the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1634, a -- the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from arizona, ms. mcsally, and the gentleman from texas will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from arizona. ms. mcsally: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. director saldano: mr. speaker, yume ms. mcsally: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from arizona is recognized for as much time as she wishes to consume. ms. mcsally: i rise in support of h.r. 1634 the border security technology accountability act, which i introduced earlier this year. this bill seeks to provide improved management of technology increasing accountability for some of the department of homeland security's largest acquisition programs. the constitu

same ones we call the bill of rights? >> absolutely not. he had 37 or 39 propositions and he indicated -- indicated where he would add them in article one or two or three. a lot of them were complicated as these things progressed with the committee of 11. to turn those into direct sentences and then to compress to say these are all alike. the senate ultimately it is hard to know who did what the there is no annals of congress but out of the senate came the 12 amendments there much more direct and more clear than what madison proposed in now day timeout with how the house votes as an amendment but not part of the constitution to be in the body itself. so many of madison's proposals stay alive. but they are consolidated. >> one that is missing from the senate that comes back is possibly madisons favorite that no state shall violate the freedom of the press. and it is something i think that people don't know our originally he included. >> madison at this moment in his career is an ardent nationalist meaning he and hamilton a

chair this is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. if adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. the murder of kate in san francisco was a national tragedy that certainly shocked the conscience of america. we must continue to mourn her passing, we must continue to stand behind her family. we must continue to make sure that her killer is prosecuted to the full extent of the law. but we should not respond with irresponsible public policy. our founders indicated that the house of representatives is supposed to reflect the passions of the people. but the passions should be properly channeled into an appropriate legislative vehicle. on december 14, 2012, 20 children were brutally gunned down in the sandy hook elementary school. more than 30,000 additional americans have died as a result of gun violence since that fateful day. 952 days have passed. this house has done nothing. on june 27 2013 the senate passed a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill. 52 democrats, 14 republicans two independents. tha

the bills would then be sent to the upper chamber. the prime minister and members of the ruling bloc want to see the legislation enacted by late september when the current session of the diet ends. >>> lawmakers with the ruling coalition are welcoming the committee's decision, but members of the opposition are voicing harsh criticism. >> translator: we made every effort to get an approval. i don't think there was a problem with the process. it's regrettable that opposition lawmakers didn't accept the bills. >> translator: we will use every opportunity to elaborate to get people to understand the meaning and the importance of the bills. >> translator: i strongly protest that they ram such controversial bills through the special committee. bills are highly suspects of being unconstitutional it is a big change for the national security policy. >> translator: that was terrible steam rolling. we had been saying that we need more discussion because we still don't have the public's understanding. but they forced a vote. >> translator: i stro

the bills to the white house. most of our members have never seen that, and they take regular order is doing crs. so we've got an education process going on. however i think members more and more, this year especially, are seeing that this is a really good way for them to be able to legislate, offering amendments on these bills on the floor. and getting their voice into the process, and then voting for the final bill. that is getting better. i still have hope that we will get to regular order one of these days. daniel: do you sometimes wish that you had earmarks back? rep. rogers: yes. daniel: do you consider that a big factor in why prior to getting rid of your marks, the process seemed a lot easier. every sense, it has been a lot harder to pass appropriations bills. rep. rogers: more importantly, i think the congress by the constitution controls the purse strings of the government. supposedly. but that presumes even pass appropriations bills in order to exercise that power of the purse. we have not been able to

bill: he's had a steady rise up the world rankings. number two after earning the green jacket in augusta. ian: when he did win here, he wasn't even a member of the tour and now he's perhaps just one more win away next week of being number one in the world currently number two in the world behind rory. if he would win next week, he would jump to number one. just an incredible two years for this still-21-year-old. david: it's an indication of just how good rory mcilroy is if you can play as well as jordan spieth has and not be number one. ian: true. we wish rory well with his injury. we hope to see him at the open championship. matt: he's on the green but it's still about 55, 60 feet. goes down the hill and cruises to the left, so it's -- you know you don't expect to make this. but it's not out of the realm of possibility. i think you'd take a couple of feet from the hole and tap in. ian: i agree with you matt. i think it's important to not get overly aggressive. matt: not bad couple feet. bill: and now jordan. ian: will he factor in tha

the senate bill is up in the air. the house bill is even more up in the air. host: the article by our guest nina rees, saying don't protesting out with the bathwater. if no child left behind is changed, testing should remain. good morning. caller: amen to the first caller. she said something very poignant and to the point. charter schools come to fruition only because the majority of the state funding is taken from the trust fund or pocket money of where the money goes for the public schools. unfortunately, the majority of these major tests everybody takes, especially the new part test that costs a lot of money. local municipalities and states are burdened with paying for that because the federal government has sewed up most of their pockets for money. host: thank you. guest: on the funding for assessment it is important to understand when no child left behind was written and those tests became required, the federal government does pony up cash to cover the costs to the tune of $400 million a year. that is not to say it coveralls -- covers all of the cost. tha

then why the bill of rights was created. sunday live at noon join our three-hour conversation with best selling author and government accountability institute president peter switeser. ought american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 8:00, here in brooklyn college classroom lecture on the revolutionary war . sunday afternoon at 4:00 on real america, a look back at a 1960's film fi featuring joe brown. it are complete schedule at c-span.org. , the national constitution center hosted a discussion on how the bill of rights applies to today's debates on freedom of speech, the right to privacy and other issues. speakers include the constitution center, also, the american enterprise institute, and also the aspen institute. >> welcome to the greatest assembly of the defenders of freedom ever. we have peter goettler, arthur brooks, walter isaacson, neera tanden, and anthony romero of the aclu. a big round of applause. [applause] jeffrey: the national constitution center is indeed a convening space of the greatest thinkers on freedom

out some of the highlights of the bill. again, this year the committee has provided robust wild land fire funding, fire suppression accounts department of interior and forest service are fully funded at the 10-year average level. the hazardous fuel program was increased by $75 million to $526 million in fiscal year 2015-enacted and that increase has been maintained in this bill. the bill also continues critical investments in indian country, a nonpartisan priority of this committee. building upon the bipartisan work, former subcommittee chairman mike simpson, jim moran, norm dick, certainly my friend ms. mccollum, the bill continues to make investments in education, public safety and health programs in indian country. overall, funding for the indian health service has increased by $154 million or 3% while funding for the bureau of indian affairs and education is increased by $165 million or 6% from fiscal year 2015 levels. the largest percentage increase in this bill. the bill provides full funding for fiscal year 2016, for

the bill. there have been no recalls. i have not seen that many bills to repeal the whole thing. the only thing i sign 2011 to repeal the whole thing came from michelle walkman -- michele b achman who is not in the leadership delegation. they are afraid of it. they know it is popular. that is why they make the big arguments about the community banks. the danger is if a republican was elected president, they will be afraid in terms of voting for it. they will point to the regulators they appointed previously. i know this sounds quaint to say this today, we happen to be very good friends and richard has introduced legislation but if you look at it carefully there is very little dodd frank. nothing on the consumer protection bureau. just as there is this chatter about undermining it, there are some things that go back to your earlier question. i regret we did not have so funding. what has killed our efforts in the past, we did do this so funding of the consumer financial protection bureau which i

discuss the bills. okata said lower house deliberations made it clear there are many problems with the bills. the number of polls express the disapproval of the cabinet has overtaken the number who approve. >>> we need to draw attention to public opposition so the bills will be scrapped. we will highlight the bills problem in the upper house debate. >> he went on to say his organization will step up its campaign against the legislation. legislation. about 400 people opposed the bills rallied outside the building. >> i'm calling for the withdrawal of the bill since japan could become involved in a war fought by other countries. >> if i did nothing now i would fought be able to face my children in the future. it is our duty to secure the legacy of peace to possibly the next generation. >> protestors are carrying placards urging upper house members to fulfill their responsibility to thoroughly debate the bills. the operator of a nuclear power plant in southern japan has begun a four-day bid to clear a fina

printed in the bill. the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. all points against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution. each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the house or in the committee of the whole. all points of order against such amendments are waived. at the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the committee shall rise and report the bill to the house with such amendments as may have been adopted

[laughter] move the bill. there came a time when sitting in the ways and means committee room, if you have been in the long war -- the longwirth building, it is still there. mills and the general counsel and two or three people sat down and what became law was done in about 15 minutes. mills got together and said , look, here's how we are going to do it. i am going to do hospitalization. that'll will take care of the seniors. mr. byrnes, the republican, you want to include the doctors? we are going to do supplemental medicare part b. over there, medically indigent let's do medicaid. wilber cohen and wilbur mills, give people in this country have ever heard of wilber cohen. one of the great architects of medicare. that bill was put together in about 15 minutes. a three layer cake. medicare, medicaid and the doctors hospitalization part b. then they called lbj and said , mr. president, we have got it done. wilbur mills began to explain it. speaker mccormick got on, we pulled this out. the first thing lbj said wa

the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1300, a bill to direct the secretary of homeland security to make anthrax vaccines and anti-microbials available to emergency response providers, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 424. the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended the bill is passed, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. miller: mr. speaker, i a

of the bill. a lot of banks and institutions are making wonderful changes ahead of the regulators in many cases. the culture has changed dramatically. i was speaking to a former staff member of mine. he says i can't tell you the number of risk committees i attend. they didn't exist previously. institutions are sitting around and thinking about product lines or other decisions they're making. are there implications. that didn't happen before p. there's nothing in our bill requiring that in an institution. it gives you a sense of how the culture is changing within financial institutions. many institutions are way ahead of the regulators and actually implementing the ideas that the legislation requires. so i'm optimistic about what's occurring in the marketplace. i'm worried because we don't have major financial interests that are going to defend our product as is the case with healthcare. >> i agree with that. but you have to -- you know reality is reality. if hillary clintonson e is elected in 2016

i read both bill the ones we voted on last year and this bill. there is important pork place protections that do not exist in this bill. and i -- that's my position system of we cannot start off by blaming unions, blaming the v.a., we've been through this before. there's some bad actors there, trying to get rid of them. i want to get rid of them faster than you want to get rid of them but i want to take down the whole group. we paint with a very wide brush. we've done this with other federal agencies. the reality is that the civil service protections available to these employees and all other federal employees actually protect whistleblowers. that's in the law already. and allow them to come forward when they see wrongdoing without fearing retaliation. whistleblowers were how we discovered the problems mr. chairman, through the speaker, in the first place. that's how we found out about what was going on in phoenix and other places. correct me if i'm wrong i think you'll agree with me. i agree that poorly performing employees have no place at the

in the base of the bill. i ask -- i hope the senate will adopt my amendment to require that in the parent's right to know that provision is made available to every single parent in terms of what the state does and does not require when their kids go into the public school system. so we have a better informed parent better local control less federal mandate and a child that has expectations that are raised for them by the parents and the teachers closest to them not by a bureaucrat in washington d.c. we live in the greatest country on the face of this earth. you don't find anybody trying to break out of the united states of america. they're all trying to break in. and when you ask them why it's because it's a country of opportunity, education hope and promise. today and tomorrow, the senate has the ability to reauthorize the elementary and secondary education act which has languished for seven years without a reauthorization. i hope we will do it and give local systems local boards of education and parents the

we are now going to sign the bill. i want to say it is with great pride that i am surrounded by members of the emanuel nine family. i want to thank them for taking the time to come. i also am surrounded by former governors who put their name on paper that said yes, while we have been part of south carolina's past we want to see south carolina go in the right direction for our future so i want to thank everybody that's with me today. with that, i am proud to say that the bill has been signed. i do want to also acknowledge these nine pens are going to each of the nine families of the emanuel nine. [applause] may we never forget the actions that those people took to get us to this point today. and then i have got a couple of other pens. many people have talked about the courage that took place by so many across this state, but one person started this almost two decades ago, and that was governor david beasley and the last time i saw him i said you started it. he said well, i need you to finish it. [applause] and the secon

the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1138, a bill to establish certain wilderness areas in central idaho and to authorize various land conveyances involving national forest system land and bureau of land management land in central idaho, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from american samoa, ms. radewagen, and the gentlewoman from guam, ms. bordallo, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from mayor samoa. ms. radewagen: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. radewagen: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from -- the gentlewoman is recognized for as much time as she may use. ms. rag wagen: this -- ms. radewagen: this bill would relouis wilderness study areas back to multiple use in centra

bill: will the governor sign the bill if it is passed? >> there is so much public outrage even in liberal san francisco, i think there will be sufficient political pressure on the legislature and the governor. my hope we work together in bipartisan way to prevent a horrific murder like this from ever happening ben in any california city. bill: you mentioned the sheriff and also the mayor. here is the mayor just yesterday pointing fingers at well, the feds and the sheriff. >> i truly believe that one of the solutions might have been a simple notification. now, everybody is trying to review the language of the of the of both i.c.e. and also our sank wear city ordinance. i find language there that supports communication. bill: he runs the city. >> there was no communication, bill. bill: there are reports that the sheriff and mayor haven't spoken in three years. you started this segment talking about the duty and responsibility our elected officials have to the people they serve. what in the world explains that? >> well listen the chief publi

the bill was removed from the floor. it is too bad because it is a great bill. the interior appropriations bill did so many great things. it held back the epa us wild rampage towards regulating everything, among other things. it's a good bill. it's too bad we had to remove it from the floor, but i hope we can force it back. the provisions that bill will be able to be incorporated sometime this fall. daniel: i'm sorry. it sounds to me like the process, then, is installed. there are no more a preparations belt. -- appropriations bills. rep. rogers: leadership is trying to resolve that issue, i hope they do so we can bring the bill back to the floor. but we will have to prepare a contingency. rachael: just a little bit more about that. how many members came -- did they come to appropriations of staff and say we need about on this or we can't support this bill? how many members were there, can you say where they were from? rep. rogers: i can't give you an exact number. it was substantial. rachael: more than a couple? rep. rogers: i don't want to get into numbers, bu

the bill passed by the committee is included in the multiyear transportation bill before the senate today would also advance the deployment of positive train control technology for averting accidents. i'm proud to note that we recently amended the multiyear transportation legislation to expand this authorization. never before has the senate authorized robust, dedicated and mandatory funding for positive train control implementation. the amendment accepted by the senate earlier today would authorize $199 million in p.t.c. grants and loan financing for commuter railroads in fiscal year 2016. this is the highest single-year authorization for p.t.c. ever. using the railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program commuter railroads will be able to leverage this funding for $2 billion in loans necessary to cover their p.t.c. capital needs. in addition to advancing deployment of p.t.c., the wicker-booker bill would require p speed passenger plans for railroads to address train modifications, crew communication practices and other measures to prevent overspeed derailment. it would requi

the bill. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it, third reading. the clerk: a bill to amend 241-i of the immigration and nationality act to deny assistance to a state or political subdivision of a state that prohibits its official from taking certain actions with respect to immigration. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman opposed to the bill? >> i am opposed to it in its current form. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i reserve a point of order. the speaker pro tempore: a point of order is reserved. the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. jeffries of new york moves to recommit the bill h.r. 3009, to the committee on the judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the house with the following amendment. add at the end the following, section protecting local communities f

in fact, the proponents of the defazio bill, and the opponents of this bill, are not asserting that the purpose of the label is to suggest there's scientific evidence indicating g.m.o.'s cause health problems. what a label is is information. and the consumer then decides. your consumers and my consumers. they decide. and whatever their reason is, they have a right to decide to buy product a or b, depending on what's in it or what's not in it. and what is the big fear about letting consumers know? a lot of the big advocates that are pushing this are in fact some of these manufacturers that create products that they sell to farmers. mr. defazio outlined that in his argument. they fear that the label will reduce the sale-ability of that product. here's the irony. if what they're producing in selling -- and selling is so good and so nutritious and so tasty and so yummy, why not let the consumer know what's in it? that would be something like you would want to advertise. so this really is a very profound decision by this congress. number one, it's telling states that have been taking initiat

bill: the lockers? >> another shark sighting. >> on the jersey sore beach. >> a us marine the eighth shark attack in the past three weeks. ♪ >> the world's oldest woman is celebrating her 160 birthday. i chased the party down to where she lives in brooklyn. >> tell you. >> holy. bill: chasing a story about what is going to be kids having a fight cake. now of course there is a twitter account dedicated. >> that is right. a twitter account dedicated. check this out. >> obviously. >> violently punching each other in the face, pulling each other share and throwing one another on the ground, and it all happened in front of cheering crowds. the account was more than 2,000 followers is getting a lot of attention. police and the bergen county prosecutors telling me those who fight will pay. >> and new jersey we have very substantial laws that protect crimes of violence victims. if someone films all of this a significant amount of laws to and that. criminal responsible. >> even if these videos include mutually

bill: bad actors in the ecosystem. companies that maybe do not have long-term economic models that are out there perverting the rents that people pay, the cost that you pay for employees, the market that may be in against a competitor where they may just try to spin to win. emily: i want to talk more about what 1999 looked like, but first how you got here. you were born and raised in texas. what kind of kid were you, what did you want to be when you grew up? bill: it is an interesting story. my father grew up on a farm in north carolina playing with model airplanes. he got an aeronautical engineering degree, chasing his dreams, and was moved to johnson space center and worked for nasa. half the fathers on my street were nasa fathers. so, when the apollo launches were happening, we would go to somebody's house, occasionally we would drive 14 hours for a three-minute launch, and then drive back. emily: did you want to be an astronaut? bill: i think i was too tall to qualify to get into the jet. emily: let's talk about th

the house has already passed the bill. as you know the process you bring it together in a conference committee, you have an agreement, then it goes back to both houses for a vote and then up to the president. so that is -- that is why we want to move forward now while we have 52 senators, 33 states in the senate. represented in saying this is a good bill because the sooner we get this done, the more protective measures -- protective measures we can put in place for the american public. host: there is a story today saying that republicans in the senate next week plan to call for a vote to defund planned parenthood. guest: well, i -- you know -- it is difficult looking at those tapes and seeing them, but the thing that really is -- is so central to this issue is a woman's right to choose, a woman's right to have health care. planned parenthood does a remarkable job in terms of wellness visits, birth control cancer screenings, mammograms, all these kinds of things. and i think the idea that that significant amount of funding

introduction this time the bill has a different title but it's pretty much the same bill. we're back today to consider yet another bill that harms west coast fisheries and tribal interests, a bill -- another bill that undermines state law. another bill that micromanages the most complex water system in the world in a way that benefits a select few a at the expense of many others across the state of california. another bill that is going nowhere. we have a statement from the administration, we have a withering three-page letter of sigs from the department of interior the two largest circulation papers in california has editorialized against it, the state of california is on record opposing prior versions of this bill. unlike last year, when the house did not allow any amendments to the bill, we're here today with four out of five republican amendments made in order and four out of 24 democratic amendments made in order. that may seem like marginal progress other the 113th congress' very closed process but that is no way to do business and certainly no way to get a bill sign

the ayes have it. the bill is passed. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. -- those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 245, the nays are 176. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek reco

everyone needs to read what is in the bill. >> because this is bad medicine >>> and the promise to britney. >> death was imminent for britney, there wasn't a cure or anything that would change the fact that she would die. the manner in which she died that's what he sh control over. >> inside the debate in california - that could ripple across the nation. should medically assisted suicide be legalized. >> we cannot legislation morality. this is a matter of personal choice. >>> thanks for joining us i'm adam may with this report. tonight we tackle a subject that we all face - death. if you think about how you want to die, you might say peacefully in your sleep or surrounded by friends or family. well what g you could plan that and avoid a drawn-out sometimes painful death. because of diseases or cancers. the debate over medically assisted suicide is rapidly heating up and soon it could be a real option for millions more americans. for those on the front lines of this battle. all eyes are on california that's where one husband mad

the bill would amend the current h.u.d. requirement to reallocate or return otherwise available funds from twice per year to just once per year this change provides h.u.d. and local agencies with administrative relief while having no negative impacts on beneficiaries of they have programs. in addition, this program is supported by the national alliance to end homelessness a national advocacy organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the united states. an identical bill passed the house last december on the suspension calendar by voice vote and i urge my colleagues to again vote in favor of this bill. i thank you and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri. mr. luetkemeyer: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. ms. waters: i yield to the gentleman, mr. peters as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman is recognized. mr. peter -- mr. peter

bill were put into the bill. i think it's unnecessary and distracts our attention from the important mission this bill brings. so i will be voting for the lee amendment. but i would urge all of our colleagues no matter how you vote on the amendments made in order, please vote yes, please vote yes for the patients of america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. burgess: i yield myself one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. burgess: this past weekend in an op ed piece that was published on-line quime quoting here, as lincoln said a century and a half ago, the federal government should only be doing things that people can't do for themselves. well, medical cures are a great example of something people can't do for themselves at home. that's what we are about this afternoon, providing the rule to allow consideration for cures of the 21st century. the underlying bill is important. i urge all members to support the rule and the underlying bill. i reserve.

move the bill. there came a time when sitting in the ways and means committee room if you have been in the building, it is still there. mills and the general counsel and two or three people sat down and what became law was done in about 15 minutes. mills got together and said look, here's how we are going to do it. i am going to do hospitalization. mr. byrnes, the republican, you want to include the doctors? we are going to do supplemental medicare part b. over there medically indigent, medicaid. wilber cohen and wilbur mills cohen was one of the great architects. that bill was put together in about 15 minutes. medicare, medicaid and the doctors hospitalization part b. then they called lbj and said mr. president, we have got it done. wilbur mills began to explain it. speaker mccormick got on we pulled this out. lbj said i do not want any hypochondriacs in that bill. wilber -- wilbur cohen said let me explain why that will not happen. we are going to control costs. don't worry, no hypochondriacs. lyn

second, there's a matter of support for the bill. this time around the thinking is that it may pass. why? the farm bureau is footing the bill, that's happened in the past but you have support this time from the united food and commercial workers which represents a new alliance. several thousand farm workers belonging there throwing in with this deal. that's a big change. >> logical steps forward it could pass. what could lead it to fail? anything with immigration? >> well most people consider the immigration a federal issue. many people in the legislature do. they say, you know what? maybe we should let this issue be handled by the feds and not get involved in this thing. let's also remember there's a stalemate going on in conference and -- congress and there's a court challenge that left president obama unable to move ahead with his plan to allow several million of undocumented workers to stay here for three years. also, there's another problem here. that is that some liberals might resist this thing. why? the proposed bill is a ban

duarte, the people you spoke to agreed to pay the debt but could they fight the bills? >> yes, actually, some people do fight the bills. they say they didn't want to get their parents in trouble that if they did it would eventually lead back to their families and remember they say their parents weren't abusive, they were trying to help the children. it's important to note that in most cases where a parent fraudulently uses a child's i.d. for utility bills, the parents are actually making payments. their goal is not ohave the be utilities shut off a second or third time but in these cases it did happen. none of the utility companies would speak to us on the record. they said you know we are operating the way we operate. there's been a lot of expansion in our industry. right now the utilities are in a very difficult situation because the energy landscape has changed so much and it's so competitive so they want to do everything possible to keep customers. and this is one way. >> but why aren't the utility companies held accountable for some of this? >> in massachusetts we

absent including this language or the democratic substitute in the final passage of the bill, the bill in its current form would be a step backwards a step to lower standards a step to reduce accountability, and a step to allow deficiencies to be swept urn the rug as they once were. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves -- the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i rise to claim time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. kline: i would like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from new york. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. >> i rise in opposition to this amendment. my daughter just completed third grade and we need to create higher standards for them and their generation. we need to set up our state of the unions to succeed, not fail. we need to stop overtesting in our schools this would be a -- this amendment would be a giant leap backwards for education reform. rather than reforming the policies of no child left behind this embr

they confirmed the party should unite to enact the bill. leaders of five opposition parties agreed not to take part in the vote on thursday. they said they cannot accept the bills being rammed through. >>> a senior u.s. government official has welcomed the outcome in the lower house committee. assistant secretary of state frank rose said he hopes japan's diet will pass the national security bills. rose gave a speech in tokyo on the u.s./japan alliance. he said the bills are a matter for japan to discuss but he suggested they're a step in the right direction. >> we strongly support a robust japan that can cooperate effectively with the united states across the full spectrum of security challenges we face. >> rose said the u.s. wants japan to be an ally that can help deal with newly emerging challenges. >>> a top japanese official is heading to china. he's expected to discuss the timing of a summit between the leaders of the two countries. shotaro yachi is japan's national security secretary in chief. he'll meet yang jiechi. who oversees fore

the bill is considered read the first -- the chair: the bill is considered read the first time. the gentleman from illinois, mr. shimkus, and a member opposed will control the time. mr. shimkus: e.p.a. put out its final rule for coal ash. we applaud e.p.a.'s decision to regulate coach ash under subtitle d confirming what we have been saying all along that morning coal ash is not hazardous. all you have to do is talk to the coal ash recyclers across the country, they'll tell you not only is coal ash not hazardous, it is an essential component in their product. however, the rule remains seriously flawed and implementation will result in confusion, conflict and a lot of needless litigation. a fundamental flaw with the rule is that it is self-implementing, which means that now e.p.a. has finalized the rule going forward there will be zero regulatory oversight of the coal ash by the e.p.a. what this means is all these the rules will be interpreted and implemented by the utilities with no oversight or enforcement by the e.p.a. or the state this leads us to one of the other key flaws w

the appropriations bill. thank you, betty. >> the ruckus over the confederate flag in the u.s. house began wednesday night and debate on the 2016 interior environment spending bill. a late amendment by ken calvert of california. for perspective, we are joined by devon henry with the help. he is from capitol hill. what was the amendment do? devon: the house passed to democratic amendments to diminish the flight. the amendments would ban small flags from confederate gravesites at the cemeteries and then future sales. calvin's amendment would basically undo both of us. it would go back to to current policies that are on the books right now, basically allowing the small flags to be put at gravesites and allowing the sale of merchandise. >> that amendment came up and debate late wednesday evening. thursday morning comes around and speeches happen on the house floor, particularly from democrats about this amendment. what happened after that? devon: public leadership hold the bill. he had a lot of questions on this.

to move the bill. he teamed up with the ranking member of the committee, patty murray, and they started hashing out a deal. a spent weeks working on a bill that they felt bridge the biggest divide between democrats and republicans on this law. what you wound up with was a bill that i think some republicans like to see move to the right democrats would like to see it move to the left, but more a less people have been able to kind of swallow those concerns and they passed it out of committee with a unanimous vote. a couple years ago people would have thought that was difficult, considering the divides between democrats and republicans on education. that is the state in play with the bill. as it was getting to the floor. on the floor there will be a lot of an amendments, dozens of ideas for how to improve k-12 education. this was last taken up 15 years ago, so that is the last time, add it was july when the senate was debating this hill. there has been a lot of turnover, a lot of senators who have not sta

who are the main office of the bill? we are hearing it would include money for the veterans affairs department? >> caller: so the bill was sponsored by transportation infrastructure committee chair bill -- it has chairman paul ryan as a cosponsor, and we just got this bill text late last opportunity but is still pouring through it, including committee staff. not majority staff but ways and means, authorizing committee everybody is taking a look at this now. what we do know is that there is a provision in the bill to address the consolidation of veterans affairs health care programs. this is to deal with an impending cloture -- closure of certain of the hospitals but that is so something that has been figured out. over some type of an offset into bill for that. that's what i'm hearing from transportation advocates and other staff. but the main for the transportation part is that it would extend authorization to the end of october, october 29. but also includes $8 billion from the general fund an offset from the general fu

bill before the senate. but delaying action on transportation for five months could also compound our difficulties. remember, there have already been 33 short-term extensions passed by congress since 2009. a silent part of every argument for a short-term extension is, let's not address safety and other critical transportation needs. the right decision for the american people is to seize the opportunity and to pass a bipartisan multiyear transportation bill without delay. and, mr. president i'd like to share with you just some of the letters of support that we've received from various organizations who have looked at the body of work that's included in these particular provision that i've meptioned. this is from the governors' highway safety association. it says, the governors highway safety association congratulates the u.s. senate commerce committee on releasing s. 132. -- 1732. this bill provides related stability to reduce the number of crashes jirks and fatalities on america's roads. this is from the ame

we're the ones who introduced the devolution bill. the idea sounded so good on the stump because you can say well, we just repealed all the federal taxes and make state taxes out of them. well it didn't quite work that way because you can't do that. if you repeal a federal tax then you have to pass a state tax. now, how many people here think think -- are naive enough to believe that all 48 contiguous states would be willing to pass a sizable state tax increase. it's not going to happen. and so that's why the national highway system is so important. that's why eisenhower started this thing back in 1956. because we have friends -- my friends up in wyoming, there are very few people in wyoming but there are a lot of roads and that's part of our national highway system. now, if you did this if you did a devolution project, they would have to pass a 48-cent per gallon gasoline tax increase in wyoming. and so it's not going to happen and we know that's not going to happen and we're not going to be a uniform system unless we do it with this

bill: is that what the horse it's? >> freaking out. bill: look at that. he could have been out in the field. i am feeling for the horse. >> they are bred and trained to make money for their owners. let's not think otherwise. because he won the triple crown he can retire. >> excess of $200,000. losing a race -- >> the owner is not getting that money. >> if anyone has a beef with this you want to think twice more business because of this one race than anything else. saratoga might get the same blessing later. >> you can't feel bad for a horse. his life is pretty awesome. bill: american sparrow, you are the list of the week. ♪ >> a new line of chocolate milk or milk and chocolate. no can chocolate. >> the extraordinary opportunity to be the 1st to taste online flavors which are handmade in midtown manhattan. today everyone here is to try some of the knew flavors created. bill: where was the idea for art is no chocolate milk. >> there is nothing for adults. incredibly creative. women basil, elderflower, coconut, hazelnut, chile, meant. >> a little vodka aft

side on the $10 bill? there's some predictable suggestions. >> eleanor roosevelt. >> michele obama. john: first lady's? she is not eligible that the woman has to be dead but why do presidents, to people's mind what did she accomplish what about those that created something on their own? we could debate to roosevelt but at least other women that are considered clear the dead like this system classified to use stars the issues today or who's started the girl scouts or who invented the term birth control and founded planned parenthood for who started the environmental movement. although serious achievers are pushed by various people with various agendas but when they're asked to show them the name and her picture they had no picture her they were. >> rachel carson is a suggestion. >> i don't know. >> i don't know who that is so american environmentalist >> i don't know her. >> wilma mankiller. john: i am kind of glad they didn't know rachel carson because environmentalist for shipper i think she is a mass mur

so the great issue, in addition to the presence or absence of the bill of rights the divide of the constitutional convention was the question of slavery. this is the great moral stain in american history. the original declaration of in dependence promised that all men with created equal but the constitutional convention was not able to vindicate that promise because of a disagreement about the status of slavery and also about the political consequences that would result from allowing slavery to continue. there were some famers -- framers who opposed slavery on moral grounds but the more practical question the framers faced if the souther states were allowed to count their enslaved men and women as part of the baseline for apportionment and representation, then they would dominate the legislature. so this is the conflict between the big and the small states an the slate states and the free states and they were at an impasse. how should slaves be counted for purposes of representation. what saved the convention, although allowed slavery to continue until it was eradicated after the 13th amendment a

expert advice remains divided on whether the bills are constitutional. >> reporter: the bills passed in a full session of the lower house as a majority of lawmakers said yes to changing the national security policy. but most opposition parties left the chamber before the vote in protest. >> translator: i strongly protest the forced passage of the war bills that are against the constitution and which most citizens oppose. i will never forgive this act of tyranny and dictatorship that undermines the principle of democracy. >> reporter: ruling coalition leaders are aware that their arguments have not been convincing enough to gain public support. >> translator: we plan to have deep discussions appropriate to the upper house, known as the center of sound judgment. everyone in our party will make their utmost efforts to deepen the public's understanding of the bills. >> reporter: a central issue in heated debate on the bills is whether they accord with the country's constitution. some question whether they comply with the war renouncing provision article nine. but ruling party leaders hav