this is hosted by steny hoyer, who is also the house minority whip. you will be joined by surgeon general jerome adams. we will hear from people in this district about how the epidemic has affected them. this should get underway in just a moment. live coverage on c-span.

and steny hoyer is fighting mad. they're all here and only here. we begin with blake burman with the latest. blake? >> it's clear here in the halls of the capitol as house republicans mark up their bill and the senate will release their bill later this week. there's a host of issues to work through. earlier today, the club for growth, an influential republican group put out a note saying they have issues with four different things on the individual side of this house republican plan. here they are. top tax bracket for millionaires with the possibility that those that make in the low million dollar range can see the top end taxed north of 45%. they take issue with a portion of pass-through profits would be taxed 25%. club for growth is no friend to the democrats. but even chuck schumer took notice today. listen here. >> i heard today the club for growth came out against it. they're getting problems just like on the healthcare bill from the right and the left. >> overseas in asia, president trump is continuing to keep his eye on this issue. he send o

house minority whip steny hoyer held ad a -- discussion on opioid epidemic. this is an hour and 35 minutes.

steny hoyer held around table discussion on the opioid epidemic. the surgeond by general as well as local law enforcement and emergency management officials. this is one hour 35 minutes.

visit ncicap.org] >> coming up in a few moments on c-span at: 30, house minority whip steny hoyer onthe roundtable discussion on the opioid epidemic in his district in southern maryland. adams and local emergency management officials will discuss efforts to combat the epidemic live at 11:30 eastern this morning here on c-span stop also on c-span.org and you can listen for free c-span radio app. this afternoon on c-span, the center for strategic and international studies will host a discussion on private sector development in afghanistan. it starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern also like on c-span, online at c-span.org, and with the free c-span radio app. coming up tomorrow, the u.s. house will be back from is rings giving recess. members expected to take up a bill directing the department of agriculture of interior to update the terms used to refer to racial minority. wednesday, legislation requiring all members of congress and staff to complete mandatory anti-harassment and antidiscrimination training during each session of congress. the measure was introduced by two women in congress. watch

steny hoyer now joins pelosi and clyburn calling for conyers' exit.rship in the house wants him to go. i'll be speaking with conyers' michigan colleague in the house in moments. but another big story we're following that impacts every single american, republicans right now closer than they've ever been to passing the most in this hour on that version of sweeping reform. at the end of 20 hours of debate, we'll see a potentially chaotic voterama. then all of that will be capped by the final vote which could come as early as

minority whip steny hoyer tweets, as republicans prepare to reveal their tax bill to give cuts to the wealthy, it's clear their conference is divided once again. that's from leadership. and the u.s. house will gavel in momentarily for their legislative workday today. coming in to take up the rules for a couple of measures, including a package of federal health care issues, extensions, including the children's health insurance program, or chip, and also taking up a bill that would repeal the independent payment advisory board as part of the 2010 health care law. live coverage of the u.s. house here on c-span.

steny hoyer holds a roundtable discussion on the open right epidemic. that takes place on c-span. >> the u.s. public interest research group toy safety report finds toys are safer than ever, but warns of new products. dangers posed by toys containing lead, choking hazards, and data collecting toys. >> good morning. and thank you all for coming. i am the consumer campaign director with the u.s. public interest research group education fund. we are a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization. i am joined today by a fellow of the american association of pediatrics, and also general counsel and legislative director of the consumer federation of america. after my statement and their comments, we will open it up for questions from y'all. today we are here to release the u.s. education fund's toy safety report, "trouble in toyland." the message today is clear. we need to protect our consumers from dangerous toys, and parents and consumers need to watch out for hazards when shopping for these toys. over the past 30 years, the report has led to at least 150 re

finished its work on the house tax bill, setting up a vote in the full house next week.minority whip steny hoyer and majority leader kevin mccarthy discussed next week's house schedule and the rules for debate on the tax reform bill. this is a half hour. recognition? mr. hoyer: i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is elect niced. mr. highwayerer -- mr. hoyer: thank you and i yield to the gentleman from california, mr. mccarthy. mr. mccarthy: i ask that the house come to order. the speaker pro tempore: the house shall come to order. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mccarthy: on monday, the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 for legislative business, votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative busine

signal from the college of southern maryland and the form on the opioid epidemic with congressman steny hoyer. we are recording this program and will have it for you in its entirety later in our schedule. a look now at a discussion that took place this morning on "washington journal" about the situation in afghanistan. the afghanistan and pakistan bureau chief for the "washington post." howt us off by reminding us long the u.s. has been in afghanistan now and what is the current situation? guest: well, it has been 16 years since the taliban was overthrown and the u.n. brought in a new government, which in 2002.y took office the fighting was actually a bit but it did of again around 2005, 2006. we are really talking 11 years of intense conflict against the taliban insurgency. ups and downs. there have been a lot of difficulties getting the afghan defense forces in shape. the united states has sent militaryof dollars on aid, military troops being there, as well as aiding the government to simply support itself over these many years. the taliban are still hanging in acrossnd causing mayhem the c

cover your first month's lease payment on select models during the season of audi sales event. >>> steny hoyering us now, what have you been able to see and how much have you been able to digest of it congressman hoyer? >> very little at this point in time there are some things that are still in place from the original proposal they are obviously trying to get votes for it i think the cursory overview is a bill that helps the wealthy and not the middle class it is a bill that puts a real hole in the debt here is the part of the balancing budget in ten years and physical is the responsibility and producing a bill that admittedly by then increases up 1.5 trillion and we think substantially more than the national debt which means kids are going to pay for it and it is also a bill which we believe is going to be done. it gives the public no opportunities for in puput and it through democrats were in charge of the house when ronald reagan were in charge of the state. they took months to consider the proposal over 450 witnesses testified and we are not going to have any witnesses testify here and so

signal from the college of southern maryland and the form on the opioid epidemic with congressman steny hoyer. we are recording this program and will have it for you in its entirety later in our schedule. a look now at a discussion that took place this morning on "washington journal" about the situation in afghanistan. the afghanistan and pakistan bureau chief for the "washington post." howt us off by reminding us long the u.s. has been in afghanistan now and what is the current situation? guest: well, it has been 16 years since the taliban was overthrown and the u.n. brought in a new government, which officially took

steny hoyer, the ripe old 78.cent cnn poll, finding five out of six voters view as democratic party leaders at an age of 71. they need to freshen that line-up. >> they have to change their mascot symbol from a donkey to a dinosaur. bernie sanders, joe biden. he will be 80 years old and thinking of running in 2020. there's some people on the horizon marie might know. you have cuomo. >> tim ryan. >> we talked about gillibrand from new york. >> the problem is it's not just that they're bench is aging, their issues are aging. issues like abortion that were such signature issues. it's pro life news because of the technical side. >> if corey booker would stop taking so much money from wall street, he could get the bernie sanders people. he takes a lot of money from wall street. >> one of the reasons that nancy pelosi is around is because she can pull in the bucks. >> she raised north of $140 million in the 2016 election cycle. >> i don't think she will be our party's leader in the house after the next election if i had

democratic whip steny hoyer said now is not the time for democrats to push for impea impeachme impeachment hasn't stopped billionaire environmentalist tom steyer. surely you've seen his ads here on cnn and other networks. probably not at fox, though, which pulled them after it says its viewers complained. he spent $20 million so far on two pro impeachment ads. i recently spoke with tom steyer. so mr. steyer, let us talk article ii, section iv, treason, bribery, other high crimes and misdemeanors. which do you think apply? >> well michael, i think that there's no question that the president has obstructed justice. in his firing of the head of the fbi. which he said he did, because he persisted in the russian investigation. i think that he has broken the emoluments clause virtually on a daily basis. and i think that his public request for the justice department to do a criminal investigation of his political opponents is also a clear abuse of power. and that in effect, what the constitution says about impeachment is that the president cannot be allowed to violate his trust with the american

announcer: tuesday, secretary of steny hoyer held a roundtable discussion at the college of southern maryland at the -- on the opioid epidemic. this is one hour and 35 minutes.

nancy pelosi calling to investigate and steny hoyer calls for major changes to the pay-out system.he office of compliance that handles all types of work-related complaints has paid out more than $17 million to settle 260 cases over the past 20 years, neil. >> neil: the leadership doesn't even know about it. hillary vaughn, thanks very much. with thanksgiving around the corner, how did it go from, i don't know, this to this? meet the ceo. he says you know what? i'm having none of it. zar: one of our investors was in his late 50s right in the heart of the financial crisis, and saw his portfolio drop by double digits. it really scared him out of the markets. his advisor ran the numbers and showed that he wouldn't be able to retire until he was 68. the client realized, "i need to get back into the markets- i need to get back on track with my plan." the financial advisor was able to work with this client. he's now on track to retire when he's 65. having someone coach you through it is really the value of a financial advisor. metastatic and it spread to my bones. time is very important w

meanwhile, because of the tax cuts, if enacted would do to the deficit, the cbo has sent a letter to steny hoyer explaining how the rules, pay as you go rules in congress, would trigger medicare cuts, if, in fact, this tax bill was passed. they said without enacteding a subsequent legislation to offset the deficit increase, oab would be required to order a sequestration order by the resultant total to medicare to 4 percentage points or roughly $25 billion for the year. meani ining if this goes throug congress has to cut into medicare? >> exactly right. remarkable there is no cry over the deficit we talked about. rest assure if it goes through that will then start and then a great demand not only for sequestration and cost of medicare even deeper cuts. the social security program would be back on the table for ways to try to reduce spending or that program entirely. this is -- joy, in essence, a movement towards the complete corporate takeover of this country. one of the things this past week target.org reported on the fact the next nomination, appointee for hhs secretary is coming straight out o

yes, and nancy pelosi, steny hoyer, the people negotiating this will try to get that as part of the finalg package. the reality, paul ryan needs the votes. he's not going to be able to pass a spending bill i don't think, just with republicans and has to figure how to work with house democrats, and that's probably their number one item. >> not only not be able to pass the bill only by republicans, no republican support at all. you hear he and mitch mcconnell up for a bill basically continuing the government at the current level. no wall, presumably, and a -- you know, democratic proposal basically on daca. i mean, it's -- it's really going to be amazing. you understated it in the opening, the next three weeks. think about it. republicans jam through a tax bill, try to, on a partisan bill, hurrying up the votes before the election in alabama, scared they may lose that feet and keeping the government open and daca. extend that a couple weeks to just before christmas i suppose. but a lot of issues are floating around. people try to attach things, not attach things. questions about the obamaca

just within this hour, steny hoyer, one of the democratic leaders, saying that if these charges are provedesign from congress. donna, but the big if is, how long it takes to prove anything through the ethics committee, which is a secret process. >> identify said before that i don't think the ethics committee, as it currently stands, is really appropriate to handle this. i think at a minimum they could establish a separate investigative committee that has a time limit to report these allegations back. i served on the ethics committee and they do great work. this is not their area of expertise and we don't want this to drag out over years or the course of a congress. >> there was a request to release one of the complainants against conyers from the confidentiality agreement, which she was forced to sign. >> you know, the fact is that if the congressman waived his confidentiality it would free up the victimers and accusers, if they want to, to come forward. i would ask congressman conyers to way of his confidentiality that would allow them to come forward. frankly, i look at the allegations t

steny hoyer now joins pelosi and clyburn calling for conyers' exit. that means all the democratic leadership in the house wants him to go. i'll be speaking with conyers' michigan colleague in the house in moments. but another big story we're following that impacts every single american, republicans right now closer than they've ever been to passing the most in this hour on that version of sweeping reform. at the end of 20 hours of debate, we'll see a potentially chaotic voterama. then all of that will be capped by the final vote which could come as early as today. >>> in a boom for republicans, senator john mccain announced late this morning he is a yes. now remember, he cast the deciding vote that killed gop efforts to repeal obamacare. republicans are increasingly confident this will be their first big legislative win. >> we're on the cusp of a great victory for the country and in particular for small business. >> i'm not a guy who's in the guarantee business because i can only control this side of the capitol. i'm confident we can get this done thi

the number 20 democrat, steny hoyer said the allegations are credible.ear more, it's appropriate for him to resign. now even members of the michigan democratic delegation are calling for conyers to stay in michigan, not to come back to congress. the first, democratic congressman dan kilde that represents flint. >> this is painful. i've known john conyers for a long time. it doesn't matter where you work. it's your seniority or your partisanship, this kind of behavior can't be tolerated. he has to resign. >> and kildee says he thinks the other democrats will come forward and say the same thing, that conyers should quit. >> shepard: and then there's al franken, another accuser there. what is the latest from his office? >> they're basically saying if he acted inappropriately, it was an accident. they're saying as senator franken made clear this week, he takes thousands of photos and met tens of thousands of people and never intentionally engaged in this kind of conduct. he remains committed to help the ethics investigation. >> shepard: thanks, peter, a quic

steny hoyer, the number two democrat, talked to our colleague andrea mitchell about it earlier. take a look then we'll talk about it. >> we all believe in due process. i hope. we all believe that people have the opportunity to say, look, i didn't do this. notwithstanding the credibility of the witnesses, we have a process to determine were these allegations founded? and if they are founded, yes, he should resign. >> so hoyer is essentially saying what many other democrats have said which is let the ethics committee investigation take its course. i think behind the scenes there is a higher demand and appetite for immediate resignation. conyers as you said in the intro denies all allegations against him. and his supporters and defenders say he deserves a chance to make his own decision about this, and that's what his family and he is doing in detroit right now. >> cakasie hunt on capitol hill >>> and waiting for president trump. see it on your full screen to give a speech on tax reform in saint charles, missouri. tensions are escalating over north korea's missile test the regime t

yesterday, ken hall, the director of the cbo provided congress with this letter to steny hoyer saying it the bill passed the federal government would be required to order $25 billion in cuts to medicare, correct? >> this is our understanding of the statutory law. >> you're telling us passage of the bill will result in billions of dollars in immediate cuts to medicare, correct? >> if statutory pay-go is not subsequently waived. >> it doesn't stop with medicare. social security is next. don't take my word for it. representative brady of texas, chairman of the house ways and means committee said house republicans would soon turn toward welfare reform, tackling entitlements. mr. feldstein months ago wrote an article in the "wall street journal" saying tax cuts, only about a quarter of the deficit will be of the increased deficit will be made up for by growth, the other three-quarters should be paid for, he said, by raising the eligibility age for social security so that a barber in garfield heights or a waitress in toledo or a construction worker in dayton or a work -- a manufacturing wor

steny hoyer held around table discussion on the opioid epidemic. the surgeond by general as well as local law enforcement and emergency management officials. this is one hour 35 minutes. >> good morning. thank you very much for being here. as you know, the surgeon general is with us. the surgeon general all of you should know. i dican you hear me? do you want to hear me? that is the most important thing. that happens i tell a wonderful joke, he was giving a speech to 500 people and a guy in the back raised his hand and said senator, i cannot hear you. immediately the guy in the front row jumped up and said i can and i will trade places with you. [laughter] of you tradee places. good to see you. many of the surgeon general's family lives in my neighborhood. they are counting on you for protection. [inaudible]t of crisis, the bad news is, it is a crisis everywhere. the good news is, it is a crisis everywhere. what i mean by that is everybody in the congress, whether they represent a rural, st. mary's or calvert, or anne arundel, whether it is rural,

announcer: tuesday, secretary of steny hoyer held a roundtable discussion at the college of southern maryland at the -- on the opioid epidemic. this is one hour and 35 minutes. >> i did not want you to hear the secret things i was saying. can you hear me? do you want to ? paul is giving a speech to about 500 people. the guy in the back raised his hand and says senator, i can't hear you. immediately, the guy in the -- rose that i can and i will trade places with you. many of the surgeon general's family lives in my neighborhood. they're counting on you for .rotection do have a lot of st. mary's people here? thank you for being here. . the bads a crisis news is that it is a crisis everywhere. the good news is that it is a crisis everywhere. that everybody in the congress, whether they or charles role area module --y's or and whether it is rural, urban, suburban, it is a crisis. you can go to the rule most parts of the hampshire and they will tell you there is a problem . i am so pleased they say, dr. wanted to here. and i say a few words of welcome. the surgeon general wanted us to do

and steny hoyer, with the emergency management officials in maryland, live at 11:30 a.m.eastern on c-span. >> the c-span bus is on the 50 states capital tour and hearing about each state's priorities. we kicked off in dover, delaware and now visited 12 state cash amounts. our next stop for the 50 capitals tour is tallahassee, florida. we'll be there december 6th with live interviews during washington journal. next, a look at the political situation in argentina with hector schamis, a professor at georgetown university for latin american study. he talked about the history of argentina's political movements and two-party system which is now challenged by a third party after recent mid term elections. hosted by the hudson institute. thises just over an hour. >> it's a great pleasure to welcome you to our conference on argentina this afternoon. for any student or teacher of latin america,

house minority whip steny hoyer held ad a -- discussion on opioid epidemic. this is an hour and 35 minutes. >> good morning. thank you very much for being here. as you know, the surgeon general is with us. the surgeon general all of you should know. went to school in st. mary's ounty. i didn't want you to hear the secret things i was saying. can you hear me? do you want to hear me? that is the most important thing. when that happens, i tell a wonderful joke, he was giving a speech to 500 people and a guy in the back raised his hand and said senator, i cannot hear you. immediately the guy in the front row jumped up and said i can and i will trade places with you. [laughter] >> i hope none of you trade places. good to see you. many of the surgeon general's family lives in my neighborhood. they are counting on you for protection. we have a lot of opioids is a crisis, the bad news is, it is a crisis everywhere. the good news is, it is a crisis everywhere. what i mean by that is everybody in the congress, whether they represent a rural, st. mary's or calvert, or a

steny hoyer holds a roundtable discussion on the open right epidemic.hat takes place on c-span. >> the u.s. public interest research group toy safety report finds toys are safer than ever, but warns of new products. dangers posed by toys containing

then representative mccarthy and representative steny hoyer debate of's the bill. senate republicans have released their blueprint for tax reform, and it has significant differences from the house version passed out of committee. has seven taxsion brackets as opposed to four in the house version. italy repeals the deduction for state and local income taxes. that deduction is only partially bil.led in the senate senate leaders and treasury secretary steven mnuchin introduced the tax reform plan at a photo op on capitol hill. >> this country is lagging behind a lot of other countries, and our economics are not as good as they can be, and we are about to change that. we hope we can get our democratic colleagues to come with us. we are going to go ahead and get this country moving again.

minority whip steny hoyer tweets, as republicans prepare to reveal their tax bill to give cuts to the wealthy, it's clear their conference is divided once again. that's from leadership. and the u.s. house will gavel in momentarily for their legislative workday today. coming in to take up the rules for a couple of measures, including a package of federal health care issues, extensions, including the children's health insurance program, or chip, and also taking up a bill that would repeal the independent payment advisory board as part of the 2010 health care law. live coverage of the u.s. house here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, pastor kenneth codner, great baptist church, bellefonte, pennsylvania. the chaplain: please bow with me in prayer. heavenly father, i am humbled to be able to stand before you on behalf of this assembly here today. lord, we are sinners, deserving none of your favor. but, father, i come to you in the merit of the lord and savior, jesus christ, who washed me from my sins in his she

yesterday ken hall, the director, the ceo, provided congress with this letter to ste steny hoyer, statingthe federal government would be required by law to order $25 billion in cuts to medicare, correct? >> i think this is our understanding of the statutory pay-go law. >> okay. so once again, you're telling us passage of this bill will result in billions of dollars in immediate cuts to medicare, correct? >> if statute is not subsequently waived, correct. >> but it doesn't stop with medicare, as we know. social security is next. again, don't take my word for it. representative brady of texas, the chairman of the house ways and means committee, said that house republicans would seen turn toward welfare reform, tackling entitlements. mr. feldstein wrote an article in the "wall street journal" saying that tax cuts, only about a quarter of the deficit will be of the increased deficit will be made up for by growth. the other three quarters should be paid for, he said, by raising the eligibility age for social security so that a barber in garfield heights or a waitress in toledo or a constructio

then representative mccarthy and representative steny hoyer debate of's the bill. senate republicans have released their blueprint for tax reform, and it has significant differences from the house version passed out of committee. has seven taxsion brackets as opposed to four in the house version. italy repeals the deduction for state and local income taxes. that deduction is only partially bil.led in the senate senate leaders and treasury secretary steven mnuchin introduced the tax reform plan at a photo op on capitol hill. >> this country is lagging behind a lot of other countries, and our economics are not as good as they can be, and we are about to change that. we hope we can get our democratic colleagues to come with us. we are going to go ahead and get this country moving again. with that, i will turn to the leader. >> i want to congratulate chairman hatch and the members of the finance committee and the administration, as well. they are represented here today. for 30 years, on america has been ready for tax reform. growing, this tax code. we need to get signi