The subcommittee on Border Security facilitation and operations will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on assessing the adequacy of dhs efforts to prevent child deaths in custody. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare the subcommittee in recess at any point. The chair asks unanimous consent that representative underwood be permitted to sit and question the witnesses. The chair asks unanimous consent that represent garcia would be permitted to sit and question the witnesses. Without objection, so ordered. Jacqueline call mckean, 7 years old. Phillipe gomez alonso, 8 years old. Darlene krista bell cordova, 10 years old. Wanda leone gutierrez, 16 years old. Wilmer ramirez vasquez, 2 years old. Carlos hernandez vasquez, 16 years old. These six children died in the custody of the United States government just in the past 18 months. These children were migrants from Central America who died of preventible conditions that went untreated. And
The newest star shines a little brighter. The next big challenge for the 15yearold tennis phenom who keeps winning at wimbledon and her secret to staying relaxed. Bourbon disaster. The damage after a massive Fire Destroys the jim beam warehouse. Concerns about bourbon flowing into the nearby river. And the great ice cream debate. Do you lick your ice cream or bite it . Its a question more important than you think. Good thursday morning, everyone and happy fourth of july. From florida to ofcing f be in the southeast where feel like temperatures will be over 100. And scattered storms could threaten Outdoor Activities across the eastern half of the country. Well have the forecast in just a few moments but first, the political fireworks in washington today. President trump is defending the cost of his salute to america celebration, which will include military tanks in the capital. Tanks on the streets of washington before but todays spectacle threattens to add politics to a typically nonpo
Regardless of the party they are from. Host anthony desposito, freshman lawmaker. Come back again. That will do it for us this morning. A reminder that the house is coming in now. We will be back here tomorrow at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. Now live coverage of the floor of the house of representatives. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Merciful god, how hard it is in these days of contest and contention not to keep score. Both outside and inside these chambers, we are hardwired to tally wins and losses. But while this may be the nature of things, forgive us when we gloat over our enemys loss when we find ourselves selfishly satisfied when our opponent stumbles. All around us there are countless situations where we find ourselves so inclined. Internationally, when a power suffers not just the loss of a certain battlefield advantage, but the devastating attrition of its young men and women sacrificed on
Acknowledge your sovereignty over all events and times. Renew america in confident faith and deepen our commitment to seek peace. Help us to work sovereignty over all events and times. Together when whom we find se it difficult to trust, but with a m we must try to forge Common Future of security and prosperity. This peoples house with your that all might seek to find first areas of agreement and openness to Honest Exchange where it is not. May all that is done within the peoples house be for your honor and glory, amen. E speaker pro tempore the the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from. Llinois, 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 pro tempore the up
Just to give you some sense of it, in very large jurisdiction of the United States, the rate of recidivism for criminal offenders can be as high as 50 or more. When i. C. E. Can come in and remove offenders from a Given Community so that they cant reoffend, guess what . We take the recidivism rate to zero. So, for example, if you 100 criminal offenders, get them out, that is 50 crimes that will not happen over the next three years as a result of our enforcement efforts. Do you agree with former director morton as to the power of security working in the . Well, i dont believe we should scrap secure communities. I believe given the reality where we all with this program in this country that we need a fresh start. We have mayors and governors signing executive orders and passing laws that limit our ability to effectively carry out this program. I think the goal of the program is a very worthy one that needs to continue. So as part of the overall effort im embarked in right now i want a fr