main verdict that matters is the one people render in the lex and that keapght get here soon enough. thank you y'all for the time. [inaudible conversations] house democratic jeffrey answered questions about president biden's border security executive order during a news conference. he also talked about the invitation to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to address congress. and republican led efforts to investigate the justice department [inaudible conversations]

good afternoon everyone sorry t. from the very beginning of this congress, house democra we repet we are ready, willing able to find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues on any issue. whenever whatever possible to solve problems for hardworking american taxpayers to deliver real■d[■■y results for everyday americans. along with congress wey have repeatedly done just that. same period of time we have made clear that we will push back against maga extremism whenever necessary. we will push back against maga

extremism with respect to their efforts to crimilize abortion always defend a woman's freedom to make her own decisions and tt includes birth control and ivf, house democrats will p back against republican extremism when it comes to their efforts to end social security and mecare as we know it. we believe in protecting and strengthening social security and house democrats will continue to me maga republican effort to decimate the progress that we made in combating the climate crisis through t inflation reduction act.

but we -- are ready, willing we are able at all times to find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues we are prepared to do that with respect to reaching a spending agreement under the same terms that were agreed upon in connection with the bipartisan fiscal responsibility act. that means a topline spending number of 1681 not a penny less. we are■á prepared to move forwad with an enlightened farm bill that, of course, requires extreme maga republicans to walk away from their effort to cut nutritional assistance for children and veterans by 30 the largest proposed cut in

three decades. we are prepared to find common grndn a bipartisan way with respected national defense authizn will require extreme maga republicans to walk awayn from any effort that they may try to inject into what is now a bipartisan agreement that of the arm services committee by a vot3 of 57-1. and should be kept bipartisan and if that, in fact, is the case we can move on this legislation.n1 and in a bipartisan way and get it out of the house. in the next week or two, our concern is that the extreme maga republicans may try to their reckless right wing ideology down throats of the american people criminalize abortion care, restrict ability of women

in uniform to make their owná■yd again, that will be a futile exercise when it comes to actually a legislative result. so there's some items that are in front of us that we are prepared tond partnership with our republican colleagues but it requires repuk away from the marjorie taylor world -- and get serious about doing the business of the americaneople. questions? >> talked about a bunch of democrats since executive order announced it seems to be somewhat divisive we see with the wrong thing to do some of your more moderate remembers praising it and what are the consequences be? >> we have a broken immigration system challenges at the border president biden has taken divisive action to try and in a good faith manner to

address the challenges at the border. in a manner consistent with our country's heritage as a nation rule of law. at the same time, there's sen cs that it will be important for additional steps to be taken preferably for legislation that addresses that is concted to dreamers, addresses issues connected to frs and addresses issues connected to protecting a vote later on the icc sanctioning legislation and house committing ranking member one of your members gregory meeks talked about how

there was a that you guys had at the week with the white house rejected that -- on a that and is there a path forward to do something bipartisan that would actually pass? >> i did not think that ranki member meeks has indicated there was an actual bipartisan agreement that were certainly bipartisan conversations that were serious in nature. to try to get to a place where with one voice democrats republicans can confront what most of us believe was a wrong headed decision by the icc. with respect to the state of and there's stilln opportunity to try to find bipartisan common ground and actually legislate as

opposedo a partisan bill through the house that we all know is dead on arrival in the united states senate. senator cardin who is well respected v champion of the special relationship between the united states and israel has legislation. with resct to the icc, that i think could draw bipartisan support. that's one of several options that we co pursue. to engage ina continued bipartisan exploratiof us believe is a run away icc. in a manner consistent wh views of the biden administration that protect our efforts at dlomacy

throughout the world particularly with our western allies in europe. >> would that include sanctions bill that would include sanctions? >> the version before the floor of the house of representatives is not a version i can support. >> johnson laid out his plan to go after the doj what he calls weaponizat doj against president trump. and he wants to use everything from oversight to appropriations even legislative bills to go after the doj. your thoughts on that? should congress, shoul the speaker be playing that role for congress as well?■? >> well, the speaker has a role to play with respect to his■í extreme maga republican conference, let me speak to the as it relates to theffort■ to create in a political advantage for the extreme maga republicans by

trying to raise this issue of so-called weaponization. they have a select committee on weaponization. it has been a complete and spectacular failure and so there's no reason for any of us on a democratic side to believe that based on the fact that the former president who went through a judicial process just like any other american and at the end of that process was lasted for five weeks, you had 12 jurors come to a unanimous conclusion that the former president was guilty of 34 felonies and that somehow is

when i was a state prosecution that had nothing to do with president biden, department of justice. americ people understand that we need more common sense and i. house democrats are the common sense caucus. house republicans are the chaos caucus. president joe biden is a common sense leader. donald trump is a chaos agent. anything that donald trump toucs turns into chaos. four years of chaos in washington --with donald trump as president. a lifetime of chaos in new york city with donald trump as a resident. atlantic city, turned into chaos

who can bankrupt a casino? i thought the house always wins. chaos -- in atlantic city. chaos on the supreme court. donald trump makes three appointments and roe v. wade falls after 49 years. a woman's freedom to make her own reproductive health care decisions gone donald trump touches a supreme court, nothing but chaos. and, of course, when it to trump university chaos. hardworking americans robbed oft joe biden is a common sense leader. donald trump is a chaos agent everything he touches results in chaos. so as far as i can tell that's the big lesson that comes out of

the jury's decision to find donald trump guilty on 34 it is pretty quiet here i usually try to alternate. okay all right. >> mr. leader, would you just -- describe the process beten the four congressional leaders how benjamin netanyahu. >> as you want to span i'm sure any invitation to a -- emanatesa result of an agreement between the speaker of the house and the majority in the house in senate majority leader and majority in the senate so that process took ple in the context of the invitation to the head of "state

of the state" of israel. a democratic ally, and that congress in prior instances related to head of state for india for head of state for japan and head of state■ for south korea all of the instances once there wasgre house majorite senate majority, the two minority leaders signed on to that letter of invitation and that's the process that unfold master's degree this particular instance. >> did you agree tohe june 1th date that was put out? >> senator schumer and i had nothing to do with the june 13th date. it was n and we found out the same way that everyone in this way, someone who repress

a broad cross section of the jewish community in brooklyn and very proud of that fact. i would haveter than to extend an invitation on a jesh holiday to the prime minister of the state of israel. >> yeah. so first of all -- on president biden's executive order for today, should the president have acted sooner, you know, taken the faction sooner with what we're seeing on the why did it not to wait until now? >> seems to me that president biden wanted to give the legislative process opportunity to succeed or fall.e house and senate the benefit of the doubt. they have repeatedly claimed and, in fact, held up critical

aid to our democratic ally in ukraine which was facing an existential threat as a result of russian aggression and held that aid up for months because extreme maga republicans claimed that there was an urgent challenge that we needed to address at the border and then they walked away fm own bipartisan legislative resolution that would have helped to address the challenges at the border. president biden has given them every opportunity to try to legislate with us on this issue. democrats recognize across the spectrum that we have a broken e have challenges at the border. and we need a border that is strong. it is safe, that is secure and that is also humane. and so i think -- it seems to me that the biden

administration finally got to a point where they recognized that the extreme maga republicans have zero interest in addressing the challenges at the border and solving the issue legislatively because the extreme maga republicans want to try to weaponize the issue politically. that's the weaponization party, by the way. this is t group -- extreme maga republicans who have the supreme court against women of america. when it comes to taking away a woman's freedom to make their and i've taken that decision weaponized it, and are now■ throughout the country including in every single state in the deep south criminalized abortion care. as part of their march to the

nationwide ban. >> back to the prime minister's address several democrats have said they will boycott the speech. do you think that's appropriate? >> likevery address to congress, i plan to attend and participate that relates to every single joint address that has taken place during the 118th congress. and at every moment where i've been a member of house democratic leadership, but at the same time, all of recognize that every individual member has to make that decision to participate on their own. based on what they believe is consistent with■5 the district that they represent. >> new york question for you we saw former jones endorse against jamal in that primary i know you've end■borsed bauman how are you planning bauman coming june

primary what steps are you win reelection? >> it hasn't changed the endorsement that has been made by the entirety of house democratic leadership ongoing conversations with the bauman campaign as itelates to their strategy over the next few right? i think -- okay i'm sorry. >> back to the democrats who are going to be potentially boycotting a visit netanyahu doe an issue with them using words like war crimil >> used of the special relationship between the united states and israel have been clear. and my views as it relates to what needs to happen moving forward to bring about adjust,#4 peace between israel and the2-d palestinian people are cr which involves dicively defeating hamtion bringing all

of the hostages home, surging humanitarian assistance and to gaza immediately and consistently. and having comprehensive plan to reconstruct gaza and surge economic development assistance into the west bank. that's part of an effort to get to a better place for everyone. in the region centered around the relationship between israel and the palestinian people. last two questions. >> back from new york the white house released a memo this morning with the executive order saying that tom's campaign suggeste template for immigration politics as it pertains to democratic members incumbents running this year. do you agree with that assessment to share any --

that something that was purple districts you agree on do you believe that it was a way that he handled immigration and his campaign can be something republicans turn to? >> i have not seen that specific memo but i've been clear that tom is a get stuff done kind of member. who ran on a clear vision for fixing the problems that the american people are confronting including decisively the challenges at the border. tom swazy won divisively in a district that had experienced a successes and so in the manner of which he

chose to engage and lean into trying to find a bipartisan path forward with respect to fixing mmigration system and doing it in a manner consistent withur of immigrantss important part of h suozzi addressed the issue having come from an immigrant family himself which he leaned into repeatedly. that certainly provides enlightened playbook for how we should not simply conduct ourselves responsibly onil but e importantly try to actually solve policymakers here in the united states congress. concerned thato to drastically process could start sending back people who actually, you know, have a reason to come here seeking asylum? >> i had a full opportunity to look at that regard or hear from immigration

experts.■?"o though, asylum application process is an important part of who we are as americans, as a nation anchored with the rule of law and as a nation of immigrants and i think as we evaluate wt the legislative opportunities will be moving forward those are values that we should continue to hold close to as part of our effort to reach a bipartisan agreement at some point when our traditional republicans decide to stop politicizing the issue and join with us to solve the issue for the american people. thank you everyone. [inaudible conversations] coming up tonight on c-span2 fbi

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