the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from hawaii -- the gentlewoman from hawaii, ms. gabard is recognized for one minute. ms. gabbard: i would like to personally congratulate and welcome back to congress my colleague from hawaii, colleen hanabusaing as she's sworn in to the 114th congress today to fill the remaining term of our dear friend, mark takai. she has a decades-long history of service to the people of hawaii. the speaker: the gentlelady will suspend. the house is not in order. members and staff please take your conversations off the floor. the house is not in order. the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. gabbard: as a respected labor lawyer, colleen was first elected to the hawaii state senate in 1998 where she served as chairwoman of the senate judiciary committee, majority leader and eventually became the first female senate president. she was elected to serve hawaii's first congressional district in 2010, serbing in beth the 112th and 113th congress. most recently corbling lean served the community in many different capacities, including as the board chairwoma

when i first got to hawaii, i went there, and they talked a lot about -- in hawaii they said, oh, we love what you did in oregon. we love the health system transformation and all your work there. we really want you to do that here. i'm thinking in my head, there's no way i'm going to do -- you can't replicate one to the other. as the saying goes, you've seen one medicaid program, you've seen the one medicaid program. each state is unique. every state has its own unique traits traits. one of the first things i did was i spent time listening, what do the people want to see. one of the things that was so striking and so different from oregon is that in oregon health system delivery transfer systems were led by providers, they were led by health systems, by the ipa's, by the coordinated care organizations, by the managed care plans. it was led by them. in hawaii i began to talk to people, health systems, primary care associations, the long-term care industry. what people said to me is the thing that is most important to us is creating a healthy hawaii, healthy communities, healthy famili

when i first got to hawaii, i went there, and they talked a lot about -- in hawaii they said, oh, we love what you did in oregon. we love the health system transformation and all your work there. we really want you to do that here. i'm thinking in my head, there's no way i'm going to do -- you can't replicate one to the other. as the saying goes, you've seen one medicaid program, you've seen the one medicaid program. each state is unique. every state has its own unique traits traits. one of the first things i did was i spent time listening, what do the people want to see. one of the things that was so striking and so different from oregon is that in oregon health system delivery transfer systems were led by providers, they were led by health systems, by the ipa's, by the coordinated care organizations, by the managed care plans. it was led by them. in hawaii i began to talk to people, health systems, primary care associations, the long-term care industry. what people said to me is the thing that is most important to us is creating a healthy hawaii, healthy communities, healthy famili

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from hawaii is recognized for five minutes. ms. gabbard: thank you, thank you, mr. speaker. i have the privilege of representing the second congressional district in hawaii, a state that has deep cultural roots and ties to the contributions that filipino americans have made to our nation throughout history. from driving hawaii's plantation-based economy in the earliest 20th century, serving in our armed forces, to becoming leaders in every industry and sector in our state and across the country. it's an honor to stand here today as a voice for the more than 200,000 filipino and filipino american soldiers that served our country during world war ii. these loyal and courageous soldiers suffered, sacrificed, fought and gave their lives alongside their american counterparts throughout the war. we've waited far too long to recognize these heroes who deserve this honor, in standing alongside units like hawaii's own infantry battalion, with being awarded the congressional gold medal, our nation's highist set ofian honor. with just 18,000

so -- of hawaii. this case commemorates men who were at the bombing of pearl harbor as well as those who passed on the attack at pearl harbor. this first document is the first 10 account of the bombing by william -- a first-hand account of the bombing. he survived and was on board the ship. he was talking about how it was totally unexpected. he was going about his daily duties and pretty much chaos they scrambled to run to their post to do their duties, to defend the ship. over here we have a volume listing the rank, file numbers and next of kin for men on board the uss arizona on december 7, 1941. below that we have a piece of the actual deck from the uss arizona, pried up off the ship. here we have a photograph of the uss arizona, they performed a show, a competition on december 6, 1941. the band, legend has it, came in second in the competition and all the men in that photograph died the next day during the attack on pearl harbor. working on this project made me think about what it would've been li

address the many important issues that lie before us, to serve hawaii once again. congratulations, coleen and i now back. yield to the gentlelady from roy. ms. hanabusa: thank you, mr. speaker. madam, minority lead aer, and of course, my colleague from the congressional district two of the wonderful state of hawaii. being here today among all of me so ny of you welcomed swarmly -- warmly, is bittersweet. i'm here because our good colleague and friend, mark takai, unfortunately passed just too early. however, before he passed he asked that i seek the election of my old seat again, so that we can continue to do the work for the people of the state of hawaii. and it is an honor to be here and to do that. i can't end by saying, i came in 2010 when we were the noble nine. and my noble nine colleagues are here. and i can't tell you how important it is for me to see them again. that's what it's all about. everyone in congress. the relationships that we build. and it's the friendships that are there forever and ever. that's what makes in the people's house and the greatest

in hawaii. he has tweeted three times how bad the new york times is, but he refuses to say that these peopleupremacy kkk young are going off the hook. he will not stop them. it, but we do not like he has tweeted already three times today about the new york times. hook, this man. host: did you watch what he had to say in his youtube posting about his first 100 days? caller: yes. host: is there anything you are happy about? caller: but it is his media. is breitbart going to have their own media for him and we are all going to have our own media? because he is not going to talk. all we get is kelly and saying, llyann saying, that is not true. but it is true. america is seeing this violence everywhere. it is true he is inside the people donsiting white premise -- supremacy. host: in an editorial this morning, mr. trump rages at the wrong target, falsely accusing -- his itchy finger felt silent -- fell silent when members of the old right movement gathered on saturday at the ronald reagan will federa

. >> well, you're talking about hawaii? >> yeah. last i checked, hawaii was a popular vacation spot. >> oh, it s. it's a very popular vacation spot. so you spend a lot of money for a week or two, but living there permanently, supporting a family, that sort of thing, i've spent two tours in hawaii and it's quite expensive. >> the azorse is also a vacation spot, and it has the cheapest cost of living in western europe. why would that not be a place? >> well, in hawaii, there are high schools and medical facilities, and there are p.x.'s and commissaries. and that's kind of lacking right now. >> last i checked, i don't think there's anything lacking there through anything we've done on this committee. i don't think if mr. shift is going back or not. have we heard, on his way back? ji, i want to thank you for appearing here today. the committee remains deeply concerned about these issues. we look forward to the cent com eport and the i.g.'s report on false and misleading information gin to congress. hopefully the i. employment can get to

s the gentlelady from hawaii hawaii mentioned, it will help many folks. certainly those that she's heard from and i know others have as well. i support more veterans having options and more options, i support the bill's passage and urge my colleagues to support it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, senate 546, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 632, senate 546, a bill to establish the railroad emergency services preparedness operational needs and safety evaluation response s

. >> do we have trouble getting people to move to hawaii? dir. clapper: actually, we do because there are issues there with compensation for the very high cost of living. that is problematic as well. >> with the cost of the living in the azores is low. dir. clapper: you are talking about hawaii? >> last i checked, it was a popular vacation spot. dir. clapper: it is. you can spend a lot of money for a couple of weeks but living there and supporting a family, it is quite expensive. >> the azores is also a popular vacation spot and has a cheaper cost of living. dir. clapper: in hawaii, there are high schools and medical facilities and commissaries. and that is lacking right now at that airbase. >> last i checked, i do not think anything was lacking there. in i don't know if mr. schiff is going to be back. have we heard? i want to thank you for appearing today. the committee remains deeply concerned about these issues. we look forward to the ig centcom report and the ig's report on false information and misleading information provided to congress. ho

. >> do we have trouble getting people to move to hawaii? dir. clapper: actually, we do because there are issues there with compensation for the very high cost of living. that is problematic as well. >> with the cost of the living in the azores is low. dir. clapper: you are talking about hawaii? >> last i checked, it was a popular vacation spot. dir. clapper: it is. you can spend a lot of money for a couple of weeks but living there and supporting a family, it is quite expensive. >> the azores is also a popular vacation spot and has a cheaper cost of living. dir. clapper: in hawaii, there are high schools and medical facilities and commissaries. and that is lacking right now at that airbase. >> last i checked, i do not think anything was lacking there. in i don't know if mr. schiff is going to be back. have we heard? i want to thank you for appearing today. the committee remains deeply concerned about these issues. we look forward to the ig centcom report and the ig's report on false information and misleading information provided to congress. ho

the president has visited the site of the uss arizona memorial on a previous visit to hawaii. i'm confident the president will mark this data. >> what is the timetable like for something like that? that something that will have in january 19, some thing that will happen out the way -- happen on the way out the door? josh: we spoke about this back in august. the president indicated there is a process in place to evaluate clemency petitions. the president has granted clemency to hundreds of americans who saw a commutation of their sentence. this is part of what the president believes to chip away in some of the injustice in the criminal justice system. it is not a substitute for more wide ranging criminal justice reform. when it comes to pardons, they will be carefully considered in the context of the same kind of process, and they will be announced when the president has made a decision. >> i just want to follow-up on a question you got about cuba. so easy to is not change the cuban policy. besides the economic impact already happening, why is it not so easy? reporting has been

we hear from jeff next in honolulu, and hawaii. thank you for calling. morning, listen, i have been watching the news this morning and none of the major news organizations are telling any of the american public about how fidel killed over 50,000 of his own people. he has up to 10,000 prisoners down and gulags down there. the only reason the president normalized relations with cuba is for obama's legacy. it didn't have anything to do with cuba. it was all for obama's legacy. it is a good idea right now that we do all that we can to help the people on the streets of cuba. tyrants that run cuba, but the people that cuba belongs to. the others goat next, and quick. ,ost: here we go with tampa charlie is in tampa, florida on the republican line go ahead. it is not known but for a many people but cuba has one of the most articulate dynamic ballet companies in the world. what is interesting about that is that the thing that used to be called arabia is now audsaudi arabia because the saudi family owned it. the castro family sold the entire nation of cuba stole i

futurist andre author ian morrison and state medicaid professionals from florida and hawaii talk about the future of the health care system and medicaid. >> good morning, everybody. how are we doing? thank you. welcome, good morning. see on day twoo of the public session, day three for the state folks, technically day for for the people on the been a longit has day, fantastic conference. extremely well attended, extremely informative, insightful, and hopefully educational and entertaining conference. on the last day, which is election day, we still have it looks like pretty close to 1000 people here, which is fantastic. it means the appetite to learn about medicaid and the opportunity to think about the future of medicaid and the health care system is still relevant and interesting and a priority for all of you. i am personally very pleased and happy about that. again thank you all for being here. i will not take up too much time the nextreally tee up session which i'm excited about. just as a preface, similar to the session that we kicked off , therday with sam discussion around the d

we have people from new zealand, people from hawaii who have stood up. a movement that has been happening for a long time and standing rock has become the voice of catalyst for the awareness around the world. phyllis: much of what would've seen in the united states and internationally is this sense that standing rock has become the moral core of a lot of movements to or on the environmental, antiracist, all of these various movements are convening around support, standing up for standing rock. can you talk about how people --re, how you see that the symbolism as the centerpiece of these broader movement? lolly: basically, the hallmark of this movement is racism,dging discrimination and oppression of the native people of this land. by empowering and honoring the people who have been a most oppressed in this country for a long time, we are bringing to light the way people have disrespected all a kinds of people of color. whether it is lgbt people, highlighting the need for all of us to come together and live with respect and honoring one another in a nonvi

hawaii is a nice example. i don't think rhode island should do this. shopping inmight go connecticut instead. i do think a big stick to try it out as an experiment. it would be fascinating to see if government would try to encourage such a thing. kids have already been saturated with the marketing. i think this could have more of -- and if we decided 25% was not enough, we could work on that. possible -- let's take an of walmart. it is possible that they may find that they can take the in higher income neighborhoods, that would be bad if that turned out to be the case. i doubt it. i think the biggest gains would lie in changing the way they sold to stores in lower income neighborhoods. we have to be concerned about that. this is a parallel problem with the cap and trade thing. -- we don't want cleaner plants in the places were rich people live and 30 plants where the poor people live. they have to meet goals in both communities. this is a concern but i think it can be easily resolved. -- what is the political prospect? it sounds like such a dramatic ch

system of rules and embraced iny is now my part of the world basically the south asian continent to hawaii. it is contested, it is debated. is there anti-americanism in places? definitely. do we make mistakes? definitely. i hear about it all the time. this may have been as the british and anglo-american and nato-centered, but it is a model that many parts of the world, certainly my part of the will, asia, people prefer, and we see that in opinion polls. we need to reflect the diversity of alliances and actors and players who have a stake in the system and listen to them. on peace through strength, great line -- reagan used it, eisenhower, probably john quincy adams -- look, the odds a very high that the defense budget supplemental will go up $50 million from $60 million. one of my criticisms of the gods, the right strategy, is it wasn't resource enough -- of the balance, the right strategy, is it wasn't resource enough. "pivot"think the name or "rebalance" will not get much play, but the impulse for it was not a purely democratic or obama administration impulse. it was during the bush year

. >> do we have trouble getting people to move to hawaii? >> actually, we do, because there are issues there with compensation for the very high cost of living, so that's problematic as well. >> both are vacation spots.

millions of people in alaska, hawaii, washington state, california also face significant risk. we are overdue for the really big one. now i understand that the cures act may save lives but i'm very disappointed that the provisions of the tsunami bill, which is also life-saving policy, was not retained in the underlying bill. mr. speaker, again, i urge my colleagues to oppose this rule so we can immediately consider swift passage of the tsunami warning education research act, our west coast communities are counting on us to keep them safe. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. burgess: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time i'm pleased to recognize the author of the mental health portion of this bill, mr. murphy of pennsylvania, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for three minutes. mr. murphy: i thank the gentleman and the speaker. this bill includes in it elements of h.r. 2646, the helping families of mental health crisis ac

hawaii closed, 59 electoral votes for hillary clinton. idaho closed, and that is a state that donald trump has been declared the winner. if passed patterns hold true, in oregon and washington street -- state, those should be two democratic states. let's look is some senate states. senator john mccain has a seat previously held by barry goldwater. he is now on his way for a sixth term, winning easily, confirming with the polls of said all along, a 10-point lead in the arizona senate race. in florida, marco rubio going back to a second term after his failed presidential bid. he announced in this building that he was going to seek a second term. in missouri, jason kander putting up a tough fight, but looking at results in missouri, senator roy blunt, looks like he is heading to another term with about 64% of the vote. in nevada, this is a state where republicans hope to pick up, the seat of senator harry reid, the democratic leader who is stepping down. congressman joe heck with 66% of the vote. o with a 28.7%. in new hampshire, 67% of the v

hawaii is a nice example. i don't think rhode island should do this. because people that might go shopping -- connecticut in said? that i do think a big state could try this out as an experiment and it would be fascinating to see. the federal government might try to encourage such a thing. i think thisat kind of change could have an unbelievably bigger impact than simply eliminating junk food marketing to kids. because one of the problems with eliminating the junk food that we are kids is ready have a whole generation that is saturated. this way we could have a more direct, short-term way. and if we decided 25% wasn't enough then we could potentially ask for more. two more things and then i will stop. that, that it is possible let's take the example of walmart. 20% of all the food retail that is sold in regular supermarket type stores. that they may find that they could take the reductions, these reductions in ink food, disproportionally stores of theirs located in higher income neighborhoods. that would be bad. if that turned out to be the case. i act

speaker, at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from hawaii, ms. tulsi gabbard. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for three minutes. ms. gabbard: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of h.r. 3286, a bill of which i am proud to have worked with my colleague and fellow veteran, paul cook from california, whose service i honor very much. every single day we have roughly 500 veterans who return to civilian life, joining the more than 2.9 million veterans who returned home just since 9/11 alone. now, some choose to take advantage of educational benefits they've earned, and others choose to jump right back into the work force. unfortunately, for many of our veterans, making that move is not as simple as submitting a resume and waiting for a callback. . our veterans unfortunately often face an unfriendly job market or unfriendly job culture that does not fully understand their needs and the unique challenges of transitioning from military service member life to civilian life. we've taken some important steps to encourage e

and norms broadly is now embraced in my part of the world basically from the south asian continent to hawaii. that is billions of people. it is contested, it is debated. is there anti-americanism in places? definitely. do we make mistakes? definitely. i hear about it all the time. this may have been as the british and anglo-american and nato-centered, but it is a model that many parts of the world, certainly my part of the world, asia, people prefer, and we see that in opinion polls. it does reinforce the point that we need to reflect the diversity of alliances and actors and players who have a stake in the system and listen to them. on peace through strength, great line -- reagan used it, eisenhower, probably john quincy adams -- look, the odds are very high that the defense budget supplemental will go up $50 billion dollars. one of my criticisms of the balance, the right strategy, is it wasn't resourced enough. i don't think the name "pivot" or "rebalance" will not get much play, but the impulse for it was not a purely democratic or obama administration impulse. it was during the bush year

we hear from jeff next in honolulu, and hawaii. thank you for calling. morning, listen, i have been watching the news this morning and none of the major news organizations are telling any of the american public about how fidel killed over 50,000 of his own people. he has up to 10,000 prisoners down and gulags down there. the only reason the president normalized relations with cuba is for obama's legacy. it didn't have anything to do with cuba. it was all for obama's legacy. it is a good idea right now that we do all that we can to help the people on the streets of cuba. tyrants that run cuba, but the people that cuba belongs to. the others goat next, and quick. ,ost: here we go with tampa charlie is in tampa, florida on the republican line go ahead. it is not known but for a many people but cuba has one of the most articulate dynamic ballet companies in the world. what is interesting about that is that the thing that used to be called arabia is now audsaudi arabia because the saudi family owned it. the castro family sold the entire nation of cuba stole i

sonuntry where the biracial of a single mother from hawaii and these son of a single mother from arkansas can both make it to the white house. where a passionate, outspoken young woman determined to do all the good she can, can go on to break the highest hardest glass ceiling and become our president. have.s the power you into the history you can make tomorrow. but only if we get out and vote for hillary clinton. so, can we count on you? can hillary count on you? we have to get out and vote to make this happen. so, i now have the honor of introducing my husband to the stage -- [cheers and applause] obama: my last chance, perhaps, to introduce him as the president. i just want to publicly say how proud i am of all that he has done for this country. i am proud not just of what he has done but how he has done it. getting the job done in the faces of unimaginable challenges. always going high when they go low. whatng the as all intelligence, dignity, and grace look like. into never, ever compromising his values or beliefs. ladies and gentlemen, i introduce to you the love of my life and the p

the last two states were alaska and roy and it took them -- hawaii and it took them each more than 50 years. it would have take an us much onger. so what the district did in voting 85% for statehood was to understand it has to fertilize on a continuing basis our effort to become equal citizens or it just won't happen. this is a political matter and a moral matter. but the two mix. so we know we have to convince our colleagues and we know everything depends on us, so that energy that comes out of that vote you will see manifest all next year. it has already raised the national profile for statehood for our country. now many, many americans know that when they see me speak on the house floor, it does not mean i have the same rights as everyone else. my greatest frustration is that most americans think that the americans who live in the nation's capital have the same rights they do. the statehood vote and the drive leading up to it, the statehood referendum have helped many more americans to understand that is not the case. there has never been a poll that owed anything but the desire of

nunes: do we have trouble getting people to move to hawaii? dir. clapper: actually, we do, because there are issues there with compensation for the very high cost of living. that is problematic as well. rep. nunes: the cost of the living in the azores is low. e oa oayhav wiomth aliobsvec rcumstces combin with knowdgand rit principles to reach snd judgment and moral matters. so learned selfishly and then i have the excuse as an audience. [laughter] sen. sasse: i was heading into this to remind you of it, and then i was going to have an analogy of religion in the early modern. . -- early modern period. i also think there are probably a whole bunch of cultural and religious pluralism jokes i can a time a protestant at when the supreme court has a vacancy and my people are unrepresented on the court. [laughter] [applause] sen. sasse: i had a disparate impact joke and an affirmative action joke but i will spare you all. there is a really important thing that happened in the 10 years after the reformation. it starts as an intellectual debate about how pe