thornberry of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas, mr. thornberry and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. thornberry: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. chairman the spectrum pipeline act was included in the bipartisan budget agreement of 2015 that we passed in december. now, apparently, there has developed some disagreement among lawyers about whether that had some effect on section 1062-b of the fiscal year 2000 national defense authorization act related to spectrum. my amendment simply clarifies what everyone that i know of agrees on and that is it was never intended to have any effect. we have an assurance from the office of management and budget that was their intention. i appreciate chairman fred upton who worked with us, saying that was not his intention and so basically, i see this as a technical amendment to resolve some disagreement among lawyers. and so with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his tim

i also want to thank my good friend from texas, mr. cuellar, who introduced the house version of this legislation, which has already passed the senate. when it comes to our southern neighbor, mexico, lately we've been hearing far too much about building walls. mexico is a critically united t partner to the states. our people shares close ties. a few weeks ago the senate helped build a bridge by confirming a new ambassador to mexico, roberta jacobson. this is long overdue. she is excellent. we're glad to have her on her way to mexico right now. this bill, we're strengthening a bridge between the united states and mexico in the years ahead. the starr-camargo bridge connects rio grande, texas, with mexico. the legal authority to operate this bridge will expire in 16 years. that may seem like a long way off, but as a result of that end date we've already started to see a constraint in long-term investments. this bill would eliminate that expiration date. we've done the same thing before. the progresso international bridge once had a sunset

thornberry of texas. mr. thornberry: i ask unanimous consent that amendment number 7 be modified in the form i have placed at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the modification. the chair: modification to amendment number 7 printed in house report 114-569 offered by mr. thornberry of texas. mr. thornberry: i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the modification be dispensed with. the chair: without objection, the reading is dispensed with. is there objection to the modification? without objection, the amendment en bloc are mod fid. pursuant to house resolution 732, the gentleman from texas, mr. thornberry, and the gentleman from texas, mr. veasey, each will control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. thornberry: these amendments have been worked with the minority, i believe that they should be acceptable to all members. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves this egentleman, mr. veasey is recognized. mr. veasey: although i'm not

perot in austin texas. earlier in the year he said he could run if supporters received the number of signatures. this is about ten minutes. [ cheering and applause ] >> thank you. thank you. you are so enthusiastic. it is wonderful. we have a memento here from the grassroots movement of texas that we would like to present to mr. perot now on behalf of all of you who have worked so hard. and let me read the encryption to him and to those of you who have not had a chance to see this. we, the people of texas, join the millions of fellow americans who by our volunteer efforts have secured an overwhelming number of signatures to place the name ross perot on the presidential ballot of the great state of texas. we congratulate you and wish you the best of luck in your bid for the presidency of the united states and we will do our utmost to continue our efforts to achieve that goal. thank you. [ cheering and applause ] >> thank you. [ chanting ] >> thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. he's going to

thornberry of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas, mr. thornberry and the gentleman from washington, mr. smith are recognized. mr. thornberry: each of these amendments have been worked on both sides of the aisle. i believe this package deserves members' support and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from exas reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> i rise to claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. o'rourke: i yield two minutes to the the gentleman from texas. >> my amendment today would require the defense department and f.a.a. to discuss the helicopter noise. and develop recommendations to reduce the noise on people and property. the airspace around washington, d.c., is more highly congested than any other part of the country. 144 helicopter operations take are here every day, 75% military. one recent addition to our airspace is a hybrid helicopter and airplane with the width of an eight-story building. it has been deployed to iraq and afghanistan and now the peaceful com

billion-dollar floods in houston, texas. a major american city declared a disaster area not once, but twice in the last one year. if i'm permitted to i shall reserve some time for closing comments. the chair: the gentleman may reserve his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? mr. simpson: mr. chairman, i make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation on an appropriation bill and therefore violates clause 2 of rule 21. the rule states in pertinent part, an amendment to a general appropriation bill shall not be in order if it changes existing law. the amendment includes an emergency designation and as such constitutes legislation in violation of clause 2 of rule 21, and i ask for a ruling from the chair. the chair: does any other member wish to be heards on the point of order? mr. green: i would like to be heard, if i may. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. green: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, simps

these guys were coming to texas in order to make texas into a new america. >> but mexico and general santa ana stand in the way. crockett meets with an old friend from his washington days, sam houston, commander of the texan army. >> politics, did that. this is war. i've selected 65 excellent rifl riflemen. i want you to reinforce the garrison there and hold it. what do you say? >> sam, i'd be happy and honored to fight for the future of the republic of texas. >> sam houston dispatches crockett to a garrison known by the mexicans as the alamo. working my canister off to clean and shine... and give proven protection... against fading and aging. he won't use those copycat wipes. hi...doing anything later? the quiet type. i like that. armor all original protectant. don't be dull. now it's war, they band i want them dead!lves. the fleas and ticks? their whole gang. we can do that. only bravecto kills fleas & ticks for up to 12 weeks with one tasty chew. starts killing fleas in two hours and kills nearly 100% in under twelve. and it's fda approved. brecto is for dogs 6 months of age or ol

. >> says texas. but over the last decade there's dozens of clubs that wear texas bot om ro bottom rocker. and the cossacks asked for it. >> according to some in the biking world, it was a fatal error. >> they're trying to become 1%ers, show the bandidos that we are equal to you. in the long run it was a tactical error, a blunder. >> reporter: how does a patch lead to this. coming up, living in fear, an exclusive with a cossack who was in the middle of it all. >> you saw the person pull the gun. you know when i first started out, it was all pencil and paper. the surface pro is very intuitive. i can draw lightly, just like i would with a real pencil. i've been a forensic artist for over 30 years. i do the composite sketches which are the bad guy sketches. you need good resolution, powerful processor because the computer has to start thinking as fast as my brain does. i do this because i want my artwork to help people. ...that could stand up to weather like this... ...or this... ...or even this? if a st

now, the texas governor, despite president obama's request says he will not lift texas sanctions against iran. the lifting of those texas sanctions would send billions of dollars into the hands of iran. governor abbot even going one step further saying he will tighten and strengthen the texas sanctions. texas governor author of the brand new book "broken but unvowed." good evening, sir. you have a letter dated april 8th from the president of the united states saying essentially and i think it's a form letter. i think a couple governors got the same letter but it has your name on it. it says he wants you to eliminate the sanctions the state of texas has to iran and you say, what? >> we say no way. we believe that the iran deal is bad for america. it's bad for israel. it's the way the law works is that states are not required to make that divesture toler to relen gish the sanctions. what texas is going to do because we believe it's the right thick to do to stand with israel, we are going to maintain the sanctions against iran. we are going to maintain the divesture of investing in iran. bu

jackson lee of texas. the chair: the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i ask to address the house, revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without objection. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the gentleman from massachusetts for yielding and also for his service to the nation. i thank the ranking member of the full committee, mr. smith, and the chairman of the full committee, mr. thornberry, and the rules committee for accepting this amendment and let me thank you doubly and tripley because you've been kind enough to accept this amendment on a regular basis. i'm going to persist because i believe it is important. let me make a big pronouncement or announcement or breaking news. there are women in the united states military. i want to say that again. there are women in the united states military. my amendment deals with triple negative breast cancer. and it calls for increased collaboration between the d.o.d. and the national institutes of health to combat triple negative breast cancer. it is in fact -- this amendment directs the department of d

. >> it says texas. but over the last decade there's dozens of clubs that wear a texas rocker and the cossacks asked for it it. >> by adding the texas patch to their vest. according to some in the biking world, it was a fatal error. >> they're trying to become one percenters and show the bandidos that we're equal to you. the long run, it was a blunder. >> but how does a patch lead to this? ♪ coming up, living in fear. an exclusive with a cossack in the middle of it all. what body aches? what knee pain? what sore elbow? advil liqui-gels make pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain? advil. t-mobile is going big for small business. you'll never get charged data overages, ever. get your own 24 / 7 dedicated business account team. and with double the lte coverage in the last year you can get more done in more places. right now get 2 lines with 10 gigs each for just a $100 bucks. and for a limited time get a hot spot free, yeah free. switch your business to t-mobile@work today

porque hay gran flujo que pasan de la frontera de mÉxico a texas. llegara a estados unidos, es cuestiÓn de tiempo. >>> vanessa hauc, gracias y hablaba del estado de texas, como uno de los lugares donde hay preocupaciÓn que allÍ precisamente se pudiera propagar esta enfermedad del zika el congresista henry cuellar de texas estÁ con nosotros en washington, congresista, gracias. la primera pregunta es ¿cuan preocupados estÁn ustedes por lo queudiera pasar en texas?. >>> yo tuve en brasil hace 2 meses y hablamos mucho de la enfermedad del zika, que es algo que estÁ pegando muy duro a brasil, a puerto rico y a otras partes. viene por centroamÉrica y mÉxico tambi y por eso, acabamos de tener una audiencia con laredo texas en la frontera. trajimos oficiales federales, estatales, rd mÉxico con el comisionado de salud de texas. y hablamos, porque en mÉxico y la fronteras de los estados unidos, sabemos que no hay una vacuna para el zika. es algo que debemos comentar y tenemos que trabajar como paÍses, para hallar una soluciÓn, una vacuna para est

reportera: caos y destrucciÓn en partes de texas y oklahoma. cientos de hogares y estructurar recibieron lo peor del poderoso embate de la madre naturaleza. los ventarrones tumbaron Árboles y cables elÉctricos. baÑaron detrÁs -- daÑaron techos de casas. en texas una mujer y sus cuatro nietos murieron hoy. cayeron ocho pulgadas de lluvia en 24 horas.. los cuerpos fueron hallados cerca de una casa. el agua subiÓ tan rÁpido que no permitiÓ que las personas tuvieran suficiente tiempo para salir de sus casas. decenas de familias fueron desplazadas mientras las autoridades continÚan recibiendo llamadas de auxilio. y las tormentas avanzaron en forma de serpiente por el norte y este de texas. recorren zonas afectadas para valorarlo el total de los daÑos causados. fÉlix: uno puerto rico estÁ horas de que se venza el plazo de la deuda. no tienen dinero suficiente para cubrir sus obligaciones. reportero: aprobaron mÉrida hoy para exigirle al congreso de estados unidos que ayude a reestructurar a puerto rico. los principales programas de radio

perot in austin texas. earlier in the year he said he could run if supporters received the number of signatures. this is about ten minutes. [ cheering and applause ] >> thank you. thank you. you are so enthusiastic. it is wonderful. we have a memento here from the grassroots movement of texas that we would like to present to mr. perot now on behalf of all of you who have worked so hard. and let me read the encryption to him and to those of you who have not had a chance to see this. we, the people of texas, join the millions of fellow americans who by our volunteer efforts have secured an overwhelming number of signatures to place the name ross perot on the presidential ballot of the great state of texas. we congratulate you and wish you the best of luck in your bid for the presidency of the united states and we will do our utmost to continue our efforts to achieve that goal. thank you. [ cheering and applause ] >> thank you. [ chanting ] >> thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. he's going to

thornberry of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas and the gentleman from massachusetts will each control 10 minutes. mr. thornberry: i urge adoption of this en bloc package. the chair: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. smith: i yield myself such time as i may consume. there was an amendment that was in there happening to do with a new rocket engine and launch vehicle and i thank mr. rogers, the subcommittee chairman who worked closely with developing this package. we have a lot of american companies that are working hard to develop a new engine and not rely on the russian engine. the amendment allows those companies to use some of the money that the air force is developing to develop a launch vehicle to go along with that engine and i think pretty soon we have great companies in my district and other folks working on other vehicles and this amendment allows money that the air force is providing to go to the launch vehicle. and will reduce the cost of our launch costs for the air forc

it is texas, after all. hundreds of people under mandatory evacuation orders tonight in communities like rosenburg and wharton, texas, about 30 miles to the southwest of houston. shelters have been set up across the region for everyone who has been displaced. but meteorologists say it could get worse before it gets any better. storms are in the forecast unfortunately for most of the week. so, any additional rainfall could only exacerbate as you can see a dire situation. greta? >> boy, casey, it does look awful and dangerous. thank you, casey. fox news meteorologist janice dean is tracking all the storms. janice, i guess you don't have any good for those people in texas tonight. >> i wish i did. this has been ongoing. this has been a big story for the last several months. in some cases they are seeing record levels of flooding over the springtime for places like austin and houston where they have gotten over 2 feet of rainfall in just a matter of weeks. and you can see right now on the map we have a lot of ra

the gentleman from texas. mr. green: we have no further speakers and i'm glad to yield back our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. mr. guthrie: thank you, mr. speaker. i urge my colleagues to vote for h.r. 1818 and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1818. as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative -- mr. guthrie: on that vote i'd like to request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in fare of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and

these guys were coming to texas in order to make texas into a new america. >> but mexico and general santa ana stand in the way. crockett meets with an old friend from his washington days, sam houston, commander of the texan army. >> politics, did that. this is war. i've selected 65 excellent rifl riflemen. i want you to reinforce the garrison there and hold it. what do you say? >> sam, i'd be happy and honored to fight for the future of the republic of texas. >> sam houston dispatches crockett to a garrison known by the mexicans as the alamo. sfx: climbing sounds duracell quantum lasts longer so kevin jorgeson can power through the night. sfx: duracell slamtones that reminds me... anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea... ...gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against occasional digestive issues. with three types of good bacteria. live the regular life. phillips'. ♪ it was always just a hobby. something you did for fun. until the day it became something much more. and that is why you invest. the best returns aren't just measure

community distinguished alumni l,ndow, texas -- of wendel texas. i saw some old friends and my wife asked me what it was like in a town that small. what were the challenges? it was a small town. i said we had to take drivers education and sex education in the same car. and then she thought about a minute and said, that makes sense you don't drive very well either. [laughter] >> just an idea of how much respect i get at home. you have been hearing and you're going to hear a lot about this issue in the coming months. were in an election cycle. we can't avoid it. it is to be with us for a few months. hearing a lot of things said, some very compassionate, some cruel, some in between. it's going to be talked about a lot. the conversation is going to shed a lot more heat than light on the issue. what i'm trying to do and what them like is called we see them. i'm going to start with one very simple number that frames this issue for the state of texas are you a few years ago we did a 50 state study. the numbers are different but every state had the same ge

manuel, cbs news lynn tell texas. >> more tragedy in texas a teenager is dead and another injured after a carnival ride in el paso. the girls were on a spinning ride called the sizzler when they were somehow thrown off of it. the teenager was killed when she hit a melt barricading these karen in a vails are regulated by state statutes. >> there's inspections that are required. whether or not this vendor is up to par with that, it hasn't been determined. that will be revealed. >> investigators are now looking into what caused that ride to malfunction. >>> also, police in boston are trying to figure out what led t a deadly duck boat accident this morning. a 29 year old woman on a scooter was killed after the scooter collided with the sightseeing vehicle. it happened near boston commons a male passenger on that scooter suffered minor injuries. there were about 30 people own on the duck boat no one else was injured. >>> to kenya where officials burned a hundred tones of poached elephant. ever destroyed. dignitaries led by the nations president set the fire this morning at national park. the

texas. the governor of texas will talk about that, the election, and much more. ♪ david: this is "bloomberg markets." i'm david gura. texas governor greg abbott has been calling on fellow republican tonight to defeat hillary clinton while also promising that he would fight against policies that give transgender people access to bathrooms. he talks about all of that in his new book. i am pleased to welcome texas governor greg abbott right now. let's begin with the bathroom laws. north carolina says it will sue the u.s. government. you have said texas will fight this. how come a similar lawsuits? >> we are fighting the same way that i have been fighting against the obama administration. i think i hold the record for suing the obama administration. i try to 30 times before i became governor. i talk about these issues in my new book. the constitution and the federal government has been turned upside down. congress has taken several opportunities to weigh in on the transgender bathroom issue, w

in texas, you know, we like to say that things are bigger in texas. unfortunately texas has one record that we really don't -- didn't want, and that is that we have 25% of the sex trafficking in the country. we're one of 50 states and yet we had 25% of that -- the victims of sex trafficking going on right there in texas. we were able to pass house bill 4009, which did a number of things. it actually instructed police, enforcement officials, to take a look at some of these young girls that are being picked up and i guess for that matter, young men as well. and to not just assume that they were willfully participating in the sex trade, t to look deeper into that background there and some of these children, some of these girls we found out were actually held against their will and were drugged and beaten into submission. some as young as 12 that were dancing in some of these strip clubs, like you said, some of the patrons would take notice of that and would get them help. so in texas, we did identify that pretty early on, about five or six years ago now.

brennan, texas, shattering the records, toppling 17 inches of rain. drivers in houston stranded. >> from the time we turned around, my car was underwater. >> reporter: it's been a destructive week. 134 tornado reports since last saturday, spawning dramatic images throughout the heartland. lightning in oklahoma caught on a police dash cam. today this funnel cloud spotted in north dakota, east of fargo. in central texas, the powerful thunderstorms forced allen and his wife to take cover. >> we started getting a little bit of hail. so we jumped up and went to the door to look. and then it got really intense. >> reporter: that intensity not over yet. rising rivers expected to crest saturday morning, and among their highest levels ever. here in kansas, there's already been another tornado warning this afternoon. and more rain has started to fall. the flood threat now stretching into the holiday weekend. the enormity of this week's storms still sinking in. lester? >> gabe gutierrez. tonight, al roker with us right now. al, we're heading into a holiday weeke

anywhere from texas up into parts of missouri and even into iowa. lauren: you stay safe too. nicole: donald trump says his ambitious tax plan may involve raising taxes on the wealthy. wealth. >> for the wealthy, i think it should go up. nicole: we will tell you what to expect. you're watching fbn:am, first

, and is the 36th lieutenant governor of texas. a protege of president johnson, then -- ben took to heart the president's belief in education. his legislative legacy in texas has benefited students in the state. as speaker, he established the higher education coronary board -- coronation board. and throughout his terms in office, texas increased funding for education, rising to the top of its rankings among the 50 states. several new universities and graduate schools were created and there is no doubt that the state of texas advanced because of his leadership. then -- ben has taken his leadership skills to washington dc, where his law firm is located in the former home of teddy roosevelt. when i visit him, i think of the office as the embassy of texas in the nation's capital. please welcome the honorable ben barnes. [applause] mr. barnes: thank you, very much. it is my pleasure this evening to introduce our secretary of state, my friend, secretary john kerry. as he prepares to speak tonight, i am reminded of the many years of dedic

of texas. now, never mind that a lot of those folks are unemployed for all kinds of reasons, physical skills do those jobs and skilled construction trades, put that aside and pretend to swap them out, that is not realistic but say you could. you would suddenly have a gap of 600,000 workers in the state of texas. in one day. how would you go about filling that gap. the answer is you wouldn't. that would create a difficult and destructive situation and that is basic economics of situations right now. markets have always had remarkable ability to find ways to get things done. the reason we have a lot more undocumented workers than we had 30 years ago is very simple. baby boomers got old. we had shortages of workers. we did all kinds of things, we encouraged more folks to come in. put medicare and childcare and everything else in the workplace to keep people working. we started job sharing, letting people work from home, using more and more technology to take the place of workers, start encouraging

we begin in texas in may of 1992. earlier in the year he said he would run for president if reporters got his name on the ballot in all 50 states. at this rally he announced he exceeded the number of signatures needed to place his name on the ballot in his home state. this is about 10 minutes. chaups chaus [ cheers and applause ]s [ cheers and applause ][ cheers] >> thank you. thank you. you are so enthusiastic. it's wonderful. we had a momento here from texas that we would like to present to mr. pe row now on behalf of all of you who have worked so hard. and let me read the inscription to him and to you who have not had the chance it see this. we, the people of texas, join the millions of fellow americans who brought our volunteers efforts to secure an overwhelming number of signatures to pledge the name ross perot on the presidential ballot of the great state of texas. we congratulate you and wish you the best of luck in your bid for the presidency of the united states, and we will do our utmost to continue our effo

the gentleman from texas. mr. green: i yield three minutes to the sponsor of this bill, congresswoman clark from massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from massachusetts is recognized. ms. clark: thank you, mr. speaker a and thank you to the gentleman from texas for yielding. in the last decade we have seen a staggering increase of opioids overdose deaths. in 2015, this epidemic claimed 125 lives in my district alone. there are a lot of different causes of this crisis. but the number of prescription opioids in circulation is a critical factor. over the last 15 years, the amount of prescription painkillers has quadrupled and generic vicodin is the most prescribed drug to medicare beneficiaries. we know that often patients don't use all the opioids they get prescribed and according to the national institute on drug abuse, over 70% of adulingts who misuzbekistan prescription drugs get them from friends or relatives. millions of half-filled bottles of unused and unwanted prescription drugs line our fa

schools in texas, what will that mean financially? >> well, it remains to be sceee. he was asked about that and he said the legislate injure and the statewide leadership will find a way to work around these guidelines. i don't know if it was in what you just played, but he strongly urged every superintendent in the district not to follow these guidelines. keeping in mind there's only a few weeks left for those public schools. but what he said today poses all kinds of questions about the potential cost to the state would be and what the fall-out would be. >> and we have that clip there from josh earnest and the white house here stressing this is not a change in law or anything, but this is, whatever side you come down on this, this is requiring, in the case of a lot of these schools, some significant changes. >> yeah, absolutely. he called it a blackmail and he urged school districts and superintendents not to cave to that pressure from the federal government. again, calling it blackmail. he called it a modern come and take it moment f

governor of texas. the youngest in the state's history. johnson, benlyndon took to heart the president's belief in the importance of education. his legislative legacy in texas has benefited students in the state. as speaker, he established the higher education coronary board -- coordination board. and throughout his terms in office, texas increased funding for higher education more than threefold rising to the top of , its rankings among the 50 states. during his tenure, several universities and graduate schools were created. there is no doubt that the state of texas advanced because of his leadership. ben has taken his leadership skills to washington dc, where his law firm is located in the former home of president teddy roosevelt. when i visit been in his office i think of the office as the , embassy of texas in the nation's capital. please welcome the honorable ben barnes. [applause] mr. barnes: thank you very much. it is my pleasure this evening to introduce our secretary of state, my friend, secret

the greatest risk shaded in orange through north eastern texas to parts of missouri. anywhere from texas to nebraska, you could be seeing severe weather as we head into the afternoon evening today. nicole: incredible pictures. i know you will keep us up to date on the storms. thanks, maria. lauren: we will be right back. nicole: let's take a look at u.s. stock market futures, looking to the upside. down 1.4% over the oh weeks. today we have up arrows. s&p futures up 5 and a half right now. taking a look also at here commodities, we've had right now oil has been running up about 2.2%, it is sitting at 45.69, keeping a key eye on wild fires and gold is pulling back up to 15 bucks. and maria bartiromo coming up right now on mornings with maria, good morning, maria. maria: hey, there, nicole. happy monday. i'm maria bartiromo, it is monday may ninth, top stories right now 6:00 a.m. on the east coast. on the general election presumptive republican nominee donald trump shifts position on key economic issues as he looks toward november including minimum wage and taxes. >> by

thornberry of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. thornberry: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thornberry: mr. chairman, i appreciate the opportunity to offer this amendment which i do not believe is controversial. mr. chairman, one of the many parts of this bill on which members on both sides of the aisle have contributed is to try to improve our acquisition system. partly to get more value out of the money -- the taxpayer money that is spent, and partly to try to get technology into the field, into the hands of our war fighters faster. because technology evolves and the threats evolve so quickly. we have consulted with folks in the pentagon and the industry to make improvements in this part of the bill this amendment

i wanted to have you on because i'm curious how this is playing in texas right now. because i get the sense from talking to lieutenant governor patrick, from ted cruz's campaign trail rhetoric, that conservatives, a, believe what they're saying, first order. but also think they've got a winning political issue on their hands right now. is that the sense you get? >> i think it's much more the latter than the former, chris. they feel they've got a winning political issue on their hands. i found it so striking today to see dan patrick get up and grandstand in the news conference that he held, talking about those 30 pieces of silver and the intrusions of the federal government. we have some real problems here in texas. we have a dramatically underfunded school system here. we lost a little girl not long ago in grand prairie because our child protective services is so dramatically underfunded. the texas legislature cut $400 million from disabled children receiving therapeutic services. you didn't see dan patrick stand up and hold a news conference on any of those issues b

bab on the of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas and a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. babin: i rise in strong support of my amendment to prohibit to the islamics from being funded in this energy and water appropriations bill. as a result of this recent nuclear deal, iran has now cleared -- is now cleared to receive up to $150 billion ap never made its way back. iran is the leading state's sponsor of terrorism. dangerous sent to a regime that flounts international norms and threatens to wipe israel off the map and is response i will for the murders of hundreds of united states soldiers. passage of this amendment will to go to late clean iran. no money for contracts to buy their heavy water. no money for their so-called civilian nuclear power program. let's not get fooled. the iran deal has only given an ye vote by 162 members of this house, a very small total. the president may have lifted the sanctions but there is no reason we cannot take this step to show iran and the world t

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winds, hail, rain and tornadoes set to texas and north dakota. farm lands torn apart. >> maria molina tracking the latest. >> we are expecting more rain across parts of texas. right now it is relatively quiet out there. we have dry conditions across the eastern and western parts of the state. we have a number of flood warnings in effect in the eastern parts of the state. they are forecast at flood stage coming up today and tomorrow some of you. taking a look at the forecast. it has potentially more than 6 inches out there. we are expecting severe weather in wisconsin and parts of the florida panhandle with damaging winds large hail and isolated tornadoes through the day today and through the night. >> we have been dealing with what's left of bonnie bringing in the tropical moisture up to parts of the northeast. most of the rain will be localized across parts of the carolinas where we could see additional rain through the day today. let's head back inside. >> that is a wet one. maria molina sthooivengs. >> it is known as candy land because it hand

you can see how close the rivers are getting into this texas home. the rivers in southeast texas prompted the evacuation of two prisons. the river is expected to reach over 53 feet later this week, which is the highest recorded here. manuel, cbs news, rosenburg, texas. >>> severe thunderstorms are also expected to hit the central plains and the mid-atlantic and they're bracing for tropical storm bonnie. it's moving up the east coast. >>> let's get our forecast. a lot of people headed outside for memorial day. >> i was out there, outside, outside our studio in san francisco and it was feeling down road bombe. the skies are blue this afternoon. a few, thin clouds. let's take a look at that again one more time. we wanted to jump ahead to the forecast. temperatures, wow, 77 degrees. 76 to the north and santa rosa to the east, 81 degrees and livermore, our weather watcher is in brentwood and concord reporting temperatures in the low and mid-80s. here's what you need to know on this memorial day. cool on the coast. and 50s and 60s at this hour. warm and ho

it began with a fire at a fertilizer plant in west texas. and the massive explosion that followed, registering as strong as a magnitude 2.1 earthquake. so many lives lost on that night. hundreds, in fact, were injured. but this evening, three years and 400 interviews later, what authorities have just revealed, as they now issue a major reward for help. abc's phillip mena is in texas. >> reporter: we remember that father in the car with his daughter. >> you okay? >> yeah, i can't hear. >> reporter: the explosion. the fear. >> please, get out of here. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: the blast, the smoke seen from all over town. families sheltering one another. cowering behind cars. roofs collapsed. the top floor of this apartment complex torn off. >> oh, my god. people's houses are on fire. >> reporter: homes, neighborhoods on fire. rescue teams racing in to help. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: 15 killed. hundreds injured. and tonight, federal and state investigators say the fire that triggered the deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in west texas

the texas direct there and a nap that critic will look at how nafta took jobs from southern texas to mexico and how it hurts mexicans as well. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal wednesday and thursday, june 1 and two from laredo, texas. conventions at 2016 -- commencement addresses continues. later, attorney loretto lynch. administrator gina macarthur told graduates at vermont law school to consider careers and public service. she also spoke about the efforts onion's climate change. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, students. you rock! hello vermont law school lawyers. i have to start by saying two things. first of all, congratulations to all the masters. you don't intimidate had all. i have one of those. i want to say up front, i am not a lawyer and really i have

i'm from chicago, but i moved to austin, texas. to sit and hear just last night to say, you know, having different people in to talk about the heroin and open yachts that's going on. host: let you go there, mark. you had your say on that. i think we heard comments about that on this morning's "washington journal." we were talking about the donald trump and paul ryan meeting. one more quick comments. rah, the last word here -- vernon, new york. independent line. caller: how are you? here's my take on the whole thing. donald trump called america and muslims and other people, srespecting the house, the enate, after lying on tv and saying he couldn't turn in his taxes when the i.r.s. says he can, after all this stuff that he's lied about, he's supposed to be our president? after the way he's talked to the people? host: sarah in vernon, new york. thanks for your comments. the house gaveling in for more work on opioid legislation. live coverage here on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed

. >> reporter: it's not just texas. heavy win and hail in kansas, funnel cloud in minnesota and north dakota, flooding in missouri. a tumt u with us end to a week that saw more than 100 tornadoes reported throughout the heartland and a forecast for many which isn't getting any better. >>> a special event today for 600 children who have lost a parent to war. it's called playfield in the park. there's plenty of food and activities. some members of the washington redskins were even there and nbc 4 was also there. news 4's angie goff showed folks what it takes to be a reporter. and a thing or two about the weather. >>> now here's storm team 4 forecast. >> angie and i had such a wonderful time at that event today. just fabulous. for the rest of the long weekend. rain is most likely late tomorrow actually during the evening hours on into the overnight hours. then early monday. i think if we could pick a time period to have rain, it's probably the one we would end up picking. it will bring cooler temperatures a tt beaches due

>> reporter: in texas, this driver escaping just moments before the road split apart and crumbled. >> we have a possible missing family. >> reporter: all that rain turning deadly when a wall of water rushed into the town of palesteen friday overnight. lenda asberry desperately tried get her four great grandchildren, all under 10, out of the house. >> a tide of water came through and it was too much pressure. >> reporter: all five drown. their neighbors unable to reach them in time. >> lord jesus, i just don't know what you're doing to me. you took my four babies from me and i don't know what to do now. >> reporter: texas slammed over the weekend. six tornadoes touching down in the state since friday. two ef-2 twisters in the town of lindale. take a look at this window, that's where the front door used to be. the tornado literally picking this house up and moving it 12 feet. hiding inside, the reeves family could feel their house lift off its foundation. today they showed us what's left. >> are you sad? >> no, mommy's not sad because you're okay. >> reporter: a tough trip home for 2-ye

they were traveling to a casino on the texas/mexico border. they were on a charter bus when it rolled just before noon. the county medical examiner describes it as the worst commercial vehicle accident she has seen in ten years. the ntsb now is on scene. they've launched their own investigation, looking into what caused this accident. one possibility, slick roads. we're told it was raining at the time of the accident. no word yet on if that contributed to this tragedy. in laredo, texas, i'm sarah dallof, nbc news. >>> the obama administration's diplomatic point man in the fight against isis says the group is shrinking. special presidential envoy also says the terrorist group is losing territory and that the u.s.-led coalition against isis is succeeding. >> they're finding the leaders. we're killing the leaders, and that's going to continue. they're shutting down access to internet cafes. they're doing all sorts of things in raqqah, which shows to us they're increasingly nervous. and they should be nervous. >> these comments came the same day a

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. >>> and we have new details in the massive explosion that killed 15 people in texas. why investigators are call it a criminal act with the search for the suspect now under way. >>> and talk about a stadium splurge. the professional caliber athletic complex at one texas high school raising eyebrows th where football is practically a religion, is the price tag worth it? at least to the taxpayers footing the bill. you decide on this thursday, may 12th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. i have to say my favorite story of the day so far in this half hour is the octogenarian who's just gave birth to a kid. >> blessings. >> blessings in your 70s. >> miracles perhaps, as well. >> wait 40, 50, 60 years and you might have your first child. >> we'll have more details on that one coming up. >> a live shot of capitol hill right now. it is very quiet right now in d.c., but -- >> i expect it won't last that way for very long. >> it will get heated and interesting. >> because donald trump is