. petersburg, of florida adopted a local ordinance that says if you are a foreign influence corporation, you have an ownership threshold, one aggregate, it limits the money you can spend in expenditures in a st. pete election. are there other efforts going on now to respond to this, whether it is through the guise of corporate spending or the guise of any other way foreign money may be able to infiltrate and affect our elections? >> it is likely the ballot measures that will be on the ballot later this year are not completely cooked yet but there might be two states that submit to their voters the question to ban foreign national money from ballot measures, or other mechanisms. those two particular states are likely to be alaska and north dakota. but, that is not definite yet. there are likely to be more in 2020. >> with so much of this conversation being occupied by [inaudible] you mentioned the mueller investigation. how can conservative progressives move past the elephant in the room and hunker down for something that is a shared interest? are there opportunities for reform that don'

sure you saw times"e was a "new york piece yesterday talking about fooled 2irm in florida million followers on social media. fors the internet powerful democracy? >> that story has yet to be told. it has done age of medicine amount of good. i'm still an internet optimist. but i think we have to be realists, too. we have to make sure -- we can't just hope that this new technology will be good for democracy. we have to make sure it is. that's not an option. we have to make sure that it furthers democracy and it is not used to undermine us. >> is it fair to call facebook and twitter and google searches the new "new york times," the news"?c world withey just came out results that trust in the platform has gone down to almost a six-year low. whereas trust in journalism has gone up. in general, the proliferation of the news outlets and the propaganda that disguises itself as journalism has brought down trust in journalism over the years. i wonder if people are trying to realize what real journalism is. we have to make that distinction. the journalism has a masthead, corrections.cking, w

graduate interested florida state university with a political science degree. i fought and lost two legislative fights to support the 2012, i dream act. helped enact a law in florida that would provide in-state tuition for undocumented students across the state and helped organize thousands of dreamers from across the country. since 2013 daca has froketted my brothers and me. i was able to return to f.s.u. for a master's degree in public dministration. i am a tallahassee resident. mella came to the united states at 6. i now lived in the united states for 21 years. currently i work full-time as special education paraprofessional. april he also a college student. working on my third college degree. how many of us can make that claim? in may of 2018 i'm be graduating sumea couple laudy with a bachelor degree in elementary education. aal leng i have had to overcome accepting situations out of my control and have the strength to lead me to prevail in the end. i went to college to become a nurse. in 2011 my junior year of college i graduated fromle could ledge with an associate degree in

rights, to the evil mass murderer in parkland, florida. a not job who signs a nut job who signs of disaster were missed about everybody, in addition to our elite fbi. i once trashed the mother of the boston bombers. i called her the jihadi mom because she trashed america. i got huge blowback and criticism that i was denigrating all muslims by trashing her. i was trashing her. [applause] let's turn this one around. you want to blame me for trashing all muslims, because i trashed one person? how about you not blame all gunowners for the actions of one person? [applause] i know crime. i was in the trenches where the fight between good and evil unfolds every day. i have seen the worst of the worst. i did it for 30 years. to think that disarming legal gunowners will put an end to gun violence is a joke. if the obama administration and the leftists and those who hate guns and our second amendment had their way, we would all be like chicago, possibly the murder capital of the world, of america, where nobody is allowed to have a gun but the criminals. they take away guns from everyone but

things. i will tell you what we are about to enter. i look at these young people, down in florida and around this country, we are entering a new era of activism, a new era of citizenship. and thank god, because this country works best when we drive it from the bottom up, not the top down. while we and the state may be at the top, we welcome bottom-up. that is how we think we will have a more vibrant country. we have to go, thank you. >> governor kasich, governor hickenlooper, and governor walker's teams will stay with you. thank you for coming. >> governors from around the country are meeting in washington, d.c. for their annual winter meeting to discuss jobs, the opioid crisis, and the future of the agriculture industry. we will have live coverage throughout the day, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, founder and president of project maritime, james o'keefe, discusses his new book. talksoliticos nancy scola about the political impact of artificial intelligence on

go out to our fellow citizens of florida in the chastity. -- tragedy. mr. secretary, i've got the opportunity to know you over many years and your intentions to help veterans is clear. the trust you have on this committee is strong, but we do need to address these allegations. you have 3.5 days to respond, which is unusual, usually longer time is given. i would like to say, before moving on to the budget, the allegations of a potential hacking of the computer system with ill intent is a serious matter. we are prepared to ask the department of justice to look into that if you think that is appropriate, and we will follow up to see if that is an appropriate action to go on. a budget reflects the president's priorities. many of these priorities are going to agree upon. some of them are going to be contentious. we know those are there. i would note several things have happened. 12 years of war have happened. in 2003 the budget was so underfunded, that priority a veterans were asked to leave the system. the came back on in 2009, adding to that. that added cost, the chairman is exactly

gentleman from florida, mr. deutch. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized for two minutes. mr. deutch: thank you, mr. speaker. last year american culture experienced a moment of reckoning. doesn't matter what political party. it doesn't matter what industry. it doesn't matter when or where sexual a -- harassment and sexual violence are unacceptable. america has been willfully blind to political party. it doesn't abuses of power for far too long. the bravery of survivors of sexual assaults and harassment has changed that. changed our country. it's time for congress to follow their lead. i'm grateful to introduce this bill with my colleagues, house administration chairman harper and ranking member chadebradey, my counter party on the house ethics committee, chairwoman susan brooks, all worked so hard to develop these forms. i thank representative byrne for his effort and sharing his experience. my colleague and friend, congresswoman jackie speier, deserves particular appreciation and acknowledgement for her strong leadership not just in crafting this bill but thr

corporate lawyer and the financially successful schumer bought them a little house in florida. so, every winter they'd drive their car down to florida had a great time. my dad never played golf before, they took up golf and see their friends down there and had a good time. as they got older, things changed a little bit. my dad couldn't golf anymore and many of their friends passed on so they needed something to do. so florida atlantic university offers any senior citizen is allowed to take a course for free. so, my parent enrolled in the course called humor. now, what was that? every thursday at 4:00 p.m. they'd roll up to florida atlantic university, go to the course called humor and what was it? some erstwhile comedian who never made it in the catskills told jokes and my dad said college was easy i should have gone and they called each week with their favorite jokes and this is one of them. mrs. walters is brought before the judge and the judge rolls his eyes. mrs. walters, you're back. yes, your honor, i'm back. what did you steal this time, mrs. walters? your honor, i stole a can of

virgin islands, florida, and beyond. people are hurting. fema must assess these denials. they must reach out, again, for revufmente and they must stand up for a long-term recovery and amazing devastating flood like half that had -- hurricane harvey, that had 51 trillion gallons of watt earn houston under water for a period of days. we must help the american people and texans. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nevada seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to remember the life of thomas day jr. thomas loved spending time with his four kids. wit knee, candice, kelsey, and nolan, and his two grandkids. he loved boating with his family, cheering for pittsburgh steelers and coaching little league baseball. he worked as an estimator for a portrait construction for more than 20 years and was very personable and friendly with everyone he met. his children -- friends call

others as you would have done unto you." event, a physician in my hometown of st. petersburg, florida came up to me and handed me one of these. i put it on and i wear it every day. thatso to remind myself even in this noisy, conflicted and acrimonious world of politics that we want to treat everybody the way we would like to be treated. i hope you'll all will take this sentiment with you today when you leave. remember how do this wanted all of us to live, fairly and compassionately. as i mentioned, it has been a privilege that we have enjoyed this last year to lead a weekly prayer breakfast that need to the capital every thursday morning. that is how we got to do all of this. we eat, we saying, we share praises and prayer needs. one of our members shares their stories and we pray. we walk into that room as , weblicans and democrats come in with differences with our strongly held views, but we always walk out with a little more understanding, more together and more unified. we are certainly all imperfect, but we are on a journey towards stability, reconciliation, towards that spirit of

-- harold from florida, you're a next -- next. caller: there are many republicans have said what i was going to say, which is before we take somebody's future and job or something, we have to go through a process. other people have said you , becauseerybody out everybody has a past. it is hard to say, especially after going through barack obama, who could not even release any of his past records, much less his college records, because of things in his past. i feel sorry for the women who had to go through this, who have been married to this man, if it was true. it is a deplorable situation all the way around. thank you. is joining us from north carolina, independent line. good morning. you are on the air. want to put this -- most women will not call the police after there has been has been beating on her. it takes a little time. she is probably in shock. she is scared. she does not know what happened. and she does not want to call the police on her husband. i do not even think people are realizing that it just takes time for women -- for people to understand what a woman is going t

institutions in florida about the confucius institutes. it's my view they're complicit in these efforts to influence public opinion and teach half truths to show chinese policy and government in the most favorable light. do you share concerns about that as a tool and as a way to exploit the sort of naive view among some in the academic circles about what the purpose of these institutes could be? >> we do share concerns about the confucius institutes. we've been watching that in development for a while. it's just one of many tools that they take advantage of. we have seen some decrease recently in their own enthusiasm and commitment to that in particular program, but it is something that we're watching warily, and in certain instances have developed appropriate investigative steps. >> thank you, mr. chairman. vice chairman warner highlighted in his opening statement the importance of an effective security clearance process. so i've got a question for you, director wray. was the fbi aware of allegations related to rob porter and domestic abuse, and if so, was the white house infor

florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the aye vs. it. the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from florida, mrs. murphy. miss fur if i: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america -- mrs. murphy: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of t

in texas, florida, louisiana, puerto rico and the virgin islands, everywhere, we are with you, we love you, and we always will pull through together, always. [applause] pres. trump: thank you to david and the brave people of california. thank you very much, david. great job. some trials over the past year touched this chamber very personally. with us tonight is one of the toughest people ever to serve in this house, a guy who took a bullet, almost died, and was back to work three and a half months later. the legend from louisiana, scalise.an steve i think they like you, steve. we are incredibly grateful for the heroic efforts of the capitol police officers, the alexandria police, and the doctors, nurses, and paramedics who saved his life and the lives of many others read some in this some inof many others, this room. [applause] pres. trump: in the aftermath of that terrible shooting we came together, not as republicans or democrats, but as representatives of the people. but it is not enough to come together only in times of tragedy. tonight, i call on all of us to set aside our di

the evil massacre in a great community, parkland, florida. this senseless act of mass murder has shocked our nation and broken our hearts. this week, i had the honor of meeting with students from marjorie stoneman douglas high school. with families of lost their children in prior shootings. great families, great people. and with members of the local community right here in washington dc. our whole nation was moved by their strength and by their courage. we listened to their heart-wrenching stories, ask them for ideas, and pledged to them, and i can speak for all of senators, congressmen and women, all the people in this room involved in this decision, we will act. we will do something. with us, on wednesday, was one of the families whose daughter didn't come home last week. a beautiful young woman named meadow pollack. incredible family. i had them in the oval office, incredible people. you have probably seen her picture. she had a beautiful, beautiful smile, and a beautiful life. so full of promise. we wish that there was something, anything that we could do to bring meadow and

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occurred in florida brian: near allentown, florida? bill: near allentown. could not find anyone in the historical society of the town where the crime occurred to had heard about it. they are absolutely forgotten except for the old newspaper accounts. murders were difficult to write about because, not to speak ill of southerners in any way, but the south at that time had low levels of literacy, and re low levels we of literacy and a thin population, there were not many newspapers active in the area. there is no reason to believe that anyone from a newspaper organization ever visited the scene of the crime or ever neighbor or police officer firsthand. just secondhand reports is all you know,o go on, and we have reconstructed what happened as best we could with as much confidence as we could without trying to fool anyone that we actually know what happened because the facts are difficult. brian: page 288, i will just start reading. "they had probably -- the had probably left a kerosene lamp burning and a back bedroom and likely the first thing he did was to take the shade off the land and

do things and interest of the public. host: ok. from floridae line on our republican line. good morning, john. caller: how are you doing, james? good morning. guest: good morning. caller: i like what you guys do. i am tired of watching cnn, msnbc come all the mainstream media. i watch everything because everything is biased. jazeera, bbc, al and then i read, and i have research on the claims that are made. i think you're doing the job. the truth is important. piecei want to bring up a about a professor at columbia school of journalism who wrote ,fter an encounter with you, warning journalists always to be prepared to be ambushed. combine that with everyone having a camera phone these days, we all need to be hyperaware that what we are seeing might be reported. do you have it in for journalists? guest: i have it in for journalists for doing something wrong if they are lying to the people, if they know they are lying to the people, if they are playing hard and loose with the facts. what is amazing to me is that the exposure of corruption is more of a problem than the corruption it

the recent school shooting in parkland, florida and school safety. here's a look. as we come together to recognize these brave americans, i know all of us here today are grieving for the community of parkland in the great state of florida. we are working very hard to make .ense of these events on saturday and met with some of the survivors and their families and i was moved greatly. heartbroken for the families whose loved ones who were cruelly torn from them forever. we cannot imagine the depth of their anguish, but we can pledge the strength of our resolve. and we must do more to protect our children. we have to do more to protect our children. this week i will be holding a number of discussions with students, local leaders and law enforcement to develop concrete steps that we can take to secure our schools, safeguard our students and protect our communities. priorityfety is a top for my administration. that is why when governors from across the nation visit the white house next week, we will need discussing what the federal and state governments can do to keep our students

. >> i thank the gentle lady. to florida, the gentleman from florida, mr. diaz ballard. >> thank you, mr. director. good to see you. for all of us who have known you and worked with you, whether we disagreed with you or not in the past -- and i have had both -- i know you are a straight shooter. i would tell you as a member of this committee and also as a chairman of an appropriation subcommittee, i continue -- i look forward to continue to work with you on these very important issues. you know, when you were here last time, mr. director, as the chairman said, the cbo projected that the growth of our economy would be 2% or less for the foreseeable future. you mentioned some of the things that were said by some of our distinguished colleagues about you in that hearing. i don't want to point fingers, but without mentioning who they are let me read some of those things. no economist will approve your budget in terms of it working. there will not be 3% growth. they went on to say this is a betrayal of the american people. another distinguished friend and colleague said, "i think the media ar

what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask to make a unanimous consent request. i ask unanimous consent that my name be added as co-sponsor to the bill h.r. 676. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. o ordered. he house will be in order. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. the gentleman from minnesota, for what purpose? >> permission to address the house for one minute. >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. will all members remove their conversations. the house will be in order. . the speaker pro tempore: if all members will please remove their conversations. the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the service of carver county sheriff gym olson who recently announced his retirement. he began his law enforcement career 31 years ago. mr. paulsen: he was elected to his first four-year term in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. olson has led law enforcement operations during a time when carver county surpassed a population of over 100,000 peopl

smerconish from serious xm and joins us fromg florida to discuss the shooting at his school and the discussion to address gun violence. host: good morning. congress is back this week after the president's day's recess. no votes for the rest of the week. in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol, the reverend billy graham will lie and honor wednesday and thursday. privatee first citizen since rosa parks to be accorded that honor. the nation's governors continue thr

tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? without objection the gentlewoman is recognized for ne minute. >> mr. speaker, today i'm filing a bipartisan bill to ensure israel has defenses. threats to israel come from hamas and gaza in iran, each has an arsal that can target israel. the u.s. and israel signed an agreement that the u.s. would provide israel with $500 million a year in missile defense funding and that israel can seek additional support when the two nations agree exceptional circumstances exist. my bill would codify this law and affirm congress' desire that the $500 million is a floor, not a ceiling. my bill reflects the view that the term exceptional circumstances should be interpreted in a reasonable and not overly restrictive manner. providing israel with additional missile defense funding to deter israel from launching an attack and help prevent conflict. the goal of my bill is to preserve the peace and ensure that israel prevails if its enemies choose the path of war. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: th

representatives from marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida, where 17 people were killed. tomorrow, the president will meet with lawmaking officials to discuss the same topic. so we are asking you what your message to the president would be if you have the opportunity to attend one of those meetings. special phone lines this morning. students can call in at (202) 748-8000. parents and teachers, (202) 748-8001. phone lines were members of law enforcement, -- four members of law enforcement, (202) 748-8002. all others can call in at (202) 748-8003. you can catch up with us on social media. twitter, @cspanwj. facebook.com/c-span. which are you the president at the white house yesterday, talking about these upcoming meetings with those who have been impacted by school shootings and what he hopes to get from those meetings. [video clip] do more to protect our children. this week i will be holding a number of discussions with students, local leaders, and law enforcement to develop concrete steps that we can take to secure our schools, safeguard our students, and protect our communities. schoo

paid $12 million for a. host: let's go to tiffany in land o'lakes florida. -- i feel theer memo does not vindicate donald trump. sorry, it does not. host: why? caller: everyone is talking about the dossier, based on research that the dossier found out about donald trump. don jr. took a meeting with , with information about hillary clinton. why did he not go to the fbi and report the russians were reaching out to them? been -- we would have been on an even playing field had he reported that information to the fbi. host: let's go to ed, clarksburg, west virginia. think it goesot all the way to vindicate trump, but it shows there was something smarmy going on. the fbi has only themselves to blame for this. they answer the questions the committee wanted them to do. they say there are pages of whatever they did, but if that document was the main thing, someone should know who that judge was, and someone should ask him -- is this what you based your decision on? that is ed, and west virginia. someone asked if the fbi made mistakes in this process. here's the answer. [video clip] no, becaus

, pension plans. mr. fox of north carolina. mr. rohit tennessee. mr. buchanan of florida. mr. slinkard of arizona. the chair announces the speakers appointment pursuant to section 3b of the bipartisan budget act of 2018, public law 115-123 and the order of the house january 3, 2017, of the following members on the part of the house to the joint select committee on budget and appropriations process reform. roman of arkansas, mr. sessions of texas, mr. wood of georgia, mr. arrington of texas. the chair lays before the house the following communications -- the honorable speaker house of representatives, sir, pursuant to section 931 of the comprehensive prediction and recovery act of 2016, public law 114-198, i am pleased to appoint the following to serve as commissioners to the creating options of veterans expediting recovery cover commission. dr. michael atozniak of thank you for your attention to these recommendations. signed nancy pelosi, democrat leader. the honorable, the speaker, the house of representatives, sir, 422b oft to section 30 the bipartisan budget act of 2018, public law,

florida is absolutely correct. leader should resign. sessions not take jeff or the president to get into this. he should just do it automatically. mueller should get out of this whole discussion. i hope trey gowdy and good latch -- goodlatch will accomplish that come monday morning. interviewedakers" the head of the house judiciary committee. bob goodlatte talks with the reporter about school violence. [video clip] the comment was made that congress needs to hold hearings looking into these type of issues dealing with school shootings. on your committee, you have not chosen to go that route and hold hearings into gun violence. think the recommendation is a good one? >> we will certainly look at what she has to say and consider that. we believe communities need to make sure they are doing everything to keep their schools secure. when i visit schools around my congressional district, i know that a lot of measures are taken today that were not taken 20 years ago when i first started visiting schools as a member of congress. have -- each time we have a major tragedy like this, i have st

border, and all of the sudden you go to a city and you have a good deal. host: robert is next, florida, good morning. caller: good morning, how are you doing today? host: i'm fine, how are you? caller: i'm a little more liberal than most people. i would like to see full citizenship for all dreamers, a pathway for their families, and a pathway for citizenship streamlined. i do not know why it should take 10 years to become a citizen. if you want to belong to the country, be a citizen, it should be easier than that. you could put in more security if you want, but i do not think that is necessary. what brought you to the place where you would want to see these things happen for dreamers that you listed out? caller: i see a lot of poor andle in my volunteer work stuff that i do, and they are hard workers. if someone is here through no fault of their own, brought by their parents, if they have not done anything wrong, this is their country. give them that citizenship, one time only. for everybodyrule coming in. secure the borders, but they should stay with their families. that is ripping pe

sitting in the senate, and we hope to get action. whether it was my state or florida or puerto rico, or the virgin islands, they all need that attention. i will say brock long is very action-oriented. he likes to get past the red tape to get assets on the ground effectively before, rather than after. that is why you did not see a katrina-like a response. host: he comes from the first responder community and his that did he deputy for a long time. mr. chairman, i hate to do this but i am required to be a bit of a tyrant to make sure we have time for your colleagues here. but thank you for your leadership, thank you for being a good friend, keep fighting. ultimately, that is what it is going to take the riyadh some of these budget issues are virtual, and we all know that when something bad had ends -- it is getting out in front of this, constantly reminding people of the legitimate risks. so, thank you for that. rep. mccaul: thank you. [applause] host: if i can ask our next members to come up. .e are in for a rare treat as i had mentioned, we have three members with incredible national se

stuck. actually, there are a lot of people appear and i will shut up, but when mixing was in florida and the break-in was caught, how dumb do you have to be to put a piece of tape in the door and the cop comes along and removes it and they put it back on? when they met, three days after the break-in, that's when the cover-up was hatched. what nixon said, what he was really worried about, he said these plumbers, they did that other stuff, they know about that other thing. that's what he was afraid was going to be found out. and so that began the cover-up to shut them up. >> i had no idea who lived here. you know who else lifted her? martha mitchell. >> i knew that. >> i wanted to include that, but i thought it would be confusing, because how do you explain that? >> i'm glad that elizabeth because when it toe out, nixon was saying them, what is this crp thing? the committee to reelect the creeps -- the president. [laughter] >> one of the things of the things i thought about when i was planning tonight's event, one of those itches i didn't get to scratch on the show, a major one is that

florida department of children and families with state social service agencies looked into mr. cruz, being one of the missed opportunities. this talked about how the guard at the side of the school took a position outside of the school, but did not engage the shooter. he resigned yesterday. al, maryland. good morning. caller: good morning, and thank to, c-span, for allowing you share my thoughts. i fully support the president. hear -- i would like to we recognize that what president is wantinging immediate engagement to attack .his problem in the now whatever resources are available until we come up with a better putting cameras in schools and monitors, security guards, etc., we have to do things in the now. i think he is reaching out for teachers that have the aptitude, skills, ability, and the licensing of concealed carry to engage. i would not have a problem with that. rememberre in 9/11, i when the area was threatened for , they took people participating in the air traffic and flying. when that was a threat in that national guardd and secret service marching around and carrying

mention of virgin islands, puerto rico, florida and louisiana. they are likewise suffering. if you want to know what the nos are about, those who are in charge aren't doing anything. dreamers sought to rescue many who were stranded in houston and we lost a dreamer who traveled all the way from dallas to provide rescue help and he died. he died, he died because he loved this country and he died because he loved his neighbors and yet we cannot get that fixed or help our neighbors get the dollars that they need. you want to know a no vote, because it is long overdue for our sfrends to do the real work that needs to be done and do supplemental funding and do it right. . . mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, thank you very much. i appreciate the gentlewoman's advocacy because in many respects, i feel the same way. but i would -- mr. sessions: mr. speaker, thank you very much. i appreciate the gentlewoman's advocacy because in many respects i feel the same way. but i would remind the house, that we passed the spending bill on october 12 of last year. the house of representatives, through the leaders

his condolences for the horrible tragedy in parkland, florida. americans are grateful for the support of our australian friends, and friends they are. as our entire nation grieves, the loss of 17 precious lives and all of the horribly injured, the united states and australia are honoring 100 years of mateship, a term you use very beautifully, mr. prime minister. a century has passed since americans and brave australians fought together in world war i. ar partnership has thrived as bulwark of freedom, security, and democracy. last spring, the prime minister and i celebrated the 100 year milestone during an extraordinary evening on the uss intrepid. some of my friends who are in the room today -- hello folks. up,d up, greg, stand anthony. where is anthony? that was a great evening. you. i am pleased to announce we will name combat ship 30 the uss you. -- crews whof australian lost lives serving along the u.s. navy in world war ii. chosen theecretary has minister of defense to be her sponsor. i know the uss camber will be a worthy successor to both her worthy namesake and her ame

, (202) 748-8000. and independents, (202) 748-8002 . let's take a look at headlines. so florida's "sun sentinel," deputies wait outside the school. the sheriff investigating claims that other deputies did not rush to enter the school when the shooting took place last week. is "tampa bay times" reporting that governor scott and the gop are proposing state law changes, including raising the age required to purchase a gun, and background checks on the mentally ill. assisting the special counsel investigation into russian meddling, that come in yesterday and finally, the "st. louis anst-dispatch," an uncertain future for governor brighton as a special committee is going to investigate the governor. the governors are meeting this week your in washington. regis is on the line from philadelphia your on our independent line. what is on your mind today? caller: it is such a crooked society we live in. i tried to get in newsrooms and everywhere, everyone shunned me and asked me to leave the evidence i have. i've taken in children, and i have never been paid for it, except for one child. eric for

cases. host: one's criminal justice reform. your thoughts on the florida by some for a call stricter gun control. guest: it is a terrible tragedy and something we have to fix as a country. assistant united states attorneys feel deeply about these situations. be potentially federal crimes. they tend to be more dressed at the local level. i think that we need to look at the frequency of the kinds of weapons being used and perhaps limit those kinds of weapons. we will not eliminate the problem. there will always be people that are deranged that do terrible things, but we should limit the causey of them to destruction by limiting the weapons available to them. host: where get this be a violation of federal law? are clearlyeapons probably not made in florida, so the interstate nexus would give us federal jurisdiction. host: what then? guest: we would prosecute them for a firearms offense. they being the people using the weapons illegally. the government would prosecute those who violate firearms laws. there may be a violation, i just don't know all of the facts to save we would go forward

to our fellow citizens in florida, the tragedy that once again has befallen them. i appreciate the chairman on this. mr. secretary, i have gotten the opportunity to know you as well. your intention to help veterans is clear. the trust you have on this committee is strong, but we do need to address these allegations. when we have an ig report, it would be appropriate, and i appreciate that the chairman is moving forward. you had 3.5 days to respond, a little unusual. usually, longer time is given to address these. i will just say, before moving onto the budget, the allegations of a potential hacking of a v.a. computer system is a serious matter. i would ask you come mr. secretary -- we are prepared to ask the department of justice to look into that. we will follow up to see that the appropriate action does go on. the budget reflects the presidents priorities. many of these we are going to agree upon. some of them are going to be contentious, rounding down. taking from one group to give to another. we know that they are there. i would address, and i have been here for much of that in

request, sitting in the senate. whether it was my state or florida or puerto rico, or the virgin islands, they all need that attention. veryl say brock long is action oriented. he likes to get past the red tape to get assets on the ground effectively before, rather than after. that is why you did not see a katrina like response. host: it comes from -- he comes from the first responder community and his deputy was my deputy. mr. chairman, i hate to do this but i am required to be a bit of a tyrant to make sure we have time for a bit of your colleagues. thank you for being a good friend. it is going to take some of these budget issues, they are crucial. but we all know when something bad happens, getting out in front of this and reminding people of the legitimate risk, so thank you for that. rep. mccaul: thank you. [applause] host: if i can ask our next members to come up. in for a real rare treat. as i had mentioned, we have three members with incredible national security expertise, experience and leadership, congressman casco who represents the five state i am from. prosecutor an

week's school shooting in florida, president trump met with students and educators to talk about gun violence in schools. the president heard stories from those affected by the parkland shooting, and people who lost family members killed at sandy hook elementary and columbine high school. president trump: it's an honor to have you here. we are going to do this thing. i've heard some of your suggestions. we are going to do something about this horrible situation that is going on. we will figure it out together, so. i want to listen and after we listen, we're going to get things done. if we could say the prayer, it would be appreciated. thank you. >> our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name [inaudible] in america [inaudible] spirit [inaudible] comforted [inaudible] [camera shutters] [inaudible] no [inaudible] right now [inaudible] [camera shutters] [inaudible] president trump: thank you very much, pastor, appreciate it. vice president, i would like you to say a few words and then introduce you. many of you know, some of you met a little while ago. mike? pence: firstt off, th

dig at her husband. and even when she got off the plane in florida the other day that the two of them along with their son, baron landed there, she didn't look marlie pleased with her husband. and so at least the speculation, when you're a public figure like that but going to cincinnati is no doubt the east wing way of saying look, we're ready for that speculation to be tamped down. host: and policy-wise, what's the purpose of that trip? guest: to sell tell. this is something that the president is very proud of the it's one of the white house's main, if not only significant legislative achievement from last year. and he wants to draw attention to that in the middle of all of this chaos about the memo and some of the other things that have charactersized this white house. they want to show look, we did chief some of the promises that we did from his candidacy of 016 and from the campaign. so other white house and the administration officials talking about it as well and that will e the focus on monday. host: a preview of the win the olympics games with the opening ceremony on friday in

hillary clinton or a dig at her husband. and even when she got off the plane in florida the other day that the two of them along with their son, baron landed there, she didn't look marlie pleased with her husband. and so at least the speculation, when you're a public figure like that but going to cincinnati is no doubt the east wing way of saying look, we're ready for that speculation to be tamped down. host: and policy-wise, what's the purpose of that trip? guest: to sell tell. this is something that the president is very proud of the it's one of the white house's main, if not only significant legislative achievement from last year. and he wants to draw attention to that in the middle of all of this chaos about the memo and some of the other things that have charactersized this white house. they want to show look, we did chief some of the promises that we did from his candidacy of 016 and from the campaign. so other white house and the administration officials talking about it as well and that will e the focus on monday. host: a preview of the win the olympics games with the open

in florida? senator collins: to whom are you asking that? reporter: all. senator collins: i am happy to take it if you want. reporter: you guys tried for several years to tackle this issue. senator collins: first of all, i think there are a number of steps that need to be taken. what happened yesterday is not only so horrific a tragedy but it also has happened far too many times in this country. and joe manchin is the co-author of a bill with pat toomey, another bipartisan bill, that would strengthen background checks. and i believe personally that that needs to be done. i have a bipartisan bill with pat leahy that is aimed at straw purchasing. that's when someone who's legally prohibited from purchasing a firearm uses someone who can buy a firearm to make the purchase for them. we need more by way of mental health services. it is so clear that anyone who would shoot children is mentally ill and needs help and we don't invest enough in mental health in this country. so those are three very practical steps that we can and should take and that are overdue, and there's one final one tha

great community, parkland, florida. this senseless act of mass murder has shocked our nation and broken hearts. ofs week, i had the honor meeting with students from marjory stoneman douglas high school, with families who have in priorr children shootings, great families, great people, and with members of the local community right here in washington, d.c. our whole nation was moved by their strength and courage. we listen to their heart wrenching stories, ask them for --as, and pledged to them and i can speak for all of the senators, congressmen and congresswoman, all of the people in this room involved in this decision, that we will act and do something. we will act. with this on wednesday was one of the families whose daughter did not come home last week, a beautiful young woman named meadow pollack, incredible family. i had been in the oval office. incredible people. do you have probably seen her picture. she had a beautiful, beautiful , soe, and a beautiful life full of promise. we wish there was something, anything we could do to bring meadow and dollar the others back. -- an

? that makes no sense. host: steve, independent, florida. go ahead. caller: good morning, congressman. guest: good morning. vller: i too am a vietnam et. i thought in 1969. i was doing what i was told, like everybody else. i have two things. one, why is it that every time the government shuts down, all of our representatives and senators still continue to get paid?\ number two, when you are reading the declaration of independence, there are many things in here against executive power. i'm telling you, there is one here that has me, and it says abolishing our most valuable fundamentallying our forms of government. don't you think that trump is doing this by trying to consolidate all of his power in the executive branch, just like putin, his idol? thank you. guest: well -- look. have, and i'my sure c-span has tapes of similar comments made when president obama was in office. people have different political views, and have been since we were wearing tri-cornered hats. changes to our -- to your question on government officials being paid, one, i think it is you responsible that we cannot

happens to alter their agenda when they return. in this case, last week's shooting in parkland, florida. it's going toon

the horrific tragedy in florida, i put that out via twitter. the had asked at what time president would speak. there are a lot of different tools we use in order to engage with the press hand we do our very best to make sure of anyone has a question that we respond. sometimes it is to say we don't have a lot of information. ourgoal certainly within office is any time you receive a question, respond back even if it is to tell them we don't have information. i am the worst offender. there are probably people nodding in the crowd that i to himlways respond owls. i often get called into meetings or come back to maybe 200 300 in males have received over the course of a couple hours. use every tool available and i'm incredibly grateful. i have an amazing team i work with to help facilitate and handle a lot of the requests we get from the press. >> on that point, there is another untapped resource. in the federal government, in all of the agencies that we have, with a lot of people employed as public information officers. mett reminded, have you fitzwater he yet? any of the predecessors?

tolinton needed wisconsin. she did not visit once. republicans have to pay more attention to florida. the number of people moving in from puerto rico, of course, you are an american citizen, you don't have to apply for anything. they are moving in the tens of thousands, soon to be hundreds of thousands that will be residence in florida, angry at the way the donald trump has not acted to help rico in their time of peril. it used to be cuban-american votes mattered in florida. it will be the puerto rican american votes. if i were the gop, i would be worried about florida. there is no cap to the presidency if you cannot hold it. donald trump also talking about offshore drilling in florida. governor scott saying don't drill, this is the state of tourism and coral reefs, wilderness oceanic zones. what do you mean we are going to start oil drilling? trump has been off message with the state of florida, and that could cost him mightily. democrats have to come up with something in the great lakes region. what are they standing for in ohio, michigan? we will have to see how both parties attac