obama of obamacare. too many americans still trying to pay fo are their prescriptions, cover their deductibles or pay their monthly insurance bills struggle to navigate a complex sometimes bewildering system and remain uninsured. pretty well sums it up. it's an indictment as damning as anything any republican has said. it's something to keep in mind when you hear the predictable attacks from the far left. now we already know their central contention that republicans somehow want to go back to the way things were before obamacare. which everyone of course knows is not true. it's an argument that conveniently leaves out the fact that things are now worse -- worse -- for many than they were before obamacare. that's not all we can expect to hear either. we'll hear repeal will cause insurers to flee the exchanges. which, by the way, news flash, is already happening. obamacare will un--- repeal will plunge obamacare into a death spiral. they might have missed it. it's here already and fast-approaching terminal

but going back to this article, it says, as for barack obama, he did indeed ban immigration from iraq for much longer than trump's order bans it from the seven listed nations. and none of the people melting down today uttered a peep of protest. richard granell summed up it -- summed it up perfectly in a tweet. quote, obama took six months to review screening for one country. trump will take three months for seven countries. this article goes on, number five, trump's refugee caps are comparable to obama's pre-2016 practices. david french, who was touted as a spoiler candidate to keep donald trump out of the white house, during the presidential campaign, in other words, not a big trump fan, wrote a lengthy and clear-headed analysis of the executive order for national review. he noted that after the andtorium ends in 120 days, that's one section, it ends in 120 days, the other section is 90 days, another part says they'll have 30 days to produce a report, but it goes on to say, trump caps refugee admissions at 50,000 per year. which is roughly the same as president obama's admissions in

obama's deputies. and madam speaker, for those in the mainstream media, i think it's important to repeat that line. president trump's executive rder that didn't ban muslims but that ordered a temporary pause on people from certain countries from whom we had no information or inadequate information to vet the people that are coming in, it was based on security reviews conducted by president barack obama's deputies. white house counselor kellyanne conaway pointed out, the seven countries named in president trump's executive order are drawn from the terrorist prevention act of 2015. the 2015, quote, visa waiver program improvement and terrorist travel prevention act of 2015 named iraq, iran, sudan, syria. while its 2016 update added lib are a, somalia and -- libya, somalia and yemen. quote, these are countries that have a history of training, harboring, exporting terrorists. we can't keep pretending and looking the other way, said conway. moratorium is largely temporary. citizens of the seven countries --

let us not forget that former president barack obama promised that he would bankrupt the coal industry. people are losing their jobs and dignity that comes with work. our communities are also suffering. fewer jobs means less economic investment and less hope. i encourage my colleagues to visit west virginia or appalachia and see firsthand what president obama's policies have done to our communities. it is heart breaking to hear the stoyrrs -- stories and see the faces of struggling families as they try to pay their bills. i stand today with those communities in rolling back the policies that have caused so much harm and pain. these new regulations would be catastrophic to the coal industry and all of the hardworking american families that depend on coal to keep heir energy costs low. and the shame of it all is that it's preventable. we must end this war on coal now. and that process begins today. i made a promise to my constituents of the second district of west virginia that i would fight for the coal industry and bring back jobs to my state. today is the first of many steps this cong

fallout from donald trump's travel ban continued on monday barack obama injecting himself into the debate and the acting attorney general refusing to defend the order in court. thep and a day 11 by firing obama administration holdover, serving as the department of justice chief, and installing a new acting attorney general. on theknow your thoughts latest twist over the president's executive order on extreme the thing. democrats call-in at (202) 748-8000. republicans call in at (202) 748-8001. independent colors call-in at (202) 748-8002. and a special line this morning for recent immigrants -- (202) 748-8003. you can always catch up with us on social media on twitter and on facebook. good tuesday morning to you. the country waking up to a new head of the department of justice today. dana been taken appointed by donald trump as the acting attorney general after sally gates ordered her staff to refuse to enforce the president's temporary ban on entry to the united states for citizens of the seven muslim majority countries. the washington post story said that the white house said that " yat

fallout from donald trump's travel ban continued on monday barack obama injecting himself into the debate and the acting attorney general refusing to defend the order in court. thep and a day 11 by firing obama administration holdover, serving as the department of justice chief, and installing a new acting attorney general. on theknow your thoughts latest twist over the president's executive order on extreme the thing. democrats call-in at (202) 748-8000

that barack obama was president for more than two years and that many previous presidents did visit this country in their duty. why on earth has teresa got in here with trump? order. the honorable gentleman will have a response to what he said but my immediate reaction is that the matter is one of taste rather than of order. -- don't needid any help from the honorable gentleman who has in the foggiest idea of where to start. guidance, may i say that i do find it distasteful, distasteful to make comparisons between the elected leader of a democracy, ande, 1930's tyrants. i think it is inappropriate. protocol -- as for the exact protocol of when the visit should take place, that is something the honorable gentleman cares very deeply about. i can't give guidance about that. that is a protocol matter. can i offer the foreign --retary my configuration commiseration on being back out on a sticky wicket. would he tell the house that inn he intervened washington, was it through the state department or the president's son-in-law? >> i am grateful for that ingenious question. i'm sure the house wi

there have been plenty of times where she has shouted out during press conferences to get barack obama to answer a question. interviewer: carol, if you weren't recognized, would you shout out? what do you think of this as a colleague and president of the white house correspondents association question mark -- association? >> i think it is perfectly in bounds to shout at a question when they are not being called on. in a news conference. it is interesting to watch this president versus president obama. he would have a list of names, there would be a line, there were a few names he could choose to go to those people and it was very methodical and calculated. this president is a little different. even if you look at the briefings by sean spicer versus briefings, it is different. they are going here and there, it is rapid and moves. it creates an atmosphere in which it is -- its not only appropriate, that it is encouraged to be more aggressive and ask without being called on. interviewer: how to george w. bush do it? how did you do it when you were choreographing all of this question mark

say he is from ethics when his talk is either character assassination of barack obama and george w. bush and then say people are talking out of both sides. it is doublespeak. host: i'm going to jump in. thank you for the call. caller: listen, please. this is by edward markey. it is called outwitted. he drew a circle that shut us out. wit to win.ad the we had a circle. host: thank you for the call. one of our c-span regulars. guest: the news media is very hyperbolic right now about fact checking. the same newspapers that hire a fact checker at the washington post will have a big article in the sunday paper about how he compares to the dictators of literature. the caller suggests new york city was a police state. if we ask a little fact -- politifact to evaluate whether new york city is a police state, they will not do that. fact,u look at political they did not evaluate barack obama once during the entire donald trump transition. that shows you that there fact checking checks who they want to check. statementsyperbolic all the time about donald trump being a dictator and all this stu

there is no question barack obama wanted to withdraw from iraq. if you read the stories from the new yorker and elsewhere on the record, it is clear he wanted to withdraw all troops from iraq. he had no interest in getting a status of forces agreement. the prime minister at that time new it. barack obama ran on a commitment to get us out of iraq. he did. the cost for having done that was extraordinary. he inherited a country that was relatively speaking in good shape. don't take my word for it. take the word of joe biden and barack obama who talking about how peaceful -- talked about how peaceful iraq was in 2010. when we withdrew those troops, iraq descended into chaos. eventually isis came in and took over parts of syria and iraq and established what was essentially a caliphate state that did not have to happen. i feel like it was ideology that drove president obama to do what he did. i do think he was driven largely by ideology. he fancied himself as trains olitical who transp came through with reasonable judgment. i don't think the record alig

[cheers] obama,resident barack the abortion president, did serious harm, but no human rights abuse need be forever. you and i are part of the greatest human rights struggle on earth, and you -- we are backed by a team of lawmakers. i have been in congress since 1981. they are the most effective, articulate, and compassionate members of congress that we have ever seen. and i want to give them a round of applause. it is all about teamwork. [applause] [cheers] we are very and profoundly grateful that president trump and vice president pence are already ,ccomplishing amazing things including reinstatement and expansion of the mexico city policy, which was first put into place by president reagan in 1984. however, the new trump human rights policy expands it and will protect more babies overseas from the violence of abortion, so thank you, president trump, for that leadership. [applause] rep. smith: numbers of americans are shocked to learn that the messes of abortion include dismemberment from a child's body or the literal starvation. i asked the press to please tell the truth about the dee

obama was in ,ffice, the republican party they sat on their hands and did not do anything. they did not help them to do anything. you have big businesses hiring illegal immigrants. they like it because they don't have to pay them a whole lot. and they are the one benefits. building the ball is senseless. you are wasting money. billions of dollars on building a fence that is not going to stop any immigrants. what you need to do is you just need to be getting these businesses that are hiring these people. if they're not being hired, they will not come over here. that is all i have to say. host: thank you. here are some tweets respond to it president trump said. this is from martha who said, donald trump, you are an embarrassment to our founding fathers and constitution. tom says, he is certainly consistent, i will give you that. most presidents do at least a couple of things are. megan said that i am encouraged with his patients and leadership. leadershipngible quality concerning obama. some folks responding, i could name many, but his policies are frivolous. let's go to new

they complained and moaned about barack obama's executive orders. two or three every day since the nine days he has written office and has caused nothing but confusion with this -filled, hate statements, is sitting there looking like he is a big important man.he is an important, but he has to realize is constitutional or unconstitutional. they cannot do what he wants to do. he is not a dictator. he asks no one. he goes from his gut. before he is through, this country will be in turmoil. afraid because the republicans let him do this. they can do whatever he wants to do. they say nothing. we all should be afraid. host: thanks for the call. us ar as a send tweet. the president yesterday from the "washington post" in the oval office conferring with world leaders, including german chancellor angela merkel and russian president barrier puti r putin. york post." details available online at ny post.com. richard next from new york also on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. i think mr. trump made a tactical error in not issuing an execu

obama. a framework conversation today. to get it started, i would like viceing to the stage president of public affairs. please give a round of applause. [applause] >> hello. how is everyone feeling tonight? this is fantastic. look at this turnout. i know we are reaching hundreds of thousands of people in our livestream tonight and afterwards as well. that is really exciting. thank you all for being here this evening. we are a proud partner, because as a digital media company that strives to give voice to the 200%, those who are 100% latino, you 100% know how important it is to provide access to conversations that affect communities of color. we provide content from a aquino point of view that resonates across -- latino point of view. at a time when multicultural youth are on their way to becoming the majority in this makery, conversations these, when we are on our way to becoming the majority, conversations like these and access to them are more important than ever. in that spirit, we are a

[applause] >> a party in which barack obama 95% of the vote. the most loyal constituency in the democratic party. [applause] >> so we got to stand up and ask this party, you want us? then you have got to fight for us, too. >> yes, yes. >> but yes, if i am chair, we know black lives will matter. [applause] >> can i steal that line from jamie? [laughter] >> look, black period, lives period, matter, period. as dnc chair, what can any of the candidates up here do to support this movement? as someone who has spent the last six and a half years on fox news debating and fighting with , conservatives who don't know anything other than to lie for a living, i've been able to win with the truth. we have a serious communications and messaging problem in the democratic party. [applause] we need to start by making sure that our party, our activists, our elected officials, our leaders, understand what implicit bias is. we need to have a real conversation about implicit and explicit bias and institute that ,n our training programs institute that within the fra

[cheers] >> ex-president barack obama, the abortion president, did serious harm, but no human rights abuse need be forever. you and i are part of the greatest human rights struggle on earth, and you are -- we are backed by a team of lawmakers. ever seen, and i want to please give them a round of applause. [cheers] [applause] it is all about teamwork. >> we are very and profoundly grateful that president trump and vice president pence are already a accomplishing amazing things, including reinstatement and expansion of the mexico city policy, which was first put into place by president reagan and 1984. -- in 1984. however, the new trump human rights policy will protect more babies from abortion, so thank you president trump for that leadership. [cheers] [applause] >> growing numbers of americans are indeed shocked to learn that abortion includes dismemberment of a child's body or the literal starvation. i ask the press, please, tell the truth about the deed of abortion and what it does to babies and what it does to the mothers. [cheers] [applause] >> this week, under the extraordinary

guest: i actually think barack obama did get a lot of stuff done. it just wasn't good stuff. especially in his first four years, he drove a lot through. as he polarized the country more politically. he didn't get as much done, although he used, as he said, the pen and the phone to do quite a bit. that's what donald trump has been cleaning up in these first few days, is undoing a lot of those executive orders because the president did not go through congress. having said that, i believe there were times when barack obama exceeded the true limits of what he could do by executive order, because he couldn't work with congress. like he did on some of the immigration issues. i want to see this president, by the force of his personality and his persuasion, to move congress with him and work with them. i do not, and i don't think any conservatives want to see this ofsident crossed the line the constitutional authorities of the white house to accomplish conservative things. we believe he has the type of personality, the stick to it of miss that will drive these things forward. we want

obama's health care law. the ads were to have run in the next two days of the annual open enrollment period which ends tuesday. in the last two years, large numbers of consumers signed up just before the deadline. it goes on to say the federal government has spent more than $60 million promoting the open roman period. -- we have says pulled roughly $5 million in an effort to look for efficiencies where they exist. he is calling from pennsylvania. high, ret. caller: thanks for taking my call. i have comments regarding immigration. i have experience with that. i married a mexican woman who came across the border 20 years ago illegally to work to escape poverty and grinding social conditions in mexico. we went through the immigration process. at that time, we were able to do that independent of lawyers and legal fees. we did pay fees and fines because she was here illegally, but we paid those fees. we got the appointments and went through the process and were successful. ultimately, she became a citizen. we have

i think barack obama did get a lot of stuff done, it just wasn't good stuff. in his first four years you drove a lot through as he polarized the country. he did not get as much done then. but as he said, he did quite a bit. that is what donald trump has been cleaning up in his first -- undoing on doing because the president did not go through congress. having said that, i believe there were times when barack obama exceeded the true limits of what he can do by executive order, because he couldn't work with congress like he did on some of the immigration issues. president by this the force of his personality and his persuasion to move congress with him and work with them. i did not, and i don't think any conservatives want to see this president crossed the line of the constitutional authorities establishte house to conservative things. we think he has the type of personality and stick to it -- sticktoitiveness to stay in the boundaries. caller: good morning. tony: good morning. caller: i am a democrat. i did not vote for president trump, but he is our president

economy in his first 48 hours in office than barack obama did in eight years in office. orders, theive keystone pipeline, these are very positive things for the u.s. economy. they will bring jobs. more importantly, one thing i discovered a number campaign trail, you go to places like silicon valley and -- here in washington, d c, wall street, people are doing really well. you go to places like york, pennsylvania, michigan, those people have not seen a recovery. six cents can be a for president and reelected for he has to bring prosperity to these places. host: if you have questions, the phone lines are open. -- host: you can start dialing in. going back to the hills report the trend -- the $10 trillion it over the next 10 years, is based largely on the heritage foundation budget plan that has been released. you obviously work at the heritage foundation there. will be theexpect key things cut by the trump administration if they go forth with the plan? that people, especially a lot of your friends in the media do not completely get about donald trump, he is a negotiator. h

barack obama was the president they know. everyone needs to learn history, but essentially, bernie sanders, new dealer. old-style new dealer. and if the democratic party was in europe, progressives would be social democrats. even on the right side of social democracy. can we do something better? there is enough about putin and russia that is ridiculous at the moment in our discussion. way, that it the is not pro-trump. it is not appropriate in. it is simply sober realism to seek a working relationship with russia in order to deal with nuclear escalation, which is deepening and dangerous, to try to resolve the syrian crisis, the refugee crisis destabilizing europe, to try to deal with combating terrorism. a whole slew of things. but at the moment, there is a new kind of baiting in this country, and we do not need yours. i am sorry. host: do you have a quick question? caller: she will not admit she is a socialist communist. gosh, john. guest: give me a break. i mean, come on. what? this is so ridiculous. ."am an editor of "the

barack obama is the president they know. to learn history. essentially, bernie sanders new dealer, old-style new dealer. if the democratic party was in europe, progresses would be social democrats. even on the right side of social democracy. don't do communism. better?o something there is enough about putin and russia that is ridiculous and our discussion. i believe it is not pro-trump, tin, it is to-pu seek a working relationship with russia to deal with nuclear which is dangerous to try to resolve the syrian crisis and the refugee crisis. to try to deal with combating terrorism. a whole slew of things. is a new kind of baiting and we do not need yours sir. john: did you have a question? caller: i am wondering why she won't admit she is a socialist communist? guest: give me a break. come on. that is so ridiculous. i am an editor of the nation. i am a progressive, i am a liberal. sorry.w, i am it is very early in the morning. maybe not for you. i guess people who dream about communist get up early and have a lot of energy. john: bob, go ahead

economy in his first 48 hours in office than barack obama did in eight years in office. these executive orders -- you were just talking about some of them -- the keystone pipeline, these are very positive things for the u.s. economy. they will bring jobs. more importantly, one thing i discovered being on the campaign trail, if you go to places like silicon valley or here in washington, d.c. or wall street, people are doing really well. but you go to places like york, pennsylvania, rockford, illinois, flint, michigan, those places have not seen a recovery. i think trump can be successful as a president and be reelected if he brings. . prosperity. to all these places, not just silicon valley and wall street. john: steve moore with us for the next half hour or so. numbers are on your screen to call. going back to the hills report -- the $10 trillion cut over the next 10 years, it is based largely on the heritage foundation budget plan that has been released. obviously, you work at the heritage foundation, a visiting fellow there. what do you expect will be the key things cu

whether or not you love barack obama, this was not a president who was particularly pro-business. donald trump will be pro-business. he says we will put america first and it is about time. john in new hampshire, the line for independents. thank you for taking my call. one thing i have been sitting here listening to your show this morning, most countries that as oil andtaxes, havewhich pay no taxes, value added in this country. that is where they make up their taxes.or business so i think it is a tax structure in this country out of sync. it needs to be reevaluated in my opinion. it is a great question and a great point and i'm glad the general been called. there is an issue about whether we should have a border tax. this toot make complicated. my opinion, we have the dumbest business tax system in the world not just because we have high tax rates but also we keep this very simple. we tax what is produced here and then when we sell it abroad, when it goes to germany or mexico or spain or whatever this could -- whatever country, they have a value added tax. they tax the product when

caller: i think it would be more -- even when barack obama an individual that he wanted to put on the court and the republicans just decided not to give the person with the ability to serve. aboutk that's horrible individual didn't get the ability. than anyre mainstream of the other individuals they want to put on the court. isn't it about what people want? or is it about what mr. trump and the republicans want? about president obama's unsuccessful effort to get a hearing on judge merrick garland. donald trump will put up his nominee for that open seat that was occupied by the late justice antonin scalia. we are asking our viewers on what they are looking for in a nominee. rick says for the court we need a brilliant mind and judicial scholar who is fair-minded. edwin writes i'm looking for someone who will enforce the constitution and not follow the party line. in massachusetts. independent. good morning. caller: yes. that since the democrats were denied their opportunity to put forth their nominee i think they should do the same to the republicans. and keep the court open. fair is fa

speaker that moment when president barack obama could have heard and responded to the silent cries of these little forgotten souls has passed forever. and mr. obama takes his place as the undisputed abortion president. while i mourn that reality, mr. speaker, i take great hope in a new reality. that donald trump is now president of the united states and the winds of change are beginning to blow. i believe mr. trump will be a protector of these little babies that have waited so very long for someone to come along and help them. so now i pray that the members of this body and those in the united states senate will remember the words of thomas jefferson when he said, the care of human life and its happiness and not its destruction is the chief and only object of good government. and that phrase in the 14th amendment that capsulizes our entire constitution, it says, no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. mr. speaker, protecting the lives of all americans and their constitutional right is why we are all here. d plbling, there is hope now

obama that just recently came out. we're so thrilled and thankful that you're here. thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you. thank you so much. appreciate it. thank you. all right. this is exciting. thank you, amy. good evening, everyone. good evening. joy: that is a d.c. good evening. it is so polite. i want to thank george washington university for hosting this evening. it is very important and democrat in color for the invitation to be here. my friends jessica bird and jamal stevens and steve phillips. this is an important debate. this is the central debate that the democratic party has to deal with going forward so i'm glad that you are all here. without further ado, let me introduce those candidates for dnc chair who are here with us tonight that are going to debate. let's start with congressman keith ellison of minnesota. [applause] joy: there he is. all right. let's bring on mayor pete --. and i got it right? i said i would say it quickly so i didn't get it wrong. raymond buckley. let's bring on jami

obama, and the vice president joseph r. biden, escorted by secretary democratic and senate rules committee ranking member, charles schumer, and house democratic leader, nancy pelosi. [applause] [crowd chanting trump] >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president elect, michael richard pence. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, escorting the president-elect, the staff director for the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies, stacey mcbride, the senate sergeant at arms, the house sergeant at arms, the chairman of the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies, roy blunt. rules committee ranking member and senate democratic leader, charles e. schumer, the speaker of the house of representatives, paul d. ryan, senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, house majority leader, kevin mccarthy, and house democratic leader, nancy pelosi. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president-elect of the united states, donald john trump. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the joint congressional committee for i

now our great leaders like barack obama -- [cheering] ms. steinem: and michelle obama -- [cheering] ms. steinem: are still with us. and remember how much we feared they might not be and how much threat there was, in fact, on their lives. and they are with us. and now, our honored bernie sanders is still with us. and not only with us, but he is focusing on economic justice and achieving for universal college education in my state of new york. and now, hillary clinton is alive. [cheering] ms. steinem: and definitely not in jail. [cheering] ms. steinem: she who told the whole world about women's rights are human rights and human rights are women's rights. so crucial when collectively violence against females in the world has produced a world in which for the first time there are fewer females than males. i'm not trying to deny the danger that this day initiates. trump and his handlers have found a fox for every chicken coop in washington and a twitter finger must not become a trigger finger. [cheering] ms. steinem: some very experienced doctors

obama, who said his goodbyes yesterday. the new york times talks about the ceremony, the president gathering on friday with about 2000 political appointees at joint base injuries where the truest -- andrews, where the truest -- proved difficult. for all of you, he said, who have been amazing work, most of it without fanfare and without any word of thanks, he could not be prouder of you, he said before leaving. for a family vacation in palm springs. the tears flowed as the former president's aides waived and cheered almost as if doing so might prolong the moment in the nation's capital. few of them wanted to make the for mr.ck for the -- trumps washington anytime soon. president think the can unite people, especially folks like those of that were mentioned in the new york times piece that are concerned about the new administration? caller: no. kimberly: why not, jeff? caller: i am a reagan seniorcan, i supported and i amfirst-term, someone -- [indiscernible] jeff, what are your concerns about president trump? manipulates the

his personal handle@barack obama and tweeted, hi, everybody, back to the original handle. is this thing still on? michelle and i are off on a quick vacation and then we'll get back to work. cristina is calling from edinburgh, texas. hi, cristina. caller: good morning. it's actually from kempner, texas. host: sorry about that. do you think the president can bring the nation together? caller: no, i don't believe the 45th president will be able to bring the nation together. and in his original inauguration speech, he almost sounded as if he was calling for vigilante type justice to step in to take control of situations that the police are andling. you don't know how anyone can feel that's a uniting kind of statement. plus, anyone asking a foreign entity that is an enemy of the united states to look into things that are involving his opponent to try to help booster his win, i don't see how -- and not apologizing for that or never apologizing to president for saying he's not a legitimate president and then whining because people are questioning his presidency. no. my answer wou

and when guys like you and i were like what do people see in barack obama guy? that's what they were saying at the time, right? that's what they were saying to us. change.d a isn't that what they were saying to us? >> we got it. is, i ou know, the thing don't understand a few things. he was elected, the democrats that it's t the fact over. they lost, and they didn't get expected.n that they number one. number two, i can't understand protested the e day after, he's not our president. president.s the steve: i think the reason why you don't understand it, kevin, that's a great question and i try to answer it the best i can, thanks for the call, he reason that you don't understand it is because you're looking at it through the lens f your own world view and your own world view will be very result oriented. solution orientedt. going to say what's the point. we aren't changing the election. to happen cts that but you have to see your opposition through the lens of their world view. not yours. things we say on this show is we believe in thinking.ensional first dimensio

thanks to barack obama for your service, and thanks to the 45th president of the united states, donald trump. ♪ [applause] my old man said -- my old man's that old man, spent his life livin' off the land, dirty hands, and a clean soul. it breaks his heart seein' foreign cars, filled with fuel that isn't ours and wearin' cotton we didn't grow he's got the red, white, and blue flyin' high on the farm semper fi tattooed on his left arm spend a little more in the store for a tag in the back that says "usa" he won't buy nothin' that he can't fix, with wd40 and a craftsman wrench he ain't prejudiced, he's just made in america he loves his wife and she's that wife that decorates on the fourth of july but says "every day's independence day" she's golden rule, teaches school, some folks say it isn't cool but she says the pledge of allegiance anyway he's got the red, white, and blue flyin' high on the farm semper fi tattooed on his left arm spend a little more in the store for a tag in the back that says "usa" he won't buy nothin' that he can't fix, with wd40 and a craftsman wrench he ain't pr

let me begin by expressing my appreciation first and foremost to president barack obama and vice president joe biden. in thisoperation transition would make every american proud. i know the president-elect has expressed his appreciation not just for the hospitality but the of ourration in support team's transition efforts. also to the administrator and her outstanding team here for the work they have done, also grateful for the vice chairs and the executive committee in the transition effort that have put in very long hours. a number of them are with us today. is with us. rudy giuliani, jeff sessions, marsha blackburn, tom reed, represent a part of the vice chair team. we express our appreciation for helpedy hours you assemble the team. we also express our appreciation to members of the committee. hours preparing recommendations to the president elect over the course of this. two more things to mention. number one is to just thank my team. there is an old saying that when you see a box turtle on the fence post, one thing you know for sure is he had help getting there. i can tell you that w

>> just about 24 hours from now barack and michelle obama will depart this location as private citizens. donald trump and his family, meanwhile, staying at the blair house tonight. just across the street from the white house, a tradition started by jimmy carter the day before he was sworn in as president in 1977. an update on donald trump's cabinet picks. more news from "the hill" here reporting about comments from senator shuck shumer and his briefing earlier today saying the senate will take up at least two of donald trump's -- donald trump's nominees. democrats allowing for a day one vote on retired general james mattis and john kelly. trump picks to head the pentagon and department of homeland security respectively. perhaps others. we'll show you as much as we can of senator schumer's comments as we wait for the hearing to resume. senator schumer: hello, everybody. i want to be right next to my potential cabinet people. [laughter] reporter: well, that implies hey are going to be confirmed. senator schumer:. no. keep your friends close and all that stuff. sorry we're a bit late. now,

. >> just about 24 hours from now barack and michelle obama will depart this location as private citizens. donald trump and his family, meanwhile, staying at the blair house tonight. just across the street from the white house, a tradition started by jimmy carter the day before he was sworn in as president in 1977. an update on donald trump's cabinet picks. more news from "the hill" here reporting about comments from senator shuck shumer and his briefing earlier today saying the senate will take up at least two of donald trump's -- donald trump's nominees. democrats allowing for a day one vote on retired general james mattis and john kelly. trump picks to head the pentagon and department of homeland security respectively. perhaps others. we'll show you as much as we can of senator schumer's comments as we wait for the hearing to resume.

. >> just about 24 hours from now barack and michelle obama will depart this location as private citizens. donald trump and his family, meanwhile, staying at the blair house tonight. just across the street from the white house, a tradition started by jimmy carter the day before he was sworn in as president in 1977. an update on donald trump's cabinet picks. more news from "the hill" here reporting about comments from senator shuck shumer and his briefing earlier today saying the senate will take up at least two of donald trump's -- donald trump's nominees. democrats allowing for a day one vote on retired general james mattis and john kelly. trump picks to head the pentagon and department of homeland security respectively. perhaps others. we'll show you as much as we can of senator schumer's comments as we wait for the hearing to resume. senator schumer: hello, everybody. i want to be right next to my potential cabinet people. [laughter] reporter: well, that implies hey are going to be confirmed. senator schumer:. no. keep your friends close and all that stuff. sorry we're a bit late. now,