senator hatch: senator wyden, out of my time. could i just make an objection after hearing all that. >> it sounds to me like we got a government-run mercantilist economy as opposed to a free market economy. senator wyden: thank you very much, mr. chairman. mr. secretary, look, your charts notwithstanding, america's small businesses believe they are being held hostage in a bureaucratic twilight zone waiting to see if going to escape. and you don't have to take my word for it, mr. secretary. here's what going one of the to officials in the commerce department said this morning in the newspaper. he is quoted as saying that the process on these tariff exclusion issues is, quote, going to be so unbelievably random. and some companies are going to get screwed. these people are making dollar lion unbelievably uninformed decisions. mr. secretary, those are not my words. those are the words of a top official in your department as of this morning. now, the number of companies, and every single member of this committee is hearing from small

senator wyden. >> thank you. mr. chairman, my friend senator isakson makes the commendable point about simplicity. and i hope you'll take it seriously. and i'll just tell you it's confirmed you've got some heavy lifting to do. because after all of the balihoo about how the administration was going to get taxes on a postcard apparently for a lot of people, you would have to complete six schedules in order to be part of such a drill. so you're going to have some heavy lifting to do. and i'll just tell you point blank, i hope what you'll do is focus on the small business guidance on the pass-through provision which looks like it is literally from fantasy land in terms of trying to figure out what is expected of these small businesses in april. a lot of them told me they couldn't even begin to make an estimate of their estimate. i hope you'll do that first rather than continue on other matters that might -- might make for good publicity but don't really deal with the guts of what our economy needs, and particularly in my

that is what said no -- senator wyden was asking about. was i was thinking about the collection on non-us persons overseas which is governed by section 702 ofhe foreign intelligence surveillance act. my comment about inadvertent collection is only -- it makes no sense in the context of the patriot act. sense in the context of section 702. even if i had been on the same page with senator wyden and understood what he was asking about, i was still in a better place because the program in question that he was asking about was classified at the time. this was in march of 2013. it, i have been going to the hill for 25 years, testifying dozens, maybe hundreds of times, answered in open and closed sessions, thousands of questions. illogic, i think a lie on one question on live television. given the nature of the hearing, a two-hour hearing that preceded this question, i was not under oath. freely ate a big knowledge but i did not lie. host: here is page 207 from facts and fears. you can watch that full hearing at c-span.org, if you type in klapper

senator wyden. thank you very much mister chairman and let me make this a filibuster free zone and perhaps had my remarks put in that record and give you a sense of why i'm here. i had known gordon sunland. as gordy for a while over a quarter of a century. how does that come about. does he want to play in the nba also. his basketball what did it. there's a really small jewish community in oregon and we pretty much know each other. .. .. . >> sunland and i, we are the children of german parents. and both of our families fled the nazis in the 30s. gordon's father used his foreign language fluency to help the british army during the war. my dad, who lived for a while in ridgefield, connecticut, wrote the propaganda pamphlets for our army that we dropped on the nazis. and i'm telling you, those i mean, it basically told the nazis they were going to freeze if they didn't pack it in and give up to the white and blue. so both gordon's family and mine ended up in the united states as refugees. and i think w

let mow turn to senator wyden. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i think it's been a terrific panel. next week when i have opened everybody up to hearing, i'm going to remember, miss martin, what you said where you live should not determine if you live. iooked around the room and practically the whole place got whiplash when you said that because that really sort of sums up the challenge. colleagues, let me give you my sense of where we are in terms of the bipartisan possibilities going forward. we had the bipartisan budget act. we got five years of additional funding for several important programs for rural communities, tending the medicare dependant hospital program and increasing payment for hoe-volume hospitals and as i touched on earlier the tlans add-ones. >> that first you some measure of predictable for the next five years. but it seems to me we've got some he have lifting to do in the next five years. i understand this calamity did not arrive on us in 15 minutes. we're in the going to solve it in 15 seconds. so i would like to do it for pu

. >> senator ron wyden, a member of the intelligence committee on the big night for the intelligencemittee thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> and i appreciate you be willing to talk to me about stuff you can't talk to me about. >> thank you. >> one of these days well get a normal night in the news. i won't know what to do with myself. stay with us. we'll be right back. take this left. if you listen real hard you can hear the whales. oop. you hear that? (vo) our subaru outback lets us see the world. sometimes in ways we never imagined. un-stop right there! i'm about to pop a cap of "mmm fresh" in that washer. with unstopables in-wash scent boosters by downy. ah, it's so fresh. and it's going to last from wash to... ...wear for up to 12 weeks. unstopables by downy. ♪now i'm gonna tell my momma ♪that i'm a traveller ♪i'm gonna follow the sun♪ ♪now i'm gonna tell my momma transitions™ light under control™ visit your local visionworks to ask about transitions™ brand lenses news story just broken within the elicit hour from "the new york times." as you know, there's been a l

wyden: mr. president, i would now ask unanimous consent that i be allowed to bring t baskets of hemp products on to the floor of the senate. the presiding officer: without obion. mr. wyden: mr. president, it was not very long ago when i was on the floor of the senate with the distinguished majority leader, senator mcconnell, and the two of us were making the case for our bipartisan bill to legalize hemp wch we a very much interested in having included in the farm bill. and i will talk a little bit more about our work on that. our original sponsors were senator merkley and senator paul and since then we have added as cosponsors 28 additional a members of the united states senate on as cponsors. so what i'm g to do this afternoon for just a few minutes is t aut why it is so important that our bipartisan legislation now cosponsored by almost a third of this body get enacd and be included as part of the farm bill. now, mr. president, it is hemp history week again, and that is why i am back on the se

senator wyden, thank you very much for being with us tonight.r. >> rachel, you are quite good at making correct assumptions. and under the senate rules it's just not possible for me to get into it. >> let me just -- i want to push around the edges of that with great respect for your fidelity to your responsibilities as a member of the intelligence committee, sir. the "times" is reporting tonight that there is a connection between the justice department surveilling their reporter, looking at a reporter's e-mails and looking at her phone records while she was a reporter going back years. the "times" is reporting a connection between that treatment of their reporter which obviously raises a lot of first amendment concerns and this investigation into whether or not there were unauthorized leaks from a staffer on your committee. is the "times" right to draw those two things together? are these connected matters? >> rachel, i heard about the content of the "times" story as you were reading it on the air. and again, without being particularly obstreper

senator tillis senator wyden who introduce mr. sondland. senator gardner gardner and senator durbin what it is mr. gidwitz. senator tillis, if you would like to begin. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and members, i should say members of the committee. it is my great privilege introduce mr. gordon sondland who is been nominated to serve as united states ambassador to the european union. mr. assange was born in seattle washington and as a first-generation american his family history is both fascinating and obstructive as to why he has the experience and understanding to serve as u.s. ambassador to the eu. his parents were born in berlin, germany, and were married in 1937. they were forced to escape the nazi regime in germany. his mother was able to escape because her father was russian and those with russian passports could leave. she ended up or mr. sondland sister was born. his father was not so fortunate, and he had to be smuggled out of germany. he wound up in france where he joined the french foreign legion and thought in north africa picky

senator wyden, and senator durbin will introduce mister giblin's. if you would like to begin? >> thank you mister chair. i should say, members of the committee, it is my great privilege to introduce mister gardens on glenn who has been on it looks is nominated to serve as the united states ambassador to the european union. he was born in seattle washington, and is a first generation american, his family history is both fascinating and instructive, as to why he has the experience and understanding to serve as u.s. ambassador to the eu. his parents, gunter and freda were born in berlin germany, and were married in 1937. they were forced to escape the [null] regime in germany, his mother was able to escape because her father was russian, and those with russian passports could leave. she ended up in uruguay, where mister simon's sister was born. his father was not so fortunate. he had to be smuggled out of germany, and actually wound up in france, where he joined the french foreign legion and fought in north africa. he was put in a concentration camp in africa, where he was rescue

ross: chairman hatch, ranking member wyden, and members of the committee. thank you for inviting me here today to discuss actions we have taken to assure the continued viability of our important steel and aluminum industries. the reports i submitted to the president this past january pursuant to section 232 of the trade expansion act of 1962 found that steel and aluminum imports threatened to impair our national security. the president determined the tariffs are the necessary means to address these threats. as a result, the president signed proclamations on march 8, imposing a 25% tariff on steel imports and 810% error on aluminum imports. 10% tariff on aluminum imports. america's essential steel and aluminum industries. they have been harmed by imports to the point that allowing imports to continue unchecked threatens to impair our national security. the tariffs on steel and aluminum are anticipated to reduce imports to levels needed. for these industries to achieve long-term viability. term, since the imposition of the section 232 tariffs, industry alread

senator wyden. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman, let me start with you if i could. dr. giroir, i think we all understand we've got a public health calamity on our hands. thousands of deaths, spent something like a trillion dollars since 2000 in terms of trying to pick up the pieces, you know, financially and i reviewed your written testimony carefully and it almost suggests that the opioid epidemic happened by osmosis. your written testimony completely omits the role of the pharmaceutical manufacturers that put a greater emphasis on increasing sales rather than protecting the patients. you state in your written testimony, quote, well intentioned healthcare providers began to prescribe opioids to treat pain in ways that we now know are high risk and have been associated with opioid abuse addiction and overdose. now, it is hard to believe that trained physicians would just come up on their own with these pervasive overprescribing practices on their own. in your view who told the physicians that these doses, these amounts, were acceptable? >> so thank you for that question

with that, senator wyden, please go ahead. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and thank you for holding this hearing. if you follow the news on trade, you know that secretary ross is a key trump official negotiating with china, determining who gets tariff exemptions and potentially reshaping the american automobile industry for decades to come. in the last few days news reports about secretary ross uncovered a short sale of stock in a kremlin-tied shipping firm. new developments show that while secretary ross was negotiating on trade with china, he may have maintained financial ties with firms connected to the chinese government. a fund controlled by the ross family reportedly owns a major international manufacturer of auto parts. this, unfortunately, is not a one-off story. virtually every day in the news you get whacked over the head with another report about trump officials violating ethics rules or coming into questionable windfalls. you don't need a thick government rule book to recognize the flagrant conflicts of interest when they are brought i

wyden: mr. president. the presiding offic: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: i don't want to make thi a cake-tossing contest but i also want it understood that my colleague from oregon has done invaluable service to the country by showing the importance of what is happening at the border where there is an effort in effect to traumatize children and separate kids from their parents. i look forward to working with my colleague, and we're going to do some work on it in oregon. i certainly don't want to hold up my friend from virgini and appreciate senator murphy. mr. president and colleagues, before i came to the congress, i was codirector of the oregon gray panthers, senior citizens group for about s years. and back then we were talking about ways in which to move forward on health care, to advance the rights of our people, to improve the quality of lif this country. and there was often a bipartisan coalition to do that, to make those advancements. in the last year, however, there een bn unprecedented effort to turn back the health care clock. we see it w

thank you. >>> joininow, a of the senate intelligence committee democrat ron wyden. let's get right to the issue, the former trump campaign chairman, what does it tell you about -- manafort is the former trump campaign and mueller is the investigator. what does it tell you about the mueller investigation, senator, that he was able to obtain these communicatns between paul manafort and his associates? >> the fact that mr. manafort feels free to engage in witness tampering while he is being watched by federal authorities certainly raises questions about whether the president promised m mr. manafort he would never face justice. >> these are allegations so they haven't yet by proven, but how much additional leverage does this give the special counsel to try to convince manafort fli a cooperative witness. >> again, what we're looking at are dangerous times for democracy. mr. manafort and this administration have shown contempt for the special counsel, contempt for checks and balances, contempt for the rule of law, and it does raise questions in my mind, wolf, about whethe

i were wyden and discussing this as it relates to what that means for us, anytime less precipitation, sooner, sooner,ry eironme which we have to be mindful of. nearly all the country experienced temperatures above average last month, central washington temperatures were 10 degrees above average. because conditions are supposed to last through september, places like southeast washington will likely experience more large fires in previous years, starting in july. areas in washington and i know we have a couple fires already stard in our state, hopefully people will be working very ickly to put those out but it is just a very early reminder of how challenging the season could be. oregon, whiton, and my colleague will be here from idaho, and in idaho east of the cascade crest will likely experience more large fires than we have seen in the last year starting in august. given that we are looking at the summer, i want to make sure we are ensuring firefighters have every tool available to them to help fight fires. they need to be as safe as possible, as efficient as possible. everyone here h

kristen gillibrand of all harris mike lee merkley jeff merkley rand paul elizabeth warren and ron wyden so you know a lot of democrats obviously but at the end of the day it's like you could put legislation. and should have been put legislation in place to curtail this kind of spending or say you know what like we do with other things that if you are going to have this in the budget every year must have a cost of living pay raise if you're making amends are you don't pay your soldiers the same amount of money when they're sitting at home as when they're getting shot at right and then you don't come back and go well we can't quiet for the money to fix the v.a. we can't find someone to fix the v.a. that's exactly right there's a grid and it's and it's when you see these like massive numbers and then your mind merely goes like will who are the people that say this is ok who are the people that like a line up and say hey let's spend more money on nuclear weapons let's do this i mean just a name a few of them look a lot of these are part of the so-called you know resistance which also doesn'

wyden: mr. president, i begin by thanking senator merkley. senator merkley, in my view, delivered a wake-up call to the country several weeks ago when he went to the border and i have been very pleased to be able to join him in this effort. a few days ago we visited a detention center in sheraton, oregon. we spoke with a father then who had been separated from his 18 -month-old daughter and the day before father's day, colleagues, senator merkley and i listened to a father who had been separated from his 18-month-old daughter, had no idea where she was, didn't know when he would see her again, and all over the country, now as part of this national shame, these stories have been breaking our heart. now, the president has said, for example, that he is turning away gang members. what senator merkley and i saw last saturday is he is locking up innocent people who are in danger because they refused to submit to gangs in their home countries. that's what we heard at the sheraton prison just a knew days ago. and these stories are particularly poigna

. >> reporter: and today democratic senator ron wyden, a staunch liberal, shuddered at the thought. >> i certainly hope it never reaches that point. that would bring about a full- scale constitutional crisis. >> reporter: but talk of pardons appears to be getting ahead of the investigation. the president has not decided whether to sit for an interview, and there is no guarantee of indictment, trial, or verdict, all of which would be challenged. white house press secretary sarah sanders today. >> the president has not done anything wrong and wouldn't have any need for a pardon. >> reporter: the issue of presidential pardons has never been tested in the court. in fact, the only official guidance we have on that issue is a 1974 justice department memo issued shortly before president nixon resigned, and that memo says that a president cannot pardon himself under the fundamental legal principle that you can't be the judge in your own case. jeff. >> glor: paula reid, thank you. the hunt for a man suspected in as many as six murders in arizona came to a violent end today. the man shot himsel

. >> senator wyden. >> thank you. thank you ms. campbell for your leadership. we have the fire borrowing language on the books. ms. christiansen, we look forward to getting the plan at the end of june on how you will deal with the backlog on how the fuel reduction that we talked about during this committee and i very much appreciate the fact that you have been in discussions with us about how you will be attacking that. i look forward to that as well. i think the country very much wants to know the game plan for reducing the hazards of fuel. for the country, and sometimes it is the -- it is the individual senators running with the bureau, are citizens are so concerned about this. for the country, meat is the ominous month for fires. that's really traditionally gives you a sense of where the things are. many of my colleagues said it looks like we will have some real challenges in oregon the summer. by the way, the friends -- the proposition, we wish you were with us today because he's in new mexico where he's dealing with fires. not some kind of abstract theory.

senator wyden. >> thank you, senator for your leadership. we, of course, have the fire borrowing language on the books. i think that is going to be helpful for the long-term. miss christensen, we look forward to getting the plan at the end of june on how you're going to deal with the backlog on how the fuel reductions, that's what we talked about here in this committee and i very much appreciated the fact that you've been in discussions with us how you're going to be attacking that and i look forward to that as well. i think the country very much wants to know what the game plan is for reducing those hazardous fuel. for the country, and sometimes it feels like all of us individual senators are running weather bureaus because our citizens are so concerned about this. for the country, may is the ominous month for the fire season, and that really traditionally gives you a sense of where things are and like many of my colleagues, it looks like we're going to have some real challenges in oregon this summer and by the way, our friend senator heinr

people i call are on the minority side and about inwe disagree some cases -- for example, senator wyden -- whatever we disagree about, senator grassley and senator wyden are toe this when it comes whistleblower protection. so we're frequently working together on those issues and past are ways to get whatever else is going on so we sign on to letters or we suggest that minority members sign on to letters to do things in a time.isan way all the as far as how that relates to the experience of i.g.'s, of becausei don't know, i've never worked at an i.g. before. say that maybe in appears to bet partisan motivation isn't necessarily that and it could john said, there are different folks interested in noterent topics but it's byessarily motivated partisanship. i.g. hill: one more question, i impliedu've all said or that i.g.'s are critical to congressional oversight. critical.u said and john's nodding in agreement. so the question is, how do you use them? what do they do for you in congressional oversight? know obviously there are semi annual reports. but there's a number of other used.hey can

that is what said no -- senator wyden was asking about. was i was thinking about the collection on non-us persons overseas which is governed by section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. my comment about inadvertent collection is only -- it makes no sense in the context of the patriot act. sense in the context of section 702. even if i had been on the same page with senator wyden and understood what he was asking about, i was still in a better place because the program in question that he was asking about was classified at the time. this was in march of 2013. it, i have been going to the hill for 25 years, testifying dozens, maybe hundreds of times, answered in open and closed sessions, thousands of questions. illogic, i think a lie on one question on live television. given the nature of the hearing, a two-hour hearing that preceded this question, i was not under oath. i've made a big mistake which i freely at knowledge but i did not lie. host: here is page 207 from facts and fears. you can watch that full hearing at c-span.

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joining me now for reaction in washington ishristian wyden, a former state department senior advisorboth the george w. bush and donald trump administration, and the examiner"'s byron york, also a fox news. can. byron, i remember seeing you with those big lighters at jackson browne, for 79 rfk stadium . >> i tried to destroy those w pictures. >> laura:e i blurt you out. but it is wild. we have to lower the temperature with the soviet union. they w didn't like reagan's touh talk against the soviets and they didn't like bush's evilvi empire. but now we have a guy -- and we will see how it goes but this an amazing first that he willth never, ever, ever get an ounce of credit for, and i think he shouldn't expect at this point. >> he should not. you play play the sound bites him reacting, back he was talking like wasy talk tough tough, and what they haven't recognized is that kind of provocative talk leadd to thein summit. s the present even talked about that in the hannity interview. he said in the past they were too silent, and he said sometimes he felt a little foolish going over the to

joining me now for reaction here in washington is christian wyden, former state department senior advisorgeorge w. bush and donald trump administrations. the "washington examiner"'s byron york who is also a news conttor. you were swaying back and forth that "give peace a chance." '79, you are at rfk stadium, jackson brown. christian, you were there too. it isn't it, this is the -- we have to lower the temperature with the soviet union. they didn't like reagan's tough talk. they didn't like bush's evil empire. now you have a god, we will see how it goes. but it's an amazing first step that he will never, ever, ever get an ounce of credit for. i think shouldn't expect it. >> what they fail to recognize. you played these sound bites of them reacting when he was talking tough, talking about little rocket man talking about fire and fury. i think with a have not recognized or maybe want to acknowledge is that that kind of provocative talk lead to the summit. as a matter fact, the president talked about in the sean hannity interview. he said in the past when north korea did something ative, amer

but a democratic senator, ron wyden, he is now demanding telephone companies and the federal communications to stop any potential spying, especially because, as he puts it, the president and his personal phone could be a target of foreign intelligence svices. the fcc, though, declined a previous request from democratic lawmakers to investigate other devices that were found around washington. the fcc at that point said there was no evidence yet those devices were being unlawfully used. law enforcement has already done some investigation. they've determined at least some of the devices and the signals came from legitimate devices. but it appears, of course, there are lingering questions about whether any foreign entities may have set up any of these spying devices. jessica schneider, cnn, washington. >> and our thanks to jessica. more news ahead. washing machine dying) appliance got you down? head to the sears memorial day event. up to 40 percent off appliances. 52% off this kenmore refrigerator. 50 percent off kenmore elite laundry pairs. find your new appliance at the sears memorial day eve

separation of migrant children from their parents as a bargaining chip, democrats like senator ron wyden says a dozen makes sense. lawmakers to tour immigration and make stops across texas as protests continue all over the country. >> no. no. no, we are not not going anywhere! >> reporter: here is cnn correspondent ed lavandera with a look at what lies ahead. >> reporter: while the trump administration remains unapologetic in its support the way it's rolled out the so-called zero tolerance policy for undocumented immigrants crossing into the u.s. southern border, there is a growing chorus of frustration and anger and protests that will start to be invisible here on sunday in south texas. there is a congressional delegation that will be touring several immigration facilities throughout the region, throughout the day. most of the members of that delegation very much opposed to this zero tolerance policy. there is a vigil protest also scheduled to occur here on sunday in mcallen, and there is another congressman who is leading a march and protest toward the newly open temporary immigrant ch

democratic senator ron wyden said the move seemed more like quote major imposes in any thought-out strategye a white house writer at the lawmakers fighting for free trade? hedge fund manager and a "fox news" contributor jonathan hoenig is here. jonathan i feel like a lonely voice alone in the forest screaming for help against the terrorists. no one is listening. >> i have to shake my head when i'm watching the president on "fox business" aunties announcing the tariffs and people are clapping and cheering they are cheering taxes on americans, not on china, not on mexico, on americans. we know the net result of this. tariffs cost jobs. adam smith discovered this george bush discovered this. kennedy: what are some of the impressions we are seeing right now? what are some of the effects that we are seeing on items that are manufactured with steel and aluminum? >> people keep saying this as a negotiating tactic. the trade war has begun kennedy. started in january. the presence engineered tariffs on lumber and washing machines. what is then the net result click? it price of washing machines have

with that, i will turn to the ranking member in good friend senator wyden for his opening segment. >> thank you very much and thank you for holding this hearing. i'm going to get to rescuing americans who are getting mugged by their prescription drug bills and the administration gutting safeguards for those with pre-existing conditions. first, the american people are owed an answer about what is going to be done to protect the thousands of children the trump administration separated from their mothers and fathers and put in the custody of today's witness. as of this morning health and human services and the justice department seem to be doing more to add and deflect blame than they're doing to tell parents where their kids are. according to report the government grants these children by telling their parents they can have their kids back if they agree to leave the country. the president tweeted that the u.s. should forget about to process rights for immigrants. essentially an endorsement of judging people by the color of their skin. white house chief of staff floated this family shred

but the top democrat on the finance committee, ron wyden wanted to talk about something even more urgent. >> how many have been reunified? >> so they would be unified with either parents or other relatives under our policy. so, of course, if the parent remains in detention, unfortunately, under rules that are set by congress and the courts, they can't be reunified while they're in detention. >> so is the answer? >> no. we've had hundreds of children who had been separated who are now with -- for instance, if there was a another parent who is here in the country. >> i want to know about the children in your department's custody. how many of them have been reunionified? >> well, that's exactly what i'm saying. they have been placed with parent or other relative who is in the united states. >> how many? >> several hundred. >> of the -- >> 2,300 plus that came into our care, we probably have 2047. >> 2,047. okay. so that means so far this week health and human services have held in some unknown way exactly six children. because this weekend health and huices department said they had 2,053 mi

and to hear you tell us that ron wyden, a member of the committee didn't know about what the "new york times" is reporting tonight, which seems related to that resolution, that's really quite stunning. >> it seems like whatever was going on with this investigation of this long-time staffer on that committee, i don't know how much senators knew about that, and senators on the intelligence committee won't tell us, they are actually great about not leaking from that committee. but in terms of this investigation from the point of view of the justice department, involving long term surveillance of a reporter, that is a whole different scandal. there have been scandals about it in democratic and republican administrations. there are supposed to be rules about that, but you can tell from the "new york times" reporting that they are ripping mad about it, as will most news organizations be when this news gets out. >> the senate staffer involved is a 31-year veteran. he left the staff this year. that means that all of the senators on the committee know this staffer. and 31 years means he's obvio

senior white house official insists that the president's phone is secure but a democratic senator ron wydenone companies and the federal communications commission act to stop any potential spying, especially because, as he puts it, the president and his personal phone could be a target of foreign intelligence services. the fcc, though, declined a previous request from democratic lawmakers to investigate other devices that were found around washington. the fcc at that point said there was no evidence yet those devices were being unlawfulfully used. law enforcement has already done some investigation. they've determined at least some of the devices and the signals came from legitimate devices. but it appears, of course, there are lingering questions about whether any foreign entities may have set up any of these spying devices. jessica schneider, cnn, washington. >>> as if traffic is not crazy enough in southern california, right, add this to the mix. a small plane forced to land in the middle of the street. this looks worse than i thought. mike and jen doyle? yeah. time for medicare, huh. i

aat's according to spokesperson for wyden.obe follows revelations last month that paid $1.2 million to cohen's firm under an agreement aimed at gaining theght into administration's healthcare policy. security council is calling on all parties in ukraine to recommit to a agreement and expressing grave concern at deteriorating security in region.tile russia has been in a tug of war with eucaine since moscow's annexation of the crimean peninsula in 2014, but all 15 council members, russia, agreed today in the council's first eucaine in an year and a half. ceremonies parking the robertniversary of f. kennedy's assassination were held today. kennedy was shot minutes after winning the california democratic presidential primary june if 5th, 1968. rights icon john lewis quoted a speech kennedy gave the night of martin luther king, jr.'s assassination two months before kennedy's death. >> what we need in the states is not division. what we need in the united hatred.s not love and wisdom and compassion. >> former president bill and park

. >> so senator ron wyden is saying he would like the staff of the intelligence committee to interview ivanka trump. he said he would like the staff to do that because there are two separate national security questions they want to talk to her about. but one of them is this connection of the russianght lifter to michael cohen on the trump tower moscow dream. presumably, michael cohen has somewhere in all that stuff the fbi collected, some information about that specifically, and possibly some communication directly from ivanka trump to michael cohen at. >> absolutely. and she should be worried about not being 100% accurate. the russian weight lifter has said i never h anything to do with anybody from the trump organization, and yet apparently there are e-mails. and that disproves that. so she has to be very careful too to dlyt the right thing is. this is all so almost ridiculous. everybody says you can't make this up. if you did, if you wrote this as a novel, no one would accept it. no publisher would publish it because it's too ridiculous. >> i'm telling you, in the of this whole thin

wyden: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, and colleagues, two years ago the supreme court handed down its decision in whole women's health versus hellerstead, which held the view that the government should not be in the business of deciding what kind of health care a woman in america can or cannot receive. a number of my colleagues are going to be coming to the floor to discuss this issue. it was a crucial victory. my colleagues who have been so involved in this issue over the years, senator murray, senator blumenthal, i, as the ranking democrat on the finance committee, has done everybody i possibly could because our committee has jurisdiction over women's health with a variety of programs that are crucial for women. it's really in that context that i want to reflect on what has really happened since the supreme court handed down that crucial victory, that important win for women's health care as embodied in whole women's health versus -- hellerstead. every time the president went to the white house

i think you heard similar concerns from both senator cantwell and senator wyden on this. we see that these are important assets. we want you to have the aviation assets. wewant to know that we are being smart with all of this. thus the request for the study back in 2012. actually, if mys correct, if we did put this in place in 2012, we are beyond our 12 -- 5 years.>> the first season was in 2013. a >> okay. i have no further questions at this point in time. agn, ifcolleagues have submissions, you will see them. i know it's not a policy, but maybe we just pray for rain this summer. also, we pray for the safety of the men and women who are out there on the front lines. wethat this is very dangerous. we have lost far too many, as they have been out on the front lines. hopefully it will be a safe season. with that, the committee dan's adjourned. >>> washington drama is live with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up on wednesday morning, inside elections reporter will be on to talk about the results of tuesday's primary. paul discusses provisions within the republ

>> senator wyden, in my professional experience and study of history, the u.s. alliance system has served our nation superbly in terms of security, in terms of prosperity, defense of the values in the constitution for more than 70 years. we don't always think our allies are doing enough. we sometimes have frictions. we had in every decade, whether it was over suez or vietnam or over iraq, but it is important that we get together through those as a family. fundamentally the system we have in place is a collective security system, where we jointly pay for it and execute it. and a shared prosperity system where we push for maximum openness so we can all prosper. adjustments are needed. we adjusted nato after september 11 to go to afghanistan. moreld remind allies bore than half of the comeback burden surround the period . >> what is your take on the president's recent action? >> i am very concerned when america's adversaries of your ticket better -- adversaries appear to get better treatment than america's closest friends. we should not be in the business of interf

. >> senator wyden you are recognized. >> thank you. i'm sure it is hard for folks to assess where we are. unless members come in, will look forward to getting written responses continuing our discussions. chairman isaacson and hatch have agreed that we will vote on the nominations that are before us off the floor of the senate when we have a vote. there are several nominees of her position on the u.s. tax. those positions deal with fairness for taxpayers that we have been talking about today. if confirmed -- would play a key role in another area bipartisan concern, tougher enforcement of trade laws. i will support each of those three nominees. fourth is up for consideration is johnson was nominated to serve as assistant secretary for family support. she would be the head of the administration for children and family. there are several specific issues regarding that nomination that i will touch on. the first deals with the child welfare system. our committee has passed landmark bipartisan child welfare laws and it is our job to perform