changes. then christina marcos for "the hill" will preview the meeting on capitol hill between hillary democrats --ouse the first meeting since she became the presumptive in the credit nominee. ♪ host: good morning. it is wednesday, june 22. "the hill" reporting that senate republicans are expected to bring up bipartisan and control -- bring a bipartisan gun-control bill to the floor despite opposition by the nra. tothe house i today is day for the federal reserve chair -- dayhe house side today is

two for the federal reserve chair janet yellen's testimony. under $25,000,ng dial in at 202-748-8000. you can make between $26,000 and $50,000, dial 202-748-8001. to $100,000, 202-748-8002. $100,000,e over 202-748-8003. a will get to your calls in minute. what is your confidence level in the economy? we begin with janet yellen on capitol hill yesterday. she's been covered the entire 2.5 hour hearing. -- c-span covered the entire 2.5 hour hearing. [video clip] that once he has maintained the target range for the federal .25-.5%.e at

the committee's actions reflect a careful assessment of the appropriate setting for monetary policy, taking into account continuing below target inflation and the mixed readings on the labor market and economic .rowth seen this year proceeding cautiously in raising the federal funds rate will allow us to keep the monetary support to economic growth in we assess whether growth is returning to a moderate pace, whether the labor market will strengthen further and whether inflation will continue to make progress toward our 2% objective. host: bloomberg noting in their testimony yesterday that she used those words "whether" as

when." "fed not " minimizes the chance of recession." -- what is your confidence level in the economy? baltimore. you make between $51,000 and $100,000.

caller: i have no confidence. that income is a combined income for my husband and i who has worked for a company for almost 20 years. i have been a stay-at-home mom find it very sad that a family that is trying so hard to balance in this economy is unable to do so because of our government. host: what specifically is the government doing that hinders prosperity for you? caller: we are unable to get any kind of public assistance because we make over the an averageount family is supposed to make in order to survive. our property taxes just went up on our home. we are paying more than we are supposed to in our mortgage. it is very sad and depressing. survive andn

support my daughter who is four years old. we are barely getting by. candidate?s your caller: truth be told them i will not vote for anyone. they are really good friends. why would i vote for one or the other when they have the same agenda? they sit around drinking tea, laughing at everything that's going on. host: you don't trust either one of them? caller: i would have voted for bernie sanders. i think he has people's best interest at heart. it is really sad that we were unable to get him the nomination for the democratic party. did you say what your husband does and how many children you have? caller: my husband works for

verizon wireless, he has been with them for 20 years. he makes the same income he has made in his five years into the company. we have three children. host: william in maryland on the same line this morning. good morning to you. welcome to the conversation. caller: i have confidence in the economy that it will get better. you have to crawl before you can walk. you don't come out the gates printing. gate sprinting. i don't believe in the trickle-down. when you give them all these tax breaks, they don't send that money down to the employees. they spent that money overseas or put it aside for themselves. i'm definitely a hillary

supporter. mr. trump says he is a businessman and he wants to run like a business. i can understand a businessman's mentality. will build you a billion dollar company's in your state but i want you to give me this, this and this and i say no , i will take it to another state. that's what a businessman does. take that same mentality and give it to the leaders of the world sitting at the table and mr. trump says i want to do this -- then what are you going to do? host: christopher in new jersey. under $25,000. tell us your confidence level. extremely high because with green technology being used

today to get the jobs going, we have a good, strong chance to build the economy. as a person who worked at a coffee shop or 14 years come i can relate to how hard the economy is been. -- has been. ce. you need is patien very confident that the candidate who is giving us the strong economic plan who in the democratic party is showing that everyone can have their fair share of the american dream with the economy plan that she is --vided that has provided economy plan that she has provided. philip in huntington, west virginia heard also making under $25,000. thank you for calling and. huntington, west virginia.

also making hundred $5,000. thank you for calling in. under $25,000. caller: we need to be drug testing those who get public assistance. drugs.eople are on host: stephen in tennessee. you make over $100,000. what is your confidence level? caller: it is poor. i run my own business. i'm forced to balance my own books, look at how much i'm spending, how much i'm taking in. i know for a fact if i was if ig in 20 times more -- was spending 20 times more than i was actually making, i would not have a business and unfortunately, that is the way

the country is being run right now. the economy is a reflection of the country. as the country goes downhill, so will the economy. it is not looking good from my viewpoint. if you are asking who i think advice as a presidential candidate, although i don't like them, it is going to be mr. trump because of his business experience. host: does low interest rates impact you, your business at all? caller: i'm fortunate enough that i don't have to take out loans like that. capitalenough free flow . i'm looking at the way that the economy is going and how much

money we are spending and then looking at the money coming in though the money is at record levels, it is not enough to even pay off the interest we are currently racking up on the debt we have. as a business owner, if i were to take out millions and millions of dollars in loans and only bring in a fraction of that, i would not have a business. i'm afraid the country is headed that way. the federal reserve chair janet yellen told the senate banking committee yesterday she's going to because she's on those interest rates come on raising them. she will appear before the house financial services committee today. coverage of that hearing as well at 10:00 a.m. eastern time on c-span3.

we covered the senate hearing as well. go to our website for that and all of our coverage of events happening here in washington. shows theallup poll economy tops the priority list for those that are polled for the next president. of americans who named the economy as the top priority for this next president. hillary clinton talked about the economy yesterday in ohio. she laid out her economic vision. here's the headline in "the new york times." she was very critical of what donald trump had been saying about the economy. here is what she had to say yesterday. [video clip] >> i've said throughout this campaign that my mission as president will be to help create

more good paying jobs so we can get incomes rising for hard-working families across america. it is a pretty simple formula. higher wages lead to more demand which leads to more jobs with higher wages. i have laid out a detailed thisa to jumpstart virtuous cycle. you can go to my website and read all about it. wonkydmit, it is a little -- [applause] i have this old-fashioned idea that if you are running for president, you should say what you want to do. [applause] >> how you are going to pay for it and how you will get it done. [applause]

clinton mentioning where you can find her economic blueprint on her website. a plan to raise american incomes. you can find it on her campaign page. donald trump responded to hillary clinton speech on instagram. [video clip] >> i understand that and how to handle it -- debt and how to handle it appeared i made a fortune on debt. debt is a disaster for this country. host: we are covering his speech in new york on our website, 11:00 a.m. eastern time on www.c-span.org and c-span radio. billed theen anti-hillary clinton speech. he set up a website yesterday,

lyingcrookedhillary.com. we will talk about the campaign coming up in "washington journal ." and where the fundraising stance between these two candidates. confidence in the economy. -- earl in lafayette, indiana. you make between $26,000 and $50,000. caller: i'm a retired staff sergeant. i don't see the economy improving anytime soon. i've been watching on c-span how congress has been saying we need all the safety net types of programs. medicare and all this because we spend too much money on that stuff. and yet, they make six-figure salaries.

they need to sit there and help deficit, cuthe their salaries, their first class travel and all the stuff because they don't need all that stuff. host: how would that help you, earl? it would pay off the deficit, which would make the dollar stronger. when i go to the grocery store and stuff like this, my dollar would be worth more so i would be able to buy more. whereas now, i take $100 to get groceries and i hardly get enough groceries to last week. host: earl in indiana. leroy in charleston, south carolina.

good morning to you. i think it is going pretty good. i like what hillary is saying about the economy. i believe that it is going to be a better economy. host: you have to turn your tv down. mary in carlsbad, california. under $25,000. good morning. caller: good morning. i'm very disappointed in this --didates and the economy those candidates and the economy because on social security, there was no increase this year. i don't see anyone addressing that. the poor people who need increases in social security. they took the money and now, they are spending it in the east, but they cannot

spend it on people in the u.s.? tot: go to www.c-span.org look at our coverage today because there is some conversation in washington today about medicare and social security. if you're interested in that topic, www.c-span.org is where you can find our scheduling. dan in oregon. you make between $51,000 and $100,000. good morning. caller: good morning. i appreciate the job you are doing for us on c-span. host: thank you, dan. what is your confidence level in the economy? caller: pretty low. over the last eight years, the administration has used janet yellen to artificially keep the cost of money down at record low levels. we do ok. -- i feely fortunate for our seniors who had saved .heir whole life

low risk investment where they can continue to sustain himself. -- themselves. hillary clinton intends to continue the same policy of zero interest, no money to be made on your life savings. i don't know what our seniors is going to do -- are going to do. host: are you supporting donald trump? reluctantly, right now, i guess i will have to. these lifetime politicians are not producing for the american voter. donald trump is the only option i see of somebody who is outside whobox in their thinking, understands how business works, understands how the economy works. interest rates to where our seniors can make enough money on their savings were our need for

subsidy will go up exponentially. r need for our subsidy will go up exponentially. we have to elect someone with some knowledge of business. host: gallup did a poll in may. donald trump lead hillary clinton on top ranking economic issues. anthony in louisiana. under $25,000. go ahead. , i will neverally be confident in the economy as long as unlimited amounts of money are able to go into super campaigns andical as long as citizens united stands him a no change will be -- citizens united stands, no change will be made.

americansty of some gun measures, especially keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists. can be seenaction coming out from the house or senate. people wonder why that is, money and politics. nothing will change until money -- something has to be done as far as that. when you have the most popular social program in the nation, social security, and we have a president who just in the last few weeks said he would support raising limits on social security when in fact he has not ofe any change or any sort push towards raising the limits

on social security when that is the most popular program in the country and that is part of the great bargain. actuallyyone recommended that he sort of conceit social security, he did it himself. -- concede social security, he did it himself. i find that nauseating. the fact that we cannot support any kind of gun legislation after 50 people were slaughtered in cold blood is infuriating. host: an update on that coming up. you mentioned money in politics. the headline in usa today. cash crisis rocks trump campaign. --

we will be talking about the fundraising disparity coming up ."re on "washington journal inside "usa today" is this story. the biggest line items in money spent by the trump campaign was $423,000 paid to beach club. hillary clinton reacting to those reports, tweeting this out.

also about gun control, you mentioned that the top here, there is a compromise legislation being spearheaded by susan collins of maine hoping to get momentum. ."om "the new york times --

"the hill" reporting that democratic leadership was members to not vote for the legislation. want to hear directly from susan collins, you can go to www.c-span.org. we also covered a hearing on what is happening with africa and our military post there. post"rom "the washington front page. --

"the washington post" has this about the fighting in iraq. "washington times" this morning. the u.s. is committed to $3 billion to afghan security forces through 2020 to fight the taliban and tthere. boeing signed a historic deal

with iran air. what iranian official has said the deal could involve 100 aircraft. iranian airlines may purchase for $25airplanes billion. some of the headlines this morning for you. in pennsylvania. making over $100,000. what is your confidence level in the economy? caller: thank god for c-span. my confidence is not very good because of two factors. actually, three factors. trillion that21 neither one of them say anything on. there are several people who have talked about what we can do.

it doesn't seem like you can get anything done in washington. the other thing is gun control. a lot of americans were killed by terrorists. ,n america in every city african-americans are killing each other over drugs being brought over by the mexicans. host: i will leave that conversation for our next guest. mike thompson of california. victor, good morning. the economy is slowing, it is very tough out there for a lot of people depending on your income and your job.

there's a lot more the government could be doing to help people. the size of the government is too big. howpaul is right about you're going to go bankrupt if debt.nnot address the , "youson wrote to madison need to have a constitutional convention every 19 years." congress is too big, they will not change their own rules, there is massive corruption and nothing is getting done in washington. taxes to 19% of gdp and we have to balance budgets. host: did you watch ron paul here on "washington journal" yesterday? caller: yes. he has some of the same ideas as donald trump. you have to stop this outsourcing. we are losing our best jobs

overseas. young people coming out of college are stymied by debt. it will take a massive change. we need a constitutional convention to reform the government. host: if you missed ron paul toe yesterday, go www.c-span.org to see that. up on capitol hill with congress, the washington times this morning, after six-year wait, house gop to unveil obamacare alternative. the crux of the proposal is a tax credit intended to help --set the costs of insurance it is a blueprint rather than a bill. many of the details remain vague because republicans will not bring them to the floor for a vote in the congressional budget the congressional

budget office can't score it. there is also this on congress a longtime federal lawmaker was convicted tuesday of orchestrating a medley of corrupt dealings to boost his career and help himself financially. he lost his congressional primary race while allegation swirled around him. -- allegations swirled around him. sentencing is scheduled for october 4. , what he will

encounter when he becomes a prisoner today. he's convicted of breaking -- he will bes known as prisoner 47991. he is 74 and has had a stroke. the rochester center is equipped to deal with medical problems. he was sentenced in april during an intense hearing in a federal courtroom where he publicly admitted for the first time to abusing high school wrestlers he coached years ago. once he is released from prison, he also faces two years of supervised release, which will

barha him from communicating with the wrestlers who were the prosecutors in the case. mark in ohio. you're making under $25,000. good morning. go ahead. what is your confidence level? caller: good morning. $25,000.der when i was working, i was able to save a lot of money and i'm pretty financially set. louisiana that was saying president obama has not done anything to raise social security. i would tell that tillman that the social security rates have always been based on the cpi -- tell that gentleman that the social security rates have always been based on the cpi and the president has nothing to do with that. trump tells his audiences

nothing and he is wrong on the trade deals. there were as many jobs lost in the years leading up to nafta as there were jobs lost in the 15 years after nafta. host: guest: james -- host: james in grundy, virginia. caller: good morning. thank you for the job you're doing on c-span. i ain't got no confidence in it at all compared to what it used to be because around here, there ain't nork -- there work. all of a sudden -- host: what were you doing before? caller: hauling coal. host: you are making $100,000 doing that? caller: it depends on how much

time you wanted to spend. some paid better than others. the democrats don't want you to make the money. -- they wantm to you to give them your money. host: where do those jobs go? caller: up in smoke. top producersour filed for bankruptcy. that's because of the president and all his plans for cap and trade because they did not have apa -- that is not their job to make regulations. host: did you always work in the coal industry? caller: yes. working in the coal mines, trucking call, trucking would -- .rucking coal, trucking wood

alice in ohio. making between $26,000 and $50,000. caller: good morning. we live in such a wonderful country. what else can we do but live with what we have? have them happy to retirement that i do. i work hard. schoolteacher and i'm very fortunate to have what i have. so manyunderstand why people feel that the government doing us in a negative way. it is beyond me. host: new york.

good morning. you are on the air. caller: hello? host: good morning. hello, america. i just want to say that i would like for the government committed program they could invest instead of letting people sit around waiting for jobs, to take all those abandoned buildings and everything they have and invest the money in making people to do on the job training for psychiatrists, nurses, anything , on-the-jobrn training, get paid as we go rather than sit around and do nothing. there is some discussion about what could happen if british voters decide to leave the eu.

that vote is happening tomorrow. here is "usa today." four ways brexit ought to matter to americans. it could weaken our largest trading partner. it could cause unrest in the stock market. a loss of national security benefits. and four, it could bruise worldwide economic growth. the u.k. would suffer financially by leaving the you cou eu. a profile piece about david cameron. mr. cameron made a promise in

order to keep short-term peace among the tories in the general election. that in the front page of "the new york times." this in the front page of "the financial times." mr. cameron urged older voters to think about the hopes and dreams of their children and in attempts to inject an emotional element into polls were there has been a split between leaving and staying.

younger people are for staying while older people are for leaving. mr. cameron also said his job is not at risk if they vote to leave. others say he would not last if there were votes to leave. , here is "theing financial times." cameron says no regrets over poll that threatens his premiership. mr. cameron insists he will stay on as prime minister if he loses tomorrow. we are going to be simulcasting itb's coverage of this vote on c-span2 starting around 5:00 p.m. eastern time. we will have coverage of that.

if you are interested in following that debate that's happening in the u.k. back to calls. anthony in staten island, york. making over $100,000. what is your confidence level in the economy here? caller: my confidence level is zero. we are about to take a 70% cut in our pension. years as a truck driver and now, i'm saddled with debt i can no longer pay. i see how they spend money everywhere in the world but don't take care of the american people. over the next five years, we are pensions -- 4sing million people will be losing their pensions. the trust fund only pays you 30% of your pension. with the amount of low skill

labor being moved into our cannot getople raises, they cannot get jobs because we are competing against people from other countries for these jobs. my son, i had to help him pay his rent because he can't even get a decent job because they're so much low skilled workers are. the government is not worried about us. i have zero confidence in all of them. my personal opinion is they should all be in handcuffs. host: what does the pension cut mean for you personally? caller: 70% of my pension is going away. $250 a week. who can live on that? i can't. i worked 30 years for that pension. host: is that your only source

of income in retirement? caller: right now it is. hopefully i'll be giving social security sent. even go out and get a job because of all the injuries i sustained driving a truck. -- hopefully i'll be getting social security sent. soon. social security culprit was the u.s. government with deregulation. congressmen and senators who were against any laws to help people. they are against everything and they do nothing to help us. right now, they are fighting to , theo save the pensions pension guaranty trust fund and nothing is being done.

guarantee trust fund. host: we talked about that on "washington journal." when did you retire from the job you are doing? caller: i retired in 2004. i was 52 years old. host: since then, you've been able to collect some of that -- caller: yes, but now it is going to go down to $1000 a month. host: you are how many years away from social security, then? caller: i could probably get it now. i'm 63 years old. but they tell me to wait until i'm 65 and i will get a better check. danny in the bronx. under $25,000. go ahead. working making under

12 $5,000 a year. i live on $295 a week. it is very bad. -- i'm working making under $25,000 year. host: coming up, we will turn our attention to gun control. congressman mike thompson of california will join us for that. later, jason russell from "the washington examiner" talking donald trump's fundraising efforts. janet yellen was asked about the economic impact several times during that hearing, the economic impact of this brexit boat.

vote.xit [video clip] warns on brexit." not exactly what you said, was it? >> we are monitoring and it could have consequences. >> you would not characterize your testimony as a warning on the brexit? , iif that means i am warning am not attempting to take a stand. the are going to vote at the polls monday they've had an active debate on the issues and i am not providing advice in that sense. >> good, thank you. i sympathize when headlines don't capture the exact meaning of what one says. to be fair to "the guardian" they have not been the only ones that have reported those lines

-- you take no position on whether u.k. citizens should vote to remain or leave the eu. >> correct. it is up for them to decide. the decision could have economic consequences that would be relevant to the u.s. economic outlook that we need to monitor carefully. >> thank you for that. should respect the british people's sovereign right to govern their own affairs. one point you made in your earlier comments about brexit, the potential source of these economic repercussions is "a period of uncertainty." is there any time when the global economy or u.s. economy does not operate in a condition of uncertainty? >> there is uncertainty, but that has unique event

no close parallel. it is hard to know what the consequences would be. there is always uncertainty domestically and globally. we operate in an uncertain environment. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we welcome to our table congressman mike thompson, democrat of california. here to talk about the gun violence prevention efforts in congress. let's start with a you came to your position on guns. that's how you came to your position on guns. you are a hunter, gun owner. -- let's start with how you came to your position on guns. guest: thank you very much for having me on this morning. i came to two different positions. one after the tragedy at sandy hook, the democratic leader

asked me to chair the gun violence prevention task force. that is one position i have. is myher position personal position on the --ponsibility of gun owners we do have a responsibility. i am a hunter and gun owner and i strongly support the second amendment. i've owned guns all of my life. military assault weapon when i served in vietnam with the 73rd airborne brigade. i have a respect for firearms. i have a responsibility to make sure there are laws on the books that protect our communities. i don't believe protecting the second amendment and protecting our communities are in conflict. thatupreme court ruled individuals have a right to own

and bear arms. i strongly believe in that. shouldre some people who not have access to firearms and i'm not in the minority there. people who are criminals, domestic abusers, dangerously mentally ill, terrorists. everythinge doing possible to make it impossible for them to get their hands on firearms. host: "new york times" editorial notes that the supreme court decided not to take up second minute challenges to laws in connecticut and new york that banned the sale or possession of many semiautomatic assault rifles and large capacity magazines. the latest of more than 70 rejections of challenges to gun --ulations guest: justice scalia said as much in the heller decision. i don't think you can find anyone who is more program,

pro-hunting or pro-second amended the justice scalia was. he said that there are reasonable limitations on those rights to own firearms. confirmation of his position. host: what then is the passinges, hurdles to challen e responsible gun control legislation? guest: the votes. in the house, you need 218 votes. but first, you need to be able to bring the bill up to the floor to get a vote. we have not been able to get that yet. we have two pieces of legislation i'm supporting, majority of the democratic caucus is supporting and a number of republicans are supporting. has comee bill which to be known as no-fly, no by.

-- no-fly, no buy. no prohibition against people on the terrorist watch list from buying guns. since that watchlist when it to affect over 2000 people on that list have legally purchased firearms through a licensed dealer. we believe that should change. i'm a co-author of a bill with if you arethat says on the no-fly list, you can't buy a gun. the other bill is the king , a bill that peter and i introduced shortly after the tragedy at newtown. with that bill says is if you buy a gun through a commercial sale, you have to have a background check. you buy a gun through

a licensed dealer, you have to have a background check the our commercial sales going on in the country today -- there are commercial sales going on in the country today where you don't have to have a background check. host: the nra is opposed to it. they had this tweet about senator feinstein's bill. guest: that is the way the system works today currently when you buy a gun at a licensed dealer. if any american goes to a licensed gun dealer, buys a firearm, their name turns up to prohibited list, it is after-the-fact. they have a responsibility to get it cleared. i don't think it stops many gun sales, certainly did not stop any gun sales for people who

have a legal right to purchase a firearm. the king bill, the no-fly no buy as an did process by which you can get off that list if you are not supposed to be on that list. expedited process. host: the states in green do require background checks. every state is required that you have a background check if you are purchasing a firearm from a licensed dealer. where that4 states is their ceiling. the other states you mentioned, that is the floor. my home state of california, you are required to have a background check if you buy it from your friend or neighbor. the last couple of weeks come i

purchased a firearm from a close family friend. we took that gun to a licensed dealer. you wait 10 days before you can pick it up. the licensed dealer took possession of that firearm, i had to fill up the paperwork and 10 days later, i was allowed to go in and pick that gun up. different states have different rules. we are trying to create one national standard for all commercial sales. in california, i had to have a background check to purchase a gun from a friend of mine. i could drive across the state states one of those red and buy a gun from a non-licensed dealer at that gun show without having to go to a background check -- through a background check.

once i'm there, i can go online, find a gun i'm looking for and start calling all the people online that have those guns for sale until i get to one who is not a dealer and we can meet in the parking lot and i can buy that gun. that is wrong. people ought to have a background check. the majority of the american people believe the same. the numbers are in the 90 percentile in regard to american people and their support for background checks host:. let's hear from some of those americans. we have a fourth line this morning for gun owners. 202-748-8003. ryan is up first in birmingham, massachusetts. democrat. nra -- i'm't the wondering why democrats and the president aren't speaking to these people directly.

80% of the nra believes in background checks. host: give us that number again. how many nra members believe in a back project? -- background check? caller: 80%. doesn't the president and other democrat speak directly to these gun owners? guest: i do. hunter come a comensible sportsmen responsible gun owner. i go to the events, go to the ducks unlimited california california black tailed deer association. these people are my friends pick we talk about it. -- these people are my friends. we talk about it. the majority of the people i talk to are in that 83 percentile of nra members who support background checks.

last night, i held a special order on the floor and i talked to anyone listening last night and i assume some goat owners were listening. i've been to different media outlets, i've done op-ed pieces. the light times newspaper in california just did a piece on me being a gun owner and hunter. i'm the leader in our caucus on responsible gun laws. there's this office have a responsibility to make sure we police our sport. after taking nra cash, minority leader harry reid in the senate is now backing the gun lobby. the nra and its leadership care about two things -- making money

for gun manufacturers and making money for the nra. guest: money certainly comes into play. is actually the moderate gun group in the discussion. there are others who are more radical. acquiesces and compromises on something, the other gun groups go out and accused the nra of selling out and they start poaching from their membership list. i am not an nra member. sou s $35 a year to join, every time that poaching is successful, they lose money. the nra needs to come to the help usd sit down and figure out how we can minimize the opportunities for dangerous people's to get guns and that would do well for them and certainly serve well, all of our

constituents. host: wichita, kansas. independent gun owner. i agree that we should have background checks for gun ownership, but we also need to understand that the second amendment was to allow the people to protect themselves from someone taking your life or your property, and that includes the government from taking that from you, and your rights. host: congressman, how do you respond? the heller decision, it was very, very clear that you do have an individual right to own a firearm. we have a right to own a firearm if you are a collector or a hunter or a target shooter, or if you want one for personal protection. there is no question about that. and also pointed out justice scalia's remarks, he made it very clear that there

also is a role for the government to set standards. it sounds likee, the caller from kansas is included in that agrees that dangerous people shouldn't have access to firearms. criminals, the dangerously mentally ill, terrorists, domestic abusers, those folks should not be able to get their hands on a firearm. and the background check is the first line of defense. that is how we checked to make sure if someone who was on that prohibited list is trying to buy a firearm. we ought to be able to stop them. host: shelton, connecticut, and independence. caller: my creston -- my question is for mr. thompson. [no audio] onto jacob in eureka, california. a republican. hate not having you as my congressman, you are good for a democrat.

do you think people like michael moore, who in my opinion want to take guns away from everybody, people like you don't, but he wants to take them away from cops, and he has armed security guards. and his idea of disarming cops, what do you think about that? guest: thanks for calling in. i represented eureka, california for many years in the state senate and in congress. i miss you guys a lot. it beautiful area with great people. i don't know what michael moore's position is on firearms. movie that pointed out some of the loopholes in the law with regard to be able to obtain firearms. the truth of the matter is there are people on both sides, there are people who believe there shouldn't be any guns in civilian hands, and there are people who believe that civilian hands should be able to get a hold of any gun they want.

as i pointed out, in the heller decision, all of that was set aside. it was very specific. individuals have a right to own firearms. od.i there's a responsibility on the part of the government to regulate that to make sure dangerous people are limited in their ability to get their hands on guns. i think that is where we ought to settle, in that middle ground where yes, you have a right to own firearms, but if you are a criminal, or dangerously mentally ill, or a domestic abuser or a terrorist, then no, you should not be able to get guns. host: congressman, as you and many of our viewers know, they were for votes held in the senate on guns legislation, and they all failed. senator held a conference saying she has some compromise language.

[video clip] >> there are three major features of our amendment. first, individuals listed on the no-fly list or the selectee list which provides extensive extra screening before an individual be allowed to board a plane would be prohibited from buying a firearm. list isl on this approximately 109,000 people. the vast majority of whom are foreign nationals. believe that if you are too dangerous to fly on an airplane, you are too dangerous to buy a gun. second, americans and green cardholders could appeal a denial to the courts and recover attorneys fees if they prevail. the burden of proof would be on the government.

a look backclude provision that ensures a prompt alert to the fbi if anyone who has been listed on the broader terrorism screening database within the past five years purchases a firearm. this is similar to a provision that was included in senator feinstein's amendment. host: what do you make of this proposal put forth from the senator from maine? guest: i like it. it ought to be given consideration, and if i were a member of the senate, isis my code be standing with her and be a cosponsor of it. i would certainly vote for the bill. i think we need to do more compromise. as part of the frustration in the house, since newtown, we shootings,50 mass and we have done nothing, not a

single vote on gun violence prevention legislation. i think that is shameful. we ought to be bring these bills up. if the republican leadership doesn't like the work that my gun violence prevention task force has done, if they don't like the bill that peter king and i wrote to expand background checks, then bring up another bill or convene a hearing. these are the same people that -- convenerings on committees on everything from benghazi to you name it. committee convene a to look at the problems that we face in regards to gun violence. we should sit down and figure this out. we should try and find a compromise that will keep americans safe. there is no parents in the world who should be worried about dropping their children off at school and worried that they might get shot at schools or get

shot at the boys and girls club, or get shot at the baseball game. have a responsibility to respond to this tragedy in a way other than what we have been doing, which is holding moments of silence. host: would you say to democratic colleagues that say her bill is a watered-down version of what they would like to see? guest: i would say take it then looks work to improve it. host: larry in tuscaloosa, alabama. a democrat. caller: good morning. hello to your guest. i have one quick question in a comment. i would like to know why togress has never even tried go into the internet and close that loophole. terroristse of the are using computers as well, training on the internet. that's another loophole that you might be considering closing.

my comment is dealing with that weapon, that ar or ak-47. those are combat weapons they are using and killing folks. that's selective switch on that weapon that says semi or automatic. semi is one shot, automatic is spraying shot. tose weapons are used not hunt down caves or relevance, those are used to kill people. those are military weapons. host: let's get a response. i'm veryrst of all, familiar with the ak-47 and the ar-15. as i mentioned, i carried in ar-15 i served in vietnam and i was shot at my folks carrying an ak-47, so i know both fairly well. the difference between those typesms and the civilian of military assault weapon on that platform is that the civilian guns don't have that selective switch, when you buy

an ar-15 is made for civilian use in this country, is a semiautomatic, use the trigger once and it fires. you have to pull the trigger a second time for the second shot, a third time and so forth. the idea of banning the military assault weapons is certainly out there. there are a number of bills in congress to do that. the only caution that i would give is that there are over 10 million of them already and civilian hands in the united states. it's pretty hard to get that toothpaste back in the tube. if you do the background checks and you go after that, all of the experts believe that will save more lives. the military type assault weapons are used in these high visibility mass shootings. the more people are killed with handguns that are killed with military type assault weapons. if you do the background checks,

you make sure the dangerous people don't get their hands on any kind of gun, military type assault weapon, shotgun, were thanl, that has more value going after any particular type of firearm. host: do you own a semiautomatic or one of these military style ar-15, etc.? not own an ar-15 or any type of military assault weapon platform. i have a semiautomatic shotgun that i use to hunt ducks with. and i have a semiautomatic deer rifle that was my goals that's it -- my uncle's that sits in my gun safe with all the other goes a don't use. those are the two semiautomatic weapons i have. host: maryland, your turn to talk to the congressman. caller: thank you for your rational and logical approach to the gun issue.

that i havecern done a little bit of research on , with suggests maybe the need for congressional hearings. and that is from a media standpoint, investigative research and investigative reporting, including paul --rick, who i've talked to there is an unusual connection between the small arms industry in the u.s. and the nra. what george bernard shaw called the merchants of death or the mic and the defense industry is lay like to call themselves. and that is that let's take the phrase the only thing they can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. the value of that as a propaganda phrase proves 1000 times greater to the merchants

of death, but global weapons industry, which is basically 70% of the u.s. and global weapons industry. there are backdoor funding mechanisms from the defense industry to the nra that commerce ought to be looking at. host: ok. guest: i don't know what those are, but i'm more than happy to hear from you on that. if you contact my office on the specifics, i think the book that you mentioned is a textbook perfect example of how you can manipulate the system and how you can use all the leverage from the nra and police force, etc., to sell your product. we ought to take a good lesson from that book. i will look into your issue and get some more information. host: as a gun owner, what do you think about the phrase the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with the

gun? guest: it's a nice phrase, it has caught on and fits well on a bumper sticker, but it does little to make our communities any safer. we have seen that time and time again. we saw that in a walmart store in nevada when a good guy with the gun thought he was going to be helpful and took that gun out, there were two criminals who murdered two police officers across the street, they took refuge in the walmart store. he told a woman in the store don't worry, i've got this handled, took out his gun and started to go after the guy, and the woman was one of the murderers and she shot and killed him. we start with the most lethal americans, the american sniper. he was a very good guy and very good with the gun trade and he was murdered when he was at a gun range with his gun. instances, i'm sure it works out. in others, it doesn't.

i don't think that is the answer. i think the answer is trying to keep guns out of the hands of those bad guys. host: john is a republican and big prairie, ohio. good morning, john. caller: yes, ma'am. my comment is the background stop was going to actually a person from bio weapon that is they would already be going to the system, and that would take place. your problem, mr. congressman, is this -- you are only inconvenienced the law-abiding citizen that's already law-abiding. you're not going to inconvenience a criminal who was a criminal because he is not going to obey any law you put on the books. host: we will take your point. some instances, you are correct. i don't believe for a moment we going to stop every bad guy

from getting a gun. that we know it works. right now with the current background system laws that we have in place, there are some 170 felons a day that are stopped from buying a gun. so we know it works. if you look at what happened in connecticut, when they passed stricter background check laws, their criminal cases involving firearms dropped by 40%. conversely, missouri at the same time made it easier to buy firearms and repealed the background check provision they had, and their violent crimes with firearms increased by 28%. the fact of the matter is it does work. it is not going to work in every case, but it works in many cases. as far as the inconvenience, it takes a matter of minutes to fill out that sheet. and get it sent through the system to find out if you qualify or not to be able to purchase a firearm. as a gun owner, as someone who just recently bought a firearm

from a very close friend and went through that process, i'm willing to undergo that inconvenience. host: what is the system, who runs it, how does it work? guest: it's a computerized system, and you fill out the form of. it is a quick form, a couple of minutes at the most. they submit those records, is run against a database, and if you are cleared, you are cleared. sometimes there is a glitch. a friend of mine who did the background check on my recent purchase said in all the years he has done it, he's only had a couple rejected. i think he said he had three. and two of them were reversed right away. one of them was a legitimate rejection, someone had a restraining order on them that they thought had long passed, but it hadn't. it's a very quick return, and

you are able to get your gun and go. host: how many guns do you own? a lot moreife says than i need. i have quite a few. 10?: more than guest: more than 10. mike, also a gun owner. to say when the fifth amendment was enacted, the didn't intend on people having ar-15's to protect ourselves or used for hunting. one other thing, like the gun that they have- a law passed that if they go to construct a gun show, why not pass a law where they would have to have someone on site that can do background checks right there

, in order for anyone to purchase or swap guns at a gun show? guest: excellent point, that is what we are trying to do to expand the background check bill to include those commercial sales. if that bill were to pass, you would see at every gun show -- i think there already are folks that do background checks at most gun shows. they would be more of them, but everyone would have to go through that background check system. it's a real good watch, and i recommend it for your viewers as well as yourself, the underground footage, the candid camera footage of an individual going to a gun show try to buy a firearm. he goes to the first table and he asks the price of a pistol, they give him a price, $350, and he asks do i have to do a background check, because i can't pass it.

and the person selling the pistol says yes, you do, i'm a licensed dealer, you have to get a back project. he went down a couple of tables, same gun, more expensive, he said do i have to get a background check, and the person said no, i'm an individual citizen selling my personal guns , no background check needed. and the buyer said are you sure? because i can't pass a background check. and the seller said that's your problem, this is cash and carry. that gun showugh visiting different booths, getting the same or similar response every time. it's a huge problem. we should have background checks that those gun shows, we should have background checks if you buy a gun over the internet or through the newspaper. host: have you heard from the nra? do they contact your office, or other conservative groups? what are they saying to you? guest: i have met with the nra.

i am the chair of the gun violence prevention task force. when we first convened, i heard from everyone. i invited everyone in. people who were against guns, people who are for guns, law enforcement, all the outside groups, nra included. i've tried to work within the. peter king mike thompson build background check bill as a whole list of provisions that the nra asked us to put in. we took care of a number of things that they were concerned with. we dealt with military individuals who were discharged in a way that would disallow them to own firearms. we dealt with military personnel who have a permanent duty station someplace other than their home state, that would be considered their home as well. we tried to deal with all the concerns that they had, but they still don't support the bill. florida, ain

republican and gun owner, it's your turn. go ahead. haver: one of the issues i my watch the shows i see individuals like the congressman is they all parade out when there's a mass murderer and they start to talk about the background checks and these different things, which i'm in favor of, i don't have a problem with background checks were waiting period. law-abiding citizen without bad intent, an individual who grew up in the projects like most of these individuals who we see on television have been middle to upper class and never had to experience these things. you look at what is happening in chicago. you've your of individuals say they go to neighboring states, indiana wherever to get these guns. it's not the gun itself, no we want to deal with the issue of the mindset in dealing with the people that are committing these atrocities. thee things are always off table and it begins to be politics, just like what's happening in central florida. it was tragic, this don't passed every background check, did all the things the law-abiding

citizen would do that had bad intent. i'm all in favor of doing these things, but i just get sick and --ed of you all making it you create propaganda and politics rather than dealing with the crux of what the issues are internally. one last thing. i've always said this. when politicians start to abide by the rules and laws which they create, then they will begin to get my attention. as individuals walk around with security guards and you name it, not have to worry about any of these things, whether it's the president, current or past, their kids are not have to worry about these things. they are protected by security guards. host: all right. guest: i'm not sure what his question was, but i'm not parading around doing anything. i've recognized the individuals as the caller mentioned, as the problem. and that's why i think expanded background checks, no fly, no buy, are important.

that would focus on the individual. if they don't pass a background check, they don't get the gun. if they are on the no-fly list, the don't get the gun. as far as not abiding by the laws and i'm trying to pass, i don't know when the color tuned in, but as i mentioned, in my home state of california, you have to pass a background check for any firearm purchase. i just within the last two weeks on a firearm from a close family friend, and we took that gun to a licensed dealer, left it there dor the 10 day waiting perio required by california law, i did my background check, paid my money, i was checked out and cleared. now when i get a minute i can go in and pick that gun up. i don't have any armed guards escorting me around, i can indications director wrote over with me today, noting she is ever even seen a gun, let alone carries one. i'm living by the same laws the

gentleman from florida is living by, i'm glad that he agrees that we need to do background checks. host: how much does it cost? guest: $25 or $30 in california. host: yesterday on the "washington journal," we talk with ron paul, he gave us the libertarian view on why new restrictions on guns won't work. here's what he had to say. [video clip] the lack of's not laws. we have plenty of laws. i just don't think that having more regulations -- the regulations or something like the tsa. since 9/11, we got a lot of regulations, we haven't no-fly lists, nobody knows how they get put on, it undermines our civil liberties. we've been doing this for 50 years, and the fbi said they have never stopped anything from that. you can have all kinds of lists and monitoring and it really doesn't work. host: what is your reaction? guest: i'm not sure what his

point is. i don't think the just passing laws necessarily is the answer to anything. i think they need to be smart laws, and i think the idea of background checks is a smart law. i think the idea of if you are too dangerous to fly, you should be too dangerous to buy a gun is a smart law. nothing there any restrictions on our civil rights or civil liberties as a result of this. we have due process built in in --h instances, it's the same the background check is just an expansion of the same law that we have for buying a gun from a licensed dealer. if you are a primitive class individual, you should not be buying a gun. if you're not, it is a means to get off that list. right now if you going to buy a gun and you are a criminal, dangerously mentally ill, a domestic abuser, you are denied.

notice from the system as to why you were denied. you can take that and apply to have your name removed. it's part of the process that we put in place that everyone goes through to make our communities safer, just like speed limits, seatbelt laws, driving while drunk laws, etc.. articleashington post," agrees with the congressman. this compromise could break the gun reform blockade, and that legislation is slated to get a vote this week in the senate. you can tune into c-span2 to watch the debates and devote take place in the senate chamber. nancy and franklin, north carolina. a democrat. thank you for waiting. caller: good morning. and thank you, representative thompson. i am a native californian living in north carolina.

guest: which part of california? caller: i was raised in the san fernando valley in the lived in north california by chico, paradise, california. i know california by the back of my hand. guest: i'm a proud graduate of what we commonly referred to as the harvard of the california state university system, she state. caller: chico state university, beautiful campus. is, i would like to mention being born and raised there, i remember when reagan was governor. and all the people out there who are for assault weapons, etc., etc., it was reagan the but the on california. and the macro check you spoke of earlier. and because of the assault, and ak-47, young man shot a preschool, killing and wounding numerous children and a teacher. never -- no one had ever heard

of an ak-47 before it less they were in the military. and that is when ronald reagan, and nra member with charlton heston as the president of the nra, past that law, because he was so inflamed by what happened. i believe that is why the still on the books today. host: is that true? it was governor george situation, but close. also a very conservative republican governor, and former attorney general. that shooting that the caller referred to was down in the central valley. it was on a schoolyard, and it was tragic. he didn't hesitate, he said these are weapons of war, they have no place in our civilized society. i'm for getting rid of them. that was a very hard-fought battle, the authors of the roberti,on were david

the senate pro tem from los angeles, and mike bruce, i believe the majority leader at the time in the assembly, also from southern california. a hard-fought battle. muster,d legislation and he signed it into law. but yes, he was a republican governor from california. host: five minutes left with a republican. congressman. john is a republican gun owner in yuma, arizona. good morning. caller: too little attention is being paid to the fact that the shootings are occurring at gun free zones. a shooter is not going to have an opportunity to stand around shooting people our on our of it's not a gun free zone. aurora,ple, in the colorado shooting, there were six theaters, one of them was a gun free zone, and that's the theater that attracted the shooter.

because you are not going to be able to stand around for hours shooting people if anybody in there is armed. you're going to be taken out. it just seems like there is so little attention paid to the fact that all of the shootings are occurring in gun free zones. host: we will get the congressman's thoughts. guest: i don't think all shootings occur in gun free zones. 30 people a day are killed by someone using a gun, i doubt strongly that all of those are in gun free zones. a number of the high visibility incidents and tragedies that we learned so much about are in areas of boat making. night the last one in orlando, the news reports that i saw was that there was armed security in the facility or at the facility. i don't think that doing away with gun free zones -- i know this is a common call for those who are critical of expanding

that projects or no fly, no buy , but i don't think that would solve all the problems. only speaking for myself, but i don't want to go back to the wild west days. i don't want to go into the facility with a bunch of armed people, especially those who are armed individuals in this nightclub in orlando, florida. even the nra walked that one back. they said they don't believe that there is a place for armed drinkingn establishments. i think -- is asking for a lot of trouble. host: thomas's next, republican from the loan, texas. object mr. thompson, i to the no-fly part, because as we've seen, you have representatives and senators being placed on the no-fly list, unbeknownst to them.

and when they found out, because they had to use the air travel, it was very difficult for them to get off. it is difficult for them to get off, can you imagine the entire country being placed on that list overnight? they have to go to a funeral, or whatever. as far as that goes, no. yourther part where criminal type or terrorist type, yeah, i'm for that. but this no-fly, there are three bills connected prior to the bill the other two young senators are doing where they had no flying, no buy. three other bills were rejected because it's connected to no-fly. it's ridiculous to have no-fly connected with this, with the no-fly, no buy. if the same run-of-the-mill thing that's going back and forth, back and forth. host: thomas, we will have the

congressman tell us what he thinks. guest: i don't think it is the same run-of-the-mill. i've heard also that there has been a couple of senators and a couple of house members who have been on the no-fly list. i think it's important to point ,ut that they weren't in there they weren't appropriately placed on the list, their name was there because it was close to someone else's name, there was confusion. they were all able to get off the list. idea that ifthe you are wrongly placed, therefore you shouldn't put the standard in place, i think that misses the point. dangerous to fly, if you are somebody who should be on that list, i don't think you should be able to buy a gun. as i say, there is due process. e, and you on ther think you shouldn't be, there's an accident means to get off

that list. you're going to be, buying a gun or not if you were on that list and you try and fly, and you , youdn't be on the list have a way to get off the list. i don't think it is as difficult as some make it out to be. i think it's important that we put this in place to keep our communities safe. and i'm not alone. the numbers are pretty revealing. 85% of the american people believe that if you are on that list, you shouldn't be able to buy a gun. if you look at the breakdown between democrats and republicans -- republicans, more republicans think that no-fly, rebuttal --d be should be law. -- the american people believe it's in their best interest to implement this law, and i agree with him. host: congressman, thank you for your conversation and we appreciate your perspective. guest: invite me back, i would

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of thean comest bigger house, should not have more cash on hand than the presidential candidate. unknownr, a relatively republican congressman from kentucky should not have more cash on hand than the republican presidential candidate. it's differently not good news headlines. has $40at means he million less than hillary clinton. guest: that's the big issue. it's not just having less money than congress. if your opponent has $40 million you, it's a bad plan on how you are going to be able to spend in ads and swing space, how much you can spend on advisors and staff. clinton has about 800 people on her staff compared to donald trump's 100. it's not a strict correlation that the more staff you have, the better your campaign is going to do, but when you have

hundreds and hundreds fewer staff on hand, is not a good sign. host: why the lack of money? guest: part of it is that donald trump has spent so much time self funding his primary campaign that ordinarily, supporters know that they should donate to support a campaign and be a part of that campaign. but donald trump talks about winning so much that his supporters don't feel like they need to actually give into this campaign to help support it. there's is already other you don't need to give to trumps campaign to make sure that is going to help him across the finish line. won the primary without spending a lot of money. he was able to get free media. why couldn't he apply the same strategy to the general election? guest: he will, but altogether winning strategy. the primary electorate is also very different than the general electorate. happens inot of what

primaries is that media coverage will drive who is getting the most support. relatively, most president of candidates are fairly unknown they're likess donald trump and they have a reality show or like jeb bush and their well-known for the reasons. when you get a lot of media attention, that help strive coverage and people say i know his name, and going to vote for him. the general election, everyone knows who the republican and democrat candidates are going to be. it's not a matter of getting enough media coverage. it's about winning the argument and making sure that your ideology falls in line with independent voters. that is not something you can just do by getting more media coverage that your opponents. host: it's a headline on many front page this morning about donald trump and the lack of fundraising and lack of money he has in his coffers compared to hillary clinton. we are taking your thoughts and questions on that this morning. jason russell is our guest. the phone numbers are on your

screen, star dialing in with questions and comments. you can go to twitter, @cspanwj, or facebook. here's the headline in politico. paul ryan has no plans to raise money for donald trump. the speaker looks entirely focused on helping republicans keep control of the house and senate. guest: i'm not sure of the history. foroes seem unprecedented the second in line in the republican party, so for the speaker of the house to say i'm not going to help fund raise for our presidential nominee is pretty huge. but i understand. to findficult for him the right line on supporting donald trump without getting too deep, because he knows he is hopefully for him going to have a house majority after this election. he needs to make sure of donald trump loses, he is able to quickly move forward with other issues and legislation they want to focus on for 2018 elections,

for the 2020 presidential elections. aunderstand trying to get divide between paul ryan and donald trump. says mr. trumps campaign the month of june revisions the first full month of fundraising for the campaign, this will be elected in the june fec report. host: how easy is that to do? interesting, because donald trump says he is threatening to self fund his own campaign, which strikes me as an odd statement. i'm threatening to send my own

money, that's not something anyone else threatens to do. it's an adjusting choice of words. certainly, the may fundraising haul isn't going to decide this election. it's a bad sign for fundraising going forward. if you are a mega-donor in the gop, you're probably thinking to yourself why when i throw good money after bad and get on board what looks like a sinking ship at the moment. it's not really encouraging if you are thinking around the fence on giving to donald trump. host: donald trump speaking in new york, it's being billed the anti-hillary speech. you can watch that on c-span, c-span.org, c-span radio at 11:00 a.m. eastern. we covered hillary yesterday when she laid out her economic vision for the country and was very critical of donald trump and what he had to say about the economy. derek in lakeland, minnesota, independent. you are up first. go ahead. caller: good morning, c-span.

i don't know why you have this person on, unless you want to be entertaining. because this is a very emotionally entertaining conversation. the american about people have proven that we don't care about money, we care about leadership. and there's plenty of money in this country, but there's just not enough good, principled leadership. and that is what trump is doing. he could write a check out for $1 billion, finances whole election, and not sell the soul of our country. that's my opinion, this is entertaining, you're definitely not a journalist. winky. -- thank you. host: this is part of the appeal of donald trump. guest: he is threatening to self fund his campaign, but there is no sign that he is yet going to do that. he would probably to keep his

own money and fundraiser much as he can, if possible. money isn'tnt that necessarily going to decide the election. i'm not trying to make the case that the may fundraising totals alone are going to decide this election. but it is something that matters. more money means you can buy ad time nba coverage alone isn't going to persuade voters. it is important to get your word out there, and to still be able to fund rallies. but for the most effective ways that trump gets media rallies, is hosting these big rallies that everyone covers. if you doesn't have money to host those, that's going to be an issue. host: there is what hillary clinton, donald trump spent per month in the millions of dollars in this primary season, donald trump, just a little bit above $11 million. how much money he spent. they noted that mr. trump earned $639 million in free media in may, more than double clinton's

two at $75 million. in daytona beach, good morning. caller: good morning. host: what is your question? caller: do have any idea why clinton has so much money? guest: she is clearly more of a traditional politician than donald trump. it's more tied to this democratic political machine, a network of mega-donors. she certainly has super pac donors as well. is more tied into this democratic establishment that has a lot more money and is able to give more money to her campaign. we know that donald trump is not as in line with the republican establishment, and today, that has been one of his advantages. problemsne of the many

he is going to have throughout the campaign. host: in the "washington post," to give you an idea of hillary clinton's fund-raising prowess, big names with bigger checkbooks turn out for a clinton fundraiser. this happened monday night at a manhattan home of harvey weinstein, where leonardo dicaprio, jennifer lopez, sir jessica parker, matthew broderick, martha stewart on the candace bergen, you're weighing and tori birchall attended and star power was not just decorative. clinton pulled in something in the neighborhood of $120 million. that alone is more than the $1.3 million the donald trump campaign reported having on hand monday. dean in dilbert, pennsylvania, republican. caller: i have a question. reportorters that the the news, the talking heads on tv, i'm wondering if you are actually talking to the people on the ground. it's like this gun bill. people need to be educated how the government really works, and guess what?

there are now getting that education. it don't care about the money, they care about the nihilism. they care about a democratic party that for two and a half years had total control of the house, the senate, and the white house, and they seemed to think that the republicans are in charge of the senate. they are not. harry reid change the rules. they are tired of profanity, the nihilism. how do you defend coming out in line to the united states of america and the people in it? host: i'm going to take your point for jason russell about on the ground. because you do have to have a ground game and you have to pay for that ground game. how much is a cost, and where does donald trump's drowned -- around game stands? guest: it's in the order of millions of millions of dollars. that is something the republican national committee is poised to help him with. it is not something i believe his own campaign itself as an

organization, but the republican national committee has as many resources to melted -- devoted to that. have voter data files from the fast they are trying -- the past they are trying to improve on. their data organization in 2012 was not as good as the democrats. they spent four years trying to expand on. in a normal election, we would've gotten a good idea if they had done a good job of improving on that in the past four years. at now the nomination of unique character like donald trump kind of throws that equation off a little bit. it's a little bit more difficult to tell if their ground game will have improved at the end of the election. host: what help is he getting from the rnc? organizationms of and the data files on voters and things like that -- there's certainly a lot of help organizing a republican national convention, that is that in the knees start years in advance.

it's one of the major tone setting events in the campaign. interesting tobe see what goes on with their public and national committee and the donald trump campaign. host: tom, new jersey, democrat. caller: thank you. when i was given from the very beginning of the campaign, the will was pull over my eyes -- the wool was pulled over my eyes, that mr. trump had huge assets, and he didn't need to rally and raise this money. we were given this impression that he had the liquid money, it isn't true that he really is borrowing against his assets to fund his campaign? it doesn't seem like he has the actual dollars, he never showed his tax information, so i'm really curious about that. tell you this me quote that in the "washington post," this morning. how quickly he

could access the hundreds of millions of dollars needed to finance a national campaign. in may, at trump suggested that to do so, he would have to quote sell a couple of buildings. caller: that's what was wondering, the liquid dollars aren't there. it doesn't seem to make sense. i think he pulled the wool over our eyes. about thefor talking issue. i was shot with a gun was 11 years old, i have been paralyzed ever since. you always have a line for gun owners, you should have a line for gun victims. host: that is a good point. unclear how much donald trump is able to fund his own campaign. it's not clear how much of his assets are liquid. i think if i were on the donald trump campaign right now, if i were trying to make a suggestion

on how to drum up fund-raising, i would probably say you need to pitch it as donors are making an investment in the trunk campaign. should say when you give to us, you are making an investment, not like we are going to pay you back, but if you give to us, we're going to win and win huge, and after that, we will make america great again and your income will go up so big, it will be amazing. i will be the return on investment is how much your income is going to rise after we win the elections. that would be an adjusting way, way to driveesque up fund-raising overs. host: new jersey, democrat. why do my question is, the media is still give donald trump so much time. my love c-span so much, isn't there anything you can talk about is that of talking about donald trump and his money and his campaign?

this guy has no regard for married people. for you to spend all this time talking about his money and his campaign -- why is that even an issue? host: one portion of today's "washington journal," seven days a week, 365 days a year, we are here talking about all different types of public policy and politics issues. the new but that question to you. why is it important -- let me put that question to you. why is it important? guest: she brought up how much the media is talking about trump, and that is true. media want to get good ratings and clicks on their website. donald trump brags about how good he is for ratings, but it is true. he brings in numbers, and everyone wants to find out what the next ridiculous thing that he said, sometimes, i mentioned

earlier i think it helps his primary campaign because they got his name out there more so than anyone else. i don't think that is the same case for the general election campaign. people want to hear what donald trump has to say. his appeal applying to the fund-raising? is he picking up the phone and calling donors? guest: i did see that he sat down once it was supposed to do five calls an hour or something, and he did two of them and gave up and got tired and did something else. i don't that report is true, but it wouldn't be surprising given that he is not someone who typically has to fund raise in his normal career. a typical politician's fund-raising almost every day. they are always running for reelection, especially in the house of representatives, there always running for reelection. it is something they have come to be used to, something they are well practiced that.

where is donald trump is a businessman. he is not a practiced fundraiser, it's not something he enjoys doing. it's a different situation. host: "washington post," their joint fundraising committee with rnc is expected to bring in at least $20 million in june. 6 million dollars coming from high dollar dinners in new york city tuesday night. the vast share of the money will go to the national party committee gop officials said. party has nearly 500 field staffers deployed around the country, noted they have outraised the democratic counterpart by 46 nine dollars. could the rnc fill in the gap with money and with this organization? they can certainly help, but is not going to save the day. when clinton is $40 million ahead in cash on hand, that is not a gap that the rnc will easily be able to fill in. at the same time, they have a big interest in making sure the republicans keep control of the

senate and control of the house. if they have to fill in a lot of the gaps for the donald trump campaign, that's going to have a big down ballot effect for senators and representative's running for reelection. host: in the same report, they say the problems with this have spilled over to the rnc, which took on $2 million in additional debt in may, underscoring how donald trump's failure to build his own fundraising structure has been financial pressure on the national party committees. mike in hinesville, georgia. good morning. caller: yes, i just wanted to say donald trump is nothing but a used car salesman. he is a charlatan. but he knows how to play the media. he has gotten all the free press anyone could get, and is not thely needed to utilize type of campaign infrastructure that one needs to run a campaign.

basically, he came out and he has run his campaign on bigotry. there are a lot of bigots in the republican party, that's why he won. short and simple. he is going to hit a brick wall in the general, and he has no infrastructure to really pull this off. bigots tonot enough get him over the finish line, he needs that money, he is unable to raise it. he is not self funding, like he says. that's a shell game. host: jason russell, any thoughts? guest: that is an interesting opinion. it's been interesting to look at the difference in polling between the republican primary and the general election polls. we have seen there is a large and growing gap between clinton -- trump, in the past mount past month or so. people have been crediting

donald trump's fairly controversial, it's about a mexican judge and a muslim judge. i think that was more or less a timing issue. it didn't seem to me like he was a big difference between many of the other controversial comments he has made. at the same time, it came about a month after he became the republican present of nominee. after someone becomes a present of nominee of their party, there's a lot of unification. forakes some time to say ted cruz supporters who made out of said at first, at least in clinton versus trump general election polls, while ted cruz was still in the race, and more likely to say they would have voted for trump. now it's down to trump in clinton, they're much more likely to say they're going to support donald trump. a month later, the effect is worn off. it's a lot harder for him now that it a month or so ago. host: he's going to be giving

what he said the anti-hillary speech today in new york. he launched a website, lying crooked hillary.com. what accusation does he making of the clinton foundation and how he gets -- how she gets her money, and what she owes people because of the money she is able to raise? guest: how she gets her money and what she owes people? because of the money she is able to raise? guest: he certainly is going to numbers couldng say, i'm not bring in many money but that means i am not beholden to anyone whereas clinton has brought it $26 million in may. how many people did she hold into? were donald trump, that is the argument i would make. it will be interesting to see what accusation he will make. certainly he will tie in the clinton foundation. that has been a long-running

issue for clinton. i would be surprised if he didn't mention that. it will be interesting to see if he does accuse her of that. she has around $42 million in cash. with $52ac and it may million in its bank accounts. only one super pac actively detailing supporting trump has filed paperwork detailing the may fundraising. are there super pac's out there? guest: not to the same extent. aside from the two super pac's who are almost directly that not legally connected to the campaign, there are other super pac's on top of that. there are also super pac's tied to those backing clinton.

those tied to supporting trump. hand, if it looks like donald trump will lose, those independent super pac's want to have a hand leading the horse so they will probably get on board with clinton. we are talking about the state of donald trump's campaign. the gop. the lag on next, there is a story about his family. he confirms getting $1 million from the campaign, more than $1 million of what he spent last month went to trump companies or relatives in his campaign, reimbursed for travel and other expenses. including his children. bonnie in maryland. caller: what you just read is what i was going to say. he let all this money to his

campaign. is on hisfamily campaign and getting paid. dipping because they are getting paid and that is money he has went. my second point is, when everybody wanted to get tax -- he called the judge crooked. and then you didn't hear any know you doesn't. all of these people lost their money. he got paid and his whole family is he creatingw jobs? everything he has is made in other countries. host: echoing what hillary clinton had to say yesterday when she went through where the trump business creates there

different products and deciding what hillary clinton said about the book ends at chapter 11. guest: an interesting argument that some people try to make during the primary campaign and donald trump managed to find a way around that as well. it will be interesting to see if those attacks do stick better during the general election. i wouldn't be surprised if they do. generally, attacks on character and accusations of corruption might be a little more effective in a general election campaign. they go over better with independence rather than in a chimeric campaign, generally in most cases, voters have a favorable view of one of the candidates. so that could backfire because they say well, i don't like that attack because i have a favorable opinion. so it is quite possible that these attacks might have more

affected during the general election. host: john, are you supporting a candidate? caller: actually, ima bernie sanders supporter. i am a first-time caller. the trump business and notis campaign releasing the taxes -- went to prison for tax evasion. as corrupt as corrupt can be. is upjust feel that if he and above running a campaign, it seems like he is on a book tour. and now he will release another book.

and he is paying his kids and his hotels and renting his jet out to himself. it just doesn't seem right. we need to get money out of politics. completely. bernie sanders didn't take no money from big donors. clintonupport hillary because i am scared of donald trump and the republican party. host: i will leave it there. he mentioned what donald trump has been doing with his money. he is also traveling to scotland after he gives his speech in new york for business reasons. what has he done during may for campaigning for the general election? to holde has continued rallies and that is one thing that has driven a lot of media

coverage. in -- andcampaigned he is making media appearances as well. so he is continuing what he did in the primary elections. it doesn't seem like there is much of a change with what he is doing now that she is the presumptive nominee. it is a confusing strategy to some extent. especially because like we said he isn't fundraising very much. it may be more crucial during the general election campaign and it is a very important issue. it will be interesting to see if he does try to alter his strategy for the general election or if you will continue what he has been doing. host: a speech this morning in a.m., andt 11:00

added that, hillary clinton will be on the hill meeting with democrats. we will learn more about that coming up. two texas, a republican. caller: yes, good morning. i was just going to tell the people that the people who voted for him in the primary would send in $50 a month to his campaign, he would have plenty of money and then go to donald trump.com and get all of the information on that. the reason people don't trust him is because he is a businessman. arebusinessmen people considered crux. but if you reach out to all of the people who were energized about him, showed up at his rallies, the large crowds and ask for the money? hest: that is something

should do. if he goes to them and says, now, we need more help to defeat crooked hillary, if he does take that position earlier and view this as an investment and saying that if you give $50 to me today then we will win. youwhat we win the election will have a wallet so fat. that is the trump way that he would be able to drum up fundraising. primaryly for the election voters. a typical campaign would have good data on who supported him election. i'm not sure how good the data is. a traditional campaign, they would take that strategy. host: woodstock, georgia. jeff a democrat. caller: i really would like to

know, of all of the funds being raised, how much of it is foreign-based? host: for hillary clinton? either one? they aren't allowed to take money from foreign countries. guest: it is actually illegal to take campaign donations from someone who is not an american citizen. host: dan in iron rich, wisconsin. good morning. i think a lot of people are missing the fact that they say she demolished her taxes. but she never devilishly fact that she has more than 100 voters. on hert is never doubled taxes. who these donors are and where they are located. another thing donald trump should do is demand more action obama fbi because i think

is suppressing any action being taken against her. host: anything? thing hee last mentioned about the fbi would be an interesting strategy for him to take. to accuse the fbi of not being partial, of withholding information. saying that if this was under any other information -- any other administration, they would hillaryy indict clinton. she is under investigation right now and it will be interesting to see if they come out with more information. regardless, donald trump could be attacking trump on this issue and say he is not doing enough. a couple more calls. brenda, a republican. thatr: i just want to say

donald trump is for the middle class people. if you see where hillary clinton is getting her support, that is the bottom of the barrel. and i will tell you, as someone i saw whatn arizona went on with the crossing of the illegals. i saw that every time i went away they seemed to know and they trashed my property. and i had to pay to have it cleaned up. host: all right. to diana, a democrat. caller: thank you. i just want to remind everybody that the gentleman there, thank you for being there but you can tell which side you are on. and you shouldn't be doing that. because you should be neutral. ok? it wasn't until the 80's when they changed the laws about

journalism and newscasters where you had to actually back up and prove what you are saying on the air, things have changed. what i want to remind everybody is that the whole thing started with citizens united, which most of the democrats were against. and most of the republicans were for. they would not have this conversation about money before the will of the people if it had not been for citizens united. most of the airways, whether they be radio, tv or whatever, are owned by republican people. that, there are some states that are so suppressed with getting both sides of the view and knowing what is going on that i can tell from your callers what kind of state they live in and what type of radio stations are available. it just isn't fair. and in this state, our governor who ran for president, he still

owes $800,000 from his campaign. but you better believe that a lot of his people and family and those traveling with him, they went all over everywhere with him. it was like a long summer vacation. host: ok, diana. an interstatee point about citizens united. made inally good point a column this morning is that you can actually make the argument that donald trump is hillarybetter job than clinton if you look at his fundraising numbers and the way that he is running his campaign with the media and not focusing on paid advertisements as much. earlier, he'll may has 100 or 200 people on his campaign staff compared to bernie sanders or hillary clinton who have 700 or 800 each. see you could make the statement

that donald trump is making money out of the campaign in a practical sense. jason russell, you can go to online to read what he has to say. thank you. up next, we go back to where we with your confidence level in your economy. that is how we divide the lines. on hillary preview clinton's meeting with democrats later on capitol hill. we will be right back. ♪ >> i am pleased that the senate has come to this conclusion. television in the senate will undoubtedly provide citizens with greater access and exposure to the actions of this body.

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time of its founding until the mid-1980's to build up a billion debt of $850 which was the size of this stimulus package when it came over here. so we are talking about real arotech money. 30 years of coverage of the u.s. senate on c-span2. >> washington journal continues. and we aree back going to take your phone calls and comments about confidence in the economy. yesterday on capitol hill, the federal reserve chair testified about the state of our economy. c-span.ed that here on she is back on capitol hill for the house financial services committee and we are covering that as well. you can find yesterday's hearing and details for today on c-span.org.

let's listen to what janet yellen had to say about going slowly when it comes to raising interest rates. the fomc has maintained the target range for the federal quarter-onet one half percent. and it has kept securities at an elevated level. the committee's actions reflect a careful assessment of the ,ppropriate monetary policy below marketccount inflation and the missed -- the mixed feelings on economic growth this year. in raisingcautiously the federal funds rate will allow us to keep the monetary support to economic growth in place while the ss whether gross is returning to a moderate pace, whether the labor market will strengthen further and whether

inflation will continue to make progress towards our 2% objective. that was janet yellen, the federal reserve chair. talking about the economy. what is your confidence level in it? this is how we have divided the lines this morning. by income. if you make under $25,000, diane .ane at (202) 748-8001 if you are making up to $50,000, dial in on (202) 748-8000. ,nd independence -- excuse me if you are making over $100,000, you can see the line on your screen. start dialing in. oklahomato steve in making between $26,000-$50,000. that morning.

good morning, c-span. i would like to say that from what my observation is, i see in how it haseed hit america in the pocketbook. have you noticed that the stock market, everything looks great. margins at the profit and there is nothing about the people, the working people. it is just companies. multinational companies. know, it is how people make a living. host: ok, what do you do for a living? caller: i am retired. i am not doing bad because of having a pension. that is what saved me. host: what did you do to earn the pension? caller: in a union.

host: how much did you make an hour at the end of your career? inler: close to $50,000 2009. host: are you able to live on your pension alone? no, i have social security also, which helps a lot. $25,000,king under good morning. what is your confidence? caller: not very good. therehe last five years have been 50 million people in the country on ten-year workpieces. now ryan is proposing to allow another 55 million visa workers in the country. they are all from africa or spanish.

know, they talk about how there is no jobs but they keep letting more people in. i don't get it. how is it in your community? has your community for covered from the recession? caller: no. if you go downtown all you hear is spanish music. i feel like i am living in mexico. int: that was brian scott massachusetts. coverage of janet yellen on --itol hill yesterday, writing that a tentative said leader has a long list of factors that she worries will hold growth. investment ands corporate profits have stumbled or slowed, leaving the fed on sure when it will raise interest rates. on july 26.ed meets

janet yellen gave no indication if she will raise rates at that time. host: pete, good morning. under $25,000, what do you think? confidence level in the economy? moving on to fred in new hampshire. i think obama got rid of the minimum prices that farmers got paid and we need to restore minimum food prices by electing donald trump as president. ethanol outd to get of gas. a platformds to make of getting ethanol out of gas as soon as possible. the democrats need to make that their policy also. goodbye. host: we will get more calls coming up. joining us on the phone this , aning is cristina marcos

reporter on the hill. she's talking about hillary clinton going up to meet with the hill this morning. what is the goal of the meeting? customary for the presumptive presidential nominees to meet with their respective parties on capitol hill. meetingry clinton is with democrats and donald trump is expected to meet with house republicans on july 7. the goal of today's meeting is to unify the party ahead of the convention next month. granted, almost all house butcrats endorsed her early there are still a handful who endorsed bernie sanders and it will be a positive discussion about how to unify all the voters who supported bernie sanders in the primary. fourth,ll it be a akin a conversation, between the house members and the presumptive nominee?

will she behe -- or talking to them about her campaign? shet: more them likely, will deliver a speech to them. there might be a little q and a, but it will be minimal. the last time hillary clinton came to capitol hill was last july. not long after she first launched her campaign. similarly, she met with democrats as a formality. and what about senate democrats? any plan to meet with them? guest: not at the present moment. right now it is only house democrats but it is possible she could come back or they might opt to meet today. host: in that room will be one potential running mate for hillary clinton. the papers, he is a

democrat from california and was on the newsmakers program recently. his name is being floated as someone on the short list. where does that stand? now, whenever he , hebeen asked about this takes the typical stands that you see politicians do where they don't want to spread too but he is quite appealing to democrats. he is a member of house leadership. an appeal on the voting box and that is why he is mentioned. guest: -- host: will reporters get a chance to ask hillary clinton questions coming out of the meeting? that sheere is hope will take questions. she hasn't held a press conference in months.

last time she was here she came out before the cameras briefly but only to offer a statement. so we might see that again this time. host: there will be a lot of reporters standing in the hallways this morning as she is slated to meet with house democrats. cristina marcos, thank you for your time. you can follow her reporting if com, and go toill. c-span.org to watch our coverage in case hillary clinton goes to the cameras and talks to reporters. the washington post this morning on the vetting of a potential vp -- the clinton campaign begins et potential running mates. she has whittled a list of a dozen potential choices. ofa poll conducted, 5% clinton supporters said tim

kaine would be the best possible. 6% suggested senator brown. said castro. saidaid booker and 35% elizabeth warren. back to your calls. asking about your confidence in the economy. mark, in florida, go ahead. caller: thank you. thank you for keeping your composure while people watch your responses. it takes a lot of discipline. engineer -- you work with explosives. it is primarily assistance to the infantry. marine corpsut the i went into restaurant management because my leadership

skills pointed out that i enjoyed working outside. six or seven days a week around north georgia for a national construction company. actually, international. in the south, they were nonunion. you couldn't break more than $10 an hour and after a time that starts to affect your self-esteem when you have family and bills to take care of. so i can relate to the $25,000 a year and under people. my father was nonunion and my grandfather was. there didn't seem to be much union opportunity. in thedid find myself hands of labor, my life turned around. thing -- working at a nuclear power plant.

so i literally work all over the united states but i work primarily in the south. my waitress tripled and i have a retirement around the corner. is part of mycare negotiated contract. it isn't a commercial for organized labor but it is about making a wage in units. welders, electricians -- a lot of us are veterans. aboutave a good feeling hillary clinton when it comes to the economy. she has our support as union carpenters. what she is looking at is infrastructure, the expansion -- a world survey for airports, none of our major airports even made it into the top 25. so that is one thing that hillary clinton and federal tax dollars will go towards. be -- we build c2

we play major league baseball thing hillary is in favor of is the high-speed rail train. in theleft ok now it 1970's as a young marine, i was almost struck by a high-speed train. i didn't even know they were there because i had been there for a year. that was 35 years ago. host: can i ask you when you made the decision -- made that transition to your union job and higher wages? caller: illegitimate question. it became a question of opportunity. i think i broke into the trades when i was in my mid-30's.

i still had a lot of physical capabilities. i'm a very healthy guy. an old athlete and a next marine. i get around quite well. a lot of people do come into the unions in their 30's. 20 years with the union, q could walk away with a pension. income whichl takes the drain off the economy when you add that to the social security. you can look at your children with love in your eyes, instead of desperation. these are solutions. people should embrace them. we in labor support democrats and democrats support organized labor. host: understood. lois, it is your turn. well, my confidence level is quite low. i don't know how we can call our economy good when we -- more

than we are worth. holds 30,000 pounds of gold. the money andow they call in what we know them, we are in trouble. host: all right, john in west virginia. what do you think about the state of the economy? caller: i don't think much of the state of our economy. the gentleman from florida is right about the unions providing things in their contracts for their employees but we also have judges who are ruling against our employees after they are retired and they are losing their medical benefits and things that they had negotiated for in their contracts. i am a retired coal miner and schoolteacher. and the things that were at thed originally,

things that i get now are totally different, due to litigation between companies and the unions. mistaken, uw a retirees, unless someone does something and congress, we may lose everything. our benefits and our retirement. --i don't think it is all society in general is turning against unions. when they do that they will work -- like the the gentleman who owned a plantation. host: john, i'm not sure what happened. roanoke, virginia. making under $25,000 a year. good morning. morning.ood

i always enjoy watching you on c-span. mid-50's,entist in my finishing a phd. i can't buy a job right now. i have no confidence in the economy. i really don't care for either of the candidates in either party. i just don't see where there is correlation right now between education and work experience and marketability of these skills for any kind of employment. why is that? what is going on personally with you? guest: -- caller: i am in a bad area for trying to find technical work. but across the entire country, we have a saturation of skilled people and not enough jobs. i hate to say this but i think a lot of it is that we need to curtail the visa program and start looking to hire people

that we have who are highly skilled. host: are you willing to move? are their financial challenges with trying to move? caller: well, there would be but for a job in my field, i am at the point right now there i would have to separate from my wife and i would go anywhere in the country. chemicalrticular society is talking about both sides of the mouth and saying we need more skilled workers but at the same time, they report every week about massive layoffs over the last decade of researchers. especially in pharma. there doesn't seem to be a demand for scientists in this country. in academia or industry. host: what is going on with pharma that they are laying off

chemist? is being lot of this taken offshore. mostly to china, i'm afraid to say. in the mediae but we are always hearing about how we need more stem workers but it doesn't line up with real life experience. at least, not mine. host: ok. dave, michigan. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. a first-time caller. host: i'm glad you called in. i would like to piggyback on the gentleman from , prior toho called in myself. i totally agree with what he was saying. am retiredn -- i from the automotive engineering sector. it was a forced early retirement due to outsourcing.

so prior to that, my wife and i were combined making over one at $2000 and she is still working so we are between $50,000-$100,000. confidence in the economy will be based on who wins the next election because i think donald trump has the right idea on reforming u.s. and china trade and all of his other positions. that is the primary one for me. i did try after i was forced to take an early retirement for quite a while, at least a year, to seek other employment locally. it wasn't in a position to move because my wife was working but i was unsuccessful. just as the gentleman prior to myself, there is just not enough jobs. there are professional people mobile, there not is not enough jobs. so many have gone to china. more of your calls coming

up, gauging your confidence in the economy. we have 20 minutes left for that conversation before the house. in other news, the drug report on their website has a link to this piece. document dump, they say from the hacker who breached the democratic national committee server says that party officials have researched hillary clinton's prior travel, it investments and the democratic presidential candidates speech contract. the hacker this morning began disturb eating more than 250 files, that appear to have been prepared by the dnc research staff. the bulk of the materials scoresd today centers on of domestic and international issues and criticism leveled against her by opponents or tax andrns, disclosure reports u.s. senate travel records. contractes copies of

documents related to the presidential candidates stayed -- candidates paid speeches. clinton required a chartered , depending on the outfitting it could cost upwards of $40 million. it can sleep up to six people. the contract also stipulated pay forech hosts had to separate first-class or business airfare for three of for aids. as for lodging she required a presidential speech -- a presidential suite and up to three adjoining rooms. the host was also responsible for her ground transportation, meals and phone charges. the host also had to play a flat fee for a stenographer to create an immediate transcript. but the contract at they would be unable to cut share a copy of

the transcript. on could read more of that the smoking gun.com. perceptioning your of the economy this morning. james in fridge and you. makes over $100,000. good morning. caller: good morning. i always like talking to your show. i don't always get a chance to get through. i try to voice my opinion in a positive manner. history, ourack in economy has been threat recession many times and we have always rebounded. we are going to rebound here, it will just take us a little longer depending on who is actually in the white house and in our senate and congress. have been saying one thing. the president only has a certain amount of power for what he can

do. he has to work across party both the parties to make sure that bills are being passed. whether it't matter is donald trump or hillary clinton in the presidency, if they don't have the candidate -- have the cabinet where they can push their policies and get the policies made then it will be the same thing that we have right now going on. host: all right, robert in pennsylvania. making under $25,000. caller: good morning. i used to make over $50,000 a year but due to our attack on thousands ofre miners who were out of work. hillary clinton says she will find other work for us but for the last couple of years there has been nothing done. there is just not that many good

paying jobs like we had. she said she will redo the infrastructure of the country but you can't do that without steel. and if you shut down the coal you will illuminate the steel jobs and then we will be buying steel from china. that is my biggest part right there. host: ok, thank you. daniel in georgia, under $25,000. caller: good morning c-span. greta, i had to retire two years ago and i was making about $40,000 a year then. ithink with the new congress, think there will be a lot of coattails. i think we're going to have a new congress and whichever president we see, i think we will do all right. i was looking on c-span with the primaries.

debateate was having a about how many jobs were going was debating -- in the primaries in west virginia. obama will bet gone and congress will stop being dysfunctional. a new economy. the old economy is gone. it is not coming back. so i am optimistic. now disabled and can't work but the future will be fine, i think. host: edward in wisconsin. good morning. caller: thank you for answering my call. i am a veteran of world war ii. thingsseen a lot of going on in politics. i don't like what is happening right now and i think the people in congress are not doing the right job and protecting people

who have earned a living for themselves. host: what isn't congress doing? what are they not doing to protect people? caller: they are not passing the right laws. they are passing laws that in my opinion are done by the -- what do you call them? influence -- the lobbyists. yes. donald trump is right. totally corrupt. that is my message to the united states. thank you. host: ok. walter in massachusetts, good morning to you. caller: good morning. my name is walter. i am from massachusetts. listening to year

but you have to listen to us through the phone, turned on the tv. caller: ok. hello. ok. my name is walter. i am from massachusetts. --m a retired sorry for the confusion. we have to move on to nate. caller: hi, how are you? host: good morning. 100,000i used to make dollars, close to $100,000 a year. now i make about $35,000 a year. the job that i had, holiday retirement. a retirement community. and if you are a manager there you can manage retirement communities and it is a good paying job but you have to be a

couple and do it as a partnership. it is very good pay. they allowed me to do it as a single man but it is nearly impossible. couple and you want to live in a retirement community and manage a retirement community and work together as a team, you could make a lot of money. host: all right. brian, making over $100,000. what do you think russian mark -- what do you think? caller: hello? was calling in response from the gentleman with the carpenters union. i have been with the carpenters union and 31 years. i worked for my retirement i am 57 years old. they denied me my retirement because of my age. -- allf you are not those years, you will not see a

dime of your retirement. host: i apologize. it is difficult to hear you with that noise. let's go to john in illinois. good morning. caller: good morning. betweenetween 26 -- $26,000-$50,000. i ended up getting heart failure and i have been on disability for the last nine years. we have raised all three of our 23-30.om i have a 30 euro daughter who is doing her own business and is doing fine. have a feeling that for the last 30 something years that wages need to go up but overall, i think the economy is doing better than it has been and i am ok with that. some campaign news. back story on how the donald have a ban onto

muslims entering the country. it says it is because of two of his staffers. one of them being michael glassner who is now his deputy campaign manager. here's a quote, "i worked at the world trade center. those people were radical islamists and they tried to kill me and they killed 87 of my colleagues. " banningalked about muslims before the san bernardino attack. event until shortly before the attack, he worked at the world trade center and corey lewandowski, who was fired this week had a close friend who died on the united airlines flight which took off in boston and crashed into the south tower.

corey lewandowski went on to marry his friend's widow. to that was part of the reason behind donald trump's decision to target muslims. you can learn more about that today. the confidence level in the economy, we will keep going. can in new york. the morning. caller: hello? host: you are on the air. caller: yes. do you ask me a question? host: what is your confidence level in the economy? caller: it stinks. so many people are losing good they are sending everything to china. all right. michael in florida. good morning.

i was in health care. i am retired now. my comment about the confidence level in the economy is that it is rather mixed. it depends on how well our legislature represents the people that elect them. and we have a good representative in north florida. a big difference between some areas that are not represented by their legislatures. theuld like to say that lobbyists and special interest moves the country in the direction that it benefits them as not necessarily citizens. the washington post put this story on their website. that marco rubio will seek reelection to the senate, reversing his pledge not to run. he will be running for another term to represent florida.

that is coming from the washington post this morning. darrell in north dakota. caller: how are you doing? yes, our economy is getting worse. that is because of regulations that our government is putting through right now through the obama administration. yeard to make $85,000 a and the regulations cut me out joby job and when i left my i had to work three jobs just to make an spate. and all mymy savings retirement. i happen to get into another higher-paying job. the foreign workers are coming over. they have killed our economy. and the jobs are going overseas.

backwardsjust going for the american people. host: ok. in washington this week on susanl hill, senator collins is spearheading an effort to pass gun legislation related to the terrorist watchlist. we covered that here yesterday. that is expected to happen this week in the senate. and there is also this that is happening today. be appearingt will this afternoon at the federal medical center to begin serving his 15 month sentence. prisoner andown as is at this facility because they are prepared to deal with his medical issues. he suffered from a stroke recently and he is 74 years old.

once he is released, he will have two years of supervised release and he will not be able to communicate with former wrestling team members. be required to participate in a treatment program for sex offenders. usa today has this story -- and his intense tenure. the supreme court advocate is really pushing -- and onusa tod, they will deliver the terms final, he will be going to italy for a three week vacation. since franklin eleanor roosevelt wrestled with -- have arguments been so intense. he has served in the job longer than any predecessor. slightly more than half of the most significant cases. if you were listening to the court with our coverage on

c-span, you heard those it is the decision today, tomorrow by the supreme court. they have added another day. they have a decision to on 27 to and they have do hand down decisions. go to c-span.org to find out what we covered and what those decisions are. let's go back to calls. we have five minutes left. hillary clinton will be on capitol hill, she is meeting with house democrats. we have our cameras there to seek out her arrival. hoping to show that to you before we say goodbye. let's hear from tony in philadelphia. go ahead. yes, i have had two careers. i have never been out of work in my entire life. my career is real estate.

but i could always work at hotels. i have never been out of work ever. islso believe the economy going to be a lot better. [indiscernible] that is just what happens. you will see, each and every time conservative publicans get in office for two terms or ander, the system collapses we end up in a recession or depression. host: fred in ohio. good morning. go ahead. caller: thanks for taking my call. it is a pleasure to talk to you. i -- my position is that it is only going to get worse. the jobs leave this country for 20 years.

the place i used to work, i had to take a retirement because they moved to mexico and brazil. nowso i am on a retirement and i don't want to be but they won't hire you when you get to my age. and it is really funny -- i watched clinton pass nafta. i watched him repealed glass-steagall act. is all fordy shipping jobs over to the pacific rim. and she stands and tells us that we need jobs. they are all criminal. everybody in congress is a criminal. in any kind of workers into this country. why are they going to other countries? let's check and see how much they are being paid. host: a recent poll was done

asking americans who would do better on the economy and donald trump beats clinton, 53%. robert in florida. making over $100,000. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. i think the confidence in the economy is based on where you live. we are longtime residents of south florida. andust took a trip to l.a. that airplane and those airports were teeming with people, families. my wife and i are members of a retail club. we go shopping every other week. ,nd again, the crowds there just buying loads of stuff -- i mean, i think the economy in south florida is booming. l.a. is booming.

we get to go to the northeast frequently and it is booming. i don't know where these people live or what their economic circumstances are, and i understand there is a lot of suffering out there. host: what do you do for a living? i was a writer, and editor. i am retired now and i am writing memoirs. all is well. in west virginia. good morning. what do you think about the economy? well, listening to your last caller it sounds about the same. every time we go out it seems like people are buying stuff. --hink the new president hopefully hillary clinton -- will start doing restructuring to fix the roads. host: i have to leave it there.

the house is about to gavel in. we will go up to the chamber for the coverage here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. june 22, 2016. i hereby appoint the honorable daniel webster to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 5, 2016, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by e