that if confirmed, he will always present to the president 's cabinet, advisors and to those of us in congress the unvarnished facts as represented by the best judgments of the intelligence committee. whether or not that analysis is in agreement with the views of the president for us in congress or anyone else that might receive them. for these reasons, i support the movement and the 80 members of this congress supporting him. moving forward i believe he

in his first speech to the us congress since taking office, president donald trump has promised a renewal of the american spirit. he said he would be asking congress to approve a one trillion dollar investment in infrastructure. he said he wants to replace the current practice of encouraging lower—skilled immigration to the united states with a merit—based system. he also vowed to introduce extreme vetting to keep terrorists out of the country. the us has criticised russia and china after the two blocked a un resolution seeking to punish syria's president assad for using chemical weapons. it's the seventh time russia has used a veto to shield the syrian government. two women have appeared in court in malaysia to be charged with murdering the brother of the north korean leader. the suspects, one from indonesia and the other from vietnam, are accused of smearing his face with a deadly poison now for the latest financial news with sally and world business report. make america wait again. trump lays out his vision but wall street is unimpressed with detail on tax and economic reform scarce. v

congress to approve a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure. president trump said his administration would improve vetting procedures to check who should be allowed into the usof lower—skilled immigration and instead adopt a merit—based system to improve security and job prospects for americans. mr trump also called on congress to help him replace obamacare — his predecessor's health insurance scheme — with reforms that he said would expand choice, lower cost and provide better care. the republican party is divided over the issue but its leaders say they will table a plan in march. democrats say it would reduce the number of americans covered.

our top story this hour, the most decorated olympian of all time, michael phelps, has told the us congresstition outside the us was clean and he's called for an urgent overhaul of global anti—doping procedures. that's it for sport today. i'm nick marshall—mccormack. goodbye. hello. there was bright enough start to the day across eastern parts of the british isles on tuesday, but it didn't last, did it, because we were driving belts of weather down from the western side of scotland ever further towards the south and east. low pressure very much the dominant feature, and there's obviously something waiting in the wings, just to the west of us. and that doesn't arrive just in time for the temperatures dribbling away again, it'll be a chilly start for wednesday. some wintry showers across the north of scotland, watch out for some ice here as well. but if you can avoid the showers, there's plenty of sunshine to be had across the north of britain, things changing quite markedly, though, as we get on into the afternoon, across the southern parts of both england and wales, where it is turning incr

his first set—piece speech to both houses of the us congress.e's expected to flesh out his plans for increasing military spending and replacing obamacare. the heir to the giant samsung electronics firm is charged with bribery and embezzlement, putting the future of south korea's biggest company into question. the corruption scandal has already led to the impeachment of the country's president, park geun—hye. and this video is trending on bbc.com it shows the amazing burgeoning friendship between an owl and a husky puppy. how often do you see two animals getting on quite as well as this? long may it last. that's all from me now, stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: the former owner of british home stores, sir philip green, is to put £363 million into its pension fund. he's been accused of contributing to the collapse of the company by selling it for one pound to a former bankrupt. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. charged with bribery and in person, what is next for samsung's acura three bass

president trump is as the us congress to investigate allegations that the obama administration tapped the former director of national intelligence has denied the claims. the french centre—right presidential candidate, francois fillon, said he will not withdraw from the race when admitted to misjudgements in dealing with corruption allegations. now, let's go to the bbc sports centre and get the latest from well. great britain 17 medals at the european indoor athletics championships, taking tally to ten as they finished second overall behind polling. boroughmuir became the second briton to win to individual events at the indoors event after adding 3000 metres gold to the title she won yesterday. she stormed to victory in belgrade in a championship record and ahead of the turkish competitor. her achievements match those of colinjackson said in paris 23 years ago before she was even born. i didn't know what i could do and i hung in there and i am feeling tired but i am glad i did that today. what was the plan at the outset? it went well. i tagged along and used my speed at the end and cro

and 7pm in washington, where injust two hours donald trump will address a joint session of the us congresshe first time. it's a much anticipated event with ramifications for policy and politics. let's go straight to washington and speak to our correspondent laura trevelya n. speak to our correspondent laura trevelyan. we know this presidential address to both houses of congress is not a state of the union but it sounds and looks like one. what are we expecting? it is in effect a state of the union, we're expecting an optimistic speech from the president. he was widely criticised for the dark apocalyptic tone of his inauguration address when he talked about american college but tonight the white house says he will be upbeat and lay out a vision for all americans despite interest groups, but this will be a uniting speech, this is what the white house is aiming at. republicans in congress are saying they don't want to hear about the president's twitter account or fake news or the size of inauguration crowds, they want meat on the bones tonight and they want to know how they get their tax cut,

london and 8pm in washington, where injust an hour donald trump will address a joint session of the us congressirst time. it's a much anticipated event with ramifications for policy and politics. barbara plett—usher is at the national statuary hall, where mr trump is due to speak. great anticipation for this particular speech. what are we expecting? you are right, there is anticipation. it is the president first chance to dress congress and the american people. —— address. he has that a couple of tough weeks and people are expecting him to turn it around. present himself as someone in control of the situation, with policy ideas. we have been told he is going to talk about the achievements so far, the promises made in the campaign that he has kept. that he is a man of action. we are told he will have a more optimistic tone to the one on his in all rural speech. this time he will be talking about a renewed american spirit. the republicans in the house, from the senate, will be wanting to hear about what he has to say on the big ticket issues they deal with. changing, repealing say on the big tick

the white house has asked the us congress to investigate allegations that the obama administration tappedto last year's election. the claims, made by president trump in a series of tweets yesterday morning, have been dismissed as false by a spokesman for barack obama. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. bombshell, president trump's shocking and evidence—free claim. 0n the sunday talk shows this morning one main topic of discussion. trump claiming the trump campaign was wiretapped by president obama. in his extraordinary twitter tirade donald trump accused his predecessor, barack obama, of being a sick and bad guy who ordered wiretaps at trump tower in a watergate style conspiracy. this morning, the white house issued a statement asking that as part of their investigation into russian activity, the congressional intelligence committee exercise their oversight authority to determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2016. but the white house has produced no evidence to back up the president's claims of criminality and seems to be hoping these cong

us and provide tax breaks to middle class americans. at the same time, he announced he'll be asking congress to approve legislation which will result in $1 investment in us infrastructure. he also called for what he describes as one of the largest increases in national defence spending in american history. mr trump pointed to the country's $800 billion trade deficit in goods. though figures from the census bureau suggest this figure reduces to about $500 billion when trade in services is factored in. but as laura pointed out, there is a real lack of detail beyond those state m e nts real lack of detail beyond those statements that were made in the speech. so far the market reaction to what he had to say, i have to say it was the only story in town for markets globally yesterday, is very muted, if not some disappointment. more on that in world business report. also we're focused on tech this week. do you know the difference between vr and ar? silicon valley has high hopes for both of these emerging technologies. but the world we live in could be very different if one takes off ahead of the other. stay with me, i'll explain what they both

president trump has insisted that the us congress votes on republican healthcare reforms on friday evenused minds again on the global threat posed by so—called islamic state — and how to combat it. in syria, the military battle to defeat is in their self—proclaimed capital of raqqa in northern syria is gaining ground. and earlier this month, syrian forces, backed by their russian and iranian allies, recaptured the city of palmyra for the second time in the past year. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet travelled to palmyra to see what progress is being made in the fight against is. despite all the horror which happened here, palmyra still takes your breath away. the monumental ruins ofan your breath away. the monumental ruins of an ancient roman city, ruined again in our time. occupied not once, but twice by the forces of so—called islamic state. the first time in 2015, this roman theatre was largely left as it stood. but in their last occupation they smashed their last occupation they smashed the carved facade. the centrepiece of this theatre. revenge, the syrians say, th

president trump has demanded the us congress moved ahead with his healthcare reform plans, even though it's unclear whether they have enough support in the republican party to be passed. a vote is expected to take place on friday. hillary clinton's campaign manager has accused the fbi of double standards. john podesta questioned why the bureau kept quiet about possible collusion between russia and the trump campaign. wall street and markets watch as president trump struggles to push through his healthcare reforms. could a $2 trillion bubble be about to burst? plus — australia puts on a song and dance for china's premier li — massive trade ties top of the agenda. welcome to world business report. also, samsun faces shareholders at its annual meeting. i'd like to be a fly on the wall there. our our we start in the us — where president trump is battling to deliver on one of his biggest election promises — and to hang on to his credibility with investors. late on thursday republicans were forced to delay a vote in the house of representatives on scrapping and replacing obamacare as they st

>> again, and like i said, none of us in congress or anybody i know in congress have been presented with evidence contrary to what you just said. >> bret: you believe it to be true? >> yeah. we have seen no evidence that anybody in this campaign or any other american was in on it with the russians to meddle in our elections. russia is an adversary and that something we have to cut her act.

and 8:00pm in the evening in washington, where the response to donald trump's first speech to the us congressince taking office has been largely positive. the president has himself tweeted to simply say thank you. and the financial markets seemed to approve, with the dowjones closing at a record high, an apparent endorsement of his calls for a massive infrastructure investment programme. the battle now for the president will be how much can he get through congress, and how it will be paid for. here is our north america editorjon sopel. they say that practice makes perfect. and, when you're singing a new tune, probably best to give it the full rehearsal. the president of the united states! donald trump's tone couldn't have been more different — warm, inclusive, unifying, and optimistic. what we are witnessing today is the renewal of the american spirit. 0ur allies will find that america's once again ready to lead. applause. and, for anxious european nations, supportive words on nato. we strongly support nato, an alliance forged with the bombs of two world wars, that dethroned fascism, and a co

and certainly that's our us congress and most legislature.ve got to just be tough on crime to our constituents. but that in a way is the point. in this extraordinary change of heart you've had, and the journey you've made, you're missing out one element, are you not? that is the united states is very proud of its democracy and every poll in the us to this day, even though the numbers have changed somewhat, shows that a majority, a clear majority of americans, believe in the death penalty as the ultimate deterrent. and as long as that is true, don't politicians have a duty to reflect that? well, i don't know. they also have a duty to inform their voters, the constituents, an example. connecticut, they had a research that was done over four decades by donohue, from stanford university, a law professor. they had every little case judged by independentjudges. because people thought the most egregious cases were on death row. it turned out somewhere around 47 or 49 of the most egregious cases, where they'd cause pain or rape or whatever, only one

a lot of people have reacted well to his first speech to the us congress. here is some of it.he torch of liberty and justice, in an unbroken chain all the way down to the president. that torch is now in our hands, and we will use it to light up hands, and we will use it to light up the world. i am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength, and it is a message deeply delivered from my heart. a new chapter. applause. a new chapter of american greatness is now beginning. poetic at times, theatrical, emotional. this was a more measured tone from president trump than we've seen on some other occasions. and he'd certainly prepared. look at this. there's the president practising as he gets driven to congress. it's unusual to get a glance at politicians doing this before a big speech — but you can be sure they all do it. this is the analysis of daniel dale. he says, this was the same hardline nationalism, but just a he says, this was the same hardline nationalism, butjust a different tone. a rebranding from a master salesman. let's bring in another verdict that matters.

that if confirmed, he will always present to the president 's cabinet, advisors and to those of us in congress the unvarnished facts as represented by the best judgments of the intelligence committee. whether or not that analysis is in agreement with the views of the president for us in congress or anyone else that might receive them. for these reasons, i support the movement and the 80 members of this congress supporting him. moving forward i believe he will be a good fit for the director of national intelligence community. >> now as we consider senator coates as a nomination and recognize that his top priority by admission would be the reauthorization of the foreign intelligence surveillance act section 702, i want to begin that discussion today because it is because intelligence community has stonewalled democrats and republicans in both this body and the other body for six years. on the information that we need to do good oversight that i have come to the floor to outline what i think this central issue is all about. i will begin my remarks mr. president by way of saying that at a time whe

president trump has asked the us congress to investigate allegations that the obama administration tappedigence has denied the claims. the french presidential hopeful, francois fillon, has said he will not withdraw his candidacy, despite the allegations about payments he made to his wife and children. sport now, with a full—round up from the bbc sport centre. here's will. hello. great britain won seven medals today at the european indoor athletics, taking their tally to ten as they finished second overall behind poland. two of them were gold, with laura muir becoming only the second briton to win two individual events at the european indoors after adding gold in the 3,000 metres to that 1,500 metres title she took yesterday. she stormed to victory in belgrade in a championship record time ahead of turkey's yasemin can and compatriot, eilish mccolgan. muir's achievements matched those of colinjackson set in paris 23 years ago, before she was even born. idid not i did not know what i was going to do today and i just tried to i did not know what i was going to do today and ijust tried to han

president trump has insisted that the us congress must vote on his healthcare reforms in the next 2alaw. time now for panorama. tonight, home—care companies in crisis because they can't recruit enough staff. i have sleepless nights because i worry. we are physically not being able to fit them in on the carers rotas. good morning. we meet hard—pressed carers on zero—hours contracts. it is hard. because i didn?t have a contract, they wouldn?t allow me to buy a house, or anything like that. we discover nearly 100 councils have had home—care contracts handed back to them. that was a terrible thing to do, both for service users and for care staff. frankly, what choice did we have? the nationwide shortage of carers means people are stuck in hospital, blocking precious beds. it won't be long now, so i am doing everything to get you home. the government's just promised more money for social care,

republicans withdrew their health—care bill shortly before a vote in the us congress, forfailing to getbsite. lots more to come on bbc world news. see you soon. hello. there will be some chilly nights this weekend. there will be frost for some of us as the weekend begins, but by day, it is done, sun, sun. what a glorious weekend if you're a fan of blue skies. high pressure right across the uk. the weather ingredients this weekend, because of high pressure, as you might imagine, it is going to be settled. there will be some warm spring sunshine around, but for some others there will be a noticeable breezy. we will need to shelter from that to enjoy the warm sunshine. some chilly nights with frost around. looking at the temperatures as the weekend begins, these are the urban readings, but away from the towns and cities in the countryside we will see those lower readings on the thermometer. in parts of northern england, northern ireland and scotland will see frost. many of us and scotland will see frost. many of us will have widespread frost on ground and grass. a few patches of fog in par

our top story, as president trump struggles to get health care reforms through us congress, concernser the economic boost he promised. now, let's have a quick look at the markets. they are pretty flat, to be honest. i would markets. they are pretty flat, to be honest. iwould imagine markets. they are pretty flat, to be honest. i would imagine as we get news out of the united states about the vote in congress on obamacare or the vote in congress on obamacare or the affordable health care act as it's officially known, will see some movement. having said that these markets in europe may be closed by then but we will keep you up—to—date. and now let's get the inside track. the uk's pm theresa may is to trigger article 50 next wednesday, officially notifying the european union that the uk is leaving. and jobs will change rather than disappear over the next decade as robots are increasingly used in the world of work. a couple of interesting reports are out on that this week as well. let's discuss all of this with our economics editor kamal ahmed. good morning. let's talk some big figures.

piece of legislation that he wa nted another piece of legislation that he wanted to get through the us congresshinese. ijust wonder, there is a danger you are going to be seen as a tool in the pocket of the united states.” going to be seen as a tool in the pocket of the united states. i don't think i will be used as a tool in the united states. of course, for the united states. of course, for the pro—china propaganda they will say that i am one of the cia agents, and that i am controlled or funded by the us government. 0r and that i am controlled or funded by the us government. or even claimed that i am trained by the us marines, it is ridiculous. but referring to your question, i would say that what we hope is to get the international committee to support hong kong democracy movement. it is not because only focusing on the moral reason. it is because the us government or uk government is the ones who signed off, and the joint declaration. so they gain the responsibility to monitor the implementation of one country, two systems. but they're not, abe, looking at the allies you might want to have

he's demanded a vote in the us congress later today —— telling republicans that if they don't opt toce. a vote planned for yesterday —— was delayed, following concerns that mr trump's legislation lacks support. laura bicker reports. donald trump is done doing deals. after a frantic few days his message to republicans, vote for change or there will be no changes at all. this has forced the hand of the house speaker. for seven and a half years we have been promising the american people that we will repeal and replace this broken law because it's collapsing and it's failing families. tomorrow we are proceeding. but the votes are far from assured as different factions of the party can't agree. for some the health reforms go too far, for others, not far enough. i'm still a no at this time, i'm desperately trying to get to yes and i think the president knows that. outside the capital they gathered in fear and frustration. chanting. 24 million americans could lose their health insurance if the reforms go ahead. struggling to afford medication. we try our hardest to save money. because we kn

two guests joining us, to members of congress. conversation will start with tom garrett from virginia. he will talk about health care, the status of the bill by the republicans. similar conversations will take place with mark pocan of wisconsin. those conversations coming up when "washington journal" continues. ♪ >> this weekend on "american history tv" on american history "realturday night on america" we look back to 1987 anthe confirmation heangs for judgrobert bork. >> judge bork is wrong on civil rights, wrong on equal rights for women, wrong on the right to privacy, wrong on freedom of speech.

>> none of us in congress are anybody i know in congress has been presented with evidence to the contrary of what you just said. >> bret: so you believe it to be true? >> we have seen no evidence anybody in this campaign or any other american was in on it with the russians to metal in the elections. >> last night the president suggested new evidence would be available. >> we will be submitting certain things, and i will be perhaps speaking about this next week, but it's right now before the committee. i want to leave it there. >> the former acting ca director and clinton loyalist told a washington intelligence groups another allegation is settled. >> on the question of the trump campaign conspiring with the russians here, there is smoke but there is no fire at all. no campfire, no candle, no spar spark. there's a lot of people looking for it. >> he joins former senior intelligence officials. >> no evidence. >> but does it exist? >> not to my knowledge. >> friday deadline, house intelligence committee wants a cia, fbi, nsa to explain who identified americans whose phone calls or captured d

congress being denied? >> host: representative jones, >> guest: i would take issue with you, it's not a right, it's an obligation. it is unique to us the 535 members of the congress and senate. it is our obligation to deal with war. nobody else has that obligation, that responsibility. >>. >> host: don from wisconsin, independent line. >> caller: thank you for taking my call, i appreciate c-span. you talk a lot about debate and the state ability. how can congress create stability when the us government lacks the ability to debate with citizens regarding state ability in the us government?the class caused by instability in our own government and distractions caused by our own government not address their own tyranny against the united states citizens. >> the police and working americans budget with the refusal and denial of obligations and handling what government is doing to the american citizens should come first. congress needs to straighten out their act and actually work for the american people and not themselves and their own special interests. >> you've raised a much larger question that goes way beyond just afghanistan and o

so i am calling on all democrats and republicans in congress to work with us to save americans from this imploding obama care disaster. [applause] here are the principles that will guide congress as we move to create a better healthcare system for all americans. first, we, we should ensure that americans with pre-existing conditions have access to coverage, and that we have a stable transition for americans currently enrolled in the

thank you for using your voice for good. congress, thank you for sending a clear and unequivocal message to the world that the united states stands with israel today, tomorrow, and always. god bless you, god bless the united states of america, god bless israel, and good night. ♪ announcer: please welcome aipac managing director for policy and politics, arni christiansen. arni: good evening. our next guests show how democrats and republicans can cooperate to strengthen u.s.-israel relationship. they work closely on pro-israeli legislation and house of representatives and just last week they cosponsored new legislation to impose sanctions against iran for its ballistic missile program. they also make time to travel to israel every two years with new members of congress to see firsthand the challenges israel faces and they continue to join us on this stage for which we are very grateful. please join me in welcoming them. ♪ [laughter] >> welcome. >> welcome. >> with everything you have to manage, and must be good to be in front of an aud

us. so, congress needs to move it. no matter what the republican majority in congress comes up with, the opposing party will not vote for it. >> if we had the greatest health care bill in history, and we needed eight votes from a democrat to get us up to the 60 number you would need, they wouldn't vote for it. a very selfish thing. they are doing a very, very bad disservice to the country. a-determiner >> bill: now, it is certainly true that obamacare passed in the first place without one republican vote. to be fair, partisan politics dominates both sides of the aisle. there is one very important difference. obamacare was an unknown when it passed in 2010. now, we know it doesn't work. because health insurance premiums are rising for too many americans and a member of health insurance companies are simply bailing out of the system because they can't make enough profit. so, the situation must be improved for the good of everybody. so, here is what should happen. the federal mandate that all americans must buy health ins

the supreme court has made clear ta there are constitutional limits to congress's power to condition the use of federal funds by states. congress may not threaten states with the loss of federal funds to the degree where it coerce a state into carrying out federal policy. it conditions the use of vaguely defined federal funds on state's willingness to use the eminent domain and threatens to take away those funds for two years if the state doesn't comply. such total loss of funding may amount to coercion of the states by the federal government. as a practical matter it could bankrupt many struggling mu nis pants and something i find very unacceptable. but these and other reasons or what say close call but a call i find is important to leave it to states and local government, the decision and decisions that might help the economic and depressed more than those that need it greatly. i find the bill unnecessary and problematic and therefore i continue to have concerns and oppose the bill. >> gentlemen, we'll now recognize the ranking member of the full committee mr. connorz of michigan for his o

if you don't like the word equal, i am using the word congress used when amending the act and the court said the same thing ing rowley in that the child's plan should be allowed to advance them from grade to grade. you can say as a general rule, the iep provisions and state requirements of the act, demands the child progress from grade to grade in the general curriculum. >> suppose you have a handicapped child and they can't do much for them. they can do something and if they can do it. but you see measure that from the ability to progress from grade to grade maybe some will, some won't. do you want to recognize that? you can't ask for more than the brief. >> at bottom, we agree there is flexibility in the act to accommodate each child's potential and needs. if i could give the full answer to the question. we think it would be fine if the court said the ooiep should be grade level progression for most kids but when that is not possible the ultimate achievement standards according to the language on 79-a. that is straight out of the act. >> that makes a big difference if you take the wor

us. congress just wasn't ready. you saw it. with 100% of house democrats, every sink gill ogle one and a of republicans standing in the way. >> i want to get right to kelly owe doe done he will at the white house. pence turning the page to the white house newest focus, jobs. economy, tax refo. what stood out to you? >> reporter: hearing mike pence talk about the defeat was kind of striking. owe tends tonight the sunny public face, often talking in very encouraging tones. so acknowledging a defeat, one that he was so personally attached to, was notable. and when i say personally attached, mike pence who had served in congress for a dozen years spent a lot of time on capitol hill,s a as the vice president prying intrying to n with fellow republicans. and he has the most credit ability and a bloc of them wouldn't go along. but trying to accept that, they are now saying democrats are part of what went wrong, although republicans here in this white house and at the other end of pennsylvania avenue never really tried to get testimo d

we come here during the grant us -- during the congress because , there is a chance for us to meet operateicials," this woman says, "but instead we are treated as troublemakers and threatened." the interview is abruptly stopped come although for now at -- the womengh, are free to leave. few petitioners ever succeed in getting justice. along with the persecution, and make their faith in the system all the more remarkable. we are just a few blocks away from the people's congress, but the reality here is very different indeed. for those who need political representation the most, this is a system marked by suspicion surveillance, and control. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. laura: how china cracks down on the dispossessed. you're watching bbc world news america. spending cuts could impact women worldwide. a north command man being held by malaysia is to be released on friday. country'sy puppy -- attorney general -- died on the 13th of february after he was poisoned with vx nerve agent. why couldn't he have fallen afoul of his brother and fell afterwards. he felt most threatened by his own f

us and we are pushing hard. get all the members of congress. you can get on the floor and fight to stay there for 100 years and we really will be broke by then. $800 billion is the direct cost. the independent -- indirect cost is the human lives. probably 20 500,000 americans that have come back with serious physical injuries. traumatic brain injuries. those are human cost that are continuing to go on and that is a real dollar cost we are now seeing in our veterans administration. you want to add that on top of the 800 billion dollars which is the military cost in country. caller: thank you for having me on. generalere in aware of butler's book, war is a racket? there is a reason we are there. if you look at oil and gas pipelines currently being built, it's about the taffy and it's all about a trillion dollar mineral survey that a wall street bank did that said we are never leaving because we are there simply for resources and the enrichment of the .1%. thank you. guest: that's another part of the debate. put it out there and you can take a loo

>> again, and like i said, none of us in congress or anybody i know in congress have been presented with evidence contrary to what you just said. >> bret: you believe it to be true? >> yeah. we have seen no evidence that anybody in this campaign or any other american was in on it with the russians to meddle in our elections. russia is an adversary and that something we have to cut her act. >> bret: i got that. but my point is the obama administration was pretty aggressive -- >> i hear your point. but i have needed not seen anything of that. >> bret: let's turn to obamacare. making this pitch, doing the messaging. one is the rollout? will you roll it out this week? >> i will let the committee's age restriction make the announcement on that. but our committees that write these bills are working very closely to the administration are fine during the administration. they are going to the fine-tuning of the legislation, the -- they are running point on this in the house. working with their counterparts in the senate and white house. when they are done with our fine-tuning, they will make the

it is unique to us that 535 members of the congress and the senate. it is our obligation to deal with war. >> enthusiastic for taking my call, i really appreciate c-span. talk a lot about debate and stability. >> how can they have stability when they lack to debate with citizens regard stag built in the government? human cost caused by stain built in our own government and distractions by our own government doesn't address their own tyranny against the united states citizens. the policing of working americans budget was refusal and denials of obligations and handling what government is doing to the american citizen should come first. congress needs to straighten out their act and actually work for the american people and not themselves and their own special interests. >> well, you raised a much larger question that goes way beyond just afghanistan and other wars that the united states president ebtently engag task to deal with the many, not only the constitutional obligation against the declaration of war, but it is also choices. we make critical choi

the supreme court is made clear that are constitutional limits to congress' power to condition the use of federal funds by states. congress may not threaten states to the degree work courses estate in carrying out a federal policy. h.r. 1689 conditions the use of a vaguely defined federal economic development funds on states willingness to rent the use of eminent domain for economic development threatens to take away those funds completely for two years if the state doesn't comply. such total loss of federal funding may amount to the unconstitutional coercion of the states by the federal government. as a practical matter losing federal funding can bankrupt already struggling is something i find unacceptable. for these and other recen reason what is a close call that a call that i find is important just leave it to states and local governments, the decision,, decisions that might help the economically depressed and those who need it greatly. i find the bill unnecessary unproblematic and, therefore, i continue to have concerns and would oppose the bill. i yield back. >> the chair would n

rule sought to ignore the multiple-use requirements established by congress and diminishes the importance of energy development. the rule tilts the balance in favor of conservation and nondevelopment and away from responsible energy development as well as other uses, like grazing. in a state like north dakota with a patchwork of underground federal minerals and private or state surface ownership, this creates more uncertainty for energy producers and more difficulty for our ranchers. by repealing this rule, we're preserving our long-standing tradition of allowing multiple uses on federal lands while protecting the livelihoods of ranchers, energy producers and others. that's why this resolution is supported by the north dakota stockman's association with the national association of counties, the national association of state departments of agriculture, the farm bureau, the national cattlemen's beef association, public lands council, the western governors association, and the u.s. chamber of commerce, just to name a few. i'm proud to be an original cosponsor of the c.r.a. on the b.l.m. plan

president himself said to the american people, you give us this chance, this responsibility, this opportunity, with a republican president and republican congress and republican senate and we will repeal and replace obamacare. we are using the tools to do that. that's this budget reconciliation. you can't put everything you want in this bill. that's why we have a three-phase process that we're very confident works. but the president was really clear. he laid it on the lines for everybody. we made a promise. now is the time to keep our promise and we keep our promise the people will reward us. if we don't keep our promise it will be hard to manage this. yeah. were you doing things with your hair or ask a question? i saw your hand. reporter: [inaudible] speaker ryan: i disagree with that because we have a lot of caucus members that are supporting this bill. we have been working with all of our members on many of their concerns. i would simply say a lot of the members' concerns have been incorporated in this process. so if you take a look what we've been able to add to this bill, conservative wins, giving states to take a total block grant for med

thank you for using your voice for good and on behalf of congress, thank you for sending a clear and unequivocal message to the world that the united states stands with israel now, tomorrow and always! god bless you. god bless the united states of america. god bless israel. good night! thank you! thank you. ♪ ♪ >> please welcome aipac managing director for policy and politics, arnie christianson. >> good evening. our next guests are two leaders in congress who show how democrats and republicans can cooperate to strengthen u.s./israel relationship. they work closely in the house of the represent fs and just last week they co-sponsored new legislation to impose sanctions against iran for its ballistic missile program. [ applause ] they also make time to travel to israel every two years with new members of congress to see firsthand the challenges israel faces. and they continue to join us on this stage for which we are very grateful. please join me in welcoming house majority leader kevin mccarthy and democratic minority whip steny hoyer. ♪ ♪ >> welcome. >> thank you. good to be here, a

heard that earlier segment and love the idea of a fake, hot twitter account, maybe if all of us in congressse this, we could get a little more done. great idea. >> i want to ask you about something that leon panetta said that if there continue to be statements from chairman nunes and chairman burr in response to white house pressure to help spin the coverage, frankly, of the russia issue, that it would undermine their credibility and would mean you'd have to go for an independent prosecutor. are you still comfortable that these committees can do it and do a credible job? >> when i heard that news on friday night, i expressed my grave concern. i think the intelligence agencies, we've got staff out there looking at the raw intelligence and we've got a working relationship and if at some point we have so much political interference that we don't get the facts, of course we have to go to a different venue. the challenge sometimes of an independent commission or a special committee, that might take months to get up and rolling and i frankly think the sooner we can get to the bottom of this, the

federal agencies may not use privileges to conceal evidence from the agency that congress is charged with investigating them. unfortunately, the tsa has been somewhat of an outlier in its aggressive use of attorney-client privilege in several cases. in 2012, congress extended whistleblower protections act. since then, o.s.c. has received more than 350 retaliation cases from the tsa employees. two pairs of companion cases compares the challenges that osc faces in getting needed information from the tsa. the complaints are tsa officials who experienced involuntary geographically reassignment, a demotion, and removal all , allegedly in retaliation for their protected whistleblower disclosures. in these cases, tsa withheld information, asserting sclames attorney-client privilege. osc has asked tsa to withdraw the claims of prirching but both tsa and dhs rejected these requests. there are several problems with tsa's assertion of privilege. first, shielding information from osc conflicts with the statutory mandate to investigate the legality of personnel practices. when tsa doesn't disclose