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united states congress. not to support this close to criminal justice outrages the us senate is making progress on a bill that includes some $60000000000.00 in a to ukraine and funds for other us allies do things in senators hope to pass it within days, but it's unclear if the legislation will be approved by the us house, where some republicans are strongly opposed to connecticut is the effect of the soul funds are already being felt on ukraine's front lines or us and european official say. the delay is contributing to critical shortages of weapons and ammunition needed on the battlefield. jackson, james is a political scientist and resident senior fellow at the german marshall fund and joins me now. welcome to the w. out in the chancellor all f shows and president biden urged us lawmakers to approve more aid for ukraine. but at this point, do they have any sway or congress it this way is unclear. i think probably the best thing that shows could have done was to say, europe is here, europe is really and germ
united states congress. not to support this close to criminal justice outrages the us senate is making progress on a bill that includes some $60000000000.00 in a to ukraine and funds for other us allies do things in senators hope to pass it within days, but it's unclear if the legislation will be approved by the us house, where some republicans are strongly opposed to connecticut is the effect of the soul funds are already being felt on ukraine's front lines or us and european official say. the...
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tell that to the chamber of congress who supports the proposal. tell that to the wall street journal. the editorial page supports this. there are governors in this room that supported. strong minorities oppose it but significant majority in the house and senate support it. folks, leaving and nothing is not an option. compromise is part of the process. i did not get everything i wanted in the deal. we did not do a number of things. but it is a positive, significant step. you know that. you deal with his every day. some of you deal with it every single day. you have real skin in the game. if this matters to you, matters to your state, tell your members of congress. show a little spine. past the bipartisan bill. -- pass the bipartisan bill. it is the strongest are countries ever seen. the most fair and humane reform. why are we making the kinds of progress we are making economically when the rest of the world is at a standstill in agriculture, basically? let's keep working to fix the entire system. i hope you all can help. let me close with this. i a
tell that to the chamber of congress who supports the proposal. tell that to the wall street journal. the editorial page supports this. there are governors in this room that supported. strong minorities oppose it but significant majority in the house and senate support it. folks, leaving and nothing is not an option. compromise is part of the process. i did not get everything i wanted in the deal. we did not do a number of things. but it is a positive, significant step. you know that. you deal...
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host: can you sue a member of congress after deposition? guest: i don't think so. if anything, i think comer may be rewarded politically for this. he has developed a big national base. sure, you saw this -- i'm not equating the different cases, but you saw it becoming the public face of an inquiry like this, which is big for a political future. i think of adam schiff and what he did taking on trump, and now he is a front runner to the next u.s. senator from california. james comer has run statewide in kentucky before, and i would not be surprised if he does again. host: how does jim jordan fit in? guest: it has always been an interesting play between the two of them. because i think jim jordan has been a more disciplined messenger. he is very much out there, but he's in charge of the judiciary committee, not the oversight committee. and the oversight committee has a lot of jurisdiction here that jim jordan does not. but jim jordan is in the mix. host: judiciary committee investigating compared to the oversight committee, they are both behind closed doors, right? ho
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i think congress has passed in a century. in great detail the abuse of our laws under president like biden much harder to do and the enforcement by president like trump much easier to deal. we sent it over to the senate and it is up to them. it is the impeachment resolution dramatically reducing the threshold for impeachment's that will haunt our country for many many years to come. they are embedded in great detaile. there was great concern that if it was not very narrowly confined the high crimes and misdemeanors it would destroy the foundational architecture of our country. the separation of powers. keeping us free for two and a half centuries. >> this is ruben in philadelphia good morning. >> good morning. a rhetoric that everybody uses against the people coming across the borders. i am like this is the same rhetoric thathe they used in the middle of the last century for its di italians, the irish, the mexicans and look at how good these people turned out to be. they are contributing to our society. demonizing these peopl
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guest: it was the simplest single bill presented to the congress in my years. we had conservatives that did not vote because it was paid for -- it was not paid for. we had democrats that opposed it because they are pro-hamas. i don't believe the failure of that bill should reflect the will of congress. the conservatives who voted against it should consider carefully their perspective on this and what was more important, the survival of israel for -- of israel or an appropriation that is not paid for. i am sympathetic to their concerns, i served on the budget committee several years. i think they have their properties backwards and i'm hoping they will step back and reflect on that. host: your thoughts on new aid for ukraine? guest: i support military assistance for ukraine for the same reason. we have dictators around the world. china, north korea, iran, they are watching all of this carefully. if putin is allowed to subjugate ukraine, if we lose israel in the middle east, that will be a powerful signal to dictators to march on their objectives. i am afraid we
guest: it was the simplest single bill presented to the congress in my years. we had conservatives that did not vote because it was paid for -- it was not paid for. we had democrats that opposed it because they are pro-hamas. i don't believe the failure of that bill should reflect the will of congress. the conservatives who voted against it should consider carefully their perspective on this and what was more important, the survival of israel for -- of israel or an appropriation that is not...
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i can tell you i traveled from connecticut to arizona campaigning for members of congress who are running for election and everywhere i go, thank you for trying to find out the truth. thank you for trying to stop this cannotage industry of influence peddling. the purpose of this investigation if you go back to the first press conference is to get the truth to the american people. they don't have the truth. when we started the laptop had this information and the bidens had legitimate businesses. and all of that we have proven is false. we have been very effective in getting the truth to the american people and my job as chairman of the oversight committee is to prevent influence peddling from happening in the future. this is to create legislation that stops it from happening. we need to stop the menendez and bidens to continue to enrich themselves in our public
i can tell you i traveled from connecticut to arizona campaigning for members of congress who are running for election and everywhere i go, thank you for trying to find out the truth. thank you for trying to stop this cannotage industry of influence peddling. the purpose of this investigation if you go back to the first press conference is to get the truth to the american people. they don't have the truth. when we started the laptop had this information and the bidens had legitimate businesses....
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and congress is to blame. i mean, can you keep people in mexico and right now mexico doesn't agree to that. that is a band-aid when immigration needs major reconstructive surgery and no one president can do it alone border patrol sites got arrested border crossings have are down 50% in january and trending that way in february. if we change the laws to seek asylum. if people don't have to come here for that, one. two, congress, this would be a win. you know, this would be like infrastructure for both democrats and republicans because immigration is important to both democrats and republicans in this election coming up. and then lastly, i would say the president being at the border, i agree he should have been there sooner. however, the president and former president, it is just a photo op. people want to know what they're going to do not just shake hands and see pictures of them smiling or perhaps kiss ago few babies. >> bret: oh, wait, one more thing? i say one more thing? >> bret: go ahead. >> okay. it alway
and congress is to blame. i mean, can you keep people in mexico and right now mexico doesn't agree to that. that is a band-aid when immigration needs major reconstructive surgery and no one president can do it alone border patrol sites got arrested border crossings have are down 50% in january and trending that way in february. if we change the laws to seek asylum. if people don't have to come here for that, one. two, congress, this would be a win. you know, this would be like infrastructure...
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by federal judge jeffrey sutton as part of the 2024 supreme court fellows program at the library of congress in washington, d.c. we will have live coverage at 3:15 p.m. eastern here on c-span. host: a discussion on the economy and related matters with two guests joining us, matthew dickerson with economic policy innovation center and serves as their budget policy director and mike conzel with the roosevelt institute. to both of you, thank you so much for giving us your time. from your various positions you take especially looking at the economy at large, how would you describe the current state of the economy? guest: i think the labor market is quite strong with about 3 million jobs created last year given that unemployment has been below 4% for two years which is remarkable. we had two quarters of really solid growth come about 4%, pre-remarkable given how far along this business cycle has been. inflation has been a huge challenge as it has been for most countries over the last three years. over the last six or seven months, it come close to the fed target. financial markets are now anticip
by federal judge jeffrey sutton as part of the 2024 supreme court fellows program at the library of congress in washington, d.c. we will have live coverage at 3:15 p.m. eastern here on c-span. host: a discussion on the economy and related matters with two guests joining us, matthew dickerson with economic policy innovation center and serves as their budget policy director and mike conzel with the roosevelt institute. to both of you, thank you so much for giving us your time. from your various...
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last time i checked the people hate congress. we have lower approval rating than the irs. so i don't give a rip if they boo me on the floor, if they hit me and the crooked little soul and they can even try to expel me on if they want but this is a movement that the unit party cannot kill. they will try would with e and even msnbc resistant lives admits you grow stronger by the day. when you know what? in the maga movement at cpac my friends matt and mercedes schlapp, all of you, we are all growing stronger and i am the strongest fighting these battles with you in my corner. i appreciate your prayers and your hopes and your love and i will never stop fighting for you. god bless you. god bless this great country. let's go get them. >> chair of the house republican conference. congresswoman elise stefanik. >> hello, cpac. i have two very important questions for you. are we ready to fire joe biden this november? and are we ready to elect president donald j. trump to save american? yes, we are. it's time to make history. we always say that every election is the most important e
last time i checked the people hate congress. we have lower approval rating than the irs. so i don't give a rip if they boo me on the floor, if they hit me and the crooked little soul and they can even try to expel me on if they want but this is a movement that the unit party cannot kill. they will try would with e and even msnbc resistant lives admits you grow stronger by the day. when you know what? in the maga movement at cpac my friends matt and mercedes schlapp, all of you, we are all...
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with bio and contact information for every member of the congress. important information on committees, the president's cabinet, federal agencies, and state governors. the congressional directory cost 3295 plus shipping and handling. every purchase helps support our nonprofit operations. scan the code on the right or go to c-spanshop.org to preorder your copy today. for delivery this spring. president biden announced debt relief for student loan borrowers and talked about the plan in culver city, california. this is just over 10 minutes. collect -- >> good afternoon. >> it is my pleasure to be here this afternoon. i want to thank the mayor of culver city. i want to acknowledge my colleague senator padilla, congresswoman sidney dove, chair of the board of supervisors -- and supervisor holly mitchell. i want to thank the mayor again for having us in the amazing city of culver city. but the president is here to do today as part of his ongoing commitment to future generations. skyrocketing student loan debt does not just prohibit young people from gettin
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i was in congress. it's nearly impossible to get documents out of the 65 in congress. when he left the vice presidency, he seemed to be fairly cognitively sharp. at that time he took the documents out. so yes, he might not be able to remember today, but you don't need his memory. you have the documents. he took them when he was in office. i don't care what joe biden says. i have a smoking gun in the picture you have up there on the screen that he took the documents. he should have been prosecuted like trump or neither should have been prosecuted. >> trace: i want to read, robert, on page 208. it says in his interview with our office, mr. biden did not remember when he was vice president forgetting on the first day of the interview when his term ended. if it was 2013, when did i stop being vice president was the question. forgetting on the second day of the interview when his term began in 2009. am i still vice president? he did not remember even within several years when his son, beau, died and his memory appeared hamas when describing the afghanistan debate that was o
i was in congress. it's nearly impossible to get documents out of the 65 in congress. when he left the vice presidency, he seemed to be fairly cognitively sharp. at that time he took the documents out. so yes, he might not be able to remember today, but you don't need his memory. you have the documents. he took them when he was in office. i don't care what joe biden says. i have a smoking gun in the picture you have up there on the screen that he took the documents. he should have been...
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congress and congress passes a bill that reinstates the protections of roe v wade, president joe biden will sign it. when we win majority's in congress, president biden will sign into law an assault weapons ban, he will sign into law the george floyd justice in policing act act. and he will sign into law the freedom to vote act and the john lewis voting rights advancements act. [applause] on these issues and so many more, who sits in the white house, it matters. and in this election, we each, each and every one of us, we face the question, what kind of country do we want to live in? we each face that question. what kind of country do we want to live in? do we want to live in a country of liberty, freedom, and rule of law? or a country of disorder, fear, and hate? we face a choice, cruelty or compassion. chaos or competence. division, or unity. each of us has the power to answer these questions on a daily basis, tomorrow and south carolina at the ballot box, for tomorrow is primary day in south carolina. it is on a saturday here. south carolina, you are the first primary in the nation.
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insurrection is in a term we interacted with frequently before getting to congress. you never heard about insurrection on the little league board or the local kiwanis club. >> washington field office, he testified in adeptness -- deposition he said he did not send anybody to be part of that crowd. incidentally there might've been people who had been trailing folks from other states who came here but they didn't do anything to participate. >> it came as no surprise to us at the washington field office didn't confess to their own actions and cover-up, but there was contravening evidence that was presented by whistleblowers saying what the washington field offices told you is not true. they were able to cite specific phone calls and conversations were very different sentiment was expressed. >> forgive me if this is a little off topic, but is he guilty of adding trillions to the national debt, and how are you going to convey that on the campaign trail? >> well this is a press conference about the insurrection measure that i would note the fact that during president trump
insurrection is in a term we interacted with frequently before getting to congress. you never heard about insurrection on the little league board or the local kiwanis club. >> washington field office, he testified in adeptness -- deposition he said he did not send anybody to be part of that crowd. incidentally there might've been people who had been trailing folks from other states who came here but they didn't do anything to participate. >> it came as no surprise to us at the...
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it takes seconds for congress to leak it. you're an fbi agent and i'm your source. you're my handler, i'm telling you stuff it may be true, may be false, may be a mix of those two things. you're using it for your criminal investigation or counter intelligence investigation, the last thing you would want to do is share it with congress. once the russians saw they had a path through mr. smirnov to congress, i think they exploited it. >> the significance of david weiss specifically saying he's continuing to pedal lies that could affect not the 2020 election but the 2024 election. why include that if you're david weiss? >> yeah, i don't exactly know, unless that's the information that they've turned up. but we know actually if you go back to the mueller report, and even further back beyond that, that the russians have been looking for ways to inject, you know, sort of bad information, disinformation, misinformation into our, you know, networks, into our social circles, into our politics. >> information silos that people might be confined to. >> right. but it works. righ
it takes seconds for congress to leak it. you're an fbi agent and i'm your source. you're my handler, i'm telling you stuff it may be true, may be false, may be a mix of those two things. you're using it for your criminal investigation or counter intelligence investigation, the last thing you would want to do is share it with congress. once the russians saw they had a path through mr. smirnov to congress, i think they exploited it. >> the significance of david weiss specifically saying...
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i'm very simple email in all sizes and why congress the bank to know that precedents have you had any way says way from argentina. people here say it wouldn't leave them with a more economical means the asking questions. were you ever worn about the health effects of power or no understanding the reality reporting from the action the hospital with fearless johnson is just behind me. hundreds of people have seen it back to a to is an in depth coverage thailand states it's future of fossil fuels. nope, renewable. i'll just use teams on the ground. bring you closer to the heart of the story. the cloud of nuclear war wounds have a press. what if this is the beginning of one of those accidental wars? what is this is the beginning of the end of life? because we know from the whole roots of recent history to the rising covered threat apocalypse maybe discovers the impact nuclear weapons have funds to monitor our failure to keep him out of the safe is by sitting down to the individual on the street. this is not to drill on out to 0. president biden says once a 2 state solution for palestinian
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and i think that republicans in congress they painted this picture that the government is not working. so, i guess, are they feeding the fire, or how do you see it, that was my question. guest: good for you. i want to hold both sides accountable. and everything that i do. but your question is a good one. and the answer has to be yes. are they seeking to find a solution to the border or are they playing politics. and that border crisis is a problem. frankly, it was not a problem under donald trump and a nightmare under joe biden. i will say that. i will also say that the members of congress had the opportunity to pass legislation to address it and they have chosen not to do it. and that is a problem for republicans. we need to sit them down at the same time. the problem was not nearly bad under trump and worse hunter biden but republicans are not solving it. if you could bring up that slide, it was page 77, the pie chart because to the caller's point. we feel more desired -- more divided now. 80% of americans feel porid than ever before. if you look in the corner i broke it down by age
and i think that republicans in congress they painted this picture that the government is not working. so, i guess, are they feeding the fire, or how do you see it, that was my question. guest: good for you. i want to hold both sides accountable. and everything that i do. but your question is a good one. and the answer has to be yes. are they seeking to find a solution to the border or are they playing politics. and that border crisis is a problem. frankly, it was not a problem under donald...
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. >> what impact would this have on other work in congress? deadlines are coming up to fund the government early march. even if the impeachment trial is just a few days. >> if the impeachment trial is just a few days we are talking probably mechanisms, in terms of getting a budget deal that would be taking place largely behind closed doors anyway because congress is on this protracted recess now for more than a week. obviously if it extends past that and it starts to bump into the government funding deadline that is a different story and it could be very problematic in terms of running an impeachment trial while we are in a government shutdown. it appears that is unlikely but there could always be surprises. the other question is what does this due to the greater debates happening around the core government funding issue. we're still in the throes of a very heated argument about what to do about the ukraine war, about funding for israel, about funding for humanitarian aid, and the republican house is still sticking to their guns and saying it
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the congress has its own issues, and frankly, no one here is really all that concerned about losing a being a strategic partner with ukraine because they haven't really showing any forward movement in their offensive 20 to the fact they're very defensive. and this latest bout with the f guys is, is very, very serious. it's really that doesn't show any forward motion that the congress would be looking for in order to be encouraged to do anything. meanwhile, the russian president has reflected on his recent interview with tucker carlson, that's been viewed more than 200000000 times on the american journalist as ex platform account alone. bottom, we're put instead, his long monologue on russian history should help us audiences understand what's really at stake in the ukraine. conflicts. it's a boon you pro. so i think it certainly wasn't easy for the western audience, particularly for americans. there's just over 300 years of us history, but i started all the way back from the year 862. so i think it wasn't easy for the american audience to understand. and yet i think it is important for
the congress has its own issues, and frankly, no one here is really all that concerned about losing a being a strategic partner with ukraine because they haven't really showing any forward movement in their offensive 20 to the fact they're very defensive. and this latest bout with the f guys is, is very, very serious. it's really that doesn't show any forward motion that the congress would be looking for in order to be encouraged to do anything. meanwhile, the russian president has reflected on...
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blank check to america as long as congress doesn't act. when faced with an executive branch that refuses to carry out the law, the options in front of congress are what? it's the power of the purse. we can defund but then that gets us no border -- >> raises issues -- and how you manage funding issue but the power of the purse is one tool. other tool is impeachment and come to that in a minute. >> or pass another law -- or third area to pass another law right -- so true or false, under 212 currently president of the united states qowld have the emergency authority to shut down the border if he saw fit. >> of course. >> when he declares it is an miranda miranda emergency and tools he can shut it down under existing law why do we need existing changes to existing law? well -- as we are trying to manage a -- system where we handle immigration, the current system is being exploited and see if the gentlemen agrees with this where we have the general black letter laws and spirit of the law that is security. right? operation patrol of the border.
blank check to america as long as congress doesn't act. when faced with an executive branch that refuses to carry out the law, the options in front of congress are what? it's the power of the purse. we can defund but then that gets us no border -- >> raises issues -- and how you manage funding issue but the power of the purse is one tool. other tool is impeachment and come to that in a minute. >> or pass another law -- or third area to pass another law right -- so true or false,...
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why is congress the only group that refuses to balance a budget? stop the spending, stop the borrowing, eliminate the pet projects and i will take any -- i will veto any spending bill that does not take us back to pre-pandemic levels. that is how we save the budget. then we will take as many federal programs as we can and send them down to the states. that will reduce the size of the federal government and empower people on the ground. education, health care, welfare, mental health. if we cut the strings and set them down and allows states to do what is in the best interest of them without having d.c. bureaucrats making the decisions. then i think we need to look at the fact that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. we have to open up the middle class. we want to eliminate the federal gas and diesel tax in this country, cut taxes on the middle class and simplify the bracket. we want to make small business tax cuts permanent. they make corporate ones permanent but small business cuts temporary. small businesses of the heartbe
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congress. >> by design. >> this is the absolutely do- nothing congress. but >> not just do nothing because we don't agree. do nothing because we want to hurt you. >> the question earlier, in terms of how we change, this this isn't going to be through cable news. it's going to be through kneecap to kneecap conversation in our communities, with our neighbors, friends, around our family members. people are emotional when it comes to politics. and that use very small part of the brain that's rational when it comes to this. they don't turn that part of their brain on until they appreciate that they are being respected, heard, and don't feel humiliated in the conversation. this is something i think all of us need to work on, and restart those conversations. >> do you agree? >> the problem is 90% of congress just got re-elected last november. despite the institution having a 20% approval rating. so, there is a big disconnect in our ability to hold our leaders accountable for not getting anything done.
congress. >> by design. >> this is the absolutely do- nothing congress. but >> not just do nothing because we don't agree. do nothing because we want to hurt you. >> the question earlier, in terms of how we change, this this isn't going to be through cable news. it's going to be through kneecap to kneecap conversation in our communities, with our neighbors, friends, around our family members. people are emotional when it comes to politics. and that use very small part of...
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and so congress was able to ask direct questions. look, the testimony has been going on all day because you have 50 years of the biden brand to investigate and to talk about. and just this past weekend, we had this blockbuster story from politico talking about james biden's involvement in the hospital company where he was trying to trade-off his brother's name. that is no secret. of course there is smoke b that is the biden business. it's the biden brand. and i think it's going to continue to hurt biden throughout the campaign. >> one thing, mike, that is a real truism in politics when you hear about family members of a politician, anybody who remember rodge roger clinton or bought a can of billy beer tell you it's not good news for the politician. their families get them in trouble a lot. >> mike: julia made reference to the informant that blew up in the middle of this investigation. president biden making the case that this should all go away. let's play him. >> fbi informant the center of the impeachment inquiry has been indicted
and so congress was able to ask direct questions. look, the testimony has been going on all day because you have 50 years of the biden brand to investigate and to talk about. and just this past weekend, we had this blockbuster story from politico talking about james biden's involvement in the hospital company where he was trying to trade-off his brother's name. that is no secret. of course there is smoke b that is the biden business. it's the biden brand. and i think it's going to continue to...
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it's great to be joined by members of congress, i really pray -- appreciate you being here. i know our great vice president sends her love to all our california friends. all i hear about is california, you know? i am glad to be here. i'm trying to make sure they hear about delaware, but it ain't working. kamala and i ran to lead this country, we made a commitment to fix our broken student loan system. because while a college degree is still a ticket to a better life, that ticket is too expensive. too many americans are still saddled with unsustainable debt in exchange for a college degree. so there is a student loan program to be able to afford a college degree, but a lot of people didn't take advantage of it, and i wanted to make sure they did. the ability to repay become so burdensome, a lot of people can't even repay, and they try. they work like the devil every month to pay their bill. but even when they pay their loan, their debt increases because of interest rates. i thought it would make a lot more sense to relieve student debt for families and to grow our economy. we
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they and this congress, this republican congress, have worked to hold this lawless secretary accountable. it's now time for the senate to do its duty. to step up, hold a trial, and convict secretary mayorkas. with that i'll be followed by the gentleman from minnesota, mr. emmer. mr. emmer: thank you, mark. the american people elected a house republican majority to undo the damage the democrats have done. and to hold the biden administration accountable. thanks to our members and the diligent work of chairman green and his homeland security committee. we are once again living up to that mandate this week. under secretary mayorkas' leadership, americans have experienced the worst border crisis we have ever seen. yesterday house republicans said enough. we did not take our impeachment vote lightly. it was the product of a very thoughtful, fair, and deliberate investigation lasting nearly a year. the evidence was clear as you have heard the chairman say this morning. secretary mayorkas willfully refused to enforce federal law, repeatedly lied to congress, and breached the american people's t
they and this congress, this republican congress, have worked to hold this lawless secretary accountable. it's now time for the senate to do its duty. to step up, hold a trial, and convict secretary mayorkas. with that i'll be followed by the gentleman from minnesota, mr. emmer. mr. emmer: thank you, mark. the american people elected a house republican majority to undo the damage the democrats have done. and to hold the biden administration accountable. thanks to our members and the diligent...
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so let's wait for the investigations shortly before the storming of the congress and the an observation of luna, the cd, but also now to travel to the united states. returning 3 months later, from a self imposed exile, police said those being targeted or accused of participating in a criminal organizations that was aimed at keeping the former brazilian president in power. yes. of the vocals as well. so that doesn't know to them the cup, dora, this is the type of thing you see before an arrest warrant is issued. what's interesting here is that when a passport is requested from you, it implies there's concern over a flight risk, which means there couldn't be an upcoming trial ministries figured out last week. federal police rated properties belonging to both to now to son carlos as part of a separate pro link to the alleged spine of political opponents during both scenarios. time in office was not lois to 0. they off ukraine's president has removed the heads of the forces for laurie's deloney below the v, as in nancy said it was time for changes in the ministry leadership. but the ones th
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united states congress. not to support this close to criminal justice outrages the us senate is making progress on a bill that includes some $60000000000.00 in a to ukraine and funds for other us allies do things in senators hope to pass it within days, but it's unclear if the legislation will be approved by the us house, where some republicans are strongly opposed. different connecticut is the effects of the sold funds already being felt on ukraine's front lines or us and european official say. the delay is contributing to critical shortages of weapons and ammunition needed on the battlefield. jackson, james is a political scientist and a senior fellow at the german marshall fund that we asked him earlier about the deadlock in congress and how that affects the united from the west wants to present a lot of if we can it's undermining it. and that's the problem, i think that mr. buddy was talking about when he said it's almost criminal for the us to pull out of the support from granted disjuncture. so that's
united states congress. not to support this close to criminal justice outrages the us senate is making progress on a bill that includes some $60000000000.00 in a to ukraine and funds for other us allies do things in senators hope to pass it within days, but it's unclear if the legislation will be approved by the us house, where some republicans are strongly opposed. different connecticut is the effects of the sold funds already being felt on ukraine's front lines or us and european official...
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i traveled from connecticut to arizona campaigning for members of congress that are seeking re-election and running for election. and everywhere i go the same thing. thank you for trying to find out the truth. thank you for trying to stop this cottage industry of influence peddling. that's what this investigation is all about. the purpose of this investigation, if you go back to the very first press conference, was to get the truth to the american people. because the american people didn't have the truth. they didn't have the truth. the media, when we started this investigation, the laptop was russian disinformation. the bidens had legitimate businesses. joe never talked to any of the people that sent him money. none of this happened while he was president. all that have we have proven is false. we have been very effective in getting the truth to the american people. my job as chairman of the oversight committee is to prevent influence peddling from happening in the future. that's always been the purpose of this investigation. to create legislation hopefully bipartisan, that defines inf
i traveled from connecticut to arizona campaigning for members of congress that are seeking re-election and running for election. and everywhere i go the same thing. thank you for trying to find out the truth. thank you for trying to stop this cottage industry of influence peddling. that's what this investigation is all about. the purpose of this investigation, if you go back to the very first press conference, was to get the truth to the american people. because the american people didn't have...
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i'm sure i'd state especially with the failure united states congress not as close to criminal to grab your shift political latham. she had a cool snow was in washington for the talks and send us this update. the talks between us present joe biden anthem and tom. so that all of souls didn't produce any kind of new policy, but they highlights how difficult it is to keep the what's on the policy and track with the existing policies. they've already agreed on both of back in ukraine. they are the largest of the wes. i'm the 2nd largest military factor in terms of delivering equipment and i'm unison. and they are also both stones allies of israel and on both issues and age package is stuff in the us congress, essentially running the risk of becoming political. i'm unison in the pre election stand off between donald trump and the current us presence. so by trump has essentially told republicans to block list or at least slow it down and that policy is working on. this also highlights how domestic us policy is having more than just a ripple effect in the big crises of the wealth or soul goes
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this one about a new washington's face threat holding on and divided congress to united against as well as royal claims. it's fighting for survival and it's also not everyone at home is on page without message on menus, correspondent, not since the difficulties tracing local, unseen. who acts of this it also has from those present the violence is justified. yeah. by the process of getting ready to come on, we, unfortunately, it's not some, it's 30000 the 1000 strength in numbers, malia but can't of pots. so this discuss plans to create a confederation made ongoing sanctions with the west africa dropped off at the desktop 1 pm here in moscow. 6 they are joining us from, breaks out that you want from me on the whole the same very welcome. well, let's start with the latest from the ukraine. conflict reports increasingly suggests that key a full says coming on to severe strain, particular around the strategic city of updates from where it strips a partially withdrawn. now the us national security council spoke pass not strong copy, outlined the power of the situation on the ground. i want t
this one about a new washington's face threat holding on and divided congress to united against as well as royal claims. it's fighting for survival and it's also not everyone at home is on page without message on menus, correspondent, not since the difficulties tracing local, unseen. who acts of this it also has from those present the violence is justified. yeah. by the process of getting ready to come on, we, unfortunately, it's not some, it's 30000 the 1000 strength in numbers, malia but...
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and now we're at a place where because congress won't act where republicans won't let congress act the number is too big of people coming across the border, even for democrats. and so look, president is going to take some action. reality is the courts might strike it down down also to your point, he's floating these trial balloons that kind of see what the reaction is. but if republicans are going to politicize the issue, and then refuse to act on it. biden has to do something. >> it's inching facility because the republicans who have refused to act on it have said, well, there are executive actions. the president could take. obviously this is one how does it compare to what the trump white house tried to do before it was blocked by a federal court. i mean, is it exactly the same >> and that is certainly some of the pushback that the white house can anticipate if they move forward with this. but in 2018, former president donald trump issued a presidential proclamation in which he tried to invoke the same authority known as to 12 to shut down asylum entirely on the us mexico border when
and now we're at a place where because congress won't act where republicans won't let congress act the number is too big of people coming across the border, even for democrats. and so look, president is going to take some action. reality is the courts might strike it down down also to your point, he's floating these trial balloons that kind of see what the reaction is. but if republicans are going to politicize the issue, and then refuse to act on it. biden has to do something. >> it's...
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sanctions tomorrow as a new aid package for ukraine remains deadlocked in congress. president biden said earlier this week he hoped the death of navalny would spur congress to pass the initial aid to ukraine. state department spokesperson matthew miller warned yesterday putin is watching what congress decides. >> i never want to discuss intelligence mats from here. you have to assume he's watching what happens in congress. >> joining us now national security reporter for politico alex ward. he's the author of the new book "the internationalists, the fight to restore american foreign policy after trump." and alex, we will turn to the book in just a moment. but first you and i teamed from a brand new story about the sanctions package the white house is weighing and going to announce tomorrow against russia. tell us a little bit about what's in it and the limits the u.s. faced. >> yeah, it's mostly going to target really any entity or entities that are involved in russia's invasion. that's the defense industrial complex is there in russia and military officials and perh
sanctions tomorrow as a new aid package for ukraine remains deadlocked in congress. president biden said earlier this week he hoped the death of navalny would spur congress to pass the initial aid to ukraine. state department spokesperson matthew miller warned yesterday putin is watching what congress decides. >> i never want to discuss intelligence mats from here. you have to assume he's watching what happens in congress. >> joining us now national security reporter for politico...
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when those people come into congress, there are people that own congress. that is their own congress. it is not an insurrection because it belongs to the people. you have the squad out there that say to the river to the sea and they are the ones, the lawmakers. they break the law -- a senator in congress and all they did was censor them. host: i would to give our audience information on the store you are referencing which was the hearing of the supreme court. there is an article about this, the supreme court signaled deep skepticism that, or the power to remove donald trump from the republican primary ballot because of his actions trying to overturn the election results. a majority of justices appeared to think that states do not have a role in deciding whether a presidential candidate can be barred from running under a provision of the 14th amendment, people engaged in an insurrection -- that bothers people from engaging an insurrection from holding office. judges raise concerns about states reaching different conclusions on whether a candidate can run & i
when those people come into congress, there are people that own congress. that is their own congress. it is not an insurrection because it belongs to the people. you have the squad out there that say to the river to the sea and they are the ones, the lawmakers. they break the law -- a senator in congress and all they did was censor them. host: i would to give our audience information on the store you are referencing which was the hearing of the supreme court. there is an article about this, the...
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congress and congress passes a bill that reinstates the protections of roe v wade, president joe biden will sign it. when we win majority's in congress, president biden will sign into law an assault weapons ban, he will sign into law the george floyd justice in policing act act. and he will sign into law the freedom to vote act and the john lewis voting rights advancements act. [applause] on these issues and so many more, who sits in the white house, it matters. and in this election, we each, each and every one of us, we face the question, what kind of country do we want to live in? we each face that question. what kind of country do we want to live in? do we want to live in a country of liberty, freedom, and rule of law? or a country of disorder, fear, and hate? we face a choice, cruelty or compassion. chaos or competence. division, or unity. each of us has the power to answer these questions on a daily basis, tomorrow and south carolina at the ballot box, for tomorrow is primary day in south carolina. it is on a saturday here. south carolina, you are the first primary in the nation.
congress and congress passes a bill that reinstates the protections of roe v wade, president joe biden will sign it. when we win majority's in congress, president biden will sign into law an assault weapons ban, he will sign into law the george floyd justice in policing act act. and he will sign into law the freedom to vote act and the john lewis voting rights advancements act. [applause] on these issues and so many more, who sits in the white house, it matters. and in this election, we each,...
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wonder if you have concerns about that and what congress can do? >> it's a funny, it's cattle and the first time i heard that, a long time ago they said what do you think about the cattle deal? i was really confused. so, but here is the -- all of you know this, but the chinese dominate in almost every segment of the ev supply chain, okay? from, you know, the anods and cathodes in the batteries in the cars and everything else, all that being said, i think the world sees, you know, ev as as being the future and i think even my colleagues on the other side know that, you know, electric vehicles are going to be very, very important for the american economy pan so how do we make sure that we bring that supply chain to the u.s. because i am concerned that we're going to end up being in a situation where they have coercion, they have the power of coercion over the certain components. the anods, or cathodes, lithium, manganese or cobalt that we might need for these ev's. so we've got to figure out the redundant suppliers. >> and is that the solution there
wonder if you have concerns about that and what congress can do? >> it's a funny, it's cattle and the first time i heard that, a long time ago they said what do you think about the cattle deal? i was really confused. so, but here is the -- all of you know this, but the chinese dominate in almost every segment of the ev supply chain, okay? from, you know, the anods and cathodes in the batteries in the cars and everything else, all that being said, i think the world sees, you know, ev as as...
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it is great to be joined by members of congress from alex in the senate and sydney in the house. i appreciate you being here. i know that our great vice president since her love to all our california friends. all i hear about is california, you know? and i am glad to be here. when i was vice president all i heard about was chicago. i am trying to make sure they hear about delaware but it ain't working. we ran to lead this country. we made a commitment to fill -- fix our broken student loan system. while a college degree is still a ticket to a better life, the ticket is too expensive. too many americans are still saddled with unsustainable debt in exchange for a college degree. there was a student loan program to -- afford a college degree and a lot of people did not take advantage of it and i wanted to be sure they did. the ability to repay has become so burdensome that a lot of people cannot repay. they try. they don't miss payments. they work like the devil every month to pay their bills. but you've been if they pay their debt increases and does not diminish because of interest
it is great to be joined by members of congress from alex in the senate and sydney in the house. i appreciate you being here. i know that our great vice president since her love to all our california friends. all i hear about is california, you know? and i am glad to be here. when i was vice president all i heard about was chicago. i am trying to make sure they hear about delaware but it ain't working. we ran to lead this country. we made a commitment to fill -- fix our broken student loan...
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his supporters with later storm the congress and buildings housing, the presidential palace and supreme court. also not or denied any wrong doing and called the investigation against him. a political persecution of brazil's current president received mass. you'll do that the seat belt has called for patients as the investigations move forward, but has also offered him his own criticism of the former president. i'm going to go here. he wasn't governmental, but he wasn't prepared to when he wasn't prepared to lose. he wasn't prepared to leave so much sorry that he didn't even have the courage to say, congratulations. he went home crying and travelling to the united states because he must have participated in the construction of the school attempt. so let's wait for the investigations shortly before the storming of the congress and the an observation of luna, the seat of the boat. so now to travel to the united states, returning 3 months later, from a self imposed exile, police said those being targeted or accused of participating in a criminal organizations that was inc, at keeping the fo
his supporters with later storm the congress and buildings housing, the presidential palace and supreme court. also not or denied any wrong doing and called the investigation against him. a political persecution of brazil's current president received mass. you'll do that the seat belt has called for patients as the investigations move forward, but has also offered him his own criticism of the former president. i'm going to go here. he wasn't governmental, but he wasn't prepared to when he...
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that the congress will do whatever she wants you over to that are very, very frustrating to us. in that sense, and so yeah, but this is usually which if it doesn't work properly, manage it to come to the it makes configuration and i imagine this will, these remarks will be opposed to very mentally in somalia alone. but what about somalia itself? will they be whole heartedly supportive of what was said, or will they as you've been going through? are they fearful that perhaps words like this could, could mic the, the tensions rise further to the different options in general were from what understand even people who somebody around. i'm not to support the president even with this not feeling good. they say the all so much that is i give it and then they sort of in the agreement, do not really come to know if the dentist aspect i've been noticing for some time and the different approach that somebody's up. i go to the general, the approach is to be accepted between dec retrieve the region to be bundled, so they try to the identity, the governor community instead of the front end. so
that the congress will do whatever she wants you over to that are very, very frustrating to us. in that sense, and so yeah, but this is usually which if it doesn't work properly, manage it to come to the it makes configuration and i imagine this will, these remarks will be opposed to very mentally in somalia alone. but what about somalia itself? will they be whole heartedly supportive of what was said, or will they as you've been going through? are they fearful that perhaps words like this...
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members of congress. making sure that they do not get involved and stuff like this. because sometimes things can happen. unintentionally or -- i hope the investigation reveals that she will be absolved of anything. let's just say of anything that is against the law. i did not know anything about it until two hours ago. >> unfortunately that is it. thank you very much, congressman clyburn, for spending time with us. >> thank you very much for having me. >> please do it again. if you want to hear more, visit our website, washingtonpostlive.com. i'm the national political report
members of congress. making sure that they do not get involved and stuff like this. because sometimes things can happen. unintentionally or -- i hope the investigation reveals that she will be absolved of anything. let's just say of anything that is against the law. i did not know anything about it until two hours ago. >> unfortunately that is it. thank you very much, congressman clyburn, for spending time with us. >> thank you very much for having me. >> please do it again....
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in congress we are responsible for this and we have to act responsibly. if it does turn out to be true, then it's even more reason why we should be looking at hunter biden, even more reason why we should be looking to see the relationship between joe biden and hunter biden in the sense of what did joe biden know and how long did he participate in this. host: representative buddy carter who serves the state of georgia and also a member of the energy and commerce committee. sir, thanks for your time. guest: thank you. host: this story breaking russia fears anti-corruption campaign who galvanized the political opposition died in prison according to russian news agencies and the death is still being investigated. he had been serving sentences in the penal colony aamounting to more than 30 years on the various charges and was 47 years old and had been behind bars since january of 2021 when he returned to russia from gweny where he was recovering after falling ill after a flight inside russia. doctors concluded at that time he had been poisoned with soviet era
in congress we are responsible for this and we have to act responsibly. if it does turn out to be true, then it's even more reason why we should be looking at hunter biden, even more reason why we should be looking to see the relationship between joe biden and hunter biden in the sense of what did joe biden know and how long did he participate in this. host: representative buddy carter who serves the state of georgia and also a member of the energy and commerce committee. sir, thanks for your...
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isn't this up to congress to ban bump stocks? here's the back-and-forth i can certainly understand why these items should be made illegal. but we're dealing with the statute was enacted in the 1930s and through many administrations the government took the position that these bump stocks are not machine guns after the las vegas shooting, the deadliest shooting in our nation's history. i think it would have been you're responsible for the atf not to take another closer look at this prior interpretation, which was reflected and a handful of classification letters. and to look at the problem more carefully. and having done that, i think it would have been irresponsible if the atf concluded as it did, that these devices are prohibited under the best reading of the statute for the atf not to fix >> so at this point, we're really just trying, to, trying to read the tea leaves here to see how the justices might roll. it does seem like a majority potentially of the conservatives are looking at this possibility that they might say that the
isn't this up to congress to ban bump stocks? here's the back-and-forth i can certainly understand why these items should be made illegal. but we're dealing with the statute was enacted in the 1930s and through many administrations the government took the position that these bump stocks are not machine guns after the las vegas shooting, the deadliest shooting in our nation's history. i think it would have been you're responsible for the atf not to take another closer look at this prior...