The committee on rules for filing under the rule. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title. The clerk report to accompany House Resolution 543, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 2824, to amend title 5 of the Social Security act to extend the maternal, infant and Early Childhood program. Providing for consideration of h. 2072 to limit payment of benefits to fugitive felons under titles 2, and 16 of the Social Security act and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore referred to the house calendar anded ored printed. Proceedings will resume on motions to suspend the rules priestly postponed. Votes listen taken in the following order, h. R. 3823 by the yeas and nays and h. R. 2061 by the yeas and nays. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from florida, mr. Curbelo, to suspend the rules and p
Thank everyone else who has just arrived. Im barbara slavin. I direct the future of iran initiative. We just had a fascinating discussion with the e3 ambassadors and the Eu Ambassador about the iran nuclear deal. And the challenges that are currently being presented to it from the United States. So were now going to look at the attitudes of the region toward the iran nuclear deal. Were going to examine whether there is support, strong support for the agreement, reservations about the agreement, concerned about u. S. Policy or support for u. S. Policy on the part of some of the main regional players. And im really delighted. I have three fabulous panelists to discuss these issues. First, were going to hear from hussein, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in washington. Arab gulf states. Its a modifier of the states, not the gulf. Okay. Okay, the arab gulf states that are across the persian gulf from iran. It doesnt say that either. Its neutral on the gulf. Hussein
Walters. This is two and a half hours. [ applause ] good morning, my brothers and sisters. Oh, that is not good enough. Good morning, my brothers and sisters. From the faith that the dark past have brought us. We will, we will, we will march on. Until victory is won. I welcome you on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation. You are at the 47th annual legislative conference, a conference you could not afford to miss and be reminded and still i rise. I welcome you again and delighted that you have come for the focus of todays discussion is fighting the systemic destruction of our civil rights, it is very timely, it is urgent and i am confident that well have a productive discussion. Early this morning, i was at one of our missions for homeless men here in washington, d. C. , along with the Congressional Black Caucus foundation spouses. I said to them, we must live with hope, but when you see individuals where the system has failed them, where there is no future, then you know
Them simpler for people like my father, he built trucks in a line, they know what they make and keep more in the pocket. They can file their taxes on a three fiveby seven card. We get back to that, that is a simple and more fair tax plan. Host when it comes to tax rates , they come into the conversation, what are republicans proposing on capitol hill and what would the president like to see and where is the middle . Guest i do not know if there is a difference, the house, senate, leaders in the house and senate and white house have been meeting for quite some time. Intensively since march. The plan will be announced tomorrow and the president will speak on it. Jointly, the house, senate, president have come to a consensus and the committee has to build the details but we will have broader strokes on tax reform tomorrow. Host what rates would you like to see . Guest i do not like to pick them out of a hat and say these are the ones. You have to ideally reduce rates for people who go to
Sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. Cspans 50 state capitals tour continues with the cspan bus in marylands capital city of annapolis and their republican Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford joins us aboard the bus. Thank you for being with us. One of your duties you have been assigned as Lieutenant Governor is to chair the governors heroine and Opioid Emergency Task force. How widespread is the issue in maryland . Guest it is a crisis level in maryland and many other states in the country. We lost a little over 1200 individuals to heroine overdoses. When you combine that with alcohol and cocaine, and other opioids, it is upwards of 2000 people have died from that drug. Host how do you combat that . Well, the first approach we take, i should say is a threepronged approach. First, working on prevention. More awareness of the problem. Getting to younger people before they start. With the traditional methods. Add a large percentage of the people who are what are called the new her