senator shaheen. >> thank you. i'm here because i believe we need to support our men and women in the military, but we also need to support the domestic side of this budget. and one of the areas where we have been devastated in my state of new hampshire and across this country is in terms of the opioid epidemic. in new hampshire we have the second highest number of overdose deaths in the country percentage, and it's costing our state and the economy of this country billions and billions of dollars. so if we're going to address this, we need to give states and communities the resources they need. we immediate to make sure that we fund -- we need e to make sure that we fund the domestic side of our budget in our negotiations. and i hope that our colleagues on both sides of the aisle will support that. support to address the resources we need for the opioid epidemic has been bipartisan in the past. hopefully, it will continue to be bipartisan, and we can get a deal done that will help the people of this country. >> th

the women's rights group shaheen says that this happens in every third family here. every day desperate girls show up at the women center not all of them are about to be sold off abroad often they come because of everyday problems. jameela in the shot is the founder of shaheen she doesn't accept poverty as an excuse she says the problem is that many muslim families few women as property it's not just poverty. because there was poverty a it also but greed is one of the things and especially as the girl was married many gave a getting so much of extra money supposing she's married one day she may get fifty thousand. and the fifty thousand and if she's a good looking she's being one when. authorities in hyderabad have recently started to crack down on the trafficking of women and girls earlier this year police arrested numerous people including indian marriage brokers and men from the emirates seeking an. child bride many of them already married and wanted a second or third wife or just a quick thrill we meet the man who made the arrests possible haji khan himself spent

[applause] shaheen girls are not allowed to sing. only boys and their culture sing. however, these girls who are inspired by the music or practicing songs with lyrics about girls freedom. define everybody's expectations, they are about to record a cd. tonga. like other parts of the south pacific it has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the world. at school and home children are being beaten so badly they often end up in the hospital. one girl told me her teacher pressure for not doing her homework by hitting her on the head with a stapler. girls who belong to to lisa working to stop child abuse. the practice is universal and never discussed. every two weeks, -- every week, two girls meet at the local radio station to broadcast a college. the do the research and then they host the program and it is called, my body, my rights. boys and girls throughout the island : and share their stories of abuse. they call and text or e-mail. one girl told how her mother punish the children for not doing the dishes well and they were punished by having to throw silverw

me most of the women at shaheen have experienced horrible things the center offers them a place where they can feel safe and where they can think about more pleasant things at least for a few hours. a soccer for you know legal leaders by and munich were looking forward to the prospect of winless cologne coming to town last night but the basement side put up more of a fight than even their own fans might have thought possible. it was stephan wooden back in arm in phase first game in charge as coach and sporting director and they faced an uphill battle against biron some of the home fans thought they might even be in for a high scoring blockbuster. and by and put their guests under pressure from the get go only t.-mo horn could keep thomas miller at bay. but cologne finally broke on the counter. attempt blocked by davida oliver was understandably peeved it should have been a corner. halftime frustration for biron relief for a wooden back and cologne. but it was the billy goats who started on the offensive and could have taken the lead had lucas quittner not lost his cool. byron were mor

even if most of the women at shaheen have experienced horrible things the center offers them a place where they can feel safe and where they can think about more pleasant things at least for a few hours. was. that report by peta get a hot telling out of business and to ban and most stranded passengers in german carriers a mounting a joint rescue operation exactly this time at nikki it's a subsidiary of air berlin which is bankrupt now it's gone insolvent the fans it was going to buy it was blocked by competition health authorities now the austrian based low cost holiday carrier has collapsed leaving us still stranded. someone like nicky lauder perhaps the former racing driver who founded nicky and then sold it to another for a new kid i'm still interested in nicky it's important to secure jobs and i want to fly with nicky again but it's more complicated now because we're looking at insolvency again fortunately nicky has a thousand employees and up to ten thousand frustrated passengers with worthless tickets the austrian government is considering offering the airline a bridging loan.

johnny isakson of georgia and the reagan democrat is chris coons. ,ou also have pat robbins jeanne shaheen event after and james roche provided no. -- of idaho. been reporting on sexual misconduct allegations on capitol hill. politico to the story saying it's the wild west of training and procedures and protocol for dealing with sexual harassment. can you explain? though it may seem that congress is one body when it comes to its internal policies, it's not. it's actually 535 different entities. any member of congress can be overruled for employee behavior, they get their own budget. what one member of congress pays their scheduler for their assistance, another can double as long as they stay within the cap of this budget. and they can sit their own harassment discrimination policies. we asked all 535 members about their policy, to chair -- to share some of it with us and does it include mandatory training. a big reason why it's important that congress can't stop here is that most offices already had training. when you hear these lawmakers say we are making a huge change and we are requirin

the women's rights group shaheen says that this happens in every third family here.every day desperate girls show up at the women center not all of them are about to be sold off abroad often they come because of everyday problems. jamie lynn is shot as the founder of shaheen she doesn't accept poverty as an excuse she says the problem is that many muslim families few women as property it's not just. because it was poverty a it also but greed is one of the things and especially as the girl was married many thousands they were getting so much of extra money supposing she's married one day she may get fifty thousand sick in bed and the fifty thousand and if she's a good looking weighty she's being one when. authorities in hyderabad have recently started to crack down on the trafficking of women and girls earlier this year police arrested numerous people including indian marriage brokers and men from the emirates seeking a child bride many of them are already married and wanted a second or third wife or just a quick thrill we meet the man who made the arrests possible ha

shaheen asked the police to protect them so they talk to meetings. today the girls draw safety maps. maps that show the places in the neighborhood where they have been harassed or molested. they sign the map and give them to the police so they can redouble their surveillance of the areas. the girls also teach each other moneymaking skills such as hannah. the beautiful art of henna they were not being financially dependent on brothers, fathers her future husband. after taking the picture i asked the 15 year goal doing the teaching and she considered herself an activist. and she said, yes. and so i asked her to tell me, what she had done recently she was particularly proud of. and she said, last week i led a sting operation against a sex trafficking ring from dubai. she is 15! you can read her story in her own words in the book, i hope you will. but i will give you the bottom line and that is, every single member of that sex trafficking ring is in jail. [applause] yes!ngexactly! shaheen girls are not allowed to sing.men and boys and their cultures sayi

in the meantime, we are joined by democratic senator, jeanne shaheen.re not more than one of the 30 senators that has come forward until now and asked for al franken to step down and that's because you serve on the ethics committee, and given that he will make a statement at 11:45, are you ready to make a statement? >> as long as a matter is pending in front of the ethics committee, i am prohibited from commenting on that. i will not comment until we hear from al franken has to say. i think it's an important conversation for us to be having nationally and i think it's important for the private sector in business to understand that sexual harassment is not acceptable and it's important for the public sector, and i am pleased that "time" magazine recognized those women that came forward to blow the whistle. >> the silence breakers, as they named that person of the year. you co-sponsored legislation last year, and the sexual assault survivors act and signed into law by president obama. do you believe the women that have come forward accusing senator franke

senator shaheen was planning on visiting russia with other senators. the trip is now canceled. >> and congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle are scheduled to meet with top white house officials on wednesday to discuss the status of the so-called dreamers. and those who are brought here illegally by parents as children. and a potential government shutdown. joining me now we have a congressman from new york. thank you for joining. this is the final weekend before we go into the new year. >> thank you very happy new year to year. >>. >> kicking things off we have a big meeting coming up about midweek. and the president has been very clear that he wants to see very specific things going immigration in exchange for any movement on helping the dreamers. ashley tweeted democrats have been told and fully understand there can be no daca without the desperately needed while the southern border. and an end to the chain migration and ridiculous lottery system of immigration. we must protect our country at all costs. the cost by the way of the wall an e

a spokesman for the russian embassy says senator shaheen was blacklisted after backnn new sanctions ing in the 2016 election. kelly:ing the iranian government urging people not to participate in, quote, illegal anti-government gatherings. president trump weighing in on the protests claiming the country should respect the people's right to hold demonstrations, but the foreign ministry is firing back calling the president an opportunist. joining me now, dr. paul botticelli, director of programs at the action institute and is a former state department official under president george w. bush. thank you for joining us today, sir. >> hi, kelly. kelly: hi to you as well. let me read to you specifically what the president tweeted out. he said the entire world understands that the good people of iran want change, and other than theç vast military power f the united states, that iran's people are what their leaders fear the most. is the president correct in that assessment? >> the president is exactly right. you know, iran is a dictatorship, and all dictatorships fear falling from power when pe

. >> my husband and i, shaheen, started the lab anti-mall almost 25 years ago. mantra is really to support little american businesses, which lab is the acronym for. so you will find very unique, one-of-a-kind tenants here, and we're really out to support them as kind of a foundation of america, really. every couple years, we have a changeover. we want to keep it fresh and exciting. as we redo the art and the landscaping, we also redo our tenants to make sure we're answering immediate trends and needs. >> all right. linda, thank you so much. >> you're welcome. come back and visit. >> there's no doubt about it -- the culinary scene in costa mesa is really diverse. so, right now, i am at vaca restaurant talking to chef amar. hello, chef. >> how are you? >> okay, i understand we are gonna be doing something that just speaks to my soul. [ laughs ] >> it speaks to my soul, too. >> so, what are we gonna do here? >> so, what we're gonna do, we're gonna assemble a charcuterie plate. so, vaca here in costa mesa is a spanish tapas/steakhouse restaurant. so, we're gonna sli

they called up the trip after newkremlin denied a visa to hampshire senator jeanne shaheen.heen, and outspoken backer of russian sanctions, was scheduled to visit russia along with gop colleagues ron johnson of wisconsin and john barrasso of wyoming. spokesmanheen believes the kremlin has placed her under a travel sanction. she vowed to continue her work to hold the russian people accountable for its actions that go against international norms and because the russian people, a shaheen spokesman said yesterday. from michiganll on our independent line. what is on your mind? caller: hey, it's me, tim. sorry, i'm from the other part of the state. sorry. caller: that's all right. i did not know you were from detroit. i was so bad as a kid, i used to fish and picnic down at drug island, honey. to taski wanted to call the so-called evangelical christians about -- well, let's see jesus and, you know, abortion. ok, ok, these evangelicals take the bible literally. well, let's take the bible literally. god is the father of everybody. he had an illegitimate child with a married woman na

and the three of us along with a few other people, senator shaheen and others worked on the issue the last time we saw some changes. in fact when i first got to the senate, our first bill that we introduced, our new class back in 2006 was devoted to something related to this which was ethics reform which made some significant changes to lobbying rules as well as gift rules and other things. then we went on to support in 2010 and in to the secret hold. obviously this committee, members of this committee, are now looking at changes to the sexual harrassment policies in place in the senate and just recently with the chairman's help passed a law, a rule change that requires mandatory sexual harrassment training. so there has been work year after year on these issues, and i thank senator lankford for bringing this to our attention. as you will see from my remarks i just feel that this is not the right moment to make these changes to the rule. i will explain. many people referred to the senate as the world's greatest deliberative body because the senate is an institution which is designed f

the three of us, along with a few other people, senator shaheen and a few others have worked on this issue the last time we saw some changes, and in fact, when i first got to the senate, our first bill that we introduce, our new class back in 2006 was devoted to something related to this which was ethics reform which made some significant changes to lobbying rules as well as other roles and we went on to support, in 2010 and into the secret holds and obviously this committee and members of its committee are now looking at changes to the sexual harassment policies that are in place in the senate and just recently with the germans help passed a law, a rule change that requires mandatory sexual harassment training. there has been work year after year on these issues, and i think thank senator langford for bringing this to our attention. as you will see from my remarks, i just feel that this is not the right moment to make these changes to the rule. i will explain. many people refer to the senate as the world's greatest deliberative body because the senate is an institution which is desi

johnny isakson of georgia and the reagan democrat is chris coons. ,ou also have pat robbins jeanne shaheenvent after and james roche provided no. -- of idaho. been reporting on sexual misconduct allegations on capitol hill. politico to the story saying it's the wild west of training and procedures and protocol for dealing with sexual harassment. can you explain? though it may seem that congress is one body when it comes to its internal policies, it's not. it's actually 535 different entities. any member of congress can be overruled for employee behavior, they get their own budget. what one member of congress pays their scheduler for their assistance, another can double as long as they stay within the cap of this budget. and they can sit their own harassment discrimination policies. we asked all 535 members about their policy, to chair -- to share some of it with us and does it include mandatory training. a big reason why it's important that congress can't stop here is that most offices already had training. when you hear these lawmakers say we are making a huge change and we are requiring

shaheen: mr. president, i was interested to hear my colleague from north dakota, my friend from north dakota, talking about this tax bill because sadly, there's not been a lot of bipartisan work on the bill. and i really agree that there's a consensus that tax reform is long overdue, but we need tax reform that simplifies the tax code, that bolsters the middle class, and that helps small businesses create jobs. i think those principles could have been the basis for really good bipartisan work here in the senate and in congress generally to come up with a bill that would have done all of those things. but unfortunately, the legislation in front of us does none. the result is a partisan tax bill written in secret without public hearings, that adds to the national debt, that punishes the middle class and small businesses, and gives massive tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy. last week i came to the floor to share the concerns of granite staters about this legislation. they were amplified at a f

>> senator shaheen, nice to see you again. i think it's important to go back to what i was saying in response to senator ernst's question about turkey. a lot of things we see turkey doing we don't like are a function of their reaction to having to fend for themselves rather than rely on the security guarranties they get through nato and from their traditional strong bilateral relationship with the united states. and in my opening statement i talked about some of the challenges that have been created in the region by the appearance that the united states was receding from the region and giving up its role in the region. and i think when you create that kind of vacuum, what happens is, people try to do it on their own. in the case of the saudis, i think they're doing it on their own without a lot of experience having done this. and so it is, you know, it is not all together surprising they will do things in a way we think makes things worse rather than better. i think the most important thing we can do, and i think, ambassador j

>> senator shaheen, nice to see you again. >> nice to see you. >> i think it's important to go back to what i was saying in response to senator ernst's question about turkey. a lot of the things we see turkey doing that we don't like are a function of their reaction to having to fend for themselves, rather than rely on the security guarantees they get through nato and from their traditional strong bilateral relationship with the united states. and in my opening statement, i talked about some of the challenges created in the region by the appearance at the united states was receding from the region. and giving up its role in the region. and i think when you create that kind of vacuum, what happens is, people try to do it on their own. in the case of the saudis, i think they're doing it on their own without a lot of experience of having done this. and so it's -- you know, it's not all together surprising they will do things in a way that we think makes things worse rather than better. i think the most important thing we can do, and i think ambassador jones talked about this a little bit

shaheen: mr. president, yesterday, president trump and congressional republicans went to the white house to celebrate the passage of tax legislation that was partisan, that was rammed through the senate earlier this week, without one public hearing. now, debate on this senate bill, debate on this bill in the senate is over, but i think we must not lose sight of the impact this legislation will have on so many families and on our economy, because make no mistake, this tax bill is not tax reform. instead of that, middle-class families and future generations to foot the bill for massive tax breaks for large corporations and the wealthy by adding over $1 trillion to the national debt, this tax plan will undermine our ability to address so many of the real challenges that face this country and middle-class families in america. indeed, republicans have already made clear that this tax bill is just step number one. what we have already heard from members of the house is that step number two is going to b

and lankford for introducing -- inhofe and lankford for introducing this legislation, and senator shaheen, one of the co-sponsors, for helping advance the bill through the senate and attentive to the needs of our granite state veterans. i proudly support this legislation and urge all of my colleagues to support this bill and immediately send it to the president's desk. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman fromtown it be. -- from tennessee. . roe: i have no other spreerningsd to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: i have no further speak earns urge my colleagues to vote in support of s. 1266, enhancing veteran care act, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. ardon me, tennessee. mr. roe: spreerningsd to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i want on the othereagues side of the aisle. this has been a team effort on r side of the ai