devos on secretary betsy in daytona beach, florida, aero . and president of jet, executive chairman of starbucks, howard schultz, university, elizabeth warren, and senator portman at ashlyn university in ohio. his saturday night 8 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: if you want to give us thoughts on things you have eard today during open phones, 202-748-8000 for democrats. republicans, 202-748-8001. 202-748-8002.call nd also post on our twitter page at c-span wj, and acebook.com/c-span cht want to

a story about senator tom hospitalized after race in d.c. ambulance n away via wednesday morning. he is 57, he was seen on the administered -- 15 to 20 minutes into the race started 8 a.m. the three-mile race was being eld at southeast part of the city. appeared unconscious, was revived and breathing when taken away by the ambulance. from the team race, he was participating in the race, an annual event here. he was leading his own team, ap revived and breathing when taken away by the tillis, the senate in 2014. there were pictures, associated press showing of the race and being tillis, administered cpr. no updates after that, but that on that.date chelsea manning in the news

saying from the associated press, she has been eportedly released from a kansas military prison after serving seven years there. that is just some updates of on.t is going the other news events happening throughout the week. ryan expectedpaul to comment on memos concerning president trump, which we talked about earlier. again, wrap these things in open the numbers are on the screen. louise, go ahead. caller: good morning. i want to make a comment about he was on when earlier, and one of the callers he wouldd asked him if put his hand on a stack of say that he felt like that president trump was an honest man. then he kept talking about rick governor, was our

being put in head of the energy excited he nd how was about that. rick perry, when he was running president himself, wanted to do away with the energy but anyway, my real that whole time he howrunning, he talked about stupid perry was and even if he bought himself new glasses to smarter, that didn't stupid. the fact he was he is smart enough to be put energy e of his department. so if mr. wilson doesn't think dishonesty i'd like o know what he considers dishonest. host: you may have missed that egment with representative joe

wilson earlier this morning. if you did and want to see the ontext of what the viewer was talking about, go to c-span.org. interviews on the "washington journal" page. other information there, as well, elaine chao hearing we you about earlier, you can see at c-span.org. that is the website. in chicago, illinois, hi there. line, caller: hi. hello. i'm calling to say that the democrats are hating trump and give you the reasons why. one reason is because they are and hurt. trump woke them up and embarrassed them. embarrassed them by telling hem how they do not support their recipients and their feelrters and he made them embarrassed. when he won and they lost, they they had ake the fact been called out and shown up for what they are, a bunch of hypocrites.

so they hate him and want him out of office so they don't look and feel so bad and trying to take away the pain they have. are doing this specifically how? caller: by ignoring the problems have.rats they are ignoring the problems that the sanctuary cities have, pain of people being shot the day, the kids, underemployed black people being inner and shot in the cities, how they are ignoring it and upporting the illegals giving them business opportunities. i talk to people and they tell e the same story, they are being ignored and they are helping illegals and people who come here. democrats don't want people to know this. they want to keep the money, the and support people they want to bring in. addison, from sara, mississippi, democrats line. saw r: yes, i finally

representative wilson. this,ow, no one is saying but i remember the first time made the dent obama speech to the nation and he was said, you lie.ho he never did apologize for that. hate to say this, i think the republicans are going through what they are going through right now because of what they to obama, both administrations, that is all i to say. what go around come around. thank you. phones, ain, open 202-748-8000 for democrats. republicans.for 202-748-8002.nts, one issue that came out of the house debate back and forth obamacare, that of waivers, waivers that would

aplay for various states to be relieved of responsibilities. reports the mes white house is pressing states to request waivers saying the tuesday inistration encouraged states to ask for bamacare waivers to set up high-risk pool to begin to adopt key parts of the g.o.p. repeal passed the bill through congress, formerly known -- 1332 waivers in ng the obamacare debate way of letting states keep federal money and escape to ates to find better way ensure their residents get health coverage. 2017, hhs had time o approve one application from hawaii, proposed technical claim. to small business now the trump administration is harness waivers to give path to move away from ffordable care act, obamacare

constraint and congress works to pass repeal. south carolina next, here is independent line. caller: yes, sir, good morning, sir. okay?g me host: yes, sir, go ahead. disagree u know, i with the other independent caller who called earlier blaming everything on the democrats. are -- g.o.p., they think they know everything and a thing.w uphold trump like drinking the koolade, like the people how m jones, unbelievable you drink that trump koolade. they dead wrong, dead wrong. sir, also, bring american people to -- back in november, i know been over and all this, we had a chance to create history. chance for the first woman president ever. many countries already had women eaders, prime ministers and

all. know, we ders, you behind on this. anyway, we had chance to make instead we have chaos. i mean, donald trump, one thing after another. how could you possibly, ven if you are republican, uphold him. why, what is the big deal? koolade is mp poisonous, got to get to you at point. the republican leadership will stand up and say, hey, make this accountable. host: joe in south carolina, president trump held a forum ith the turkish president yesterday, part thaf press conference, at least what that, mr. trump was asked about the meeting he had in the oval office with the ussian foreign minister and ambassador, the information shared during that meeting, here he had to say about it. meetingt trump: we had

with the foreign minister of russia. general inst isis as mcmaster said, i thought he said and i know he feels we had a with the foreign minister, so we're going to have the of great success over next coming years and want to get as many we can to fight possible and that is one of the beautiful things that is happening with turkey, we have ionship that together will be unbeatable. line, meridith island, florida, hello, priscilla. caller: good morning. host: morning. that : i wanted to say maxine waters is shooting her impeaching the president, give him a chance, he hasn't even been in four months. i mean, with all the negative press and all that is coming out going on, i at is do a that they need to

investigation into where all this is coming from. if they had listened to joe had n, the democrats, they the congress two years back, we ould probably be in the big mess we're in right now. a do nothing president prior to trump. him do his job. he's not part of the establishment. et's be patient and give congress and everybody and put made-up stories r do investigations, let the investigator dos their work and e can maybe have quiet, calm, united states, again. the democrats don't want this to let up. thank you very much. host: georgia, democrats line.

hello. caller: good morning and good morning, c-span. caller, it is not that we're not giving him a hance, i mean, i've heard republicans just say so many times since president trump has office, give him a chance, when he's doing such a to, job, you know, we have as a country, speak up and say something about it. worst he is off to the start of any president in and i think that is across the planet in any country. a elieve right now he has lower approval rating than if you eah, it is like talk about give him a chance, he is messing things up right now. know, there is collusion investigation e that. thell lead to fact he asked comey about the investigation shows he tried to

that the united states and relationship was at an all-time low, but yucking it the ambassador inside the oval office. these were pictures that the out.ians put it was something that the resident was trying to hide to show that he does have a cozy relationship with russia, but et, still goes out telling the american peep they'll we're at all-time low. i just don't believe that, so to republicans out there, when the president is messing in office ly been four months, but, you know, hey, years, imagine the damage he can do to the country. host: budget director, mulva ney served the state of south and there was a special election, the process of electing who would take his place. the state newspaper highlights ralph norman, who won

over tommy pope in the runoff for congress. 200 votes separated the two out of the 35,000 votes cast. special bearer in june election to fill south carolina congressional seat. norman -- for the second time and at least on that gamble seemed to pay off. the closeness of the vote with win, 17722 and pope according to unofficial return would trigger automatic recount. goes on to say a little bit about the men involved and it you can little more, see the rest of the story about this run-off race in the state newspaper this morning. in new york, independent line. caller: yes. to say this and good morning, pedro. host: good morning.

know, the that, you vladamir putin offered transcript of the meeting that the white house. this is the white house in the united states and we have a a transcripting us because we don't have any other, he offer today to congress. should take him up on it and compare the two. here is official record of it, even though united states recorders weren't allowed into that. blur the ntinuing to lines between what is false news, what is the truth and i night to the last different lawyers saying how twisted this whole thing has become. his is right in line with what donald trump does, is that he backs off nd then he and goes on to something else. we're going to be in a mess decide to find out what is the truth. i would like to take him up on that offer and compare the two. thank you. host: let's go to sheila, in kansas, republican line. caller: good morning.

you're on. caller: am i on? okay. i wish democrats in the house id senate with multi tasking, heard maxine waters say, incapable of doing work for the people. he wrote the affordable care act for their benefit and got it assed and i would like to see that anyone who takes donations from -- district of columbia, is office, according to his twitter account has picture of him which looks like he's in a hospital bed. well, looking forward to getting back to work, thanks wishes pray sxer well

and goes on to describe the race he was running for. tillis, from his twitter account. a video actually of him talking about it. here he is. >> hey, everybody, i'm fine, ust running about 2-1/2 miles in, got overheated, no cpr, no checking asures, just me out. see you back on the hill. host: there you have it as far status of his ondition, that is from senator tom tillis. tony, democrats line, alabama. caller: yes. what i'm calling about, this is obama doing this stuff that doing now. we have all kind of hearings, going on, stuff trump been lying since he been candidate. a what are they going to do about that? host: several sets of hearings going on looking at issues regarding russia. caller: but if this was obama,

would have more hearings, hillary, they did with they spent all that money doing what they y stuff, going to do for this? hey ain't doing nothing, they don't want to do nothing. all i got to say. ost: from virginia -- republican line. sorry, pushed wrong button. here we go. virginia, republican line, go ahead. caller: yes, good morning. okay, so i've been hearing a lot of calls about on here that you know, een, doing -- what i think we need to all, republicans and democrats and independents, we we to come together and need to, you know, see what is and i urge eryone the people that are watching probably that are unhappy with the way things oing, attend your town hall

meeting, you know, help out in know.ommunity, you nd then talk to congressmen or find where your congressman will be at a town hall and ask you know, nd then, some re he will have advice when he gets back to congress. thank you. in new jersey, democrats line. hello. good morning. years old, ii'm 81 happening ve what's in america. get better?oing to breeds violence. and the licans democrats, i think, have to get

do something to help everybody. for myself. and even my children more for my grandchildren the se everyone, republicans and the president anti-everything. host: when you say anti-everything, give me a specific example. he's anti-healthcare. rights.ple's he defys the constitution, i believe. host: when you say republicans ave to get together to do something in the moments we have left, specifically what? maybe impeachment. i'm with maxine waters. host: okay. for the welfare of the country. host: that's mickey in beverly

new jersey, according to other news sources, speaker expected to make comments before the cameras taking -- i expect talking about issues of the day. the house of representatives continues on with its business. them now. you to the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. may 17, 2017. i hereby appoint the honorable brian k. fitzpatrick to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair now will recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour