i have a question for miss timmons. we have seen an increase in intimate partner violence, sexual assault, what characteristics do you think the covid 19 pandemic others in isolation to this increase in violence? >> isolation plays a key role. the inherent lack of privacy and lack of support that happens with this kind of isolation is significant. also the stress we see occurring, stress, addiction, substance abuse and those kinds of things definitely increase, and i think that played a significant role. >> i appreciate your answers and what you do for victims and survivors. >> i now recognize representative bowman for your questions. >> thank you, madam chair and thank you to all the witnesses for being here and thank you for highlighting the need for trauma informed schools and education, big shout out to my colleagues, my background is education. i worked as a teacher, counselor and middle school principal or -- principal, more counselors in our schools, more music programs, having direct instruction that works stron

timmons: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. steube, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. steube will vote yea on amendment number 4. as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote aye on amendment number 4. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? ms. wexton: as the member designated by mr. allred, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. allred will vote nay on amendment number 4. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. greene: pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. greene will vote nay on amendment 4 -- yea on amendment number 4. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. fallon: as the member designated by dr. babin, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that dr. babin will vote yea on amendment number 4. also, i rise, madam speaker, a

timmons?>> one of the reasons we are here today, senator, is to talk about research costs, the amor tauization that will occur, and we want to make sure that research and development costs remain a deduction. we believe there needs to be broad-based tax credits, and we believe there needs to be tax credits today, and then we called for a broad-based tax credit to encourage investments in manufacturing, and then as i mentioned in an earlier question that senator katwe hrfrpblgsl proposed, and manufacturers today have 15,000 open jobs that we can't fill because we can't find folks with the skills necessary. what we want to do is train existing workers, new workers and upscale those workers to future proof their jobs. >> we have 17 senators still waiting. senator menendez. >> thank you. my home state of new jersey has been at the forefront of the innovations of today, and indeed one of the three covid vaccines being used nationwide today comes from a new jersey-based company. we manufacture more

ceo jay timmons is going to be joining us this hour. >> investors may be focusing interest to risings willing to negotiate on the proposed corporate tax rate. >> mr. president, are you willing to go lower than the 28% corporate tax rate >> i'm willing to listen to that i'm wide open, but we got to pay for this we got to pay for this there's many other ways we can do it. but i'm willing to negotiate that i'm come forward with the best, most rational view, the fairest ways to pay for it there are other ways as well i'm open. >> chief u.s. strategist. >> we have the s&p at another high this morning. some of the adjectives describe this marketings as super bullish, how do you see it right now at these levels, especially as we are having these bigger conversations now about that corporate tax rate and also, i think, broader global tax implications >> well, we're pretty close to our mid year target, 4,100 on the s&p, end of this year looking around 4,300 we're looking at relatively modest gains in the very near term, and single digits through the balance of the year. you raised an excellen

baseless the numbers that are fabricated and the historical facts are being distorted says not to or timmons implied any genocide over and other nations but they have been executed in balkans and during the 1st world war and that the anatolia is the formal end of the religions and their messages including the armenians but many of the armenian gangs and the groups by that time had been owned by the russians and british forces and they rebelled against the watermen so what that means to stop the mass killings of the turks and muslims they arrested the leaders of these groups and and that was an attempt actually to stop the killings and he says that they have not been killings killed but they have been relocated and the total number of the relocated people is roughly around $600.00 cases but the issue is here in that statement is that that aired last fall for have not explained or announced any retaliation really action against the u.s. since the world criticism of the biden statement i get many thanks for that russell set of that for us in istanbul let's get quick reaction from our white hous

by friends to months the european commission vice president and commissioner for climate action mr timmons thank you very much for joining us today here at day w. the u.s. has just announced an important new goal it's also the world's worst polluter and we've just had 4 years of a climate change denying president donald trump has president joe biden brought america back into the mainstream of the fight against global warming. absolutely i think it has and it's great to see this leadership also on the on a world scale fortunately although the federal government in the last 4 years was mostly denying the climate crisis at state level and cities and also corporate america they did understand what the crisis is so so on the those levels a lot was done so they don't start from scratch but it's really great to see the federal government committing to this it really will help us convince the rest of the world to do the same and what role then can the european play internationally when dealing with these major polluters like the u.s. and china well frankly i think we were the 1st to announce that

timmons: as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote aye on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by mr. gonzalez of ohio, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will vote aye on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: as the member designated by mr. welch of vermont, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. welch will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. connolly: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. mfume of maryland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. m

the association president, jay timmons, saying, quote: workers will lose out on jobs ors growth and raises. we should be building on that progress, not rolling it back. ashley, that's their take. but once again, the white house signaling they are open to dealing on this 28% corporate tax rate, and the bottom line is if they can't go forward with reconciliation and inaction is not something9 that the president will settle for, as he says, then they are going to have to come up with some sort of bipartisan compromise, and as you know, that will likely start with bringing that 28% number down. ashley? ashley: yeah. and how far down does it go. all right, blake burman, thank you very much. appreciate that. as president biden seeks to increase that corporate tax rate up to 28% to pay for his $2.5 trillion infrastructure package, i think it's certainly time for a tax rate debate. why not? let's bring in the tax foundation president scott hodge, also joining us is the committee for responsible federal budget president maya macguineas. thank you both for joining us. scott, let me begin with you. w

timmons: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by mr. steube, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. steube will vote nay on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as

timmons: as the member designated by mr. steube of florida, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. steube will vote yea on h.r. 1490. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 400, the nays are 16. 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. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? ms. kaptur: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. kaptur: thank you. as the senior member of the house appropriations committee, i'm very honored to be co-leading efforts to provide $6 million for postal, nonbank financial services in a pilot program through the u.s. postal service. i'm thankful to my house colleagues, congressman bill pascrell and congresswoman ocasio-cortez and my fri

timmons: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. steube of florida, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. steube will vote yea on h.r. 1482. as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote yea on h.r. 1482. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on h.r. 1482. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. gosar: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. greene from georgia, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. greene will vote yea for h.r. 1482. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. sewell, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. sewell will vot

here is what the manufacturers leader jay timmons said in a statement this morning, quote, if we undo reforms, meaning tax reform, all of that will be put at significant risk. manufacturing workers will lose out of jobs, growth and raises. we should be building on the progress, not rolling it back. in any event, neil, we keep our eyes peeled to the rose garden. see what the president says about potential gun measures and what he might say if asked about his jobs plan. neil? neil: thank you, my friend, very much, blake burman at the white house. we want to bring you up to date how the some of the gun manufacturer stocks and weapons makers are doing. can we take a peek at that, bell belinda. these are six executive orders. executive orders can be undone as quickly as they are done by another administration. there is a limit how far they can go. let's get the read on all of this, bill simon, former wal-mart ceo and president. bill, of course walmart had briefly not during your stewardship, had stopped selling guns and ammunition. now i believe they're back in stores now. where do you thi

>> the thing is that the taxes, i joe you had jay timmons on yesterday, he knows, he was talking abouture and the idea about infrastructure, we somewhat like a peegs of the building and talking about upscaling the american work force and the essential workers are the life blood of our nation, you know, they kept us alive, kept us from disintegrating during this covid crisis and the idea of training them and getting more into that sector, it will reduce inequality and make americans prosper. but corporate taxes, asymmetrically hit manufacturing, snap-on isn't like this because we're both a manufacturer and a distributor, so we can do things, but if you're a manufacturer, you're competing with offshore people who don't have the same cost base so basically, you're under, if your cost base goes up, and your tax rate now is not competitive with the oec, then that's difficult. i love it, when you're on programs, and people are on programs and they say hey, manufacturers, the companies got to pay their fair share? what's the definition of the fair share >> i would say the definition is above

timmons: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote aye on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by mr. gonzalez of ohio, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will vote aye on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? miss underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from missouri seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. walorski of indiana, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yea on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by ms. barragan of california, pu

timmons: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on h.r. 1996. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes on h.r. 1996. as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yes on h.r. 1996. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? ms. wexton: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. allred, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. allred will vote yes on h.r. 1996. as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on h.r. 1996. as the member designated by ms. porter, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. porter will vote yes on

timmons: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr.ina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on h.res. 330. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. katko: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. stefanik, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. stefanik will vote no on h.res. 330. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. fallon: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. dan crenshaw, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. crenshaw will be voting no on h.res. 330. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes on h.res. 330. and as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will v