that was mary scanlon. ms. jackson lee: throughout the entire time of mr. mueller's presence, he evidenced elements of a crime. he was not in any way shortchanging his answers that crimes had been committed. he said yes to the three elements of obstruction. he said yes that one element of obstruction could result in jail time. he also said that, and answered questions that said you did not have to have an underlying crime to be able to be convicted of obstruction. i don't think the american people have ever heard that in that manner before. i know there are some who may have read both volumes. but they never heard it as it was laid out with the members of this committee that when you finish the judiciary committee's questioning and then you started with chairman nadler who did an enormous job on framing our questioning by getting right to the meat of the issue of obstruction and then exoneration which director mueller openly and, i think, quite vividly, said that he was not the president exonerated, and then we continue methodically to reinforce that to the

that was mary scanlon. ms. jackson lee: throughout the entire time of mr. mueller's presence, he evidenced elements f a crime. he was not in any way shortchanging his answers that crimes had been committed. he said yes to the three elements of obstruction. he said yes that one element of obstruction could result in jail time. he also said that, and answered questions that said you did not have to have an underlying crime to be able to be convicted of obstruction. i don't think the american people have ever heard that in that manner before. know there are some who may have read both volumes. but they never heard it as it was laid out with the members of this committee that when you finish the judiciary committee's questioning and then you started with chairman nadler who did an enormous job on framing our questioning by getting right to the meat of the issue of obstruction and then exoneration which director mueller openly and, i think, quite vividly, said that he was not the president exonerated, and then we continue methodically to reinforce that to the ex

ms. mucarsel-powell: i have just one thing to say to my republican colleagues. venezuelans don't need your empty words. they need action now. let's be clear. every american opposes dictatorial oppression, whether it comes from the far left or from the far right. in south america, we have seen dictators from the right and he left like pin chay in chile, or in argentina, both of whom killed and disappeared thousands of their own citizens in pursuit of right-wing agendas. during those regimes we condemned dictators, i hope you remember those times. we did not use the tragedy of the people to score cheap political points. we all oppose dictatorship and tyranny. it is what binds us together as americans. and coming from south america, i understand very well what happens when we see a dictator rise when it goes unchecked. but instead of honoring democratic principles, this amendment uses it as a political weapon to divide our nation. that is bad enough. but it is worse when those who offer the

ms. gluck: i thank you for the question. first of all, the mandate, the enforceability of the penalty coverage provision is really not the issue in the case. >> momentarily the house is coming in for legislative work. you can see the rest of this hearing on our website. members will begin work on the $733 billion defense programs and policy bill for 2020. initial votes mid afternoon. live coverage here on c-span. the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend asriel mclain, capitol hill presbyterian church, shreveport, louisiana. the chaplain: let us pray. o lord, in the name of jesus, we praise you for the liberties paid for by our sons and daughters who gave their last full measure of devotion. new orleans, gettysburg, normandy, iwo jima, vietnam and the middle east. thank you for those who marched in places like selma and montgomery. seeking to perfect our union. now, lord, bless this the people's house of which it is said here serve

ms. scanlon votes aye. ms. garcia? ms. garcia votes aye. mr. negus? mr. negus votes aye. mrs. bass? mrs. bass votes aye. mr. stanton? mr. stanton votes aye. miss dean? ms. dean votes aye. ms. powell? ms. powell votes aye . miss escobar? ms. x who are votes aye. collins? mr. collins votes no. mr. schaap it? mr. gomer? mr. gomer votes no. mr. jordan? mr. jordan votes no. mr. buck? mr. buck votes no. mr. radcliffe? ms. robie? ms. robie votes no. esther gates? mr. johnson of louisiana? mr. biggs? mr. biggs votes no. mr. mcclintock? mr. mcclintock votes no. miss lesko? ms. lesko votes no. mr. russian powell -- mr. klein? mr. klein votes no. mr. of strong? mr. armstrong votes no. mr.'s to be? mr. stu b votes no. >> the gentleman from new york? mr. jeffries votes aye . >> the gentle lady from washington? >> aye. >> has every member voted who wishes to vote? the critical report. will repor. >>> mr. chairman there are 21 aye's and 12 knows. >> the aye's have it and the resolution is amended as agree to. ♪ c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact yo

that was mary scanlon. ms. jackson lee: throughout the entire time of mr. mueller's presence, he evidenced elements of a crime. he was not in any way shortchanging his answers that crimes had been committed. he said yes to the three elements of obstruction. he said yes that one element of obstruction could result in jail time. he also said that, and answered questions that said you did not have to have an underlying crime to be able to be convicted of obstruction. i don't think the american people have ever heard that in that manner. before. i know there are some who may have read both volumes. but they never heard it as it was laid out with the members of this committee that when you finish the judiciary committee's questioning and then you started with chairman nadler who did an enormous job on framing our questioning by getting right to the meat of the issue of obstruction and then exoneration which director mueller openly and, i think, quite vividly, said that he was not the president exonerated, and then we continue methodically to reinforce that to th

ms. porter: thank you so much to the gentlewoman from georgia for her leadership on this issue. and for being here tonight to talk about those defrauded students who are being hurt and suffering around this country and whose voices are not being heard here in congress. i also rise to talk about the college affordability crisis in our country. next week, freshmen in college and their families will be faced with their first tuition bill. according to the national center for education statistics, the average cost per year is just over $19,000 for a public four-year university and nearly $40,000 for a private university. the price tag for postsecondary education is spiraling out of control and the cost of college is increasing at a rate almost eight times faster than wages. today nearly 43 million americans, that's one in six adults, have federal student loan debt. the federal student loan portfolio has risen to over $1.5 trillion, more than doubling from just a decade ago. tomorrow's graduates will face an average debt of $30,000, a crippling amount for any young person to shoulder

ms. demings. mr. core rayia. >> aye. >> ms. scanlon. >> aye. >> ms. scanlon votes aye. >> ms. garcia. >> mr. neguse. >> aye. >> ms. mcbeth. >> aye. >> mr. stanton. >> aye. >> mr. stanton votes aye. ms. dean. >> aye. >> ms. dean votes aye. ms. powell. >> aye. >> missessms. escobar. >> mr. collins. >> no. >> mr. gomer. >> no. >> mr. jordan. >> no. >> mr. jordan votes no. >> mr. buck. >> no. >> mr. buck votes no. >> mr. radcliffe. ms. roby. >> ms. roby votes no. >> mr. gates. mr. johnson of louisiana. mr. biggs. mr. biggs votes no. mr. mcclinton. >> no. >> mr. mcclinton votes no. ms. lesko. >> no. >> mr. rugs that you willer. >> no. >> mr. klein votes no. >> mr. armstrong. >> no. >> mr. armstrong votes no. mr. steube. >> mr. steube votes no. >> the gentleman from new york. >> aye. >> mr. jeff frees votes aye. >> gentle lady from washington. >> aye. >> ms. jie opal votes aye. >> has every member voted who wishes to vote? the clerk will report. mr. chairman, there are 21 ayes and 12 nos. >> the a's have it. the resolution is amended as agreed to. >>> today the house considers a res