fischer come come to a stick and condemn that #you have not. nobody can high than this one. -- hide on this one. that is over. these people are not morons, i am an honors graduate of the harvard business school and i worked at goldman sachs. if you asked me if i would rather be governed by the first hundred people that walked into this conference i would take the first hundred people every day of the week. the test the common sense, decency, intelligence group and determination would ensure that our country is safe and prosperous and so would the world. let's look at the elites and the reason we position hillary clinton as a guardian is a corrupt and incompetent leader. , theyith these geniuses said this guy is unfit to be commander and chief. hoisted upony have president trump in the first couple of months in his administration. got the bay of pigs in venezuela, the cuban missile crisis in korea, vietnam and afghanistan. that's not his doing. what all these geniuses have been doing for the last 20 or 30 years. this is the same crowd that say w

have i seen deb fischer condemn that? have i seen heller condemned that? you have not. no one can run and hide on this one. these folks are coming for you. no one can run and hide from this. the day of making a few conservative votes and hiding is over. [applause] >> these folks are not rubes. these folks are not morons. these folks are not idiots. i am an honors graduate of harvard business school and i worked at goldman sachs. if you ask me if i would rather be governed by the first 100 people who walked into this conference today or the top 100 partners at goldman sachs, i would take first hundred people every day of the week. [applause] >> because of the common sense, decency, intelligence, great and grit, and determination would ensure that our country would be safe and prosperous, and so what would the world. let's look at the elite, and why we positioned hillary clinton as the guardian or tribune of the a corrupt and incompetent elite. geniuses set of president trump. this guy is unfit, trump is unfit to be commander-in-chief. look at the voices on president trum

they have said in the civil war inside the republican party, why are you going after folks like deb fischer and heller who vote the right way? as bob corker has trashed the commander-in-chief of our armed forces while we have many women in harm's way. he has said he is leaving him on a path toward war three, he is not stable, people have to keep him moderated, it is an adult center and they took the morning shift off. by some u.s. senator in the position of authority for the first time in history of the republic, has mocked and ridiculed the commander-in-chief when we have kids in the field. have i seen barrasso condemned that? have i seen heller condemned that? you have not. these folks are coming for you. no one can run and hide from this. the day of making a few conservative votes and hiding is over. [applause] >> these folks are not rubes. they are not idiots. i am on his graduate of harvard business school and i worked at goldman sachs. if you ask me if i would rather be governed by the first 100 people who walked into this conference today or the top 100 partners at goldman sachs, i w

i was at an event with deb fischer, we probably work the most together on the republican side. she's a neighbor from nebraska. we grew up much the same way. of -- acrossone the aisle, one of the relationships i cherished the most was senator houston gillibrand of new york -- senator kiersten gillibrand of new york. we do have very different -- policy ideas on probably 95% of the issues out 5%re, if you can find that of the policies and issues you want to work on together, then we work on those issues. if we share those passions, why not? when we are outside of the senate, we don't talk politics, we talk about our family. i value that. army background and served in iraq driving supply convoys. tell us about that. were there hair-raising moments? >> there were a few. this was the beginning of the war, the early part of iraqi freedom one. wen we got into country, were permanently stationed in kuwait at cap marathon. what we did was pick up supplies from the ports and warehouses and we would push as far north as baghdad international airport and log-based sites. we would pick up th

deb fischer nebraska, dean heller of nevada, called upon to condemn senator corker's recent comments or face primary challenges. steve bannon divided the defeat of strange, endorsed by trump and mcconnell, but was bested in a runoff election by rowing moore,a longtime -- orroy best known for being removed from the supreme court after refusing to comply with a court order to take down a monument of the 10 commandments outside of the courthouse. again, the story from the chicago tribune. good morning, where are you phoning from? hello? you are on-air. go ahead. caller: ken you hear me? host: good morning. caller: i agree with the gentleman that called a couple calls ago. you cut him off unnecessarily before he finished. that should be why black americans are kneeling against the flag to advise america of what we are going through, being shot by police officers. thank you. host: 202 is the area code. 748-8001 for republicans. (202)-748-8000 for democrats. good morning, where you phoneme from? caller: good morning. my name is anne, calling from raleigh, north carolina. host: good morning

they have said in the civil war , whye the republican party are you going after folks like deb fischer and heller who vote the right way? as bob corker has trashed the commander-in-chief of our armed forces while we have many women in harm's way. him onsaid he is leaving a path toward war three, he is not stable, people have to keep him moderated, it is an adult center and they took the morning shift off. theome u.s. senator in position of authority for the first time in history of the republic, has mocked and ridiculed the commander-in-chief when we have kids in the field. have i seen barrasso condemned that? have i seen heller condemned that? you have not. you. folks are coming for no one can run and hide from this. making a few conservative votes and hiding is over. [applause] these folks are not groups -- rubes. they are not idiots. i am on his graduate of harvard business school and i worked at goldman sachs. if you ask me if i would rather be governed by the first 100 people who walked into this conference today or the top 100 partners at goldman sachs, i would take first hundred

fischer. >> i think we had a chance to discuss the state of washington and how rapidly it is growing. pacificgateway to the has made our transportation system one of the key cornerstones of our economic success. our state and local governments are making strategic investments in 2014 washington businesses lost $800 million because of congestion. we have very challenged infrastructure issues. for the third consecutive year seatac is the fastest-growing , airport in the united states. in the last three years the passenger volume has increased by 32%. railroads are moving over 105 million tons of freight. sound transit is the fastest-growing light rail service in the country. the northwest seaport alliance the largest cargo center. and our gdp grew by 3% compared to the nation as a whole and -- which was 2.5%. washington employment grew 3.5% the fastest in the nation adding , 109,000 jobs in 2016. we have growth. we have an economic engine but we desperately, desperately, desperately, desperately need infrastructure investment. i have listened carefully as you phrased out ways to get th

we will show you portions of her confirmation hearing with questions from libya cap well and deb fischer. >> i think we had a chance to discuss the state of washington and our rapidly it is growing. for the third consecutive year, seatac is the fastest-growing airport. the passenger volume has increased by 32%. railroads are moving over 105 million tons of freight. the northwest seaport alliance, the largest cargo center. 3% compared to the nation as a whole and washington employment grew 3.5% adding 109,000 jobs in 2016. we have an economic engine but we desperately desperately desperately desperately need investment. so innocent to your words carefully as you phrased out ways in which to get that infrastructure investment. there is nothat infrastructurer investment. it is very important that we move forward. yes orhave a couple of no questions. it is more just trying to get a sense of what you will prioritize as far as funding. the legislation that this committee passed that was implemented and funding fastening grant programs to move freight more cost effectively and continuing to fun

we will show you portions of her confirmation hearing with questions from lydia and deb fischer. >> i think we had a chance to discuss the state of washington -- $800 million because of congestion. we have very challenged infrastructure issues. for the first consecutive year, seatac is the fastest-growing airport. the passenger volume has increased by 32%. railroads are moving over 105 million tons of freight. sound transit is the fastest-growing light rail system in the country. the northwest seaport alliance, the largest cargo center. our gdp grew by 3% compared to the nation as a whole and washington employment grew 3.5% adding 109,000 jobs in 2016. we have an economic engine but we desperately desperately desperately desperately need investment. so innocent to your words carefully as you phrased out ways in which to get that infrastructure investment. i would say that there is no more dollars for infrastructure investment. it is very important that we move forward. i just have a couple of yes or no questions. it is more just trying to get a sense of what you will prioritize as far

why are you going after folks like deb fischer and all of these guys who vote the right way? has trashed the commander-in-chief of our armed forces, the we have young men and women in harm's way. he says that he is not -- that he is leading us on the path to world war iii, that he is not stable, that he has to be kept moderated. senatoring from a u.s. in a position of that authority for the first time in the history of our republic has mocked and you killed a commander -- mocked and ridiculed a commander in chief what we have men and women in the field. -- nobody can run and hide on this one. these folks are coming for you. the day of taking some nice conservative votes and hiding is over. host: that was steve bannon at the family values voter summit. one columnist writing that he is alarmed i the republican -- by the religious right adopting steve bannon. the word for it is called "ideology." you can find his column today in the washington post. next caller on the line for independents. matt, who is responsible for the lack of major legislative competence at this point -- le

fischer: hi, i'm deb fischer, united states senator from the great state of nebraska. when i hear from patients and their families about obamacare, they tell me the law is a broken promise. they couldn't keep the plan they liked, or the doctor they trusted. their costs shot up, not down. jim, a grandfather from grand island, nebraska, says this -- "o

fischer: hi, i'm deb fischer, united states senator from the great state of nebraska. when i hear from patients and their families about obamacare, they tell me the law is a broken promise. they couldn't keep the plan they liked, or the doctor they trusted. their costs shot up, not down. jim, a grandfather from grand island, nebraska, says this -- "our kids' new insurance premiums went up 36%, which is over 50% of their income. this leaves my grandkids with no insurance." tim, from kearney, nebraska, saw his health insurance premium jump 60%. obamacare's financial cost is well-known, but it has another, hidden cost, one you can't count with dollars and cents. it's an emotional toll, the worry that comes from a lack of control. how many of you have seen your health care costs increase? how many of those you know have lost their health care? in november, the american people said, "enough." they asked us to stop this hurt. this week, the senate answered. we voted to put the tools in place to repeal obamacare. now we will begin the process of putting the american people in