Immediate construction of a border wall. [applause]. It is is so badly needed. You know how badly it is needed. This will also help mexico by deterring illegal immigration from Central America and by disrupting Violent Cartel networks. As i said repeatedly the country we are going to get the bad ones out the criminals and of the drug deals and gangs and gang members and cartel leaders the day is over where they can stay in our country and wreak havoc. Were going to get them out and were going to get them out fast and john kelly is going to leave lead that wave. [applause]. Our order also does the following. Ends the policy of catch and release at the border. It requires other countries to take back their criminals. They will take them back. Cracks down on sanctuary cities empowers ice officers to target and remove those who pose a threat to Public Safety. Calls for the hiring of another 5,000 Border Patrol officers. Calls for the tripling in the number of ice officers. [applause]. And
Public schools in Fairfax County, Prince William county, st. Marys county, trials county, and Prince Georges County, all running on a two hour delay. We have the total list on the bottom of our screen. Stormwatch 7 coverage continues with John Gonzalez. John thats right, we driving around in storm trak 7, about to get on the inner loop of the beltway here in Prince Georges County, driving around all morning long and taking a look at how the roads look. The snow is really tapering off. Has really the snow tapering off, its just really wet right now, to be honest with you. There will be a dusting on your screen on the grassy areas when you get out this morning. Maybe use the brush and not the scraper. Keep in mind that it is very wet and that eileen and veronica, that means the could be some slick spots out here. Veronica that is true. One of the things we have been looking at it is so critical this morning are the temperatures for later today. It couldybe 9 00 a. M. Get above freezing .
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Price nomination, i wanted to see if i could put a little perspective on the upcoming debate. Focusing on bipartisanship has always been important to me. I know many of my colleagues on the Senate Finance committee on the democratic side share that view. And in 2009, the nominations of democrats tom daschle, tim geithner and ron kirk were all handled in a bipartisan way. Issues came up in the vetting process in each of these cases, and both sides of the committee took the investigation seriously. Unfortunately, mr. President , that has not been the case in 2017. P while congressman price served on the powerful ways and means i committee, he traded in healthcare stock, push policies that help his portfolio, and got special access to a promising stock deal. I asked th the congressman direy in his finance Committee Hearing whether he got a special deal. He said that he did not. I dont think you could be much clearer than the following passage from a recent report by a pulitzer prizewinnin
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] and. A leg to welcome everyone to do this mornings hearing for tom price to be the next department of health and Human Services. With his willingness to serve in this magnitude with obamacare was pushed through republicans in congress was warned the new Health Care Law would harm patients and families not to put too fine a point on it but the next hhs secretary as we work to repeal obamacare replacing with patients under reforms this is an important endeavor this should not be the sole purpose of the next hhs secretary. Having an annual budget of 1 trillion. I will be pete that. Blood department 1 trillion this centers for Disease Control and prevention is no exaggerations to say to affect the daily life in any other parts of u. S. Government. Dr. Price has the experience and quali