mr. loebsack. mr. loebsack votes no. mr. schrader. mr. schrader votes no. mr. kennedy. mr. kennedy votes no. mr. cardenas. mr. cardenas votes no. mr. ruiz. mr. ruiz votes no. mr. peters. mr. peters votes no. mrs. dingell. chairman upton. chairman walden. mr. walden: swing and a miss. fred's back. waledon votes yes on table. are there other members who wish to be recorded? the gentlelady from washington votes aye. the gentleman from louisiana. >> aye. >> mr. scalise votes aye. mr. walden: are there members on the minority side that have not been recorded? are there other members that have not been recorded? the clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman, on that vote there were 30 ayes and 22 noes. mr. walden: 30 ayes and 22 noes. the table -- >> we're back live to the energy and commerce committee. that was from earlier today when they gaveled in. they're still waiting for chairman walden to come into the room. frank pallone, the ranking democrat, is in there. a number of others too. the house is done for the day, the house itself, after four motion to adjourn votes. the

. >> mr. loadsack? >> aye. >> mr. shrader? >> aye. >> mr. kennedy? >> aye. >> mr. cardana? mr. ruiz? >> aye. >> mr. peters? miss dingle? >> aye. >> chairman walden? chairman walden votes no. mr. barton? >> no. >> mr. upton? >> no. >> mr. murphy? >> no. >> mr. hudson? mr. kramer? >> no. >> mr. engle? >> aye. >> okay.

mr. kennedy, i'll yield to you. mr. kennedy: thank you. question for legislative counsel then, to try to make sure i fully understand it. based off of what you are saying, sir, i understand the fact that this law does not impact mental health parity. but it was a combination of mental health parity and the a.c.a. that included mental health benefits as part of the essential health benefits package. parity just says, if you offer mental health benefits, they have to be offered at the same way that physical health benefits are. it does not mandate the offering of mental health benefits. with the combination of the repeal language that we see on page 8, it means that mental health benefits are not required now by federal law. they would be up to the states to actually impose. so when we look at those essential health benefits, whether it's mental health care, or potentially for other health conditions, that is no longer essentially covered or required to be covered by this version of this text. is that not correct? >> the text before us does

mr. loebsack votes aye. mr. schrader votes aye. mr. kennedy, mr. kennedy votes aye. mr. cardenas votes aye. mr. ru riz votes aye. mr. peters. mr. peters votes aye. miss ding counsel votes aye. chairman, walt done. >> walden votes no. are there members not recorded? the gentleman from the michigan. mr. upton. >> mr. upton votes no. >> the gentleman from the new jersey, mrs. lance. >> mr. lance votes no. >> are there other members wishing to be recorded on this amendment? clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, there were ayes and 31 noes. the amendment fails. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from texas, the vice chair of the full committee for unanimous consent request. >> yes, sir. yes, sir. but before i do that, mr. chairman, i want to commend you for your handling of your first major markup. [ applause ] >> thank you. this is literally been a baptism of fire. and you have handled it with grace and humor. >> thank you. >> and style tan bodes well for your tenure as chairman of what i there is the best committee in the house. >> here here. >> i

mr. lobe sac votes aye. mr. kennedy, mr. kennedy votes aye. mr. cardenas votes aye. mr. ruiz votes aye. mr. peters votes aye. ms. dingle votes aye. chairman walden votes no. >> and members wishing to cast a vote. mr. shimkus? >> mr. shimkus votes no. >> mr. hudson votes no. >> mr. engle votes aye. mr. mcnerney votes aye. other members wishing to cast a vote? seeing none, clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman on that vote, 23 ayes and 31 noes. >> 23 ayes and 31 noes, and the amendment is not agreed to. are there further amendments to the bill? the gechair recognizing the gentleman from vermont to offer an amendment. do you have the amendment? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i to have an amendment at the desk. amendment number 166. >> and can you help us? >> this amendment is about making certain that nothing in the law will aggravate the problem of higher prescription drug prices. found it. >> the amendment is going to be considered as read and the staff will distribute the amendment, and the gentleman is recognized as -- >> there are two 166. the one that is written o

mr. lob sak. mr. lob sak votes aye. mr. slader. mr. slayeder votes aye. mr. kennedy. mr. kennedy votes aye. mr. car dane as. mr. card dean yass votes aye. mr. ruiz. mr. ruiz votes aye. mr. peters. ms. dingell. ms. dingell votes aye. chairman walden. chairman walden votes no. mr. murphy. mr. murphy votes no. mr. barton. mr. barton votes no. ms. blackburn. s. blackburn votes no. mr. mcnerny. mr. mcnerny votes aye. >> are there any other members seeking to vote? seeing none, the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, on that vote there are 21 ayes and 31 no's. >> 21 ayes and 31 no's. he amendment is not adopted. >> i'm going to recognize myself now for an amendment which i believe the clerk has. if the clerk would report the amendment. >> amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute. to committee present offered by mr. walden. >> the clerk will dispense with the reading of the amendment. for my colleagues, this literally is a technical amendment. we've talked to the ranking member about it. it is a clarifying amendment to make sure that there is -- if there is a con

mr. lubsack votes aye. mr. kennedy? mr. kennedy votes aye. aye.ardenas votes mr. peters? mr. peters votes aye. ms. dingle votes aye. chairman walden? chairman walden votes no. >> the gentleman from pennsylvania? >> mr. murphy votes no. mr. cramer votes no. >> gentleman from texas? >> votes no. no.>> memberses of the minority side haven't cast their votes? seeing no other members that wish to cast their votes, the clerk will tally the votes and reported. quotes mr. chairman, on that aye's and 31 no's. >> the amendment is not agreed to. the chair would point out it is gone. if the minority would it be willing to move their amendments and block and accept a no. and if the majority would accept hudsonrton-blackburn- amendment, we could end of this and i will buy waffle house for everybody in the committee. [laughter] >> can to do it. worth a shot. are there any members who would wish to offer an amendment. gentleman from vermont seeks recognition for what purpose? he has amendment at the desk. when the gentleman identify his amendment -- would the gentleman identify his amendment

. >> it certainly looked a lot like the outfit mrs. kennedy wore on inauguration day. her hair was kind of like mrs. kennedy. she had gloves and matching pumps. >> it was a knockout. i couldn't walk down pennsylvania avenue in those stilettos however. >> she is developing what you might call a signature style. it is very simple, classic lines. what she wears does not distract from her. and so one always is focused on her face and her hair. >> how do you put up with -- >> she likes bright colors. she likes very simple clothing. you know, often sheath dresses. generally now sort of round necked and fairly covered, and it is actually not very trump-ian or what we think of being very trump-ian. it doesn't match the versailles look of the apartment for example. >> on election day she wore a simple sleeveless michael kors with a coat draped over her. >> it is the jacket or the coat slung over her shoulders, not actually with the arms through. it is a very new york look, very cool, very collected. >> on election night she wore this $4,000 ralph lauren one-sleeve pants suit. o

her hair was kind of bouffant like mrs. kennedy. she had gloves. matching pumps. >> it was a knockout. couldn't walk down pennsylvania avenue in those stilletos however. >> she is developing a signature style. it is very simple. classic lines. what she wearing does not distract from her. >> and so one always is focused on her face. and her hair. >> how do you put up with it. >> behaving now. >> she likes bright colors. she likes very simple clothing. you know, often chick dresses. generally round and fairly covered. not very trumpian. doesn't match the versailles look of the apartment, for example. >> on election day, she wore a simple sleeveless michael kors with a balmain colt swung over her. that's the quinlook. flung over shoulder. very fool. very collected. she wore this she helped design. >> american woman relate to her. promise of trump administration. #. >> thai really hold themselves up as aspiration as what you should want. >> she really is a trophy. >> amazing mother. incredible woman. melania trump. >> for her speech at republican natio

mr. loebsack. mr. loebsack votes no. mr. schrader. mr. schrader votes no. mr. kennedy. mr. kennedy votes no. mr. can deanas. -- cardenas. votes no. mr. peter. mr. peters votes no. mrs. dingell, mrs. dingell votes no. chairman upton. chairman walden. mr. walden: swing and a miss. fred's back. walden votes yes on table. are there other members who wish to be recorded? the gentlelady from washington. votes aye. the gentleman from louisiana. the clerk: mr. scalise votes aye. mr. walden: are there members on the minority side that have not been recorded? are there other members though ho have not been recorded? the clerk will report the tally. mr. chairman, on that vote there are 30 ayes and 22 noes. mr. walden: 30 ayes. 22 noes. the motion carries. and the table motion -- the gentleman from new mexico is recognized. mr. lujan: mr. chairman. mr. walden: for what purpose does. mr. lujan: i had objected to the dispensing of the reading. mr. walden: i thought you were asking for a parliamentary inquiry. mr. lujan: in addition to ok'ing to the dispenning of the reading. i was also a

mr. welch. mr. welch votes aye. mr. lujan. mr. lujan votes aye. mr. kennedy. mr. kennedy votes aye. mr. cardenas. mr. cardenas votes aye. chairman walden. the chairman votes no. are there any members who wish to be recorded? mr. welch, are you recorded? is recorded.lch mr. angle -- perfect. the clerk will report the tally. mr. engle.en: perfect. the clerk will report the tally. care repeal health and replacement law

kennedy had worn on inauguration day. her hair bouffant like mrs. kennedy. gloves, matching pumps. >> a knockout. i couldn't walk down pennsylvania avenue in those slet stilettos, however. >> she is developing what you might call a a sig knature styl. simple, classic lines but what she wears does not distract from her. so one always is focused on her face and her hair. >> how do you put up with it? >> she likes bright colors. she likes very simple clothing. you know. often sheath dresses. generally now sort of round necked, and -- fairly covered, and it's actually not very trumpian, or what we think of as being very trumpian. you know. it doesn't match the kind versailles look ofhe apartment, for example. >> reporter: wore a simple michael kors with a coat draped over her. >> the quintessential melania. coat, jacket slung over not actually arms through. a very new york look. it's very cool. it's very collected. >> reporter: on election night she wore this $4,000 ralph lauren one-sleeved pantsuit. on new year's eve it was a dolce and gabbana dress and at one

senator kennedy? kennedy: mr. chair, i want to commend you for the fair and thorough matter in which you conduct of the hearings on this nomination. this is the bicentennial year of the constitution. and these proceedings have been a timely lesson of our commitment to the rule of law to equal justice for all americans, and to the fundamental role of the supreme court in protecting our basic rights. this is not an argument about politics. it is a debate about the future of justice in america. the record should show that those of us who oppose this nomination, democrats and republicans, have supported many conservative justices in the past. i voted to confirm president richard nixon's nomination of chief justice burger, justice blackmun, and justice lewis powell. i have voted to confirm president gerald ford's nomination of justice stevens, and i voted to confirm president reagan's nomination of justice o'connor and justice scalia. in addition, i have voted to confirm all but a tiny handful of the more than 300 dist

. >> it looked a lot like the outfit mrs. kennedy had worn on inauguration day. her hair was bufont and she had gloves and matching pumps. >> it was a knockout. i couldn't walk down pennsylvania avenue in those stilettos. >> she is developing a signature style. it is civic and classic lines. what she wears does not distract from her. so one always is focused on her face and her hair. >> she likes bright colors and very simple clothing. often sheath dresses. generally round necked and fairly covered. it's not very trumpian or what we think of as trumpian. it doesn't match the versailles look of the apartment, for example. >> on election day she wore a michael kors with a coat draped over her. >> that's the melania look. the coat clung over her shoulders and not with the arms through. it's a very new york look. it's very cool and collected. >> on election night, she wore a $4,000 one-sleeved pant suit. new year's eve was a dress that won at the ball. she helped design the dress. >> can the american woman relate to her? >> i don't think the promise of the trump admi

kennedy: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to share the story of a family that i've come to know. they came from a humble place scraping by. amidst instability in their native land, they could barely keep food on their table. for years, their government ignored their struggle and suffering. like so many others, they dreamed of a better life in america. finally, they managed to cobble enough money to make the dangerous journey to our shores. yet, once here they discovered that life wasn't so easy. they were resented for their accents, their faith and their foreign ways. doors were slammed in their faces when they sought work. so they worked harder. they leaned on each other, and those who came before. they forged a community and they argued. they built churches and businesses and schools and slowly but surely they began to enjoy some measure of success and stability. now, mr. speaker, i am sure there are garcias or rodriguezes that share that same story, but the one i tell is not theirs. this family's name is ke

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mr. kennedy, five minutes. wrote -- i rise to strike the amendment on seven planned parenthood clinics in massachusetts. i was out in boston and the wind chill was close to below zero and hundreds of men and women and children were out there voice and the support to try insured the federal government does not stand between their ability to access the health care they need. i bring up two main points i want to address. this issue.nt of i appreciate that. i will try to maintain the same level of the quorum. .- of decorum i am a bit concerned with the logic used, as well. that -- if doubt this plan is enacted, that there are going to be hospitals all over the country that receive federal funding for hospital services. some of those hospitals will provide abortions that are separate from the hospital services that might be provided from other services. under the logic that you laid providesg that if they abortion, -- if they provide abortion, they will not receive federal funding. fundings bill strip from any organ

. >> mr. kennedy? no. no. >> mr. fermin? >> i. >> mr. simpson? >> no. >> mr. biden? no. >> the vote is five favorably, nine against favorably. the motion failed. i place the second motion, their motion to report the nomination to the supreme court with a negative recommendation. the current desk clerk will call the roll. >> i. >> i. >> i. >> i. >> i. >> no. >> no. >> no. >> no. >> i. >> no. >> i. robert borkation of is reported to the floor of the senate with a negative recommendation of 9-5. the senator from wyoming? chairman, i admired your remarks. you commented about a very human aspect of judge bork. i want to report that i talked to him last thursday, and he asked if i called to cheer him up? i said no, not really, but i think when we get to the floor and get it all heard. he said do not feel any anguish or despair for me. boy -- am a big boy and know what is happening. i have a fine job and will be doing it for the rest of my life i do not go to the record. but we now go to the floor, and i want you to know that i think the worst four letter word in the op-ed

mrs. kennedy's secret confident. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. we learned late today that ivanka trump's recently announced informal role in her father's white house is about to become a formal job, despite her proclamations during the campaign that she had no desire to be part of the administration. mrs. trump is joining her husband jared kushner as a federal advisor to the president albeit an unpaid one. a family business rankled watchdogs and today's announcement was to address the concerns. ivanka trump is the first daughter or son to work in their father's white house since eisenhower was president. nbc's kristen welker has details. >> reporter: tonight, it's official, ivanka trump now a federal employee in her father's white house. her title assistant to the president. >> thank you all so much for being here. >> reporter: she's always had a seat at the table, at meetings with foreign leaders, and helping lead discussions on business and the economy. most recently

mr. katyal: absolutely, justice kennedy. we agree. justice kennedy: then why doesn't that automatically make these part of the standards? mr. katyal: we -- we do think it makes them part of the standards. it just makes them part of the procedural standards. that is to say, we agree with them that in 1997 and 2004, congress really changed the idea in a significant way. the question is -- justice kennedy: well, do you agree that the procedures have to meet these standards? mr. katyal: absolutely. absolutely. and so to the extent the procedures are met, to the extent that the -- justice kennedy: then i don't understand your disagreement with mr. fisher. mr. katyal: well, it's -- it's very large. that is, we think that these are -- a procedural checklist, and it's a detailed and exhaustive one, to be sure, justice kennedy, after -- justice kennedy: but -- but are -- are not the procedures subject to judicial review to see that the procedures were followed? mr. katyal: absolutely, justice kennedy. we agree with that. that's actually the wa

kennedy: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, a few months ago a woman from my district walked into my office and told me about her daughter. a young lady diagnosed with acute mental illness at just 4 years of age. a decade later, the stories that that young mom shared would break your heart. stories of countless e.r. visits endless fights with insurers and courts. her little girl being boarded at a hospital for 21 days while they searched up and down the east coast to find a bed where she could stay. at 14 years old, she's now spent half her life in residential care. but it was how her mother ended that story that stuck with me. she looked me in the eyes and told me that, quote, compared i know, we have been lucky. mr. speaker, that is not luck. a mental health system so broken it's hard to recognize. and how our republican colleagues followed up in response? they have offered a piece of legislation that is one of the largest assaults on our mental health system in recent history. the g.o.p. repeal bill will remove guar

especially my friend mr. kennedy in terms of working with me. i know we share an intense passion for wanting to fix this but what we have decided to do is not just have meetings but work on solid legislation. but it isn't just a matter of saying we are going to have if youhings available still can't afford to have it because problems still occur. we should allow for psychologists to bill under medicare so a lot of people in the elderly population can get access. i hope this committee will take things up in the future but for now we have got to make health care affordable. and it is not. it is why so many people put up mental health care. i will yield to my friend from massachusetts. >> thank you, dr. murphy. i know this is something you care passionately about, as do i. i struggle to understand. medicaid is the largest mental health care service in the country and this is the first time i've heard medicaid pays doctors too much. >> i did not say that. >> but you said the expense is too much. >> i'm sorry, i will clarify. i'm saying for an indivi

i would like to turn over to mr. kennedy. oh i'm sorry, mr. schrader. sake, ther clarity's chart that showed the big increase in organ for 2017 is a in oregon for 2017 is an anomaly. thinking they're going to have that type of increase at all going forward. to 2016, the average increase was in the single digits for my state for the exchange. second point is that indeed, the cco's as the chair has talked about have in an unqualified success. that aslike to get into we get into some other discussions. let's deal with that. -- leave the bouncer the medicaid program alone. sorry mr. kennedy, you have a few seconds. i yield back. >> the gentlemen's time has expired. are there other members seeking recognition on this amendments to rename the title of the bill? nobody? i fully anticipate a request for a rollcall vote. those in favor of the amendment will vote i -- aye. our clerk can call the roll on the first vote on the first amendment wishing to be recorded? if not, the clerk will report the tally. vote, there are 21 nos.and 31 knows -- for the committee, b

kennedy profile in courage award. mr. obama tweeting he is humbled to be recognized and in part for his leadership on and expanding health care, two achievements now at risk with the election of donald trump. this year's award especially significant, being presented in may on the 100th anniversary of jfk's birth. to be awarded by caroline kennedy, whom he appointed ambassador to japan and endorsement along with her late uncle ted kennedy was a pivotal moment for the democratic nomination in 2008 thursday's announcement of the honor jump starting speculation about the next phase of his public life. >> i'll be right there with you as a citizen for all my remaining days. >> reporter: this after eric holder, his former attorney general and close friend told reporters mr. obama is quote ready to roll. looking to help elect democrats throughout country. still those close to the former president are cautioning he is still months away from reentering the ic but the 44th president has been busy. both he and michelle obama have sig

mr. kennedy: do you believe fresh interfered? mr. rosenstein: that is the conclusion of the intelligence community. i have no reason to doubt that. russianedy: can we agree has interfered in past elections? rosenstein: i am not aware of that. mr. kennedy: are you familiar with a branch of the kgb? that is who did it. 1968ou aware that in service a attempted to head off the election of richard nixon? arethey offered to -- you aware in november of 1984 service a try to stop ronald reagan from being reelected? no personal knowledge of that, no. >> are you aware that service a planted stories in the united states that former president kennedy was actually killed in a secret cia plot? >> i am certainly aware of some of the issues from the cold war era, senator but i do not recall those specific details. senator kennedy: well, can we agreed that russia's interference, if any, in the election in november was not the first time it has try to do that? rosenstein: i certainly have no reason to doubt that. senator kennedy: well, let's get down

i want to ask a question of mr. kennedy -- question mr. kennedy raised. to put this in perspective, it is my understanding before the aca, law said that health plans had to offer mental health coverage on par with physical health coverage at the extent they offered mental health coverage in the first place. -- including mental health and behavioral health coverage for the medicaid expansion population which previously had been optional with guaranteed parity. this guaranteed medicaid program which provided level of sameness and benefits offered but ensured the quality and variety of different premium options was available to these individuals along to consumer protection like appeal rights. the underlying gop bill would repeal for the medicaid expansion population. people in the medicaid expansion would no longer began to mental health and substance abuse treatment along with the other each peas. -- ehp's. kennedy asked about this and that video got millions of years -- millions of viewers because it went viral. it seems like a positive move in terms of p

mr. peters. mr. kennedy's numbers , but i'm not sure about the water being warm in massachusetts. i want to introduce you to my friend charlie mann. charlie is a young lady that i met. i'm going to read a letter from her mother. ladies and gentlemen, i am writing today to ensure my three-year-old daughter charlie has access to the medical care she needs as a child fighting cancer. average american middle class family. we have two daughters ages seven and three. my husband and i both have good jobs and own our home in san diego. in june 2016, we heard those words no parent is prepared to hear -- your child has cancer. our healthy three-year-old had been diagnosed with leukemia. very next concern was i hope our insurance covers this. medical bills over a six-month period have reached a quarter million dollars excluding prescriptions. that is the equivalent to 3000 tickets to disneyland, 230 three plane tickets to visit her family and ireland. they both work for businesses that are not required to have insurance. they are currently enrolled in a hmo program. they are limited to which

my colleague, mr. kennedy, i thought stated it so well. we are all in this together. that's what insurance does. life is perilous at best. we don't know who is going to get sick. we don't know who is going to get an accident. it may be when you're elderly. it may be when you're young, and that's what health care and health insurance is all about, coming together and making sure that we all are cared for and get the care that we need when we need it. senator kennedy talked about preventive care. wow. you know, if you catch prostrate cancer, if you can catch lung cancer at a stage 1 or stage 2 level, you save a life, but you got to have insurance to do that and see your doctor. if you don't have insurance, guess what, you don't get it diagnosed until it's at the third and fourth stage level. it costs tremendous amounts of money to treat and most likely the prospects for survival are not good. mr. chairman, mr. president, my colleagues, please, mr. president, in particular, honor the promise that you made to the american people in your campaign which resonated with enoug

justice kennedy: i'd like that part of the record, mr. chairman. >> it's a sacrifice you're making and i mean that sincerely. i am pleased to move forward, judge, if you'd like. justice kennedy: that concludes my opening remarks, mr. chairman, and i am ready to receive the questions from you and your committee members. >> c-span's program on sitting supreme court justices continues with clarence thomas, nominated in 1991 by president george h.w. bush. justice thomas won confirmation by a narrow margin following hearings that included allegations of sexual harassment by a former colleague, anita hill. justice thomas replaced thurgood marshall on the court. he previously served for less than two years on the district of columbia circuit court of appeals, and before that as head of the equal employment opportunity commission. at his confirmation hearing, justice thomas was introduced by missouri republican senator john danforth. senator danforth: just as clarence thomas will not impinge on his independence by seeking commitments on how he wi

kennedy. >> i thank my colleague from vermont. i obviously wholeheartedly agree with the way you characterize this amendment and the intent of it and i think it speaks to a bit of the discussion we were having earlier on both sides of the aisle here, and the belief, my interpretation anyway, that some of these protections are actually already in place in the bill. i know these protections are or my understanding is that these protections are in place for the individual market, that these are in place for other aspects of intrinsic coverage. to echo what mr. welch has said trying to make sure it remains available, those essential protections remain available for the 11 million or so people that are on the medicaid expansion would seem to make sense, given the fact that they are a vulnerable population, and are going to need access to those benefits, and the debate that we had earlier around ensuring there is one coverage, but then the benefits are also available so that people can actually avail themselves of the care that they're

justice kennedy: please go ahead. please go ahead. mr. goldberg: -- is a criminal law, your honor, that imposes punishment for protected first amendment activity without any regard to individual culpability or lack of culpability. justice kennedy: could a state impose this restriction as a condition of parole? mr. goldberg: your honor, i think they have much more authority to impose things as a condition of parole, and -- and states do this all the time, and they -- they limit people's first amendment rights. i think that they -- if you had something that was as sweeping as this, for life, for anybody who had committed a sex offense, i don't think they could do that. justice ginsburg: but -- justice kagan: didn't -- justice ginsburg: but they are -- chief justice roberts: justice ginsburg. justice ginsburg: the most fundamental right is taken away from ex-fundamentals by some states prohibit ex-felons from voting. some states in the federal government prohibits keeping and bearing arms. those are constitutional rights. mr. goldberg: right

justice kennedy: elizabeth barrett browning, "let me count the ways." mr. goldberg: exactly, your honor. so -- justice kennedy: but let me ask you, suppose there were an app, a program in which officers could monitor your video and your and your cyber -- and your cyber equipment and disclose if you are communicating with minors. could that be a law that every -- that every convicted person has to consent to that app and to that surveillance? mr. goldberg: well, i think that goes to the question of which you don't need to answer and i want to answer justice sotomayor's question as well in this case. what does the status of being a registrant mean in terms of somebody's constitutional rights? i think that is clearly a much less restrictive from a first amendment perspective, because then, again, people like mr. packingham, anybody who wants to do the things that are harmless and fully protected is able to do it. people have and it is effective detection and deterrent. so from a first amendment perspective, that's a home run. there is a fourth amendment questi

mr. kennedy: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank my colleague for his work on this. mr. speaker, after weeks of empty promises that he had a secret plan to ensure every american -- to insure every american at lower cost with higher quality care, president trump is now standing behind a house g.o.p. repeal plan that fails every single one of those promises. based on estimates that we've seen so far, millions of americans stand to lose coverage. out of pocket costs will skyrocket. and the quality of care will plummet. but today, hours after that bill was introduced, mr. speaker, our president referenced a to-be-announced second and third phase of his health care rollout that secretary price referred to as, quote, a work in progress. once again, injecting our health care system into crippling uncertainty that's hurting patients and hospitals, behavior health care providers and others. if you are so proud of this bill, why lock it in darkrooms? why not have an open debate? what are we so afraid of to have a debate on this floor? that's why i would urge my colleagues, democra

i want to bring our man, our oil man, mr. kennedy, to get some perspective on oil. so when you record climb today, causing crude and brent to trade lower. here to put it all in context. belowmomentarily broke $50. it is all very symbolic now because it broke below $50 for the first time since opec announced the historic output cut deal. what is going to stop oil falling even further given these record stockpiles in the u.s.? will: the stockpiles are not behaving like opec wanted them to and like many analysts predicted. as those cuts came into effect, there is a lag because production -- people thought that now it is a few months since the cuts started at inventories of dropped, but clearly, that has not happened. big bills, bigger than we were expecting, bigger than analysts were expecting, as we say, a record high, and that is really putting pressure on the price. mark: if you want to follow this , this is brilliant. everything you need to know about the crude inventories. at what point is it prohibitive, the price of oil? this is the obvious question for all of t

. >> thank you, mr. smith. >> next speaker, please. >> good evening. i'm a representative for carpenters local 22 and we look forward to working with the development team and building this great looking project with the signatory general contractor thank you for your time. >> thank you, mr. durant there any additional public comment? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner moore. >> it is hard to see that much support coming out of the block hearing mr. louis speak about raising the standards for hotel workers in a building like this and hearing carpenters local 22 empowering and strong comments to start what i'm interested in this building finally starts to reach a level of design we don't see that often the building sets off on a provocative approach to how to interpret the site relate to the finding of the modulation of a building scale and using the material a grass building we actually with other buildings have stayed away from want a more distinct policy but using glass and recesss i

so thank you very much mr. adams >> senator kennedy. >> thank you mr. chairman and thank all of you for coming today and sharing their thoughts thoughts -- your thoughts with us. i want to ask each of you to take about 30 seconds and tell me if you were king or queen for a day and could do anything you want to do, how would you fix this problem? we will start here and go down there. >> while i believe this bill will fix a lot of what is going on and a lot of our problems in the sport. not only our support but all team sports. if we could eliminate any kind of abuse and also require the mandatory reporting for any suspected abuse i do believe it will help clean up our sport and also help all youth sports verses future generations. the well-being of the athlete should only come first and to me this is one of the most things in sports. it was lacking in our own sports tremendously because everybody around us knew that abuses were going on but they chose not to act because it became part of the cultural norm and that allows the door to be opened because of

i yield to my colleague, senator kennedy. mr. kennedy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. mr. kennedy: if i make it to heaven -- and i hope i do --he first question i'm going to ask go is, why bad things happen to good people. we've had some bad things happen in russian lewis to some -- in louisiana to some really good people, as my colleague from louisiana just referred to. this past weekend while most of us slept, louisiana lost yet another officer in the line of duty. east baton rouge parrish sheriff sergeant shawn anderson, a photograph here, was a law enforcement veteran, a military veteran, and he was a father, mr. president. he served high-risk warrants. he had been recognized for doing his job without resorting to firing his weapon. in short, he was an american hero. and he was a louisiana hero. saturday night, sergeant anderson was just doing his job. he went into a barbershop in search of a suspected rapist. sergeant anderson lost his life. a line of law enforcement vehicles escorted his body and their flashing b

kennedy profile in courage award. mr. obama tweeting, he is humbled to be recognized. in part for his leadership on climate change and expanding health care. two achievements now at risk with the election of donald trump. this year's award is especially significant, being presented in may, on the 100th anniversary of jfk's birth. to be awarded by caroline kennedy, whom he appointed to ambassador of japan. and whose endorsement of her late uncle, ted kennedy, was a pivotal moment for his nomination in 2008. >> thank you, everybody. >> reporter: thursday's announcement for the honor for mr. obama jump-starting speculation about the next phase of his public life. >> i will be right there with you as a citizen, for all my remaining days. >> reporter: this, after eric holder hishg er holder, his former attorney general and close friend, told reporters, mr. obama is, quote, ready to roll. looking to help elect democrats throughout the country. those close to the former president are cautioning, he is still months away from reentering the public fray. but the 44th president h

>> mr. john f kennedy. >> of course, he is so instrumental in shaping nasa and making lunar missions a priority. but what i find really interesting is that at the same time he is making this really grand speech about how we must get to the moon, that is our destiny. we are at the same time, aching our first exploration to venus with the mariner two. the first interplanetary spacecraft. so while he is talking about them when we were really choosing the planets. and i think it is really fascinating that he brought so much attention, so much excitement and so much funding into future years to nasa. and yet, there was still that tension. still that feeling that it was not just about the moon. it was about really understanding our solar system. >> nathalia holt, you mentioned in the panel discussion that your next book is on disney animators. how did you find that? >> is still very in the early days so i cannot talk about it too much. just an exceptional group of women that work. artists and anim

mr. chief justice. there are three features that make it a stark abridgement of the. and that is first america that is totally unrelated. mr. packingham was not accused of cruge a minor. and pie speaking about miss experience in traffic court and if today he would respond to the twitter messages about and that would be a felony. the law does not op rates. and very platforms on which americans today are most likely to communicate to organization for special change. and -- >> it is a criminal law that imposes pun michiganment without any regard for individual. >> could the state impose that? >> your honor, i think they have much more authority to impose this. and limited and i think if you had something as sweeping as this, i don't think they could do that. >> justice ginsburg. >> the most fundamental right is taken away. some states prohibit sit science from voting. some states prohibits being bearing arms. those are constitutional ites. >> they are different. they are fundamental but they

mr. mcgovern: representative kennedy will be up here talking about this. and this was a great process and such a good vetting process, we ave four manager amendments. misunderstanding of what your second degree manager's amendment would do? mr. walden: no. i should point out, if i may, we believer mental health services re important and removes and and by the way, that is not dissimilar from what congress voted on unanimously. representative guthrie asked unanimously. mr. polis was a co-sponsor of that bill. remember on the alternative benefit plans for states, the option to enroll beneficiaries is still bench marked to blue cross/blue shield provider plan, the plan offered to state employees to the largest commercial health maintenance organization. this coverage, this change does not remove the essential health benefits requirements for the private health insurance system. it is important to know that the provision does not change the ederal health mental parity or chip. removing these requirements for the alternate benefit plans does give states flexibi

kennedy library foundation said it was honoring mr. obama, for, quote, elevating the standard of political courage in a new century. caroline kennedy and her son jack schlossberg will present the award in may. >>> and the las cruces sun news has a story about sleep pods at two new mexican schools. the pods feature a reclining chair and a sensory reduction bubble. at the touch of a button 20 minute sequence of relaxing music and soft lights calls for a time-out for students and teachers. >>> still to come amazon reveals how a tiny mistake turned into a major headache for hundreds of thousands of websites. this is my body of proof that i can take on psoriatic arthritis with humira. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain, stop further joint damage, and clear skin in many adults. humira is the #1 prescribed biologic for psoriatic arthritis. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. se