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Again, cspan3 live this morning here on capitol hill waiting for Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson who will be testifying this morning about Border Security and the president s executive order on immigration. Under the president s order, if a person had been in the u. S. For more than five years and has children who are citizens or legal residents, passes a criminal background collection and is willing to pay taxes, they can apply to stay in the u. S. Temporarily. The executive order also ...

Touted it in the weeks leading up to this march. Conservatives are still happy that at least this bill, which was considered last year is now being considered on the floor. It is an issue that also came up last september in the gao report that said some of the federal subsidies under the health law were being used to cover some abortion services. Is this the kind of measure that we we mentioned at the top that the march for life happening in washington this week, is this the sort of measure that...

To reagan, one of his watchwords was, peace through strength. He presided over an enormous buildup in defense spending. The current trajectory of defense spending is down to below 3 of gdp. Which is going to be as low as it was back in before 1941. Would you support a significant increase from current levels in the Defense Budget and do away with the sequester . I absolutely support the concept of peace through strength. I think the most important thing the federal government spends money on is ...

Of the fiscal year except for the department of Homeland Security which would be funded just maybe through february. There are Infinite Possibilities to how that will play out and whether or not they choose to split the two, that is up for negotiation from what i understand, so anything is possible at this point. But i think democrats are pretty strong in wanting to keep the government open and wanting to make sure that all agencies of the government are not theyre funding is approved through th...

Congress. That is followed by paul ryan on u. S. Tax policy. He is the incoming chair of the tax committee. The Washington Post reported today that president obama will nominate Ashton Carter to be the next secretary of defense, succeeding chuck hagel. Mr. Ashton carter is a trained as a deputyo served secretary of defense from october, 2011 to december, 2013. The announcement could come as early as this week. Jeh johnson reportedly removed himself from consideration for the defense position. Se...

Herman it expansion on section 179 and other longerterm extensions and the president blew it up so we will do a clean one year deal. Does that, kate your task next year . Yes we will have more work to do but this has more uncertainty. One question on that part of the president s objection is the income tax not being extended here which is some thing you talked about and supported. Even if youre unhappy with him on this point you take the point on income tax credit . I do intend taking up the iss...

Extremist effort. Their partisan base will be happy, but at the expense of the health of many women and families in our country. This bill will have a serious impact on the familys ability to make their own Health Care Decisions. It will raise taxes on hardworking americans, just if they happen to choose a health care that plan that this majority doesnt like. And for what . Some of my republican colleagues can score cheap political points. This is not what the American People want. They want an ...

On cspan. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] ash, National Chaplain for the American Legion. From long beach, South Carolina. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty and everlasting god, in whose name we trust and pray, it is fitting to pause if but momentarily to recognize you, the one in whom does finally reside all authority and power and b...

Ms. Stabenow mr. President i would ask suspension of the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Stabenow thank you mr. President. Thank you. Mr. President , i think the American People deserve to see the contrast between how nominees were treated last decade during the Bush Administration versus how they are treated this decade during the obama administration. When former president bush nominated John Ashcroft to be attorney general. It was controversial. I was one of 42 democ...

The chair on this vote the yeas are 164. The nays are 254. The amendment is not adopted. The Unfinished Business on the request for recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in part b of house report 11437 by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. Kennedy on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 2, printed in part b 6 house report house report number 11437, offered by mr. Kenne...