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coal from west virginia is facing competition from other states and from natural gas. and after extracting the most easily accessible coal over the past few decades, companies have turned to a faster - and more aggressive - process to get what's left: - mountain top removal. the top of a mountain is blasted off to expose the seams of coal. heavy metals that have been locked in rock for millennia are exposed to air and water. >> pretty much anywhere you see cleared areas up here on mountain tops, those are surface mining sites. chemicals like the one that leaked into elk river are used to wash the coal at prep plants like this - to separate the coal from rock and clay. the waste that is left over - known as slurry - is pumped into impoundment lakes. sometimes it's piped into abandoned underground mines. if it leaks out, slurry can be a major source of contamination to groundwater >> mining impacts ground water, period. the problem is you've got just a myriad of contaminants and contaminant routes or pathways - surface waters, groundwater, air exposures - and so all kind
coal from west virginia is facing competition from other states and from natural gas. and after extracting the most easily accessible coal over the past few decades, companies have turned to a faster - and more aggressive - process to get what's left: - mountain top removal. the top of a mountain is blasted off to expose the seams of coal. heavy metals that have been locked in rock for millennia are exposed to air and water. >> pretty much anywhere you see cleared areas up here on...
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. >> the mountains of west virginia have provided generations with jobs in coal. but on january 9th, 2014, the state woke up to an example of the costs of it's industrial economy. a tank containing a chemical used the process of coal production had leaked its contents into the elk river, just a mile upstream from the largest water treatment plant in west virginia. >> water is scarce following a warning from west virginia's governor, do not drink, bathe, cook or wash clothes using tap water.., >>...chemical leak, a chemical used to clean coal, leaked from a storage facility... >>...the states health department says the water was contaminated with a potentially harmful chemical, mchm... >> a federal investigation is on-going - but this spill was just the most visible of many incidents in west virginia - where, in the past decade, the coal industry has recorded thousands of water violations. fault lines has come here to find out how the state's main industry affects its most vital resource. >> little testing have been done on the chemical that leaked from these tanks
. >> the mountains of west virginia have provided generations with jobs in coal. but on january 9th, 2014, the state woke up to an example of the costs of it's industrial economy. a tank containing a chemical used the process of coal production had leaked its contents into the elk river, just a mile upstream from the largest water treatment plant in west virginia. >> water is scarce following a warning from west virginia's governor, do not drink, bathe, cook or wash clothes using...
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this is the other story of west virginia. this is a state that's trended more and more republican in national elections, but within its borders the democratic party remaines alive and well. natalie tenant, the nominee for senate, is one of those democrats who currently holds office in the state. she's won two races for secretary of state, also previously a television news reporter and also first female to serve as west virginia university's mascot. and now she's her party's choice to run for the senate. deep and strong democratic tradition make s it a wild card in this year's battle for control of the u.s. senate. yes, it's a state that's hostile to president obama and the national democratic party, but it hasn't given up on the democratic party altogether. it could remain more competitive than we're expecting it it to be right now. if natalie e te innocent wins this race and denies a seat they are count iing on picking up, i will blow up the midterm math. if democrats can win this race, it gets harder to see them losing the
this is the other story of west virginia. this is a state that's trended more and more republican in national elections, but within its borders the democratic party remaines alive and well. natalie tenant, the nominee for senate, is one of those democrats who currently holds office in the state. she's won two races for secretary of state, also previously a television news reporter and also first female to serve as west virginia university's mascot. and now she's her party's choice to run for...
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but the issues are here in west virginia and the concerns are in west virginia, that we want to keep our kole miners working but we want to protect them at the same time that, we want to have good paying jobs. and a focus that we really need to have here in west virginia is and what people are concerned about is the drug abuse problem that we have in west virginia and across the country. and those are the issues that west virginians are talking about. and that's why i am running, that this is about the people that, this is about putting west vachlts first and focusing on west virginia and making sure that we have the voices of west virginia presented. >> i understand that on west virginia but if a majority of the democratic party nationally is in one position, for instance, on energy policy, why should a west virginia voter send a democrat there who may not be able to woo their party? why shouldn't it make more sense, well, they'll send a republican because the republican party seems to be more incentivized to support the coal history than the national party on the democratic side? >
but the issues are here in west virginia and the concerns are in west virginia, that we want to keep our kole miners working but we want to protect them at the same time that, we want to have good paying jobs. and a focus that we really need to have here in west virginia is and what people are concerned about is the drug abuse problem that we have in west virginia and across the country. and those are the issues that west virginians are talking about. and that's why i am running, that this is...
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the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: madam chairman, coming together at the end of sexual assault awareness month to address sexual assault in the most harrowing concept, the rape of a child. h.r. 3530, the justice for victims of trafficking act, is an important step in combating this crisis of child -- of child sex trafficking in our country and helping survivors begin their lives anew. victims of child sex trafficking suffers the most trauma imaginable. as a result, they need services to assist their recovery. but funding for comprehensive care for the survivors is lacking. for example, only 20 beds exist for more than 2,200 children trafficked annually in new york city. this bill is the step in the right direction, providing $5 million in grants for the comprehensive services for victims of trafficking need and creating an administrative barrier that keeps it to foreign victims. federal cou
the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: madam chairman, coming together at the end of sexual assault awareness month to address sexual assault in the most harrowing concept, the rape of a child. h.r. 3530, the justice for victims of trafficking act, is an important step in combating this crisis of child -- of child sex trafficking in our country and helping survivors begin...
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the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: now it's my pleasure to yield one minute to the gentlewoman from south dakota, mrs. noem. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. noem: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the chairman and our leadership and colleagues for helping move these issues forward. sex trafficing is something i always knew it existed but it wasn't until i learned more about it i realized how often it happens here in the united states and our neighborhoods. as a mom of two daughters and a 12-year-old son, i'm pleased we're voting on these bills today. we're showing that congress won't ignore this horrific problem this legislation is oing to better support survivors. getive -- it gives law phonersment officers more tools to go after the criminals exploiting our chern. these bills can make a difference for victims trying to get back on their feet. we need to do all we
the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: now it's my pleasure to yield one minute to the gentlewoman from south dakota, mrs. noem. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. noem: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the chairman and our leadership and colleagues for helping move these issues forward. sex...
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he is a true virginia leader. embodiment of virginia tech's motto "that i may serve." he has let this university through good times and through some of the darkest moments in our commonwealth and our nation's history. wille no doubt that he continue to serve virginians as he begins a next chapter of his life. i wish you well in your retirement. on behalf of all virginians thank you for what you have done. in thenow ask everybody stadium to stand and give a round of applause to the outstanding leadership of dr. charles steiger. [applause] now to the class of 2013. first of all, i want you to know that i have sat where you are sitting now. nothing is worse than a politician giving a long and boring commencement address. [cheers] alright. start your watches. i promise to be done in less than 10 minutes, folks. you can get onto celebrating if you have not already started. re to congratulate each and every one of you for the hard work you put into making today possible. think theto professors, parents, family, and friends for the support each of you have offered the graduat
he is a true virginia leader. embodiment of virginia tech's motto "that i may serve." he has let this university through good times and through some of the darkest moments in our commonwealth and our nation's history. wille no doubt that he continue to serve virginians as he begins a next chapter of his life. i wish you well in your retirement. on behalf of all virginians thank you for what you have done. in thenow ask everybody stadium to stand and give a round of applause to the...
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the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, at this time i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you. mr. speaker, i'm pleased now to recognize the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, who's worked so hard on this, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i join the author of the bill, the gentleman from wisconsin, chair of the judiciary committee, subcommittee on crime, mr. sensenbrenner. my colleague from virginia, the chair of the full committee, mr. goodlatte. the gentleman from michigan and ranking member, mr. conyers. mr. nadler, my colleague from virginia, mr. forbes, in proposing this amended version of the u.s.a. freedom act. i commend my colleagues for working together to develop a bipartisan approach to addressing some of the shortcomings in our foreign intelligence surve
the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, at this time i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you. mr. speaker, i'm pleased now to recognize the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, who's worked so hard on this, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for...
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. >> my sense is i don't know national politics as well as i know virginia politics, but virginia is an important bellwether state. i feel confident if she runs she will win virginia's electoral votes and i think that means she has a great chance of being successful. >> obviously senator clinton looks incredibly strong right now for the democratic primaries and also the general election potentially for 2016 but nobody gets a free ride. >> absolutely. >> who do you think in the democratic field is likely to
. >> my sense is i don't know national politics as well as i know virginia politics, but virginia is an important bellwether state. i feel confident if she runs she will win virginia's electoral votes and i think that means she has a great chance of being successful. >> obviously senator clinton looks incredibly strong right now for the democratic primaries and also the general election potentially for 2016 but nobody gets a free ride. >> absolutely. >> who do you think...
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coal companies are no longer located in west virginia. so you have i think one county, wyoming county, it is a major coal county, over three-fourths owned by three companies all three are out of state. so the people that live there, if they need permits want to do anything in their county, they have to deal with out of state companies. all those who are profiting they don't have to live there. and live with the repercussions of it. this is something -- i know that we have leck missty thatle cos from the cole, we all benefit from west virginia, but the people who have to live with those every day. they are very aware of how they profit from that. >> but they arele cooing to that balance of concern about their own futures. >> they have a sense of the coal industry is not doing well right now, and the coal industry is kind of framing that as it's obama's war on coal. when, in fact, you can look at eight switch from coal to natural gas. it's also that so much of the coal has been taken out, and that so much cheaper coal is coming from some of
coal companies are no longer located in west virginia. so you have i think one county, wyoming county, it is a major coal county, over three-fourths owned by three companies all three are out of state. so the people that live there, if they need permits want to do anything in their county, they have to deal with out of state companies. all those who are profiting they don't have to live there. and live with the repercussions of it. this is something -- i know that we have leck missty thatle cos...
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he is a true virginia leader. he is the very embodiment of virginia tech's motto "that i may serve." he has let this university through good times and through some of the darkest moments in our commonwealth and our nation's history. i have no doubt that he will continue to serve virginians as he begins a next chapter of his life. i wish you well in your retirement. on behalf of all virginians thank you for what you have done. i will now ask everybody in the stadium to stand and give a round of applause to the outstanding leadership of dr. charles steiger. [applause] and now to the class of 2013. first of all, i want you to know that i have sat where you are sitting now. nothing is worse than a politician giving a long and boring commencement address. [cheers] alright. start your watches. i promise to be done in less than 10 minutes, folks. you can get onto celebrating if you have not already started. i am here to congratulate each and every one of you for the hard work you put into making today possible. i am your
he is a true virginia leader. he is the very embodiment of virginia tech's motto "that i may serve." he has let this university through good times and through some of the darkest moments in our commonwealth and our nation's history. i have no doubt that he will continue to serve virginians as he begins a next chapter of his life. i wish you well in your retirement. on behalf of all virginians thank you for what you have done. i will now ask everybody in the stadium to stand and give a...
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the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. wolf: continue to reserve. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. fattah: i seek to strike the last word. i want to yield to the gentleman to speak on the question of hemp. the chair: the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to thank the gentleman from pennsylvania, as well the gentlelady oregon, the gentleman from kentucky. i'm very pleased to support both this amendment as well as a very similar one along with representatives massie, blumenauer, bonamici and barr. thanks them for their leadership. on a very commonsense issue that helps my home state of colorado. last year i was thrilled to be part of a successful effort to pass an amendment to the farm bill that allows colonels like colorado state university in -- colleges like colorado state university in my district to cultivate hemp for academic and agricultural research purposes. in no other instance can i think of urgent emails and tex
the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. wolf: continue to reserve. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. fattah: i seek to strike the last word. i want to yield to the gentleman to speak on the question of hemp. the chair: the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to thank the gentleman from pennsylvania, as well the gentlelady oregon, the gentleman from kentucky. i'm very pleased to support...
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i started a campaign and brought this to the virginia voters. in 2009 i talked about big ideas and how we needed to move virginia forward. i talked about high-speed rail, wind turbines in the atlantic ocean. renewable energy standard. i said if you do not like my big ideas, do not vote for me. and you didn't. that is all right. i had a great time. i still remember waking up that next morning. i do not like to fail. nobody does. but deciding if i meant what i said during that campaign that i believed i could create jobs and make this a better place for my family across virginia and i could not take no for an answer. i got out of bed the next day. i dusted myself off. i spent the next four years visiting every nut and cranny in virginia. i can tell you without a doubt that the things i learned in the people i met in the stories i heard jenny ideas that i formed were indispensable to getting me here today and helping me on the job. the real question is will you do the next day? when you get knocked down you keep yourself back up the next day. you g
i started a campaign and brought this to the virginia voters. in 2009 i talked about big ideas and how we needed to move virginia forward. i talked about high-speed rail, wind turbines in the atlantic ocean. renewable energy standard. i said if you do not like my big ideas, do not vote for me. and you didn't. that is all right. i had a great time. i still remember waking up that next morning. i do not like to fail. nobody does. but deciding if i meant what i said during that campaign that i...
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the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rahall: this legislation is a reminder that unfortunately -- and unfortunately a stark reminder that b when given a chance, working together in a bipartisan fashion, we can produce results for the american people. i salute the chairman of our committee, mr. shuster from pennsylvania, for his tireless efforts in this regard. and as well our subcommittee chairman mr. gibbs and our ranking member on the full committee, mr. bishop. one of the first acts of our federal government was to improve navigation. on august 7, 1789, the first congress federalized the lighthouses built by the colonies and appropriated funds for their operation and maintenance. today in the 113th congress we keep faith with that fundamental premise of government by advancing legislation that authorizes u.s. army corps of engineers to improve navigation on our inland waterways and our ports. this is an effort
the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rahall: this legislation is a reminder that unfortunately -- and unfortunately a stark reminder that b when given a chance, working together in a bipartisan fashion, we can produce results for the american people. i salute the chairman of our committee, mr. shuster from pennsylvania, for his tireless efforts in this regard. and as well our...
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itis happening now in virginia. the search for three people missing after the hot air balloon burst into flames, then crashed. we have pictures from people who were there on the scene, cell phone pictures. this happened in virginia last night after the balloon drifted into power lines. >> witnesses saw people jump from the balloon's basket. those people and the balloon have not yet been found. >> let's talk about it with david susi the author of "why planes crash." how fast might it have been moving upon decent? >> at this point, the airplane -- the airplane, sorry, the balloon two others landed safely. what happens with the balloon is winds change, there are shifts in the air. as you are coming down, it's hard to anticipate what you might be dropping into. as the balloon drops, there's currents underneath that go under the wires, into the power lines near the landing area. >> how much control does the operator have? >> surprisingly, quite a lot. as the balloon goes through, they are go in multiple directions. how t
itis happening now in virginia. the search for three people missing after the hot air balloon burst into flames, then crashed. we have pictures from people who were there on the scene, cell phone pictures. this happened in virginia last night after the balloon drifted into power lines. >> witnesses saw people jump from the balloon's basket. those people and the balloon have not yet been found. >> let's talk about it with david susi the author of "why planes crash." how...
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moran of virginia. the chair: purr subte to the order -- pursuant to the order of the house, the gentleman from virginia, mr. moran, and a member each opposed will ontrol five minutes. mr. moran: does anyone claim time in opposition? mr. wolf: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. moran: mr. chairman, sections 528 and 529 of this bill would restrict the department of justice from transferring detainees to the united states. the problem with this is that guantanamo is now a rallying cry for extremists around the world and until we transfer and try these detainees, there is no denying that guantanamo is hurting our national security. and so my amendment would strike sections 52 and 529 -- 528 and 529 and i will yield myself approximately three minutes and then yield to mr. nattler. -- nadler. mr. chairman, we're currently pending $2,670,000 per detainee per year at guantanamo. compared to $34,000 per year at a high security federal prison here in the united
moran of virginia. the chair: purr subte to the order -- pursuant to the order of the house, the gentleman from virginia, mr. moran, and a member each opposed will ontrol five minutes. mr. moran: does anyone claim time in opposition? mr. wolf: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. moran: mr. chairman, sections 528 and 529 of this bill would restrict the department of justice from transferring detainees to the united states. the problem with this...
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and the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. wolf: i yield the gentleman from california two minutes. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. rohrabacher: i appreciate all the great things the chairman has done and i echo my remarks of the praise that was sung by our friends from texas to the great job that speaker or chairman wolf has done in his career. i appreciate, for example, tonight that he's yielding me this time, knowing that he has strong disagreement about which i will be speaking. tomorrow i will be offering an amendment to the c.j.s. appropriations bill, along with my colleague sam farr, dan young, earl blumenauer, mr. mcclintock, brown, polis, stockman, barbara lee, amash and tight us. very simply, our amendment -- titus. very simply, our amendment would prohibit the department of justice from preventing states from implementing their state medical marijuana laws. importantly, this amendment gives us an opportunity to show our support and how we -- what we re
and the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. wolf: i yield the gentleman from california two minutes. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. rohrabacher: i appreciate all the great things the chairman has done and i echo my remarks of the praise that was sung by our friends from texas to the great job that speaker or chairman wolf has done in his career. i appreciate, for example, tonight that he's yielding me this time,...
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the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from virginia has 11 1/2 minutes remaining and the gentlelady from texas has 11 1/2 minutes remaining. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: my pleasure to ive a minute and a half to the entlelady from new mexico. ms. lujan grisham: tax exempt social welfare groups must exclusively promote social welfare and the i.r.s. continues to allow these groups to engage in partisan, political activity instead of their social welfare mission. this has allowed nonprofits to spend over a quarter of a billion dollars on partisan political activities while keeping their donors secret. congress has known about this issue for years and done absolutely nothing. mr. speaker, i came to congress to solve problems on behalf of the american people and this resolution does absolutely nothing to solve the underlying problem that we have identified at the i.r.s. as long as congress continues to ignore the fact that social welfare organizations are actively engaged in political activity,
the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from virginia has 11 1/2 minutes remaining and the gentlelady from texas has 11 1/2 minutes remaining. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: my pleasure to ive a minute and a half to the entlelady from new mexico. ms. lujan grisham: tax exempt social welfare groups must exclusively promote social welfare and the i.r.s. continues to allow these groups to engage in partisan, political activity instead of their social welfare mission....
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the gentleman from west -- from virginia. mr. wolf: i move to strike the last word. -- i move to strike the requisite number of words. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. wolf: we have no objections to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman yields back his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. he amendment is adopted. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the esk. the chair: the clerk will read. the clerk: page 49, line 20, juvenile justice programs. 223,500,000. public safety officer benefits, $16,300,000. community-oriented police officering -- policing services, community-oriented policing services programs, $96,500,000. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. jeffries of new york. page 53, line 22, after the
the gentleman from west -- from virginia. mr. wolf: i move to strike the last word. -- i move to strike the requisite number of words. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. wolf: we have no objections to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman yields back his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. he amendment is adopted. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition?...
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mckinley of west virginia. page 22 line 6, after the dollar amount insert reduced by $1,200. -- by $1,500,000. page 22, line 12, after the dollar amount insert mr. mckinley: let me join in before my remarks to thank chame wolf and ranking member fattah and their staffs for all the hours you put in here tonight. i sat here and listened to all these amendments. i appreciate the patience you exhibited through this. madam chairman, this amendment -- many small businesses around the country are struggling to compete against unfair, low-priced foreign imports. they are intimidated by the cost of the legal challenge to push back. the intent and purpose of this amendment is simple. it transfers $1.5 million to the international trade commission to provide legal and technical assistance to small businesses seeking a remedy. time and time again small businesses are losing business against unfair, low-cost imports that flood this country. something needs to be done. small businesses need help. they don't have access to th
mckinley of west virginia. page 22 line 6, after the dollar amount insert reduced by $1,200. -- by $1,500,000. page 22, line 12, after the dollar amount insert mr. mckinley: let me join in before my remarks to thank chame wolf and ranking member fattah and their staffs for all the hours you put in here tonight. i sat here and listened to all these amendments. i appreciate the patience you exhibited through this. madam chairman, this amendment -- many small businesses around the country are...
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the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, at this time i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you. mr. speaker, i'm pleased now to recognize the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, who's worked so hard on this, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i join the author of the bill, the gentleman from wisconsin, chair of the judiciary committee, subcommittee on crime, mr. sensenbrenner. my colleague from virginia, the chair of the full committee, mr. goodlatte. the gentleman from michigan and ranking member, mr. conyers. mr. nadler, my colleague from virginia, mr. forbes, in proposing this amended version of the u.s.a. freedom act. i commend my colleagues for working together to develop a bipartisan approach to addressing some of the shortcomings in our foreign intelligence surve
the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, at this time i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you. mr. speaker, i'm pleased now to recognize the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, who's worked so hard on this, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for...
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. >> reporter: ana and victor, the rest of the hot air balloon festival was promptly canceled and virginia police held multiple briefings throughout the day saturday as they combed through this densely wooded area looking for the remains from this terrible tragedy. >> we are now transitioning from a rescue operation to a recovery operation at this time. >> reporter: from a search and rescue mission to a recovery. virginia authorities confirming the terrifying hot air balloon accident was deadly for the three people on board. >> got a visual of the airborne hot air balloon, appears to be still smoking, still pretty high there. >> got a report that the basket has come off, so we're trying to find that right now. >> advise all units the airborne balloons aren't the issue, we
. >> reporter: ana and victor, the rest of the hot air balloon festival was promptly canceled and virginia police held multiple briefings throughout the day saturday as they combed through this densely wooded area looking for the remains from this terrible tragedy. >> we are now transitioning from a rescue operation to a recovery operation at this time. >> reporter: from a search and rescue mission to a recovery. virginia authorities confirming the terrifying hot air balloon...
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does he belong to virginia? >> you know, there's a southern saying about just because a kitten is born in the oven doesn't make it a muffin. he was born in virginia. he left. wherever you run for office from is where you're from. william henry harrison was definitely from ohio. >> so you would tell the virginia state board of tourism, sorry, you're not the mother of presidents anymore. this moniker belongs to ohio. >> maybe you can be the mother of the presidents but whoever raised them was ohio, so no, sorry, virginia. >> well, that's fair enough. you know, what's been interesting when we are having a little bit of fun with this, neither state -- here's a state that has provided 15 presidents separately since there is the disputed eighth on each side, but it's been 100 years since either state has done so. do we look at it because ohio is maybe such a swing state and there's so much time and energy poured into it that candidates there don't end up as presidential candidates, they get beaten up? is there any rea
does he belong to virginia? >> you know, there's a southern saying about just because a kitten is born in the oven doesn't make it a muffin. he was born in virginia. he left. wherever you run for office from is where you're from. william henry harrison was definitely from ohio. >> so you would tell the virginia state board of tourism, sorry, you're not the mother of presidents anymore. this moniker belongs to ohio. >> maybe you can be the mother of the presidents but whoever...
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the chair: the gentleman from virginia's time has expired. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. fattah: i rise in the first instance in support of the focus of the gentlelady from's amendment but -- the gentlelady's amendment but i have to oppose the amendment because of the offset. one of the prison guards that was murdered was from my home state of pennsylvania. and i think that the -- depleting $3 million from this account at a time when we have a situation that we have far too many people in prison, and hopefully through our criminal justice reform efforts we will do something about that, but why we have people in prison, we have a responsibility -- but while we have people in prison, we have a responsibility to administer these prisons safely and i think it would be unwise. i support wholeheartedly export initiatives, we have increased this account each year. i have visited and spent time focused on this and the chairman had mentioned a number of initiatives. we also fund the select u.s.a. and the other parts of the preside
the chair: the gentleman from virginia's time has expired. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. fattah: i rise in the first instance in support of the focus of the gentlelady from's amendment but -- the gentlelady's amendment but i have to oppose the amendment because of the offset. one of the prison guards that was murdered was from my home state of pennsylvania. and i think that the -- depleting $3 million from this account at a time when we have a situation that we have far too...
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here are the big stories we're following now in the "cnn newsroom" -- a terrifying sight at a virginia festival. a hot air balloon catching fire and now search crews are combing a wooded area looking for the wregage. wreckage. we'll take you there. >>> a near nightmare in the sky. a passenger plane almost crashes into a drone. a big question now, how safe are you when you fly on commercial jets? >>> and a worldwide campaign to bring back our girls, and first lady michelle obama is part of it. hear how the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls is impacting her. >>> first up, a grim search is under way right now in a wooded area north of richmond, virginia. crews are looking for one of the victims of a fiery hot ire balloon accident. three people were onboard when the balloon hit a live utility line and burst into flames. two of the victims are confirmed dead. here is an i eyewitness describing the tragic scene add flames engulfed the balloon. >> you could hear them screaming, "please, dear god. sweet jesus, help us. we're going to die. oh, my god, please help us. please help us!" >> mor
here are the big stories we're following now in the "cnn newsroom" -- a terrifying sight at a virginia festival. a hot air balloon catching fire and now search crews are combing a wooded area looking for the wregage. wreckage. we'll take you there. >>> a near nightmare in the sky. a passenger plane almost crashes into a drone. a big question now, how safe are you when you fly on commercial jets? >>> and a worldwide campaign to bring back our girls, and first lady...
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if you freed your slaves, they couldn't stay in virginia. that was a law in virginia. neighboring states said they couldn't come there. at the end of his life, madison and some other great men of the early period formed a society to colonize freed slaves to liberia. the problem was the slaves had grown up in the united states, they didn't want to live in liberia. you can kind of see madison clinging to this idea and just hoping it would help somehow but he died. >> did madison and jefferson talk about this in letters? >> about slavery -- i cannot recall them talking about it in letters. >> because jefferson obviously accepted slavery. >> he did. where you see it in madison's letters are to other people mostly where he talks about -- during the revolution there was a plan to give every person who enlisted a slave. madison objected to that. we are fighting a revolution for human freedom and would make more sense to enlist slaves as soldiers. >> his great ambition beyond slavery was what? >> the union. the notion that we can have a great extended country that was protecte
if you freed your slaves, they couldn't stay in virginia. that was a law in virginia. neighboring states said they couldn't come there. at the end of his life, madison and some other great men of the early period formed a society to colonize freed slaves to liberia. the problem was the slaves had grown up in the united states, they didn't want to live in liberia. you can kind of see madison clinging to this idea and just hoping it would help somehow but he died. >> did madison and...
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>> west virginia has always been what i call fiscally responsible. fiscally conservative. we have never had the luxury of having money we could just throw at things. every individual that runs their house shod about the same scenario. with that being said, the social values that we are who we are, we are a god-loving, god-fearing, and -- >> republican state? >> well, i don't know if you -- why they always determine that to be -- it >> well, i mean if you like the a republican president and if for the first time since eisenhower, you get a republican senator that would tell you something. >> i respectfully disagree. the energy policy that the president has or the lack of an energy policy as far as i'm concerned, because tough use everything, all the above energy to be energy independent, to be more secured as a nation, not to be fighting words we shouldn't be in for far too long. rebuilding america. so, with all that being said, we have had a lot of people lose good jobs are, 60, 70, $80,000 a year jobs in the coal industry, energy market, now to look at minimum wage jobs t
>> west virginia has always been what i call fiscally responsible. fiscally conservative. we have never had the luxury of having money we could just throw at things. every individual that runs their house shod about the same scenario. with that being said, the social values that we are who we are, we are a god-loving, god-fearing, and -- >> republican state? >> well, i don't know if you -- why they always determine that to be -- it >> well, i mean if you like the a...
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tonight virginia's third, the fightin third! (cheers and applause) the third district abuts jamestown, america's first permanent english settlement where colonistses john smith was captured by the powhatan indians and had his life saved by poke hantas an chafed-- saved again centuries later by poke hadn't as on ice. an when patrick henry uttered give me liberty or give me death while thomas jefferson said i don't know about that. during the civil war richmond, virginia, was the capitol of the confederacy. today that title belongs to cliven bundy's ranch. the third also houses the norfolk naval station, america's largest naval base. fun fact, i just gave way the location of america's largest naval base. (laughter) the third borders the chesapeake bay, sometimes the bay's pollution causes oxygen seeking crabs to mass at the shoreline in what is called a crab jubilee which is a little like calling a syrian relief camp a refugee party zone. (laughter) and just who has the rich butter milk districts to represent this district, none o
tonight virginia's third, the fightin third! (cheers and applause) the third district abuts jamestown, america's first permanent english settlement where colonistses john smith was captured by the powhatan indians and had his life saved by poke hantas an chafed-- saved again centuries later by poke hadn't as on ice. an when patrick henry uttered give me liberty or give me death while thomas jefferson said i don't know about that. during the civil war richmond, virginia, was the capitol of the...
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the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte and the gentlewoman from texas, jackson lee, each will would control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte. mr. goodlatte: on may 10, 2013, the internal revenue service admitted to inappropriately targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny in connection with their applications for tax-exempt status. president obama denounced this behavior as outrageous and unacceptable and stated the i.r.s. is an independent agency and requires absolute integrity and people have to have confidence that they are applying the law in a nonpartisan way. he pledged that the administration would, quote, find out exactly what happened, end quote, and would make sure wrongdorse were held fully accountable. in testimony before my committee on may 15, 2013. attorney general holder testified that the department of justice would conduct a dispassionate investigation into the i.r.s.'s admitted farthering of conservative groups. the attorney general promised me
the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte and the gentlewoman from texas, jackson lee, each will would control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte. mr. goodlatte: on may 10, 2013, the internal revenue service admitted to inappropriately targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny in connection with their applications for tax-exempt status. president obama denounced this behavior as outrageous and unacceptable and stated the i.r.s. is an independent...
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. >> luxury shirts from virginia. how do you take an online business that is on track to make 8 million dollars in sales? and wisest man giving away money? meets the cofounder of library. tell people the story of your not so direct route of haberdashery. >> right, i was not always a business maker. i went to business school and was in the school of finance. i met partner there. we were unemployed in london with about 20,000 other people and we said, what next? we got into the clothing business, particularly shirts. the problem was we didn't know how to make shirts at the time. fast forward, we ended up partnering with the german street taylor for about a year. we launched a business in virginia in 2009. we sold about 100,000 shirts to about 25,000 customers that first year. >> i'm curious, when you let your family know that you had decided to go into the world of learning how to make shirts, cut fabric, and make clothing, what was their initial reaction? >> they thought i was a little crazy. i think i had one or two p
. >> luxury shirts from virginia. how do you take an online business that is on track to make 8 million dollars in sales? and wisest man giving away money? meets the cofounder of library. tell people the story of your not so direct route of haberdashery. >> right, i was not always a business maker. i went to business school and was in the school of finance. i met partner there. we were unemployed in london with about 20,000 other people and we said, what next? we got into the...
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the chair: the gentleman from virginia yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from georgia. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. the clrk will read. the clerk: -- the clerk will read. the clerk: page 18, line 12, general provisions, department of commerce, section 101, appropriations made available to the department by this act shall be available for the activities specified in the act of october 26, 1949, 15 u.s.c. 1514. section 102, appropriations made available to the department shall be available for higher of -- for hire of passenger votor vehicles. section 103 not to exceed 5% of any appropriation for the department of commerce may be transferred between such appropriations but no such appropriations shall be increased by more than 10%. section 104, requirements set forth by section 105 of the commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, 2012, public law 112-55, are hereby adopted b
the chair: the gentleman from virginia yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from georgia. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. the clrk will read. the clerk: -- the clerk will read. the clerk: page 18, line 12, general provisions, department of commerce, section 101, appropriations made available to the department by this act shall be available for the activities...
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i started a campaign and brought this to the virginia voters. ideas9 i talked about big and how we needed to move virginia forward. i talked about high-speed rail, wind turbines in the atlantic ocean. renewable energy standard. like my bigu do not ideas, do not vote for me. and you do. that is all right. i had a great time. i still remember waking up that next morning. i do not like to fail. nobody does. but deciding if i meant what i said during that campaign that i believed i could create jobs and for myis a better place family across virginia and i could not take no for an answer. i got out of bed the next day. i dusted myself off. i spent the next four years visiting every nut and cranny in virginia. i can tell you without a doubt that the things i learned in the people i met in the stories i heard jenny ideas that i formed were indispensable to getting me here today and helping me on the job. the real question is will you do the next day? when you get knocked down you keep yourself back up the next day. you get yourself back in the arena. t
i started a campaign and brought this to the virginia voters. ideas9 i talked about big and how we needed to move virginia forward. i talked about high-speed rail, wind turbines in the atlantic ocean. renewable energy standard. like my bigu do not ideas, do not vote for me. and you do. that is all right. i had a great time. i still remember waking up that next morning. i do not like to fail. nobody does. but deciding if i meant what i said during that campaign that i believed i could create...
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have been able to grow through the recession. >> virginia, is there an advantage to being in virginia when starting a business like this? costrst, there is the advantage over being in new york relate to but there is also the brand perspective. we are based in virginia and are.ng the story of who we we are making clothing, whether it is a dress shirt that is more english or a moleskin hunting shirt. we have a different perspective. >> what is the most popular stuff right now? >> probably the basic twill that we have right now, the gorgeous italian twill in blues and whites. a feeling credible and you can wear them all day. -- they feel incredible and you can wear them all day. we come out with a new style shirt for each week. >> right, for 30 days echo >> yes, and it exposes our customers to fabric they would not see anywhere else. they find what they love and they keep coming back. >> where are the shirts made? >> they are made all over. we do a lot of production in poland. we do production in turkey, italy, and some in scotland and the u.s. >> did you learn this as you went along ech
have been able to grow through the recession. >> virginia, is there an advantage to being in virginia when starting a business like this? costrst, there is the advantage over being in new york relate to but there is also the brand perspective. we are based in virginia and are.ng the story of who we we are making clothing, whether it is a dress shirt that is more english or a moleskin hunting shirt. we have a different perspective. >> what is the most popular stuff right now?...
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the chair: the gentleman from virginia yields back. the gentleman from florida is recognized for 3 1/2 minutes. mr. southerland: i would like to also remind that no one was a greater champion of my amendment than former massachusetts congressman, barney frank. so definitely a stalwart in new england fisheries. though he's not here, his spirit in favor of this amendment rings true. i'd like to yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from florida. georgia, excuse me. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized. >> i would like to thank mr. southerland for his work on this issue and thank the democrats for allowing us to have this. i want to tell you as a father who spends time in the gulf of mexico, in 2007, in 2007 we were allowed to fish as a family 194 days out of the year. mr. scott: 194 days i could go out with my son and we could catch snapper and we could catch up to four fish apiece. today we have been reduced to nine days. of the ost 95%, 95% time that a family could spend on the water fishing together has been tak
the chair: the gentleman from virginia yields back. the gentleman from florida is recognized for 3 1/2 minutes. mr. southerland: i would like to also remind that no one was a greater champion of my amendment than former massachusetts congressman, barney frank. so definitely a stalwart in new england fisheries. though he's not here, his spirit in favor of this amendment rings true. i'd like to yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from florida. georgia, excuse me. the chair: the...
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. >> press tien chemical valley west virginia is the heart of american coal industry and probusiness anti-regulation conserve actives have long fought to keep thought way. one conserve active strangely has broken ranks republican delegate cindy fritch. >> we need reasonable regulations on every industry. >> you are a republican looking to regulate this industry? >> yes. >> there must be something in the water. >> there was hopefully not anymore. >> 200,000 people are scrambling to find water to drink after a massive chemical spill. >> the cause of predicable an aging infrastructure coupled with lax regulations but the effect was shocking. >> i drank the water and it tasted funny. >> so you ingested a chemical and it turned you into a democrat? >> i'm still a republican. >> a republican who previously fought against environmental regulations but now mere raucousry wants regulations. how did this happen. >> break down that day for us. >> i stayed until after 5:00 at the capital. i went to the hotel room and starting using the glass wear and drinking the water from the tap. it did taste
. >> press tien chemical valley west virginia is the heart of american coal industry and probusiness anti-regulation conserve actives have long fought to keep thought way. one conserve active strangely has broken ranks republican delegate cindy fritch. >> we need reasonable regulations on every industry. >> you are a republican looking to regulate this industry? >> yes. >> there must be something in the water. >> there was hopefully not anymore. >>...