if common sense prevails -- we know it doesn't happen often enough here in the united states congress one the department of veterans' affairs certainly in my view can solve this problem and if common sense doesn't prevail there then surely the united states senate, the u.s. house of representatives and the president could agree upon a legislative fix that is really nothing more than common sense. i'm talking about a veterans' issue, one that is certainly prevalent in a rural state like mine. my guess a very problem that's created in a state like yours as well mr. president. i was very pleased. i came to the senate floor and talked about the importance of passing and approving the choice act. we remember the scandal of last year in which it became clear that the department of veterans' affairs had significant problems across the country. the v.a. hospital in phoenix was a poster child for bad behavior that resulted in potentially death of veterans. one of the things that we did to try to help the department of veterans' affairs better take care of america's veterans was to pass the cho

it's so nice to see him back in the united states, in the halls of the united states congress. america is changing and this is a big step. thank you. ms. lee: thank you very much. let me thank you congressman farr, for that really very positive upbeat statement, also for your leadership on so many issues. i want to remind this body, cuba still finds self on the list of state sponsor terror countries and congressman farr along with other members have really led in trying to get our administration to really understand, as william cohen issued the white paper in 1998, saying that there's no conventional threat by the cuban military. that has decreased. there's none. and this should be lifted very quickly. so thank you, congressman farr. let me now yield to congressman cohen from tennessee who understands very clearly the importance of lifting the embargo, not only for our foreign policy goals, but also in terms of his constituents and in terms of the benefits to american businesses and the efforts in our job creation and economic revitalization efforts. thank you again for being h

quite confident the israeli opposition leadership will find this invitation and effort by the united states congress particularly the republican side of the congress to interfere directly in the israeli election. >> yeah it's awkward because it comes a month or so before the scheduled israeli elections, i think march 17th, or whenever. i'm already hearing that israeli opposition leaders who think they were moving ahead, had a chance to defeat netanyahu, they're upset because they think this will only elevate netanyahu and they think it's inappropriate right now for the republican leadership in congress to what they claim, isaac hertzog, they see it as some sort of political interference a month before the israeli elections. you understand the sensitivities there. >> of course. and the fact is that in a very closely contested israeli election which the polls in israel indicate right now, the labor party has a slight lead over prime minister netanyahu's party, the fact is giving this type of forum to prime minister netanyahu on the issue that is seminal in his reelection campaign that is contesting ir

. >> yesterday we inaugurated the 114th senate of the united states congress. we welcome the fact many dedicated members and swore in many new ones. i have high hopes for our new colleagues. they share the results of my conference to restore the senate to a place of high purpose or they are determined to make a positive difference in the lives of the people who send them here here. the men and women we just swore in have made a significant change already and that's majority we seated yesterday. i look to this new beginning with optimism and a profound sense of purpose and i look to my colleagues and gratitude for their trust. next to serving the people of kentucky this is the highest of honors. i recognize the serious expectations of the american people and i know they are counting on us. and i do mean all of us every single member of this body. we are in a moment of great anxiety as a nation. the people we represent have lost faith in their government. they no longer trust washington to do the right thing. many face the reality of the losing health plans after

. >> a lot of what he's going to lay out tonight will run into a buzz saw that is the united states congress. >> was there a moment or a meeting when the president said, screw it let's go for broke in these last two years? >> no. at least not in the meeting i attended. >> he's laying out a democratic playbook. >> isn't it some kind of trap to simply get republicans in a bad spot as the 2016 election approaches? >> the president has run his last campaign. >>> the speech is in quote, very good shape. the stage is set, or in this case the rostrum is set, in t-minus five hours. this time he is pulling out all the stops. moments ago, the president met with four of the citizens for tonight's address. he laid out his pitch. >> after the sixth time i suspect i'm a little more relaxed and a little better at it than the first time out. america is now in a position to really turn the page. the unemployment rate has dropped to 5.6%. we have seen manufacturing come back. we have cut our deficits. gas prices have dropped, and so we are well positioned for the future. >> this year's state of the union will

united states to be a part of it. we have found in the united states congress i can't tell you why president of the united states and this administration doesn't like to respond back to us when we have questions. this is one of the avenues withhold money. so we'll withhold 10 million bucks. i think we were pretty wise and smart to do that. we care about the president. we care about the security issues and we care that they're the president's running the government right now the administration but they should be required to come up to plan and tell congress not just whatever they choose to do so.w- does anybody have, does anybody on your side have the question for the gentlewoman? okay. did you see that. okay. would you want to look over here? does anybody have a question for the gentlewoman from houston? seeing none, thank you very much. >> thank you for your point. >> please make sure you leave anything that you brought in writing for your statement. we appreciate it. >> i will do so. i thank the generosity of my ranking member. thank you for her humor. let me make sure i correct it and say executive actions and not exe

able to say before. >> the president of the united states states. >> he's heading back to the capitol. his popularity is up. but the new republican run congressce i only got two years in office, i'm kind of in a rush. >> tonight, barack obama tries to grab the nation's attention before the candidates for his job steal the spotlight. he's more determined than ever to claim credit for the economic rebound. >> we are entering into the new year with a new confidence that america is c

description of the core provisions of the american repatriation legislation enacted by the united states congress in 1989 and 1990. i really am channeling rick, i'm getting laryngitis. the 1989 act applied only to the smithsonian institution, and the native collections of human remains housed at the national museum of natural history. while the 1990 act applied to virtually all american museums and included collections of human remains as well as other native cultural patrimony. for purposes of this presentation, the critical provisions of this legislation can be summarized together because of their legal sameness. the enactments cover the following categories of objects and patrimony. human remains associated and unassociated funerary materials and sacred and ceremonial objects and patrimony. both acts mandate the return of objects in these categories to culturally affiliated contemporary native communities if the materials apart from human remains and funerary objects are essential to the conduct of contemporary life and ceremonial practice. the applicant made impunity bears the burden of proof

congress and says she believes they all share the same goal: to serve the american people. >> i look to fostering a new and improved relationship with this committee, the united states senate, and the entire united states congress, a relationship based on mutual respect and constitutional balance. >> reporter: lynch also says she wants to mend relationships between police and minority communities and aggressively pursue cybercriminals. lynch has served in the u.s. attorney's office in brooklyn for the last 16 years and has already won senate confirmation twice. craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> it has been 54 years but justice was finally served for the so-called friendship 9 today. the 9 black men were sentenced to a month of hard labor after all they did was order food at a white only lunch counter back in 1961. before a packed courtroom today, a south carolina judge vacated the trespassing and breach of peace convictions against eight of them. the ninth has since died. the men are considered pioneers for refusing to be released on bail. it was known as the jail no bail strategy during the civil rights movement. >> we couldn't afford it any longer. we had to fin

congress will inevitably change those cuts. i think we have to have cuts that happened now. they will unfortunately heard. but, the pain is caused by a history of irresponsible spending in the united states, and by the united states government. >> if not, could we face the possibility of a default? >> you know __ i hope that we don't. i hope that congress and the president act responsibly, and balance our budget, or at least move substantially in that direction. >> you can see the entire interview with representative lx can but tomorrow at 10:00 am. >> the 114th congress gallows in this tuesday at noon eastern. watch live coverage of the house on c_span. check the gop led congress. and have your say as the events unfold. new congress, best access on c_span. next, conversations from the 2014 washington ideas forum. beginning with make ebeling. >> so, everybody has a chapter 1. my chapter 1 start with tempy __ one of the best graffiti artist. he came down with alf, popularized by the ice bucket campaign. my company came up with the idea that this year, instead of gifting a fruit basket, or something like that, we thought we would make a donation on his behalf. we said, we want to use this

the merits to determine whether it is in the natural interest -- national interest of the united states. congressnterfering and attempting to circumvent that process for different reasons. the fact is, the president says this is a project that should be evaluated on the merits. and that has questions like how many jobs will be created, what impact does this have on energy prices, and what impact does this have on climate change? if it contributes significantly to the already significant carbon problem we have on the planet. the project is not been finalized because that's the plan for the project has not been finalized because there is an ongoing court case in nebraska about the root of the pipeline through that state. once that legal proceeding has been completed, the state department and relevant agencies will complete their review of the project and we can determine whether it is a national interest to build it. >> josh, most of white house spokespeople when they are ousted about something on capitol hill involving a leadership election or the other party will say hey, that is for them to deci

when we decide who to vote for in the united states senate, to confirm somebody to the united states congress, do you think it would be improper for the voting body, the united states senate to consider whether or not we believe that person will be an advocate for and a supporter of laws we think are unconstitutional and offend the policies the congress has established? should we consider that when we decide who to vote for? >> i think it absolutely should be the kind of thing you should be considering, yes. >> i do, too. i believe congress has a duty to defend its legitimal constitutional powers. it has several powers of its own. one of them is the power of the purse, and one of them is the power of confirmations. i don't see any need for this congress to confirm somebody to be the chief law enforcement officer of this nation who is at that table insisting that she intends to execute a policy that's contrary to law and to what congress desires and what the american people desire. and says that someone here unlawfully is as much entitled to a job in this country as somebody here who is here l

united states of america. mr. goodlatte:article i section 1 all legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of e united states, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives. i now yield to the majority leader, the gentleman from california, mr. mccarthy. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding. section 2 the house of representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from maryland, the minority whip, mr. hoyer. mr. hoyer:no person shall be a representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been seven years a citizen of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen. the actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the congress of the united states. and within every subsequent term of 10 years in such manners as

that's what we've got to do in the congress of the united states. >> congress is now controlled by republicans in both houses. what does this mean for the district? >> that's a loaded question. all i can say to our constituents is be not afraid. that's not the way to approach republicans. first, don't approach them in a stereotypical fashion. i have been -- it has been my fate to be for more than 20 years in the congress under republicans in charge and often with a republican president. still we got d.c. tagged. that's the d.c. tuition access grant which sends our students to college. we've done all kinds of economic development. the new wharf is being developed. the old post office into a luxury hotel. that's with republicans in charge. all right this is an all right republican congress. we already have i think good indications. the kinds of indications that make me know that i begin, as i always have, to find people to work with. let's think of our chairmen. both of them chairmen chair fis on the house side and chairman on the other side both said they support home rule. those are two conser

. >> tam i don't think the republicans in the united states congress understand that ten years from now historians will look at the performance with respect to brac brag and the next president to believe that the way they treat barack obama is raced based. i think many have already concluded that. >> isis hacked into central commands, twitter and youtube pages, but the hack of this group anonymous declared war against isis, so now the left will go after isis, it's going to be interesting to is a see how this place out. >> reporter: governor-elect would feel is starting to fill his cabinet. his chief of staff general counsel, conservation of natural resources and padro cortes is back as secretary of state. >> a brouhaha. >> a before a had a had a. new -- a brew had a had 00 brouhaha. no yuengling at the govern's inauguration. yuengling a pilots based company older lager in the country who doesn't like a good yuengling. >> a tip to the hat of those in the city who come out on the day of service for martin luther king. it's truly impressive. we'll see you next sunday. >> >> i'm nydia han a

>> and rent to own companies >> united states congress is now under republican control.president biden sworn in the senators on capitol hill today the senate class includes 12 republicans and just one democrat. here, you see biden swearing in mitch mcconnell, who was elected majority leader today. he secede's harry reid. here is a picture of reid in his washington apartment. he suffered broken ribs and facial bones when an exercise machine broke and suffered a concussion. >> republicans control the house as well. and john baner was sworn in for a third term but that did not happen without a fight. that part of the story from washington. >> john a boehner is dually elected speaker of the house of representatives >> congress's new class has been empowered for a single day. a small group of lawmakers attempted to unseat him. boehner addressed them. >> as speaker i asked and expect is that we disagree without being disagreeable. >> prior to the vote it will come down to whether or not the republican party wants to head into a new direction. >> it's a grass roots movement say

capitol, its employees and the the united states congress. the defendant is christopher cornell who used alias ra him, who is from cincinnati, ohio, and as recently as yesterday, cornell purchased two semiautomatic weapons and 600 round of ammunition with the intent to travel to washington d.c. and kill employees and members of the congress the at the capitol building. then set off bombs in and near the capitol. according to federal documents cornell was sympathetic to i isil and supported his belief over hacks over twitter using alias. this plot began over the summer. cornell met the with the confidential inform apartment he thought to be an accomplice to begin staging this plot. he this talked about traveling to d.c. to survey federal buildings and their security measures. federal document say cornell indicated the members of the congress to go enemies. the the defendant specifically planned that he and informant would built a plant and detonate pipe bombs at u.s. capitol and use firearms and shoot and kill employees in the u.s. capitol. we

to get the job done area did in the process we will build the people's faith in this great united states congress. as a classroom teacher and coach i've learned the value of brevity. it is work, not talk that wins championships. in closing i want you to know how proud i am to be chosen to be your speaker. there is a big job ahead for all of us. i ask that god bless this house as we move forward together. thank you very much. [applause] now let's get to work. i recognize the dean of the house, the distinguished gentleman from michigan, mr. dingell. [applause] my colleague from the commerce committee whose common sense and fairness i admire. he will administer the oath of office. >> if the gentleman from illinois will please raise his right hand. d solemnly swear to support the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, and that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of a -- duties of the office which you are

ground to get the job done and in the process we will build the people's space in this great united states congress. [applause] as a classroom teacher and coach i've learned of the value of brevity. i have learned that it is work, not talk, that wins championships. in closing, i want you to know just how proud i am to have been chosen to be your speaker. there is a big job ahead for all of us. i ask that god bless this house as we move forward together. thank you very much. [applause] and now, let's bring an end to the talk and get to work. i recognize the dean of the house. the distinguished gentleman, mr. dingell. [applause] my friend and my colleague in the conference committee, whose common sense and fairness i admire. he will administer the oath of office. >> thank you mr. speaker. could the gentleman please raise his right hand? do you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic? >> i do. >> that you take this obligation freely without any reservation or purpose of evasion? that you will well and faithfully discharge the

we need at the presidential level, we needed at the united states congress.ed at the state government. and we needed at the grassroots level. just your attendance today shows you agree that we need oldness -- boldness. the presidential primaries are coming up. caucuses in iowa, primaries in south carolina -- south carolina iowa, and new hampshire share a commonality. we get to have all the candidates come. whether there is 10 or six or 20 or 24, they are all going to come to iowa, south carolina, new hampshire. we get a chance to have a conversation with them. we get a chance to tell them what is on our minds. we get to hear their vision for america. we get to give whoever the potential nominee is some momentum going into that election. that is so important. what do they need to hear? i put it in terms of the founding fathers. what can we do as a nation and me as a congressman to unleash the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit that helps americans create jobs? government does create jobs, but government creates government jobs. america creates american jobs

united states at risk in this bill. and we will have a normal debate, as we do here. and what better body to address constitutional issues in the congress of the united states. and with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. does the gentleman have a motion. mr. carter: i move the committee now do rise. the chair: those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chair: the committee of the whole house on the state of the union having had under consideration h.r. 240 directs me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house of the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 240 and has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> pursuant to house resolution 27 i call up h.r. 37 and ask for its immediate consideration. i ask unanimous consent -- the clerk: a bill to make tech

. >> united states congress is now under republican control.esident biden sworn in the senators on capitol hill today the senate class includes 12 republicans and just one democrat. here, you see biden swearing in mitch mcconnell, who was elected majority leader today. he secede's harry reid. here is a picture of reid in his washington apartment. he suffered broken ribs and facial bones when an exercise machine broke and suffered a concussion. >> republicans control the house as well. and john baner was sworn in for a third term but that did not happen without a fight. that part of the story from washington. >> john a boehner is dually elected speaker of the house of representatives >> congress's new class has been empowered for a single day. a small group of lawmakers attempted to unseat him. boehner addressed them. >> as speaker i asked and expect is that we disagree without being disagreeable. >> prior to the vote it will come down to whether or not the republican party wants to head into a new direction. >> it's a grass roots movement sayin

united states. we'll keep you posted on the united states. and if you do this, we'll do that, john? >> and this fox news alert we are waiting for the new congress up the voting for the speaker of the house. john boehner is expected to win and there is significant number of defections. ted yoho, offered up his own now along with texas go mert. each voted for himself and there are other votes coming in including one congressman that voted for jeff sessions of alabama. it is true that you don't need to be a member of congress to be speaker of the house although it is my understanding that never happen in the history of the nation. and chief congressional correspondal mike emmanuel is keeping an eye on all of that. >> reporter: allies of john boehner would like to get past the vote. they would like to celebrate the republican majority and get to work. we'll look live at the house floor where the vote for speaker is underway. they have predicted predicably for john boehner and nancy pelosi is from the democrat. there are three others who are arguing for new leadership. john boehner allies noted he was selected in number. and no one voted for the cha

tomorrow president obama will address the nation in a joint session of the united states congress in is second to last state of the union speech even after six years in the white house, he admits he still gets at least occasionally a bit nervous. >> after the sixth time, i suspect i'm a little are more relaxed, but you never get completely used to it. sergeant of arms announced you and you're reminded of the incredible privilege that you have. >> the president is expected to pitch several new program tax credits for the middle class, paying for them with higher taxes on the wealthy new fees for big bank as well. former presidential nominee mitt romney is set to speak at a pricht private event tonight in california. he said on multiple occasions that he doesn't plan to pursue another bid for the white house, but now a different tune romney saying he's at least considering another run. and there is new evidence that conservatives want him to run. 6 out of 10 republicans in a recent news poll supported a romney 2016 bid, compare that to 50% supporting jeb bush at least running, 29% suppo

we have 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the united states. congressnly allocates enough money to deport 400,000. 11 million illegal immigrants enough money to deport 400,000. obviously you have to make some choices here and i'm sure when my dear friend jeff sessions and he is a dear friend he used prosecutorial discretion. we want our prosecutors to go after the highest-level crimes if they don't have the resources to do all of them. doesn't it make sense to have a general rule to prosecute -- in a prosecutorial office with limited resources to go after bank robbers before you go after shoplifters? as you mentioned the president's executive order allows for an occasional exception, but having an office go after the higher-level more dangerous crimes first is part of how law enforcement has gone on for hundreds of years and it should. so i don't even get this idea that this is an illegal act by the president. we arm our law enforcement officials with an array of laws but limited resources. they have to make hard choices, and a straightforward allocatio

congress will inevitably change those cuts. i think we have to have cuts that happened now. unfortunately, they will hurt. but, the pain is caused by a history of irresponsible spending in the united states, and by the united states government. >> if not, could we face the possibility of a default? >> i hope that we don't. i hope the congress and the president act responsibly, aand balance our budget, or at least moved toward the direction. >> "washington journal" continues. host: roben farzad is a talkshow host. where can people hear you on the radio? guest: on some cloud, on twitter radio, and wrir. host: we want to talk about gas prices __ now down. the stock market continues to reach more highs. what can we expect in 2015? guest: who would've thought when we are so low in 2008 2009, people said oil will never fall below $100 per barrel. people thought the united states would never look comparatively well vis_à_vis other markets. here we are, the most desired stock market. host: what does this mean long_term? especially as far as gas prices, many expected to stay low. guest: no one really expected this gusher of shell oil to come out of the midwest. north dakota is bigger than the sma

and representatives to which the state may be entitled in the congress, but no senator or representative, or person holding an office of trust or profit under the united states, shall be appointed an elector. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from virginia, mr. forbes. mr. forbes: the congress may determine the time of choosing the electors and the day they should give their vote, which day shall be the same throughout the united states. no person except a natural born citizen or citizen of the united states at the time of the adoption of the constitution shall be eligible to the office of president. neither person shall not have attain to the age of 35 years and have been 14 years a resident within the united states. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from california mr. takano. mr. takano: the president shall at stated times receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased or -- nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected and he shall not receive within that period any other emoulment of the united states or any of them. before he enter on the execution of his office he shall take

mandated by the constitution in the words from time to time, the president of the united states should give a message to congress on the state of the union and recommendations of programs that he thinks should be followed. george washington began that practice of giving a state of the union message to congress when the first congress met, but washington went in person to the congress, went to the senate chamber, and delivered a speech that had a series of recommendations. a relatively short speech. but in those days before there were standing committees of congress, they actually used to cut the state of the union message up into paragraphs and create ad hoc committees to address each one of the issues that the president suggested. washington and adams, john adams his vice president who became president followed that practice and so they created this sort of idea that from time to time was an annual message and, in fact, for years it was known as the annual message. it didn't become known as the state of the union message, really until the 1940s. in fact, in 1948 there was a hollywood movie called "state of the

middle east to address us on the iranian nuclear threat speaks how volume of how seriously the united states congress takes the threat of a nuclear iran for our own security. lou: and in the president's state of the union you invited to the speech, the daughter of one of the brothers to the rescue pilots who were shot down by the castro regime almost 20 years ago. standing in stark contrast to the presence of alan gross invited by the president. where are we headed with this unilateral initiative on the part of the president to open up cuba. >> he's give given this away. this young lady who was invited. the coconspirator of her father's murder was one of the spies that president obama pardoned in exchange for alan gross' life. it's incredible what the president is willing to offer the cuban regime. right now the highest level state department personnel is negotiating this diplomatic relations with the cuban delegation. who is the cuban delegation? well, they're part of the official intelligence operation for castro's cuba. so that tells you a lot about the folks that we're dealing with. and one of th

campaigned all across the country to the american people about why they should be put in charge of united states congressand we have seen now they are in charge of the united states congress and less than a month later they are threatening to shut down the partner, security. they're threatening to say we are going to withhold paychecks from the people who are on the front lines keeping america safe. these are transportation security officers border patrol officials and others who have an important role in enforcing our immigration laws and doing the kinds of things that are critical to our homeland security. but let me say one more thing about this. there was a lot of a lot of coverage at the end of last year in the beginning of this year particularly from republicans who are talking about how important it was for political leaders to stand up for law enforcement. particularly in the aftermath of a terrible tragic shooting of the police officers in new york city. we saw some very aggressive rhetoric from republicans suggesting it's important for men and women in uniform to know that their political leade

judiciary committee, to his current status as dean of the house and longest-serving member of the united states congress, this extraordinary leader's life has been defined by a singular drive to serve. his actions have been guided by deep and abiding love of country and community. his service has been animated by an unwavering commitment to the cause of justice. as one of 13 founding members of the congressional black caucus, representative conyers helped to bring together other trailblazers and pioneers in order to in power give voice to people of color throughout our great nation. years ago, he led the fight to secure appropriate recognition for the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. by introducing legislation to establish a national holiday in his honor. at every stage of his extremely distinguished career, in times of great trial and consequence, he dedicated himself to advancing universal human dignity, tolerance as well as respect. as a major proponent of the violence against women act of 1994 he joined with then-senator joe biden and other congressional leaders to bring help and hope to millions

>> of course not. >> if you can't release them and the united states congress says you cannot bring them to this country. >> isn't that a fair question for our elected leaders. >> doesn't that mean you have to keep gitmo open? >>> that is a policy decision. there will be dozens of these individuals who have to be detain. our elected officials need to find a way to detain them. >> in iran you say a diplomatic solution is preferrable but if the talks fall apart can we contain a nuclear alarm or do we have to launch a knack strike and could we take out the nuclear program? >> if the diplomacy fails and they move ahead to acquire nuclear weapon we have been clear that will be unacceptable risk to both our own country and, also, to the region and we have military capability if place and we continue to keep them in ready notice to if asked, to eliminate. delay is the right raise, iran's nuclear program. >> what have you learned of cyber lets of the north korean hacking of sony? how vulnerable are we to to a cyber pearl harbour? >> it can be disruptive, disrupt, and destroy. it can destroy hard

congress, mr. hurt of texas, the man who probably has more -- herd of texas, the man who probably has more of the southern border of the united states than any other member of our congress. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. hurd: mr. speaker, thank you. i have taken an oath of office to uphold our constitution twice. the first time at a -- as an undercover officer in the c.i.a. and just last week i took that oath again as i was sworn in as a member of this body. this bill is about upholding our constitution and protecting it from expecttive overreach. but we can't forget that immigration and legal immigrants are an asset to our nation, not a liability. everyone knows that our immigration system is broken. an executive action that incentivizes illegal immigration just makes it worse. we need a long-term solution that protects american workers and fosters economic growth. our nation has for many decades benefited from the brain drain from other countries and we need to make sure that continues. and i also want our nation to benefit from a hardworking dream too. so if you are going to be a productiv

address where he heard a president issue so many veto threats to the opposite party in the united states congress. so andrea mitchell "msnbc" saying in terms of foreign policy the president's views are not close to reality as "cnn" wolf blitzer i don't member a state of union address where of heard a president issue summative veto threats to the opposite party united states congress especially at a time as "the new york times" points out gop gains in elections. the president simply is ignoring what has happened across this

in a nutshell it says to every agency fulfill the statutory goals that the united states congress setor you. protect health safety, consumers, and the vulnerable. you are free to do that and you should when congress gives you that orders. as you achieve those goals make sure you do it with better public input. test information and better tested information and in the least costly way. hr 185 brings urgently needed regulatory reform to hard working americans. i request that the rules committee grant an ploept rule that allows for expetitiondious. >> i rise to speak in opposition. >> hr 185 is a sweeping revision of the administrative procedure act that convolutes through numerous attacks. despite the mantra for the minority party, getting government off the backs of the people, or remove bud and regular laces, what this regulatory accountability act does is to -- it doesn't stream line the process it imposes 74 new rule makeing -- with deregulating industries by halting the agency rule making process. so these requirements are largely opposed by the nation's leading administrative law

he also served as the president of the united states congress of catholic bishops. arch bishop kirtz will be joined on stage together with his brother, roman catholic bishops, as well as the greek orthodox diocese of america, the orthodox church of american, the christian arch diocese of north america and the serbient orthodox church of north and south america. your excellencies. >> good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for standing up for life. my dear friends, it is my humble privilege to open this march for life rally in prayer with the great assistance of my orthodox brother bishops and my catholic brother bishops as a sign of our unity in an effort to uphold the dignity of every human life, the orthodox, and catholic bishops take turns each year leading this joint opening prayer, and so i ask you to join me as i say, let us pray. heavenly father, we stand before you this day and ask your blessings on this national march for life. we thank you for each and every pilgrim who has made the trip to our nation's capitol, help us to be joyful witnesses to the gospel

address where he heard a president issue so many veto threats to the opposite party in the united states congress. so andrea mitchell "msnbc" saying in terms of foreign policy the president's views are not close to reality as "cnn" wolf blitzer i don't member a state of union address where of heard a president issue summative veto threats to the opposite party united states congress especially at a time as "the new york times" points out gop gains in elections. the president simply is ignoring what has happened across this country in the november elections. president obama seems to have missed the november elections entirely. republicans know we have an obligation to the american people to deliver effective efficient and accountable governing. we have an opportunity stated obligation to put americans first. last night president obama showed he wants to put washington first. republicans are not willing to help this president continue down the same wrong road that the american people have rejected. let's be honest this past election was a rejection election rejecting the policies of this president

the united states and our european partners saying with one voice to the united states congress, don't blow up these negotiations. >> let me ask you this. this seems to be the key question in how the dynamics play out between the republican congress and the white house, how much they take these veto threats seriously. if the president compromises at the last minute and say, if you do this and this, maybe i won't veto it. if he just vetoes, he's true to his word and congress operates knowing they have a two-thirds threshold. do you believe him when he says he's going to veto all this stuff? >> i do believe him. and i think the republicans are going to test him. on these two issues, there's not a lot of wiggle room in the middle. you can't go halfway on violating the joint plan of action under the iran negotiations. you can't approve half of the pipeline, right? you have to -- you actually have to be for the construction or against the construction. you have to let the administration do its work on sanctions or you're going to substitute your judgment for the administration. i think you'

i have to mention his continuing appeal to the congress of the united states to pass reparations. [applause] the number supporting reparations are relatively small now, but they are larger than last year or will be larger this year than last year. they were larger last year than the year before. there were large of year before the year before that. he's going to be around long enough to make sure he is there when they are signed into law by president who and whenever -- whomever it happens to be. when i was talking to the people arranging this and they said maybe five minutes, i said what about four minutes. i wish i had said three minutes. i have so much to say about congressman conyers. he is a wonderful person, a wonderful servant. a wonderful man who represents what we all hope our congressman would be and should be. it is my great pleasure to say hello to him thank you for what you have done. keep it up. i know you will keep it up forever if you just. thank you, thank you, thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much julian bond. next i'm going to call to the microphone at our

forward to fostering a new and improved relationship with this committee, the united states senate and the entire united states congress. a relationship based on mutual respect and constitutional balance. ultimately i know we all share the same goal and commitment to protect and to serve the american people. now i recognize that we have faced many challenges in the years ahead, but i have seen in my own life and family how dedicated men and women can answer the call to achieve great things for themselves for their country, and for generations to come. my father that young minister who carried me on his shoulders, has answered that call. as has my mother, that courageous young teacher who refused to let jim crow define her. standing with them are my wrinkles and cousins who served in vietnam. one of whom is here to support me today. and my older brother, a navy seal all of whom answered that call with their service to our country. senators as i come before you today, i still standing -- stand on my father's shoulders, and on the shoulders of all who have gone before me. i believe in the promise of america, because i hav