People of these United States of america. I pray that they will serve with humility, dignity and honor. To enact laws that would be fair , just and equitable. You have blessed this nation with great wealth and great resources. Thank you. Help us to be mindful of the disenfranchised, the despondent, the dejected and especially those who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey and we pray for your protection for those in the path of Hurricane Irma. Lord god, i humbly beseech you to hear my prayer and enable this gathering to hear and believe in the power of prayer. In your holy name i pray, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings. And announces to the house his approval thereof. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from michigan, mr. Walberg. Mr. Walberg i ask all to join in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with l
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff theres word tonight that President Trump may have jeopardized a secret source of intelligence on the Islamic State group. The Washington Post reports the president divulged highly Sensitive Information when he met with the Russian Foreign minister and ambassador last week. The account says an ally provided the intelligence, but had not given permission to share it with russia. Were joined now by greg jaffe, one of the post reporters who broke the story. Greg jaffe, tell us exactly what happened, as you know it. The meeting with the transportation a
Socalled Affordable Care act has been collapsing under its own weight, democrats in the senate have been cherrypicking what few positive data points they can find and telling the American People that everything is fine. And that obamacare is working. Give me a break. Yet by no honest or reasonable measure is obamacare living up to the promises that were made at the time it was passed. And, as a result, the American People are saddled with a Health Care System that has been poorly designed and recklessly implemented. Sure it has made for partisan political theater for my colleagues to express shock and dismay at the current state of the health care debate. Im quite certain that the strategy has poll tested very well among the Democratic Base and the Senate Minority leader clearly has an elaborate Media Campaign in mind. But before they dig in berating republicans, i hope my democratic colleagues were able to come up with something to tell their constituents whose Health Care Costs have
Socalled Affordable Care act has been collapsing under its own weight, democrats in the senate have been cherrypicking what few positive data points they can find and telling the American People that everything is fine. And that obamacare is working. Give me a break. Yet by no honest or reasonable measure is obamacare living up to the promises that were made at the time it was passed. And, as a result, the American People are saddled with a Health Care System that has been poorly designed and recklessly implemented. Sure it has made for partisan political theater for my colleagues to express shock and dismay at the current state of the health care debate. Im quite certain that the strategy has poll tested very well among the Democratic Base and the Senate Minority leader clearly has an elaborate Media Campaign in mind. But before they dig in berating republicans, i hope my democratic colleagues were able to come up with something to tell their constituents whose Health Care Costs have
Socalled Affordable Care act has been collapsing under its own weight, democrats in the senate have been cherrypicking what few positive data points they can find and telling the American People that everything is fine. And that obamacare is working. Give me a break. Yet by no honest or reasonable measure is obamacare living up to the promises that were made at the time it was passed. And, as a result, the American People are saddled with a Health Care System that has been poorly designed and recklessly implemented. Sure it has made for partisan political theater for my colleagues to express shock and dismay at the current state of the health care debate. Im quite certain that the strategy has poll tested very well among the Democratic Base and the Senate Minority leader clearly has an elaborate Media Campaign in mind. But before they dig in berating republicans, i hope my democratic colleagues were able to come up with something to tell their constituents whose Health Care Costs have