house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 193, the nays are 232. the motion is not adopted. the question is on the passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. he bill is passed. without objection -- >> mr. speaker. i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speak

house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the cbo says the various republican health care law revision plans would knock millions of people off of health insurance. so there has been an amendment by the pennsylvania republican to cut funds in half. mr. perry says the same percent cbo was off in enrollment numbers. let's show you this from earlier today. . . the chair: on this vote, the 107,are 107 therge nays -- the nays are 314 this amendment is not adopted. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia, mr. griffith, on this plo -- on which proceedings were postponed. the clerk: amendment number 5 printed in house report 115-259. oured by mr. griffith of virginia. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national ca

house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 194. the nays are 232. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in house report 115-229 by the gentleman from new york, mr. tonko, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in house report 115-229 offered by mr. tonko of new york. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. members are reminded this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of t

house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 77, the nays are 326. the motion is not adopted. he house will be in order. has ntleman from alabama 25 1/2 minutes. the gentleman from massachusetts has 20 1/2 minutes. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i present a privileged report for printing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: weck. -- without objection. the gentleman from alabama is recognized. mr. byrne: thank you, mr. speaker. now that the gentleman's motion to adjourn has been defeated by a wide bipartisan majority, the house can get back to work and do the people's business. i want to go back over some statistics we talked about earlier. this rule makes in order for floor consideration 210 amendments, which are on top of the 275 amendments that were offered into armed services committee. let's go back to the days when the ndaa was considered on this floor and this floor was under the majority's

house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 198. the nays are 220. he amendment is not adopted. he house will come to order. he house will come to order. the chair would like to remind all members that coming votes are two-minute votes. the chair would also like to remind members that would mean that you need to stay close to he floor for two-minute votes. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 3 printed in house report 115-217 by the gentleman from colorado, mr. buck, on which further proceedings were postponed and which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 3 printed in house report 115-217 offered by mr. buck of colorado. the chair: a recorded vote having been requested, those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioni

u.s. house of representatives let's bring in max keiser the host of artes to report hi there max one of the things that was being highlighted the start of the program this isn't how you do it this isn't just to do with sanctions against russia but it might be america trying to steal a march on europe's energy market is there actually any market for the u.s. to sell its liquid gas in europe. well you know the comments recently of jamie dimon the c.e.o. of j.p. morgan apologizing to the world for the stupidity of america the stupidity of politicians in washington and for once i agree with jamie diamond on this this is a very stupid policy it's like america committing economic suicide it's similar to bragg's it in a lot of ways breaks it is economic suicide for great britain this type of sanctions imposition is economic suicide for america because they're pushing germany into the arms of russia and germany is the centerpiece of nato and they will disintegrate and america's hope to control ukraine with genetically modified seeds which of course russia is vietnam lee against it is going to go up

u.s. house of representatives wants to punish moscow for interfering in last year's presidential election but sanctions could have an impact on european countries invested in russia. coming up, chopper down. a military helicopter crashes in molly -- mali. a german jewish high jumper denied a shot at goal by the knot sees in the 1936 olympics has died. we look back at her life. it is good to have you with us. the u.n. is sounding the alarm. the u.s. house of representatives overwhelmingly approved measures that would punish moscow for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. european energy projects could also be impacted and european leaders do not like that. john claude juncker saying that american interests first cannot mean that european interests come last. to break this down further, i'm joined from my colleague. good to see you. where are we now? europe is not happy about this. >> they are certainly not. at the moment it could mean european companies doing business with russia could have sanctions put on them. this is not something that is desirable. it companies are working w

u.s. house of representatives here in germany a spokesperson from the federal government said that european industry should not become a target of u.s. sanctions while the german foreign ministry also put out a statement saying that although they supported the u.s. sanctions regime in general that they could not accept industrial policies of the united states being passed off as sanctions now when you look at those who actually voted for this though when we go back to to the vote in the united states they're very keen to push the sanctions forward because it would mean that countries like germany wouldn't be able to buy russian liquefied gas of russian gas where would they buy it for that from then or one of the main supply is would be the united states built we must continue to focus on how we get our gas here in the united states our natural gas to europe to our allies so they're not so dependent on russia. well this won't become law unless president donald trump signs it so the ball very much in the u.s. president's court on this war if he signs it me brings this into law he's going to u

house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 140. the nays are 285 with one voting present. he amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the on the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 63 printed in house report 115-259 by the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. perry, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 63 printed in house report 115-259 offered by mr. perry of pennsylvania. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house

u.s. house of representatives will damage europe's energy interests. also this hour former islamic state finances returning to europe leaving authorities struggling for a coordinated way to deal with them. whatever reasons why they were and if we can get them back into the movie educate them put them on the extremism courses and do radicalize them but i think they their problem opportunity should be no difference whether it's man and woman or child thousands of jihad use already rolled in our streets which has been put out by the government why do we need more. and an undercover operation exposes how the pentagon gave away more than a million dollars worth of military equipment to fake police. it's five o'clock am in moscow and you're watching on t international live from our studio with me in a day or two to welcome to the program. the e.u. has issued a stern warning to washington over the latest anti russia sanctions after they were passed by the u.s. house of representatives the european commission president thinks they could damage europe's energy

u.s. house of representatives the european commission president things they could damage energy sector the us bill could have unintended unilateral effects that impact the energy security interests america first kind of mean that europe's interests come last russia has given its reaction to the latest us bill expressing disappointment in terms of their bilateral relations. in terms of russia u.s. relations and their development perspectives this news is quite sad no less disappointing regarding international law and trade relations. the new u.s. sanctions threaten to punish companies doing business with russia's energy sector and that's causing concern for the e.u. and one major joint project with russia the nord stream two pipeline it's aimed to bring gas from russia to europe through the baltic sea for germany austria france and the netherlands agreed to pay hoffa of the cost of the pipeline and invest almost five billion euros to the project the list of companies fear being affected include some of the world's biggest players in the industry has some of them including anglo dutch shell

u.s. house of representatives votes for new sanctions against russia which the e.u. says could damage the european energy market. will. leave authorities in europe struggling for a coordinated way to try to deal with. whatever reasons why they went if we can get them back. that they have an opportunity should be no difference whether woman or child thousands of gee how do you. why do we need more of an undercover operation exposes how the pentagon gave away more than a million dollars worth of military equipment fake police. hi good morning this is international with me kevin zero interest in the morning on this wednesday first them from us the u.s. house of representatives has voted for new sanctions against russia as well as against iran and north korea two they come in response to what officials call dangerous actions undermining america. during the hearing legislators repeatedly raised the claims of russian meddling in the u.s. presidential election last year. finally rushing gaijin an unprecedented attack against our democracy when it interfered in our two thous

u.s. house of representatives votes for new sanctions against russia while the e.u. says it could damage the european energy market. to smalling limits rights activists in germany are warning that women and girls are at risk of female genital mutilation because of migrants arriving in the country. under the cover operation exposes how to pennsic and gave way more than a million dollars worth of military equipment to fake policeman. this is out international with me kevin zero in here to this morning eight in the morning now in moscow this wednesday and first from us the u.s. house of representatives has voted for new sanctions against russia as well as a rand and north korea they come in response to what officials call dangerous actions undermining america and its allies during the hearing legislators repeatedly referred to allegations of russian meddling in the u.s. presidential election last year. finally rushing gaijin an unprecedented attack against our democracy when it interfered in our two thousand and sixteen elections left unchecked russia is sure to continue

u.s. house of representatives votes for new sanctions against russia which the e.u. says could damage the european energy market. use former islamic state fighters returning home again leave authorities in europe struggling for a coordinated way to deal with. whatever reasons why they were and if we can get them back. put them on the extremism course is radicalized and i think they have an opportunity should be no difference whether it's man woman or child thousands of jihad. which has been put out by the government why do we need more. undercover operation exposes how the pentagon gave away more than a million dollars worth of military equipment to fake police. hello good morning money was kevin knowing that this is a national life from h.q. this hour is just turned eleven in the morning here in moscow and the top story than the smalling the u.s. house of representatives has voted for a new sanctions against russia as well as against iran and north korea they come in response to what officials call dangerous actions undermining america and its allies during the hear

u.s. house of representatives votes for new sanctions against russia which the e.u. says could damage the european energy. smallman story about a sixteen year old girl captured in iraq who could face trial all be expelled from iraq on suspicion of joining i still the rest of the when so last week has sparked debate on now what to do with. whatever reasons why they weigh in if we can get them back to them and we educate them put them on the extremism. radicalized them and i think they have an opportunity should be no difference whether it's man woman or child got thousands of jihadists already strings which has been put out by the government why do we need. the cover operation exposes how the pentagon gave away more than a million dollars worth of military equipment to fake policemen. by good morning this is our team to national with me kevin owen is just in the morning in moscow this wednesday i hope your day is going good so far if you didn't run the world first that the u.s. house of representatives has voted for new sanctions against russia as well as a ran north

u.s. house of representatives votes for new sanctions against russia which the e.u. says could damage the european energy market. for islamic state fighters returning home leaves authorities in europe struggling for coordinated way to try to deal with whatever reasons why they weigh in if we can get them back and wanted to. put them on. stream courses and d. radicalized them but i think they have an opportunity should be no difference whether it's man woman or child fountains of jihadists already roaming our streets which has been put out by the government why do we need more. undercover operation exposes how the pentagon gave away more than a million dollars worth of military quip to fake policemen. good afternoon my name is kevin zero in this is r.t. international in our top story the one from moscow the u.s. house of representatives has voted for new sanctions against russia as well as a random north korea they come in response to what officials call dangerous actions undermining america and its allies during the hearing legislators repeatedly raised the claims of

u.s. house of representatives votes for new sanctions against russia which the e.u. says could damage the european energy market. former state fighters returning home leave authorities in europe struggling for a coordinated way to try and deal with it. whatever reasons why they went if we can get them back can monitor them and we educate them put them on stream is of course is indeed radicalize them but i think they've got they have an opportunity should be no difference whether it's man woman or child who got thousands of jihadists already ruled in our streets which has been put out by the government why do we need more. than undercover operation exposes how the pentagon gave away more than a million dollars worth of military equipment to fake police and. things for choosing r t international is just a day here in moscow now my name is kevin first the u.s. house of representatives has voted for new sanctions against russia as well as against iran and north korea to become in response to what officials call dangerous actions undermining america and its allies during

house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on july 11, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. appointment, advisory committee on the records of congress, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to section 703-c of the public interest declassification act of 2000, 50 u.s.c. 3161 note, i hereby apoint mr. john f. tierney of massachusetts to the public interest declassification board. thank you for your consideration of this appointment. signed, sincerely, nancy pelosi, democratic leader. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately 4:00 p.m. today. including the national defense authorization act and the backlog of critical nominations that have been mindlessly stall by democrats. the majority leader, mitch mcconnell, going on to say, in der to provide time to complete action on important legislative items and process

u.s. house of representatives votes for new sanctions against russia which the e.u. says could damage the european energy. this morning a story about a sixteen year old captured in iraq who could face trial all be expelled from iraq on suspicion of joining your rest of linda when so last week i spoke to but it's all now what to do with rita in the. whatever reasons why they weigh in if we can get them back and wanted to the movie educate them put them on the extremism. that i think they have an opportunity should be no difference whether it's man woman or child thousands of gee how do you see.

house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 234. the nays are 183. the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption -- the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. he ayes have it. mr. hastings: mr. speaker i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman asks for a recorded vote. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 232. the nays are 187. the resolution is adopted. witho

u.s. house of representatives will damage your it's energy interests. returning to europe leaving authorities struggling for a coordinated way to deal with them. whatever reasons why they were and if we can get to the. extremism is radicalized then i think they. should be no difference whether woman or child thousands of gee how do you already ruled. by the government why do we need. and an undercover operation exposes how the pentagon gave way.

u.s. house of representatives threatens a energy independence. returning home leave authorities in europe struggling for a coordinated way to deal with them. whatever reasons why they went if we could get to them and reeducate them put them on the extremism courses. and i think they have an opportunity should be no difference whether woman.

house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: the yeas are 2012 and the nays are 221. the amendment is not agreed to. the question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. adopted. ent is accordingly, the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 23 and pursuant to house resolution 431, reports the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house of the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 23 and pursuant to house resolution 431, reports the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule, the previous question is ordered. is a separate vote demanded on the amendment reported from the committee of the whole? if not, the

house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 208. the nays are 217. the amendment is not adopted. the house will come to order. the house will come to order. the committee will come to order. the committee will come to order. the chair wishes to inform the body that we are about to enter two-minute votes. please respect the membership and vote within the two-minute vote as we continue from this point. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 15 printed in house report 115-217 by the gentleman from colorado, mr. lamborn, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 15 printed in house report 115-217 offered by mr. lamborn of colorado. the chair: a recorded vote having been requested, those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is o

u.s. house of representatives. empower our leaders to deliberate, collaborate and when necessary compromise for the good of our nation. as president lincoln said, with malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as god gives us the right to see, let this congress strive on to finish the work they're in and bind up the nation's wounds and do all what they may achieve a just and lasting peace with everybody. god, we the people in the lapped of the free and the home of the brave need you now and forever more. that you would bless this session and the leaders in this house and all branches of our government respectful of all faiths in jesus, the christ i pray, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval. pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from indiana, mr. banks. mr. banks: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and

house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 241, the nays are 163. 2/3 not being in the affirmative, the rules are not suspended and the bill is not assed. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from tennessee, mr. roe, to suspend the rules and pass the bill s. 114 as amended on which the yeas and nays are amendled. the clerk: senate 114, an act to amend title 48 of united states code to require the secretary of veterans affairs to submit an annual report of bonuses and awards given to high-level employees of the departments of veterans affairs. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedin

u.s. house of representatives voted to oppose the measures on russia, as well as iran and north korea.ding lawmakers say they are threatening u.s. interests and their neighbors. concerns already been a expressed in europe where there is a high reliance on russian oil supply. there is some concern saying a berlin once to agree on a common policy with washington. more from the house. 3,with 419 votes to just congress sent a clear message they would block any attempt by donald trump to ease sanctions on russia. >> for our president-elect to hold russia responsible for attack on washington, it is important for us to make sure that russia will be held accountable. >> most of the focus has fallen on moscow as a u.s. president focus accusations that he wants to reassure russia that sanctions imposed at the end of the obama era would be rescinded. . is one the few areas where congressional republicans have ifn warning to defy him and the bill passes through the senate by more than a 2/3 majority, it would override president trump's ability to of this of missed an ongoing investigation into all

u.s. house of representatives have allocated over a billion dollars for the construction of a wall on the mexican border after president trump the wall and cracking down on drug smuggling a focal point of his election campaign of course over some in the state of forest on a still think that's not enough and are taking matters into their own ends. i built this basically myself a one man thing to over two hundred fifty volunteers in seven years. going on here but. they understand that they will do it exactly how we tell them to do it and you very often that thing or you do something stupid will be the first person to. tell you up and turn you over to the authorities. to politically correct. fraid of hurting someone's feelings. for you that's what they look like. that's twenty kilos. this is. cool that's going north. we're down here another thing that separates us from militia is i'm down here and most of my guys all come out here at least four times yourself and some more but the militia will do it once a year. critics of the approach say that it won't work as people in some central america

numbers of the house of representatives are expected to vote overwhelmingly in favor aser this tuesday, washington correspondent philip krauser explains. ilip: the vote in the u.s. house of representatives could happen as early as this tuesday. a bill could land in the white house shortly thereafter. the president then has two choices. one is to sign the bill. the second is to veto it. right now the most likely outcome is a presidential signature, albeit a very reluctant one. the sanctions bill would curtail the president's power to impose sanctions and to lift sanctions, and that is a power that this u.s. president does not want to lose, especially when it comes to the relationship with russia. new stations and a refusal from donald trump to stop these new sanctions with his veto power would not sit well with the russian president, vladimir putin, and that relationship with russia is one that donald eager tol be very reinvigorate. catherine: looking to south america, with a major step in process, ifn peace unexpected one. the marxist rebel group the f arc has announced it will officially launch as a political party this coming september. a new beginning, and a

u.s. house of representatives for two terms and elected to the senate in 1986.e ran for president in the 2000 election but did not get past the primary but he did secure the republican presidential nomination in 2008 and lost to barack obama. senator john mccain is recovering at home in arizona and is said to be in good spirits. fox news. >>> the white house released a statement from president trump saying "senator john mccain's always been a fighter and melania trump and that send our thoughts and prayers to he, sandy and the entire family. get well soon.">> obama, "john mccain is an american hero and one of the greatest fighters i've ever known. cancer doesn't know what it's up against. give it hell, john.>> thinking of john, sandy and their wonderful children and their entire family tonight. >>> the president's son donald trump junior and jared kushner the son-in-law are expected to testify before the senate committee she -- and donald trump jr along the president's former campaign manager, paul manafort are due to testify in an open hearing at the senate jud

u.s. house of representatives will damage europe's energy interests. also the islamic state finances returning to europe leaving authorities struggling for a coordinated way to deal with them. what are the reasons why they went if we can get them back to the. courses. that i think they have an opportunity should be no difference whether woman or child thousands of jihad use. by the government why do we need more. operation exposes had way more than a million dollars worth of military equipment to fake policeman. it's four o'clock here in moscow and you're watching international live from our studio with me welcome to the program. we start with breaking news the european commission president. is concerned that america's latest round of sanctions if implemented could damage your energy sector. the u.s. bill could have unintended unilateral effects that impact the e.u.'s energy security interests america first cannot mean that europe's interest come last. by let's get more details about this from martin peter oliver who's in. why is the so concerned over

u.s. house of representatives. >> d.c. congressman eleanore holmes norton read a tribute to vance on the floor tonight. she said he deserves to go on the congressional record. >> vance presented the news to a region that challenged d.c. tv news with vast changes, racially and ethnically, economically and politically. jim vance took the dare and told our ever caring -- ever changing story straight. he made us see ourselves from a city with too much crime to today's d.c. with low crime and a big sur plus. only a combination of consummate af ability could cover so much quick moving news without ever missing a beat. >> so well put. and you can see delegate norton's entire speech on our nbc washington app. just search vance. >> one of jim's three chen at 6:00 tonight. i asked his daughter amani vance what she wants everyone to know about her dad. >> just how he had a very gentle soul. that even though he was such a man's man and you saw him everywhere, he had this big spirit but he was also very gentle and very tender and you c

house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 401, the nays are zero. 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 upon the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte, to suspend the rules and pass h.j.res. 9 on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the of the joint resolution. the clerk: house joint resolution 92. joint resolution granting the consent and approval of congress for the commonwealth of virginia, the state of maryland, and the district of columbia to amend the washington area transit regulation compact. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass joint resolution -- pass the joint resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national caption

u.s. house of representatives has allocated more than a billion dollars for the construction of a wall on the mexican border after president trump made the wall and cracking down on drug smuggling a focal point of his election campaign but some including the state of arizona still think that the government's efforts nuff they're taking matters into their own hands. i've built this basically myself for one thing to over two hundred fifty volunteers in seven years. they understand that they will do it exactly how we tell them to do it. very often that they can or you do something stupid will be the first persons to. tell you up and turn you over to the authorities. were politically correct. fraid of hurting somebody feelings. two three four and that's what they look like. that's twenty kilos. in this is a bill that's going north. we're down here another thing that separates us from militia is i'm down here and most of my guys all come out here at least four types of yourself and some.

u.s. house of representatives the restrictions are aimed at punishing companies with ties to russia's energy sector according to reports major businesses have been lobbying against these new measures in congress and it's not only bolted nationals of the energy sector like b.p. like exxon mobil but also manufacturers like boeing and ford the new bill could also complicate here appear in energy companies ties with russia there are fears there would be disruption to the major joint project called the nord stream to pipeline for a start when finished it's set to pump gas from russia to europe under the baltic sea companies from germany austria france and the netherlands have agreed to pay half the cost of it investing almost five billion euro in the project that is kind of mopin looks at how other countries that have reacted now to the prospect of new sanctions here. the new sanctions targeting russia north korea and iran are not exactly a big hit in europe the head of the e.u. commission decided to give the world a piece of his mind the u.s. bill could have unintended unilateral affect the impa

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u.s. house of representatives. >> d.c. dell grat eleanor holmes norton read a tribute to vance on the floor. >> vance presented the news to a region that challenged d.c. tv news with vast changes, racially and ethnically, economically and politically. jim vance took the dare and told our ever changing story straight. he made us see ourselves from a city with too much crime to today's d.c. with low crime and a big sur plus. only a combination of consummate professionali professionalism, enduring afterability could have delivered so much moving news without ever missing a beat. >> you can see the entire speec search vance. >>> today there will be a showdown in the senate as republicans continue their effort to dismantle the affordable care act. >>> senators will vote to debate on a health care bill, but it's still unclear which bill they will actually vote on. each option will impact every american. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more on the issues each option presents for senators. tracy, good morning. >> hey, aa

u.s. house of representatives began passing legislation the business interests of been pushing since at least one nine hundred seventy four when future supreme court justice lewis powell back then wrote his infamous memo to the u.s. chamber of commerce that memo called for a full scale attack on the american consumer lawyers two pieces of legislation in congress could turn carl's ideas into law as they exist right now those pieces of legislation are there protecting access to care at.

u.s. house of representatives threatens the bloc's energy independence. islamic state fighters returning home leave authorities in europe struggling for a coordinated way to deal with them. whatever reasons why they were and if we could get to them and put them on the extremist courses radicalized them then i think they would have an opportunity should be no difference whether woman or child thousands of jihad use already ruled in our streets which is. why do we need more. and the operation exposes how the pentagon gave away more than a million dollars worth of minutes put links of fake at least one. is two o'clock am in moscow and you're watching it all to international life almost to do with me in a day or two to welcome to the program. we start with breaking news this hour the european commission president. has voiced concern over the possible harm the united states. implemented could have on the european energy sector he says that america first cannot mean that europe's interests. commission is. concerns notably because of the draft bills possible imp

house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. you have blessed us with all good gifts and with thankful hearts we express our gratitude. you have created us with opportunities to serve other people in their need, to share together in respect and affection and to be faithful in the responsibilities we have been given. in this moment of prayer, please grant to the members of this people's house as they return home to meet with their respective constituents the gifts of wisdom and discernment that in their words and actions they will do justice, love with mercy and walk humbly with you. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and demrory. amen. -- honor and glory. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant

u.s. house of representatives to bring my bipartisan allow states and victims to fight online sex trafficking act to the floor. yesterday "the washington post" revealed that backpage.com hired a contractor to solicit and create illegal sex trafficking ads. this confirms yet again what we have long known about backpage. it is an online slave market that actively sells america's innocent, women, and children for sex. if a business in america held a slave auction, it is impossible for me to imagine that the auctioneer would be able to carry on with impunity. after all, we amended the u.s. constitution to ban slavery of all forms in the united states, many, many years ago. but this is exactly what is happening with backbeige.com. backpage is selling our children into sex slavery and we must hold them accountable. backpage another online slave markets can sell america's children over and over again because courts have misinterpreted sex 230 of the communications decentcy act. to shield websites from criminal liability for the sex trafficking advertisements that they facilitate. but the communicati

u.s. house of representatives could damage europe's and its interests. islamic state find those returning to europe leaving the authorities struggling for a way to deal with the. operation exposes how the pentagon gave away more than a million dollars worth of military equipment to agents posing as policemen. given and we'll have you next in line from hay almost studio until then it's crosstalk stay with us. hello and welcome to cross talk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle the republican controlled congress can't unite around trump's legislative agenda but with democrats there in unison when it comes to punishing russia for alleged meddling in the two thousand and sixteen election russia will brush off new sanctions as it did three years ago but the europeans won't. cross talking the sanctioning of russia i'm joined by my guest mitch firesign in new york he is a fund manager and author of the book planet ponzi in charlottesville we have david swanson he is director of world beyond war dot org and in london we have alexander make your us he is

u.s. house of representatives approves a new round of sanctions against russia the e.u. warns of possible retaliation if the measures end up harming european businesses. news network c.n.n. accuses russia of the taliban but failed to provide any genuine evidence to back up the claim. the turkish president announces a deal with russia to buy a missile defense system prompting the u.s. to demand an explanation from its nato allies plus. if we have this conversation in ten years time we might all be sitting in washington. head. to head the international monetary fund.

u.s. house of representatives began passing legislation that business interests have been pushing since at least one thousand nine hundred new york when future supreme court justice lewis powell back then wrote his infamous memo to the u.s. chamber of commerce that memo called for a full scale attack on the american consumer lawyers two pieces of legislation in congress could turn powells ideas into law as they exist right now those pieces of legislation are there protecting access to care act and an unnamed piece that's still in committee that would put limits on advertisements from consumer lawyers what the house of representatives working on would be a massive giveaway to corporations that fund political campaigns while stripping american citizens of their right to hold negligent corporations and doctors accountable when they kill or when they cripple americans so tonight we'll explain exactly how congress is using legislation to take away the rights of all of us and later in the show we'll talk about california's recent actions to take on monsanto's toxic profiteering as it listed life