That. I dont think donations are disqualifying at all but if you represented the Clinton Foundation or clinton herself, it would be a bit disturbing to me but i will take care of that. As to russia, do you have any doubt that the 17 Intelligence Agency report that was submitted last year or early this year, that russia interfered in our election is acted . Senator, this is an issue discussed in my confirmation rate and trouble of you attended that. At the point i access only to the public right. Public admission which classified information but what can you tell us down . I know access to classified information and i think that assessment made by the Intelligence Community is justified based upon investigation, the evidence they had. Jeff sessions will testify on capitol hill today. Hes expected to get questions from lawmakers about his contacts with russian officials during the 2016th election campaign. This will be the first time hes testified before Congress Since his confirmation h
Memberfrm lits smitted b th majoritand minority aders fomoing ho debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. Jones, for five minutes. Mr. Jones thank you, mr. Speaker, very much. Sadly, i come to the floor to remind the members of the house as well as the American People that three americans were killed last week in afghanistan. Corporal dillon baldrich, Sergeant William braze, Sergeant Eric hoke. They were killed by the afghan they were training. Afghanistan is the biggest waste of life and money i have ever seen in my life. I have beside me two little girls who at the time lived in my district. Eden and stephanie baldiss. Their daddy kevin, was sent from camp lejeune, which is in my di
Risky stunt coming up. Really gives new meaning to shotgun right there on that. And a good morning to you all. The bay area is planning a very big celebration after the Golden State Warriors won their second nba championship in three seasons. Needless to say, the fans are pretty psyched. Look at the celebrations outside the oracle arena there in oakland and downtown in san francisco. The warriors did some celebrating of their own with nearly 200,000 worth of moet nectar champagne. The game five score, 129120 over lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers. Warriors newcomer kevin durant was named mvp of the finals after scoring more than 30 points in each of the five games. Durant said winning the title was something hes been working on since he was a kid. To win on our home floor is storybook. Im so proud of these guys and im so proud to be a part of this organization and community. Were going to enjoy this. We wanted this. We wanted this from the beginning of the year, we put in the mo
Really gives new meaning to shotgun. Right there on that. A good morning to you all. The bay area is planning a very big celebration after the Golden State Warriors won their second nba championship in three seasons. Needless to say the fans are pretty psyched. Look at the celebrations outside the oracle arena in oakland and downtown in san francisco. The warriors did celebrating of their own with nearly 200,000 worth of champagne. The game five score, 129120 over lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers. Warriors newcoming kevin durant was named mvp of the finals after scoring more than 30 points in each of the five games. Durant said winning the title was something hes been working on since he was a kid. Winning on our home floor is storybook. Im so proud of these guys and to be a part of this organization and community. Were going to enjoy this. We wanted this. We wanted this from the beginning of the year and put in the most work and trusted each other. Were a real team and, you kn
Before i call the meeting to order let me apologize fob being a little late i got called on a couple things coming down the hall. Were going to stand at ease thats a military term i learned a long time ago in the air force for just one minute while i talked to my trusted friend the Ranking Member and then well open the meeting. Call this meeting the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee together i apologize for being a little bit late but i wanted to make sure we were on the right track and i didnt mess anything up. I want to welcome secretary shulkin whos had a great start. I dont think anybody started out with a better unanimous vote than he, you cant do any better than unanimous when you get affirmed. I think the vote last week on accountability was extraordinary. And the way we got to the decision working together hand in hand was extraordinary and i commend the Ranking Member on his help in doing the same. Weve got some other things to do today to Start Talking about budget wise and w