simply put, california is prospering. while it faces its share of difficulties, we should never forget the bounty and endless opportunities bestowed on this special place or the distance we have all traveled together these last few years. it is now hard to visualize -- or even remember -- the hardships, the bankruptcies, and the home foreclosures so many experienced during the great recession. unemployment was above 12% and 1.3 million californians lost their jobs. the deficit was $27 billion in 2011. "the new york times" called us "the coast of dystopia." "the wall street journal" saw "the great california exodus." the economist of london pronounced us "the ungovernable state." and the business insider simply said "california is doomed." even today, you will find critics who claim that the california dream is dead. but i am used to that. back in my first term, a prestigious report told us that california had the worst business climate in america. in point of fact, personal income in 1975, my first year as governor, was $

covered california. [applause] these are: far-reaching moves but are largely dependent on tens of billions of federal dollars that would have been taken away by the congress had the effort to "repeal and replace" succeeded. thank god for john mccain, lisa murkowski and susan collins. along with the democrats, they prevailed and protected health care for tens of millions of americans. [applause] finally, i want to say something about public safety. nothing is more fundamental than an abiding sense on the part of people that they can enjoy their lives, safe and secure, free from crime. good neighborhoods, good schools and good jobs all contribute to healthy and safe communities. but still there is crime. lots of it and, in many cases, quite serious. to combat crime, among other things, california has created an extensive prison system that has changed quite substantially and grown over the decades. in fact, it grew so fast and became so crowded that the united states supreme court issued an unprecedented o

sierras and -- the the rain in northern california. 2/3. is generated in southern california. the problem is southern california has 2/3 of the population, and northern california -- it starts north of tehachapi. the people that to in northern california, because according to them, we are all urban scum. the fact that most of the water is in northern california, most of the population in southern california, that sets up a problem. agriculture that uses 80% of the water, that sense of a incredible competition between farmers and environmentalists, coupled with urban users. here are endless. you are not going to find more water in california. just not. if you're lucky, you will get a distant -- the snowpack alone counts for 1/3 of our water. no snow? we're in trouble. we got to draw from the aquifer, which has now been drained tanks to the drought. farmers are always looking for water. and the environmentalists are saying the more water you take, especially from the delta, water coming down the rivers that would otherwise go to the delta and you circumvent the delta and pour it

covered california. [applause] these are really far-reaching moves but are largely dependent on tens of billions of federal dollars that would have been taken away by the congress had the effort to repeal and replace succeeded. thank god for john mccain, lisa murkowski, and susan collins. along with the democrats, they prevailed and protected health care for tens of millions of americans. [applause] finally, i want to say something about public safety. nothing is more fundamental than an abiding sense on the part of people that they can enjoy their lives, safe and secure, free from crime. good neighborhoods, good schools , and good jobs all contribute to healthy and safe communities. is crime.still lots of it and, in many cases, quite serious. to combat crime, among other things, california has created an extensive prison system that has changed quite substantially and grown over the decades. in fact, it grew so fast and -- fast, it became so crowded that the united states supreme court issued an unprece

mccarthy of california. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house today, the motion shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the majority leader and minority leader or their respective designees. the gentleman from california, mr. mccarthy, and the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, i yield myself four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, for three days the nation has watched as tens of thousands of federal employees were forced to stay home. as our men and women in uniform went without pay, as opioid treatment centers got cut off, and as parents faced the harrowing prospect that their children would lose their health insurance. the american people never wanted this to happen. republicans in the congress did not want this to happen and we did everything in our power to make sure this didn't happen. the

covered california. [applause] these are really far-reaching moves but are largely dependent on tens of billions of federal dollars that would have been taken away by the congress had the effort to repeal and replace succeeded. thank god for john mccain, lisa murkowski, and susan collins. along with the democrats, they prevailed and protected health care for tens of millions of americans. [applause] finally, i want to say something about public safety. nothing is more fundamental than an abiding sense on the part of people that they can enjoy their lives, safe and secure, free from crime. good neighborhoods, good schools, and good jobs all contribute to healthy and safe communities. but there still is crime. lots of it and, in many cases, quite serious. to combat crime, among other things, california has created an extensive prison system that has changed quite substantially and grown over the decades. in fact, it grew so fast, it became so crowded that the united states supreme court issued an unprecede

the gentleman from california, mr. royce. mr. royce: i want to thank the gentleman from california. and i want to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from ohio, mr. steve chabot, who is the author of this measure. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for such time. mr. chabot: i rise today in support of all three of these overwhelmingly bipartisan bills. first, i would like to speak on h.r. 535, which i introduced this congress along with congressman sherman. we appreciate your support on this and lot of other issues with chairman royce and other members. for close to four decades now, the 1979 non-taiwan relations t served as a cornerstone of u.s.-taiwan relations. we have maintained peace and stability and security in the pacific -- asia-pacific region. there are still major steps that we can take to furtherer strengthen u.s.-taiwan relationships. the we should allow the president of taiwan and other high-ranking officials like defense ministers to visit our nation's capital which is currently prohibited. this is our own self-imposed policy

in california, people for the voted in california. mr. thompson, do you have something to say? thompson: a lot of the people you are talking about are already hearing the voices of people across the country. a number of high-ranking republican colleagues of ours have already announced they are not going to run for reelection and there has been a lot of people, especially in southern at thenia, rallying offices of those republicans. they see the writing on the wall , that coupled with the incredible candidates that have come out to run in the midterm elections, i think the message is getting out there and the grassroots are delivering the message well. pelosi: just yesterday we kicked this often southern california .ith the members of congress the polling right now this week them the bill 55% of oppose the bill, 33% supported. i didn't know 33% of the public was so wealthy. but nonetheless, we will be sure they know what it means to them in their lives. this is not about democrats or republicans. it is about the middle class. connie? >> i want to mention that information is the

the gentlelady from california. ms. waters: i yield three minutes to the gentleman from michigan, the bank's ranking member of the financial services committee, mr. kildee. the chair: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. and i appreciate the opportunity to express my concerns with the way this bill has moved to the floor today. i support the bill's authorization of u.s. contribution to the international development association, the i.d.a., part of the world bank that helps the world's poorest countries through loans and grants to reduce poverty and improve the living standard. it provides assistance for basic health care, primary education, clean water and sanitation, infrastructure. i also support the idea that the bill would re-establish the u.s.'s engagement on global economic cooperation. and when this bill came up in the financial services committee markup, i along with many of my colleagues expressed concerns over the bill making a u.s. contribution contingent on president

the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. lamalfa: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentlelady from south dakota, mrs. noem. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from south dakota is recognized for three minutes. mrs. noem: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the chairman for yielding. i rise in support of s. 140. i strongly support this bill but i want to speak today about one particular piece of it. the tribal labor sovereignty act which i helped introduce along with mr. rokita. mr. speaker, i often stand in this house to oppose interference from the heavy-handed of federal government and this is no different. in 2004 the national labor relations board unilaterally decided that it needed to meddle in the affairs of tribally owned businesses on tribal lands. this is a board that was set up to oversee union elections but has become the bureaucratic arm of big labor. by further expanding its jurisdictions the nlrb threatened the foundation of indian law, the principle of tribal sovereignty and limits of a small federal go

i expect dianne feinstein will do very well in california. expect that senator dianne feinstein will do very well in california. but in other states, we have really, very few primaries whereas on the republican side, you have lots of very bitter primaries in a whole range of states. partly caused by the fact that the republicans were unable to so uit their top contenders you have very tough fights among the republican primary contestants. california a bit on there, in recent years, we've seen some cases where the republican campaign committee has had to spend money in primaries to help protect their incumbents. do you anticipate where they need to go into california, expensive state to help out senator feinstein? sen. chris van hollen: we strongly support senator feinstein but we also believe she's really strong position both in terms of her record and fighting for the people of california. and the campaign that she will run. so, i don't anticipate having to invest any funds in the state of california. >> zooming out a bit talking about the m

and according to business snyder, california, which -- business insider, california xpects the market to boom. it is beginning of to be bigger than beer. says it is set to begin in california on january 1. and the market is expected to haul in billons of dollars in revenue next year as disprince roll out across the state. sales of cannabis will hit $3.8 llion in 2018 alone -- host: brian is calling in from robertsville, missouri. you're undecided about marijuana legalization. what issues have you undecided, brian? caller: hey, thank you for taking my call. actually, i'm for just the criminalization of really, all drugs. i grew up in the 1970's. the drug war that came about on the ronald reagan and the bushes is the problem bigger than the drugs. now what you do in your own house is your own business. it's just like the guns. i think you auto just leave your guns -- ought to just leave your guns in your own house to protect yourself. as long as you're not hurting anybody else or hurting your kids or anything like that that's your own business. and the republicans are always talking abo

southern california is already a part of this scene. we may not have our own testing ground quite yet so we know where to go and we are ready. i would like to take a moment now to have us all just up back and we have really gotten into the granular here. we have explored different aspects from how this revolution has been done technologically and what the regulatory and safety considerations are, but and tax areel and ta and the transportation policy are. i want to step back and think really big picture. how is this revolution going to transform society for the better? what are the problems we haven't talked about yet as well. ? who like me had already watched the ted talk? over a million people have and i think it's a response that people are waking up automakers several years ago and how this revolution is coming. today we are extremely lucky to have him joining us. in our talkspoke series and he's one of our favorite speakers that we've ever had. he is the former president of the r&d to his work now advising clients and companies fro

the gentleman from california is recognized. >> we were told this was about immigration but republicans already said we would sit at the table. we already were at the table every single day before the shutdown. negotiating in good they. drama, ihis political remain eager to get back to the table and put this behind us. i must ask, what was gained here at the expense of the american people? at the expense of our nation's reputation as a great and deliberative republic? every policy in the house original bill the senate passed today. every single policy is the same. if the senate had passed the same bill on friday, all of this disgraceful political theater would have never happened. now, as it always should have been, our government will open. our troops will be paid and our children will have health insurance. but that's not enough. we cannot continue to repeat the same mistakes again. , ity father used to tell me is not your mistakes that define you. is what you learn from them. so let us commit to each other in the american public that we will not continue to fund our government throug

california. here's some of what he had to say earlier. mr. mccarthy: looks like the senate will vote around 2:30. from an estimate time, probably around 4:30 today we'll be able to vote. we'll have a short time period back and forth and have the vote. reporter: [inaudible] mr. mccarthy: no. we won't do it under suspension. but i'm sure they will have a very big vote. get the government open. and hopefully we learn a lesson from this. hopefully never comes back to holding the government hostage from the standpoint that you're harming the children, you're harming the military. and we can be able to do bigger things now. reporter: a roll call vote because members want to be on the record showing they're opening the government? chip as well? mr. mccarthy: i've had numerous members on the other side of the aisle that want to be on a record. they're on a record right now of numerous votes against chip and others. and they want to be able to vote to open the government. reporter: leader mcconnell opened a path to consider immigration legislation on

here in california, voters have spoken clearly on. in the puddingbe to see if they can roll this out in a rational way. , i am in favor of legalized marijuana, but practically speaking, there will be bumps in the road, and i expect to see those. is the host of kabc.rive home," on tell us about the show. guest: it is that afternoon drive when the freeways look like the arteries of someone who eats a block of cheese for dinner. we tried to talk about the top stories of the day, and keep people informed and inner change when they drive home from work. host: if people are interested in hearing your show and are not in los angeles, can they do that? guest: they can. we are on kabc.com host: happy new year to you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] morning, wallhis street journal reporter discusses the key fiscal and legislative deadlines facing congress and the 2018 midterm election

seconds to the gentleman from california. >> gentleman is recognized. guest: having served on active duty in the a united states military when it comes to foreign tariffs on foreign soil, we need to track them down and kill them. that is why i support the act. unfortunately, this act has now been used to apply to americans. that, yougoing to do need to follow because it too should an you need to put in a warrant requirement. unfortunately, this bill does not do that. that is why i support this amendment. at the end of the day, this is not about terrorists or terrorism, it is about using warrantless information against americans in a domestic court. vote no. yes on the u.s. a rights amendment. >> mr. speaker may i inquire about how much time is left on each side. >> the gentleman from new york has 2.5 minutes. >> the gentleman from new york is recognized. >> thank you mr. speaker. i now yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from georgia. >> the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you mr. speaker. this, theare president is abusing his authority. he is stacking

southern california is already a part of this scene. we may not have our own testing ground quite yet, so we know where to go when we are ready. i would like to take a moment now to have us step back. we have gone to the granular here. we have explored different aspects from how this revolution has been done technologically and what the regulatory and safety considerations are, but the city level impacts and what the testing process and transportation policy implications are. i want to step back and think safety considerations are, but really big picture. how is this revolution going to transform society for the better? what are the problems we haven't talked about yet as well? who here, like me, has already watched the ted talk? over one million people have. i think it is a responsible for years ago and how this revolution is coming. today we are extremely lucky to have him joining us. he actually spoke in our talk -- in our burbank tech talk series. and he's one of our favorite speakers that we've ever had. he is the former president

the gentleman from california is recognized. told this was about immigration, but republicans already said that we would sit at the table. we already were at the table every single day before this shutdown, negotiating in good faith. despite this political drama, i remain eager to get back to the table and put this all behind us. heret ask, what was gained at the expense of the american people? what was gained at the expense of our nation's reputation as a republic?deliberative every policy in the house original bill, the senate passed today. every single policy is the same. if the senate have passed this same bill on friday, all of this disgraceful political theater would have never happened. now as it always it always should have been, our government will open, and troops will be paid, and our children will have health insurance, but that is not enough. we cannot continue to repeat the same mistakes again. as my father used to tell me, it is not your mistakes that define you, it is what you learned from them. let's commit to e

daniel in berkeley, california, a republican. caller: i'm a student at the university of california berkeley and i am honestly kind of angry with how things are going. we have had a number of protests in recent years. it has been a great annoyance that our first amendment rights have been infringed in such a way. i think that president trump has all the power and doing everything right in regards to free speech. what is it like being a republican in berkeley, california? caller: it is not as bad as people say. it is hard. people don't like you. people think what you say is wrong and evil. it is hard. host: what are you studying? caller: russian history. host: in north carolina, a democrat. caller: i totally agree with what joe kennedy is saying. we all do need to come together as one instead of going against the grain with each other. agree 100% with his speech, it was excellent. host: do you find any areas of agreement with the president? caller: i do not agree with anything this president says, i'm very sorry to say that. in cl

california and los angeles has increased by 25% . all of these people that call in and talk about -- the budget priority is the wall. people that don't live in border states have no idea of the ripple effect and repercussions of illegal aliens in los angeles. we have over one million illegal aliens, hit and run accident have increased tremendously. just last week a woman was killed up the street from my house and a mother was killed in front of her 14-year-old son because of a hit and run accident. the other thing -- host: was an illegal immigrant involved in that accident, kathleen? caller: i will put it this way. hit and run immigrants -- accidents have increased because of illegal immigration. -- thatat's classically kathleen in california. on this taxation, what is happening is last year we had multiple weather conditions, you know, hurricanes, floods, fires, and so on and so forth. the insurance companies -- i got my bill this morning and my house is -- insurance went up by 10%. because the insurance companies thetrying to sprea

the biggest registration drive in history of california. about 350,000 people outside california. we have a very large grassroots organization designed to try to get as many americans involved in participating in the process as possible because that is what we believe in. when i think about running for office, i say to myself we have an organization on the ground that is already working in 2017 for 2018. what are the other things we could conceivably do? want to think about differential impact, i'm thinking about what can our organization do that will make a big difference? what can we do in terms of the need to impeach campaign in terms of signing people up at our website and using that voice and using their voice to try to push our country forward? it is not simply a question of shall i go on c-span or run for office? it is what can we do to collect and organize americans together so we get the broadest democracy? it is a little bit more complicated than just run or don't run. susan: we have about nine minutes left in the conversation. darren: you have two or three more months t

the california state senator, we relied on the cole memo to help craft california's cannabis industry regulatory framework. i personally introduced legislation to regulate medical cannabis that was sponsored by the public safety community of the state of california. we all relied on the cole memo. we all relied on regulating medical marijuana to make sure it was chemical-free that it was tested, labeled, and that cannabis was kept away from our children, our neighborhoods, and our schools. i remember working on this legislation and one day i got a phone call from a republican doctor who wanted to lecture me about my bill. i assumed he was opposed to the legislation but you know what? i wanted to hear him out. o i had and during the meeting, he told me about his daughter, who from birth until the age of 10, had seizures and every time, those seizures have gotten worse and worse and the medication he had to use had gotten stronger and stronger, with terrible siled effects on his beloved daughter. and it was a d it like a miracle sm his daughter was getting better and he said, i want to

from california. jimmy thank you so much. :my name is jimmy gomez. i'm from los angeles, the home of the resistance. i'm the first democrat elected to congress in the trump era and , we are going to make it the shortest president seat in history. i believe, no matter the color of your skin, no matter the god you worship, if you come here, and believe in our country and its ideals, that all men and women are created equal that you , deserve a place here in the united states of america. and i like to say thank you because the resistance is not just in the halls of congress, or the city hall chambers, or the statehouses. it is in the streets, the homes, the planned parenthood clinics. women will be treated fairly and get equal health care. so, i want to say thank you. keep up the fight because this fight continues. the struggle endures and the dream will live on. [applause] >> our next speaker is marcella house, the executive director of the national black women's reproductive justice addendum. [applause

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. schiff: mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah. mr. stewart: mr. speaker, i'd like to make mr. schiff aware we have no further speakers. i'm prepared to close. programs in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. schiff: mr. speaker, once again i would reluctantly urge that we withdraw consideration bill on o the floor today. i certainly -- bill on the floor today. i certainly have been working as hard as anyone to try to agree to a compromise that would move forward this very important surveillance authority, but would strike the right balance between our security interests and our privacy interests. but i do think we need more time to work on this bill. i think that was only underscored this morning with the contradictory statements coming out of the administration . an issue of this magnitude and seriousness deserves seriou

this is freddie from los angeles, california. republican line. caller: kiss anyone has noticed, the guy did not answer the last caller's question. where is all the tax money that has been spent by the government -- federal, state, local, all these years. i live in the state of california. taxes, ased our 13-cent gasoline tax to build more roads. what are you doing with the tax money you are taking in now --where is it going? you mentioned the highway trust fund -- why isn't it taking care of this -- the government rated the trust fund for their own pet projects to buy more votes and get reelected. this is ridiculous. we will spend more money on " infrastructure," and it will go to environmental groups that can go to court and stop it. guest: i enjoy the passion behind the caller in l.a. l.a. voted to come up with a whole pool of money to repair their highways. i don't know the exact number, but it was a referendum, and the of l.a. are taking it upon themselves to repair and reduce congestion in their city. the highway trust fund, the way it is se

not just on the central coast of california, but across this nation. these clinics, their patients, the people we serve, deserve our support. so i ask congress to support our community health clinics. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. bost, for five minutes. mr. bost: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as a father and grandfather, i know firsthand how important it is that our nation's children have a safe environment to grow and learn. that's why this week i introduced a bipartisan the s.o.s. act, my bill makes panic buttons more available to local school systems. response time to vital important -- vitally important emergency situations makes it quicker and the s.o.s. act provides a lifesaving technology to contact first responders immediately when an incident takes place in our schools. i'm looking forward to building support for this commonsense bill to protect our children in the days and weeks ahead. mr. speaker, i also rise today to recognize a brave young lady f

for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. la mall if a: we're about nine hours -- mr. lamalfa: we're about nine hours into the schumer shutdown. which is basically the senate democrats holding the united states, 320 million people hostage, over an executive order made by president obama to benefit 690,000 people here illegally. the daca program. the daca program has nothing to do with funding the government for the next four weeks. there's plenty of time to continue to address the conversation on daca a, which is going under way, bipartisan basis, something that's due in two months. president trump rightly decided to rescind what was done by a previous executive order so we can abide by the law and put a good law in place that addresses border security, chain migration, and what to do with those here illegally. there is a lot of sympathy for across the country with those minors here under daca. mr.

those affected by the wildfires in california and communities struggling to combat opioid abuse. congress must not waste the next 17 days as it has the last 114. i will be voting no on this continuing resolution, because it does not guarantee that the congress will address the issues that have been referenced. i pray that neither i nor the congress will be in this same position come february 8. i hope we will address, in a positive manner, the issues before us. i am now pleased to yield one minute to the minority leader. >> the gentlewoman from california is recognized. >> i associate myself fully with his remarks. thank you mr. hoyer for your great leadership. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the republicans latest stopgap funding bill. i take great pride in house democrats overwhelmingly supporting the first continuing resolution in september to give the majority a chance to get the job done. but after months of excuses and extensions, i refuse to be an enabler to the republicans' failure any longer. here we are ending the trunk trump shutdown. republicans have failed to ge

host: thank you from oxnard, california. do you want to weigh in on what things are looking like their? are you worried directly about the shutdown? >> i have seen this before. not as worried as i used to be. this is been going on again and again and it is getting monotonous. people deserve a better government and what we are getting right now. what we have right now is zero in the congress. 535 idiots. host: thank you for the call. cape coral, florida from the democrat line. >> thank you for taking my phone call. i do like the german the just spoke, he made a good -- i like the gentleman that just spoke before me, he made a good point. government is completely 0 -- these guys and gals, it is ridiculous every day. i believe these guys will come to an agreement by tonight or they will come up with something in a couple of days that will fund the government and get us through, because they do not want to make it worse than it already is. leadershipk that the , not these guys, but the leadership, the presidents, that is where i

southern california is already a part of this scene. we may not have our own testing ground quite yet, so we know where to go when we are ready. i would like to take a moment now to have us step back. we have gone to the granular here. we have explored different aspects from how this revolution has been done technologically and what the regulatory and safety considerations are, but the city level impacts and what the testing process and transportation policy implications are. i want to step back and think really big picture. how is this revolution going to transform society for the better? what are the problems we haven't talked about yet as well? who here, like me, has already watched the ted talk? people have.ion i think it is a response that people are waking up automakers several years ago and how this revolution is coming. today we are extremely lucky to have him joining us. he actually spoke in our talk -- in our burbank tech talk series. and he's one of our favorite speakers that we've ever had. he is the former president of the

i expect senator dianne feinstein will do very well in california. but in other states we have really very few primaries whereas on the republican side, you have lots of very bitter primaries in a whole range of states. partly caused by the fact republicans were unable to recruit their top contenders and so you have very tough fights among the republican primary contestants. kevin: focusing a bit on california in recent years, , we've seen some case where is -- where republican campaign committee has had to spend money in the republican primaries to protect their incumbent. do you anticipate this an area where they need to go into california which is a very , expensive state and help out senator feinstein? sen. chris van hollen: we strongly support senator feinstein but we also believe she's in a really strong position both in terms of her record and fighting for the people of california. and the campaign that she will run. so, i don't anticipate having to invest any funds in the state of california. sean: zooming out a bit, talking about the messagi

the wheels were made outside of california, the electric motors came from the midwest. so this opportunity was spread out all across america. it's exactly the same. we were to require at our lng, a strategic american asset were exported on american-built ships. and the same for the oil that middle-american states. all of that is the art of the possible. we are all about doing this. we are all about making it in america. take a couple of seconds and give you one more example. for those of us in northern california and anyone who wants to tour san francisco and san francisco bay area, you will see a new bridge spanning the bay from oakland to san francisco. it is a beautiful bridge. however, it was a bridge that was built with chinese steel. it was supposed to be 10% cheaper. so they went with the cheap but wound up with steel that had problems and it ultimately wound out to be way, way over the budget. and 3,000 jobs and a brand new high-tech, most advanced steel manufacturing plant perhaps in the world was built in china. no jobs in america. no new steel mill in america

mccarthy and the gentlewoman from california, ms. elosi. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, i send to the desk the privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 678, resolved that the clerk of the house inform the senate that a quorum of the house is present and that the house is ready to proceed with business. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 679, resolvinged that unless otherwise order, the hour of daily meeting of the house shall be 2:00 p.m. on mondays, noon on tuesdays or 2:00 p.m. if no l

teresa dimaggio as a hero of the month for california's 16th congressional district. teresa is a fierce advocate for veterans. she's dedicated her career to ensuring veterans receive only the best care and treatment. and why? she's a veteran herself. for over 11 years she's worked in the united states department of veterans affairs, including the v.a. medical facility in fresno, california, which serves veterans in my district, an important hospital. here i had the pleasure to work with teresa to make sure our san joaquin valley veterans and their families receive the high-quality care and service they deserve. teresa will continue to serve our veterans in the veterans administration san diego health care system. we will miss her in our valley. the director of the fresno v.a. hospital described teresa in this way. in my 40 years in working with the federal government, i have rarely worked with someone that is so focused on supporting our fellow veterans. teresa's dedication and her commitment to our nation's heroes is unparalleled. she works tirelessly to ensure each

i'm from california. perhaps the two of us could get in a bit of rage that the tax bill forces the people of new york, california, illinois and pennsylvania to pay a tax on the tax they paid. mr. jeffries: absolutely. they are punishing taxpayers in california and new york and new jersey and connecticut and illinois and pennsylvania to benefit states in the deep south or other parts of the country that already receive more from the federal government than they give in return for taxes to be outrageous and this will just continue the inequity. new york regularly sends $40 billion more to the federal government than we get back in return. and they just made a bad situation worse. the same for california. mr. garamendi: well, it's probably not appropriate that we get into a rage about the way in which this tax bill purposely harms contributor states and forces the taxpayers in those states to pay taxes, federal taxes on the taxes that they have paid to the state governments. we could probably go on and on fo

around northern california. and work during the week and patronize.d likely i have seen his fans and many others like that. many other folks that were blending their talents and other venues around northern california. . we kids used to watch the show on the weekends. some of the country staples. as well as the jokes. some might say they're corny jokes, but they were also clean jokesment and something you can just have a little -- jokes. and something you can just have a little chuckle over and enjoy. they indeed were a staple. along with that country music in their own right. so, for example, i got to share a couple of them. one of his jokes would be, they say dogs make great chiropractors because they know where all the bones are. or, did you hear the one about the dentist who married the manicurist? they've been fighting tooth and nail ever since. see what i mean? they might make you grown -- groan a little bit, but they make you smile and make you think of a time when things were a little more simpleand a li

. >> on from west sacramento, california. >> chris wyles, denton, texas. >> santa clara, california. perris,l vargas, california. >> kevin buckley, annapolis, maryland. >> on the mayor of nashville, tennessee. not a mayor but director of asian american civil rights organization. >> durham, north carolina. >> on the mayor of ocala, florida. >> steve jones, mayor of garden grove. >> central falls, rhode island. >> union city, california. >> karen freeman-wilson, gary, indiana. >> providence, rhode island. >> anchorage, alaska. >> gresham, oregon. >> thank you, that was very helpful. >> kalamazoo, michigan. >> thank you so much, and thank you to all the organizers of this important event. i'm very grateful to have all of you here in washington, d.c., at a very timely moment in the struggle to protect those with daca and to protect all dreamers. as was said before, i'm a senior policy attorney with the national immigration law center. for those of you who may not are anr work, we organization that has been around for over 35 years. we are based in los angeles, but office here in washingt

i expect dianne feinstein will do very well in california. t in other states, we have really, very few primaries whereas on the republican side, you have lots of very bitter primaries in a whole range of tates. >> in recent years, we've seen some case where is republicans, the republican campaign committee has had to spend money on the republican prime troy protect their incumbent. do you anticipate where they need to go into california, which is a very expensive zpate help out senator feinstein? sen. chris van hollen: we strongly support senator feinstein but we also believe she's really strong position both in terms of her record and fighting for the people of california. and the campaign that she will run. so, i don't anticipate having to invest any funds in the state of california. >> zooming out a bit talking about the messaging, a lot of democratic activists and some lawmakers have expressed some serious concerns about the president to the point where they have said there should be a move to impeach president trump. who questions. one,

speaker, i yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from california, mr. lieu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lieu: thank you, mr. speaker. make this issue really simple for the american people. spying on foreigners without following the constitution, that is ok. spying on americans without following the constitution, that is not ok. the fourth amendment does not have an as terrific that says our intelligence agencies don't have to follow it. is not ok. it applies to all of government. that's why i support the u.s.a. rights amendment. support this bill. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. amash: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, at this time i yield one minute to the gentleman from california, mr. costa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. costa: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise to oppose this amendment. i think it's in the wrong direction. to support the underlying

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. schiff: mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah. mr. stewart: mr. speaker, i'd like to make mr. schiff aware we have no further speakers. i'm prepared to close. programs in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. schiff: mr. speaker, once again i would reluctantly urge that we withdraw consideration bill on o the floor today. i certainly -- bill on the floor today. i certainly have been working as hard as anyone to try to agree to a compromise that would move forward this very important surveillance authority, but would strike the right balance between our security interests and our privacy interests. but i do think we need more time to work on this bill. i think that was only underscored this morning with the contradictory statements coming out of the administration . an issue of this magnitude and seriousness deserves seriou

. >> judgment from california. mr. speaker. member and a former member of the judiciary to bounce national security and counterterrorism with privacy rights and civil liberties of americans. amendment acta seeks to we authorize the program while making changes to protect privacy interests. nonetheless, as i indicated before we took up the bill, in light of the significant concerns that have been raised and in light of the irresponsible and inherently contradictory messages coming out of the white house today, i would recommend we withdraw consideration of the bill today to give us more time to address the privacy concerns that have been raised as far as to get a clear idea from the administration about the bill. i do this reluctantly. this is among one of the most important of all of our surveillance programs. i think the issues that have been raised will need more time to be resolved and i think we clear statement from the administration whether their support of this legislation or not. the president issued a statement the twi

recent events in california, and hawaii, remind us of the urgency of improving wea. the massive wildfires that swept through northern california an in october caused the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. the wea system was designed for precisely this sort of situation. when lives and property are at stake. when a large number of americans need to receive instructions and when time is of the essence. if there are reports that officials in california chose not to use wea because it lacks precise targeting. they feared the unintended consequences of alerting too many residents and telling them to evacuate. as we just heard, the report of false alert in hawaii resulted in 38 minutes of panic and confusion, so we must continue to exercise our oversight authority. our experience with wea over the last five years and the significant submissions from the public safety community in the record support the commission's actions today. we now require that we as -- at we a's match the target area, reduce the overwarning an warning fatigue, we require that messages be p

i work on the border state here in california. and i do agree with the previous caller regarding the c.r.'s. although i do disagree with the fact that first of all it's only 51% republicans in the vote in the senate to even get a 60 -- 60-vote partisanship. they need another nine from the democrats. so that whole spin about it's all republicans, all republicans. what this is about is a fisa memo that came about. it was released to those in congress. that needs to be released publicly. host: why do you think that needs to be released? caller: because, it goes to all of this and this election. the whole beginning of this trump administration has been on attack. and it shows the collusion with the democrats and fusion and -- it's a huge scandal that's being held down. so that's one issue. another thing is is i'd like to ask the black americans out there, where's your representation? because i'll tell you right now, the democrats are pandering to latino, illegal latinos who they want as voters. i live in a state, this is the issue, it

for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. rohrabacher: i rise today to draw attention of the american people to information that is being kept from them. so often the good will and good heartedness of the american people is manipulated and to achieve goals sometimes are detrimental to those people and are detrimental to our country as well. today, the american people are being told that there are young people who are here illegally, brought by their parents at an early age. they call them dreamers and that we must be concerned about them as we are. of course we're concerned about them. ur sympathy are with young ople anywhere who want to be -- there are 850,000 of these young people. most people -- that's being left out of the discussion. and that -- they are looking to be legalized and when they are legalized that means they can apply for family reunification which means they are -- they then will receive government benefits and even more peop

robert in california, hello. caller: hello, first of all i want to say thank you for everything that you guys do. you guys are honest and straightforward. a lot of this has to be put in historical context, real quick, melissa king was a great man, but his words -- martin luther king was a great man, but his words are used in reverse to get rid of affirmative action, which is really sad. you know, the whole comment of donald trump is really sad, because we do not put that in historical context. africa was invaded by the british, white people, the united states was invaded by white people, china was invaded by white people, so if they are as whole countries, it is because the united states and white countries have invaded all those countries and made them into the countries they are today. we have an opportunity, we are at a crossroads now where we need to start looking at historical context and putting everything, educating our minds in a spiritual way, because we are in the cracks of a nuclear war -- crux of a nu

for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, today i rise to commemorate korean american day which celebrates the arrival of the first 102 korean immigrants to the united states on january 13, 1903. the first korean immigrants came in pursuit of the american dream. and initially served as farm workers, wage laborers, and section hands. through resilience, efforts, and sacrifice they established the foundation for their children and future generations. today nearly two million korean americans have honored their ancestor's lega sane achieved the american dream by transforming all aspects of american life. joined latino who and korean culture, to create new quizeens that have won the stomachs of all american. to the first korean american elected to congress. others. ountless i'm honored to represent the largest korean population in the country and reintroduce dues this resolution on the 150th ann