more american trade with the american indians. what the story is in south dakota, there is some interesting tales. first of all, when you come into south dakota, you have -- sergeant floyd had just died where the current city of sioux city is. but it was when they got to what is now the city of elk point, south dakota, they elected patrick gass as the new sergeant. it was the first election held in south dakota. interestingly enough, clark's slave, york, was allowed to vote in that election, highly unusual situation. farther up the river, they found a mound, supposed to be inhabited by devils. of course they had to see these devils. but once they got to the top of spirit mountain, what did they see? their first bison. there was acres and acres of bison on this flatland. you have got to remember, these are men coming from me eastern united states, who were used to trees and forests, and hills and rocks. so this open plane was like a farmers delight as well as a hunter's delight, with all these buffalo. and as they, the river farthe

to do, which is to help lower the taxes of the american people. the president was very strong and focused on that, on giving people a raise by cutting their taxes. this is going to be the first time in a generation that that has occurred. we have taken the first step in the senate by passing a budget. we need a tax system in this united states that is fair, simpler, and less people keep more of their hard-earned money. that is what we are committed to do and that is what the president is focusing on today. in terms of businesses and the tax situation there, we lower the taxes there to mccain easier for businesses to hire people, but more people to work, and raise wages. the president talked about the issue of confirmation of so many of his nominees. we are in a position where it seems that the democrats have been so obstructive to president trump and getting people in place to do the jobs of the american people that at this point, president obama had twice as many people confirmed as president trump has to this time. we will continue to work to br

and priorities of the american people. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from tennessee is recognized. mrs. black: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the senate amendment to house concurrent resolution 71. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. black: it is now my honor to yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. juju smith-schuster mr. speaker, first of -- mr. smith: mr. speaker, first of all, i want to thank the chairwoman for yielding me time. mr. speaker, we need to pass this budget, not only to rein in out-of-control spending but also to give congress the go ahead on much-needed tax reform. we need to reduce the tax burden on hardworking americans. the typical household in the 21st district of texas pays over $15,700 in federal taxes. pas

europe, the americans have to come in. he is hearing from his generals and economist and diplomats but the european situation is far worse than thought. european economies are not recovering after the war. the cold winter in britain is affecting them, but in general they are losing ground and you are beginning to see france, germany, italy melting in ways that might lead to communist takeovers in these countries. truman has to get the country to act. he has republican majority in congress that are hostile and hungry because the democrats have been running politics for 20 years. he has public dislike of troops and foreign aid, things jacksonians are not interested in. famous meetings with truman, atchison and his staff. senator vandenberg and others are meeting to try to make the case. a state official talks about the importance of european recovery and strategic stuff. it is not moving the republicans. after sendups in with a statement about the communists are coming and the communist danger will wreck everything. basicall

interest of the class against the majority of the american people. it is a plan that will do incalculable harm to the sick, the elderly and the poor. the budget we are debating on the floor of the senate this week is the robin hood principle in reverse. benefits of the republican plan would go to the top 1%. even more incredibly, the top one-tenth of 1%, one-tenth of 1% would receive some 40% of the tax breaks over a ten-year period. a tax proposal which gives 80% of the benefits to the top 1%, 40% of the benefits to the top one-tenth of 1% is not a tax proposal benefiting the middle class or working families of this country. it is a tax proposal designed to benefit the wealthiest people and the campaign contributors of the billio billionaire class. -- of the billionaire class. mr. president, this budget cuts medicaid by more than $1 trillion over a ten-year period. now, that's kind of strange. the united states of america is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care to all people. what the american people want, in my view,

it's about the american people. and if he is -- if he wanted to do that, why would he hurt people and say, now that i've taken the american people hostage, let's talk. we have a path in the senate, a bipartisan path. at least, i wonder if he even knows what that path is. because, from what he says, it doesn't sound like he has knowledge, knows the facts. bases his decision on evidence. and, that's a problem. >> you say you don't want to shut down the government. the white house has made it clear, if the president doesn't get his priorities, like the wall, with the government funding bill in december, that he is not -- they are not going to have the votes to keep the government open. >> well, why are you putting that on us? they have the majority in the house and the senate and the president's signature. they have the power to keep government open. >> and if they don't, if they can't get there on their own, what price will the democrats demand for their votes? >> it's a negotiation. it's not a price you demand. certa

for the american family. after eight years of economic and wage stagnation under the obama administration, families in this country, 50% of them, say they are living paycheck to paycheck. one third of the families in this country say they are only $400 away from a financial crisis. that is unacceptable. that is why this tax relief effort will bring much-needed relief for working families in this country. lower rates for families, doubling of the standard deduction for families, expanded child tax credit for families in this country will mean that they will have more to spend on themselves and their families instead of sending it to washington, d.c. and the federal government. that is a good thing for families in this country. this is about bigger paychecks, higher wages, more economic growth in our economy that benefits every american, and i look forward to working with my colleagues in the senate finance committee and with the colleagues in the house finance committee and the administration to make this happ

nightmare on to the american people. it has been a nightmare. look at what's happening with the premiums and increases of 100 percent and 120 percent and in one case, over 200 percent. now every congressional democrat has brought the effort to save americans from obamacare along with a very small, frankly hand full of republicans. three. we are going to take care of that also because i believe we have the votes to do block grants at a later time and we will be able to do that. premiums have skyrocketed. but today, one third of all the counties in america have only a single insurer selling coverage on an exchange, and next year it looks like nearly half of all counties in our country. think of that. one half will have only one insurer. many will have none. many will have absolutely created roadblocks for people to have any form of the insurance we are talking about. this is why in a fewmoments i will sign an executive order, taking the first steps to provide millions of americans obamacare relief . i directed the departme

sit in army was already destroyed during the days of obama by american military by the american navy. in two thousand and fourteen based on a deal between the americans and the russians so how all of a sudden the city ins got. chemical weapons to use them and country so i believe this is all forged by pro western and pro-american. group in order to give the americans a pretext to attack syria. we've got about twenty seconds left what sort of reaction do you think we'll get from america now given that they actually bomb the syrian f.a. would often discuss attack took place. well i believe the. russians and the syrians to do that if you are such claims and the russians have already acted. when they defused what he knew the. investigative commission as for the united states i believe that they are mounting that pressure they want to direct an attack against syria because they already failed. on various fronts in the middle east and they have their influence. both in syria and iraq ok we'll leave it there. time today professor of history and international relations at lebanese university

the good news american lobbyists can be welcoming. we even managed to have jim talk to you on his cell phone there. are a couple of refrain here please. jim can you hear me. i want to ask you some questions susan system not to. work. because you have the set up a strategy to discredit to work for us con man you are so i wanted to know more about this. well. i don't know if you're just talking about. going to work every day and i know if you do your work in congress i'm going to have you believe i can say no i'm going to have to as i can for looks and i understand you if you like the welcoming lobbyist you love the angry one asking you to with no point enough to sleep now join each night leave you can do your yes please please i'm ordering you out but i can't just leave now the president's out. of here ok do you understand. at you know. you're not so bad they. had to end like that. in the end mr trott's he did a great job well at least for the industrialist. back then and he pressed on martin arguments were brought into the media spotl

american media institute found this and it was prepared for the american to institute. ok there. this is something different yes. this was done twenty years ago roughly so. i had forgotten about that do you remember how much you were paid for this evaluation though i do not as i said it was twenty or twenty five years ago you didn't know when you were working for the american to do this or that philip morris was opening there. i'm not going to say yes or no at this point in time because it's more than twenty years ago did you know that the strategy motto was doubt is our product no we never heard that you know that valve close your productive to. that was not mine and that was not my intent my intent was to do an evaluation. if i had read these papers and found that there were not shortcomings in the papers that they would not deficiencies in the papers i don't think i would have criticized them but don't you think that your point of view would be stronger than your argument stronger if i hadn't found that you had been won by the american meat institute. no i don't i do

will only go to the wealthiest americans. those with estates greater than $11 million. >> well, you are correct in that sense. again, we have been talking about the income tax system. as it relates to state tax, the death tax, we believe that people get taxed once and not twice. that will enable to keep lots of family businesses passed along. but the estate tax, you are correct. the majority of the estate taxes is paid by the wealthy. so we're focused on changes to the income tax system. >> but you proposed to eliminate estate tax. on those changing to the income tax system, if i understand you correctly, you say the objective is that the wealthiest will not get a benefit. are you saying that the president is going veto a final bill if it provides a tax cut to the wealthiest americans? >> the president very much wants to get tax reform done because it's critical to the growth and the economy. that's something we have been talking about since the campaign. we fundamentally believe we can get back to a sustained 3% gdp or highe

we do not want the impact to be on the american people. the problem with their tax bill is not just the harm it does directly in terms of the state and local tax deduction, that is just one example. deeply they take us so into debt, the opportunity cost for our budget to invest in education, it will necessitate $1 trillion being cut out of medicaid. that is part of their plan. million -- a half $1 million being cut out of medicare. that impact the well-being of our families in terms of education being essential. being --, by the way, any money spent on education -- nothing brings more money to the treasury been investing in education. that is a fact. if they undermined the opportunity for investment, they are increasing the deficit. they are not saving money. what theseart of for is walked the plank something they are going to have to answer for back home. i think the ability to have leverage would have been to to theiris and then go speaker and say, we want something different. they have given leverage to the exploiters. question on immig

the american people support the dreamers, not because we were so persuasive, but the american people support the dreamers. i am optimistic that we will celebrate, hopefully sell it -- thanksgiving, maybe christmas. potentially withholding support for a bill? sen. pelosi: i said we are going to pass the dream act. our caucus is overwhelmingly supportive of dreamers. i believe if the speaker brought a bill to the floor it would pass overwhelmingly. many of our republican colleagues support the dreamers. it is getting a vote. i would hope that the speaker would give us a vote one way or the other. we think we have them. can you comment on the president decision -- sen. pelosi: show me the money. what is the point? we passed a bill about opioids on this or that. medicaid, which is major funder of how we address opioids. as the governor of ohio pointed out, thank god for medicaid. it would also cut the funding for a substance abuse and mental health agency that is there to address these needs. declaring an emergency means he can have access to funds, but the funds are $58,000. show me the

you invest in the american people. or you tell the american people when tragedy strikes whether 's the virgin islands or puerto rico or florida or texas or tragically in nevada that you will stand by them. you provide them with the infrastructure to be able to overcome. not the republican budget. because the republican budget is giving trillions in tax cuts and the distribution of those moneys will not see the front door of low-income, moderate income, middle class working americans. that is a distinction between the democratic budget. it increases opportunity through a higher minimum wage. it believes in equal pay for equal work. t knows that immigration reform will bring in billions of dollars. it will create opportunity for work. then, of course, we know that the democratic budget strengthens our health care. and it provides her reform will bring in billions s security, her medicare will not be in jeopardy. the medicare trust fund will not lose with a republican budget and trillions of dollars of tax cuts, her life

the marshall plan, the most really and american foreign-policy -- most brilliant american foreign-policy, comes about not by convincing the american people of the glories of foreign aid, of hamiltonian and wilsonian wisdom, but by scaring the hell out of people about the very real threat of a communist take over. i am afraid today that we have a lot of intellectuals in foreign-policy activist who would let the marshall plan go before they would indulge in those kinds of scare tactics. want to dos, if you big andg vague -- american foreign-policy, you cannot do it without jacksonians . they will only act for jacksonian reasons. if your idea is we will persuade them all not to be jacksonian anymore but turn them into , ifonian or hamiltonian's truman had tried that, by the time he realized it would never work, stalin would have been in power. if you are serious about american foreign-policy, you have to be serious about understanding jacksonians and working with jacksonians. that means working within a framework that they understand, recognize and can support. let's go to ronald reagan. i

all night long and the next day american ships arrived to take the injured in the dead off the liberty the american government now made sure that no journalists could get anywhere near the crew. when i took the severely wounded to various parts i actually posted guards on the room so that no one could be interviewed by the press the told press blackout was in effect back in washington the government ensured there was little information for the press while politics went on behind closed doors. i was told to go up urgently to the. seventh floor. well my name is bill lloyd i was in charge of the arab israel desk sit in because the secretary of state himself dean rusk had summoned. the master harman of israel to come in or julie and. so i sat through the meeting taking notes and in a loud voice secretary west was really demanding some explanation for why and what had happened the ambassador himself seemed to be ignorant of the incident she immediately said i can't believe what you're telling me it's it would be impossible it would be unheard of it was especially tough for lyndon johnson to

american people the truth. "the hill" answer good news reporting that the same fbi informant also has evidence of russians trying to influence the clintons specifically. this is on top of what we already know with the clintons role with uranium one. bill clinton tried to get state department permission. remember, his wife was running this, to meet with the russian nuclear official while the writing one deal was being approved by the obama administration. we can't forget just before the deal, what did bill get? he pocketed half a million dollars in a speech in moscow. that was double his normal speaking fee. he was advocating for uranium one. he sat down with vladimir putin. one other point, this is important. you want to talk about a real russian conspiracy theory? listen to this. the bank that was paying bill clinton -- when you pay attention to this -- that bank was connected to putin and that bank had financial interest in uranium one. there's more. according to a "the hill" report, after hillary clinton bec

. >> i teach the american presidency. as i was listening to your talk, i was really struck by this tension between realism and idealism. >> doesn't it sound like today? history they seem to have a convenient interpretation of the constitution to fit their policy needs all the way through obama and trump. so i wonder what you think it is about the nature of the presidency itself or the constitution that creates this tension? i'm convinced that during campaigns candidates make becomes that when they in charge they realize they cannot fulfill. ways toe to figure out keep their constituencies instance, and in that constitutional's googles always take a backseat to political reality. other questions? >> isn't that partly because the constitution is so flexible? >> that living breathing organ we constantly reinterpret. if you listen to certain americans today when they own their nightly news. they know is a very different constitution than the one we knew. >> why did the 3/5, might turn out to be 3/5 and not 5/8? >> does during

the american dream. but before we can make these changes, we must pass the budget. the reconciliation instructions in this budget will set us on a path to exre hence be tax reform -- comprehensive tax reform in both the house and the senate. this is not just a conversation about dollars and cents, it is about the americans who are counting on us to keep our commitments. we must do the tough work of reforming our mandatory spending programs and reforming our tax code. i am excited to support this budget, to build a better america and pledge to continue working towards comprehensive mandatory spending reform. mr. chairman, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady from tennessee reserves. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. yarmuth: thank you, mr. chairman. i would note for my colleague that by voting for this budget, 461 seniors,e 1,519, disabled individuals and other seriously ill people in georgia to pay for life-saving medicare. also that the wealthiest per

the richest americans. madam president, the arctic wildlife refuge coastal plain is an environmental time machine. it is a rare place on this earth where almost everything has been preserved as it was 10,000 years ago. oil and gas development will change its delicate ecosystem forever. you could never get it back. this refuge is the largest arctic conservation area on the globe. it's part of our national heritage. it's part of the world's heritage. and that's why i compare it to the serengeti, where people travel from all over the world to see that migration, the same thing is true here. it would be wrong to plunder this magnificent area for short-term gain, especially when that gain is speculative. the 1002 area is home to 37 species of land mammals, eight species of marine mammals, 42 fish species and over 200 species of birds. migratory birds fly in and out from every state and every continent out of this area. the coastal plain in the refuge is only 20 to 30 miles wide. no other equivalent slice of alas

once the israelis knew the us jets were in the air they summoned the american naval attack and told him that been a terrible mistake. the american planes were recalled as they returned israeli helicopters flew out to the liberty this one had . some personnel from. the israeli government and the u.s. naval attache dropped a brown paper sack on the deck and for part of the ship. weighted down with an orange added business card in it. it landed right next to the severed leg of one of the deck personnel and the note said. do you have canceled it's. pretty obvious that there were casualties. i mean they're still body parts. and blood streaming down the ball kids. so his message to you have casualties was kind of. out of place. one of the sailors carried that sack back to the captain and the captain took out the know and read it. looked up at the helicopter and bought the social thing around. oh is it allison when they're online me what in hurricane winds full almost like thirty six hours these are the things that has to address or if you join us on sat . but we struck up a relationship this

of the american press. so all of the presenters are invited as they know to submit their work for consideration for this volume and all the rest of you are invited to purchase and read that volume when it comes out. so stay tuned. it's a great pleasure to introduce tonight's key note speaker. paul andrew hutten is an american cultural historian. he's an award winning author. he's documentary writer and television personality. he serves as a distinguished professor of history at the university of new mexico and as we all know he's published quite widely in both scholarly, academic venues and popular magazines and he's reached a very large audience through that kind of work. his work has been recogs in -- recognized far and wide and a six-time winner of the western heritage award from the western heritage museum for his work in both print and film. it's his book that jeremy mentioned that received the billingten prize from the organization of american historians. the evans biography award and a spur award. bu

what side is on the side of the american people? the side that says we want hard-working families to keep their own money in their own pockets. most importantly, this budget is the first step in a process of providing relief for families living with america's broken tax system. over the years, a parade of lobbyists has rigged the tax code. those with accountants and lawyers to work the system can end up paying no taxes at all. the rest are hit with one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. i wish those sentences were my own. they are not. that statement came from barack obama's state of the union address in 2011 when he went on to say we should lower tax rates for the first time in 25 years. a radical concept that barack obama delivered to the people in 2011 to lower the highest tax rates in the world. it has been 30 years since congress passed our last major tax reform. i was 12 years old. i can assure you, 12-year-olds were more interested in getting an atari. in an age of wi-fi, self-driving cars, and smartphones, we s

the american people care about that. you know the american people want to see us do? solve their problems. they do not with to see us up here yelling at each other. they were to see us fighting for them. the american people want results. that is what we are focused on. the more unified we are in pursuing solutions that solve the american people's problems, that is what they sent us here to do. that is what they expect. we work for the people who elect us. if we are calling each other names are calling each other out or saying things against each other, what does that do to help a working mom get ahead? what is that due to get a better in the health care he deserves? what is that due to advance tax reform? nothing. that is why we need to stay focused on solving people's problems and being concerned about their issues. that is what our focus is. -- >> you often talk about tax and helping people know about special interests but the has taken issue with -- are you at all concerned that the rollout, that he is not going to li

because the american people support the dreamers. not because we were so persuasive but because the american people support the dreamers. so i am optimistic that we will celebrate hopefully thanksgiving but more likely christmas with the dream act passed. >> do you still see your caucus that and ether on potentially withholding support for a spending bill? >> i didn't say that. i said we're going to -- we're going to pass re the going to pass the dream act. our caucus overwhelmingly supports dreamers. i believe that if the speaker brought a bill to the floor it overwhelmingly with republican votes. many of our republican colleagues support -- support the dreamers. as overwhelmingly with republican votes. it is frequently around here, it's getting a vote. so i would hope that the speaker would give us a vote one way or another. get the t working to vote and get the vote and we think we have them. >> can you comment on the president's decision to declare a a crisis? what i would say to tment on that is show me the money. what is the po

tax reform will help reignite the american dream. it will bring us back to a place of confidence, freedom, happiness, a stronger, healthier economy and this budget that the house passed 20 minutes ago brings us closer to bringing -- making that dream a reality. reporter: mr. speaker? what the conference did earlier this week, multiple investigations into elements of the 2016 campaign into clinton foundation issues, there have been allegations this is a partisan effort to distract. what is your endgame here and you had strong words for the fbi earlier in the week about subpoenas related to the dossier issue. mr. ryan: the point of these investigations is to find the truth and if laws are violated areistakes are made, they not made again. transparency gets you that. it is our job, the legislative branch of government to conduct oversight over the executive branch. a really important responsibility for congress. this is why we are frustrated to have learned through the media aspect about this investigation that we have been asking for d

the american middle class. charlie: i think so much of what we see in the economy is based on improved optimism and confidence. maybe not here in washington. because people are going berserk in washington he time the guy opens his mouth. but in the real america there is increased confidence and we are seeing that with the economy. if you stop and think about the heritage he talked about, that you talk about that gave him and his family so much wealth, all those things that make america what america is, it's been under attack at all levels of the government. somewhat from republicans but completely by democrats. we had a president for 8 years who despised all of those institutions, all of the things this great country stands for. and it came through every time he opened his mouth. just having that replaced with a guy -- sometimes's hype ea hype. but he moves america and he wants to preserve these things and he wants to promote it. that alone does so much to inspire that optimism that's driving the economy right

of the american people to demonstrate the power of american history to help us make sense of the past and shape a more humane future. we are working to bring the nation together around those fundamental american ideals like freedom, opportunity, and democracy that join us as a people. mrs. trump, we are grateful to you for entrusting us with this magnificent gown. we assure you it will be cared for with the same spirit and attention as all of our national treasures. in a few when the gallery hours reopens to the public, the nation and the world will share this moment forever. it is my pleasure to introduce the 13th secretary of the smithsonian, who embodies so many fundamental american ideas. a first-generation american, cardiologist, flautist, champion of arts and humanities, and an advocate for the most important issues of our time. [applause] >> thank you, john. thank you everyone for joining us. mrs. trump, thank you for donating this and being part of the smithsonian. thank you. distinguished guests, welcome to the national museum of american history on the national mall of the u

from alternative sources they want to determine what picture the american people the american audience gets on every single issue whether it's politics whether it's culture or it's international affairs and they are really scared that the american people are getting something different something they do not want them to see something they do not want them to hear and they're willing to go to this length right to really suppress press freedom in a very open virt way to do not allow the american people to see a different story in the bonus for these same people as they get rid of trouble. i think people look at history. wherever you put it there was always a breakdown there was always a different reason why the minister of the not sorry to all just collapsed was because the whole place in a corner me in the media even in the military sphere you know. now ultra liberalism is basically going the same way they are establishing monopolies in in science where you have to speak these in language you know otherwise you cannot be a scientist you are not a scientist any more. monopoly in the medi

billionaire class against the majority of the american people. they are now pushing one of the most destructive tax proposals in the modern history of the united states. a plan that would do in countable harm to the tens of billions of working families, our children, the sick, the elderly and the poor. republican budgets that we are debating on the floor of the senate this week is the robin hood principle and reverse. the robin hood took from the rich and gave from the poor. what this budget does is take from working people, the middle-class, the elderly and the poor to give massive tax breaks to people that are alreadyed living in this. donald trump into the republican leadership claims that plan would provide a tax cut for the middle class. according to the tax policy center by the end of this decade nearly 80% underlining 80% of the tax benefits of the republican plan would go through the top 1%. even more incredibly the top one tenth of 1%, one tenth of 1% would receive some 40% of the tax breaks over a ten year period. a tax proposal that ge

constitution with the american people. firing james comey, he clearly obstructed justice. the clause has been broken. the fact of the matter is, he has clearly broken his trust with the constitution. the reason we are calling for it is it's urgent that it happen now. the fact of the matter is, he is putting us at risk on a daily basis. he has clearly met the standard for impeachment. we have to have it. that's why we are going to the american people and asking them to raise their voices and say, we need a change. >> but, there are per am trogra the president has the authority to hire and fire the fbi director. >> obstructing justice is not one of them. if you look at the historical impeachments, what he has done publicly. >> looking into obstruction of justice, among the congressional investigations looking into the special counsel robert mueller with his investigations, why not wait until those investigations are complete? >> because it is urgent. because, in fact, we are giving this president a new parameter that he not

with the american indians. what the story is in south dakota, there's some interesting tales. first when you come to south dakota, sergeant floyd had died. when you got to what is now elk point, south dakota, they elected patrick gasss, the first election held in south dakota. interestingly enough clark's slave york was allowed to vote in that election. a highly unusual situation. further up the river they saw spirit mound, supposed to be inhabited by 18" high devils, of course, they had to go see these devils. once they got to the top of spirit mountain, what do they see, their first bison. it was acres and acres of bison and it's flat land. remember, these are men coming from eastern united states who are used to trees and forests and hills and rocks. so this open plain was like a farmers delight as well as a hunters delight with all these buffalo. as they come up the river a little bit farther, george shannon, youngest members of the expedition, age 17, got lost. the more important thing that happened in sou

bankers association, the american farm bureau federation, the americans for tax reform, the business roundtable, financial services forum, manufactured housing institute, national association of manufacturers, the national black chamber of commerce, national grossers association, national retail federation, the tennessee chamber of commerce and industry, the kentucky chamber, the u.s. chamber of commerce, among many others. there are 242 different entities that signed this letter to say that passing a budget is what we should be doing and that would lead us to tax reform. so i want to submit this for the record, and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlewoman's request will be covered by general leave. the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. yarmuth: thank you, mr. chairman. i now yield two minutes to the gentlelady from ohio, a distinguished member of the agriculture committee and a fellow rabid cleveland indians fan, ms. fudge. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. ms. fudge: i thank the gentleman for yielding. m

he sees the need to shore up health care for the american people today, but ultimately the american people don't want the single-payer system proposed by bernie sanders and schumer and nancy pelosi. this is clearly not going to work. >> you are saying that a temporary deal, a transitional deal is a good idea. what three major points would you want included two states -- go ahead, sir. >> only arthel if there was a transition into a market-driven system. the american people don't want the government choosing the health care for them. we have seen that. it drives up premiums. it drives up up deductibles. north carolina loaner programs have gone up 176%. we only have one provider. what create real cost-effective health care is the dynamics of open and free market. we need to do that and frankly that is what the house passed. unfortunately, the senate didn't have enough to get that done. but frankly, there's a lot of pressure being put on senators for the failure to undo obamacare and provide good quality opportunities for health care to the american people. eric: again, everybody can be obama

here's hiss most recent book "the american miracle: divine providence in the rise of the republic" what was your goal with this book. >> guest: my goal was to answer a fundamental question that i think has profound consequences to all of our politics and our cultural and the way that americans feel about our country. the question is, how did america rise to world dominance? it would have been totally unpredictable from the perspective of, say, 1600s, before america was even begun to be settled. north america was largely wilderness, very lightly settled. there were a disparity number of diverse native american cultures and all of a sudden you have an historical time, you have the world dominant civilization in terms of military power, economic power, culture, here in north america. so, often today the politically correct answer is america rows to world power because america is uniquely guilty of exploiting slave labor, guilty of committing genocide against native americans, spoiling the environment, prepping people, engaging in imperial abroad and slatiering millions. you hear that in ma

the economy isn't working the way it should for american families. now i agree with that assessment. we need to do more to grow the economy, create jobs, raise wages, put money in the pockets of average americans. but when you hear the details of the plan they have to solve those problems, your head spins. lower the tax rate on big corporations in the top 1%, repeal the estate tax which only goes to estates of over $5 million, and eliminate critical middle-class tax breaks like state and local deductibility. in what world does that deliver middle-class tax relief or solve the problems we're talking about? it's the same game they played with health care. complain about high premiums, deductibles, counties without enough insurers, and then each republican bill exacerbates the problem. the republicans slide in their favorite solution -- tax cuts for the rich -- as the answer to every ill. if the economy is doing well, republicans push tax cuts for the rich. if the economy is doing poorly, republicans push for tax cuts for the rich. if our health care sy

it will be good for the american people. what you make of the headline in the los angeles "gop-led congress is thinking about scaling back." rateake the corporate tax more like 22%, 23%. the president wanted 20%. -- wanted 15%. he compromised at 20%. guest: i am with the president. i started out at 15%. i would have loved to see us get at 15%. that puts us in the driver seat with we rightfully should be. we're the largest economy on the planet. we are the bulk of the global economy. i would love to see us go to 15%. i don't to the president budging easily off at 20% mark. oft: why do you think some your colleagues don't want to go as low as 20 -- that they are 23%?g to argue for 22%, guest: i'm not sure what the argument would be. we have billions of dollars oversees that are sitting -- overseas that are sitting there because companies don't want to pay the federal government $.35 on the dollar to bring it back. i think it is very important we get the corporate rate as low as we possibly can. in member budget remember budget

them in the latin american perspective. now, the heart of sdr, franklin roosevelt's policy, was the nonintervention principle. no nation has the right to intervene in the internal affairs of another nation for any reason whatsoever. beginning in 1933, the roosevelt administration renounced the policy of fdr's distant cousin teddy of overtly intervening in latin america or exercising international police power. between the time of the roosevelt corollary of 1904 and 1933, there were 34 u.s. -- 35 u.s. armed interventions throughout the caribbean region, long-term occupations of countries like nicaragua haiti, , and the dominican republic. the principle that no nation has the right to intervene in the internal affairs of another nation for any reason whatsoever became the bedrock principle of american relations. beginning in 1933, the secretary of state and then president roosevelt announced the policy that the u.s. had no right to intervene overtly in the internal affairs of latin american nations, and the united states reno

for the american people. the chair: the time of the gentlelady has expired. mr. scott: i yield the gentlelady 30 seconds. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman. it provides that road map to ensure that the american people are taken care of. i want to make mention that it $300 billion for programs that have proven instrumental in lifting millions of americans out of poverty. shouldn't that be what we're doing? in my district, thousands are online for the $300 billion it' stamp program that program needs to be extended. this is what we do. we do not make people dependent. we give them a hand up, not a handout. that's what the budget is supposed to be a road map for opportunity. i support the congressional black caucus budget for that is what it is a road map for opportunity i yield back. the chair: the time of the gentlelady has expired. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. ferguson: i understand our colleague's desire to fight poverty. i'd like to share my experience and what we've done to fight pove

we are the only ones, the buck stops with each and every american family. the debate over how to structure corporate income tax code is perfectly legitimate. personaluggest the code at the business code look different, and that is somehow nefarious, is to deny what is 100 years of income tax policy in this country. >> now that you have agreed to the fact that families will get shafted, but corporations will continue to be able to deduct their local and state taxes, this is pertinent to the budget. in the bill, the budget bill we are talking about, the role related to changes in tax laws that may include reducing federal deductions. this is right from the budget. why do you say we are not discussing this? mr. speaker, what you hear is absolutely right. everybody is entitled to their own opinion, they are not entitled to their own facts. are accurate but they are not binding. what this is is such a personal and important issue to folks on both sides, that it got its own personal line. i can't get nominations out of the united states senate. i'm tried to step

the success of the united states armed forces and the safety of the american people and our allies have long depended on the nuclear deterrence posture maintainedere at -- here. today, your vigilance and strength are more vital and important than ever before. at least the, the world is arguably a more dangerous place and at any point since the fall a communism more than quarter-century ago. that is life in the first nine months of this administration, president trump has taken decisive action to make the strong as military in the world stronger still. the threats we face today mean, once again, america's security and future depend on the airman of minot being ready and prepared. it is a great honor for me to tove as vice president, president i care so deeply about that men and women of the armed of the united states, their families, and our veterans. i believe history will record president donald trump is the best friend that armed forces of the united states will ever have. just look at what we have accomplished already. already signedas the largest increase in defense spending in near

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the american spirit does not say, "we shall manage," or "we shall make the best of it." it says, "we shall overcome." and that is exactly what we will do, with the help of god and one -- with god's help. thank you. [applause] >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, we will look at the response to the opioid epidemic. we will discuss the future of the iran nuclear agreement. kerry johnson on jeff sessions's recent testimony. be sure to watch washington journal. join to discussion. -- join the discussion. >> president trump has made regulatory changes to major issues of his presidency. friday, the brookings institution releases a report on the changes this administration has made so far and hosts a panel. see the conversation with starting at 10:30 a.m.. >> friday, a panel looks at recent supreme court rulings ,nvolving freedom of speech live with the heritage foundation starting at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, a look at controversial union

>> what they should think about are the results we achieve for the american people. so you know what we're focused on, what's within our control and within our control here in congress is getting stuff done for the american people and getting a healthier economy, bigger paychecks, more take home pay. that is important. at the end of the day, i know bob well, bob is going to vote for tennessee he's going to vote for america, he's going to vote for tax reform because he knows it's in the best interest of americans, so put this twitter dispute aside, the fact is, we have a historic chance of actually fixing this tax code, giving people pay raises and getting the american economy growing at the rate where we can actually get bigger paychecks, more take home pay, healthier economy. that's what matters. so all this stuff you see on a daily basis twitter this and that, forget about it. let's focus on helping people improving people's lives and doing the things we said we would do that accomplishes that. you're going to ask about this? >> all right. good. yeah, fine. >> how