we don't have felons serving in the united states congress. and it's not because the constitution precludes it. the constitution does not guilty preclude it. the constitution says the only qualifications that somebody can put on someone serving in the united states congress is they have to be of age, have u.s. citizenship and be in the state that they get elected. that's it. there's no restriction on serving in congress. the only reason we don't have convicted felons serving in congress in this country is because generally, our convicted felons have the decency to quit their jobs in the united states congress once they get convicted. not in staten island, though. >> so congressman grim does not want to talk about some of the allegations con concerning his campaign finances. >> that was congressman michael grim threatening to throw a reporter off the balcony in the u.s. press gallery like a boy. i quote, like a boy." what is that? even after that, staten island did not have the decency to vote against congressman michael gram. he was up for re-e

these two gentlemen are some of the greatest people that ever served in the united states congress and i hope the record will remember all of their incredible accomplishments because we're a better country and a better world for their service. we're going to greatly miss them. ms. lofgren: i yield now to a new member of our delegation, congressman swalwell, up in the east bay, for two minutes. mr. swalwell: mr. speaker, it is truly an honor to pay tribute to two legislators, two lions of the united states congress, who i am honored to have the privilege to serve with for two years. henry, it's often said there's nothing more important than one's health and no one has done more to improve the health of americans than the gentleman from california, henry waxman. he provided better health care for the elderly and poor through improved medicare and medicaid programs. offered federal help to those with h.i.v. and aids and vastly expanded the use of less expensive generic drugs. on and on and on. henry also worked to advance public health by improving the environment in which ewith live. thi

new york congressional representative congresswoman carolyn maloney, united states congress of new york. >> thank you. thank you all for coming up, activists, union leaders, civil rights. not far from where we stand is the supreme court building, and engraved in stone above the entrance is one of the greatest promises ever made. equal justice under the law. we make that promise of equal justice to everyone, not some, not most, but all. let's be clear. this march today is not against the police. it's against unfair police brutality. it is not against enforcing the law. it's for preserving that great promise, equal justice, impartial justice, for all. weare here today because have ample and heartbreaking reason to believe that some do not have equal justice. eric garner died because he was suspected of selling cigarettes on the street. guilty,he was found there is no jail time. it is just a fine. yet eric garner was arrested. eric garner was restrained. eric garner was wrestled to the ground, and eric garner is dead. dead, and he was not even charged with a crime. wrong withmething so tha

these gentlemen are some of the greatest people will never served in the united states congress and i hope the record will remember all of their incredible compliments -- who ever served in the united states congress and i hope the record will member all of their .ncredible accomplishments >> i yield to a new member of the delegation, congressman eric swalwell of the east bay, for two minutes. payt is truly an honor to tribute to two legislators, two liens of the congress why am honored to have had the privilege to serve with for two years. and rate, it is often said that there is nothing more important than oneself. often said that there is nothing more important than one's health. no one has done more than henry waxman. r healthded bette care, offered federal help to those with hiv and aids, and expanded the use of generic drugs. on and on and on. henry also worked with them public health by improving the environment in which we live. this included pushing for legislation to protect the quality of the air, water, and food. now george, my neighbor to the north, i will never forget th

didn't need the united states congress serving your hard earned dollars and handing out to promote casinos. another example, the overseas private investment corp. reauthorize in this bill. most people haven't heard of it. over the past few years opec has approved a $20 million loan to help luxury-car is being built in eastern europe. coincidentally the man who owns the company is aid donor to president obama and vice president joe biden. opec also backed hundreds of millions of dollars for solar farms in south africa. also helped finance the of ritz-carlton in istanbul. it back $150 million in insurance for citibank to open branches in pakistan, jordan and egypt. how is it that one of the largest banks in the world's can't get its own insurance. why should taxpayers take on that risk? they shouldn't. also spread throughout this bill are all kinds of provisions mandating what kind of vehicles the u.s. government may buy for use, how much the car can way, how it must be powered, where the corporation is based and put together, to give u.s. corporations that produce expensive electric cars an

people ask me, what do you think about the united states congress? i always say, i reflects what the american people are all about. this is the house of representatives, where we represent all of these parts of our country. well, ralph hall was one of those representatives who represented the goodness in america and the greatness in america. ralph hall was, first and foremost, i believe, an american was a patriot and put that above every other one of his considerations. i was proud to know ralph, and he is still with us, we shouldn't think of him being gone from the earth, he's still here and i hope he's listening right now, because we wish him all the best. ralph hall is a great american still and he has left his legacy here behind. i worked with ralph on the science and space -- space, science, and technology as they call it. and ralph has made enormous contributions to the well being of our country in terms of both on two areas in particular, we know of, i worked with ralph, number one he, did more to help direct america's space program and keep i

but the united states congress will act, mr. speaker. let's send a strong signal tonight, not only to the administration, but to the people of venezuela that the united states congress hears, sees and feels their suffering and we will not allow their nguish to go unobstructed. we must be the voice for those who are being silenced by their oppressive regimes and we must stand for the values that we believe in, not just here at home, but everywhere. mr. speaker, by passing this bill and sending it to the president's desk, we will do just that. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from california is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise in support of senate bill 2142, the venezuela defense of human rights and civil society act of 2014. mr. vargas: and yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. vargas: thank you, mr. speaker. m

united states president. the constitution sets out the way that issues like immigration are to be addressed. and that resides with the united states congress. and what barack obama did in his executive order was to take the place of the united states congress and create legislation himself and then try to impose that legislation on the united states. all states join together and rejecting this overreach by president obama. i take it all the states that have joined have republican governors or do you have any democrats in this. >> i visited with you about the possibility of me filing this lawsuit. and since that time, we were able to talk to 16 states. and get them to join. i anticipate seeing more states join with this. if you recall our lawsuit challenging obamacare, we begin with 13 states and wound you wowntd up with 26 or 27. once people realize this is an issue not really focusing on immigration but instead is an issue about how the president is violating the constitution by imposing his own powers that really reside with congress. that's an issue that all states can join n supporting. >> where is arizona? i'm surprised arizona isn't

president, the executive branch, cannot spend one dime that has not been approved by the united states congress. he can't spend more on roads, highways, schools, defense, education, health care, that congress has not appropriated and not approved. so congress has a responsibility and a duty here. congress should fund no program, should allow no presidential expenditure that is spent on programs it deems are unworthy. and it absolutely has a responsibility to ensure that this president spends no money to execute policies that are in violation of existing law, plainly. it has a constitutional duty, no matter what members may feel about the substance of the issue -- and i have opinions on that. i opposed the president's substantive position, but as a matter of law, separation of powers, and constitutional duty, thunder and lightning this congress should stop the expenditure of federal funds for projects that they don't -- that congress has rejected and is not worthy of funding. so congress has deliberated these issues. it's not something that it has not considered before, and rejected this policy.

solution is for congress to act and put immigration policy back where it belongs which is in the united states congressnot in the oval office. i'm proposing that rather than reacting to the president's action, that congress does what the american people want us to do which is pass reform. that is securing the border. modernizing our visa system and, yes, finding a fair solution for the undocumented population in this country. >> what would you do with the undocumented population if you could have it your contend tors to if you could make the decision for everybody else? >> we have to realize were majority of undocumented families came to this country to work. seeking a better life. we need to find a permanent solution for them. now, there are many ideas out there from citizenship, which i'm open to supporting, to permanent work permits. whatever it is, i think that we need to find republicans and democrats need to come together, put aside the all or none approach. realize that neither side is going to get everything that they want and pass meaningful reform which by the way is going to be very good for

you are in a position in the united states congress to work with us.o have introduced regulatory reform measures that can improve what we have currently in statute. a position in congress to introduce new legislation that perhaps canon incent more funding for our research bodies. we have lost 20% of funding to jobsederal agencies whose are to start the research at the bedside. that's where it begins. there is no one that can step forward and fill that gap. when you combine the loss of 20% of revenue with the research funding of the federal government and the escape of capital to foreign markets, you can see where we are today. 70% of our clinical trial approvals are occurring overseas. 30% are accruing in the united states. it means we lose jobs, revenues, and the patient's that call us a patient advocate foundation are underinsured. they need options that are not at the market and need access to clinical trials. they are often denied that if it is operated in another country. through the cancer innovation coalition and project innovation, we will be m

have a particular responsibility that was mandated by the constitution, which is that the congress of the united states shall pass an annual revenue bill to fund the government. the power of the purse was vested in the congress. it was not vested in the executive branch. our subcommittee on appropriation is a constitutionally mandated, mandated committee. and the reason for that is if one reads the federalist papers, it says that if -- if the leader of a country controls the purse, they tend to be kings, but if the executive branch has to share power with the legislative branch controlling the purse, branch controlling the purse, has to share power with the legislative branch. you have checks and balances. it had been the hope of myself and my vice chairman, senator shelby, that we could follow something here called regular order. with the 12 subcommittees 12 subcommittees we would have brought up one bill at a time. for a variety of reasons, most of all partisan politics, deep partisan politics, we were not able to bring up 12 individual bills. i regret that and hope now as one party takes it over we

and negotiate a very weak and dangerous iran nuclear deal, it is important that we in the united states congress send a signal to could mainy and all of them in iran that the united states congress will not undermine our ally israel for a regular yeem that cannot be struss trusted and is a state sponsor of terrorism. and this bill will do that, mr. speaker. it will do that and much more. and i'm so honored that i led the charge with mr. royce, mr. engel and mr. deutch numb getting this bill to the desk. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman wre serves the balance. the gentleman from new york. mr. engel: i rise in support of the u.s.-israel strategic partnership act and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: let me first thank representative ms. ros-lehtinen: and mr. deutch, the ranking member of that subcommittee for offering the house version of that veer which passed by a vote of 410-1 on march 5 of this year. they have worked tirelessly, ms. ros-lehtinen and representative deutch with se

cheers and applause] >> jon: first ladies and gentlemen, we know the esteemed members of our united states congressep] hate each other. [laughing] >> jon: in fact the only thing lower than congress' approval rating among the public is how they feel about each other now as the new year fast approaches they must enact a variety of items including the one trillion dollar budget. to keep them basting in their own hateful juices -frp. >> we have important stuff to do. we could complete everything if we wanted today. i want to go home. i bought a new home, there i would like to be able to see the home. i haven't slept in it. we bought it in may. i have not been there. [laughing] >> jon: haven't been home in such a long time. you just had a break over thanksgiving. you're not washington addressing the troops, we're headed back to mount vernon. oh, mr. president. [laughing] >> jon: it's a good home. split level, colonial. if it pleases the senate i would like to open a front door and enter her. oh, who am i kidding her back door, it's fine. i don't care. i haven't been home in some time. so, did the poet l

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it is not secret, and the legislature of the united states, the congress of the united states, has throne this stuff out in the streets for the whole world to see. >> we want to go through some of the accusations in this report that we listed at the top of the show and just get you to respond. the report claims that the program was mismanaged and that it was not subject to adequate oversight. agree or disagree? >> i haven't read the entire report. it's only been out an hour and a half or so. i know the officers that managed the program irk always found them to be very competent in their performance before that, so i don't know whether that is the fact or not. >> what about had? the report claims the cia underreported the number of people it detained and subjected to those techniques? >> well, let me just say this. i think what's really important is the congress also is saying that we under reported this to the congress. let's see the names of who was briefed in the skiff in july. there's been some correspondence between congresswoman -- what was her name -- >> jane harmon. >> jane harmon,

it came right here to this committee, the united states congress, and it said, we need your help. how can it be fair that the afl gets to pool its broadcast rights but we don't, that's not fair. and congress agreed. the sports broadcasting act of 1961 was expressly designed to overturn the 1953 eastern district of pennsylvania decision, while at the same time preserving that court's decision to allow local blackouts. that's how we got here. it was to overturn a case brought by the united states department of justice during the eisenhower administration. what does that mean for today's discussion? the court in 1953 and congress in 1961 both premised their decision on the importance of local ticket sales, the importance of maintaining the economics of the league. that was over a half century ago. it's perfectly legitimate for this committee to revisit the statute from 1961 and ask, do the same economic principles apply today? we at sports fans coalition think they don't. any time the government gifts a league to a sports league, it's legitimate to ask, does the gift still make sense

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it has been a privilege and honor of a lifetime for me to serve as a member of the united states congress, serving as the first woman ever elected from the state of minnesota in the capacity of being a republican. it's an honor and it's a ride of a lifetime. and as i stand here in the well of this house, i'm fulfilled with joy and so much happiness and understanding that the privilege that i have is one of being really a link on a chain, that's gone on for hundreds of years. and i stand right here on the soil in the square feet that are the freest square feet in the world, because you see, mr. speaker, it is here where any ice that holds an election certificate can speak forth the words, words that maybe the president of the united states would agree -- disagree with, words that maybe colleagues from one's own party or other party may disagree with, words that might have people go to riot. but words, nonetheless that are free, free, free because a price was paid so that speech could be given. it's an honor. where else could we find this level of freedom anywhere in the world? and that's w

in addition, congress has prohibited bringing detainees to the united states. as long as he can't send them to the united states, and long as he can't send them anywhere else, and as long as there are detainees such as the military commission detainees he doesn't want to transfer, he keeps them. >> lofa lot of the countries of the detainees don't want them . >> i don't know, but they have not been sent home to the native countries, but it's the united states who don't want to return them because of fear of torture. >> i think recidivism is one fear, but the fear he was just discussing is our obligations under the conventions against torture that the state department special envoy is working hard to relocate the detainees cleared for transfer have to deal with, which is we are not by law allowed to transfer detainees to countries where we fear that their safety could be compromised by their own government or by actors in that country, and that's prevented the transfer of some number of detainees. then there is the issue of a large number of yemeni detainees that

. >> the unnamed service officer of the year treated disgustingly by the united states, congress, but serving very honorable and courageously under the surface of public awareness. >> he has emerged as an enormously effective and powerful tough minded player on the world scene. and at this point he has made us look very, very weak. the person of the year pope francis. and especially now that he has told us that they could go to heaven. >> and oliver will be up there waiting for me. next week, join us for the mclaughlin 2014 year-end award part ii. merry christmas. bye bye. >>> this week on moyers and company. >> we had these dualing images of indigenous people. we talk about indians being the first environmentalist. if we want to talk about the superiority we start talking about the tribal peoples in the hills of pakistan. we have a very odd relation with the savage. >> funding is provided by ann gumowitz encouraging the renewal of democracy. supporting education democratic engagement and the advancement of international peace

nothing is ever done in the united states congress until it's finally done so this is passing the housetonight and it's expected to pass the senate next week. but it's very good news for americans who depends on the inland waterways for their jobs. and in tennessee, for a change, instead of year-by-year appropriation, it's an effort -- it's the first chance we've had to have a long-term solution to the replacement over the next several years of the lock beginning as early as the year 201. i than201 -- of 2016. i thank the president and i yield the floor. mr. casey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: thank you, mr. president. i rise and ask consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you, mr. president. i rise this evening to talk about two of our judicial nominations that are before the senate today. we've gotten through one -- one vote and we'll be having several more on a number of judges. the two that i'll speak about are mark kearney and jerry pappert. and i know that my colleague

united states. >> this is the first time that the united states congress has solemnly resolved that the president ed states shall proclaim an honorary citizenship for the citizen of a another country. john f. kennedy, president of the united states of america, under the authority contained in an act of the 88th congress, do hereby declare sir winston churchill an honorary citizen of the united states of america.7+ñ >> joining me now is the author of "when lions roar" a book about two political families from the opposite sides of the atlantic, the churchills and the kennedys. thomas meyer, joins us now. it's quite an undertaking. i read the whole book. it's a big book. what i'm focused on is the two most famous figures. winston churchill and john f. kennedy. do what you did in your book quite well, which is talk about how the older man, the brit, influenced the younger american? >> well, sure, everybody knows that joe kennedy had an immense impact on his son, jfd. but churchill was the intellectual godfather of jfk from a very early age. there were people who saw jfk sick in bed at age 15 reading w

it has been a privilege and honor of a lifetime for me to serve as a member of the united states congress, serving as the first woman ever elected from the state of minnesota in the capacity of being a republican. it's an honor and it's a ride of a lifetime. and as i stand here in the well of this house, i'm fulfilled with joy and so much happiness and understanding that the privilege that i have is one of being really a link on a chain, that's gone on for hundreds of years. and i stand right here on the soil in the square feet that are the freest square feet in the world, because you see, mr. speaker, it is here where any ice that holds an election certificate can speak forth the words, words that maybe the president of the united states would agree -- disagree with, words that maybe colleagues from one's own party or other party may disagree with, words that might have people go to riot. but words, nonetheless that are free, free, free because a price was paid so that speech could be given. it's an honor. where else could we find this level of freedom anywhere in the world? and that's w

that is the responsibility that's been given to the united states congress by the founders of this country and we believe it's important for the congress to fulfill that responsibility for a variety of reasons, including that republicans themselveses have observed that adding some consistency and some certainty to this process is good for the economy. it's good for people trying to make business decisions if they know they don't have to worry about the shutdown of the government or partial shutdown of the government. so we're hopeful that republicans will follow their own advice in that regard and pass a budget for the full federal government. >> are you seeing warning signs of another government shutdown looming in the next few weeks? >> well, there are people who probably do a better job of reading the tea leaves, so to speak, of the republican conference than i, but you know, senator mcconnell was pretty declarative after the election that there wouldn't be a shutdown. he obviously is somebody who is going to have a pretty significant say over how this process works. so we certainly tak

have happened sense then have been the two least productive congresses in the history of the united states congresse congress did come back to town and go back to work. and that makes this next couple of weeks a really interesting time. because in ten days, in ten days, the government will shutdown unless government passes a spending bill to keep the lights on, and a significant number of republicans don't want to do that because they're mad at president obama about immigration. they've only got ten days to sort it out before another shutdown. and it's their call, right? they want it. they won congress. so that means it's their opportunity to break it if they want to break it. now, though, on the other side of congress, there's a whole new way that they might go. if you ever think about being a united states senator, you should know that senators basically never work more than two weeks without then immediately taking a whole week off to recover. nice gig, right? but when the republicans take over in january, look what they have started for the start of the year, to work six straight weeks. and mos

faleomavaega of his nearly four decades of service to the united states congress and our foreign affairs committee and we will all miss him dearly. throughout his career, he has fought for human rights and for the rule of law, especially in the asia-pacific region and the idea that all peoples should have the opportunity to prosper without fear for their families' safety or livelihoods. and this resolution that he presents before us is a representation of the ideas and goal that he has worked so hard in support of his many years in congress. this resolution encourages a peaceful reconciliation of the maritime and jurisdictional dispute into the south and east china seas and the kind of peace that is too often lacking in our world today. this is an important statement in support of the universal recognized principle of freedom of navigation. mr. speaker, peace in asia has held for over a generation and we have seen incredible economic growth, home to a vast combination of sea routes, substantial energy resources and significant fishing territories, the importance of maintaining peace in t

we are working with them is united states congress and officials to shape that today. i'm pleased to have had the opportunity to give it some academic background on the cancer innovation coalition. we will take questions and answers immediately after we hear from one additional group of experts, including dr. woodcock from the fda. >> this is an exciting time because we have the opportunity to make the most advanced clinical decisions available to every cancer patient __ regardless of where they live or the socioeconomic background, and regardless of what practical resources they may have available to them. >> i think now, innovation is so important. there is an expectation, next vacation from patients. there is really an expectation that patients have for the latest technology and features. >> in this era of personalized medicine and diagnostics __ many many unique targets have been defined to treat cancer. we cannot afford to innovate. >> we cannot afford to put up with the status quo. >> i think we are on the cusp of an information revolution. the information revolu

their pain has been felt not just in this community but all the way down to the halls of the united states congress. this is a terrible unthinkable tragedy. by all akounlts, officer ramos was a good man, good father, good husband and a good police officer. he was there for the city of new york to protect that's why it's important for us to be there for the ramos family during this incredible time of need. so we just hopeful that this tragedy will not be in vein and that we will be able to we have to be respectful of this tragedy. make sure that they are appropriately buried as the heros that they are. and figure out a way for us to come together as the resilient city that we are. >> state senator? >> thank you very much. >> i also want to offer my condolences to the ramos family. my heart goes out to you but the message has to be clear here as juan has mentioned. a person traveled a long distance to do this. it's a random act and it must stop. we want everybody to really understand that and to the ma r mayor. please set by example. that's the only thing i can ask. to both families, our hearts go ou

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different parties in israel have different friends in the united states that they want to help them, with the presence of other members of congress in the room, i cannot uphold any notion that the united states government would be involved in an election in another country. we have fought that over and over again in the past and we would fight it if they had tried to be involved. it just doesn't happen. i don't know if it was a casual reference or a reference referring to private individuals, but the united states government does not get involved in elections in other countries. that is our policy. thank you. >> we believe this program at this point. you can see it in its entirety on c-span.org. the u.s. house is >> are you taking the risk in israel of losing americanj jewery? reformed the jews can be very good jews. how would you deal with us? it's a theoretical question. i have huge respect for the conservative movements. vastcan tell you what a cooperation that my colleagues have with me. we are a huge women's issues gender. it [applause] following:as the there is a growing strength from those movements in israel. they have be

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state such to sfg tv. first speaker please. >> the congress of the of the united states resolution of the city and county of san francisco board of supervisors calling for the rescission of house joint resolution in the 107th congress authorizes the president to use armed forces in the in the united states as in the united states as he determines to to be necessary bases on lies on wmd and iraq. to call the president into actual service of the of the united states to execute a declaration of war as a commander in chief. 373 members of the 107th congress including elected california elected public officers -- authorized the president to use the armed forces of the of the united states as he determined to be necessary. evading a resolution to declare war as he determined to be necessary at the expense and danger to the people whereas every member of congress and public officer in the united states bound by oath of office and -- to defend this constitution for the united states of america without any reservation. whereas a direct result of duly elected public officers have been deprived of their lives without

reform and i certainly don't disagree with that but the united states constitution says that immigration reform must be done by the united states congress. the president doesn't say, nor does the constitution say, hey, if the congress doesn't do it or doesn't do it the way i like it, then i get the opportunity to do it myself. that's not what the constitution says. it says the president shall faithfully execute the laws. now, the gentleman from new york in talking about the impact of the president's executive action here says, oh, the people who are here illegally and are taking jobs,er in' taking jobs that americans don't want. well, maybe there will thrst' some truth to that. maybe some of them are not. the fact of the matter is the president has unilaterally taken executive order that would give every single one of the four million to five million undocumented people in the united states who take jobs to take any job in the country they want to. as good a job, as high paying a job as you want. yes, we need to do immigration reform. the american people want us to do immigration reform but they want to start with enforcement first. ins

the parameters of the aumf, but this is really a charade we're going through because congress and the united states isn't going to act in the next couple days. . i have been involved in many aumfs and not a single one generated from the congress. the reason why constitution calls the president the commander-in-chief is because he's supposed to lead. if he wants an authorization for the use of military force, he should lead and tell us what he wants that authorization to be. and frankly, for you to say that, well, we welcome it or whatever it is, of course, is an . abrigation of the responsibilities of the president of the united states as commander-in-chief. as we go through this charade whether or not we have a vote or not almost makes it all irrelevant. i would hope in january we're working with the new chairman and the new ranking member and other members of this committee that the president of the united states to the congress and to this committee and we could work