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7401, two, the federal water pollution control act 33 united states code 1251 or, three, the endangered species act of 1973, 16 united states code 1531. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 333 the gentleman from georgia and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. mr. westmoreland: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, the united states is facing a crisis of executive overreach and nowhere else is this more true than the environmental protection agency. the e.p.a.'s escalation of sue and settle cases to change the law through federal court rulings threatens our economy and the ability to create jobs, not to mention bypassing the normal rulemaking process. by operating hand in hand with radical environmental groups that are willing participants in these types of actions, the e.p.a.'s use of sue and settle not only endangers the economy, but also our constitutional spravings powers -- separation of powers. here's how it works. an organization suse the e.p.a. or an agency such as the u.s. fish and wildlife demanding that the age
7401, two, the federal water pollution control act 33 united states code 1251 or, three, the endangered species act of 1973, 16 united states code 1531. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 333 the gentleman from georgia and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. mr. westmoreland: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, the united states is facing a crisis of executive overreach and nowhere else is this more true than the...
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united states. this is the same attorney general of the united states who has already, new to the position, but already indicated her unwillingness to enforce title 8 section 1373 of the united states code. related to the requirement that cities of all and all other government agencies communicate with the immigration and naturalization service. the enforce -- they enforce the law -- the enforce the law for sanctuary cities act helps to address one of the main factors contributing to the collapse of immigration enforcement in the united states. hundreds of sanctuary cities are violating federal law by prohibiting their law enforcement officers from sharing information with federal immigration authorities to enable the removal of unlawful and criminal aliens. this bill will finally establish penalties to persuade these jurisdictions to comply with longstanding federal law. sanctuary cities present a clear and present danger to their citizens. in the first eight months of 2014, they released 8,145 aliens who the department of homeland security wanted to deport. very quickly, almost 1/4 of these aliens were arrested again for new criminal offenses. most recently san francisco's refusal to
united states. this is the same attorney general of the united states who has already, new to the position, but already indicated her unwillingness to enforce title 8 section 1373 of the united states code. related to the requirement that cities of all and all other government agencies communicate with the immigration and naturalization service. the enforce -- they enforce the law -- the enforce the law for sanctuary cities act helps to address one of the main factors contributing to the...
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united states fish and wildlife service to treat any gray wolf canis lupus in washington, oregon, or utah, as an encaged species or threatened act under the endangered species act of 1973, 16 united states code 631 eth sec we tur. -- et sec we tur. -- sequitur. the chair: the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. newhouse: i rise today to present and amendment that would prevent the department of the interior from using funds to continue to list the gray wolf under the endangered species act. this is a very serious issue of extreme importance to my home state of washington, where the gray wolf is listed in the western 2/3 of the state but is delisted in the eastern third. this fragmented listing means that there are no geographic barriers to prevent the wolves from traveling between listed and delisted areas, posing a risk to people living, farming and ranching in the region. unfortunately, this issue should already have been settled. in june, 2013, the u.s. fish and wildlife service issued a proposed rule to remove the gray wolf from the list of endangered wildlife under the endangered species act. they made the determination after investigating the classification status of gr
united states fish and wildlife service to treat any gray wolf canis lupus in washington, oregon, or utah, as an encaged species or threatened act under the endangered species act of 1973, 16 united states code 631 eth sec we tur. -- et sec we tur. -- sequitur. the chair: the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. newhouse: i rise today to present and amendment that would prevent the department of the interior from using funds to continue to list the gray wolf under the endangered...
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the clerk: a bill to amend title 38 united states code, to provide for removal or demotion of employees in department of veterans' affairs based on performance or misconduct and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose earlier today a request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in house report 114-234, offered by the gentleman from california, mr. takano, had been postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in house report 114-234, by the gentleman from california, mr. takano, on which further proceed wrgs postponed and on which further proceedings were postponed. the clerk: amendment number 2 offered by mr. takano of california. 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 captioning institute, inc.,
the clerk: a bill to amend title 38 united states code, to provide for removal or demotion of employees in department of veterans' affairs based on performance or misconduct and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose earlier today a request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in house report 114-234, offered by the gentleman from california, mr. takano, had been postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 the unfinished business is the request for a...
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the clerk: a bill to amend title 38 united states code to provide for the removal or gee dee motion of employees of the department of veterans affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. the gentleman from florida mr. miller and the gentleman from california, mr. takano, will each control po -- 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. miller. mr. miller: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the chair: the committee will be in order. the gentleman from florida. mr. miller: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. miller: mr. chairman, my bill would provide the secretary of the department of veterans affairs with yet another tool to instill accountability, much needed accountability at the department of veterans affairs by allowing him or her to remove or demote any employee for poor performance or misconduct. the bill also contains language to protect, let me say that again to the members here on th
the clerk: a bill to amend title 38 united states code to provide for the removal or gee dee motion of employees of the department of veterans affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. the gentleman from florida mr. miller and the gentleman from california, mr. takano, will each control po -- 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. miller. mr. miller: mr. speaker,...
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the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 427, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, united states code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary. after general debate the bill after general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the judiciary now printed in the bill modified by the amendment printed in part a of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution. that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. all points of order a
the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 427, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, united states code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and...
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by this act may be used to make a presidential declaration of a nationalmonment of title 54, united states code and the counties of coconino and counties in the state of california and the counties in the state of cole and counties in nevada and county of ontario in the state of new mexico and counties of jackson josephine in the state of oregon or in the counties of wayne garfield and cane in the state of you ta. the chair: the chair recognizes the gentleman from nevada. . mr. hardy: i offer an amendment with my friends to prohibit public land management agencies in this bill from making declarations under the antiquities act in counties where there is significant local opposition. mr. chairman, i'd like to begin by stating my strong support for our national -- nation's public lands. as an active hunter and outdoorsman, i marvel at the beauty of our landscapes, our ewe neek floora and the by -- -- our unique floora. i also come from nevada, a state where roughly 85% of the land is controlled by the federal government. addressing this concentration of land use decision making power in the hands
by this act may be used to make a presidential declaration of a nationalmonment of title 54, united states code and the counties of coconino and counties in the state of california and the counties in the state of cole and counties in nevada and county of ontario in the state of new mexico and counties of jackson josephine in the state of oregon or in the counties of wayne garfield and cane in the state of you ta. the chair: the chair recognizes the gentleman from nevada. . mr. hardy: i offer...
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the federal government has jurisdiction under the united states code for acts of both domestic and international terrorism when particularly when they're directed at members of the uniformed services. absolutely federal jurisdiction. the attorney general of the united states is, the head of the department of justices the oversigher of the entire investigation. they may coordinate with state and local governments. there is indication they have the last 20 four hours and will continue to do so. heather: do you think our laws are caught up with what is going on in the world now this this is new form of war, a new form of terrorism, where influences from outside of the united states internationally, are coming into our country, via the internet. things like that. and that is how these people are becoming influenced. could it be a case of both domestic and international terrorism melding into one? >> absolutely and it really goes to how we define terrorism. the definition of terrorism has evolved is become much broader in the post-9/11 world via the patriot act and other forms of legislation. so we d
the federal government has jurisdiction under the united states code for acts of both domestic and international terrorism when particularly when they're directed at members of the uniformed services. absolutely federal jurisdiction. the attorney general of the united states is, the head of the department of justices the oversigher of the entire investigation. they may coordinate with state and local governments. there is indication they have the last 20 four hours and will continue to do so....
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the clerk: a bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, united states code, to provide th major rules of the execute branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte and the gentleman from georgia, mr. johnson, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte. mr. goodlatte: mr. chairman, the committee is not in order. the chair: the house will be in order. members, take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman can proceed. mr. goodlatte: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: so ordered. mr. goodlatte: regulatory reform plays a critical role in ensuring that our nation finally achieves a full economic recovery and retains its competitive edge in the global marketplace. congress must advance pro-growth policies that restores economic prosperity for families and businesses across the nation and makes sure that the administration and its regulator
the clerk: a bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, united states code, to provide th major rules of the execute branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte and the gentleman from georgia, mr. johnson, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte. mr. goodlatte: mr. chairman,...
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the spr house of representatives sir, on july 23, 2015, pursuant to section 07 of title 40 united states code, the committee on trfings considered 15 resolutions fiscal years 2015 and 2016, capital investment and leasing programs, the committee continues to work to reduce the leases of the of the 15 resolutions the nine authorization projects will address safety repowers or allow for safety consolidations. they are offset by reductions and other projects. they include off sets and spendening. a will result in significant redubses for the reduction of state and total the represent $237 million. i have enclosed copies of the resolutions on july 23, 2015, signed sincerely bill shoeser. the chair: the -- the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january , 015, the chair recognizes the gentleman from arkansas for 0 minutes. >> something that is good for our environment and citizens and the passage of the resilient force act of 2015. mr. speaker, this bill is good for trees. and when we have healthy trees and healthy foffers and better air quality and better wildlife habitat,
the spr house of representatives sir, on july 23, 2015, pursuant to section 07 of title 40 united states code, the committee on trfings considered 15 resolutions fiscal years 2015 and 2016, capital investment and leasing programs, the committee continues to work to reduce the leases of the of the 15 resolutions the nine authorization projects will address safety repowers or allow for safety consolidations. they are offset by reductions and other projects. they include off sets and spendening. a...
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to tell him that the law that sanctuary cities are violating is title 8, section 1373 of the united states code, communication between government agencies and the immigration and naturalization service. and the failure to do that has resulted in 8000 criminal aliens being released onto our streets just last year by sanctuary cities and those ,000 criminal aliens have since -- 8,000 criminal aliens have since then commit thed almost -- committed almost 1,900 additional crimes. my time's expired and i'm pleased to yield two minutes to -- three minutes to -- the speaker pro tempore: reserve. the gentleman will control. the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the enforce our laws for sanctuary cities act, because we've got to stop the madness of not enforcing our laws. in the last weeks we've seen coverage of two terrible murders that occurred because our laws went unenforced. my thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to the families of the victims. sadly these tragedies are a representation of a larger, deeper and more troubl
to tell him that the law that sanctuary cities are violating is title 8, section 1373 of the united states code, communication between government agencies and the immigration and naturalization service. and the failure to do that has resulted in 8000 criminal aliens being released onto our streets just last year by sanctuary cities and those ,000 criminal aliens have since -- 8,000 criminal aliens have since then commit thed almost -- committed almost 1,900 additional crimes. my time's expired...
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. -- of title 5 united states code. the chair: the gentleman from colorado and a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. buck: my amendment would prohibit paying any federal employee for the time spent not working for the taxpayers, but working for a third party a labor union this practice is known as official time. unlike any other type of third party organization, labor unions have been granted the privilege of having taxpayer funded employees do their business on duty time instead of doing the taxpayers' work. like any other type of private entity, labor unions should pay for their own employees to work for them. the taxpayers should not be picking up the tab for this practice. according to the u.s. office of personnel management this practice costs taxpayers $156 million per year, accuming the agencies are correctly reporting the amounts spent and there are indications that this number underreports the total cost. in some instances we are not just talking about a few minute here's and there for an agency
. -- of title 5 united states code. the chair: the gentleman from colorado and a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. buck: my amendment would prohibit paying any federal employee for the time spent not working for the taxpayers, but working for a third party a labor union this practice is known as official time. unlike any other type of third party organization, labor unions have been granted the privilege of having taxpayer funded employees do their business on duty time instead...
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the clerk: calendar number 160, s. 242, a bill to amend title 5 united states code and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i further ask the bill be read a third time and passed, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 161 s. 764. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 161, s. 764, a bill to reauthorize and amend the national sea grant college program act and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection senate will proceed. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that the committee-reported substitute be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr
the clerk: calendar number 160, s. 242, a bill to amend title 5 united states code and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i further ask the bill be read a third time and passed, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that...
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the clerk: union calendar number 156, h.r. 1607 a bill to amend title 38 united states code to approve the disability comp sailings evaluation procedure of the secretary of veterans affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from florida, mr. miller, and the gentlewoman from nevada, ms. titus, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. miller: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material that they may have on h.r. 1607 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. miller: i yield myself such time as i might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. miller: i urge all members to support h.r. 1607 as amended which would help veterans seeking benefits for conditions that arose as a result of military sexual trauma, or m.s.t. tragically, m.s.t. has been a serious problem in the u.s. military, al
the clerk: union calendar number 156, h.r. 1607 a bill to amend title 38 united states code to approve the disability comp sailings evaluation procedure of the secretary of veterans affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from florida, mr. miller, and the gentlewoman from nevada, ms. titus, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from...
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our witnesses have answered and so now you're under oath and subject to the penalties of the united states codeyou may now give a five minute summary of your written statement, pay attention to the lights here and we will start with you for five minutes. >> thank you chairman ranking member. [inaudible] the deputy assistant secretary of defense for chemical and biological defense. the use of activated or dead anthrax is part of the dod programs in doing this with a development and testing of protection systems and production equipment and diagnostic and contamination capabilities your first learned of this under consideration on may 22 2015 when the centers for disease control and prevention was alerted by a private company sparking growth of live anthrax and a sample that was activated in utah. the cdc immediately began an investigation working with the dod laboratories and state officials and the fbi. and the same batch have been notified and expected to stop working with the samples, also the laboratories to produce this were directed to stop producing and shipping and working with any anthr
our witnesses have answered and so now you're under oath and subject to the penalties of the united states codeyou may now give a five minute summary of your written statement, pay attention to the lights here and we will start with you for five minutes. >> thank you chairman ranking member. [inaudible] the deputy assistant secretary of defense for chemical and biological defense. the use of activated or dead anthrax is part of the dod programs in doing this with a development and testing...
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complicated enough to stay on top and we're not well versed on the other codes and 49 is a trigger for them and not united states since the code simplifications efforts happened and we suggest anytime they're opening a business and a first time person doing this we recommend they go to the office of building inspection and ask answer questions and even if we don't know what the trigger point is we refer them in advance of finishing out their day at 1660. >> okay. i am glad you're all in the same room and talk with each other and hopefully help with the process moving forward and dbi -- i know folks have spoken about multiple inspections and it might not be just dbi and fire and other things so your perspectives. are there ways that your department can make that process a little easier for people especially if they have to rebuild things or what not? >> starting a new business that is specifically a restaurant we can see already through the control's analysis and presentation it's complicated and daunting task for anyone that wants to take on that endeavor. a small part of it, even though it's a very important pa
complicated enough to stay on top and we're not well versed on the other codes and 49 is a trigger for them and not united states since the code simplifications efforts happened and we suggest anytime they're opening a business and a first time person doing this we recommend they go to the office of building inspection and ask answer questions and even if we don't know what the trigger point is we refer them in advance of finishing out their day at 1660. >> okay. i am glad you're all in...
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the clerk: house resolution 388 resolution for consideration of the bill to amend title 38, united states code to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the department of veterans affairs based on misconduct and for other purposes and for -- and for providing consideration of the bill h.r. 3236 to provide extension for federal highway safety and motor carrier safety funded out of the highway trust fund to the department of veterans affairs for health care affairs and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar. mr. mckinley: as we wrap up our discussion about clean power plants and effective regulations, i would like to turn to our newest congressmen alex mooney. mr. mooney: thank you for your leadership on this issue in our great state and giving personal stories and how it affects real americans from different states. our great country is blessed with abundant natural resources. president obama has made a commitment to destroy coal as a domestic energy source and his intent on fulfilling that promise. just two weeks ago the office of surface minin
the clerk: house resolution 388 resolution for consideration of the bill to amend title 38, united states code to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the department of veterans affairs based on misconduct and for other purposes and for -- and for providing consideration of the bill h.r. 3236 to provide extension for federal highway safety and motor carrier safety funded out of the highway trust fund to the department of veterans affairs for health care affairs and for other...
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the chaira bill to meand chapter 8itle 5 of united states code to provide that rules of excutive brch shall have no force oeffe unless a joint resotioof approval is enacted intlaw. the chair: when the coitteof the whole house rose earlier today, a request for recorded voton an amendment number 10 printein been p postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in part b of house report 114-230 on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. amendment number 1 by mr. young of iowa. amendment number 2 by mr. smith of missouri. amendment number 4 by mr. johnson of georgia. amendment number 5 mrs. capps of california. amendment number 6 by mr. p cicilline of rhode island. amendment number 7 by mr. cicilline of rhode island. amendment number 9 by mr. nadler of new york. and amendment number 10 by mr. pocan of wisconsin. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first series of votes. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 1 printed in pa
the chaira bill to meand chapter 8itle 5 of united states code to provide that rules of excutive brch shall have no force oeffe unless a joint resotioof approval is enacted intlaw. the chair: when the coitteof the whole house rose earlier today, a request for recorded voton an amendment number 10 printein been p postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in part b of house report 114-230 on which further proceedings were postponed in the...
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now you are under oath and subject to the penalties set forth in title 18 section 1001 of the united states code. you may now each give a five minute summary. please pay attention to the lights there. we'll start with you dr. hassell. five minutes. >> thank you, chairman murphy, ranking member -- thank you and distinguish members of the sub-committee, i appreciate the opportunity to brief you on the department of defense inadvertent of samples containing live spores or anthrax. my name is david hassell i'm the deposit assistant deputy of defense for biological defense. this is an important standard to develop ways to protect war fighters an the public from known biological threats. doing this with a development of testing of detection and protection equipment diagnostics and decontamination capabilities. we first learned of the incidents under consideration today on may 22nd of 2015 when the centers for disease control and prevention was alerted by a private company regarding the live of anthrax in a sample activated at the dougway proving ground in utah. the cdc immediately began an investigati
now you are under oath and subject to the penalties set forth in title 18 section 1001 of the united states code. you may now each give a five minute summary. please pay attention to the lights there. we'll start with you dr. hassell. five minutes. >> thank you, chairman murphy, ranking member -- thank you and distinguish members of the sub-committee, i appreciate the opportunity to brief you on the department of defense inadvertent of samples containing live spores or anthrax. my name is...
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united states code. when i give a five-minute summary.lease pay attention. >> thank you chairman murphy, ranking member train to a distinguished members of the subcommittee. i appreciate the opportunity to brief you on the shipments of samples containing spores are anthrax. my name is david hassell, deputy assistant secretary of defense for chemical and biological defense. use of inactivated or dead anthrax is an important element of the program to develop ways to protect more fighters and the public from the biological threat with the development and testing of systems protection equipment decontamination capabilities. we first learned under consideration on a 22nd of 2015 and the centers for disease control and prevention was alerted by a private come to me with the growth of live anthrax in a sample inactivated by laboratory at the army's ground in utah. cdc began investigation working with laboratories, state officials and the fbi. may 25th on a laboratories have received inactivated anthrax samples from the same batch have been notif
united states code. when i give a five-minute summary.lease pay attention. >> thank you chairman murphy, ranking member train to a distinguished members of the subcommittee. i appreciate the opportunity to brief you on the shipments of samples containing spores are anthrax. my name is david hassell, deputy assistant secretary of defense for chemical and biological defense. use of inactivated or dead anthrax is an important element of the program to develop ways to protect more fighters...
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the united states tax code severely distorts market decisions and the allocation of resources. it impedes both economic growth and potential tax revenue. you're hearing a lot going on now through getting into the presidential election cycle and there's a lot of agreement, actually, on the need for tax reform but there is no consensus either between the parties on some of the specific elements of reform. even among the republican parties there is differences on where you should focus, but luckily policymakers need not fly blind when looking at what is a good, efficient, fair tax system and we've been talking about that this morning. so keep in mind a few things if you walk through various reform ideas and one, a tax reform or tax plan should be simple and we've been talking about this all morning already and the code makes it difficult and costly to comply with and it also makes it easy to scan and congress should be as simple and trance parents as possible to reduce compliance costs. it should also be equitable and talk about the idea of equity and policies intended to benefit
the united states tax code severely distorts market decisions and the allocation of resources. it impedes both economic growth and potential tax revenue. you're hearing a lot going on now through getting into the presidential election cycle and there's a lot of agreement, actually, on the need for tax reform but there is no consensus either between the parties on some of the specific elements of reform. even among the republican parties there is differences on where you should focus, but...
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the united states tax code severely distorts market decisions and the allocation of resources. it impedes economic growth and potential tax revenue. you're hearing a lot now as we're getting into the presidential election cycle and there's a lot of agreement on the need for tax reform but there's no consensus between or within parties among the the specific elements of reform. even among republican parties there's differences on where you should focus. but luckily policymakers need not fly blind when looking at what is a good, efficient fair tax system. we've been talking about that this morning. keep in mind a few things as you walk through various ideas. one, a tax reform should be simple. we've been talking about this all morning. the complexity makes it difficult and costly to comply with. it also makes it easy to scam. congress should make it simple and fair as possible to reduce compliance cost. it should also be equitable. we talked about the idea of equity. policies intended to benefit or penalize select individuals or groups riddle the tax code. these result in a measu
the united states tax code severely distorts market decisions and the allocation of resources. it impedes economic growth and potential tax revenue. you're hearing a lot now as we're getting into the presidential election cycle and there's a lot of agreement on the need for tax reform but there's no consensus between or within parties among the the specific elements of reform. even among republican parties there's differences on where you should focus. but luckily policymakers need not fly...
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the clerk: a bill to amend title 38 united states code to direct the secretary of veterans affairs tot an annual report on the information and the furnishing of medical care, and nursing home care. the speaker: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be 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 speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 408 the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. without objection, the tilet is amended. -- the title is amended. for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> mr. speaker i send to the desk a privileged report on the committee o
the clerk: a bill to amend title 38 united states code to direct the secretary of veterans affairs tot an annual report on the information and the furnishing of medical care, and nursing home care. the speaker: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of...
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but i think it should be made by retch rnlss to similarly situated state codes like the building code which it define residential units differently than defined in the housing code. without there being process or guidance for this, the ad hoc determination by the deapartment is improper and violation och the property owners due process and creates a lot of disgruments and misunderstandings and problems you will hear about and this could have been avoided if the department brought this forward to the property owners attention through a proper process with proper guidance on how these things are dealt with. what we ask at this point is commission suspend enforcement of the order. without proper guidelines for impitation and have public comment and adopt things in place like berkeley [inaudible] so we konet have the problems in the future. thank you. >> questions that i can address, i'm happy to do that. >> the department-7 minutes >> good mornings [inaudible] chief housing inspector. the notice of determination of benefits is based on the provision provided by state law and in drafting the department of building inspect
but i think it should be made by retch rnlss to similarly situated state codes like the building code which it define residential units differently than defined in the housing code. without there being process or guidance for this, the ad hoc determination by the deapartment is improper and violation och the property owners due process and creates a lot of disgruments and misunderstandings and problems you will hear about and this could have been avoided if the department brought this forward...
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ruse to hide what really took place here on the white sands missile range the united states first test of an atomic weapon codeame trinity. residents living nearby were not told about radiation dangers. those living in the blast zone are known as down winders and hundreds have been diagnosed with cancer. >> i would like to ask everybody out there that a cancer survivor or battling cancer to please stand up. >> a 1990 law called the radiation exposure compensation act specifically does not koovr new mexicoian civilians. >> do you have any idea how much cancer treatment costs? 306,346 dollars. that's almost a third of a million dollars was submitted to my insurance company. >> i just want to say one thing. i think what this is about, and this is my fight and this is about justice for people that were harmed by the government. >> reporter: senator tom udall wants to change that but faces resistance in congress. we'll have the full story later today. >>> as tristan mentioned you can watch his full report tonight at 8:00 pm eastern. >>> the first solar powered to try flying ash the world has been grounded until nex
ruse to hide what really took place here on the white sands missile range the united states first test of an atomic weapon codeame trinity. residents living nearby were not told about radiation dangers. those living in the blast zone are known as down winders and hundreds have been diagnosed with cancer. >> i would like to ask everybody out there that a cancer survivor or battling cancer to please stand up. >> a 1990 law called the radiation exposure compensation act specifically...
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the united states tax code severely distorts market decisions and allocation of resources. impedes economic growth and potential tax revenue. you're hearing a lot going on now as we get into the presidential election cycle there is a lot of agreement on the need for tax reform but there is no consensus either between or within parties on specific elements of reform. even among republican party there is differences where you should focus. luckily policymakers need not fly blind to look with at a fair efficient tax system. we're talking about this morning. keep in mind a few things as you walk through various forms ideas. one a tax reform or tax plan should be simple. the complexity of the tax code makes it difficult to comply with and makes easy to scam. it shoulds be equitable. talk about equity. policies benefit penalize individual or groups riddle the tax code. these policies result in measurable unintended consequences. fairness is subjective. but tax fairness would at least the number of provisions in the tax code favor one group economic activity in the other. dr. ba r
the united states tax code severely distorts market decisions and allocation of resources. impedes economic growth and potential tax revenue. you're hearing a lot going on now as we get into the presidential election cycle there is a lot of agreement on the need for tax reform but there is no consensus either between or within parties on specific elements of reform. even among republican party there is differences where you should focus. luckily policymakers need not fly blind to look with at a...
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>> the fact is that enemies of the united states have always spoken in code. that was true with organized crime and the 9/11 terrorists and the soviet union. i am not a law enforcement officer. but where you need to go in that particular problem is to start with when you see the communications going from isis and all of its followers and see who its followers are and start to track what they do. and that's where you need to go. it's a hard problem. but you are balancing that issue against the need to protect u.s. industry, u.s. government and we have seen any number of hacks, large numbers of hacks as a result of not doing secure encryption and secure methods of keeping the data safe. >> susan landau many thanks to you for shedding light on a very complex situation. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> an adoring followers of pope francis warmly greeted him as he visited la paz, bolivia earlier. watch as the catholic leader appears to catch a bouquet of flowers from the court. his visit is part of an eight day tour of south america. he spent a short amount of t
>> the fact is that enemies of the united states have always spoken in code. that was true with organized crime and the 9/11 terrorists and the soviet union. i am not a law enforcement officer. but where you need to go in that particular problem is to start with when you see the communications going from isis and all of its followers and see who its followers are and start to track what they do. and that's where you need to go. it's a hard problem. but you are balancing that issue against...
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the united states tax code severely distorts market decisions and the allocation of resources, impedingand potential tax revenue. you are hearing a lot going on getting in the presidential election cycle and there is a lot of agreement on the need for tax reform but there is no consensus between always been parties on specific elements of reform. even among republican parties. luckily policymakers need not. we've been talking about that this morning. keep in mind a few things as we walked through reform ideas. a tax reform plan should be simple. talking about this all morning. the complexity makethe complexity make it difficult and costly to comply with an easy to scam. congress should make the tax code is simple and transparent as possible. it should also be equitable. we talked about the idea of equity. policies intended to benefit of penalizing select individuals or groups and a result in a measurable unintended consequence. fairness is subjective but tax fairness at least reduces the number of. that group, we talked about this this morning. a plan should be efficient. economists lik
the united states tax code severely distorts market decisions and the allocation of resources, impedingand potential tax revenue. you are hearing a lot going on getting in the presidential election cycle and there is a lot of agreement on the need for tax reform but there is no consensus between always been parties on specific elements of reform. even among republican parties. luckily policymakers need not. we've been talking about that this morning. keep in mind a few things as we walked...
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lot of small companies too that have already decided they're not going to stay in the united states because our tax code is so bad. it's so out of date, it puts them at such a disadvantage, vis-a-vis their competitors around the world that they simply can't survive so they have to become foreign entities in order to be able to be competitive. we have got to fix that. it's washington that's creating the problem. many criticize these companies. i say if there is any villain in this show, it's right here. it's washington, d.c. by allowing a tax code that was written back in the 1960's to continue when every other one of our competitors around the world have reformed their tax code and lowered their rates. this is something that we can and should do. there is bipartisan consensus around this, maybe not in all the details but certainly on a framework we can move forward. senator schumer on the other side of the aisle and myself have put together our own report on this recently. we spent three or four months working on this, but it really is the combination of a lot of different hearings and projects that hav
lot of small companies too that have already decided they're not going to stay in the united states because our tax code is so bad. it's so out of date, it puts them at such a disadvantage, vis-a-vis their competitors around the world that they simply can't survive so they have to become foreign entities in order to be able to be competitive. we have got to fix that. it's washington that's creating the problem. many criticize these companies. i say if there is any villain in this show, it's...
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complicated enough to stay on top and we're not well versed on the other codes and 49 is a trigger for them and not united states since the code simplifications efforts happened and we suggest anytime they're opening a business and a first time person doing this we recommend they go to the office of building inspection and ask answer questions and even if we don't know what the trigger point is we refer them in advance of finishing out their day at 1660. >> okay. i am glad you're all in the same room and talk with each other and hopefully help with the process moving forward and dbi -- i know folks have spoken about multiple inspections and it might not be just dbi and fire and other things so your perspectives. are there ways that your department can make that process a little easier for people especially if they have to rebuild things or what not? >> starting a new business that is specifically a restaurant we can see already through the control's analysis and presentation it's complicated and daunting task for anyone that wants to take on that endeavor. a small part of it, even though it's a very important pa
complicated enough to stay on top and we're not well versed on the other codes and 49 is a trigger for them and not united states since the code simplifications efforts happened and we suggest anytime they're opening a business and a first time person doing this we recommend they go to the office of building inspection and ask answer questions and even if we don't know what the trigger point is we refer them in advance of finishing out their day at 1660. >> okay. i am glad you're all in...
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complicated enough to stay on top and we're not well versed on the other codes and 49 is a trigger for them and not united states since the code simplifications efforts happened and we suggest anytime they're opening a business and a first time person doing this we recommend they go to the office of building inspection and ask answer questions and even if we don't know what the trigger point is we refer them in advance of finishing out their day at 1660. >> okay. i am glad you're all in the same room and talk with each other and hopefully help with the process moving forward and dbi -- i know folks have spoken about multiple inspections and it might not be just dbi and fire and other things so your perspectives. are there ways that your department can make that process a little easier for people especially if they have to rebuild things or what not? >> starting a new business that is specifically a restaurant we can see already through the control's analysis and presentation it's complicated and daunting task for anyone that wants to take on that endeavor. a small part of it, even though it's a very important pa
complicated enough to stay on top and we're not well versed on the other codes and 49 is a trigger for them and not united states since the code simplifications efforts happened and we suggest anytime they're opening a business and a first time person doing this we recommend they go to the office of building inspection and ask answer questions and even if we don't know what the trigger point is we refer them in advance of finishing out their day at 1660. >> okay. i am glad you're all in...
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we no longer have the color code in the united states. we got rid of it a couple years ago.s is basically an advisory saying we're going to put more force protection at a variety of federal facilities and make sure people are on hikened alert, in particular at recruitment centers. >> harry, you've been looking at these pictures the bullet pattern, the impact pattern on the glass right there. someone who thought about what he wanted to shoot at. some sense of april, some competent with the rifle there. when you look at these pictures you see the investigation as it stands right now, what is being done in these hours? >> well, you have several things going on. federal authorities, the local shorts taking care of both crime scenes. >> it looks like the vehicle came very, very close to those doors, and he didn't miss. he hit those doors. he hit exactly what he wanted to do. at the same time he was so determined he had to make himself get to the second location to be able to shoot. this is why police are chasing him. sometime between when he left here and when he got to the secon
we no longer have the color code in the united states. we got rid of it a couple years ago.s is basically an advisory saying we're going to put more force protection at a variety of federal facilities and make sure people are on hikened alert, in particular at recruitment centers. >> harry, you've been looking at these pictures the bullet pattern, the impact pattern on the glass right there. someone who thought about what he wanted to shoot at. some sense of april, some competent with the...
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don't have him in custody for longer periods of time speaks about our criminal punishment code in the united states and frankly our immigration policies. it's too little too late, isn't it? >> it is for kate steinle and her family, ted? >> yeah. i have to also say shame on law enforcement for not getting their act together. when you look at the fact from 1993 -- and when you look at this, you are looking at records longer than my arm here of where this guy has been in and out of this country and it seems as though nobody has gotten their act together to actually put him in jail. >> here's the ted, law enforcement actually followed the law. they picked him up when they had him. the problem is that congress is not giving them direction. is not giving them rules. i actually feel sorry for law enforcement. they are strapped. they don't have enough resources. and, you know, i don't lay this on like all the federal agents that arrested him and deported him all these years. >> well, i have to blame law enforcement some degree, greta. i understand the overall large picture where congress and everybody shou
don't have him in custody for longer periods of time speaks about our criminal punishment code in the united states and frankly our immigration policies. it's too little too late, isn't it? >> it is for kate steinle and her family, ted? >> yeah. i have to also say shame on law enforcement for not getting their act together. when you look at the fact from 1993 -- and when you look at this, you are looking at records longer than my arm here of where this guy has been in and out of...
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complicated enough to stay on top and we're not well versed on the other codes and 49 is a trigger for them and not united states since the code simplifications efforts happened and we suggest anytime they're opening a business and a first time person doing this we recommend they go to the office of building inspection and ask answer questions and even if we don't know what the trigger point is we refer them in advance of finishing out their day at 1660. >> okay. i am glad you're all in the same room and talk with each other and hopefully help with the process moving forward and dbi -- i know folks have spoken about multiple inspections and it might not be just dbi and fire and other things so your perspectives. are there ways that your department can make that process a little easier for people especially if they have to rebuild things or what not? >> starting a new business that is specifically a restaurant we can see already through the control's analysis and presentation it's complicated and daunting task for anyone that wants to take on that endeavor. a small part of it, even though it's a very important pa
complicated enough to stay on top and we're not well versed on the other codes and 49 is a trigger for them and not united states since the code simplifications efforts happened and we suggest anytime they're opening a business and a first time person doing this we recommend they go to the office of building inspection and ask answer questions and even if we don't know what the trigger point is we refer them in advance of finishing out their day at 1660. >> okay. i am glad you're all in...
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we need a tax code for everybody in the united states. we need to take all business activity and combine it in one place and charge 15%, and what will do, brets that will encourage, in fact demand investment and make us competitive with the rest of the world and eliminate the debt tax. with a couple of additional tweaks we know what the result would be. and you really have to. today's is pathetic. if you can't get in the 3.2 range, you're not making any progress. we need to go upwards and build this so people can get jobs. so young people can have an opportunity for careers. so laid off workers have a chance to get another job. ft that increases the availability to get better wanls. that's why it's imperative that we do something to reverse the decline in the u.s. economy. and it's critical for national security also. >> on health care by the time the next president takes office millions of people will have health care coverage under obamacare. is it realistic for the next president to fully repeal that law, and if not, what would you do
we need a tax code for everybody in the united states. we need to take all business activity and combine it in one place and charge 15%, and what will do, brets that will encourage, in fact demand investment and make us competitive with the rest of the world and eliminate the debt tax. with a couple of additional tweaks we know what the result would be. and you really have to. today's is pathetic. if you can't get in the 3.2 range, you're not making any progress. we need to go upwards and build...
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legislation giving puerto rico the same ability to negotiate with their creditors as the united states has under the sec codeso led our health department the department of health and human services to end the and equitable treatment of peruerto rico under the establishment of the affordable health care act. we must all demand action, and on the island, where mass deportation of dominicans of haitian descent have already begun, i was the first and only presidential candidate to call on the united states to work with our allies to use the full force of our diplomatic might to stop this atrocious affront to human rights from happening in our own hemisphere. [applause] we would not tolerate the expulsion of citizens without due process based on their skin color or ethnic background. we should not remain silent when such in in just -- is such an injustice is being perpetrated in our own hemisphere. we must demand action. [applause] the people of this world of ours , this earth we share the people of our own american hemisphere, they care a lot more about what we do they and what we say. and that is why i pledge t
legislation giving puerto rico the same ability to negotiate with their creditors as the united states has under the sec codeso led our health department the department of health and human services to end the and equitable treatment of peruerto rico under the establishment of the affordable health care act. we must all demand action, and on the island, where mass deportation of dominicans of haitian descent have already begun, i was the first and only presidential candidate to call on the...
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code. my last year of high school, my first year in the united states. emily: you ended up going to the ivy league. brown university. john: i went to brown. yeah. emily: electrical engineering? john: yes, electrical engineering. actually, i started my career as a manufacturing engineer. i started pretty much on the ground floor. and, you know, i went to caltech for my master's egree. and then i started working with this mainframe company called burroughs. and my first job was to fix things. emily: you started your career learning how to fix things. i am sensing a theme. you worked your way up. 30 years, you became ceo of sybase. how did you do it? i mean, along the way, what did it take? john: i actually like fixing things. i think it's both a challenge and also an opportunity to learn stuff. because i am kind of the old-school, loyal, stick-with-it type of person. today's young people are a little bit more entitlement-oriented. you know, when we were growing up, we never thought about it that way. we thought that you have to create opportunity yourself.
code. my last year of high school, my first year in the united states. emily: you ended up going to the ivy league. brown university. john: i went to brown. yeah. emily: electrical engineering? john: yes, electrical engineering. actually, i started my career as a manufacturing engineer. i started pretty much on the ground floor. and, you know, i went to caltech for my master's egree. and then i started working with this mainframe company called burroughs. and my first job was to fix things....
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united states. it is the guy with the launch codes. he is an extremely intelligent person.ched him joust and answer all these questions. it takes some amount of courage. those are the facts. the second time i was probably a little more challenging. amy: what did your wife tell you on your way to your second trip? >> a wife said, what would james baldwin do? she was recounting the encounter he had with john f. kennedy. that is what she was thinking about, not -- she was recounting how james baldwin had gave kennedy hell. she said, what would he do? i write this meeting come all the other generalists were ensued. i was not in a suit. i was in jeans. i had been rained on. even in that meeting, i was deeply concerned about the liberal and progressive notion that one should pursue policy based on class and not really deal with race. i was concerned the aca was playing out obama -- obamacare was playing out, in fact, the worst while some people in southern states -- there were swaps of people in southern states. this goes back to the new deal. i thought it was very important to t
united states. it is the guy with the launch codes. he is an extremely intelligent person.ched him joust and answer all these questions. it takes some amount of courage. those are the facts. the second time i was probably a little more challenging. amy: what did your wife tell you on your way to your second trip? >> a wife said, what would james baldwin do? she was recounting the encounter he had with john f. kennedy. that is what she was thinking about, not -- she was recounting how...
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united states. >> is he attempting to use republican sort of code words there, why they should like it?g to say this is not the first time in history there's been this kind of deal where you have question marks raised. also we need global partners. this is not just the u.s. going at it alone. you say him say that over and over again in this interview. it's an important point. if the u.s. walked away from the deal f the u.s. just walked away the partners involved in the sanctions, the u.s. had not been hurt by them but others have. that would be problematic. >> two points of pushback one, you are cutting off our ability to do comers and iran is a signatory to the ntp, which allows it to do peaceful nuclear development. so, it got complicated. the politics are simple. you did a deal with bad people. let's play the sound from the presidential candidates and how they are reacting to this. >> this is a death sentence for state of israel. >> the iranians are good negotiators. they are laughing at us back in iran. >> he says it makes a nuclear arms race less likely. our arab allies said just t
united states. >> is he attempting to use republican sort of code words there, why they should like it?g to say this is not the first time in history there's been this kind of deal where you have question marks raised. also we need global partners. this is not just the u.s. going at it alone. you say him say that over and over again in this interview. it's an important point. if the u.s. walked away from the deal f the u.s. just walked away the partners involved in the sanctions, the u.s....