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the gentleman from california reserves. mr. cummings: i would say to the gentleman, we are talking about the constitutional rights of a united states sint and we do not have the right -- united states citizen and we do not have the right to remain silent if those rights are being trampled on. i yield three minutes to the distinguished leader from hoyer from maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. if this is a precedent, it is a bad precedent. it is a dangerous precedent. it is a precedent that we ought not to make. read the constitution, i heard, over and over and over again. i've read probably the opinions of 25 lawyers whom i respect from many great institutions in this country. none of whom, as i'm sure the ranking member has pointed out, none of wm believe that the precedent supports this action. mr. speaker, what a waste of the people's time. for congress to spend this week on politics and not policy. we are about to vote on a resolution that is really a partis
the gentleman from california reserves. mr. cummings: i would say to the gentleman, we are talking about the constitutional rights of a united states sint and we do not have the right -- united states citizen and we do not have the right to remain silent if those rights are being trampled on. i yield three minutes to the distinguished leader from hoyer from maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. if this is a precedent, it is a bad...
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the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. >> i yield to the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for three minutes. mr. lynch: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from maryland for yielding. in response to those recent allegations, i do want to point out that our committee did look at the question of political motivation in selecting tax exemption applications. we asked the inspector general, russell george, on may 17, 2013, in a hearing before the ways and means committee, and i quote, this was the question, did you find any evidence of political motivation in the selection of tax exempt applications? he -- he responded, the inspector general who investigated this case testified, and this is a quote, we did not, sir. period. mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this contempt resolution. what began as a necessary and compelling bipartisan investigation into the targeting of amer
the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. >> i yield to the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for three minutes. mr. lynch: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from maryland for yielding. in response to those recent allegations, i do want to point out that our committee did look at the question of political motivation in selecting tax exemption...
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or the state of california? what sort of chaos would ensue in terms of banking, financials, , gettingod systems airplanes up, internet? what could be the ramifications? you an infantry school answer. it depends on the information on the terrain. can someone with a degree of knowledge and some skills bring grida small portion of the , part of the city, for a short period of time, 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours? if we are talking about something on that scale, then we know what happens because we have ample examples from accidents. there are large-scale urban and outages. over ag the net down larger portion of the country and keep it down for a while is much more difficult. i am not saying there isn't a vulnerability there, but that is multiple coordinated strikes. that is tough to do. --ause the grid is honorable vulnerable to storm, wildfires, all sorts of things, it has a certain amount of built-in resilience into it. could we be looking at ways to increase that resilience? yes. step down transformers. batteries
or the state of california? what sort of chaos would ensue in terms of banking, financials, , gettingod systems airplanes up, internet? what could be the ramifications? you an infantry school answer. it depends on the information on the terrain. can someone with a degree of knowledge and some skills bring grida small portion of the , part of the city, for a short period of time, 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours? if we are talking about something on that scale, then we know what happens because we...
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the california context, for me that was a big plus. any other questions? >> first of all, thank you. really enjoyed the reading and the book but i do question about stoddard actually. i was wondering, given that san francisco has long been the bastion of the gay-rights and gay literature and culture, what has been the reception community, of the past century or so of stoddard? had he been claimed as a precursor to the life of the castro, or how would you describe his reception later on? >> i think he is. i think he has been rediscovered as kind of a poor father of gays in san francisco. it's tough though because as i mentioned in the passage about a red, the word gay is obvious and not one that would've encouraged in him and it's not even clear how fully he kind of verbalize his own sexuality to himself. he has this correspondence with walt whitman, and he says at one point walt whitman is not replying to his letters. at one point he says in the name of calamus, replied to me. and, of course, these poems the walt whitman wrote about homosexuality. and in t
the california context, for me that was a big plus. any other questions? >> first of all, thank you. really enjoyed the reading and the book but i do question about stoddard actually. i was wondering, given that san francisco has long been the bastion of the gay-rights and gay literature and culture, what has been the reception community, of the past century or so of stoddard? had he been claimed as a precursor to the life of the castro, or how would you describe his reception later on?...
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he speaks at a wal-mart in mountain view, california. the president expected to announce jesus of steps is a administration is taking to increase the use of clean energy and improve energy efficiency. disposability's this past week a report that urges action on climate change. again the presence remarks scheduled for 12:55 p.m. eastern and we'll take it live for you right here on c-span2. >> let me be clear that i am not defending ms. lerner. i wanted to hear what she had to say. i have questions about why she was unaware of the inappropriate criteria for more than a year after they were created. i want to know why she did not mention the inappropriate criteria in her letters to congress. but i could not vote to violate an individual fifth amendments rights just because i want to hear what she had to say. a much greater principle is at stake today. the sanctity of the fifth amendment rights for all citizens of the united states of america. >> i have never alleged that it goes to the president. i have said that the tea party would clearly
he speaks at a wal-mart in mountain view, california. the president expected to announce jesus of steps is a administration is taking to increase the use of clean energy and improve energy efficiency. disposability's this past week a report that urges action on climate change. again the presence remarks scheduled for 12:55 p.m. eastern and we'll take it live for you right here on c-span2. >> let me be clear that i am not defending ms. lerner. i wanted to hear what she had to say. i have...
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practices commission to expose start money in a california election. i am going to use the word of the day, a byzantine story of campaign contributions being funneled all over the country in an apparent effort to avoid revealing to the public who is behind political campaigns. we discovered that networks of nonprofits anonymously injected millions of dollars into our elections by using shell corporate entities, wire transfers, and fun to swapping. this allowed donors to skirt disclosure laws and cloak their identity from the public view. just a few weeks before the 2012 election the california political "-- action committee which was focused on supporting one and beating another ballot measure received an $11 million contribution. this was the largest anonymous contribution ever made in the history of california elections. the contribution came from an arizona nonprofit, americans for responsible for a rl, which had never before spent a dime in california. after a complaint was filed, we attempted to determine whether a rl abided by the requirements of
practices commission to expose start money in a california election. i am going to use the word of the day, a byzantine story of campaign contributions being funneled all over the country in an apparent effort to avoid revealing to the public who is behind political campaigns. we discovered that networks of nonprofits anonymously injected millions of dollars into our elections by using shell corporate entities, wire transfers, and fun to swapping. this allowed donors to skirt disclosure laws...
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lofgren of california. after speeders without objection the amendment is considered as written at the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman this amendment would correct a problem that some of us have discussed for many years which is the definition of intelligence information. under current law the definition of foreign intelligence information is simply too broad. it has an expansive definition that includes foreign affairs, not just serious spying and terrorism and things that would do us harm. this is a similar issue to have that raised by our colleague from texas. i think the use of foreign affairs potentially invites abuse of practices using foreign affairs as an excuse to collect human occasions of u.s. persons, and it furthermore encourages the use of 702 authority to spy on friendly nations rather than focusing on foreign powers or agents that mean to do us harm. the original and amended u.s.a. freedom act failed to address this loophole. this amendment would fix the d
lofgren of california. after speeders without objection the amendment is considered as written at the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman this amendment would correct a problem that some of us have discussed for many years which is the definition of intelligence information. under current law the definition of foreign intelligence information is simply too broad. it has an expansive definition that includes foreign affairs, not just serious spying and...
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the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i yield myself five minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. miller: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 10, and i want to thank the chairman of the committee for all of his cooperation, so we could arrive at this legislation, to bring to the floor. and i want to thank the staffs on both sides of the aisle for all the time they spent negotiating this legislation. and i'm delighted that we're here tonight to consider it. the success and opportunity through quality charter schools act, i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. i guess we'll be voting tomorrow on it, to vote in support of the legislation. my support of h.r. 10 is grounded in my commitment to our nation's public schools and my firm belief that every child and every neighborhood deserves access to a high quality public education. this bipartisan legislation would take us one step closer to making the promise of quality public schools for every child a reality. in many
the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i yield myself five minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. miller: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 10, and i want to thank the chairman of the committee for all of his cooperation, so we could arrive at this legislation, to bring to the floor. and i want to thank the staffs on both sides of the aisle for all the time they spent negotiating this legislation. and i'm delighted that we're here tonight to...
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a partner at a 0skrllc in emeryville, california. mr. bernard is director of athletics for stanford university in stanford, california. mr. patrick tyler's is managing director at madison dearborn partners in chicago illinois and former minnesota vikings. okay. i could not stop. before i recognize you to provide your testimony let me briefly remind everyone of the five men and lighting system. been the system is pretty straightforward. when i recognize you, you will have five minutes to give testimony. the light will be green. after four minutes they will turn yellow. i would hope that you would be looking to wrapping up the testimony when it turns red please wrap up as expeditiously as you can.
a partner at a 0skrllc in emeryville, california. mr. bernard is director of athletics for stanford university in stanford, california. mr. patrick tyler's is managing director at madison dearborn partners in chicago illinois and former minnesota vikings. okay. i could not stop. before i recognize you to provide your testimony let me briefly remind everyone of the five men and lighting system. been the system is pretty straightforward. when i recognize you, you will have five minutes to give...
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where there were donors in california who the money went to virginia to arizona back to california. it was all about laundering the identity out of that contribution. isn't that correct? >> yes, mr. chair. the initial request for the money in california was, if you want your identity to be known, you can give directly to a p.a.c. if you do not want your identity to be known, and you want to remain anonymous, it can go to this virginia nonprofit. and so the money that went to the virginia nonprofit was specifically for the purpose of not revealing identity, and it was then moved circuitously through all the other nonprofits for the same reason. >> mr. ornstein, thank you. that's the way it appeared. mr. ornstein, one of the situations is whenever you try to do something about an issue like this -- by wait i enjoyed -- by the way, i really enjoyed this morning sitting literally in the center between senator roberts and senator schumer, but when you try to do something, everybody thinks of it in partisan terms. does this advantage my party versus the other party, my candidate versus th
where there were donors in california who the money went to virginia to arizona back to california. it was all about laundering the identity out of that contribution. isn't that correct? >> yes, mr. chair. the initial request for the money in california was, if you want your identity to be known, you can give directly to a p.a.c. if you do not want your identity to be known, and you want to remain anonymous, it can go to this virginia nonprofit. and so the money that went to the virginia...
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mckeon of california. the chair: the gentleman from california mr. mckeon and the gentleman from washington, mr. smith, each will control 10 minutes, the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: madam chair i urge the committee to adopt the amendments en bloc all of which have been examined by both the majority and the minority. the chair: the gentleman from california reserves? mr. mckeon: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. smith: i concur. we should adopt the en bloc amendments and i have no speech and i will yield back the balance of our time. the chair: the gentleman from washington yields back. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mckeon: i encourage our colleagues to support the en bloc amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from california yields back. the question is on the amendments offered en bloc offered by the gentleman from california. those in favor say aye. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the en bl
mckeon of california. the chair: the gentleman from california mr. mckeon and the gentleman from washington, mr. smith, each will control 10 minutes, the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: madam chair i urge the committee to adopt the amendments en bloc all of which have been examined by both the majority and the minority. the chair: the gentleman from california reserves? mr. mckeon: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. smith: i...
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occurs, on the amendment offered by the general moment of california. all those in favor, respond by . the nose have it and the amendment is not agreed to. >> i have an amendment at the desk. report thek will amendment. >> amendment to the amendment. page 17 after section 109, insert the following. >> what makes the committee in congress strong as when it gets to participate, gets to look for a little nuance that makes the bill better. inembering my freshman term 2005 in 2600 took up the renewal of the patriot act, we had a lot of discussions behind-the-scenes with administration officials, justice department intelligence, people from the white house -- we talked to a lot of people. the question that i asked back at the time, though we were told repeatedly that this only pertains to getting information about someone or from someone who is either a foreign agent engaged in foreign intelligence a foreigntact with agent or a foreign government. in fact, we were so assured of that, that i made the statement in debate that if any of my democratic friends wan
occurs, on the amendment offered by the general moment of california. all those in favor, respond by . the nose have it and the amendment is not agreed to. >> i have an amendment at the desk. report thek will amendment. >> amendment to the amendment. page 17 after section 109, insert the following. >> what makes the committee in congress strong as when it gets to participate, gets to look for a little nuance that makes the bill better. inembering my freshman term 2005 in 2600...
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the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. huffman: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i want to begin by thanking two of my colleagues, ms. herrera nd butler for their hard work. i have been collaborating with them on this and related efforts to bring relief to our west coast fishermen. it would defer for one year the collection of a cost recovery fee in the west coast program and provide relief to ground fish fishermen facing mounting costs at a time they can ill afford t the west coast ground fish industry has been rebuilding its stocks for stefrl years. they have made hard decisions and faken marched cuts to ensure the long-term sustainability of that fishery. they should be commended for that. one aspect of that rebuilding plan was the adoption of program -- mr. wolf: if the gentleman would yield. mr. huffman: managing and that was implemented this year. mr. wolf: if the gentleman would yield. we accept the amendment. it the chair: the gentleman from california controls the time. mr. huffman: i thank
the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. huffman: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i want to begin by thanking two of my colleagues, ms. herrera nd butler for their hard work. i have been collaborating with them on this and related efforts to bring relief to our west coast fishermen. it would defer for one year the collection of a cost recovery fee in the west coast program and provide relief to ground fish fishermen facing mounting costs at a time they can ill...
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poe: i thank the gentleman from california, my friend, mr. costa, for this amendment and not only this but his hard work on victim's issues even before he came to congress in california, being the author and with the concept of the three strikes and you're out rule that's in california and many other states. i want to congratulate him on this. madam speaker, the victims of crime act fund is a great idea. what it is is, when criminals are convicted in federal court, federal judges impose fees and fines on that criminal and that money go into a fund that is designed to go to victims of crime. great idea. let those criminals pay the rent on the courthouse, pay for the system they have created. $10 billion is in that fund. but less than 10% of it gets spent every year. why is that? because more money keeps coming in, those federal judges are nailing those criminals, more money come into the fund every year. it's $10 billion, now we're only spending a little bit of it for victim's services and the reason is, this is my opinion, fuzzy math in the a
poe: i thank the gentleman from california, my friend, mr. costa, for this amendment and not only this but his hard work on victim's issues even before he came to congress in california, being the author and with the concept of the three strikes and you're out rule that's in california and many other states. i want to congratulate him on this. madam speaker, the victims of crime act fund is a great idea. what it is is, when criminals are convicted in federal court, federal judges impose fees...
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host: ellen, california. caller: i think one thing that thed change the profile of market is the elimination of the taxed induction for a second home. deduction for a second home. i live in an area that a large percentage of the homes are second homes, vacation homes for people. it has driven the market to a level that is unaffordable for the average person living in this area. guest: the second home market has gotten hit really hard. we have seen it in the washington area and the beach communities. it is a problem. i get a lot of calls about that. host: is there public policy on that? can you take full did the actions like you -- can you take full deductions like you cannot your first home? guest: i am not sure. host: what is the risk of a be 20% down payment standard when buying a home? guest: what is driving policy right now as they want the homeowner to have more skin in the game. they want the homeowners to be i don't and not say, have much money in this house, no big deal. that is what is driving some o
host: ellen, california. caller: i think one thing that thed change the profile of market is the elimination of the taxed induction for a second home. deduction for a second home. i live in an area that a large percentage of the homes are second homes, vacation homes for people. it has driven the market to a level that is unaffordable for the average person living in this area. guest: the second home market has gotten hit really hard. we have seen it in the washington area and the beach...
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it certainly was a big impact in california with all the smog in southern california. we tackled it. we invested money in it. we invested politics in it and cleaned up the air in the southern california basin. not perfectly, but it's certainly better than it used to be. so the point of it here is, look, if we don't pay attention to the ocean and what's happening with the chemistry of the ocean, in the long run our concerns about deficits and war and pestilence around the world mean nothing. if 245 ocean gets so toxic it kills us all. it kills all living things, 73% of the planet is ocean. let's begin doing what we have done well in paying attention to clean air and clean water and start thinking about what's it going to take to pay attention to clean oceans or do no harm or stop dumping into the ocean. -- one kill our very of earth's life forms that's so important. particularly since we get so much from the ocean in the shellfish industry, let's not kill a private sector business that is managing itself well because we are not paying attention to acidfication of our oc
it certainly was a big impact in california with all the smog in southern california. we tackled it. we invested money in it. we invested politics in it and cleaned up the air in the southern california basin. not perfectly, but it's certainly better than it used to be. so the point of it here is, look, if we don't pay attention to the ocean and what's happening with the chemistry of the ocean, in the long run our concerns about deficits and war and pestilence around the world mean nothing. if...
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schiff of california, ms. linda t. sanchez of california, ms. duckworth of illinois. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12a of rule 1, the chair >> good afternoon. what happened in benghazi on september 11, 2012, was a tragedy for the families and loved ones, for those who were lost, who lost their lives, for america's diplomatic corps and for all americans. unfortunately, the republican obsession with benghazi has not been about the victims or their families or our country. we had hoped that the house republican leaders would not go down the path of forming a select committee. we've already been there. eight reviews have been conducted in the house and senate, 25,000 documents released, millions of taxpayer dollars spent. it was not necessary to put the families or our country through this partisan exercise once again. over the past two weeks, we have engaged in good faith discussions with speaker boehner on the shape and standards of the select committee. we had hoped for a level of fairness and transparency and balance. especially considering the subject m
schiff of california, ms. linda t. sanchez of california, ms. duckworth of illinois. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12a of rule 1, the chair >> good afternoon. what happened in benghazi on september 11, 2012, was a tragedy for the families and loved ones, for those who were lost, who lost their lives, for america's diplomatic corps and for all americans. unfortunately, the republican obsession with benghazi has not been about the victims or their families or our country. we...
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relief bivment i also recognize that the farmers and farm workers in california can't afford to have congress playing games with their livelihoods. toker that reason, i am not going to object to this bill. and to have california, where some of the greatest, most productive farmlands in the world are basically shut down for really what are stupid approaches where there could be an accommodation to help both sides in these issues, it's hard for me to understand. when the members of the california delegation sit down with the committees of jurisdiction to work out the differences between the feinstein bill and the bill that has already passed the house, i would urge them to implement senator barrasso's proposal into the final bill. this will help rural communities across america to avoid getting into potentially disastrous situations that are caused by out-of-date, out-of-touch regulations. the economy and job creation don't have to be at odds with conservation and this is the perfect opportunity to create some badly needed flexibility to make sure that they are not. and i, for one, wou
relief bivment i also recognize that the farmers and farm workers in california can't afford to have congress playing games with their livelihoods. toker that reason, i am not going to object to this bill. and to have california, where some of the greatest, most productive farmlands in the world are basically shut down for really what are stupid approaches where there could be an accommodation to help both sides in these issues, it's hard for me to understand. when the members of the california...
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northern california, where most of the resources are, such as water. then you have southern , which is supplied by us. simply, there is not a large population appear. there is a grass movement and to bringions are out california into two separate states. my question is, i am wondering when the politicians will catch all of this and what they will do about it. think we see these efforts pop up from time to time and i think it will be difficult. candidates that want -- want to run successfully, what they want to try to do is bring together different factions in order to win statewide. you are right that some of the issue discrepancies are very different than what someone in l.a. and orange county, how they feel about the issues and what someone in central valley feels about the issues you're we are watching a number of competitive congressional races, one of them district,nia's 21st that water is a central issue in the state, something democrats and their teammates are trying to take issue with. being such a large state with differing populations is -- h
northern california, where most of the resources are, such as water. then you have southern , which is supplied by us. simply, there is not a large population appear. there is a grass movement and to bringions are out california into two separate states. my question is, i am wondering when the politicians will catch all of this and what they will do about it. think we see these efforts pop up from time to time and i think it will be difficult. candidates that want -- want to run successfully,...
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because i thought that the alley was on california street, the entrance to the alley was on california street. >> the entrance to the alley is on california street. that's the one where the anti-bush demonstrators were. the alleys that the motorcade went through which son third street, which is neither -- which is on third street, which had neither group of protesters, because police will blocked off traffic north of california street, so no demonstrators could get there at all. . if i could return to the discovery point, it's the nightmare the secret service fears. it's what qualified immunity is designed to prevent. when there is a legitimate security rational, discovery into what the agents were thinking, what the secret service's policies were is exactly what it shouldn't be. it's what hunter didn't want, is agents hesitating before they did their job. suppose the original set up the motorcade is coming down, each side has access,
because i thought that the alley was on california street, the entrance to the alley was on california street. >> the entrance to the alley is on california street. that's the one where the anti-bush demonstrators were. the alleys that the motorcade went through which son third street, which is neither -- which is on third street, which had neither group of protesters, because police will blocked off traffic north of california street, so no demonstrators could get there at all. . if i...
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the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. boxer: what is the order? the presiding officer: we are in morning business until 12:15 p.m. mrs. boxer: i ask that i be able to speak for as much time as i will consume until that time. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: madam president, senator cruz makes an impassioned plea against a nominee who is considered by some to be exemplary, and it's his right to do that. but let me just say before my friend leaves the floor, as impassioned as he is, calling mr. barron a liberal, i've heard many call mr. barron a conservative. so he must be doing something right. and i think it's interesting. so let's keep politics out of this and look at someone's record. madam president, with all the argument and debate that goes on around here and in a very legitimate way, it's fair. parties have grown very far apart, whether you look at the minimum wage with the democrats wanting to raise it, the republicans, some of them say do away with it altogether, extended unemployment benefits where you can barely get
the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. boxer: what is the order? the presiding officer: we are in morning business until 12:15 p.m. mrs. boxer: i ask that i be able to speak for as much time as i will consume until that time. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: madam president, senator cruz makes an impassioned plea against a nominee who is considered by some to be exemplary, and it's his right to do that. but let me just say before my friend leaves the...
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garamendi of california. modification offered by mr. garamendi of california to amendment number 5, on page 5, line 14, replace afghan security forces with african nion standby force, a.s.f. the chair: are there objections to the modification? without objection. pursuant to house resolution 585, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. garamendi: thank you, mr. chairman. for some time, like more than an hour today, this house debated and discussed the issue of boko haram and the terror that they are enacting throughout nigeria and the southern area of africa. this is not a new issue, this is an issue that's been ongoing among several violent extreme organizations operating in that area. we've seen this in sudan, we've heard about the lord's resistance army, we know this problem also -- violent extreme organizations in the somalia area. the question arises, how do these organizations finance themselves? well, over the years p
garamendi of california. modification offered by mr. garamendi of california to amendment number 5, on page 5, line 14, replace afghan security forces with african nion standby force, a.s.f. the chair: are there objections to the modification? without objection. pursuant to house resolution 585, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. garamendi: thank you, mr. chairman. for some...
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speaker, i'm pleased to yield to the gentleman from california, mr. honda, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. honda: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to add my thanks to the work that has been done up to now. i became an original co-sponsor of the u.s.a. freedom act because i was disturbed by the revelations about surveillance programs. the bill is a good step toward balancing security and privacy. but this amendment does not. it leaves opened the possibility that bulk surveillance could still continue. and it no longer protects the public through the fisa court. i'm disappointed that this popular, bipartisan bill has been so drastically weakened and i can no longer support it. i yield back. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from michigan reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: mr. speake
speaker, i'm pleased to yield to the gentleman from california, mr. honda, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. honda: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to add my thanks to the work that has been done up to now. i became an original co-sponsor of the u.s.a. freedom act because i was disturbed by the revelations about surveillance programs. the bill is a good step toward balancing security and privacy. but this amendment does not. it...
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many of those are in california company york in new jersey. the 20 to 34 age range is 20% higher than the national average is in those 50 zip codes and so taken aside whether or not they have additional debt just looking at the average income median income that would be needed to afford properties in those areas is pretty tough. in those markets on average you need to spend 48% if you are earning a median income come to you need to spend 48% of that to pay for an average rent on a three bedroom home is what we looked at. it's even less affordable to buy so you have to spend 53% of your income if you are earning a the median income in those zip codes and so i think fundamentally it has even more to do with just the opportunity whether or not you have that additional student loan debt but that certainly makes it tougher when you have that additional debt. based on the fannie and freddie guidelines that although mel watt to address this in his speech the other day the traditional amount is what they call debt-to-income ratio is 43% so if your mon
many of those are in california company york in new jersey. the 20 to 34 age range is 20% higher than the national average is in those 50 zip codes and so taken aside whether or not they have additional debt just looking at the average income median income that would be needed to afford properties in those areas is pretty tough. in those markets on average you need to spend 48% if you are earning a median income come to you need to spend 48% of that to pay for an average rent on a three bedroom...
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the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. issa: by direction of the committee on oversight and government reform, i call up oh the resolution, h.res. 4574, recommending that the house of representatives find lois g. lerner, former director, exempt organizations, internal revenue service new york contempt of congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the committee on oversight and government reform. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 574, resolution recommending that the house of representatives find lois g. lerner, former director, exempt organizations, internal revenue service, in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the committee on government and oversight reform. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 56 , the resolution is considered read and shall be debatable for 50 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member on the committee on oversight and gov
the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. issa: by direction of the committee on oversight and government reform, i call up oh the resolution, h.res. 4574, recommending that the house of representatives find lois g. lerner, former director, exempt organizations, internal revenue service new york contempt of congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the committee on oversight and government reform. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the...
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in california. -- the wildfires in california. the wildfires in california. what's next? maybe the kochs are to blame for the planes lost in the bermuda triangle. how about volcanic eruption at pompey years back? even the futility of the chicago cubs. that has to be the koch family. the majority leader convinces himself that their political involvement is motivated only by their own financial interests. it is inconceivable to him that people might exist who simply disagree with him and his agenda, and want to see the country take a different path. the reality is there are millions of americans who want to see this country take a different path, and the koch family proudly supports that goal and has made donations to help achieve just that. you'll never hear it from the majority leader, but it is time someone presented the rest of the story about the koch family. this family has pledged or contributed more than $1 billion to cancer research, medical centers, education, the arts, and to assist public
in california. -- the wildfires in california. the wildfires in california. what's next? maybe the kochs are to blame for the planes lost in the bermuda triangle. how about volcanic eruption at pompey years back? even the futility of the chicago cubs. that has to be the koch family. the majority leader convinces himself that their political involvement is motivated only by their own financial interests. it is inconceivable to him that people might exist who simply disagree with him and his...
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rahall: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from california, mrs. napolitano, for one minute and thank her for her help on the conference committee as well. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. napolitano: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my ranking member. i rise in strong support of wrrda and thank chairman shuster and gibbs and ranking members rahall and bishop and all the staff for the great bipartisan work. we thank them for including quality provisions especially those that affect my district, the two largest corps reservoirs in l.a. county. it improves quater -- water supply and water capture at the dam, changes vegetation policy not previously taken into account, local characteristics, habitats or safety. funding to - allows affect the region. it allows expanded use of funding which is something i fought for for many years. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks and clarify that section 3013 of wrrda will require the court to provide a new review of living vegetation policy engineering t
rahall: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from california, mrs. napolitano, for one minute and thank her for her help on the conference committee as well. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. napolitano: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my ranking member. i rise in strong support of wrrda and thank chairman shuster and gibbs and ranking members rahall and bishop and all the staff for the great bipartisan work. we thank them for including quality...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back. the gentleman from florida reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts is rised -- is recognized. mr. mcgovern: ask i -- can i ask the gentleman from florida if he has any additional speakers? mr. nugent: i do not. go right ahead. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts voiced. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, this is a circus. and it's really sad that we're here on the floor debating this. just for the record, witnesses testified that progressive groups got a multitiered review and liberal groups went through a two-year process before getting denied. the other thing you ought to know is that the i.r.s. has begun a path to reform. it has implemented all of the inspector general's recommendations, including going above and beyond by eliminating altogether. mr. speaker, if they were done in a fair and profession al-manar, we wouldn't be having this -- professional manner, we wouldn't be having this conversation today. but the opposite happened in the oversight committee. it w
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back. the gentleman from florida reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts is rised -- is recognized. mr. mcgovern: ask i -- can i ask the gentleman from florida if he has any additional speakers? mr. nugent: i do not. go right ahead. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts voiced. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, this is a circus. and it's really sad that we're here on the floor debating this. just for the record,...
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in california, the law says they cannot. the families know, when a loved one is in a mental health crisis and the condition is gravely deteriorating, but, as my subcommittee to scribe, families are shut out for being part of the care delivery team. as a road in the post-gazette just two weeks after the newtown, the lesson is that we better take off our blinders and deal with such illnesses or we are sure to face the same problem again. it is not only what is in the person's hand that makes a person of ireland, is what is in the person's mind. how many must die before we finally deal with our broken mental health system? in that nearly year and a half since i've been investigating america's broken mental health system is a chairman of the congress that congressional subcommittee, even with my 30 year background in clinical psychology, i have been shocked to learn just how much our country has failed those with serious and persistent mental illness. the report reveals that the current mental health system does not respond. we
in california, the law says they cannot. the families know, when a loved one is in a mental health crisis and the condition is gravely deteriorating, but, as my subcommittee to scribe, families are shut out for being part of the care delivery team. as a road in the post-gazette just two weeks after the newtown, the lesson is that we better take off our blinders and deal with such illnesses or we are sure to face the same problem again. it is not only what is in the person's hand that makes a...
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you've got california, illinois -- i get it. there's a lot of disastrous, dark blue state legislatures out there. but a lot of the state legislatures are good or more positive. and, you know, if we can get a movement going, and i think it's starting but time will tell, and i feel that the worse things get in this country, the more likely this movement will pick up steam whether it's in two years or 25 years. i have no way of knowing. the fact of the matter is, the only serious recourse to what's going on today, it just is, and as i say in the last chapter of the "the liberty amendments, "even the most intelligent, politically-muscular conservative who's elected president, and god knows i want one, cannot reverse what's going on in this country today. can slow it down, as reagan did, can try and pull some of it back as reagan did, but reagan leaves office, george h.w. bush comes in, he essentially denounces the reagan agenda, and off we go again with the fdr model. so if people are serious about this, they should turn to the fram
you've got california, illinois -- i get it. there's a lot of disastrous, dark blue state legislatures out there. but a lot of the state legislatures are good or more positive. and, you know, if we can get a movement going, and i think it's starting but time will tell, and i feel that the worse things get in this country, the more likely this movement will pick up steam whether it's in two years or 25 years. i have no way of knowing. the fact of the matter is, the only serious recourse to...
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wolf: i yield the gentleman from california two minutes. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. rohrabacher: i appreciate all the great things the chairman has done and i echo my remarks of the praise that was sung by our friends from texas to the great job that speaker or chairman wolf has done in his career. i appreciate, for example, tonight that he's yielding me this time, knowing that he has strong disagreement about which i will be speaking. tomorrow i will be offering an amendment to the c.j.s. appropriations bill, along with my colleague sam farr, dan young, earl blumenauer, mr. mcclintock, brown, polis, stockman, barbara lee, amash and tight us. very simply, our amendment -- titus. very simply, our amendment would prohibit the department of justice from preventing states from implementing their state medical marijuana laws. importantly, this amendment gives us an opportunity to show our support and how we -- what we really believe about the 10th amendment to the constitution
wolf: i yield the gentleman from california two minutes. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. rohrabacher: i appreciate all the great things the chairman has done and i echo my remarks of the praise that was sung by our friends from texas to the great job that speaker or chairman wolf has done in his career. i appreciate, for example, tonight that he's yielding me this time, knowing that he has strong disagreement about which i...
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the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i recognize for four minutes, the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. mccarthy, the lead author on the democratic side on this legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. mccarthy: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank ranking member
the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i recognize for four minutes, the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. mccarthy, the lead author on the democratic side on this legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. mccarthy: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank ranking member
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the gentleman from california. mr. smith: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: it's my pleasure to give five minutes to the author of this resolution, the gentlewoman from florida, ms. wilson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. wilson: thank you, congressman engel. i would like to thank the leadership of the foreign affairs committee and original co-sponsors of this bipartisan resolution, congressman engel, congressman royce, congresswoman ros-lehtinen, congressman smith, congresswoman bass and the support of leader pelosi. i stand here today on the house floor demanding that we bring back our girls. i am outraged and heart broken over the kidnapping of hundreds of female students in nigeria by the terrorist group boko haram. these girls have now been away from their home for more than a month. i cannot even begin to imagine what this is like for these girls, for their mothers, their not thers, their brothers, their entire village. we must end this nightmare.
the gentleman from california. mr. smith: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: it's my pleasure to give five minutes to the author of this resolution, the gentlewoman from florida, ms. wilson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. wilson: thank you, congressman engel. i would like to thank the leadership of the foreign affairs committee and original co-sponsors of this bipartisan resolution, congressman engel,...
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honda of california for today. mr. gary g. miller of california for today and the balance of the peek. -- of the week. ms. slaughter of new york for today through may 30. and mr. thompson of mississippi for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. wolf: i move that the house adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly the house stands >> you cannot write in a calculating way. about thatnot think issue on allman use it down to write. but you should do when you sit down to write is to write what you find interesting and follow your own curiosity. when i was writing tipping point , i can honestly say i never for a moment tried to imagine how well that the grid cell. i just wanted to write something cool. i was interested in it. i wanted to write something that my friends would read, that my mother
honda of california for today. mr. gary g. miller of california for today and the balance of the peek. -- of the week. ms. slaughter of new york for today through may 30. and mr. thompson of mississippi for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. wolf: i move that the house adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed,...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, so ordered. tonktonk -- foreign [speaking anguage] -- mr. takano: [speaking oreign language] mr. takano: [speaking foreign anguage] the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california will provide a translation for the record. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe: i ask unanimous consent to speak for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. poe: mr. speaker, the united states is very quick to criticize other nations for human rights abuses. especially when those abuses are caused by foreign government employees. by while the u.s. is crusading against human rights abuses in other parts of the world, it should not ignore human rights abuses here in america. allegations are coming to light that government employees of the office of refugee resettlement are abusing sexually immigrant minors that are detained in federal custody. according to houston chronicle, over 100
for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, so ordered. tonktonk -- foreign [speaking anguage] -- mr. takano: [speaking oreign language] mr. takano: [speaking foreign anguage] the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california will provide a translation for the record. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe: i ask unanimous consent to speak for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore:...
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and you wonder why things in california have been? that kid acknowledged and what, 120 page document how isolated and frustrated he was. that was his mental illness talking and i guarantee you if you set those parents abound, they could have predicted this long ago. but our system refuses to accept that the families can play a major role in safeguarding world for all of you out there. so when our lawmakers are making decisions, the need to make decisions without fearing the wrong things. don't fear the threat of unconstitutionality. don't fear the threat of lawsuits. because those groups don't care. you need to care. because this could happen to your child or your child's child. try that one. i know a person they are trying to help their child and going through thin goingthrough the si want to make a public plea to the senator. get to the appropriation money in place for this first part of the bill that passed. it's been made of the law it just needs to be funded for the program. you did it for alzheimer's, you can do it for the rest
and you wonder why things in california have been? that kid acknowledged and what, 120 page document how isolated and frustrated he was. that was his mental illness talking and i guarantee you if you set those parents abound, they could have predicted this long ago. but our system refuses to accept that the families can play a major role in safeguarding world for all of you out there. so when our lawmakers are making decisions, the need to make decisions without fearing the wrong things. don't...
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gentleman from california, mr. garamendi. the clerk will pass out the amendment. >> without objection, reading of the amendment will be dispensed with and the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes on his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's been more are than 20 years since there's been a serious study of the necessity for having the triad. that's the submarines air delivered nuclear weapons, submarine-delivered nuclear weapons and the land-based ballistic missiles. a lot of things have transpired over those 20 years, including the current situation in the ukraine. the question -- this issue really needs our attention as the ranking member said in his opening presentation, this nuclear arsenal is extraordinarily expensive, to say nothing of dangerous. we've seen incidents, both naval as well as land-based missiles of questions of propriety by the operators of those systems. those questions are hopefully being answered. but the underlying question of whether this nation needs the triad, which really g
gentleman from california, mr. garamendi. the clerk will pass out the amendment. >> without objection, reading of the amendment will be dispensed with and the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes on his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's been more are than 20 years since there's been a serious study of the necessity for having the triad. that's the submarines air delivered nuclear weapons, submarine-delivered nuclear weapons and the land-based ballistic...
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that was the goal but they could never effectively run california well enough to expand. and then the efforts in texas and arizona. >> the texas farmworkers had a hunger strike at the capital in 1978 and they also had a march to washington which i believe you are familiar with. at the time i remember speaking to antonio and he said they wanted to represent all farmworkers both u.s. citizens and mexican workers and caesar did not want that. he only wanted u.s. american farmworkers to be represented. >> that was a good philosophical difference between the two groups. >> excuse me. my question has to do with unions. the taft hartley act in the late 40s really was a very poor act because when you strike an alternative is for managers to come in to do the job. i'm wondering whether that was evident after striking and before they strategize to do the boycott or is it more complicated than that? >> the farmworkers were excluded from the national labor relations board and because they were excluded they were able to do secondary boycotts of something turned out to be something of
that was the goal but they could never effectively run california well enough to expand. and then the efforts in texas and arizona. >> the texas farmworkers had a hunger strike at the capital in 1978 and they also had a march to washington which i believe you are familiar with. at the time i remember speaking to antonio and he said they wanted to represent all farmworkers both u.s. citizens and mexican workers and caesar did not want that. he only wanted u.s. american farmworkers to be...
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training in california. and, mr. weber, what i did, i took advantage of the opportunity to note that there was a large list of state and local law enforcement officials that have done that. >> thank you. i appreciate that. ms. jacobsen, you said in your comments that ar our border with mexico is more secure than ever. what matrix, what data are using to come to that conclusion? >> i think that basically the data i would use to point to that is that there are fewer people coming in through -- we have net migration from mexico of zero. we have a period, we have more resources, more people, more high-tech equipment that's been used to obvious the resources provided by congress to keep the border secured. >> do you have a breakdown by state what those resources are? >> i could certainly get additional information from our colleagues at the department of homeland security. >> did you have input from the very state agencies responsible along those four states borders? >> we sir and work with many of the agencies i
training in california. and, mr. weber, what i did, i took advantage of the opportunity to note that there was a large list of state and local law enforcement officials that have done that. >> thank you. i appreciate that. ms. jacobsen, you said in your comments that ar our border with mexico is more secure than ever. what matrix, what data are using to come to that conclusion? >> i think that basically the data i would use to point to that is that there are fewer people coming in...
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i went out and visited the space x development program in california. where the cargo, california, where the cargo rocket ships were being fitted for human occupants. and they've been testing out their systems. and i think the science that is in virginia, is also developing their capabilities and doing some testing. so one of the things that might be helpful to our country would be to be presented with some challenges. and put on a quicker pace. perhaps the fact that -- with the idea that american ingenuity can figure out how to take human beings from the international space station is defined by the facts. we had a shuttle mission. we know how to do it. we made a conscious decision in the 2006 cr to move it a different direction. shuttle feed was old. it had to be based on the examination that was commissioned under the previous administration, because of the safety issue. it was decided that the shuttle feed had to be put to bed because it was getting old. and -- but even during that whole period, we were flying most of our astronauts through -- russi
i went out and visited the space x development program in california. where the cargo, california, where the cargo rocket ships were being fitted for human occupants. and they've been testing out their systems. and i think the science that is in virginia, is also developing their capabilities and doing some testing. so one of the things that might be helpful to our country would be to be presented with some challenges. and put on a quicker pace. perhaps the fact that -- with the idea that...
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you wonder why things in california happen? that kid knowledge in a 120 page document how isolated and frustratefrustrated u.s.. that was his mental illness talking. i guarantee you if you set those parents and here they could've predicted this long ago that our system refuses to accept that families can play a major safeguarding role. when our lawmakers are making decisions they need to make decisions without fearing the wrong things. don't fear the threats of unconstitutional to. don't fear the threats of lawsuits because those groups don't care. you need to care because this could happen to your child or your child's child. try that one. i know a person who is trying to help their child with their child going through the same nightmare padawan to make it public plea to senator mikulski. get the appropriation money in place for this first part of the bill to pass. it's been made law. it just needs to be funded from an ao g. grant program. he did it for alzheimer's and you can do it for the rest of the mentally ill population.
you wonder why things in california happen? that kid knowledge in a 120 page document how isolated and frustratefrustrated u.s.. that was his mental illness talking. i guarantee you if you set those parents and here they could've predicted this long ago that our system refuses to accept that families can play a major safeguarding role. when our lawmakers are making decisions they need to make decisions without fearing the wrong things. don't fear the threats of unconstitutional to. don't fear...
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the best example is california -- >> my time is expired, but let me make the observation. one of the reasons that states have been able to invest resources in those other areas that you enumerated is because when you reduce the prison population you reduce the state budgetary burden and you can actually invest in things that have been empirically proven to lower crime. i yield back. time we would move to the gentleman from north carolina. recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. evenson, i would like you to give us some real-life frontline context, first, to establish in your 20-plus years as a prosecutor, most of that as a drug prosecutor, and how many drug defendants do you think you have prosecuted and have been prosecuted under your supervision? a general number. >> i had my own case load while i was supervising a drug unit. i would say i have done hundreds myself over that period of time, but over those years we have done thousands. and we specifically went after the biggest organizations by using the techniques i described earlier. >> in the thous
the best example is california -- >> my time is expired, but let me make the observation. one of the reasons that states have been able to invest resources in those other areas that you enumerated is because when you reduce the prison population you reduce the state budgetary burden and you can actually invest in things that have been empirically proven to lower crime. i yield back. time we would move to the gentleman from north carolina. recognized for five minutes. >> thank you,...
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for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. capps: mr. speaker, i rise to draw attention to the serious gaps in our cancer care system. a system the institute of medicine has deemed in crisis. far too many patients, cancer patients for them, the process of a cancer diagnosis and treatment is overwhelming. patients must navigate treatment provided by multiple providers with little help to coordinate the treatments, the side effects and the psycho social impacts. while some providers involved are active in their cancer care, we need to make it the standard, not the exception. that's why i've introduced the planning actively for cancer treatment or pact act. with my republican colleague, mr. boustany, from louisiana. the pact act would provide a personalized road map to cancer care developed by the patient and provider. these plans have been shown to improve patient outcomes, increased patient satisfaction and reduce unnecessarily utilization of scarce health care facilities.
for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. capps: mr. speaker, i rise to draw attention to the serious gaps in our cancer care system. a system the institute of medicine has deemed in crisis. far too many patients, cancer patients for them, the process of a cancer diagnosis and treatment is overwhelming. patients must navigate treatment provided by multiple providers with little help to coordinate the treatments, the side...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i rise today to express my disappointment in the house republican leadership for blocking the enlist act. the enlist act is the type of legislation that should receive support from both parties, as it allows undocumented immigrants who enter the united states before they turned the age of 15 to join the military. after their service, they would become legal permanent residents and would be eligible to apply for citizenship. this legislation was introduced by a republican member and has 24 republican co-sponsors, including house majority whip mccarthy. there are thousands of young people willing to serve and potentially die for our country and the house republican leadership has no desire to help them become citizens. this shows the depths of the dysfunction of the house of the republican caucus and
for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i rise today to express my disappointment in the house republican leadership for blocking the enlist act. the enlist act is the type of legislation that should receive support from both parties, as it allows undocumented immigrants who enter the...