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House Armed Services Markup of 2018 Defense Authorization Act Part 1
3 hours, 28 minutesThe House Armed Services Committee met to consider the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, the annual authorizing legislation for the Defense Department and its constituent military branches. Much of the early part of the hearing was dominated by adopting non-controversial amendments to various subtitles of the legislation, though members debated at length amendments on the purchase of littoral combat ships and the military's readiness plan for the effects of climate change on its bases. The committee took a break for lunch and votes on the House floor. This was the first time the committee used computers to electronically transmit amendments and other documents to members.
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House Armed Services Markup of 2018 Defense Authorization Act Part 2
2 hours, 19 minutesThe House Armed Services Committee reconvened from a lunch and vote break to continue consideration of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, the annual authorizing legislation for the Defense Department and its constituent military branches. Much of the markup was dominated by adopting non-controversial amendments to various subtitles of the legislation, though members debated at length two amendments on reforming the court marshalling system for servicemembers accused of sexual assault. The committee then took a break for votes on the House floor.
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NDAA'18 markup debate on sexual assault amendment
27 minutesMany members of the House Armed Services Committee debated an amendment authored by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) that would have more closely aligned the court marshalling system for military sexual assault cases with that of civilian courts. While the amendment did not pass, this was some of the most substantive debate on military sexual assault cases in recent months. While Rep. Speier was joined by a number of members in support of the bill, others (mostly Republicans, but also notably Rep. Susan Davis "D-CA") argued the amendment would relieve the military chain of command of too much responsibility in changing armed services culture.
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DEBATE ON AN AMENDMENT ABOUT MTGS. AT TRUMP PROPERTIES
30 minutesThis is a pretty good portion of debate on an amendment regarding President Trump's meetings with other foreign officials at Trump properties & the cost of defense spending. Rep. Speier started the debate with her amendment. It failed, then Rep. O'Halleran offered up a similar substitute amendment. The vote on the substitute amendment also failed.
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DEBATE ON AN AMENDMENT ABOUT MTGS. AT TRUMP PROPERTIES
23 minutesMany members of the House Armed Services Committee debated an amendment authored by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) that would have more closely aligned the court marshalling system for military sexual assault cases with that of civilian courts. While the amendment did not pass, this was some of the most substantive debate on military sexual assault cases in recent months. While Rep. Speier was joined by a number of members in support of the bill, others (mostly Republicans, but also notably Rep. Susan Davis "D-CA") argued the amendment would relieve the military chain of command of too much responsibility in changing armed services culture.
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White House Briefing with Treasury Secretary
48 minutesTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced sanctions against a Chinese bank for its involvement with North Korea. Secretary Mnuchin stressed that these actions were not aimed at China and that the two countries continue to work together to solve the North Korean nuclear issue. His comments came as he spoke to the White House press corps about these sanctions and other treasury-related topics including tax policy and efforts to repeal and replace the health care law. Sarah Sanders took additional questions from reporters after Mr. Mnuchin. Questions largely focused on the president's tweets about MSNBC "Morning Joe" hosts.
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President's 2018 NASA Budget Request
1 hour, 3 minutesActing NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot appeared before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to discuss his agency's 2018 budget. Members questioned him about cuts to programs in areas such as education, earth science and satellite servicing technology. Administrator Lightfoot also discussed NASA's future missions including a new telescope to study the origins of the universe, a Mars Rover mission and deep space human exploration. This Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing was led by its chair, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL).
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Attorney Gen. Sessions Speaks at DOJ Hate Crimes Summit
16 minutesAttorney General Jeff Sessions vowed to prosecute federal hate crimes including those against transgender people at the Justice Department's hate crimes summit. According to a new report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics half of all hate crimes are not reported to the police. Attorney General Sessions said that no person should have to fear being attacked because of who they are, what they believe or how they worship and pledged "as long as I'm attorney general of this Department of Justice we will continue to protect the civil rights of all Americans."
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Speaker Ryan Weekly Briefing
19 minutesHouse Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) answered questions from reporters during his weekly briefing. Topics included the president's tweets about MSNBC "Morning Joe" hosts; health care and immigration legislation. The speaker was joined by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), House Judiciary Chair Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), who serves as the Judiciary subcommittee chair on immigration and border security.
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House Minority Leader Pelosi Weekly Briefing
21 minutesAt her weekly press briefing, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called President Trump's tweet criticizing MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski "sexist" and "sad." Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), who also spoke at the briefing, warned of Russia's potential impact in the upcoming 2018 elections.
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Chinese President's Remarks on 20th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover to China
21 minutesChinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong to mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China. Hong Kong was handed back from British rule to Chinese rule in 1997 and operates under the "one country, two systems" process. President Xi delivered brief remarks upon arrival at Hong Kong International Airport. Following his remarks, China Global Television Network offered immediate analysis of his speech where the future of Hong Kong's relationship with China and the global community was discussed.
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NDAA'18 markup debate on sexual assault amendment
26 minutesMany members of the House Armed Services Committee debated an amendment authored by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) that would have more closely aligned the court marshalling system for military sexual assault cases with that of civilian courts. While the amendment did not pass, this was some of the most substantive debate on military sexual assault cases in recent months. While Rep. Speier was joined by a number of members in support of the bill, others (mostly Republicans, but also notably Rep. Susan Davis "D-CA") argued the amendment would relieve the military chain of command of too much responsibility in changing armed services culture.
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DEBATE ON AN AMENDMENT ABOUT MTGS. AT TRUMP PROPERTIES
31 minutesThis is a pretty good portion of debate on an amendment regarding President Trump's meetings with other foreign officials at Trump properties & the cost of defense spending. Rep. Speier started the debate with her amendment. It failed, then Rep. O'Halleran offered up a similar substitute amendment. The vote on the substitute amendment also failed.
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DEBATE ON AN AMENDMENT ABOUT MTGS. AT TRUMP PROPERTIES
21 minutesMany members of the House Armed Services Committee debated an amendment authored by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) that would have more closely aligned the court marshalling system for military sexual assault cases with that of civilian courts. While the amendment did not pass, this was some of the most substantive debate on military sexual assault cases in recent months. While Rep. Speier was joined by a number of members in support of the bill, others (mostly Republicans, but also notably Rep. Susan Davis "D-CA") argued the amendment would relieve the military chain of command of too much responsibility in changing armed services culture.
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President's 2018 NASA Budget Request
1 hour, 5 minutesActing NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot appeared before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to discuss his agency's 2018 budget. Members questioned him about cuts to programs in areas such as education, earth science and satellite servicing technology. Administrator Lightfoot also discussed NASA's future missions including a new telescope to study the origins of the universe, a Mars Rover mission and deep space human exploration. This Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing was led by its chair, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL).
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Attorney Gen. Sessions Speaks at DOJ Hate Crimes Summit
12 minutesAttorney General Jeff Sessions vowed to prosecute federal hate crimes including those against transgender people at the Justice Department's hate crimes summit. According to a new report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics half of all hate crimes are not reported to the police. Attorney General Sessions said that no person should have to fear being attacked because of who they are, what they believe or how they worship and pledged "as long as I'm attorney general of this Department of Justice we will continue to protect the civil rights of all Americans."
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Speaker Ryan Weekly Briefing
19 minutesHouse Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) answered questions from reporters during his weekly briefing. Topics included the president's tweets about MSNBC "Morning Joe" hosts; health care and immigration legislation. The speaker was joined by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), House Judiciary Chair Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), who serves as the Judiciary subcommittee chair on immigration and border security.
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House Minority Leader Pelosi Weekly Briefing
21 minutesAt her weekly press briefing, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called President Trump's tweet criticizing MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski "sexist" and "sad." Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), who also spoke at the briefing, warned of Russia's potential impact in the upcoming 2018 elections.
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Chinese President's Remarks on 20th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover to China
21 minutesChinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong to mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China. Hong Kong was handed back from British rule to Chinese rule in 1997 and operates under the "one country, two systems" process. President Xi delivered brief remarks upon arrival at Hong Kong International Airport. Following his remarks, China Global Television Network offered immediate analysis of his speech where the future of Hong Kong's relationship with China and the global community was discussed.
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NDAA'18 markup debate on sexual assault amendment
26 minutesMany members of the House Armed Services Committee debated an amendment authored by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) that would have more closely aligned the court marshalling system for military sexual assault cases with that of civilian courts. While the amendment did not pass, this was some of the most substantive debate on military sexual assault cases in recent months. While Rep. Speier was joined by a number of members in support of the bill, others (mostly Republicans, but also notably Rep. Susan Davis "D-CA") argued the amendment would relieve the military chain of command of too much responsibility in changing armed services culture.
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DEBATE ON AN AMENDMENT ABOUT MTGS. AT TRUMP PROPERTIES
31 minutesThis is a pretty good portion of debate on an amendment regarding President Trump's meetings with other foreign officials at Trump properties & the cost of defense spending. Rep. Speier started the debate with her amendment. It failed, then Rep. O'Halleran offered up a similar substitute amendment. The vote on the substitute amendment also failed.
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DEBATE ON AN AMENDMENT ABOUT MTGS. AT TRUMP PROPERTIES
21 minutesMany members of the House Armed Services Committee debated an amendment authored by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) that would have more closely aligned the court marshalling system for military sexual assault cases with that of civilian courts. While the amendment did not pass, this was some of the most substantive debate on military sexual assault cases in recent months. While Rep. Speier was joined by a number of members in support of the bill, others (mostly Republicans, but also notably Rep. Susan Davis "D-CA") argued the amendment would relieve the military chain of command of too much responsibility in changing armed services culture.
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Senate Intelligence Cmte. Hearing on Russian Influence in European Elections
2 hours, 37 minutesCareer diplomats and experts from the U.S. and Europe testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee about Russian influence in democratic elections. They described observations and effects of past Russian activities and strategies to disrupt democratic systems, and made recommendations for how Western countries could best cooperate, defend against, and counter nefarious Russian tactics.
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Hearing on Attorney Ads for Pharmaceutical Lawsuits
1 hour, 15 minutesDoctors and legal experts raised concerns about prescription drug injury advertisements to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. They testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. The hearing examined how these ads impact patient care and the doctor-patient relationship. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) chairs the subcommittee and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) serves as the ranking member.