the gentleman from missouri votes no. >> mr. clay votes no. >>> the clerk will report. . >> the clerk will suspend. the gentleman from texas is recognized.

john sarbanes will be with us to talk about the democrats' role in the midterm election. that is this morning at 7 a.m. eastern. watch washington journal wednesday morning when members of the agricultural committee discussed how the trade and terra policies are impacting the bottom line. on friday, a discussion on the opioid crisis live from baltimore, maryland. >> here is what is on the networks on tuesday. house 10 a.m. eastern for morning our speeches. legislative work begins at noon. taking of the measure that would eliminate the medical device tax. the senate debates the number of spending measures. interior, financial services, transportation and agriculture spending this week. on c-span 3, the house you were -- oversight committee looks at u.s. election security. at noon eastern, president trump delivers remarks at the veterans of foreign wars convention. after that, members of the u.s. olympic committee, usa gymnastics and michigan state university testify on changes of the institutions have made to protect amateur athletes from sexual abuse. that begins at 2:30 p

and then democratic maryland congressman john sarbains will be with us to talk about -- sarbanes will be bus to talk about democrats' role in the midterm election. that's this morning. be sure to watch "washington journal" on wednesday morning when members of the agriculture committee discuss how president trump's trade and tariff policies are impacting their bottom line. and then on friday, join us for a discussion on the opioid crisis live from baltimore, aryland. >> state and federal officials testify about cybersecurity and protecting u.s. election systems. live coverage from the house oversight committee beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. wednesday, secretary of state mike pompeo was on capitol hill talking about north korea. the president's recent trip to the nato summit, and the president's meeting with russian president pickup tin. live coverage from the senate foreign relations committee beginning at 2:30 p.m. eastern n c-span3. >> supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span leading

sarbanes? mr. sarbanes votes no. >> mr. chair. how is mr. gowdy recorded? poll of the two committees, holding a joint session here. newt gingrich is with us. newt, i'm very glad you're with us this morning, your opinion what is going on her is very much germane. at end of this day does anyone doubt that the fbi, peter strzok, protected hillary clinton and undermined president trump deliberately? is there any doubt after hearing what you have heard? >> no, this whole thing is unbelievable. you have the fbi telling strzok not to answer legitimate congressional questioning. if you ever want to see what the deep state looks like, this set of hearings is unbelievable. and he basically being instructed to ignore the congress of the united states and keep secrets from the american people. stuart: it's a circus, what is has become, a circus which the dems, peter strzok is not answering germane questions. >> well, look, if people have any doubt about how deeply the democrats are committed to circling the wagons and blocking the investigation they just had to watch t

the indianapolis community which congressman sarbanes and i have the privilege of representing is a tight n.i.t. community. men and women lost in this horrific attack were friends, neighbors, and extended family members. we rise to honor the life of rebecca smith, who was quiet, but had a big heart and describing herself as a bonus mom to the best kid ever. john mcnamara, who went by mac, who loved covering sports as much as playing them. jerald fishman, the consummate newspaperman, working 12 hours a day or more who editorialized about gun violence and became victim of it. rob hiaason, a giant in stature and character who generously mentored young journalists. wendy winters, a prolific writer, mother of three navy officers, and american hero who charged at the gunman and saved lives. those who were senselessly gunned down were members of our valued local press corps. in america we cherish and value our free and independent press. it is a crucial pillar of our democracy. we should not tolerate threats and hatred directed at the media and should support those who bring us the news every da

sarbanes. >> thank you all for coming today. whenever you testify i'm reminded of the tremendous responsibility that you have heading the organizations that you do and i want to thank you for your work to implement the 21st century cures which is a point of real pride for the committee so thank you for that. commissioner gottlieb, i snow there have been dis -- i know there have been discussions about the bisimilar action plan that you've released. i commend for you that. i just have introduced in the last few days the bio similars act to get to pay for delay agreements that are operating in the biological, bio similar space in the same way that we have given authority to the ftc to kind of police that conduct with respect to brand name drugs then generics. it has been consequential for sure that the authority is there. that they can look at these agreements. they can judge whether they're fair and appropriate, vis-a-vis the consumer or not. and there are tremendous savings to be had there. i think the figure is the brand names o

their capital to the table, torely growth companies and how they have to 4-b e the very expensive sarbanes-oxley provision. to the stages of companies going public but once they go public, mr. speaker, the ability to stay public. so we have a venture exchange bill to make sure that they can concentrate their liquidity in one area. so this is important, it is important to keep 3% economic growth. it's important that america's garages have fewer old cars, more new startups. i want to thank members on both sides of the aisle but i especially want to thank the ranking member, the gentlelady rom california, working so strongly and fervently and on a good bipartisan cooperative basis to produce the jobs and investor confidence act and i expect that we can have a strong bipartisan vote on the floor and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from california. ms. waters: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. waters: thank you very much, mr. speaker. this bill

we also try to bring off the regulatory -- holdoff on the regulatory burden, particularly on sarbanes-oxleya 10 year on-ramp to that as opposed to a five-year. that's particularly helpful to a lot of our biotech companies. and then we also have a problem, marie, is that once companies become public, they have a challenge of staying public because their stocks are so thinly traded. so we are legislation in there that creates a venture exchange to concentrate liquid at this in one place, to try to bring in a reporting of these various stocks. so this is an important exercise. every congress ought to do something to bring down the burdens to capital formation. because i've got two teenagers, back home, my children, and the company that's are going to drive the economy and their peak earning years haven't been borne yet. we hope this legislation will help create them and help drive the economy of tomorrow. dagen: congressman, jeb hensarling, always a pleasure, sir. we covered a lot of ground. have a terrific day. come back soon. >> thank you. dagen: demolition gone wrong, police investigating a

sarbanes? >> no. >> mr. chair, how is mr. gowdy recorded? >> mr. gowdy mapassed. >> the clerk -- >> pass is not a vote. >> the clerk of the judiciary will call the vote of the members who have not yet been recorded. >> mr. issa? >> yes. >> mr. gowdy? mr. buck? >> aye. >> miss roby? mr. rothfess. >> aye. >> miss bass? mr. jeffries? >> i've been asked by the minority and the majority counsel to advise members their votes will only be counted once, if they're on both committees. and the clerk of the oversight and the -- >> mr. chairman, point of order. on what basis would that rule be since each committee is voting separately on that? >> procedurally we agreed to one unified vote. the clerk of the oversight committee will call the roll of those members who have not yet voted. >> mr. gowdy? miss fox? mr. herd? mr. mitchell? mr. clay? mr. gomez? >> the gentleman from missouri. >> no. >> the gentleman from missouri votes no. >> mr. clay votes no. >> the clerk will report. the clerk will suspend. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hurd of texas v

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sarbanes? >> no. >> mr. chair, how is mr. gowdy recorded? >> mr. gowdy mapassed. >> the clerk -- >> pass is not a vote. >> the clerk of the judiciary will call the vote of the members who have not yet been recorded. >> mr. issa? >> yes. >> mr. gowdy? mr. buck? >> aye. >> miss roby? mr. rothfess. >> aye. >> miss bass? mr. jeffries? >> i've been asked by the minority and the majority counsel to advise members their votes will only be counted once, if they're on both committees. and the clerk of the oversight and the -- >> mr. chairman, point of order. on what basis would that rule be since each committee is voting separately on that? >> procedurally we agreed to one unified vote. the clerk of the oversight committee will call the roll of those members who have not yet voted. >> mr. gowdy? miss fox? mr. herd? mr. mitchell? mr. clay? mr. gomez? >> the gentleman from missouri. >> no. >> the gentleman from missouri votes no. >> mr. clay votes no. >> the clerk will report. the clerk will suspend. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hurd of texas v

then democratic maryland congressman john sarbanes will be with us to talk about democrat's role in the mid-term election. that's tuesday morning starting at 7:00 eastern. and be sure to watch "washington journal" on wednesday morning when member os they have agriculture committee talk about how president trump's tariff and trade policies are impacting their bottom line. and on friday, join us for a discussion on the opioid crisis live from baltimore, maryland. >> each week in this segment of "the "washington journal" we like to take a look at how your money is at work in the federal government. irs with the help of virus national taxpayer advocate nina olson joining us once again. -- irs national taxpayer advocate nina olson joining us once again. i had an organization, the taxpayer advocate service that is inside the irs but also independent. we help taxpayer solve their problems with the irs. it could be something the irs is doing or not doing creates economic harm to them or because they have been trying to get their issues resolved and they haven't been able to do it through normal