ronald reagan was a big tent republican. he held for everybody and that was a big thing, too and he was a big staunch anti-communist as well but what happened in the interim is we had a rise of two factions first religious right and again this was written in the majority of activists started to mobilize the religious people who were not bringing in just the limited government and the limited government philosophy they were bringing and we want a social agenda that we want to push. another group came in as well starting in the 70s into the 80s and those were the neoconservatives. these were basically disillusioned liberals and leftists that we are social engineers from the right but the point is this changed the conversation of the republican party compared to the days of barry goldwater whose rhetoric with was the government is the problem not the solution into the whole american enterprise was to allow people to live their lives as they see fit and pursue their own dreams with the government protecting life, liberty, proper

i don't believe like some do that it's naive to talk to republicans. i don't think we should look at republicans as our enemies. they are opposition. they're not our enemies. and for the sake of the country we have to work together. as the president said many times, compromise is not a dirty word. look at it this way, folks. w does this country function without consensus? how can we move forward without being able to arrive at consensus? four more years of this kind of pitched battle may be more than this country can take. we have to change it. e have to change it. i believe we need a moon shot in this country to cure cancer. it's personal but i know we can do this. the president and i have already been working hard on increasing funding for research and development because there are so many breakthroughs just on the horizon in science and edicine. and we can make them real with an absolute national commitment to end cancer as we know it today. and i'm going to spend the next 15 months in this office pushing as hard as i can to accomplish this because

[applause] republicans, ours is an awesome responsibility. all the we believe limitation to the power of government rests with us. we have it within our power the ability to broaden the base of our party. one year ago this picture was hopeless. one party rule this nation and one man will that party. the two-party system was alive only in memory or theory. out of despair we came together in a unity we have never known before in our party. let history record that on november the last we restored the two-party system. if you believe in the cause is -- [applause] if you believe in the causes of the freedom that we discussed tonight, when you go forth from this place, go determine that no remembrance as a result of organizational strife, no remembered grudge from some intraparty conflict will keep you from supporting the cause that has brought us together. millions of americans in a voting bloc that crosses racial, ethnic, and religious lines, party lines, millions of americans are watching. millions of young americans, our sons and daughters, are

republican christie christie goes to newton wednesday. republican ted cruz is in atlantic friday. republican bobby jindal goes to waukee friday. and republican ben carson holds an event in ames saturday. lots of tired legs and sore feet this morning in des moines... the imt des moines marathon had thousands lacing up their shoes and hitting the concrete yesterday morning. the race went through downtown... starting and finishing on the locust street bridge. runners got to chose between a full marathon, a half marathon or a marathon relay. for those who weren't running themselves... it was still a sight to see. 14:55:30 - 14:55:39 oh amazing because i know i couldn't do it... takes a lot of guts to do... more than 8-thousand people more than 8-thousand people participated in the run this year. meanwhile people in eastern iowa took to the pavement for a different reason. ... running to raise awareness of bullying. they gathered in bettendorf yesterday. the event was hosted by ''pete the purple bull,' a nationally known anti-bullying symbol. it's all in honor of national bully prevent

i'm the chairman of the derry republican party, and on behalf of the republican party, i'd like to welcome you to this event today, and we should get a lot of good q&a and discussion in with the senator. i am now going to turn it over to senator birdsell from our district, who will introduce senator rubio. [applause] senator birdsell: thank you. welcome, everyone. thanks for coming. how's everybody doing today? awesome. listen, for those of who you don't know me, my name is regina birdsell, state senator for derry, hampstead, and windham. i'm also proudly a co-chair, one of the co-chairs of senator rubio's committee for new hampshire. and you all prove why new hampshire is such a important part of the primary, because we ask the questions, and we vet our candidates like no one else can. i'd like to thank senator rubio for coming to derry. marco is a u.s. senator from florida.

. >> we have said that the republicans don't do it they shouldn't bother to run. i'm wondering if they didn't do it, do you think that they can win? >> it is an interesting primary season, the most interesting in a long time. and there is an immigration bill citing that we got some really because the president had done had become very concerned or we are going to have fundamental problems in our economy to send them home. we need people so that we do not have to move our culture out of the country, we need people for seasonal work. we need people that are very important. there's a lot going on getting us closer and closer. and it is difficult to finish that we are much closer than we were. and we continue to move forward. >> i don't think that donald trump's comments go far beyond immigration, you know, the american people watch a lot of television. they think the that is what they are seen. because not only is he entertaining, but he is saying things that they think about. why doesn't the government do this and that. >> everyone in washington is stupid. >> so the

republicans agree with that. the stronger they are and the more anti-politically correct they are, the more primary voters like them. >> why is this so difficult for everybody else to grab on to? >> because we have an establishment in this country that is self-perpetuating. put another way, everybody who's a so-called independent media analyst believes it's only a matter of time, harris, before the incumbent office holders assert themselves. >> what we're seeing in this poll and every other poll is that trump and carson in the lead, to the lesser extent, fiorina, getting 50% of the vote. there is no support for the establishment. people like jeb bush are singeing. it is a direct reflection of what we were talking about before. >> they seem to have a hard time in the new age of just speak your mind. >> because they have never been trained to do that. everything has been let us fool the people. what do i say? they get their pollsters out and this is not to denigrate because doug and i have been pollsters. >> 90 yea

. >>> the republican party may have a candidate to replace john boehner. if the major caucuses in the house support him and agree to a few conditions, he will run. that means that he'll need the support of hard-line conservatives in the predom caucus, and a larger conservative group called the republican study committee. after all of this pressure, he will consider the job even though many believe it could damage a possible run for president in the near future. >>> a truck driver suffered minor injuries after his truck hit a utility pole and front porch just before 10:00 this morning on hunt road in la plata. no one inside of the home was hurt. police on the scene are still trying to figure out what happened. >>> metro has had its share of problems. unfortunately, those problems have too often led to tragedy. tonight in an effort to present more disasters, officials with the emergency preparedness advisory commission will be holding a public meeting. here's more on what we can expect. >> reporter: if you ride metro and have been feeling less than safe rece

i don't think we should look at republicans as our enemies. they are our opposition; they're not our enemies. and for the sake of the country, we have to work together. as the president said many times, compromise is not a dirty word. look at it this way, folks -- how does this country function without consensus? how can we move forward without being able to arrive at consensus? four more years of this kind of pitched battle may be more than this country can take. we have to change it. we have to change it. and i believe we need a moonshot in this country to cure cancer. it's personal. but i know we can do this. the president and i have already been working hard on increasing funding for research and development -- because there are so many breakthroughs just on the horizon in science and medicine. the things that are just about to happen, we can make them real with an absolute national commitment to end cancer as we know it today. and i'm going to spend the next 15 months in this office pushing as hard as i can to accomplish this. because i k

the republicans don't have a plan b. if not paul, who will it be. paul is an old timer, even though only 44. he's been there 16 years and he has enough knowledge to bring the conference together and he'll take the job. >> you were in and around the hill, around the time of bob livingston and newt gingrich and you know the type of talk that goes at the top levels here, can you remember a time where these types of demands, i will take the job if you proms that the machinery for removing me from the job is dismantled. >> well, the leadership had the ability to tell the members who they should pick. they went down the list, and they decided on denny hasser and this time around they are imposing paul ryan and you have followers that are just not interested in following and that is the problem with the house representatives. it is scattered. it is hard to bring the congress back together. >> tom, you heard michael talking about the dilemma. but be careful what you wish for. >> paul ryan has been a vice presidential candidate and polished and he polled wel

and five that seven --seven republicans and five democrats. we put together a benghazi special committee. what are her numbers today? her numbers are dropping. >> that was kenneth reporting. you can watch the entire hearing on our sister station news channel 8. we will have complete coverage and analysis tonight on abc seven news starting at 4:00. to the race for the white house now, where there appears to be a new front runner in the republican field in the state of iowa. take a look at this. according to a new poll, dr. ben carson has climbed to an eight point lead over donald trump. carson has 28% support from likely republican voters followed by from with 20%. marco rubio came in third with ted cruz and rand paul rounding out the top five. to the weather department now. the warm weather trend is continuing on your thursday. cooler conditions are just around the corner. in time for the weekend. devon: tremendous thursday going on, but like you said the warm taken downnd will be takin with the warm front. one of the best views coming from ar

he is the republican speaker of the house. how do you assess his legacy because so many other , republicans have been so critical and ungracious since he left. you worked closely with him. what is his legacy and what kind of the speaker was he? congresswoman rodgers: i had the opportunity to work closely with speaker boehner, and through the years i really believe that he was the right man at the right time to be leading us. it did not mean that every member agreed with every decision. and there was a lot of people suggesting that speaker boehner should have made different decisions, could have gotten something done, more than what he did. what i saw in speaker boehner was someone that was trustworthy. i think day in and day out, that is why he remained speaker as long as he did. the members really did trust him when they told him something. they knew that he was not playing games. and the second part was that he made decisions based upon what he thought was good and right for america at the end of the day. and for me, i may n

if you were a republican all the republicans on this panel are republicans from safe districts, mike pompeo, trey gowdy from south carolina they are almost unchallenged at this point all three of them. and yet when you look at the politics for them it's a no brainer but the party politics, the party brand, there are definitely republicans that are upset, republicans in the hallways yesterday who said to me when i was in washington, this isn't playing out the way it does for a party but they have this committee set up and going to go forward with it. there is a lot of reluctance on the part of the republicans doing this kind of a hearing with such a prominent witness. >> wisconsin democrat paul ryan, you had a chance to speak to him a couple of weeks ago and he told you he didn't want the job of house speaker. what does it say about his view of trying to govern the house now? >> it was late at night, just after speaker boehner said he wasn't going to remain as speaker, going to resign from congress. i was walking downstairs in the basement of the capital and paul ryan was there, i sta

i just have to say you have given me new hope for the republican party. you have energized me in a way that i've not even years. other candidate out there that i feel can do the job to really turn this country around. i just want you to now it you don't get a chance in basement much i want you to know there is just massive some are out there for you. suit or in00 strong you and writing for you every >> thank you so much for the kind words of encouragement. thank you for the prayers. i love to be lifted up by the intercessory heirs of people all over the country. heidi and i feel that if projection. i'm inspired by what i see every allt when i see people across the country the grassroots rising up. that's what it will take to save this country. i'm energized and fired by your passion and dedication and i'm so proud that we are doing this together. host: mississippi on the democrats line. mr. cruz, i sort of lean towards democrat caught my attention and i appreciate what you do because you have written the problems in washington. demand to realize the probl

we need to have those debates within the republican party. we do stand firm certain humanistic principles. what i read about in "the conservative heart," it is important to remember that the notmust be pro-people and against things. it is important that republicans on immigration, but to say that we are coming down on one side of things would rule out the dissent going on now, and would make more bad blood, i think it is unproductive. it is not productive because some leader could not win a debate, but rather it feeds into this narrative that we have right now that republicans cannot get their act together, they cannot decide if they are more racist or more greedy. it is completely unhelpful. what we need to have is a respectful airing of different where of view on that, what we agree on is the moral consensus that we are fighting for people, instead of against things. to that point, almost one year ago, republicans won the majority in the senate and expanded their majority in the house. it feels like republicans are debating over greed or he

i do not think it has shown the republican party in the kind of way that probably republicans would like it to be received. maybe that will change tonight. david: thank you for your time. we want to make sure you show -- join us tonight at 5:00 p.m. eastern on with all due respect. tonight's's republican presidential debate. write out the capital, we are waiting from the gop leadership again. just a few moments ago, paul ryan is the nominee, gop to the next speaker of the house. ♪ david: welcome back. the u.s. passes next generation long rage bomber. the $88 billion dear will -- deal was won by beating a team here the future of america passes defense. >> long-range strike bomber will support america's strategy by supporting the backbone of the future strike and deterring capabilities. david: joining me now is george ferguson. this willll me what do, how big a deal is it for the air force? george: it is one of three major programs they are upgrading right now. they're upgrading the fire jets at the f 35 and the long-range strike will be a third of the major upgrades. a very important co

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that is why republicans are fighting so hard. the white house's cynical response is only polluters would oppose these rules. i am fortunate to live in wyoming, one of the most beautiful, pristine places in the world. we protect our open spaces. at the same time, the country benefits from our responsible and reliable production of american energy. we've proven you can have both. the obama administration long ago left this reasonable objective in the dust. what the administration won't tell you is both republicans and democrats in congress oppose many of these regulations, including the new rules on waters of the united states. senators joe donnelly and joe manchin, all democrats, joined us to change these regulations. yet commonsense changes to this rulemaking are being blocked by the president and liberal democrat leaders in congress. even the courts have dealt the obama administration serious setbacks to its regulatory rampage. but by the time the courts act, the damage is done. those jobs are gone, and communities suffer. the h

republicans can call us at (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. .ndependents, (202) 745-8002 we have a special line for you who attended the million man ma ago20or were on the national mall yesterday. you can call with your calls or comments at (202) 748-8003. we are also on social media. send us a tweet, @cspanwj. find us on facebook, facebook.com/cspan. or send us an e-mail at journal@c-span.org. here is how usa today previewed the story in an article earlier this week. a photo from the million man march 20 years ago and washington, d.c. the story says the theme this and is "justice or else," does not focus just on african-americans but native americans, women, and a range of groups. speakers will address issues from immigration to native americans, and the rights of lack males who have died at the hands of police and recent years, according to louis farrakhan. here are some photos of what the event look like, two decades after the million man march, fresh call for justice, and go on the mall, the story says. article n

but republicans were already in turmoil. that's why boehner is leaving. >> our conference is going to have to do a lot of deep soul searching. >> reporter: democrats think it's a victory. but change may not be for the better. >> republican disarray could make all the things people hate about government could make it worse. >> reporter: more candidates seem sure to jump in. boehner might have to stay on as speaker into november. i'm steve handelsman. >>> new at 4:00, a hero hurt. one of the three americans who helped stop a terror attack on a french train is fighting for his own life after being stabbed. spencer stone was attacked near a popular bar in sacramento, california. >> reporter: police are investigating an attack on spencer stone, who helped stop a suspected terror attack on a french commuter train. >> this incident is not related to terrorism in any way. and we know it's not related to what occurred in france. >> reporter: in august the 23-year-old was honored as a hero in france, and by president obama, after he t

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>> clinton went onto say her dad was a small businessman and that's in part why she leaned republican. clinton will campaign all day in new hampshire today. >>> we have breaking news for you, a south carolina school resource officer at the center of this disturbing video has been fired. saying the officer was wrong to flip a student out of her desk. the video was recorded by another student, it went viral. there is a lot of reaction to this. of course we'll have much more on this breaking story tonight for you on with wbz news at 5:00. >>> coming up, a team renovation project turns pretty creepy, causing quite a square. >>> the new england home is a premise of a scary movie, why the owners are suing warner brothers. >>> trick or treating is just around the corner, but how . >>> breaking news for you right now, here at noon, a water main break in china town sky eye 4 over the scene right now, the road has buckled there, this is washington street right near the medical center we'll keep you updated on this hopefully they'll be able to clean it up before the evening rush. >>> you can see

i don't believe like some do, that it is naive to talk to republicans. i don't think we should look at republicans as our enemy. they are the opposition, not the enemy. and for the sake of the country, together. work as the president said many times, compromise is not a dirty word. but look at it this way. how does this country function without consensus? withoutwe move forward being able to arrive at consensus? four more years of this kind of battle may be more than this country can take. we have to change it. we have to change it. i believe we need a moonshot in this country to cure cancer. it is personal. but i know we can do this. the president and i have already been working hard on increasing ending for research and development, because there are so many breakthroughs just on the horizon in science and medicine. the things that are just about to happen. and we can make them real. within absolute national endmitment to and cancer -- cancer as we know it today. i'm going to spend the next 15 months in this office pushing as hard as i can to accomplis

it's nothing, we have 38 republicans and i had just turned 40 years old. i had never met russell long before and he was the chairman of the committee and i was delighted to be on that. it has to do with taxation among other things, but that's the big issue on the tax finance committee. i show up on my first day in russell's presiding and, what the committee is doing is centering up there program for the year had in writing a letter so that's really what they were doing. there's this little pause in the preceding and i'm way down at the end of the table and he had never see me before. i raise my hand and i said, mr. chairman, i have an idea. he looked down the table and he said oh, what's your idea? and i i think we need to have a tax cut. and he said how much of a tax cut? so i ordered out, this is an early 1977, $5 billion. in those days that was really significant. he said all right, does anybody objects, without any objection, that's agreed to. >> i i thought wow, this is going to be great. i turned out a press release that said first day on the job and

and the republican debates. justify your bizarre and strange opinions on all of these strange things. it is an amazing thing. in the democratic debate no one asked how the democrats are paying for trillions in new programs where they will be spending other people's money. but everyone of the republicans are asked for how they will let people keep their own money. it is a strange thing. nboulder is a bastion of liberalism. but the moderators did not get a lot of support from the crowd last night. listen to this. f2dzy [crowd çóboos] let's talk about -- >> the cameras were pointed at the candidate but the moderators were not doing a good job. >> but talk about who the audience is. who gets in the audience is people who are associated with the campaign and donors to the republican party. there are locates. and see you can't really rely on the audience. i am talk radio. and most american people thought moderators did a terrible job. >> you are in favorit. where did i read it? >> i don't know. you people right this

she'll never stop and the republicans know it. >>i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message. >> the smoke was so black. amy: now at noon, a deadly fire in somersworth. smoke and flames so intense, they trapped a victim on the second floor. a father faces a judge accused daughter so hard, she had internal bleeding. kevin: back into the 50' s this afternoon. we will talk shower chances and peek toward the weekend ahead. amy: and police say this man tried to get rid of his heroin while being questioned for another serious crime. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at noon. amy: developing news this noon, a u.s. marine has died in a jet crash in britain. base in laken-heath and crashed on a farm about seven miles away. the military has not released the pilot' s name but says he was flying a f-18-c hornet from a fighter squadron based in california. no other casualties hav

the republicans want to be the party of the future. we want to be the party that is ,eally embracing new ways challenging the status quo, and addressing outdated models that are not meeting the needs. look at these agencies. look at the veterans administration that is failing our veterans. these are outdated models. i am excited about a party that is not just on the presidential side. now, we haveright the next generation of conservative leadership. we have had two thirds of the republicans in the house elected in the last five years or less. there has been a a lot of turnover, new blood, and there are people that ran for office because they are really concerned about the direction evencountry is taking, but more fundamental than that, i think there is a fundamental fear that we are losing our government, representative government. when you see so many decisions being made outside of congress, being made by the administration, the executive branch, or by the judicial branch. you are republican, democrat, or independent, you should beli

--ur for republicans. we have a commitment from paul to make some changes and that might be before the vote this coming wednesday and thursday. good step,at's a plus also one of the things paul wants it was this change in the motion to vacate the chair. we think as discussed in your previous segment, we think paul has the kind of vision and message our party needs to a college the things we told the voters we will accomplish. we are excited about that. he did not quite get the endorsement threshold, but our members said we think paul ryan is the right guy at the right time to lead our conference. know ithappens, and you will happen, the first time that the other members of the freedom caucus bill -- feel that he is being insufficiently hardline. will you give him some running room? >> we think we can come together as a group and fight for the things we told -- paul talk to us -- talked to us. we had an initiative on how to reform the tax code and came together on how we will reform the out of control welfa

republicans were already in turmoil. that's why boehner is leaving. >> our conference is going to have to do a lot of deep soul searching. >> reporter: tea partiers say: >> it's a victory for american people who are demanding a change in washington. >> the house republican disarray could make all the things that people hate about washington even worse. >> reporter: fights over the debt ceiling, planned parenthood, and spending that could close government, a shut down kevin mccarthy had vowed to prevent. more candidates are likely to jump in, but elections are delayed, and john mainer -- and john boehner may have to stay longer. >>> a judge threatening to charge a juror with contempt of court. what happened in court today? >> reporter: good afternoon. you know, in a criminal case it is a big no-no for a juror to talk outside of court. judges take this very, very seriously, because it could impede the process. well unprospective juror did -- well, one prospective juror did that and got into trouble. 11 people selected so f

kids like her, i don't know she's a democrat or republican, it doesn't matter. she now has a chance to rise up. imagine a country that focuses on the fact that all of us are assets. how do we achieve success. the whole focus ought to be lifting people up. if you run a campaign of right -- the right way, and you have a principal centered leader that knows how to fix this thing, this will be the most extreme -- extraordinary time to be alive in this world. i believe that my heart, i hope you all do as well. i humbly asked for your support and vote in the most important primary that exist in the united states. thank you all very much. [applause] yes sir. i have not seen a michele bachmann t-shirt in a while. >> thank you, governor bush, pleasure to have you here. i want to ask you about is the other state, iowa, i am asking because it affects the constitution. hodges, weaver, jones, those laws deny a person the right to defend themselves and a -- in a criminal misdemeanor trial. they are not allowed to see evidence against them or defend themselves. jeb bush: that

the other question is related to education -- most republicans prefer to have educational decision-making devolved to the states. you are a strong supporter of common core -- that leads to a lot of decisions in washington. jeb bush: where i differ for my brother, i am taller, and younger. probably not as smart. the context for presidents are always different. my dad was president in 1990 -- 9089. the year 2000 was different. the difference in my brother's administration was, we got attacked. he became a wartime president. i think he did next remarried job keeping us safe -- i think he did an extraordinary job keeping us safe. [applause] as a result, the other areas where a president can put pressure on congress not to spend, and create discipline probably subsided. he was focused, as he should have been as commander in chief in the greatest fighting force ever assembled. i am not faulting him, i am just saying that you can check my record as governor. cut taxes every year. $19 billion. john stossel has done a report which i like because it made me look the best of all governors running. w

house republicans exec to meet off the floor to hold leadership elections. you can see the house right here on c-span, the gavilan at 2:00 p.m. eastern. , and they returns will have a confirmation vote to follow tomorrow. it's likely senators will like to move forward on a bill authorizing 2016 defense programs. see the senate live on c-span two. we did mention the republican leadership elections that are taking place thursday. here's a look at a couple of the more contested races. three names in the hat for house speaker, kevin mccarthy, and florida conservative daniel webster announced earlier, well utah republican and oversight committee chair jason chaffetz announced his candidacy over the weekend. spotontest for the second is between north carolinas tom price, and majority whip steve scalise. court started their latest term, we got a preview from a reporter who covers the justices. is this from today's "washington journal." this as much as we can until the house begins their session. host: joins us on the opening day of the new supreme court. termuch is

they and seven other republicans debate tonight in primetime in colorado. and candidates who are lagging in the polls are looking for a breakout moment. we spoke with one analyst who says jeb bush has the most to gain tonight if he does well. >> he was thought to be the frontrunner for so long. has very deep pockets. describes himself as the tortoise in the race, slow but steady but we haven't seen much from jeb bush yet. >> tonight's questions will focus on economic issues before the primetime debate with the top 10 candidates. the four republicans with the lowest poll numbers will get their chance on stage. live in washington, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> thanks. it is opening night tonight for the celtics. the men in green hosting the 76ers. >> mike lynch is live from the garden. word is the team has lots of potential. >> hi, everybody. welcome to the garden. we can't feel winter's breath just yet but basketball season will get under way tonight at the garden. the celtics and the 76ers. when we last saw the celtics they were being swept out of the playoffs by

when we had 17 republican candidates, wow. we have all been observing that with a lot of curiosity. >> sticking with your normal role of not being involved? >> yes. is is. >> this is a debate issue. can you talk a little bit more about the concerns and can you talk about how this plays into the house freedom caucus. >> this is a very simple issue and it raises again and again the fundamental realities that the united states of america cannot default on its own budget and maintain the respect of the world and the stability of our instruments where people invest in from all over the world. it is as simple as that and we cannot default. we must fix the debt. >> can you talk about the conservatives conservatives and the role that they are playing? >> i believe as i just suggested, this is exactly what we believe should be the case for conservatives and for liberals. it's interesting to take a look at the congress. the hole in the middle is getting bigger and has more and more people getting conservative and liberal and we hope to

how did you get a gasoline tax increase through a republican legislature in a republican state? and how did you get the legislature to agree to a bond issue to fund the eye 15 rebuild? aren't republican supposed to be the party of no taxes and little borrowing? >> no. the party of responsible spending of the taxpayers dollars, not no taxes. without taxes, there would be no way to run the government. extract money is a key issue. we try to find a very balanced approach. iscall it the three leg still with property tax, sales tax, income tax. every state has a different mechanism. what works in utah may not work in other states and it is something they need to find. we are able to get something done because we have good leadership. it's not just the executive branch. we are part of that but we have good leadership in the part of the house of -- house and the senate. we have great chamber of commerce members that say for us to be successful in business, we have to have an infrastructure that works. heard a lot that we've got to have a transportation system that gets us from point a

republicans, you can dial in at (202) 748-8001. democrats at (202) 748-8000. and independents (202) 748-8002. send us a tweet if you like, or you can go to facebook.com/cspan . or send an e-mail to journal@c-span.org. we will get to your thoughts in just a minute, the phone lines are open so start dialing in. they have a piece about criminal justice system and the reform. they say while it was encouraging that republicans talked a little bit about it, they say that some substantive randssion is needed for paul and carly fiorina voicing support for treating drug antics rather than locking them up behind bars. we need to keep these issues in the spotlight. central partust be of the discussion. the criminal justice system impacts all americans, not just the one in three with a criminal record. capacity and 70 million americans are finding it harder to obtain employment and maintain access to housing due to their record. bias in the system also leads to racial disparities and sentencing and incarceration rates. 2009, black man received federal sentences that were

the republican congress has not in anything they planned to do. i think voters are saying we want somebody to get something done. right now, as we get closer, what they will say is, let's look at somebody who is not a part of washington but could get something done. that is when we will see us move in iowa. >> how do you change the political climate in a highly fragmented party? how do you bring them together? mr. christie: winning helps. everybody wants you to be -- wants to be your friend when you win. i go with this in new jersey and ahead democratic legislatures. every minute of my six years as governor. you need to develop personal relationships with folks on both sides of the aisle. that is what the executive needs to do uniquely pyramid is a lot of work. i have done it where we have been able to get things done with a democratic legislature, conservative things like pensions and benefits, cutting spending on the payroll. we have been able to do that but it is a lot of hard work and i do not think the president of the hard work in. when i am

it is the rhetoric we hear from republicans a lot. congress should get out of the way so that the american people can succeed. this is an example of the good way the americans -- the republicans can just get out of the way. sure the debt limit does not inject the kind of volatility into the u.s. financial market that we do not need right now. >> if the economy is really that impressed, is there anything the president would be willing to do to get it done? josh earnest: the president has said this many times. there will be no negotiating over the debt limit. that is the responsibility of the united states congress and that is what we expect them to do. when it comes to reaching a bipartisan budget agreement, those capitol hill have four months. that is something republicans resisted for quite some time. because ultimately, we know that is the only way. republicans will not be able to succeed in passing a budget along party lines. it will have to find a way to work with democrats to put proposal that will get bipartisan support. that wi

also on the republican mining. good morning. thanks for waiting. caller: thank you. i was wanting to leave a comment on what they were discussing earlier about trump, they were making the statement that no one was saying anything about whether or not he would sink america. first of all, he is trying to bring all the jobs and everything back across the water to america that everybody else has shipped across the ocean. that is nothing new for the american people. guest: yes. i want to thank you for asking that question because i think it brings up two important issues, which are really the inference is behind the reason why the summer of trump, as trump called the end event towards of the summer, has turned into the autumn of trump. it looks like he has released a in thisstaying power race. the reason why he is at the top of the polls and continues to be there is because he is focusing in on two issues that we at breitbart covered long before mr. trump got into this presidential race. it is the issues of immigration and trade and how they affect the economy. both are i

the one republican who lawmakers believed could bridge the house divide is republican paul ryan. >> he would be an amazing speaker but he's god to decide on his own. >> drafting somebody from outside the chamber, the constitution says it doesn't have to be a members of congress. newt gingrich said he would consider taking up the gavel if offered. >> no citizen could turn out that kind of offer. why george washington came out of retirement. it's an offer you can't avoid. >> an offer to get the entire republican house caucus to agree on anything. louse speaker john boehner says he will stay in office until the issue of his successor is resolved. a reminder of his promise to keep the government running, a promise that led other republicans to ask for his scalp. david schuster, al jazeera. >>> whether elephants' superpowers could be used to help humans, coming up. this is our american story. this is america tonight. >> we're in the "prairie state" yet we have such little of it left. >> now old-school methods meet cutting-edge science... >> we've returned this iconic mammal to illinois. >>

we had 38 republicans republicans. i had just turned 40 years old. i had just arrived in the senate. i had never met him before. he was the chairman of the senate finance committee. i was delighted to be on that committee. it has to do with taxation among other things, but that's the big issue, tax legislation. so i show up for my first day on the finance committee and russell is presiding and what the committee is doing is they are setting up their program for the year ahead in writing a letter to the budget committee, committee, here's what our plan is for the year ahead. he was drafting a letter. so there's there is this little pause in the preceding and i'm way down at the end of the table, and he had never seen me before. i raised my hand, and i said, mr. chairman, i have an idea, and he looked down the table he said oh? what's your idea? then he said, being a republican, well i think we need attacks. we should have a tax cut. and he said, zero? how much of a tax cut? well i never thought about that this was early 1977 and i said $5 billion. in

america's immigration debate came back with a vengeance at the week's republican presidential debate in boulder. have a listen. >> people coming in legally and mexico is going to pay for the wall. >> before you hire anyone from abroad you should have to advertise that job for 180 days. you would have to pay these people more than someone else so you wouldn't undercut by bringing in cheaper labor. >> when it comes to america's system, undocumented workers crossing into the u.s. from mexico also also the system of temporary work visas that silicon valley and others say they rely on to hire skilled workers. big business says think need foreign workers, h 1b we're going to have more on that in a moment but first almost everyone agrees there is a shortage of workers in stem field, science technology engineering and mathematics. already growing information technology fields like software development information technology and cyber security. both the white house and silicon valley feel the result should be keeping more foreign students with advanced degrees in the united states but the det

and yet republicans, 29 republicans vote "no,," $25 "yes." now, for a democratic leader, what a great victory. a democratic leader with just 46 democrats added $500 billion in spending without paying for it? holy cow. i don't recall harry reid ever being able to campaign saying give me a democratic majority, i'll add $500 billion in spending without paying for it. this is an accomplishment. the prior democratic leader harry reid was not able to achieve. and yet the current majority leader got this win for the democrats. let's look at the next example. confirmation of the attorney general, loretta lynch. now, i serve on the judiciary committee. i participated in multiple hearings where miss lynch over and over again refused to acknowledge any limits on president obama's authority whatsoever. when miss lynch was asked how she would differ from eric holder, who's been the most lawless and partisan attorney general this nation has ever seen, she said, no way whatsoever. when pressed repeatedly if she could articulate even a single limit on the au

i just have to say you have given me new hope for the republican party. you have energized me in a way that i've not even years. other candidate out there that i feel can do the job to really turn this country around. i just want you to now it you don't get a chance in basement much i want you to know there is just massive some are out there for you. suit or in00 strong you and writing for you every >> thank you so much for the kind words of encouragement. thank you for the prayers. i love to be lifted up by the intercessory heirs of people all over the country. heidi and i feel that if projection. i'm inspired by what i see every allt when i see people across the country the grassroots rising up. that's what it will take to save this country. i'm energized and fired by your passion and dedication and i'm so proud that we are doing this together. host: mississippi on the democrats line. mr. cruz, i sort of lean towards democrat caught my attention and i appreciate what you do because you have written the proble