please give a warm welcome of to the chairman of the republican national committee. [applause] >> this convention will come to order. alternates, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2016 republican national convention. before we begin the official business of this convention, i

would like to take a moment to recognize the fallen police officers in baton rouge, dallas, and elsewhere. the men and women who put their lives on the line every day. they are our genuine heroes. we want to recognize the families who lost loved ones during these troubling times. our nation grieves when we see these awful killings. will you join me in a moment of silence? you. will everyone please rise for the presentation of colors? the colors will be presented by ,he cuyahoga county veterans including two world war ii veterans. let's give them a big welcome. [applause]

>> left, left, left, right, left. left, left, left, right, left. present arms. >> please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance, the national anthem, and the indication. invocation.

thank you. it is my privilege to introduce students from northeast ohio, who took the cuyahoga county gop led challenge. they will lead us in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic, for which undernds, one nation, god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] >> all right. performing the national anthem,

please welcome the singing angels. [applause] say can you see, early light, what so proudly we hailed, at the twilight's last gleaming? brightroad stripes and stars, perilous fight, we watched,parts were so gallantly streaming. glare, rocket's red

the bombs bursting in air, proof through the night, that our flag was still there. star-spangledat banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave. ♪ [applause] today's invocation, please welcome rabbi wolfe.

rabbi? [applause] please join me as we pray for god's blessings for our success of our mission. our heavenly father, we acknowledge your grace. ask for your blessing on this republican national convention and all those gathered here. we ask for your blessings of our country and our people. and we seek your guidance and continued protection. god, we live in perilous and dangerous times. today our beloved country is under attack. moral and values, our suppose, and even our very democracy is threatened.

we've the c chu for your continued watchfulness and protections as we renew our covenant of faith with you and with each other. lord, protect our leaders, protect the members of our armed forces who serve so valiantly. bring them home when the noble missions are done. our policeatch over officers and all of our first responders who work each day and in our great nation to protect us and our freedoms. this not because we have merit, but because we rely on you as our merciful grace. all thosese bless engaged in this convention, as thy will be done in their

deliberations. [speaking hebrew] be conscious and shine upon you. may god lift up his face to you and give us a world of peace. amen. >> please remain standing while the colors are retired.

>> forward march. >> left, left, left, right, left. right, left.eft, [applause] ♪

>> ♪ imagine me and you, i do i think about you day and night it's only right to think about the girl you love and hold her tight so happy together if i should call you up, invest a dime and you say you belong to me and ease my mind imagine how the world could be so very fine so happy together i can't see me lovin' nobody but you for all my life when you're with me, baby, the skies will be blue for all my life ♪ me and you and you and me no matter how they tossed the dice it had to be the only one for me is you and you for me so happy together ♪ i can't see me lovin' nobody but you for all my life when you're with me, baby, the skies will be blue for all my life. ♪

i can't see me lovin' nobody but you for all my life , ladies and gentlemen the chair has an important announcement to make so that we may proceed in an orderly manner. as described in our rules, to enable the chair be certain that any motion offered or demand for ,oll call has been necessary the chair would like to put delegates on notice that the chair must be provided in advance with satisfactory written support of a majority of

delegates from each of the necessary number of states required by our rules. this written confirmation is consistent with our modern practice and precedent during previous conventions with similar announcements, as well as the use of written .ertificates also the chair would like to remind all delegates that the rules require notification of evidence of written support of asary to present a name candidate for the nomination of office of president and vice president of the united states must be somebody to the secretary of the convention no later than one hour prior to the placing of the names of the candidates for nomination. wish to remind our guests and alternates that participation in convention business is limited to delegates on the floor. it is important that guests and alternates in the gallery remain silent during the chairs to ensure

can hear the accurate results. if you are not on the floor you are not speaking during votes. recognizes suzy hudson for the purpose of reading the call for the convention. please give her a warm welcome. [applause] >> to the republican voters of the united states of america. in accordance with the rules of the republican party, adopted by republican national convention on august 20 8, 2012 in tampa florida, the republican national committee hereby directs that a national convention of delegated representatives of the republican party beacon fiend -- cleveland, ohio

no later than 7:00 a.m. eastern -- and toavings time continue thereafter from day to ,ay for as long as necessary for the purpose of nominating candidates for president and vice president, to be voted for as a presidential election on tuesday, november 8, 2016, and for transaction of such other business as may properly come before it. willconvention membership be governed by the rules of the republican party. thank you. >> thank you very much. the chair now recognizes the delegate from california for the purpose of making a motion. i move that further reading

of the call be dispensed with and that the secretary be constructed to complete the call at this point in the convention proceeding with the same effect. >> that the called be made part of the permanent record of the convention. all those in favor of that signify by saying i, those nay.e, the motion is granted. without objection the moksha and -- the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. in rule 42 of the rules of the republican party adopted by the 2012 republican national convention, rules 25 to 42 shall be the temporary rules of the

convention. the republicanf national committee has presented to the chair of the temporary rule and delegates and alternates to the convention. rule will be referred to as the committee when we break in just a moment for the committee meetings. it is now time for the convention to elect its temporary chairman. in me,authority granted i nominate as temporary chairman, the honorable mitch mcconnell of kentucky, senate majority leader. favor of electing mitch mcconnell as temporary chairman, signified by aye. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. it's pretty clear. the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair appoints the following united states senators to escort the committee. of westoore

virginia. tom cotton of arkansas. steve daines of montana. of iowa.t colorado.er of james lankford of oklahoma. david perdue of georgia. mike rounds of south dakota. and ben sasse of nebraska. then sullivan of alaska -- then ben van -- sullivan of alaska. the chair now recognizes the delegate of alabama for the purposes of offering a motion. >> [indiscernible]

offer the following resolution and ask for its immediate recognizes nation -- recognize a shim. ation.ogniz i move the adoption of the resolution and yield back the balance of my time. we are voting on those lists of senators as part of the temporary chairman's delegation. the question is on the adoption of the resolution. all those in favor signify by saying aye. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the chair now recognizes the delegate from maine for the purposes of offering a resolution. >> i offer the following resolution and ask its immediate consideration.

the following committees are appointed. permanente on organization, and a committee on platform. each committee shall consist of one man and one delegate state, america samoa, the district of columbia, guam, puerto rico, and the virgin islands. of chairman and cochairman each committee, appointed by the republican national committee and the person selected the various delegations, whose names are filed with the secretary, pursuant of ruled anyone -- of rule 41 -- shall be dispensed with in the proceedings of the convention. this is an important resolution. i move the adoption of this resolution and yield my time.

>> the question is on the adoption of the resolution. all those in favor will signify -- in favor will signify by saying aye. the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the committees have been approved. the chair instructs the members of the committee to exit the floor of section 131. to the whitemove three back elevators to level four, and then proceed to the rga cloakroom. located near the east bridge. it is about 4:00. the chair instructs the appointed members on rules and order of this miss to proceed through section 106.

two where the volunteers will be holding signs. the rules committee will gather in the bridges restaurant on level four of this building. this is located behind the red .r bank elevators the committee instructs the members of the committee on permanent organization, to the floor section 114. about that direction here. you can see a sign. gathering the committee on arrangements. membersr instructs the of the committee on credentials to proceed through section 106.

sign.or the credentials the committee will gather in the bridges restaurant in level four. this is beside the red for bank elevators. there will be staff wearing orange baseball caps. find someonest wearing an orange hat and asked. thank you. ♪

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>> ladies and gentlemen please welcome the chairman of the committee on arrangements, steve king. >> welcome. delegates,gentlemen, citizens, and patriots. welcome to the 41st republican national convention. when last the grand old party, or as a new twit say, the party of growth and progress gathered in the great city it was 80 years ago. imagine in 1936 our nation was still on its back, reeling from the aftershocks of the 1929 stock market crash. the dust bowl was still in golfing the midwest. and the average annual family

income was just over $1500 per year. lot like the last seventh and five years of barack obama to me. -- last 7.5 years of barack obama to me. , jesseleveland wins owens, a black son of a sharecropper in alabama won four gold medals in the olympic games, thumbing america's nose in hitler's face. the duties incumbent upon us as delegates and citizens and patriots have never changed in the 80 years. our jobs here are the same as the were 80 years ago, right, the liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, only give it to us by god.

herehe next few we gather in the home of the world champion cleveland cavaliers. i want to thank dan gilbert, the founder of can loans and owner forhe 2016 nba champion being our personal host and true friend in cleveland. i also want to thank mayor frank jan -- frank jackson. and the entire gop host committee led by chris connor, sandy cutler, seth, and their ceo david gilberts, who have spent every morning and night since 2014 making this hour reality, our time, and our place of choosing in cleveland. thank you.

in 1980, not far from here, in the city of detroit, another great rust belt in metropolis that never gave up, the work of delegates resulted in the nomination of a man who was given no real chance to become the next leader of the free world. his name was ronald reagan. and he looked at his job as the 40th president of the united states much the same as we delegates here do. you want to make america great you can accomplish anything if you don't care who gets the credit. once again america is at a crossroads. we have in our hands the steering wheel of the political party in this country.

roads, but we are not going to turn left. as delegates we undertake the duties and blessings for making freedom work for the next generation. a national convention is more than just a national broadcast, a series of sound bites snippets, or tweets. it is the careful work of a nation uniting and purpose. sound of an american heart beat pounding for change. whether you are here in cleveland or watching from home, stay tuned for a powerful week. make this convention your now lets mix of noise. god bless america.

>> please give a warm welcome to cleveland's mayor. >> good afternoon. how are you doing this afternoon? i want to welcome you to cleveland. to the home ofd the nba 2016 champions, the cleveland cavaliers. i hope you take some time to get to know us, because we are really happy you are here. everything we have done that has beenin cleveland that's successful, including the opportunity to host this convention, is because we have done it as a community. our innovative reform plan was

the result of collaboration between republicans, democrats, business, labor, public schools, charter schools, philanthropic communities, and of course the citizens of the community's of cleveland. our cooperative efforts resulted --a comprehensive with comprehensive agreement with police and a vision that goes to provide agreement our citizens with well-equipped and well-trained police divisions that has community policing as part of its real policing for -- real policing reform. are a city of great ethnic and cultural diversity that works together to welcome everyone. the rebirth of cleveland is evident as we look at cleveland becoming a destination for businesses, a new resident for

food and entertainment and lifestyle. cleveland is a city of movie make in. we put on this year's 2016 republican national convention. you are in a city with the most robust culture of arts between new york and chicago. stages,ow on one of our you are in a city with world-class restaurants and chefs. enjoy our downtown hospitality, venture into our neighborhoods as well as our newly renovated square. these things are a reflection of the hard-working and diverse people of this city. as i travel throughout the city and i talked to the people will, i am reminded that we still have a ways to go to become a great

city. a truly great city will be measured by the well-being of its people. i'm not talking about welfare and charity. i'm talking about how do we have everyone participate in that quality of life? . it is striving for greatness. this is the challenge we embrace and the struggle and the fight we take on. he will be successful because we will do it as one community. some of you may have heard about last month's nba games when the cavaliers did not invite a nationally known recording artist to sing the national anthem. in this building we all sing it together. it's in that spirit we greet you to cleveland and welcome you to

cleveland. enjoy your time here, get to know us, and we hope you will get the axiom. -- he will come back soon. -- we hope you will come back soon. --is my honor to welcome mr. >> good afternoon. welcome to cleveland, cuyahoga county, and northeast ohio. are on a hugeat winning streak. we have been winning by revitalizing our downtown and neighborhoods, including those of you who may be visiting or staying this week, like gordon square, ohio city, tremont, and slavic village. we are winning by creating a

economy with innovative businesses. and in the very place we are now, earlier this month we celebrated the winning of the nba title by the cleveland cavaliers. we also one day i'd been chosen to host this republican national convention, where you will be making history this week. we have built a team where everyone is all in. is amazing what is possible when all of us, republicans and democrats, business and labor, and people of goodwill from all alls of life, when we can come together around shared goals and shared aspirations.

in the new york times, the washington post, the los angeles times, and so many other places in print online and on air, they praised cleveland as a top destination. from food entering to arts and culture, you will find it here. including many world-class to playhouse square, to a thriving music community that spans from the rock 'n roll hall of fame to the famous cleveland orchestra. a lot to like and to do here. commitment to winning extends to our workforce and businesses. you will see our new global

center for health innovation. it doesn't end there. from polymer and painted to power management and hydraulics, to dynamic finance, legal, and high-tech communities. ours is a nation on the move and a great place to do business. we are excited to have you this week. thank you for choosing my hometown of cleveland, a city on the move and a city of winners. thank you. cleveland rocks,

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>> good afternoon, good afternoon ladies and have the -- ladies andday gentlemen have the great honor today to let the convention officials know we appreciate all

the tireless work they have done to make this convention a success. any convention is a massive undertaking, requiring the management and direction of hundreds. i would like to give a special thanks to those volunteers. and staff made all this possible today. let's express our gratitude with a big round of applause. i am very pleased and honored to be introducing our convention ceo jeff larson. distinguished career as a businessman and political strategist. grateful for his years of dedication. on behalf of all of us, thank you.

please welcome the convention ceo jeff larson. >> thank you and welcome to the 2016 republican national convention. take a moment to look around. like the team that won a national championship, the , our nomineealiers will win this november. first of all i want to thank the activists. you're the core of our democracy. you gave many talks and attended many meetings in order to get elected in your township, district, and state. cleveland toare in select the next president of the united states.

conventions have played a vital role to debate the rules and the policies. a significant opportunity to present the candidates to your vision. my colleagues and i are responsible for providing a platform for you to work and enjoy yourselves. we have added freedom plaza. for you to enjoy some time with delegates and guests. we encourage you to visit many of the vendors we have. and then we want you to enjoy yourselves in here. i hope you will find we have succeeded in making this a tremendous experience for you. i would like to thank you for giving us the opportunity to

serve in this role. we both benefited from working with hard-working and devoted staff. i would also like to thank mayor frank jackson and david gilbert and the whole host community. asy have been gracious hosts you see here in cleveland. i would like to thank my wife doreen and our boys eric and neck. .- and nick i look for to returning home. thank you and enjoy the convention. thank you very much. >> please welcome the chairman of the host committee david gilbert.

>> welcome to cleveland, on ,ehalf of the committee chairs we are thrilled to make cleveland your home as you commit to the important business that begins this afternoon. what you do hear shapes the future of our country and we are glad you chose cleveland is the place to do it. peek behind the banners and you will see billions and new public and private investment that is having a resin assaults -- having a renaissance. office buildings, parks, and cultural institutions. across the region you will find growing neighborhoods, a population getting younger, smarter and more engaged, and a business community putting capital and people to work.

cleveland has become a destination for tourists and businesses and increasingly for world-class convention such as this one. we are a city whose people love who they live -- people love where they live. when oneat last month million people gathered and celebrated the cavaliers national nba title victory, the largest crowd ever in cleveland history. the fulfillment of an incredible effort to bring one of the most important and complex events anywhere in the world here to cleveland, nothing makes me prouder to see this great american city shine. this is a fulfillment of a collaboration of our public and private sectors. i would like to thank mayor frank jackson and county forutive -- and john kasich

their leadership. i would like to thank the republican national committee for having the confidence enough to serve as your host. without this we couldn't have achieved this important milestone in our history and yours. have a wonderful time. people welcome you and wish you a great and successful week. thank you. >> the chair now recognizes a delegate from the state of virginia for the purposes of offering a resolution. >> i am zucker davis of virginia. i offer the following resolution and ask its immediate consideration.

resolved that we the delegates of the 2016 national republican convention acknowledge with expression -- acknowledge with expression of gratitude -- the opposite is of the 41st republican national mention, the committeee staff and and those in the greater cleveland who welcome and assist us, the people and the officials of the city of cleveland and the state of ohio. the thousands of volunteers and the members of the news media, all of whom contribute to making the convention a great success. i move the adoption of the resolution and yield back the balance of my time. >> without objection the previous question is ordered. i, those in favor of saying all those opposed say no.

in the opinion of the chair the eyes have it and the resolution is agreed to. the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. >> please welcome former speaker of the house for the state of -- , the honorable >> thank you. it is an honor to stand in front of you today in tribute of two great buckeyes. they personify what it means to combine commitment, principal, to -- and the ability to

inspire. we honor these great leaders today in their home city, cleveland. george and bob would be the first to tell you that the stakes for republicans, the stakes for all americans in 2006 are as high as they have ever been. the very foundation of our culture, our tradition and our history are at risk. it is time for republicans to unite in purpose and in cause, to pull together and achieve victories necessary to advance the causes of freedom, liberty, and opportunity for each and every american. restore our proper place in our world as a beacon of freedom. so let's take a minute to reflect, a minute to think, and a minute to be appreciative of

two of ohio's greatest republicans. we know a debt of gratitude to the service and steady leadership. bennettoint of it, bob -- george point of edge, bob bennett, we miss you very much. ♪ [inaudible] ♪ >> during his long and dedicated service, cleveland shined once

again. tenacity,om that same link ohio out of a $1.5 billion deficit while helping to create more than 500,000 new jobs. his commitment paid off as ohio saw unemployment drop to a 25 year low. hard work, dedication, integrity, that is george point george voinivivh. bob bennett was the longest-serving in ohio history, win, ohior ability to republicans began dominating election out of election. was a force on the republican national committee, where he achieved his last and most cherished victory, bringing the national convention to

cleveland. ohioennett was a giant of and national politics. so, let's celebrate these two great men of ohio. [applause] >> since our last meeting four years ago in tampa, the republican party has lost the number of our friends and leaders who have left their mark on the history of our party, on our nation, and on the world. let us have a moment of silence to remember them. ♪

[applause] >> while we were not able to

include everyone we lost on this list, we still remember them, we still miss them, and we appreciate them. thank you and god bless. [applause] >> please welcome the michigan attorney general. [applause] >> good afternoon. i'm your on-duty attorney general the great state of michigan. let me tell you a story about my state in a city called flint, where the water was poisoned from lead. i visited a pastor there and inside his church were stacks and stacks of what white because his congregation could not drink from the tap or use their shower. pregnant mothers and mothers with newborns still should not

raise or drink the water. and that is not right, but i will make it right because in michigan, the system is not rigged. in michigan, we have one system the rules that means apply to all, no matter who you are. the families of went have not received justice, but i can promise that justice is coming to flint. [applause] i'm also chairman of the republican attorneys general association. dedicated tomen defending the constitution and upholding the rule of law. we work side by those on the front lines of the law, which leads me to another story about michigan. just days ago, to court officers were killed in the line of duty. these brave men died just five days after police officers were slain in dallas. ronald reagan called america a

special land, situated between two great oceans, inhabited by people what they love of freedom, faith and peace. scripture said blessed are the peacemakers, but the truth is, we are all called to be peacemakers and peace starts with us, wherever we may live, fromdetroit to dallas, marian to baton rouge and we can start by honoring the peacemakers among us. let's than then recognize the brave men and women who serve and protect. let's stand with the police and sheriffs deputies who understand courage and honor. let's stand with the young mother in a city whose children hunger for thirst and let's stand with the parents whose one desire is that their children can go to school safely and

learn to read and find the path to the shining city on the hill. when we stand with them, when we stand with each other, we stand with the very best america has to offer in this land of freedom, a and peace. thank you very much. thank you. [applause] >> please welcome the executive director of the republican state leadership committee. [applause] >> good afternoon. i met walter, president of the republican state leadership committee, representing america's largest caucus of republican leaders. as we, we are renewing our commitment to the democratic process that makes america great. by celebrating the nomination of

new yorker donald trump and indiana's mike pence. with much to celebrate at the top of the ticket, one of the most amazing stories is at the state level, where real action and real results are happening. to the peoplesest has always governed best, especially in today's bottom-up world. leadersan state recognize this and implement policies that make a real difference to people's bridgesok, roads and while creating opportunities for the future. contrast to the insider, d.c. mindset that has accomplished virtually nothing other than repeatedly and under constant overreaching into the state. voters have experienced this first hand and said enough is enough.

state democrats out in droves and giving republicans and almost unheard of 900 new legislative seats in the obama era while just last week, gallup polling showed voters prefer their state government to the ec government by nearly two to one. republicans hold an all-time record of 69 of 99 legislatures and have modern records and many other statewide offices. since 2002, the leadership has supported state level republican candidates for lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, legislators, the judiciary, and many more. with the world's only top-level domain run by a political party,

we house a concentrated effort on ballot initiatives while our red map redistrict and program fights for district lines. perhaps most importantly, we have spent millions identifying and supporting thousands of new candidates of diverse ethnicity, creating new leaders now and strengthening our parties bent for the future. the importance of the team cannot be overstated. ourpresent nearly half of nation's presidents and a majority of the current congress. we have seen historic success at the state level resuming and with so many new candidates on the ballot and your help, there is much more to come. thank you, and we will see you again on election day. [applause] honorablewelcome the former governor of hawaii.

>> a low hot to the great state loha toii and a special a the delegation from illinois, my home state for the past year. the last eight years have been a wake-up call to american jews. more feel as i do, that there is something wrong with america's leadership today. a new direction is needed, particularly on the many issues important to jewish americans. at home, we are approaching $20 trillion in debt. more adults than ever are working and public education in our cities is in tatters. the social compact at the foundation of our democracy is .eing shredded

these are the direct result of failed policies. country is more divided than ever and our national security is threatened. even callrefuse to sources of so much of this violence by its name or to acknowledge its cause. when it comes to engaging with a america should defend our national interests and our allies first. clinton and obama have treated our allies as strangers, insulted their leaders, and ignored their advice and interests. let's compare the positions of .he democratic party on israel on one issue after another, from boycott, davis meant sanctions to the iran nuclear agreement, to the very legitimacy of

israel, they are divided. with those who don't care for israel getting stronger in the democratic party. divisionfind no such in the republican party's leadership. [applause] with unanimity, we passed a platform supporting a united ebf andm, condemning calling it what it is, anti-semitism. [applause] we reinforced our consistent opposition to the iran nuclear agreement. with many other policies of this administration, that agreement is propping up the world leading state sponsor of

terrorism, including proxies like hezbollah with 150,000 rockets pointed at israel, poised to strike. if this worries you, you are not alone. movement.rt of a this includes american jews who in five of the last six presidential elections have supported the republican presidential candidate in increasing numbers. [applause] the support for republican presidential candidates by jewish americans have tripled over the past 35 years -- past 25 years. republican leadership in the house, the senate, and across the country has earned it your trust on the issues of importance to all of us.

join us as we work together with our presidential candidate, donald trump and vice presidential candidate mike pence to make america great again. [applause] >> please welcome they chairman pac. >> aristotle was right when he said the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. so it is with our republican party. office, everyery level of government determines the strength of the whole. think about that. every level ofd government determines the strength of the whole.

thus, we are here and put in charge of electing donald trump as president and mike pence as vice president and giving them republican partners at all levels of government. [applause] pac has led in energizing and elect there's -- electing generations of republican leaders. 34 of 50 republican governors and 69 of 99 state legislative chambers. you might recognize some of our alumni. u.s. senators joni ernst, thom tillis, and marco rubio. each is a shining example of why the future of the conservative movement is stronger than ever.

republicans are championing ideas to make america safer, both on personal and economic security. as election day approaches, we must make it crystal clear that unlike hillary clinton, we are for a tax system that takes less from americans so they can invest and enjoy their hard-earned money. we are for individuals having the career flexibility to chart their own course and perhaps invent something that would change the world. we are for increasing our cyber security efforts to prevent tax that target our nation's infrastructure and expose our personal data. we are for protecting our communities and heinous and unnecessary attacks and, unlike

hillary clinton, we are for securing our borders, defunding sanctuary cities and deporting those who commit crime. these ideals are what americans want as they directly impact and improve our lives. presidentd trump as and republicans at all levels of government, the sum of our parts america a whole, make safer than it has ever been. thank you. [applause] welcome arizona state senator, kimberly yee. good afternoon. i name is kimberly yee and represent the great state of

arizona. i'm the daughter of a public school teacher and small business owner. my daughter who proudly served in the u.s. army is here with me today.or -- with me [applause] like many chinese-americans, my story starts with my great great grandfather who came to the united states at the turn of the 20th century. for economic opportunity. he opened a hand laundry business. his son and two generations later, his grandson would run their own family business. my parents taught me that i could achieve anything i wanted in this great country. would never have imagined i would become the first asian-american woman to be elected to the state legislature

in arizona's history. thank you. unlimitedse of the opportunities that only america affords that i humbly stand before you today. i represent the values of every who hard-working americans aspire to achieve in order to -- aspire to succeed in order to achieve the american dream. , daughter, mother, and small business owner. job as to these roles by a citizen legislator representing my constituent, friends and neighbors. we cannot spend more than we make. we must defend our freedoms at home and abroad. we should value and protect life. our businesses run best when government intervenes the least.

these are the principles i hold dear and i will teach my children. to get back tous our conservative, republican values that have made our nation great. next fourendure the years like we have the past eight. it is because of these principles that i support donald j trump for president. thank you and may god bless america. [applause] >> please welcome colorado state representative -- >> hello. it is an honor to have the opportunity to stand on the same stage where many other great

americans will stand the next few days. tell you ae to little bit about my american dreams. it started on the left side of under where my mom knew the importance of preserving my latina heritage, but always made sure i knew i was an american. we believed in honesty, integrity, and that if we work the mets -- made the most of our opportunities, we would prosper. we pride ourselves in earning our ways and not getting anything handed to us. taught to obey the rules even when i didn't like them. officialn elected charged with making the rules,

i'm even more aware that not following them shows a lack of integrity. who thinksll know she is above the rules. we have strong beliefs in god and america. we value life and the listings of our liberty. happiness.ur own it was never given to us. we earned it. preserve the way of life my parents and grandparents made possible for cannotso many others, we .ave another four years hillary clinton would give us just that. although she tries to disguise it in a brightly colored pantsuit.

leadership, bold leadership willing to tackle everything from national security to our energy independence. understands we, the people are the answers to our problems, not the government. [applause] .he choice is ours as ronald reagan so eloquently said, america west best days are yet to come. our proudest moments are yet to be. achievementsious are just ahead. if you believe that as i do, let us make america great.

god bless you and god bless america. [applause] >> please welcome the chair of the college republican national committee, alexandra smith. >> a brief break in our coverage to go live now to a quick pro forma session of the u.s. house. back in a moment. >> i hereby appoint the honorable luke messer to act as speaker pro tempore, signed paul d ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. >> the prayer will be offered by the retired chaplain, united states navy, here in washington, d c.

>> let us break. oh, lord, who said let there be light, we have reason still to fear the dark, the dark of senseless death of murder, terror, fear and strife, testing fate in a future warm and bright, this day, 18 july, almost 250 years ago, the gazette in boston published a patriotic hymn, the liberty song, join hand and hand brave stand,ns all, united we divided we fall. i was in a foxhole in 1983 when u.s. foxholes were unique -- interface, side-by-side, some sought you through religious faith and others found face in common cause and freedom's holy light. help us learn the truth i learned that day that if more

foxholes and more people's made room for others, we would need far fewer foxholes and have more cause for faith. you've us strength to play -- to pray. join hands, brave americans all by united we stand by divided we fall and may we say amen. >> pursuant to section eight a of house resolution 820, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved. the chair will leave the house of the pledge of allegiance and invite others to join us. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united dates of america and to the republic for which it dance, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> the chair lays before the house this communication. the honorable speaker of the

house of representatives -- pursuant to the puerto rico oversight management and economic stability act, i hereby appoint the following members to the congressional task force on economic growth and puerto rico -- representative video velazquez of new york, ,epresentative pedro luisi signed sincerely, nancy pelosi, democratic leader. >> the chair lays before the house a communication. the honorable speaker house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission of the rules of the house of representatives, the clerk receives the following message from the secretary of the senate at 9:57 a.m.,16, that the senate passed without amendment hr 4904, that the senate passed senate 1935,

signed karen l paul. >> the chair lays before the house a communication. >> the honorable the speaker, the house of representatives, sir. pursuant to rule two of the rules of the house of the u.s. representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate . -- 2016, that15 the senate agreed to resolution 50, that the senate agreed to without amendment house concurrent resolution 142, that the senate passed without hr 3700, hr 2607, 4010, hr 3953, hr 4025, hr 4747, hr 47 61, hr , hr 49 25, hr

50 --hr 4987, hr 5028, hr hr 5722. >> the chair lays before the house a communication. thehe honorable the speaker house of representatives, sir, pursuant to permission in rules to of the u.s. house of representative's, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate, july 15, 2016 at 2:20 p.m. -- that the senate passed 2814,set 2854, senate senate 4283, senate 4028, senate 818, senate 817, senate 1423. that the senate agreed to senate concurrent resolution 41, senate and current resolution 46,

appointment, congressional task force on economic growth in puerto rico, national advisory committee on institutional quality and integrity, board of trustees of the american folklife center, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. >> the chair lays before the house a communication. speaker,norable the house of representatives, sir, under clause g of rule to under the house of representatives, i designate mr. robert reed happy to clerk and mr. robert gordon legal counsel to sign any and all papers and to all other acts for me under the name of the clerk of the house, which they would be authorized to do by virtue of this designation, except such as divided by statue in case of my temporary absence or disability. this designation shall remain in effect for the 114th congress or until modified by me, signed

sincerely, karen l. haas, clerk of the house. >> pursuant to section eight b of house resolution 820, the house stands adjourned until 9 a.m. on thursday, july toy first, 2016. 21, 2016. rely onieve we should government to provide only the functions that cannot be provided to individuals or private organizations. >> government has an important role to play in many areas. especially protecting our security and national interests. but government should not be the first place we turn for every problem. >> i believe the government should live within its means. the most effective government is the government closest to the people. >> great things can be accomplished. i believe america's rightist days are ahead of us and i believe leadership can make a

real difference. ask that republicans have the idea to lead us to a bright future. >> in the state house, in the congress, in the u.s. senate. >> someday soon, one of us right here. >> i'd rather have a place at the table. >> the national federation of republican women. >> come join us. there's a place for you at our table. next the national federation of republican women. >> women making a difference for america for top -- for america. lacks -- >> please welcome kerry allman. >> good afternoon, fellow republicans. what a thrill to be here in

cleveland, rep resenting the largest women's political group in the country. in 2014, our members donated over 4.2 million campaign volunteer hours. we are soear, committed to putting a republican in the white house that for the past two months, i have traveled the country in a namedhite and blue rv rosie after my grandmother. miles, 23vered 11,000 states and we are not resting until election day. hampshire,ka to new andss ohio, wisconsin

louisiana, here is what i am hearing. not for allton does women. [applause] she does not speak for the women mekenny bunk may who told get out there and tell everyone women support donald trump. or for the young navy recruit who knocked on our door and in anto sign our rv indiana parking lot. hillary clinton doesn't speak for the women we meet every day demanding we get republicans united behind the nominee. [applause] back in march, the national duration of republican women took the lead in passing a unity

resolution. the onester all, are who unify the family. we are here to unify the party. [applause] to every woman here in cleveland and all of you watching, there is a place for you at our table. get on board. [applause] >> please welcome young republican president, dennis cook. >> good afternoon. this election, young people face a historic choice with consequences not just for us, but for the generation of future

americans. ties youngs that in voters believe them in pain for a long run, democrats lost their monopoly on use support in america. they promise free college tuition but don't tell you it will lower the quality of education and cost half $1 trillion. they promise minimum wage of $15 but they don't tell you it will mean fewer dollars when companies have less money to pay employees. and why would they consider the consequences? their nominee for president has made a career of showing terrible judgment and watching others pay for it. uphill withace an young americans. in contrast, the party of unicorns and fairytales, we are the party of reality. we know free markets are better than free stuff. we know big government solutions rarely deliver big success.

there's no better illustration of the american dream we are fighting for than donald trump and governor mike pence. they have made careers out of proving free markets and free society are the greatest key to both success, business, and for the great state of indiana. november, i asked my fellow young americans across the , visit to stand with us us online. we will make america great again. unitedou and god less states of america. -- god bless these united states of america. the unitedlcome states conference of mayors. >> what a sight.

it is great to be back in cleveland and i'm looking for the oklahoma contingent. i'm very pleased to be here. my thanks to the republican party and its nominee, donald j trump for inviting me to speak to highlight the great work going on around the country by republican mayors. thats just three years ago would ago, the newspaper that covers national politics published and article that implied mayors across the company were no longer republicans. we were no longer leading in america upon digg cities. but take a look around, republican mayors are back. from san diego, fresno, anaheim and albuquerque, across the andtry to virginia beach

jacksonville and miami, .epublican mayors are thriving over 150 cities in all. in the heartland, republican mayors hold office in fort worth , in omaha, wichita, in tulsa, and yes, in my hometown of oklahoma city, where republicans have held the mayors seats for 29 consecutive years. is it any wonder the cost and foundation named oklahoma city name the city is the most startups are cap and a and one of the cities with the nation's lowest unemployment rates mark outside of the urban core, republican mayors are finding , fasts in suburbia growing cities in texas like

irving and plano and fresno, where high paying jobs are attracting the next generation. republican mayors are restoring the middle class. republican mayors are restoring the american dream. we are building cities where millennials are choosing to live. we are investing in public safety and streets and parks. we are helping to restore confidence in america. last month, i became the president of the united states conference of mayors. i have seen republican mayors up close take on some of the most entrenched challenges unimaginable, and i have seen them time and time again creatively deliver solutions and

success stories. republican mayors are egg growing force within the conference of mayors and a growing force in america and we will continue to grow. so, stay tuned. a republican mayor may soon be coming to a city near you. thank you and good afternoon. [applause] >> please welcome the former president of the national conference of republican county officials, ray valdes. >> good afternoon. it's an honor for me to address you, representing all republican county a look at officials across america. on behalf of the national conference of republican county we believe the most effective government is the one

closest to the people, county elected officers. county,d-florida republican voter registration has never achieved a majority in 100 years, yet all of our county alike it officers are republican. why is that? because we attract the independent voters and those in the conservative democratic family values group help us win general elections. officialsw local carry out their responsibility with efficiency and within our financial resources. each of us understand the there are people who must be treated with dignity and their opinion must be heard and respected. what we do in florida is duplicated by other town d officials across the country.

our people with respect, we are receptive to new ofas, yet without compromise our core principles and moral values. confirm inelegates our platform that we are the only political party of the .eople and for the people in november, but what you know is the right choice for our counties and country. vote republican. [applause] ♪

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>> it's not about us as elected officials, it's about the people we represent. yes, government needs to get out of the way, let us be successful, let us hire more people and give more opportunities to those and jobs to those who need them. we are working extremely hard to make new mexico more competitive. we have understood new mexico has not been competitive for many years and we're working hard at reducing our taxes for the families and small businesses in new mexico. we have embraced our energy rich state in a very responsible way. because of that, we are seeing we are returning -- we are turning the corner, yet there is a lot of work to be done. we are doing it in new mexico now where we are reforming

things and changing things and bringing people into the process so they understand what we are fighting for stop -- fighting for. >> i believe the vast majority of people today who are dependent on government want to be. they understand true independence does not come from the hand of the government. i think that's not just a conservative principle, it's an american principle, helping people transition from government dependence to true independence. i am absolutely optimistic about america. i have an internal optimism in the american people. not so much in the american government, but the american people, and that trumps anything that can happen in our nations capital. ♪ >> the best part about living in america is how successful anyone can be. it doesn't matter which her background is or what your race is.

i want south carolina to be that state where everyone says that's america. you can educate your children and have a good quality of life and cds successful businesses and manufacturers doing well because the work ethic of these hard-working people matters. i think the job of republican governors is for us to make sure we maintain that ability to remain successful in our state whether it is through entrepreneurship or technology. i'm not going to let washington slow us down. we are going to be great in spite of washington. beste best governors, the leaders are those who get out of the government bubble and see what is happening on the ground. go talk to the former, the entrepreneur, the mechanic on the assembly line and learn firsthand the pressures they are under.

they matter every day and we have to make sure we don't get in their way. up at her i'm governor because i was once a businessman. i've run something. i've had to make payroll. i've had to deal with the intervention of the government that inhibits your ability to have a profitable bottom line. i think it is extremely valuable to me as a governor who is focused on growing the economy of the state of utah. accountsecome by many the most business friendly environment in america. we are getting good results based on basic understanding of the free market principles. build it and they will come and they will excel. governors are doing it.

>> in the republican party, we are about creating opportunity and we are doing that in tennessee. in washington, it's hard to think of a problem that has gotten solved recently. in states, i can tell you scores of serious issues that have been addressed and a solution is underway. governors are right in the middle of the action. we understand real issues and we understand the pressure to provide real solutions at the lowest possible cost to the taxpayers. it's about hiring great people, addressing issues head on, saying my job is to provide a solution. the third thing you see is that it is about customers. >> i don't think we are finding the answers in washington. i think we are finding the answers with our governors across the nation. governors have to balance their budget, governors have to create

jobs, governors are held accountable when systems don't work, and governors have to answer people. -- >> what new tax, what new lawsuit will live through florida to create new jobs? they want to live their dream. the dream is not having government dictate what you get to do. the dream is the government not telling you what job to have. i want our state to be number one, and are more in place for your family to get a job and -- the number one place for your family to get a job and your children to get an education. >> government is the problem. president reagan was right in those days and today. any republican governor can tell you the same thing. balancing our budget. we are not spending all the

money. we are growing the economy. we are innovating indication -- education. a health careing system that is not controlled out of washington, d.c., with some failed website. if we really profess to be conservatives, we ought to be able to take advantage of any circumstance in which the economy places us, reducing the size of state government, reducing the us -- expenditures, eliminating unnecessary agencies. if you really are conservative, those are the kinds of things that you don't just talk about, you actually do. and i'm proud we been able to do it in georgia -- we've been able to do it in georgia. >> washington has a fundamentally broken political culture. there are three huge issues that need to be addressed. first, we need tax reform. we need simple, fair, and a

fission. secondly, we need to do a budget, let alone balance a budget. the third thing is we need to pay down our budget. we've done it in how many states. in michigan, i'm proud, we did that right at the start. we did tax reform and jumped from 49th to seventh in one year. we have balanced budgets. we've done the fastest budgets the last three years with no accounting gimmicks. and we are paying down our long-term debt. it's thinking about our kids and our kids' kids. >> or without extraordinary nation? -- are we that extraordinary nation question mark is there such a thing as american exceptionalism? i say, absolutely, there is. i don't know there's any nation in the history of mankind that is more blessed.

we have people from all over the world that has come -- have come here on a set of ideas. we reduced the size and cost of government and focus on bringing goods, businesses, and jobs to the state. we set three records in the last of capitalms investments in our state, and this makes a real difference in the lives of not only the people that are unemployed that can find opportunities, but also the young people growing up, getting them to stay in iowa, looking at the opportunities they have to be entrepreneurs and create businesses in our state. >> i think this can be a great time for america. i am fearful that the federal government and some of the philosophies and the policies that we are seeing out of the administration are really holding us back, but i think we have to understand that america strength comes from the bottom

down.t from the top in that regard, the states are what happens in the states really affects, in many respects, more directly, the lives of ordinary americans. think about where we would be in american today if we didn't have our republican governors coming up with solutions to take care of the issues in their state and we just sat around and waited for washington. that would make no sense at all. >> the core of the american dream, the reason my grandfather came to this country is because america is a place where anybody can be anybody. and if you work hard, you apply yourself and get a good education, the sky is the limit, no matter where you start in life.

>> please welcome the chair of the national republican senatorial committee, senator roger wicker. [applause] sen. wicker: good afternoon. it's an honor to be here as rnc chairman and it's also an honor to be here as a delegate from the great state of mississippi. [applause] thatnow, there is a reason "make america great again" has resonated with so many people. it's difficult to see greatness when you are working harder for less. it's difficult to see greatness when washington news picking winners and losers.

it's difficult to see greatness when you feel your voice isn't being heard. for the past eight years, we have witnessed the economy's letter and stall -- economy sputter and stall. we've seen the president ignore the constitution and we watched instability fester around the world. americans deserve to see greatness again because we live in the greatest nation the world has ever known. [applause] our nominee, donald trump, believes we can do better, that americans can do better. hillary clinton offers four more years of the same failed and tired policies that voters rejected when republicans won the senate majority in 2014. hillary clinton also brings with her a dangerous record on national security and a lifetime of scandals and lies. we know what doesn't work, and

we don't need to repeat it. we can't afford to repeat it. the republican party recognizes that earning about comes with -- earning a vote comes with a profound responsibility and trust. when we dove you and the senate majority, we went to work -- when we won the senate majority, we went to work. in the first six months of this year, 31 senate bills have been signed into law. the last time that happened was 1990. as chairman of the national republican senatorial committee, i have spent the last year and a half working with our great team to preserve the republican majority in the senate. we are running the strongest, sharpest senate campaigns in history, from engagement on social media platforms, which the democrats are ignoring, to our sophisticated ground game in

every state, our campaigns will have the resources they need to win in november. our message to the american people between now and election day is simple. we are working for you. we have a record of achievement to show for it. under republican leadership, we kept stronger defense, safer highways, safer skies, and better energy policies for a better economy. robuse of senators like portman and kelly ayotte, we have addressed national crises like opioid addiction. because of senators like roy blunt and marco rubio, we are taking action against serious public health threats like the zika. like because of senators like mark kirk and johnny isakson, we are providing better care and ourfits from our -- for

veterans. because of senators like pat toomey, we are ensuring we have the right policies in place to fight crime. and because of senators like ron johnson and john mccain, we are pushing back against the failed foreign policy of the obama administration. senate republicans have responded to international threats from rogue states like north korea to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. we have worked to protect victims of human trafficking. we have actually cut discretionary pending -- spending, put together a budget that balances in 10 years, and succeeded in achieving long-term tax relief for the middle class. we passed the first repeal of obamacare. of course, the president vetoed that bill, but we kept a promise and designed a blueprint to show how repealing and replacing

obamacare can and will be done. we don't always find agreement in a divided government, but we have refused to settle for gridlock. the american people deserve better than that and we have more work to do. my fellow americans, the stakes .f this election are high when donald trump is elected president, he will determine the future of the supreme court and he will lead our troops as commander in chief. he will shepherd economic policies that directly impact american jobs and livelihoods and families. pence vice president mike will need a republican senate to get that job done. republican senators have what our nation needs at this critical moment. we have what president trump will need.

and we will succeed in november. [applause] and now, it is with great pleasure that i introduce our next speaker. he comes to us today from dodge city, in the great state of ,ansas, senator pat roberts attested, trusted, and true conservative, who brings practical midwestern values to washington. as a powerful and effective leader, senator pat roberts chaired the agricultural committee. he works to cut runaway spending by government overreach and protect our freedoms. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in giving a warm republican welcome to senator pat roberts of kansas! [applause] kansas.berts: hello,

i'm pat roberts. and i'm proud to represent the people of kansas in the united states senate, and i'm glad to be in ohio, a special place for my family's history. thats here 160 years ago my great-grandfather, john wesley roberts, and ohio newspaper editors stood on the banks of the ohio river and looked south to a nation, a nation in turmoil. john wesley had little patience for things as they were. kansas,ed a flatbed to where he became a fighter for abolition and freedom within our newly-born republican party. he would know fear. he would live with violence.

but as a frontier editor, he spoke to the truth and health kansas -- and helped kansas make a free state. john wesley had a vision of what america should, could be, with the young nation on the edge of chaos. he had the temerity to look to a fight forture and a freedom -- and to fight for freedom. aday, we, too, are living in time of great self-doubt. we are living in a time with leaders who have little patience for things just as they are. hillary clinton and the democrats have changed our government. they have taxed us. they have regulated us. they have destroyed our health care system. they have stunned our economy and killed new jobs. they have made our world and our country less safe. as the senior marine in the congress, i believe that hillary

clinton failed to protect american lives in benghazi. [applause] now, what difference does it make? well, today, the men and women who serve our nation in harm's way do not feel the united states government has their back. hillary clinton has repeatedly sidestepped the truth and will do it again. are we really ready to accept a different standard for the elites than for the rest of us? but that decision will no longer be made by a confused fbi or the administration's department of justice. it will be up to the american people. it will be up to us in november. statesas, as many throughout america, our rural way of life and our family values are under attack by an overzealous federal government.

no one knows that better than farmers and ranchers and growers. the obama-clinton administration has made their job nearly impossible with regulation. they actually feel ruled, not governed. andeed a champion for rural small-town america who will lift the yoke of regulation, and we have one, vice president mike pence. [applause] and i'm so glad that our next president showed great judgment in this election -- selection. so, today, we, too, are just like my great-grandfather standing here in ohio, looking at our nation, fearful about what we see. for years, the democrats party's primary objective goal -- to obtain power -- has been

something called "identity politics," dividing the american people by race, by gender, by age, and now even sex, leading to more divisiveness and frightening lawlessness targeting our nation's police. enough of the identity politics. we are all americans. let us embrace that basic premise. let's make america safe again! we in the republican party need a leader with vision who sees a better future. we need a president who will restore our economy and our security. and we need a leader who will respect the constitution of the united states. someone who will get the job done. we need a builder and a doer.

ladies and gentlemen, we need donald trump and we need a republican senate and house to back him up. in essence, we need your help to , each andountry back every one of you. thank you very much. [applause] >> ♪ ♪

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♪ >> please welcome the chair of the national republican congressional committee, united states representative greg walden. [applause] hey, goodn: afternoon. i'm thrilled to be in cleveland as we work together to retake the white house and put america back on the right track. years --last eight over the last eight years, house

republicans have acted as the first line of defense against the destructive policies the obama administration. during president obama's first two years in office, democrats controlled both houses of congress and we all saw the results of that. lower deficit spending, higher taxes, and a government takeover of health care. in 2010, you helped us turn that tide. as chairman of the national republican congressional committee, my job is to elect republicans to the house of representatives, and i'm proud to tell you that, from maine to miami, from arizona to alaska, we have elected republicans to the house and now hold our largest majority since the 1920's. [applause] time, we've done everything in our power to block the liberal agenda and begin reining in deficit spending. president obama, instead of

working with congress, has continued pushing his extreme partisan policy through an unprecedented level of executive and regulatory overreach. we find him in congress. we fought him in congress and in the courts. we are beginning to win. we are going to win this fall. of course, any discussion of president obama's failures have to start with obamacare. under this flawed law, health care has become anything but affordable. insurance premiums and health care costs -- they've skyrocketed. another round of double-digit rate hikes are set to hit consumers this november. happens when aat president cares more about securing a political win than setting good policy for our country. ryan'srast, speaker paul leadership, house republicans have put forward patient

-centered health care that will be affordable for families. we are offering a real alternative and showing voters that republicans are the party of new and good ideas, while democrats are clearly the party of the failed status quo, especially on health care. donald trump will be our partner in this effort and, together, we will replace obamacare with real health care reform that works for all americans. but, you know what? obamacare is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the obama administration's overreach. as my friends from the oregon delegation know, in my district, over half the land bases controlled by the federal byernment, decisions unelected bureaucrats thousands of miles away in washington, d.c., have a level of influence over the people that is unimaginable to most parts of our nation.

these are our public lands and we must provide better stewardship of them. house republicans are leading the fight against the obama-clinton regulatory regime. and we know there's a better solution. washington needs to be a better listener. we need to understand from all people, with all walks of life, all regions of our country, that the real solutions start at the grass level. hillary clinton has made clear that she will double down on the worst of the obama-era policies and, indeed, go even further, advocating for the most extreme left-wing democrat platform america has ever seen. it's time to move our country in a new direction, to start creating jobs instead of killing them, and to grow our economy by encouraging innovation instead of stifling it with overregulation.

as president ronald reagan once limitsthere are no great to growth, because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder." so i hope you will join with us in building on a republican house majority. g tot our website at nrcc.or learn more about our efforts. thank you very much for what you do. god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪

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[applause] please welcome back chairman priebus. chariamn priebus: i would like to ask that the aisles be cleared and the delegates please take your seats. thank you. report ofl take up a the credentials committee and to do so i'm pleased to introduce mike duncan, the chair of the credentials committee who comes from the great state of kentucky" present the committee 's report.

joining him is doyle with and cochair of the committee from the great state of arkansas. >> is my privilege to offer the and ask forsolution its immediate consideration. resolved that the temporary role of delegates and alternate delegates as presented to the convention on july and ask for its immediate consideration. 6,8, 201 become the permanent role of the convention. and the role be considered as read. of all of us who have had the privilege of serving as members of the conviction committee on credentials, it is my honor to certify the delegates and alternates of this convention will serve to nominate the next president of the united states, donald j.

trump. [applause] and vice president, governor mike pence. [applause] i monitored to yield to the chairman of the committee on could -- credentials, the honorable mike duncan. it has been a great privilege to serve as chairman of the committee along with my cochairman and the vice chairman. richard porter illinois, jeannie of mississippi, julie on bergeron of new hampshire, jim , steve price of

glenn of south carolina, and freddie simpson of washington. committee istional meant to consider contest originating from the state of and illinois. the committee issued recommendations which were submitted to the republican national committee on july 11, 2016. the republican national committee adopted the committee contest recommendations which were incorporated into the temporary role and forwarded to the temporary convention committee on credentials. two appeals from the state of coral colorado and the district of columbia were taken before this midi. in the colorado contest of the credentials committee adopted republican national committee's recommendation to see the contested at-large delegate and alternate delegates.

in the manner in which the colorado republican committee selected its national convention delegates at large and alternates was hardly a model of excellence and election administration. the committee has serious concerns regarding the chosen balloting process. the committee suggests the state party evaluate their process and make adjustments to prevent similar balloting irregularities in the future. [applause] committee exercises this discretion to fashion the equitable remedy designed to render a just result for the parties provided with contestants with guest passes so that although not attending as delegates, that they can be part of this great convention. district of kumbaya contest, the credentials committee did not adopt the republican national committee's

recommendation, and instead decided to seek the contested at-large delegates. the committee voted to uphold the district of columbia republican party determination that the contesting delegate was not a resident of d.c. and therefore not qualified to serve as a national convention delegate. chairman, i move the adoption of the resolution and yield back the balance of our time. the previousbus: question is ordered. all those in favor, signify by saying aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. thank you. the chair now recognize the cochair of the committee. for the purposes of offering a

resolution. -- thatu mr. chairman is for mary to say. come on out here. everybody, please welcome the great national committeewoman from wisconsin, mary buser in. [applause] >> thank you wisconsin. thank you mr. chairman. resolution following and ask for its immediate consideration. result that report of the committee on permanent organization shall be considered as adopted. for purposes of explaining only i'm honored to yield to the terrific chairman of the committee, foreigner -- former governor haley barbour. [applause]

mr. barbour: delegates and distinguished guests, as the chairman of the committee on permanent organization, i have the distinct honor to present to you the report of the committee on permanent organization. i would like to thank the 111 members of the committee on permanent organization. the staff, most of whom were volunteers, particularly david of virginians served as our volunteer counsel. the committee met informally about conference call last friday to discuss our initiative of recommending to the convention the slate of permanent officers for the 2016 republican national convention. had been serving as temporary officers of this convention for several months or more.

in debating this afternoon, the committee on permanent organization unanimously adopted as the full list of recommended permanent officers. you can find a copy of that list in your order of business. you will see that the committee unanimously recommends that they permanent chairman of the convention be speaker of the wisconsin.ryan of [applause] the committee also recommends that among the other officers to this convention, the temporary wisconsin. chairman the senate majority mitch mcconnell of kentucky. and a parliamentarian beat texas representative pete sessions, chairman of the house rules committee. recommendsee further that all other officers including the temporary chairman, temporary secretary

and all the other temporary officers whose names have been entered into the record of this convention be made the permanent officers of this convention. mr. chairman, i move the adoption of the resolution and i yield back the flat balance of my time. without priebus: objection, the previous question is ordered. from theion now occurs delegate from wisconsin. all those in favor signify by saying aye. those opposed, no. the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. chair appoints the following individuals to the escort committee for the permanent chairman. rhein and, charlie sam ryan. thank you.

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[applause] ladies and gentlemen. [indiscernible] recognizes miss enid nicholson, chair of the committee on rules and order of business to present their report. ms. nicholson: mr. chairman and fellow delegates, i offer the

following resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. resolve that the rules as printed and distributed be adopted as the rules for the election and the governing of the republican national committee, the rules under which delegates and alternate delegates shall be elected, selected, and allocated, and the rules which serve as the rules for the republican national convention. mr. chairman and delegates of the convention, the report of the committee on rules in order of business has been printed in distributed to the delegates. these rules incorporate the changes adopted by the convention committee on rules and ordered business at our earlier meeting today. -- two has to assert served as the charwoman of this committee and i'm proud of our work. these rules will provide a forng governing framework our convention and our party. i move the adoption of the

resolution and yield back the balance of my time. [applause] >> thank you. without objection, the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the resolution is agreed to. without objection emotion to reconsider is laid upon the table. and applause] the chair now recognizes the delegate from the state of west virginia for the purpose of offering a resolution. to follow the

resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. of the this report committee on platforms be considered as adopted. mr. chairman, for purposes of the report only i'm honored to yield to the chair of the --[indiscernible] i now have the honor of recognizing the chairman of the platform committee, united states senator john barrasso.

>> i'm not going to do this today. >> you are ignoring delegates who had been elected to this convention.

[crowd chanting "usa"] >> this is not how you unify the republican party. >> a majority of the delegates from 11 states have submitted written petitions asking for a rollcall. our rules allow us, that is all we want. something that is already

provided for us. it is not too much. i cannot fathom what they're thinking is, what -- why this makes sense. there are people around the country who are going to need to be the engines for our nominee come november. those were calling for unity, those calling for unity need to keep that in mind. it is not clear what they have done. the podium has been abandoned. there is no one standing at the podium. so, your guess is as good as mine.

i have no right to occupy that podium and i do not want to occupy the boy. what i want is a rollcall vote which is our right as delegates. we want to be able to speak to the rules that have been adopted. i do not know what you mean by what would that prove, this is what you do it convention spirit to improve -- at conventions. to improve the rules. --ave never in all my life never seen anything like this. there is no precedent for this and parliamentary procedure. there is no precedent for this in the rules of the republican national convention.

we are now in uncharted territory. somebody owes us an isolation. i have never seen the chair abandoned like that. the exit the stage entirely. stage entirely. you would pass raise a point of order or make a vote. that will be dealt with by the chair. when the chair abandoned his as happened moments ago, there is no role for that. -- rule for that. is completely unheard of for the chair to walk off the post. maybe there was a medical emergency, maybe his mom called with bad news from home, i don't know. this -- under rule 39 [indiscernible]

it is the condition for a rollcall vote. how many for and hor many against. that is a rollcall vote. that is all we were asking for an apparently it was too much. a lot of people out here are angry. i do not understand why they would want to do that again. [indiscernible]

>> they're calling for a rollcall vote. is that too much for the people on the stage to handle? i have questions, does not make any sense. that is a whole reason why we asking for rollcall vote. it wouldn't surprise me if it were that high but i do not know. there were 11 states that the same thing. 11 states had a majority of the delegates signed a petition saying we would like to have a rollcall vote on the ruling. this is the first thing you do and it convention, you vote on adopting a set of rules which

will govern the convention. this is very normal. it is not unheard of for somebody that i will call vote on a vote they think is and we follow the convention rules, we submitted petitions, my statement and other states submitted petitions. i really and we follow the convention have no idea what is going on right now. this is surreal. the chair walked off the stage. he completely abandoned his post. meanwhile we have what appears to be a jazz band, doing a great job, lovely music. i do not know the song is but is a smoothing riff. but it is strange, it is a political convention. they come from all over the united states to be here. unheard at their workplace come at home, with their friends and neighbors.

they do not travel hundreds or even thousands of miles to be unheard at their own party's national convention. did they just completely not even take up -- what happened? again i neednce your help and your cooperation. objection, the chair will put the question on from theof the report committee on rules. wholeair would remind the that it is absolutely critical that we are able to discern the ayes from the nays.

the rulesavor of package will say aye. those opposed shall say no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it.

>> point of order mr. chair! vote"]ng "roll call >> is anybody seeking recognition? >> turn on the microphone so we can be heard.

chair recognizes the delegate from utah. i'm the chair of the utah delegation, i make a motion that we have a rollcall vote on the rules. [applause] >> the secretary received sequest from a total of 9 state requesting a rollcall vote on adoption of report of the committee on rules. subsequently, the secretary which caused draws a states to fall below the threshold required under the rules. the chair has found

insufficient support for the request for a record vote.

the chair no recognizes the delegate from the state of west virginia for the purpose of offering a resolution. >> mr. chairman, i am from west virginia. i offer the following resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. result as a report of the committee on platform be considered as adopted. mr. chairman, for the purposes of explaining the report only, i'm honored to yield to the cochairs of the committee, senator john barrasso, governor mary fallin and congresswoman virginia foxx. thank you. i now have the honor of recognizing the chairman of the platform committee, united states senator john barrasso.

[applause] >> it would be nice to know which state pulled out. sen. barrasso: thank you. who is proud to be an american? [applause] barrasso, aohn united states senator from the great state of wyoming. it has been my honor to serve you as chairman of the platform committee. first, you can be very proud of the delegates that you chose to represent you during our committee proceedings. intelligent,gh,

and they work with great civility in common purpose to write a republican platform that reaffirms the principles that unite us. what they achieved can be summarized simply -- we believe the united states of america is unlike any other nation on earth. [applause] we believe america is exceptional because of our historic role, first as refuge, then as the vendor, and now as exemplary of liberty for the world to see. we affirm them as to the declaration of independence, that all are created equal, endowed by their creator with an inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

believe in the constitution as our founding document and our enduring covenant. [applause] we believe our constitutional system, limited government, separation of powers, federalism, and the rights of the people must be preserved uncompromised for future generations. [applause] believe that people are the ultimate resource and that the american people, not the government, are the best stewards of our country's god-given natural resources. as americans and as republicans,

we wish for peace so that we insist on strength. we seek friendship with all nations, but we based on these principles, this platform is an invitation and a roadmap. it invites every american to join us and it shows the path to a stronger, safer and more prosperous america. past eight years, america has been led in the wrong direction. our economy has become unnecessarily weak. americans live paycheck to paycheck, struggling, suffe sacrificing. enemies no longer fear us

and our friends no longer trust us. the men and women of our military remain the world's best. [applause] they have been shortchanged in numbers, equipment and benefits. the president and the democratic party have dismantled america system of health care. they replaced it with a costly and complicated scheme that limits choices and takes away our freedoms. the president and the democratic party have abandoned their promise of being accountable. they refuse to control our borders, but try to control our schools, farms, businesses and even our religious institutions. [applause]

have directly attacked the production of american energy and the jobs that have sustained families and communities. the president has been regulating to death a free market economy that he does not like and does not understand. this is all too familiar. ofharkens back to the world 1980, when an equally discredited presidency was called to account by the american electorate. our response then was a republican platform which told the truth. it told the truth about our country's peril and our nati on's prospects.w do th we do the same today with the same unity and same courage

showed by those for some 36 years ago made the reagan platform a manifesto of opportunity for everyone. [applause] remember and repeat for a new era and for new generations their concluding summons. so in this republican platform, we call out to the american elp, letith god's h us all now together make america great again. [applause] let us now together make a new beginning. [applause]

and now, please join me in welcoming one of the cochairs of the platform committee, the governor of the great state of oklahoma, governor mary fallin. ♪ fallin: thank you, senator. i have one question. who out there is an american patriot who is willing to stand up and fight to make our country great again? [applause] absolutely, absolutely. it has been a great pleasure and honor to have served as the cochair of this year's platform committee with our chairman senator john grasso and our cochairman congresswoman virginia foxx. we have accomplished what a lot

have thought was impossible. we have come together with one party and what platform -- one platform with a wide range of views and policies. a winning and conservative platform and a path forward for not just our party but for the entire nation. the platform is among the most important work we do as a party. it is a reflection of who we are and what we stand for, and perhaps more than any other single document we could produce, it can change the way people think in the direction of our country. that is what it did for me. when i was 18, my parents told me to vote and to vote as a democrat. they were deeply committed to their party and i know they expected me to be that way. but they also told me to be an independent thinker. in college, i was shown by a friend a one-page summary of the republican platform.

10 principles that defined the republicans. i compared it line by line to the democrats. for all my family's history, there is one document, one party platform made me into a republican. [applause] seen how the process works. i compared it to her democratic colleagues. bottom-upopen, a process with participating of 112 committed delegates. we read comments and ideas from good republicans online and around the country and through 11 sessions. we televised all of our deliberations and then we came together on principles based on strong family values, a strong national defense, support for law enforcement and individual liberty. we never forget these are what

make americans exceptional. values that some take for granted, which is something we republicans will never do. the process the democrats use is not only different in the way they did it back in my parents' day, in a back room with 15 individuals hand-picked by entitled leaders and a secretive process. away from all american people. a secretive, top-down process and a result is a platform which reflects a house divided with no attention to this serious concerns of americans today. i want to thank our leaders, particularly the 112 members of our platform committee, and all of our dedicated staff for their hard work and commitment to unity as we head into the november elections. the document we produced is one

that we and our elected officials and our party can be very proud of. god bless the committee and thank you for all your work. [applause] my fellow cochair of the platform committee, united states representative virginia foxx of north carolina. you.foxx: thank thank you, governor fallin. the senator has beautifully laid out the vision our platform provides. the reaffirmation of the principles america and the republican party were founded on. governor fallin is a powerful example of the impact vision can have on one individual when she searched for a political home. it has been an honor to serve with them. we must thank the 112 delegates

serving on the platform committee and the staff and volunteers for their commitment to our principles and uniting to articulate that republican vision into a focused document any american can find agreement with. their work is a tremendous example of individuals expressing themselves as we the people by ebinbeing the people.w e must all look to th we must look at the platform as are called to be the people. that is a charge extended from the platform committee to all delegates here. all the republicans and all americans. ronald reagan once said if not when?d, if not now, those words inspired a generation of young americans who understood what reagan meant. if we are to enjoy the blessings

of liberty, we're responsible for safeguarding our freedoms and advancing them for others. that is why we must again answer that call. we the people will be the people. we will be the people who restores constitutional government in our republic. we will be the people who get america growing and working again. we will be the people who bring americans together to restore our nation's sense of moral purpose. of course, we will be the people who make america great again. [applause] if anyone is wondering when, the answer is now. [applause]

our platform is the blueprint to make america great again. greatness, we can restore america to the more perfect union that is its divine calling. all that begins with a simple acceptance that we must be the people. unitedat, we can stay and move from this platform, this convention and his campaign to, god willing, victory in november. may god continue to bless us all. [applause] >> we have a motion on the floor to adopt the platform. is there a second?

all those in favor, please signify by saying "aye." >> aye. >> opposed "nay." the ayes have it. [applause]

[crowd chanting] [crowd chanting "we want trump"]

>> without objection, the movement to reconsider is laid for the table

resolution approving the platform and the rules. recognizes the delegate from guam for the purpose of offering a resolution. >> mr. chairman, i'm one carlos benitez from guam. i offer the following resolution and ask for immediate consideration. resolved that those elected, as members of the republican eachnal committee under state, american samoa, the district of columbia, guam, puerto rico and the northern mariana islands and the virgin islands whose names have been submitted to the secretaries of the convention, are hereby

declared ratified. as members of the republican national committee from the adjournment of this convention until the successor committee has been ratified by the next republican national convention. mr. chairman, i move the adoption of the resolution and yield back the balance of my time. >> without objection, the previous question is ordered. it is on adoption of the resolution offered by the delegate from guam. all those in favor of the resolution, signify by saying "aye." >> aye. and theyes have it resolution is agreed to. the resolution is laid upon the table. [applause]

the chair now recognizes the delegate from california for the purpose of offering a resolution. >> mr. chairman, i'm from california. i offer -- [cheering] i offer the following resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. resolved that the secretary of the convention is hereby directed to prepare and publish for the convention a full and complete report of official proceedings under the direction of the republican national committee and is authorized to make necessary clerical, grammatical corrections and to make technical and conforming amendments as necessary in reports, motions and resolutions considered by the convention to reflect its actions. this is an important resolution. i move its adoption -- the adoption of the resolution and yield back the balance of my time. >> without objection, the

question is on adoption of the resolution. those in favor signify by saying "aye." >> aye. >> in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it in the resolution is a rate to.the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. [applause] it is now time to take the official convention photograph. if all the delegates would please stand and turned to the center camera directly opposite the stage. it is in the back of the hall. so, you have to stand up, turn around and face the camera and remain standing while the photo is being taken. this process will take about one to two minutes as a panoramic camera takes the picture. you need to stand completely still. the photograph may be ordered online through the official convention website.

i would ask you one more time, let's stand up, stand still and smile. it will only take a couple of minutes.

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thank you, delegates.

delegates, please welcome pastor mark burns from the harvest praise and worship center who will lead us in the benediction. hello,burns: republicans! burns from the great state of south carolina! [applause] i'm going to pray and going to give the benediction. you know why? because we are electing a man in donald trump who believes in the name of jesus christ. [applause] united because our enemy is not a republican, but it is hillary clinton and the democratic party. !

[applause] let's pray together. for god in the name of jesus, lord, we are so thankful for the light of donald trump. we're thankful that you are guiding him. you've giving him the words to unite this party, this country that we together can defeat the to keepdemocratic party us divided and not united, because we are the united states of america. we are the conservative party under god to defeat every attack that comes against us. protect the life of donald trump. give him the words, the peace, the power and authority to be the next president of the united states of america. in jesus' name, if you believe

it, shout "amen!" >> amen! [applause] >> in a moment, we will recess until this evening's session. it will reconvene at approximately 7:50 p.m. however, delegates returning to the hall around 7 p.m. in order to be in your seats by the 7:50 p.m. time. i thank you for your consideration. the chair declares the 2016 republican national convention is in recess subject to the call of the chair. ♪

>> buses will not be returning delegates to their hotels at this time. we invite you to visit freedom plaza.

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>> good afternoon from the quicken loans arena in cleveland where it has been an interesting first afternoon of the republican national convention. you saw there was an effort by some delegates and a few of the state delegations to call a rollcall vote on the party's rules for the convention. they wanted to use that as an effort to voice their concern opposition to the trump nomination. it was the efforts of the republican national committee and the turump campaign. we would like to open up our phone lines for a bit here to republican viewers in the audience to get your reaction to what has been happening at your convention. we have our lines divided by

geographic location. if you live in the eastern or central time zones -- if you live in the mountain or pacific time zones. be careful when you are dialing those numbers. you can also send a tweet using @cspan twitter handle. we would like to hear about what is happening here at your convention this afternoon. we will go to the floor with steve scully. scrum we are in the media with the leader of the delegation. we will jump into this with her. thank you for being with us on c-span. can you explain to her audience what just happened? saw that thell delegates wanted a rollcall vote which is a fair process. take a rollcall vote. we submitted a petition. we have the right to see which

went through. that is part of the process under the house rules that we have a right to know. once again, the system is rigged in order to make sure donald trump gets the nomination. he needs to earn our support and vote because he cannot force those out of people in the general election. steve: explain what happened with the nine states and three states qualified. >> we circulated petitions as the rules require that you get the majority of delegates in seven states. justtually submitted 10, to make sure we had enough names submitted. what they are saying is they have those three states withdraw and it is not have enough signatures from the states in order to qualify. we need to now have them prove that because, with the history of the republican party, consider me suspect?

delegatespulling the out and have them take their name off the list. this is america and people should have the sanctity of their votes not threatened, intimidated and coerced. when they meet a decision on a assuredey can rest that that vote is not going to be altered or threatened to be changed. what you have is a lot of strong-armed tactics. we have run up against this in the entire past weeks of our delegates being strong-armed, threatened with the recourse of law to have the vote for donald trump. fortunately, the recent federal case that was decided in virginia to go way that hammer they were using. they can actually be arrested if they would not vote for donald trump. you have a presidential candidate that is using threats of arrests, strong-armed tactics in order to get a vote of confidence from the delegates on

the floor. why doesn't he work to earn it and that creates unity? steve: we were in the virginia delegation. the former attorney general was trying to be recognized. his microphone was turned off. why? >> because it is not a fair process. because we all witnessed the fact that it failed. they play by the rules in order to gain the system, you have to make sure it is strong. what they don't understand is when you attempt to quell the tension, does not smooth. things over things over. we have to hold the party accountable for how we have been treated. steve: why are you still here? as a republican, will you vote for donald trump? >> i cannot. i would be a hypocrite. that does not mean i want hillary clinton or we are doing this because we want hillary clinton, because donald trump is not the best nominee to win in

the fall. you cannot force people in the general election to vote for your. . he has not earned the trust of the women vote, the minority vote. so, we are losing the branding of our party, what it means to be a conservative. he has changed the face of the party. he wants to be a worker's party in 10 years. what you are seeing is an example vacation of that. he does not want conservatives in the party. steve: i want to remind our audience, the never trump movement leader. he i started free t delegates to make sure donald trump will not meet the threshold of the number of delegates. steve: could we see more insurgency on the floor? >> i have nothing to do with the

fact that people now know -- of what you part don't want to do in a fair process. you don't want to make sure we use every scenario in order to quell dissent. we don't live in a dictatorship, banana republic. you are seeing tyrannical types of maneuvers that are applied to make sure the will of the people is not reflected. have a rollcall vote. you obviously have the majority of people that want a rollcall vote. the interesting thing about the vote is it is not the unbinding movement or the conscious movement where people want to vote their free conscience and not be locked in with the rules and binding and what was passed that of the rules committee. you have people concerned about the fact the rnc has established itself as king.

they are allowed to make any decision in between conventions that it don't agree with. unaccountable to the people, to the voters and the delegates, to anybody. they made themselves king. it is not even about the grassroots and the voters anymore. it is whatever the establishment wants. steve: we could see a rollcall vote? >> you are going to see our delegates challenging the rollcall vote. steve: thank you very much for your time. susan, an interesting moment on the floor. back to you. host: kendall of the free the delegates movement. she is vowing that the protest will continue. we will see how they plan to do that with the rules of the convention going forward. right now, we would like to hear from republicans about what you think happened today. let's hear from sandy in new york. caller: hi, i have a lot of

issues with what kendall had to say. the delegates are elected by the people, the voters in states to represent a reflection of the candidate that was chosen by the voters. they also are given the opportunity to vote for the candidate of their choice within their state. once they choose to elect to become delegates, whether they are local, county, state or national delegates, they have an obligation and duty to represent the votes of the people in their constituency. whole i don't -- this conscious movement and the never trump movement and this free the delegates thing -- i'm sorry, if you could not do the job then you never should have run to be elected to be a

delegate to represent my vote. sorry. sandy, thank you. next is porter from utah. utah was one of the states were delegates were involved in asking for a rollcall vote on the rules. what is your view? caller: i wonder what do they expect to happen? host: what would you like to happen? sre you supporting mr. trump' candidacy? caller: yes and i don't think there would be much of a vote to kick him out so what would happen? host: ok, thank you. according to reports, the delegates did not have enough votes that wanted a stand officially on the floor. mark is in florida, republican. you are on the air. what did you think about what happened? caller: first, i would like to

say the woman from colorado -- colorado has become a collection oldt, gen x'ers and republican thinking. the ones from utah are romney backers who didn't fight enough to win his election. what they did is being a sore l oser. mr. trump got more votes than anyone else in the presidential primary. they need to either sit there and be good delegates. these threats, who knows? mr. trump won the primaries. let's get on with this and beat hillary clinton in november. thank you. host: thanks, mark from florida. on twitter, john tweets "trump may not be the perfect nominee

but it is time to unite so we can stop hrc in november." jared is on utah. you are on c-span to voice your opinion on what happened. caller: i want to say the same thing with the other gentleman was saying. we need to unite as a party. we'll need to continue this bickering and this fighting. we need to actually support trump. he won the nominee. there are two of us from utah, although we are supporting rombney. no, we are supporting trump. host: next up is judy from tennessee. welcome. caller: wellm, my estimation is isis -- donald trump won th nomination fair and square. ones the people are the

who voted him in. these other people need to just voteup and sit back and for the republican. or if they want hillary, they may as well do that. we want trump. host: thank you. don in arizona. you are on. what do you think about what happened today? who are you supporting? caller: first of all, i'm supporting the people. i have been listening to this whole thing and you can see the people want trump. i want trump. there is always going to be spoilers. in my opinion, i think the hillary campaign is stuck and has been infiltrated. trump is only the messenger of the people. when are they going to wake up

to the fact that the people loaded in the messenger happens to be a guy by the name of trump. if these idiots do not want that, let them get out of the party. the party has already voted. i'm 75 years old and i have seen votes where people lose by five or one. we have to accept it. we are all americans and i don't want to sound like i'm on a preaching stand, with the people are the ones who voted donald trump in. he is going to make it because this country is ready to fall apart from all of these idiots -- i call them idiots because they are idiots -- liberals. anybody that is going to go ahead and go into iraq and pull our government out and now we have a big vacuum. we can go on and on but we're in a situation where we just have to get out of it.

we have to get our country back. everybody, please become americans. never mind what party you are in. we finally have someone who wants to do something about it. let him do it. that is all i have to say. thank you for taking my call. host: thank you for making it. next up is steve from louisiana. tell us what is on your mind. caller: good afternoon. the bottom line is the delegates seems to be sorting the will of the people. the people have said they want donald trump and the delegates do not have the right to change the will of the people. that lady is going to help donald trump. her psychology is going to work thus, folks are going to say she is attempting to steal the vote of the people, the will of the people away from the people. state,got a secretary of

clinton, whoary is responsible for the mass migration. that is due to genocide, people are dying. they had a mass migration of areas. you have the law and order candidate. that is your options. thata secretary of state will do mass migration under her watch were the law and order candidate. thank you for taking my call. tweet from look at a john on twitter who says " trump walks in there with over 1500 delegates and kendall uruh thinks the voters have been rigged? " next randy from idaho. caller: i'm a real cynic. i don't know why this puny little insurrection have gotten

so much airtime and play. it is nothing. why is the media, including c-span, focused on this controversy that ain't nothing? host: and, you are supporting mr. trump? you're gone so we will not know. charlie in utah. how do you pronounce the name of your town? park.ryscans ver host: you are on the air. go ahead. utah, wen a caucus in werewere not allowed to really e unless we did it by computers. computers went down. it was basically a rigged system by romney and the senators and

the state. against donald trump. host: you participated in utah's republican caucus and you are saying it did not work effectively? caller: you are exactly right. then, when anybody complained they said go to your caucus, become a delegate. you go to your caucus to become a delegate and if you are not in the church and you don't know those people, you have no chance. they won't let you on the ballot. they won't even let you get up and speak. lee had thisator since the beginning and was trying to do it so hard it was unbelievable. i've been screaming about this for three months. what -- because if you

gtop on twitter, they gave you the outline. host: ok, charlie, thank you for calling in from utah. purelclearly unhappy about her system. your comments please. caller: i had to step away from the tv and i came back and i don't even know what is happening. i am for donald trump so what in the world happened? host: sharon, we are going to have to let you find some news reports about what happened. the effort to force a delegation and thethe floor failed convention is now in recess. we will pick up tonight. people opposed of the nomination say the fight will go on and we will see as the convention unfolds. let's hear next from matt in

texas. go ahead, please. caller: hi, how are you? host: what you think about what happened? caller: i'm glad what happened so far. i think it is clear that the lady from colorado said the chairman walked out because he didn't want to put forward the vote. it was pretty clear the people disrupted it because they didn't want it to happen. that is the way it works. host: ok, thank you. scott from texas. hi, scott. caller: how are you doing this afternoon? host: we are well. what did you think of what you saw today? caller: it is kind of to be expected. i was actually a delegate from texas, republican state convention.

there were similar things going on. the point is we have a set of rules we are following and going by. you gets clearly state the majority of delegates from 11 states, you get a roll call vote. that does not have nothing to do with never trump or what the previous callers are saying. andidea is we have rules we have to protect the voice of the minority. the majority get the sway, minority gets its say. it is a popular saying i agree with. there would be nothing lost if there was a rollcall vote. everybody gets their vote, everybody is happy and you can move on. one thing i would like to say to the people out there who are completely on the trump train, we have to stop using this will of the people thing because the truth is that donald trump only

got 44% of the primary vote. was at so happened there 16 person field and that boat was divided among a lot of candidates, but i think there is a legitimate concern when your presidential nominee only has 44% support from republicans. that support did not increase very much and people started to fall off. and increased from 35% or so, but still it had been a low person race early on. i think we will be looking at a different thing. and is the rules understand he gets the nomination fair and square, but it is reasonable to have a conversation that this is not necessarily subverting "the will of the people." go, since youou explained the importance of rules, the chair announced three

states had rescinded their request, putting them below the threshold. thereby, the rules were invoked. what did you think of that? caller: i mean, so, i think the lady from utah made a good point and that is when you have a procedure like that -- it was not necessarily the states withdrew their support, it is the people that signed the petition withdrew their support. there are accusations. the sufficient number of delegates. caller: yes. enough withdrew that they no longer had majority according to the chair. you really need to produce that thatin order to confirm the people really did with withdrawal on their own free will. i don't have any proof so i won't say there was any

arm-twisting, but there were a lot of reports there were from people i know and trust. i think it is a fair question to ask. at the very least, you should be able to produce the list of the people who withdrew their names from the petition. host: because i have been sitting here, my information is about 15 minutes old. as we started this segment, the republican national committee did not release the name of the three states that withdrew. anr point is transparency is important thing in this process and it would make everybody feel better about what happened even if they disagreed with the outcome? all right, we will let you go. nancy in washington is next, getting reaction from republicans only to the republican national convention. the first day and the events with the rules committee report to the floor. caller: listen, i was totally appalled about what i saw today.

microphones getting shut off. it was ridiculous. there was -- there should be no problem, i would think, if adults, in being able to know who it was that withdrew. walking off the floor, throwing little fits -- that is ridiculous, ok? host: nancy, thank you. steve scully is standing by with an interview on the floor. go ahead. rawlings from tennessee. let's explain what happened with the debate over the rules and whether or not there should have been a rollcall vote. >> well, this all took place after the rules committee did their job. they voted in the rules committee to do it by affirmation. they lost in the rules committee. they lost the primary, in the

rules committee. i think it is a bunch of, you know, sour grapes. steve: do you think there could be potentially some trouble or controversy moving ahead to the next three or four days? >> i don't. i think it is over with now. you were talking about a handful of people. at the end of the day, we have the delegate count 1237. we have more than that. i think we will prevail. at this point, i think a lot of them left. a lot of the people that were really crying and whining about it have left. callerwe heard from one saying why not have the rollcall? might have this air of uncertainty moving ahead. >> that is above my pay grade. i'm glad it turned out like this. at the end of the day, i think it would have saved a lot of

hard feelings. i think that is the reason why they did not do it. steve: why are you supporting donald trump? >> i'm worried about this country. i'm 55 and i have never seen this country in the shape it is in right now. i'm tired of having to think about apologizing for being a christian. i'm tired about letting everyone be first. we are americans. it says in the bible that charity starts at home. we need to take care of here before we help anybody else. steve: the next couple of days when donald trump comes, what do you want him to say? >> that we will have a strong military. i want him to say we will take care of the retirees and veterans. i want to hear him say that we are not going to say we are sorry to be americans anymore. i don't apologize for being an american. we are the greatest country in

the world. we have fed the world. now, everybody wants to try to kick us. for the last eight years, obama has let us sink lower than i have ever seen it in my lifetime. oris not because of race anything like that, it is because of his policies. for instance, let me say this -- black lives matter, what about the police that have been killed? he said maybe one or two lines about this. that bothers me. when police are being killed in this country and the president will stand up for them. there is something inherently wrong with that. i was not raised like that. steve: yielding the president has stood up? >> i don't. shame on obama. shame on him. steve: he did talk sunday about what happened in baton rouge and

dallas. what are your feelings? >> he did what he had to do, ok? he didn't do enough. he has a record of talking bad about policemen. i can tell you this -- racial tensions in this country now are worse than i have ever seen them. it was my generation that segregated -- desegreated. at the end of the day, this is the worst i have seen it. steve: your first convention? >> first. glad to be here. steve: susan, back to you. host: we will take calls for about six more minutes towards the bottom of the hour. you are watching c-span's coverage of the first afternoon session of the republican national convention. the delegates will be gaveled back in 7:50 p.m. around 7:00, we will have another program setting

the stage. melania trump will be the headliner. there is a lot of themes of make america great again. we will focus on hillary clinton's record on benghazi, coming up tonight on the first evening session of the republican national convention. listening to republican callers only, jacqueline in oregon. caller: good afternoon. the reason i'm calling in was because my husband and i, neither of us were registered voters. we were in our 30's and president carter was in office. along came ronald reagan. we lived in california. hostagesary and the in iran going on, by reagan speaking out against carter

doing nothing is what inspired vote registered to as republicans. what i see now is the same thing. some of those people in their 30's are looking at our country and seeing the same thing that we saw when carter was in office. obama has actually been worse for our country than any president prior, even worse than carter and he used to hold the number one position. i'm seeing where these young people, to understand what is happening, where our freedoms are and how we got there. hillaryn to obama and who will follow in his footsteps, to turned everything

against our country. my dad's family came from sweden. that is a socialistic government. they love it there because they are used to being told by the government what to do. they know -- host: i will jump in at this point because we have so many people in line. thank you so much for calling this afternoon. we have only about three minutes left. joanne is in maryland. you are on. caller: i think it was sort of silly not to do a vote because it would appease everybody in the audience. the republicans have to remember the speech from another republican that a country divided cannot stand. if they don't want a republican president, they need the party

to be divided and everybody will vote for hillary. host: ken in the virginia delegation. floor and left the had some strong words to say about what happened. we saw him back on the floor right now. we had a few more minutes. says chris people kaufman is trying to thwart the will of the people. donald trump won fair and square. next up a call from alejandro in illinois. caller: i would like to say and voice my dissatisfaction to the rnc. they are not being very transparent with the process and i would like to see more. i hope a roll call vote goes through. thank you. host: thank you. allen in colorado. the colorado delegation was one of the groups involved in the

protest. caller: totally opposed to what we have sought. we have been active for many years. the people we talked to, the precinct leaders, going to the state meeting, we never heard anything -- i don't even know who this woman is. my wife does not know who she is. she certainly does not reflect what we saw in going to all of the meetings, the precincts that we did. she is not representative of what we wanted, the people who put her she is not representative of us. >> you will be the last voice now. we will have coverage for

viewers to comment on this event in cleveland. we will be live for about one hour. -- theyel comes down at gavel comes down at 7:50. we would talk to delegate about the events. right now we will show you a portion of the rules to date that happened on the floor earlier. let's watch. without objection, the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. all those in favor say aye. although supposed no. the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, and the resolution is agreed to. without objection from the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table.

that share now recognizes the delegate from the state of west virginia for the purposes of offering a resolution. west. chairman, i am from region. i offer the following resolution in asked for its considers nation -- result that the report of the committee on platform is adopted. mr. chairman, for purposes of explaining the report only, i am honored to yield to the cochair of the committee, senator john barrasso and congresswoman virginia foxx. >> i have the honor of recognizing the chairman of the platform committee, united states senator john barrasso.

>> point of order. point of order. [cheering] >> point of order. [indiscernible] turn on the utah microphone. point of order. [indiscernible] >> i am sorry, but i am not

going to do this to you. [cheering] want to ignore delegates that have been elected to this convention. >> usa! usa! usa! >> point of order! point of order! point of order! [indiscernible] this for unity, folks? party unity. how you unify the republican party. states, the delegates, a

majority of the delegates from 11 states, have submitted written petitions asking for a rollcall vote on the roles. the rules allow us to get a rollcall vote in that circumstance. want, something that is provided for in the existing rules. it is not too much. >> [indiscernible] do not know, but i cannot imagine, cannot fathom what they're thinking is, why this makes sense. these are the very same people around the country who are going for ourto be the engine nominee in november, and in the months leading up to november. so those who are calling for unity, those who are calling for unity need to keep that in my. if they want you to the, treat us respectfully as delegates. >> [indiscernible]

>> it is not clear what they have done. the podium has been abandoned. standing at the podium. absolutely nothing is happening. so your guess is as good as mine. >> [indiscernible] >> i have no right to occupy that podium. what i want is a rollcall vote which is our right as delegates. >> [indiscernible] >> we want to be able to speak to the rules that have been adopted by the rules committee. know what you mean by what that would mean. that is what you do images. >> but what is the goal? >> to improve the roles. life, never in all my

going on six years in united states senate, prior to that as a lifelong republican, never seen anything like this. precedent for this and parliamentary procedure, no t for this in the roles of the republican national convention. we are now in our journey surgery. somebody owes me an explanation, and i have ever seen that chair abandoned like that. they have left the stage entirely. >> [indiscernible] what can you do? circumstances, people would raise a point of order, make a motion, and that be addressed with, dealt with by the chair. when the chair abandons his post as what happened a moment ago, there's no rule for that. it is completely unheard all where dutch year in any parliamentary situation can just walk off the coast. -- post. maybe there was a medical

emergency. 80 there was bad news from home. i do not know, but if it does not -- [indiscernible] >> and under the rules of the republican party, role 39, when a majority of the delegates from seven states continue to demand -- a rollcall vote is granted. it is not a debatable motion. votes, yourollcall go alabama, alaska, and someone, give theof the states vote. that is a rollcall vote. that is all we are asking for, and apparently it was too much, it was too much. >> [indiscernible] >> they are going to have to -- to this. -- and i do not understand why they would want to do that again. >> [indiscernible]

>> this is pretty disgusting. >> [indiscernible] care i do not plan to [indiscernible] -- -- do not plan to [indiscernible] >> is not what the image rules -- just calling for a rollcall vote. if that is too much for people on the stage to handle, i have got questions o about why it is too much. >> how many votes do you think you would get if you have a rollcall vote? >> i have no idea. me, butuld not surprise i do not know. chair, the delegation the vice chair of that -- there

were 11 states that did the same thing -- 11 states that have a majority of their delegates signed a petition saying we would like to have a rollcall s.te on the rule this is the first thing you do in a convention, vote on adopting a set of rules. this is very normal. it is not unheard of for somebody to want to have a rollcall vote on a boat they think is important, so we followed the convention rules, we submitted petitions. mice and 10 other states submitted petitions like those, for --eally have nothing i have no idea what is going on right now. this is surreal. that chair walked off the stage. he completely abandoned his post. meanwhile, we got what appears fan, to a jazz great job, i do not know what the song is a lot but it is a

nice, soothing riff. it is a political dimension. he will have taken time off work to be here. aware.can be unheard in they can be unheard of at home. they can be unheard with their friends and neighbors. you do not travel hundreds or thousands of miles to be unheard of their own party's national convention. >> what did we see now? did they not take up the signatures -- delegates, once again, i need your help and your cooperation. without objection. the chair will put the question fromoption of the report

the committee on rules, de novo. that sure would remind the hall that it is absolutely critical remind their would hall that it is absolutely critical that we discern the ayes from the nays. those in favor of the rules package will say aye. >> aye! mr. womack: those opposed shall say no. >> no!

mr. womack: in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. [jeering] >> point of order, mr. chair. rollcall vote! rollcall vote! rollcall vote! rollcall vote! rollcall vote! rollcall vote! rollcall vote! >> point of order -- mr. womack: is anybody seeking recognition? >> point of order! [screaming] >> point of order.

[screaming] >> turn on the utah microphone so we can be heard. that share recognizes the delegate from utah. eye and that share of the utah delegation. i make a motion that we have a rollcall vote on the rules. [cheering] mr. womack: the secretary received a request from a total of nine states requesting a rollcall vote on adoption of

report by the committee on rules. subsequently, the secretary whiched withdraws, caused three states that fall below the threshold required under the rules. accordingly, the chair has found insufficient support for the request for a recorded vote. [cheering] [jeering]

[cheering] womack: that chernow recognizes the delegate from -- the chair recognizes the delegate from west virginia who will offer a point of resolution. >> i offer a resolution and ask for its consideration. resolved that the report on the platform be adopted. of explaininges the report only, i am honored to

yield of the cochairs of the committee, senator john barrasso, or mary fallin, and congresswoman virginia foxx. thank you. look from above at the quicken loans arena, the site other of the national convention, where as we just all the republican national committee turned back an effort from some delegates to force a role call void on changing the convention's rule. -- rules. later c-span spoke with a delegate. going to go to the floor and steve scully. the middlee are in of a des from with a delegate who was leading this delegation. saw that thell delegates wanted a rollcall vote which is a fair process. take a rollcall vote.

we submitted a petition. we have the right to see which went through. that is part of the process under the house rules that we have a right to know. once again, the system is rigged in order to make sure donald trump gets the nomination. he needs to earn our support and vote because he cannot force those out of people in the general election. steve: explain what happened with the nine states and three states qualified. >> we circulated petitions as the rules require that you get the majority of delegates in seven states. justtually submitted 10, to make sure we had enough names submitted. what they are saying is they have those three states withdraw and it is not have enough signatures from the states in order to qualify. we need to now have them prove that because, with the history of the republican party,

consider me suspect? delegatespulling the out and have them take their name off the list. this is america and people should have the sanctity of their votes not threatened, intimidated and coerced. when they meet a decision on a assuredey can rest that that vote is not going to be altered or threatened to be changed. what you have is a lot of strong-armed tactics. we have run up against this in the entire past weeks of our delegates being strong-armed, threatened with the recourse of law to have the vote for donald trump. fortunately, the recent federal case that was decided in virginia to go way that hammer they were using. they can actually be arrested if they would not vote for donald trump. you have a presidential candidate that is using threats of arrests, strong-armed tactics

in order to get a vote of confidence from the delegates on the floor. why doesn't he work to earn it and that creates unity? steve: we were in the virginia delegation. the former attorney general was trying to be recognized. his microphone was turned off. why? >> because it is not a fair process. because we all witnessed the fact that it failed. they play by the rules in order to gain the system, you have to make sure it is strong. what they don't understand is when you attempt to quell the tension, does not smooth. things over things over. we have to hold the party accountable for how we have been treated. steve: why are you still here? as a republican, will you vote for donald trump? >> i cannot. i would be a hypocrite. that does not mean i want hillary clinton or we are doing

this because we want hillary clinton, because donald trump is not the best nominee to win in the fall. you cannot force people in the general election to vote for your. . he has not earned the trust of the women vote, the minority vote. so, we are losing the branding of our party, what it means to be a conservative. he has changed the face of the party. he wants to be a worker's party in 10 years. what you are seeing is an example vacation of that. he does not want conservatives in the party. steve: i want to remind our audience, the never trump movement leader. he i started free t delegates to make sure donald trump will not meet the threshold of the number of delegates.

steve: could we see more insurgency on the floor? >> i have nothing to do with the fact that people now know -- of what you part don't want to do in a fair process. you don't want to make sure we use every scenario in order to quell dissent. we don't live in a dictatorship, banana republic. you are seeing tyrannical types of maneuvers that are applied to make sure the will of the people is not reflected. have a rollcall vote. you obviously have the majority of people that want a rollcall vote. the interesting thing about the vote is it is not the unbinding movement or the conscious movement where people want to vote their free conscience and not be locked in with the rules and binding and what was passed that of the rules committee. you have people concerned about the fact the rnc has established

itself as king. they are allowed to make any decision in between conventions that it don't agree with. unaccountable to the people, to the voters and the delegates, to anybody. they made themselves king. it is not even about the grassroots and the voters anymore. it is whatever the establishment wants. steve: we could see a rollcall vote? >> you are going to see our delegates challenging the rollcall vote. steve: thank you very much for your time. susan, >> c-span, created by america's cable television companies. our coverage of the republican and democratic national convention is brought to you as

a public service by your cable or satellite writer. convention comes back in session in a couple of hours at 8:00. antonioe speakers, sabato, tom cotton, jeff sessions, rudy giuliani, ernst.a trump, and joni women vote trump hosted a talk this morning. first we heard from marsha blackburn. >> i will talk about why we as republicans are coming together trumpeek to elect donald

as president of the united states, and that is such an important goal for us. i want to pick up on a couple of things that amy and and have ann at touchednd on, and it is the issues that women are focused on this year. number one is national security. and it does not matter where i am in this country where i am in any of the 19 counties that compose my wonderful district in tennessee, the number one issue we hear about is keeping our communities and our families safe. say,ometimes people will that seems like a long jump to the national security issue. this is how it has made the jump. yet the has told us that isis has terrorist cells in all 50 of our states. right now the fbi has thousand

cases that they are investigating. i want you to think about that. that is on american soil. remember when president bush would warn us that we have to fight them over there soon that they do not come over here? , they are are here here, and they had their footprint around our country. see what is happening in their country and say, wait a minute, you should not have a recruiting center in little rock shot up or have our military attacked in chattanooga, which happened just over a year ago, or have people at a christmas party in san bernardino have to worry about this. then you look at what happened in orlando. this has come to us. can national security is the number one issue. and linked very closely with that is the issue of immigration

and securing our southern border, making certain that we know who is coming into our country. we have heard it all our lives -- if you cannot secure your ders, you cannot protect your sovereignty. national security is our number one issue. second on a list, jobs and economic security, wage stagnation, lack of jobs growth opportunity. women are very concerned about this. workforce50% of the and 52% of the electorate. and women are tired of wage stagnation, not getting a raise, not taking home more. i was talking to a gentleman yesterday. he is a cpa, and he was talking about their firm. he still pairing or all caps off care costs for their that they still pay all their health care costs for all their employees.

without the insurance rates going up about 50% this year nobody gets a raise, but they will still get their health insurance. and women see this impact on the family budget, and it is kitchen table economics. they are worried about that. children, and then they hear these numbers coming out of d.c. that there is a $19.3 trillion debt, and it is going to be passed on to future generations. and as the cost of interest goes up, what it takes at of the budget is going to be an increasing percentage great how my kids ever going to pay for this? i'm struggling more now because of obamacare, and the say this debt is out there? we have to work that number down. and begin to stop deficit

spending. and get the debt under control. the third thing is retirement security. women are the caregivers, and the elderlyng at people and the children they have to pay for wait a minute, we have never set up trust funds for social security, never stabilize this situation, in the answer is, yes, it has not been done. it is imperative that we turn an eye toward what is happening with retirement security for our near seniors and our seniors. those three issues are what women are focusing on. do they trust hillary clinton to tell them the truth about these? absolutely not. because hillary clinton does not have a record of telling the .ruth about issues she throws her hands up and says, what difference does it

make? the american people, it makes a tremendous amount of difference. you want to be secure in your home, you want to be secure in your communities, if you want your children to his horror as they go to school and to events or maybe somewhere else on the globe to study, it makes a different. when you are caring for elderly relatives, it's a different that medicare and social security, which they have orientated to come is there for them. and when you look at the word filed on hillary clinton, untrustworthy, liar, those are the words that come up most often. i think her polling shows right around 1/3 of the people in the country believe her. and we know have a tremendous story to tell with a great candidate and a great running mate, and we as women have so

many reasons to be out there caller:ris is our goal, to do our part, to make our nation safe and productive. so excited to be part of the team to do this, and i will leave you with one little thing. a lot of people to not what they hear on the evening news, and we know that, so that is an opening for you. i would remind you, the major news networks, abc is all about clinton, nbc is nothing but clinton, cnn, which i'm going to in a few minutes, is the clinton news network, and god bless cbs, they did it themselves, it is .hat clinton b.s/ network, so there you go. thank you. marcia has been such a great

leader also do things for women, but one project dear to my heart, i'm one of the founders of the national women's history museum, and marcia has carried her legislation to have a commission that will report in november that will give us a site on the national mall to have a national women's history museum built, with private money, with private money. but in keeping with that, our hawaii delegation are also passionate about the women's history museum, and they made marcia a lei. the greatelebrate work you are doing on the museum and your support for donald trump. >> thank you. >> please give congresswoman

blackburn at hand. what a great job. we have known this lady for quite sometime, and she is truly a fighter of women's causes. we respect her very much and are so glad she got to join us today. we will continue, and we would like for ashton carter to come up. she will speak to us. she is the director of grassroots for an independent women's voice from and she has interesting data to show us very pleased get ashley -- to show us. please give ashley a hand. >> good morning. it is good to be here today and it is an honor to speak with this esteemed group of women and be able to contribute information regarding recent data on women's perceptions of the republican nominee, donald trump. this is especially important because women account for more

than half the population, half of all voters, and nearly half of all independents. my organization, independent women's voice the fight for women and families by expanding greater for support for policy and political campaigns that advance prosperity, freedom from a greater choices. byause it is motivated not part iy, but by philosophy. it shares free market ideas with women and independents. the have a track record of asking different questions, approaching problems creatively, and seeing opportunities where most others have not. we fight that this latest battles such as the government takeover of health care, promote sound economic policies, and do the research and testing make our messages more effective in the promotion of limited

government, free markets, and personal responsibility, to ensure mainstream women's voices are heard. recently, we conducted several focus groups both female trump supporters and undecided voters. we came away with some preliminary takeaways that were found useful. please note that these results are not the opinion of iwv, but are an independent analysis. and among truck supporters, -- trump supporters of that even trump's most diehard fans have been aware that as ulcers of issues, comments, history of approach, and people that may find objectionable, but in his view is the kind of unconventional candidate that is needed to get the job done. trump supporters also understand that some of his comments and

ideas can ruffle some people's feathers, but they appreciate his candor and feel he did this to garner the attention and get people talking about important issues. they say a lot what he says makes sense to them, and they cite examples in their everyday lives. they say he says many things that they themselves are thinking. both republican voters and trump supporters expect other republican politicians to support truck at this point, even if -- trump at this fourth, even if he was not there or result pick. is supporting trump feet and the perception of the republican party being divided. they believe it is time to unite with. -- unite to win. and language matters.

many people will not say that they are trump supporters, a statement which may reflect on their own beliefs and associations, but they say they will vote for trump. associatedcess is appearing genuine and passionate concern with the direction of america. they believe he says what he thinks, which they agree sometimes get them into trouble, for the most part, they admire it. clinton,rast this to whom they believe will say anything to get elected, is looking only to benefit herself, and, frankly, is a liar. they want america first and believe that members of both parties have enacted policies and trade deals that have hurt a lot of american people, specifically working-class people. they say he has gotten them

interested and involved in this election and can in many cases be supporters -- in many cases these supporters can repeat his comments and general policies. they tend to all parties in the same and same truck is somewhat conservative and/or moderate, or that he cannot be characterized at all, which a lot of people like. and is a threat to establishment politicians in both parties. team will hold people accountable -- he will hold people accountable to get things done. if you are focus groups found they would vote republican no matter who the candidate was, but the majority thought he was the best candidate at this point, even those who originally backed another republican in the

primaries. their strongest concerns across the board -- and this goes with supporters and undecideds -- our jobs, as congresswoman leopard noted. blackburnswoman noted, infrastructure, bringing jobs back, lowering taxes, immigration reform, and safety. that includes terrorism here and internationally. less regulation, health care military,ong government accountability, and the courts. note they did not mention government debt, family values, smaller government, entitlement reforms, jekyll-down economics -- the things typically focused on by many republicans. voters find that

donald trump's tone is sometimes bullying and unpolished. agreegh many admit they with his ideas, they are put off with the way he says things. they are looking for trouble moderate his tone going forward -- they are looking for trump to moderate his tone going forward. the undecideds are more reassurance before making their final decision, and we are looking for some modulation as the campaign continues and more detail on how he will achieve his policy goals. they noted the importance of who trump surrounds himself with, pick, will bev.p. an important part of their

consideration. appeal, donald trump's is based on his passion for america and genuine concern with the health of the nation. she is perceived as having good as the skills, she can apply to his presidency. in fact, trump's business experience mirrors the association voters have with the republican party. it is perceived to be more financially savvy than other .e., taxes, economic policies, and they believe that it has handled economic issues well in the past eight years. since the economy is at the forefront of voters' minds, the republican party and trump have a unique advantage over the democrats to push this aspect. trump has clear advantages over hillary clinton in terms of

perceptions that he will be able to improve the economy due to his business savvy and superiority in his knowledge and experience of bringing businesses back to the u.s. and his focus on the middle class. it is not politics as usual. for both the national and immediate economy, business growth, higher quality of life, inaffordability should be the focus -- and affordability should be the focus. aserates tend to see him power-hungry. trump is also perceived by undecided women voters as having the ability to make real change happen by simply saying what should be said. his is support -- thus, supporters identify as people

who are ready for real change and feel it is time for america to come first. voters want someone who will take a stand and say what they mean. freell, women photos and there may be -- women voters agree there may be a certain amount of uncertainty with charm, especially internationally, but they see more benefits to having an outsider who is not owned by anyone come in and shake things up, especially in washington. >> yes! want to try something different, and they believe he will use his strong negotiating skills as a successful businessman to get a good deal for america. this, my friends, is something that we can all get behind. thank you.

>> we want to thank ashley for that incredible information. let's give her a hand. that was awesome. voice independent women's has just proven all the t, hasn't incorrect hasn' it? we need to be talking out loud and vocally one support donald trump. he is not perfect, but neither am i. is anybody in this room perfect? no, but we are proud to support that man. i want to give a shout out for cleveland. incrediblytell how suitable and wonderful -- would you all not agree? i mean -- from the moment we got off the airplane, to today, i daresay i have had no one be ugly -- just the most wonderful people, very clean city, and our police

officers, and security, let's all give them a big hand. all those naysayers who say that cleveland is not safe, that is not true, because they have done a fantastic job, so we want to applaud them as well. so now i hope you are ready. are you ready, ladies? so we are going to do this guest first. i am a little tease. sorry about that. he is going to come up, and he is our state coordinator for women vote trump, and she will yes, in ohio -- and she will talk to you about why she decided to be our state coordinator and why she is supporting donald trump, and she

has a fantastic story, so please give her a hand. that evening, ladies and gentlemen. i am so honored to have been asked to speak on behalf of of our wonderful state. welcome, everybody, and i am glad you are enjoying our hospitality. let me give you a little bit about myself. obviously, a noncelebrity, thank god. certifiedrd practicing pediatrician who love's children, and i have raised my own three children. i also was a former for theional candidate ohio district 13, and currently sits as a health board member for the trouble county health mble countyu

health board districts. grew up in a dictatorial form of government when martial law was declared by then president marcos. i was 11, 12 years old when that happened. and obviously, i was apathetic. i did not get involved because i was too young to understand. and obviously, i saw a lot of people who were voicing out their opinions disappearing at that time. so i saw the atrocities of unbridled power. going back to mr. trump, his analysis of the current political environment and bodies embodies and embodies -- my fears of what might happen if we do not support it. when i was growing up, i looked

to the united states as my dream home country, and thank god i made it here. i went to the proper vetting process of legal integration, and obviously that is one of his foremost issues that is near and your to my heart, that i would like immigration to be one of those priorities that he needs to iron out at this time. with ay, i was involved person who is one of the cofounders of the women for trump when i was running for office as part of the doctors and patients organization to attempt to repeal obamacare. why did i get involved? because i was one of those passionate doctors who wanted to continue my personalized care and relationships with my patients. [applause] thank you.

i am going to turn a little bit emotional as i tell you the stories and comments that come from my patients that i have left, because i was forced to close my solo practice back when obamacare was passed because when i sat down with my accountant, he told me it was going to be prohibitive financially for me to continue my practice. i joined corporate medicine, and i am very happy with my institution, who has been wonderful with continuing the service that i started with my own practice. however, i still have a lot of colleagues who are private practitioners who want to continue their personalized care, but with the coming edicts obamacaren through that a lot of people do not know, they will be forced to also close their own solo

practices. and that is a major concern for me. finally, i was 21 years old when i walked 5 million filipinos to so myck our freedom, first and foremost appeal for mr. trump is that he embodies freedom of choice. i do not want to lose our freedom of choice for this country. me and go walk with to your voting precincts and vote for mr. trump this coming november election. they queue so much, and god bless america. -- thank you so much, and godless america. give her another hand. wow. what anpeople standing, incredible story, and she said she is not a celebrity, that in our eyes, she is, so we are

proud to have her on our team. we will have missed diamond and silkiss diamond and miss about why they are supporting donald trump, so please give them a hand. doing?are you all [indiscernible] i like that mes. all, if you noticed, we are black. >> that is right. >> and because we are glad that does not mean we have to vote democrat. that is right. >> we have come off the democratic plantation and we can vote for whoever we want to vote for. >> that is right. >> we do not need the media to feeding us a narrative, we can think for ourselves, and we

start to think of ourselves, and when we look at donald trump, see a man that never wavers, nor does he back out. that is what we love. i love everything about donald j. trump. he can do no wrong in my eyes. listen, we have a problem at the border that needs to be secure. and if you go home and secure your house and the white house is secure, then america's house should be secure. >> that is right. peopleave a problem with living in poverty, bidding in impoverished neighborhoods. we had the opportunity yesterday to go to the hood, and in case you do not know what the hood i s, the hood is a place where

people gravitate to, people who in party or bad areas, and we were able to look around and see some things. we have to get jobs back where people are thriving again. >> that is right. underhave been sitting up the same administration for almost eight years. signing trade these to outsource good jobs. people are tired of being unemployed or underemployed. an obama phone. give them their own job and they can get their own phone. get them their job. and we look at this administration, compared to donald trump, a man that wants to bring back jobs, wants to bring back law and order, wants to unite this country and bring back spirit.

that is what we see when we look at donald j trump. he has been in the public eye yearsmost 3 30 or 40 and they are starting calling him out of his they until he started running against democrats. and let me tell you something -- they do not stop losers of what they will always try to stop a winner. he is winning, you all. he is winning. >> he is winning. and he is going to be the 45th president of the united states. >> that is right. >> they better get used to calling him president trump. you got something you got to say? >> i have a little bit. we voted for donald trump because we know he is a job creator. >> he can create some jobs. how many jobs have eluded created? created?illary >> not a one.

>> unless you're talking about the ones that -- >> and he is a motivator. how many people have motivated you? that is the only thing she is motivating you for. for somebody that wants to keep us -- >> and he is a good negotiator. >> how many things have hillary clinton negotiated? wait a minute, because you all know. they left the crook off the hook the other day, so maybe she negotiated with her husband. r know what, system is igged and hillary clinton is a crook. , and we are not letting another crook off the hook. we are not letting another crook also, you all. cometrange things she did

if the average american person do that today, you're going to jail. how is that we have a system that only works so much for the elites, the rest of the people, you are going to jail? that's physics the system so it works for everybody, -- let's fix the system so it works for everybody. and when we look at trump, he will clean up this insider mess. that is what he is going to do. this is what everybody should do. if you are not registered to vote, and i know we're on c-span, so in case we're out make sure you get registered to vote, and when you vote, you want to make sure you vote for donald j. trump. he is -- ditch and switch. >> we had to come off the democratic plantation so we can vote for trump. we were so inspired by that we

started something called the ditch and switch movement back in september, because we wanted more democrats to come on off that democratic plantation. you feed me a fish, all you will make me fat because i will just sit and eat it. but if you show me how to fish, you do not have to feed me, i can get myself. >> that's right. yes. >> so that ditch and switch movement, that may have helped a little bit with the movement for people to get out and vote, so switch.com, sond you can register to vote so you can vote for donald trump in the election. listen, you all, this is pure passion, i have never been like this aanything day of my life, but i am so excited to be part of history.

we were just talking about donald trump. talking about somebody that wants to make this place great again. he is the only one that has the master plan to do it. and it is up to us to get behind cnn ord no matter what cbs -- whatever they tried to push -- always are never they are only going to try to stop winners. they are not going to do nothing if you are losing. is spendington billions of dollars, spending millions of dollars to stop donald j. trump. every chance our current president gets on a national platform, he takes the opportunity to throw donald trump under the bus. instead of from donald trump under the bus, how about throwing isis under the bus? >> yeah!

>> how about trying to figure out why we have americans wanting to gun down our law enforcement officers? >> yeah. >> how about fixing up these infrastructures so people can thrive again? use the time that you got wisely, instead of taking the time to throw dump truck under the bus because he is going to be the 45th president of the united states. now are you on the trump's train? are we all aboard? >> yes!

>> oh my goodness, let's give them another hand. [applause] >> we also wanted to recognize becky johnson of the national federation of republican women. we appreciate your support as well. i will call somebody out in the audience. you love women that vote trump, so, here, come up here. i love the hat as well. take a bow for the camera. men love women who vote trump. [applause] don't let the naysayers fool you. do make sure you get a good picture of that. give him another hand.

women vote trump.com, that is reason get that shirt. [applause] end, i wanted to do a little bit of a question and answer for you guys. we don't have a lot of time. i wanted to note something. dr., i am sure you will agree with this. or not a lot of people know about this, so i will read this to you and help you become or knowledgeable when you are talking to people about women that support donald trump. donald trump has promised to fire and that any correct executives that let veterans down and upset the v.a. policies younger veterans. what a great thing. let's give him a hand for that. [applause] >> now here is the part many of you don't know about donald trump, which i find interesting the news media does not talk about this. this is a quote mr. trump.

many va hospital's don't permanently staff ob/gyn doctors shows in order lack of disrespect -- respect for the growing number of female veterans. i could not agree, mr. trump -- agree more, mr. trump. the news media will not report this. we want everyone to know what the truth is. it is not a women problem for trump for most women that support him. the women problem comes from the media and the propaganda. he also said he would have mental health programs for veterans, incentivizing companies to hire veterans. the news media again and liberals lead you to believe donald trump does not care about women. have you heard that? news media? no, so take that holland discuss that as well. -- take that home and discuss

that as well. if anyone can answer these questions, when i asked these,,, and we will let you answer them. -- come up, and we will let you answer them. why do you think -- i know their weight touched on this -- we touched on this, why do you think they are playing the hillary card so much? why did it say just because we are women we automatically vote for here? we know she is a successful woman, but why do you think they keep playing that card, can someone answer that for me? well, there is a couple of reasons. the democratic party plays identity politics. it is divide and conquer.

categorizing people, putting them in boxes is something they do well. on the hillary card, it is specifically women, i have a democratic strategist tell me years ago they make conscious decisions, they knew they were losing men. they made a conscious decision to try and change their approach to win over women. they did it in many of the ways we are talking about, trying to keep them on the plantation, by convincing them they needed government to be able to stand up to do things for their families and children. in fact, that is a lie. this is a planned strategy they have carried out. they use identity politics, and identify needs for government favors, government programs in order for them to survive. it is not true. [applause] jennifer: now i will direct this question to diamond and silk,

are you ready ladies? all right. they talk about national security. let's go back to hillary clinton . we are all about exposing the truth about what she says, her own words. we don't have to say much. she says a lot. diamond and silk, we are curious to know, what do you think about the e-mail scandal and the national security? her being the secretary of state ? we have been told, leaders tell us, she broke a federal law. what is your opinion on that, and have do you feel about her being our next president of the united states? i think when you break federal laws, you should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. >> that is right. >> she should have been indicted. >> yes. >> and off the record, martha stewart lied to the fbi. she was jailed.

>> that is right. >> how is it hillary clinton lied but they do not anything about it? and she was careless. and you'd want someone like that running our country? you cannot run the national security correctly, stand up to osama bin laden, how are you going to protect millions of americans? >> she needs to be jailed. >> that is right. [applause] jennifer hulsey: do we have any questions from the audience someone would like to ask? it is ok if you don't. yes, go ahead. >> [indiscernible] i happen to be on the board with catherine [indiscernible] fighting against obamacare. i think the major problem that

we have in the republican party -- i am getting to my question -- is that we do not accept people with what these women were talking about. we were fortunate to be at the premiere last night. i recommend everybody watch that. and insas [indiscernible] will tell you [indiscernible] and there are people who say never trump. i will never vote for that man. there are others who are going to elect hillary. i think the message that we have sent is the fact that whether you like it or don't like tunnel trump, you need to look at the issues around him. i am a health care policy advisor. they do not look [indiscernible] that we have had from the republican party for a long time.

my question to you is, how do we get the message out to those who never trump, women and men who are good, strong republicans, but they have a real problem with us thinking donald trump is not a republican. getting the message out, you need to understand hillary clinton really is, if you think you are ok with four more years of hillary, whether you like trump or not, you need to support him. jennifer hulsey: i think first we need to have a conversation thet this is not about party but the country. it is appointing there are so many people involved in quality -- party politics that are not here now. they are hurting themselves. their own personal interests. i think you know who i am talking about. right now we are in a healing time where we still have these

, cruise apers delicate talking about an uprising going on during the convention. we will see some things. i don't think it will be successful, but it is their last cry, maybe. i am sympathetic. toneed to give them time breathe and heal. as the summer goes on and especially next week when hillary clinton is having her, when the dems are having their convention and she is being nominated for that party, i think they may start thinking about things in a different light. i have learned in my involvement in politics, you cannot go out there and teach anyone anything, tell them how that should be. you need to ask questions and have a conversation and plant seeds in their head. probably comeill around. some of them probably won't, but most of them will come around, but they may not ever tell you about it, and do it publicly. that is the most important

thing, is to plant those season have the conversation. >> [indiscernible] >> speaking as working americans, i want people, when they asked me in the hospital when i think about those never supporters, is, just tell them, i want you guys to go past rhetoric and sound advice, and look at your kids and focus on the future you want for your children and the generation. a you can see that there is hope and a future for them to have freedom of choice with hillary clinton, by all means support her. but by not supporting donald trump. but i shared with you my story, so that is why i firmly believe that mr. trump embodies freedom of choice, and that is what we need to tell them.

[applause] and i agree with the comments that came before. one of the reasons we formed a group like women vote trump, and it has become the home and coalition of all of the different groups that are supporting trump that are female based is because we are part of how you get the word out. we are already starting to do it through social media, trying to raise money and put things out on standard broadcast to reach people who are not on hundred media. follow that with different groups coming out, supporting groups that are supporting trump, that will be another way to get out. you will have to do advertising. it is interesting, because i know folks around trump say he a fewut a tweet, he gets million people engaged in a conversation, and that is great. but what about all the people we know that are not on twitter, that don't follow twitter? we are reaching a certain part

of the electorate, but there is a lot more. we have got to go back to the standard and pay for advertising to get it out there. and that which the trump campaign does not do, groups like ours will do. so support for groups like ours is extremely important. i want to thank the people who were make it -- able to make it through the barricades to get here today. and also the people here earlier , they had to leave because they had other events. it was interesting in putting this event together, getting the word out to your questions. getting c-span involved, that was important. c-span is a great unfiltered, unbiased source, and that is way they are proud to be -- we are proud they are here today. [applause] >> i just asked ashley if the independent polling voices is available, and -- ok.

some of theke points that i spoke about today available, if you could just come see me at the end. we want to thank you for coming today. sorry we can't take any more questions for c-span, but we welcome you to stay after and we will be with happy to answer questions. all of these wonderful ladies, thank you for your questions. we at women vote trump want to help you be that voice. we need your help. we need donations. we are not with a campaign. as you all know, hillary clinton has a huge outside source helping her raise money. what we want to do is get these advertisement -- i cannot say the word -- advertisement -- that is my southern coming out -- to let people know that women know the true voice and they

know what is really going on. trump.com,nvote come to our social media pages, we will let you know what is going on. we will be in all 50 states. thank you for coming. we appreciate you today. we hope you have a great time at the convention. please get all of our panelists around of applause. [applause] thank you again. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: c-span, greeted by america's television companies. live coverage of every republican and democratic convention brought to you as a public service i your cable or satellite provider. the view from outside the quicken loans arena, site of the 2016 republican national convention. inside the arena this afternoon, some delegates trying to force a vote on changing the rules.

those delegates from the so-called never trump movement want to allow delegates pledged to donald trump to support another candidate to be the republican nominee. their effort was not successful, but [indiscernible] without objection, the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, and the resolution is agreed to. without that, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. [cheers] the chair now recognizes the delegate from the state of west virginia for the purpose of altering a resolution -- authoring of resolution.

chairman, i am melanie kotter from west virginia. i offer the following resolution and ask for immediate consideration. resolved and report the committee on platform, being considered as adopted. mr. chairman, for purposes explained in the report only, i am honored to yield to the senator john barrasso, governor aaron, and [indiscernible] >> i now have the honor of recognizing the chairman of the platform committee, united states senator john barrasso.

[cheers] order, point of order, point of order. >> you cannot ignore the delegates. >> point of order. states.st represent 50 you cannot ignore the delegates. turn on the microphone. point of order. >> i am not going to do this here. >> [indiscernible]

>> you are ignoring delegates who have been elected to this convention. usa.usa, [indiscernible] >> point of order, point of order.point of party unity. >> this is not how you unify the american -- the republican party. 11 states, the majority of the delegates from 11 states have submitted written petitions asking for a rollcall.

[indiscernible] that is all we are wanting. something that is array provided for. that is not so much. i cannot fathom what they are thinking, why this makes sense. is are the same people around the country who need to be the engine for our nominee. and in the months leading up to november. those calling for unity, calling for unity, need to keep that in mind. if they want unity, they need to be respectful of the delegates. it is not clear what they have done. the podium has been abandoned. it was the one standing at the podium. -- there is no one standing at

the podium. your guess is as good as mine. i have no right to occupy that podium, and i don't want to occupy that podium. what i want is a rollcall vote, which is all right for delegates. speak too be able to the rules committee. i don't know what you mean by what would that prove. it is what you do at conventions. >> what is the goal then? >> to improve the rules. life, never in all my going on six years in the united -- before that, a lifelong republican, never seen anything like this.

it is unprecedented in parliamentary procedure. there is a precedent in the rules of the republican national convention. uncharted in territory. someone else [indiscernible] i have never seen the chair abandoned like that. they've abandoned the stage. >> what can you do, the committee? in this sense, people would raise a point of order, make a motion. that would be as well, that would be delicate -- dealt with by the chair. when he abandons his post, as happens moments ago, there was no rule for that. it is completely unheard of. for the chair in any parliamentary situation to just walk off the post. maybe there was a medical emergency. his mom called with bad news from home, i don't know.

but it doesn't have an explanation. >> the rules of the republican party under rule 39, a majority of the delegates [indiscernible] a rollcall vote, it is a non-debatable vote. want a rollcall vote, they yell alabama, alaska, so one, and people raise their votes. how many for and how many against. that is a rollcall vote. that is all we are asking or here. -- asking for here. they sent a lot of people out of your already. -- out of here already.

[indiscernible] >> but as for the convention is for, a rollcall vote. if that is too much to handle, i have got questions about this. it does not make any sense. >> how many votes would you get if you had a rollcall vote? >> i don't know, that is why we are asking for a rollcall vote. it would not surprise me if it were that high, but i don't know. youow many states did submit? >> there were 11 states. 11 states had a majority of the delegates signed a petition saying, we would like to have a

rollcall vote on the rules. this is the first thing you do in a convention, you vote on rules that will govern the convention. very normal. of for someheard money wants to have a rollcall vote. so we followed the convention rules, we submitted additions. my state, 10 other states committed additions like those. -- petitions like those. i have no idea what is going on right now. this is real. i mean, the chair walked off the stage. he has completely abandoned his post. meanwhile, do you see a jazz band? they are doing a great job playing music. i don't know what the song is, but it is a nice am a soothing rhythm. it is strange, at a political convention, people have taken time off of work and come from all over the unit states to be

here. -- united states to be here. people can be unheard anywhere, at work, at home with their friends. people don't travel 300 miles to be here and not be heard at their own parties national convention. do they completely not even take up this? here you go. delegates, once again, i need your help in your cooperation. -- and your cooperation. without objection, the chair will put the question on adoption of the report. from the committee on rules.

hallhair would remind the that it is absolutely critical that we are able to discern the nays. om the those in favor of the rules package will say aye. >> aye! womack: those opposed shall say, no. >> no! steve womack: in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it.

[some chanting "no"] point of order, mr. chair. vote, rollcall vote, rollcall vote, rollcall vote, rollcall vote, rollcall vote, rollcall vote, rollcall vote. [continue] >> point of order. steve womack: is anybody seeking recognition? >> point of order. point of order.

>> turn on the microphone so we can be heard. steve womack: the chair, the chair recognizes the delegate from utah. [cheers] [booing] feel right, i make a motion that we have a rollcall vote on the rules. [booing] [cheers] [gavel] steve womack: the secretary received a request from a total of nine states requesting a rollcall vote on adoption of report of the committee on rules. subsequently, the secretary causedd withdraws, which

three states to fall below the threshold required under the rules. accordingly -- [cheers] accordingly, the chair has found insufficient support for the request for a record vote. [cheers] [booing] [chanting "trump"] steve womack: ok [indiscernible]

[gavel] >> point of information? steve womack: the chair note recognizes the delegate from the state of west virginia for the purposes of authoring a resignation. kotter from west virginia. i offer the following resolution and ask for it immediate consideration. resolved the report on the platform be considered as adopted. mr. chairman, for the purposes of explaining the report only, i am honored to yield to the cochairs of the committee, senator john barrasso, governor mary fallin, and congresswoman virginia foxx. thank you.