lincoln when he came on the committee, this was his committee assignment when he was in the united states congress. it's interesting, he became known as spotty because he was challenging the president where were the origins of the mexican american war, there's a great history of the committee an what it's been able to do. what's interesting is what changed when i left because the oversight and government reform committee changed and now nancy pelosi, elijah cummings changed the name of the committee, the committee on oversight and reform. see, democrats don't believe that government is the problem, they think it's a solution, government is all good, what you see now are hearings and a press to go after individual and individual corporations, that is not necessarily the purview of the united states congress. again, the committee is wide, probably the widest birth of any sort of jurisdiction, supreme court case that is we lay out here where oversight, wings were clipped back to try to get him on the straight narrows can look after government, we had hearings, for instance, mylan and pharmaceuticals,

resolution not only to be able to apply pressure but to get that signal to world leaders that the united states congress understands the dangerous of the course this president has put us on and we want to restore the good faith and name of the united states. >> i want to follow up -- [inaudible question] >> no, i do think we connected one with the other but the facts speak for themselves as it relates to the residence conduct in terms of syria and turkey, reckless in a responsible, jeopardizing an ally, enhancing the position of four different enemies and the actions of the president as it relates to the trump ukraine scandal speaks for themselves. the timeline speaks for itself. congress in a bipartisan way authorized $391 million in military and economic aid to the ukraine. crane is a friend, russia is a a so. ukraine is a democracy, russia is a dictatorship. ukraine is currently under attack by russian backed separatists and the united states is probably the only way in between vladimir putin and ukraine been completely run over by russia. in that context ukraine is incredibly moldable and yet, there

we have 63 new members of the house democratic caucus of the united states congress. we're thankful for the leadership and thought and intellect that they bring to the caucus. it's a benefit to the caucus, but more importantly, it's a benefit to the congress and to the country. and we appreciate their leadership of the national security national security task force. with that, questions. [laughter] mr. jeffries: jo. reporter: so the republicans have argued forcefully that the inquiry into impeachment is not legitimate without a vote. how can you convince the public that it is indeed legitimate? why not take a vote on the house floor? to fully authorize it as was done with clinton and nixon. mr. jeffries: we are in the rocess of communicating to the american people what's at stake in terms of the wrongdoing done by the president. donald trump betrayed his oath of office. he abused his power. by pressuring a foreign leader to target an american citizen for political gain and withheld $391 million in aid to accomplish that invidious objective. that is textbook abuse of po

i have the backing of the united states congress. we will not tolerate this. we want a good relationship, but you are destroying it and i have the backing of the united states congress. i have the backing of people who want to impeach me and i have the backing of the people who want to defend me. what i want is erdogan to stand down and get out of syria and give us a chance to deal with legitimate concerns. do not abandon the kurds. some of our troops need to stay involved in the counter isis fight and 15,000 fighters still on the loose. the day we leave where we can say we are safe. every military leader, mr. president, believes we need a few hundred of us to keep the isis fight going into the right direction. 10,000 kurds were injured or killed. every one that went down was one of us that didn't have to go down. this is a model that works, mr. president. you had a light footprint and we destroyed the caliphate with eight casualties. good bless the eight. just listen to the commanders, and don't listen to rand paul and we'll talk about golf. if you don't know

in the united states congress, he made up my phone call. i have had people who have said i did not like the way you talked to the ukrainian president, i said, did you read my speech? , a lot of people saw that. frankly, i don't know if anybody would have even noticed. congenial andlly gentle words and made me sound like a tyrant. it's a terrible thing. he defrauded the american public. it is all a big con. have had the transcript, you would not have had a whistleblower. all you have to do is read transcript. what's even more important than transcript, though i think it is the most important, these are crooked people. lawyer it'sdemocrat a con job. this is a con being perpetrated by united states public and even the world. a poll just came out today, very small people want to see something. that's the way it is. i say this. all you have to do is read the transcript. you know what is almost as good as the transcript? sayingainian president he did not even know what they were talking about, no pressure. the foreign minister of ukraine saying i

and he also should be brought before the united states congress to speak about what exactly was his involvement what if any solicitations were made pie the president to have the vice president engage in unethical conduct. and illegal conduct. >> also if trump is dpaelt of a trade to u.s. surkt arrangements with a country endangered by the russians and maybe he did the same thing. let me ask you about earlier today house speaker pelosi said she thinks president trump is lashing out at the democrats because of his fear of impeachment. let's watch her analysis. >> i think the president knows the argument that can be made against him, and he's scared. and so he's trying to divert attention from that to where it's standing in the way of legislation. >> what do you make of her performance so far especially in the last two weeks? >> i think we should all be very thankful at at this moment in time that nancy pelosi is the speaker because she has -- and no one can question this, she has been thoughtful, she's been reflective, she has been measured every step of the way. you know, i like so many other de

that is not necessarily the purview of united states congress.committee is the widest birth of any jurisdiction there are two supreme court cases we lay out more oversight wings were clipped back to try to get it on the straight and narrow witches look after government. we had hearings mylan pharmaceutical and the epipen situation, farmer boy. we did call into individual corporations but what we also did his call in the fda and health and human services to say, how did this happen? what elijah cummings is doing is now demanding and sending out subpoenas and directives to go, letters and records amounts to look under the books without any evidence of wrongdoing presupposing the outcome on fishing expeditions to go look into the lives of individuals. if you have proximity to donald trump, look out. that is a prime time target. this operating agreement, which nobody has seen the light of day between elijah cummings, jerry nadler, maxine Ãand i think there's a 51 about how they were going to do investigations and how they were going to do impeachment

a strong message to syria that one, we in the united states congress take seriously the intrusion of turkey into the kurdish area. it should send a strong message to president erdogan to recognize that he cannot bully his way through in the region. it should also send a strong message to iran and russia and to our isis foes that america is serious about peace, but doing it in the manner that provides a safe -- as safe a pathway for peace as possible. i would hope and would have wanted the decision that the president made on a phone call never to have occurred. it did occur. unnrnlt -- unfortunately president erdogan was a partner in this and we must make a very strong statement that the united states will not stand for this kind of bullying and that we will ensure that we will find peace, but in the right way. with that, i support h.r. 4695, nd i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. mccaul: thank you, mr. speaker. i am preeced to yield two minutes to -- pleased

for parents, being a parent gives you a viewpoint that's helpful when you come to the congress of the united states. you don't forget what regular people are going through at home when you are a parent. i remember also my first day in congress, my mother had passed away several years before, but my dad was still alive. retired beer truck driver. he'd never been on an airplane in his life. and we got him on a plane and we had a friend sit next to him and he was sitting in that gallery watching his daughter become a member of the united states congress. and i think for those of us who came from humble roots, we never forget where we came from. and it informs our perspective on where the country should go. d like to yield such time as she may consume to the author of the bill, ms. porter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. porter: i want to thank the ranking member for his bipartisanship and for his cooperation on this. because democracy is not a partisan value. democracy is about letting every voice in this country be heard. and those voices should reflect the diversity of th

that is not the purview of the united states congress. again this is the widest birth of any sort of jurisdiction there are two supreme court cases we lay out where oversight was clipped back to get on the straight and narrow which is government we had hearings like the epipen situation the farm a boy where we did look at individual corporations but we also call the fda and hhs to say how does this happen? what elijah cummings is now doing is demanding to send out subpoenas and directives to look under the books without any evidence of wrongdoing by the way, to presuppose the outcome on fishing expeditions to go look into the lives of individuals and if you have proximity to donald trump look out because that is a prime target nobody has seen this the light of day between elijah cummings, jerry nadler and maxine waters, adam schiff and there's a fifth one in there about how they would do investigations and impeachment they planned this all out before the 116th congress even started. but it's all premised on the idea essentially they would

influence the actions of urkey, and that is to say to our allies around the globe that the united states congress our president t has done. nd that he has betrayed the kurds. and that sends a very dangerous world, as ound the congressman crow said, that you can't trust us. and we are hoping with this resolution, not only to be able but to give sure, that signal to world leaders congress nited states understands the dangerousness of the course that this president put us on. and we want to restore the good united d name of the states. reporter: do you think the president's conduct in syria you -- bolsters your case that the president needs to be impeached? mr. jeffries: no. we connected one with the other. the facts speak for themselves as it relates to the president's conduct in terms of syria and turkey, reckless and an sponsible, jeopardizing ally, enhancing the position of four different enemies. the actions of the president as it relates to the trump-ukraine speaks for themselves. f the timeline speaks for itself. all right. ongress, in a bipartisan way, authorized $391 million in aid to thed

there of the leadership there well i mean what i think the united states congress and the administration should do is we should stop all arms sales to saudi arabia and all military assistance congress in a bipartisan way has sent the trumpet ministration various bills calling for an end to certain weapons sales the administration has vetoed those those bills i find it unconscionable by continuing to sell arms to the saudis in light of not only what happened to jamal but what they're doing to dissidents and the brutal war that they're conducting in yemen but to continue to sell arms to saudi arabia in light of all of that means that this administration is complicit in these killings i mean this is this is it is a matter of principle that the united states at all stands for human rights we ought to draw a line in the sand there ought to be accountability and so i'm very disappointed that the trumpet ministration you know has really done nothing to hold the crown prince or the saudi government accountable i think it's unconscionable you're disappointed you say it's unconscion

[cheers] record in the united states congress. no independent in the history of the united states of america has served more terms in the united states congress. [cheers] remember asking bernie back then, what exactly is a democratic-socialist? he said it is simple. it's what the democratic party used to be. [cheers] it is what franklin roosevelt did. said everyone gets a seat at the table. and everyone gets a slice of the pie. not just one person taking nine slices and letting everyone else fight for the crumbs of the last slice. means we need not just democracy and our electoral politics. we need a democratic economy, and economy you and i -- that is what it means. focus on the democratic part of democratic socialism. it means essentially that the last shall be first in the first shall be last. he said yes, that's it. i -- it started there. here we are now. look at this. amazing. amazing. "bernie!"} --] the powers that be are very unhappat here. [cheering] unhappy that bernie is back. and so they are doing everything they can do

rights movement and he took civil rights, voting rights, labor rights and human rights to the united states congress. john conyers, perhaps more than any other member of congress, he made trips over and over again to the south, to identify the truggle going on in the south. he came to alabama, to georgia, mississippi, and other parts of the deep south. mr. speaker, representative conyers was one of two members of congress, both from michigan, who voted on the original and every single re-authorization of .he voting rights act he could give us the back story of every major law from the civil rights act of 1968 to the 20-year effort to establish a national day of service honoring my friend and leader, dr. martin luther king jr. when rosa parks, a person who i got to know so well, was forced to leave our home state of alabama after the montgomery bus boycott, mr. conyers more than nyone else gave her a position on his staff and she was very proud and pleased to work in the office of john conyers. she served in his district office for 23 years. the record should be clear, john conyers loved music, but h

rights movement and he took civil rights, voting rights, labor rights and human rights to the united states congress. john conyers, perhaps more than any other member of congress, he made trips over and over again to the south, to identify the truggle going on in the south. he came to alabama, to georgia, mississippi, and other parts of the deep south. mr. speaker, representative conyers was one of two members of congress, both from michigan, who voted on the original and every single re-authorization of .he voting rights act he could give us the back story of every major law from the civil rights act of 1968 to the 20-year effort to establish a national day of service honoring my friend and leader, dr. martin luther king jr. when rosa parks, a person who i got to know so well, was forced to leave our home state of alabama after the montgomery bus boycott, mr. conyers more than nyone else gave her a position on his staff and she was very proud and pleased to work in the office of john conyers. she served in his district office for 23 years. the record should be clear, john conyers loved music, but h

that is not necessarily the purview of the united states congress. again, the committee is this wide, probably the widest berth of any sort of jurisdiction. there are two supreme court cases that we lay out here where oversight wings were clipped back to try to get it on the straight is and narrow which is look after government. we had hearings, for instance, mylan pharmaceuticals and the end -- epipen situation, you know, the pharma boy where we did call in individual corporations. but what we also did is called in the fda and health and human services to say how does this happen? what elijiah cummings is doing is now demanding and sending out subpoenas and directives to go and letters in record amount to look under the books, without any evidence of wrongdoing, by the way. presupposing the outcomes on fishing expeditions to go look into the lives of individuals. and if you have proximity to donald trump, look out. because that is a prime time target. just offering an agreement, which nobody has seen the light of day between lie ya cummings, jerry n

i witnessed today is under he is supposed to answer questions from the members of the united states congress! not just members from the majority of the united states congress. >> he is directing witnesses not to answer questions that he doesn't want the witness to answer. he has not cut off one democrat. >> laura: complete outrage very frustrating. but then, over in the senate republicans are in the majority there are more options. senate majority leader must start using his power to stand up against the democrats' political reign of terror. this is mcconnell's moment. he needs to show the american people that the g.o.p. stands united behind the man that they elected to lead this country run our foreign policy, help advance our economy. mcconnell needs to make sure that every republican keeps pressure on pelosi, schiff, and schumer. his resolution with lindsey graham was a very good start. a and as for a possible impeachment trial, mcconnell must also stop acting like his m hands are tied. it is true that there are current rules governing how impeachment is done. those rules have largely bee

united states. complex pipeline networks. state legislatures, your court systems and federal local, united states congress, koch examines wheret can happen with impact and work in change policy and realized early on, political power in a state legislature, is an on valued commodity. you can buy it really cheap. . . and they were way ahead of other people and realizing the power and the book talks about that. in un-american policy at the state level. [applause] >> we will come back to final questions and chris will be available to chat, sign your books and all the rest. we started this in 2011 is a massive undertaking. you certainly had an idea of who the co-predators were when you started. what is the biggest revelation on the other side of this book? >> the analytical of these people, that i did not expect, it blew my mind, i talked to people who have changed my underweight i see the world. they are not focused on a shiny object, their focus on the underlying fundamentals and i think about the four months of life. what surprised me most under most was analytical rigor in the depth of strategic thinking. >> ,. >> thank you. [

>> you know, i have to believe that -- and i do believe -- that the united states congress, the leaders of the united states congress, will do everything that is necessary to support and protect the whistle-blower. the president's tweets and his behaviors about this are just further evidence of the fact that he uses his power in a way that is designed to beat people down instead of lift people up. frankly, when you look at what he's been tweeting today directed at the whistle-blower, directed at so many people, you know, i, frankly, think that based on this and all we've seen him do before, including attacking members of congress, that he, frankly, should be -- his twitter account should be suspended. i think there's plenty of now evidence to suggest that he is irresponsible with his words in a way that could result in harm to other people. and so the privilege of using those words in that way should probably be taken from him. >> but doesn't that, i mean, play into certainly the hands of, you know, his -- i don't know how many twitter followers he has, i think it's in the range of 60 m

he's supposed to answer the questions from members of the united states congress. not just members from the majority of the united states congress. when this is subpoena from congress, we all get to ask the questions. adam schiff can't say, you can answer our questions but not the republicans congress. if he's so concerned about congress, let us get our questions asked and answered. >> other than questions designed to find out who the whistleblower is -- [ inaudible ]. >> we're trying to figure out who we want to call as potential witnesses. you ask us who we would call. we gave you a list. we have other names, too, that we could give you. >> which question you had -- >> i can't get into the specific questions we asked. after certain events that took place in july we asked the witness, whom did you speak with and adam schiff said, no, can't do that. >> it's clear pelosi needs to declare a mistrial. what happened today confirms even worse, just how poorly adam schiff is handling this process in denying the ability for republicans to even ask basic questions that are

the two most of important powers that the united states congress has is to deet clare war and then impeach the president. you have got 218 democrats trying to do that. it's sad. david: there are so many times when the president is ahead of the information curve. when he said he was being spied on, everybody laughed and said it was ridiculous. turns out he was spied on. now when he asked for the ukrainian officials to investigate what was going on slick in with the bind affair everybody scoffed. now it turns out he was right. once he again the president was ahead of the information curve. >> corruption is corruption at any level. just because the person happens to be running for office and his last name biden who was a vp at the time for this great country, he ought to be investigated. it's the duty of the president to find out where the corruption is. we are giving him taxpayer dollars. that's the difference. >> there are times when the mainstream media does follow the truth wherever it happens to lead. not none this case of the staffedder speaking out. but also in july "the washington pos

condolences because they understand what elijah has meant not only to the united states house of representatives, the united states congress, but indeed, he was a world class leader. having said that, i have a number of colleagues from the don gregsal black caucus, mr. speaker, who would like to have their remarks entered into the record. i have a statement from congresswoman stacey plaskett, statement from congresswoman marcia fudge of ohio, a statement from congresswoman terri sewell of alabama. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, gentleman leave will be granted. ms. clarke: thank you, mr. speaker. we have some friends and colleagues of the honorable chairman of the government oversight and reform committee who would like to say a few words, you will, about our great colleague. it's my honor at this time to ask my classmate and colleague, a member of the government reform and oversight committee and judiciary committee, the honorable steve cohen of tennessee to bring his remarks and i yield to the gentleman from tennessee. mr. cohen: thank you, ms. clarke, and mr. speaker. i was just walking back to my office and

united states and that's mean an experimental religion that number of the president trying to call lobbying organizations have always existed in the united states that all of this. are not going to well the u.s. congress that department of the u.s. government and their supporters are very deep pockets so. the federal agencies get them from nation they are lying lobbies. to gather information but i'm sure they would do their due diligence to find out whether what log these are claiming is true and i was just set up blogging biting united arab. emirates which is. it is a bit. if you see the congress has already criticized them for their moment in the yemen war it started like a good morning far better lobbying against managers you know it's unlikely but still it is a surprise that they're trying to do this and b. would oppose it we would like to the members of the congress about this much to put it. would it be desirable or achievable to put what these lobbyists are trying to get into context the context being and talking from my own experience here when i got off a plane 4 years ago somebody here al jazeera said peter there's no such thing as impartiality across the middle east across middle east broad

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very good question and just who could seek and demand answers for questions like that as the united states congress for one but tragically they're just too busy campaigning politicking grandstanding and what they do could could the real question is could we be at the doorstep of another 2007 style great recession or much much worse well we can't truly predict the future but we can start watching the hawks. as. to. whether they like it that i got.

years ago then as jim mentioned, as united states attorney for the northern district of georgia under reagan and bush one and is a member of the united states congress. i did that from january 1995 - 2003. but i consider that the oath is continuing, it did not and the moment that i left my job as u.s. attorney, it did not and the moment i resigned from the cia to resume law practice and it did not in the moment i was involuntarily retired from the u.s. congress from losing an election. i consider that is the cost and willing to pay to carry that passport as a citizen of the united states of america to get back to this country into everything that i can to ensure that those freedoms embodied in the constitution and reflected in our laws continue and defended against. i consider myself very much abiding by the oath that i took as a member of congress in georgia as standing here today as a citizen in private life. in talking about impeachment in investigations by the congress of the president in impeachment, understanding or being aware of impeachment in the procedures for impeachment is not that complex and we can talk about it a little bit and i be g

as we can see the united states congress is seriously considering to pass the hong kong human rights and democracy law we each is very likely that it will be passed over if you'll look at our 2 countries. for example other smaller nations see in southeast asia their concerns are bit different d. are also concerned because of the ongoing trade war between us and trying our art they are benefiting from the changing floors of investment from both china to us all from us to china and they were being diverted to southeast asia saw to some of the countries concerned dhea norte very keen to openly. making a position regarding the hong kong situation because they also want to keep a relationship with china at the same time with us soledad they could benefit from . economic relationships. dr bloody found interesting question i certainly found it a fascinating answer time dr pat wong who's a senior lecturer in politics and international relations at the university of bath great to speak to you. maybe on us democratic presidential candidate joe biden's campaign team demanded major t.v. networks

who spent more than five years as a prisoner of war in vietnam, andd then 3 1ades in the united states congress. >> we've been spinning our wheels on too many important issues because we keep trying to find a wayo win without help from across the aisle. we are getting nothing dnge, my friends. we're getting nog ing done! >> well, to this week's guest, widow ciy and daughter meghan, he was so much more. >> i love you so much. [ applause ] >> his daughter meghan is now a conservative voice ofright, a "the view," defending her politics, even as the president attacks her father's legacy. >> i was never a fan of john mccain, and i never will be. >> with senator mccain's brand of statesmanship increasingly feeling like something from a e bygo, what do the mccains say now? >> "firing line" with pomargrget hoover is made ible by... additional funding is provided by... corporate funding is provided by... >> meghan mccain and cindy mccain, welcome to the "firing line." >> thank you. >> thank you. but, you know, candidly, i alwawa want to say, like, we are rsonal friends, as well, and i'm a huge fan of "f

very good question and just who could seek and demand answers for questions like that in the united states congress for one but tragically they're just too busy campaigning politicking grandstanding and what they do could could the real question is could we be at the doorstep of another 2007 style great recession or much much worse well we can't truly predict the future but we can start watching the hawks. as. they like you know that i've got. the. world we're going to watch in the. times after a while and and i did not get a bailout you did on the federal aircraft that's a massive amount of money i mean by that time the american people are at home going you know i could use 500 bucks you can use 100 bucks i could use 50 bucks right now to help and here are these big banks getting billions billions from our federer. rovers are so we have money. but we're giving it to big corporate banks some of them foreign banks some of them foreign banks even i mean this is really incredible according to the research done by wall street deutsche bank we don't know this if this is true but they are the most likely

certain bounds in terms of targeting civilian populations and there is strong sentiment in the united states congress to impose sanctions so i think if if turkey stays within the bounds of the objectives that president carter want to outline to push back the white e.g. eliminate a terrorist threat along the border and create a safe zone for refugees to return from turkey to syria there won't be sanctions but if there are significant civilian casualties i think there will be sanctions how. impactful would sanctions be those sanctions that the u.s. has put in place but not activated it. there's a whole menu of sanctions and yes some of them that would target for example the personal finances suppressant out a wad of defense minister and foreign affairs minister those wouldn't have an impact those i think would just make the turkish leadership angry and probably would bolster public support further public support in turkey for the operation if however the united states were to take a actions or sanctions that aim to damage the turkish economy that could have an impact the turkish economy is fragile we a

who resigned before he faced the judgment of this united states congress. 1974. and then in 1998, i happened to have been here in this city, not a member -- elected member of congress, mr. speaker, but i came here into this city as a ate senator from iowa to a conference. as i opened up the newspaper, i saw in there that it said that there were impeachment hearings taking place in room 2141 of the rayburn house office building, for the dates of december 7 -- dates of december 7, 8, and 9. i concluded what was going on in that conference wasn't as important as me being seated there in that judiciary committee as a spectator, to be able to witness the unfolding acts of history, as the house of representatives passed judgment upon then-president bill clinton. as i listened to the testimony, and of course, mr. speaker, i had been watching on television many of the other open public hearings that had taken place before the house judiciary committee. i was pretty well informed as to the charges that were being brought against bill clinton. and as i listened to that deb

to tackle this difficult situation and provide some ideas for a constructive path for the united states congress to take moving forward. with that, senator menendez. >> thank you, mr. chairman. first of all, let me thank you for holding a hearing as quickly as this one. i think that the urgency of now, as it relates to syria and our interests, cry out for a hearing like this, and i appreciate and applaud your quick response to it. i want to thank ambassador jeffrey and deputy secretary palmer for coming before the committee. ambassador, i understand you came out of retirement for this post. i'm not going to suggest you need a mental check. and i applaud your commitment to serving our country. i think it's incredibly important. ambassador jeffrey, we understand that you and ambassador satterfield and the rest of our core of military leaders on the ground spent the past months'work of diplomacy, balancing an increasingly belligerent nato ally. and a force to defeat isis however, your recent efforts, in my view, were hamstrung from the outset since december of last year when president trump made ab

elijah cummings gave his maiden speech and i want to give his words when he first came to the united states congress. when i saw these i said, how powerful and potent. elijah cummings said, i only have a minute, 60 seconds in it, forced upon me, i did not choose it but i know i must use it, give account if i abuse it, suffer if i lose it, only a tiny little minute but eternity is in it. so as i close my remarks, being reminded that elijah would not want us to give his whole lit thi of success, i began to think of the speech of dr. martin luther king on the night before his death. when he reminded people that he wanted to be known as someone who tried to help someone. he said he feared no man and when elijah spoke and worked, when he worked with republicans, he did not fear them but he brought them to him. he made peace while he also fought for justice. and in the words of dr. king in that last speech, he said, when people get caught up with that which is right, they are willing to sacrifice for it. point of a opping real victory. i believe in this life, our dear friend secured real victory, victory

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record in the history of the united states of , no one has spent more time in the united states congress. remember asking what exactly is a democratic-socialist? simple, it isery what the democratic party used to be. [applause] he said to me, what it means is that it is everyone. everyone has a seat at the table. fromveryone gets a slice the pie. if it means we need a democratic .conomy essentially the last shall be first and the first shall be last. that's it. right, it starts there. and here we are now. look at this. [crown chanting-- "bernie"] >> the powers that be are very unhappy that you are here. are very unhappy that .ernie is back so they are doing everything they can to throw everything they can come up with to get people to think differently about bernie. people repeating their truths. we know what they are. pundits all the repeating it on the news. they want the average american the teaching it. so what are they saying? bernie is too old! bernie is too old! the is what is too old, electoral college! a $7.25 minimum wage, that is too old! women not being paid the same as men,

i am in the united states congress now. [cheers] that is a long, long way from being a sexually harassed waitress in downtown manhattan one year ago. this new historic , anhman congressional class overwhelming amount of them now reject corpus pack money. that is thanks to bernie. of thermous amounts house of representatives endorsed medicare for all. that is thanks to bernie. more people now than ever recognize the climate crisis as an existential threat, but also our greatest economic opportunity -- and that is thanks not just to the climate work of bernie sanders, but the climate activist that are part of mass movement politics in the united states. [cheers] a united states that really, truly, and authentically is operated, owned, and decided by working and all people in the united states of america. it is multiracial, multi-gendered, multigenerational, and multi-geographic. we have to come together, not ignoring our differences, but listening to them, prioritizing them, understanding and justice, understanding that we op

she was willing to come to the united states congress and to share her story. and congresswoman maloney, let me thank you for crafting the legislation, working with any number of bipartisan co-sponsors, some of whom are no longer in the united states congress, but i remember as a member of the judiciary committee being very closely aligned and supporting this bill -- in supporting this bill. so we've made great strides. the over 100,000, over 140,000 cases that have been solved is a testament to the great need of this legislation. there is no doubt, and of course as we know from 2004, that's 15 years ago, that at that time, and continuing to assert -- to a certain extent the enormity of the backlog, those of us who interact with law enforcement and interact with district attorneys, we know that that has been an atrocious achilles heel in providing comfort and just to those who have been violated. i'm reminded of the lab, the forensic lab that we had in houston. we had to do a completely massive overhaul for the harris county lab, to ensure that we were in compli

who spent more than five years as a prisoner of war in vietnam, andd then 3 1ades in the united states congress>> we've been spinning our wheels on too many important issues because we keep trying to find a wayo win without help from across the aisle. we are getting nothing dnge, my friends. we're getting nog ing done! >> well, to this week's guest, widow ciy and daughter meghan, he was so much more. >> i love you so much. [ applause ] >> his daughter meghs

we've never undertaken an investigation of this magnitude in the second oldest kennedy in the united states congress -- committee in the united states congress. we have received hundreds of thousands of pages of documents from boeing. they've been cooperative in providing the documents and agree that we could use those documents in the public hearing. and we have received tens of thousands of pages from the faa and we have conducted some hearings with the employees and we have others that we wish to interview. we are told we have to be in line behind the justice department, so those are still forthcoming. there are a lot of unanswered questions that we need to get to the bottom of. we know that a novel system took these two planes into an uncontrollable altitude after it triggered something to do with faulty sensors these were wired to the one sensor and in may be then acting administrator sat there and i asked them they said yes. then how could it have been approved to trigger a single point of failure and he had no answer to that. how could they approve it, how could the manufacturer do that and h