question, has the conversation started to take on any real substance? i think the answer is no. it has beenrritated over the last couple days about something he that it is finally official. we did not know they were running the short until recently. i have to be candid with you. when we reauthorize a short time ago, i'm questioning whether they knew that at the time, which they probably should have told me. host: welcome back. this morning, we are talking with all of you about political discourse in this country after what happened yesterday. scalisetative steve remains in critical condition, the hospital putting out a statement that the bullet -- his injuries are sensitive and reader -- he remains in critical

condition as the bullet caused .ajor internal bleeding yesterday, mr. trump and his wife visited. they arrived with fibers. they spoke with doctors and his wife privately for about 15 minutes. in light of what happened, what is going on? keep it down with your comments. phone number on your screen. long -- scott long -- us.t wong with

is the mood today on capitol hill? guest: i think the next steps we forhearing about our busy security. now that we have had time to digest what happened, we know from eyewitness accounts, the lawmakers and the staff, there is a discussion on both sides of of aisle, about how members congress can be more secure when it comes to doing their job, especially in the case of events where a large number of members are gathered, such as a congressional baseball practice.

-- these are times when members are gathered together in an open field, in most cases without any sort of police presence. the only reason as we all have of steve because 's security detail. --had two officers with them you tweeted out this hope mr.aying they

trump is next. we have seen a couple of somebody praising the sugar and threatening more violence. democrats have described receiving emails saying made a me -- maybe next. problem,erious especially in light of the very raucous health care debate over the glass several months. we have seen town hall meetings that have defended and to shine -- ia's

host: what have you heard about security what will happen at this game? guest: i think it is probably going to be one of the most secure locations in washington, tonight. paul would bring -- paul irving ,aid the game can go forward but they will stuff of security measures and of course, that was largely what this discussion focused on. members saying they feel that security for the average member is inadequate.

-- not only in their offices, but in their private homes. we have seen and number of members talked about how they are facing threats not only directed at themselves, but also their family and that has caused a major concerned in the part of members. host: appreciate your time. let's turn the conversation over to all of you. what do you think about political tone in this country? good morning, tommy. caller: thanks for taking my call. my heart goes out to the people hurt. signed an executive

-- r host: the feedback is difficult to understand it. remember to turn the television down and talk through your phone. -- goodgo ahead morning. my heart goes out to the people that were shot. the man seemed like a pretty sane man until yesterday. they showed him on tv protesting higher taxes. politics with other people and up until about right before donald trump got elected and going back to

personal -- present obama. -- there an argument racist.y i am a that is a nonstarter there. when donald trump gets elected the discussions i used to have were kind of civil and after he got elected, some of the discussions almost turned violent. that is so much the opposition hates president trump. i read something and said 216 more to go. and anylook on twitter person would have to believe that the hatred in this country lastone a lot worse before

november. host: do you think the president bears any responsibility? depends what he said. host: the new york times notes when he was on the campaign trail, when it came to hillary clinton he said last summer that second of them in -- second minute people could take action if hillary clinton were elected. don't agree with that. i don't believe with that. i'm a gun owner. we did. by those guns to kill anybody. i don't the -- agree with what donald trump said. things is he said what he thinks. host: people would hear that and

say it is ok for donald trump because he is not a politician? caller: i did not say that. that is one of the reasons people like donald trump. he gives you an answer whether you like or not. i not saying that's right or wrong. politicianstry, like that one caller blame democrats for everything that happened. politicians wanting host: wetheir point,

show viewers the sign you were referring to that the gunman was on april 17 in belleville illinois. showing steve felice. brackets, 20 million. i also want to show the front page of the louisiana paper with a picture of their congressman. said, congressman steve scalise in critical condition today. independent from texas. what you think? manyr: with this

congressman not able to do the say thewould like to -- try will learn thisn function without leadership. example, you want the irs eliminated? >> just like what resident glenn did. linda, a democrat from tennessee. caller: this is more in line with security than political tone light scott long -- scott

wong was talking about. senators likeatic claire mccaskill in -- in order to protest the repeal of the affordable care act and particularly on the senate side. now, i'm wondering what is going uphappen to me when i show collapsible chair and try to set up camp. should i buy a transparent fanny pack to make sure cops know i'm not packing. are they going to try to arrest me?

reps are already calling to have the placel offices where they never have to deal with constituents. what is going to happen to me? i'm not going to be able to protest the same way that tea party protesters were? are you worry about a protester not being there peacefully? fearm worried about the that has been engendered inside representatives in the way the cops are going to react to that -- they arecally afraid of some nutcase showing

protest andure that demonstration does not happen. is pennsylvania representative mike doyle. he held a press conference with a manager for the republicans. this is what he had to say yesterday about what he hopes will come from this incident. should not take in incident like this to bring us together. jill and i have been reflecting a lot lately just on how we can still maintain our principles and our legislative agenda. when the leadership of this country's civil towards one another, maybe the public will serve being civil towards one another.

mood in this the country so that people don't get filled up with this kind of hatred, but tonight, we want to be together. i would suggest that we would like to host the entire republican team. we want to have them to dinner. we are going to have both teams together and reflect upon this day and to share some food and drink in the to know each other a little better. you guys schedules will i need to attend and we look forward to the baseball game tomorrow and continuing this tradition. the game will go on.

we've just learned that the head can secure that they placevironment, the around members of congress will be playing again. we have congressman al green on the washington journal recently and he talks about death threats he had received after he called for mr. trump's impeachment. >> they have said some very ugly things and it is my opinion you cannot hide hey. you have to expose it because there are people who do not believe that the level of ugliness exists that i have to cope with. it so peoplepose can see there is a reality that some people don't experience the others have to live with so this

is why we have to expose it. what was said in essence is we will murder you, when she. give you a trial before we hang you. these are the kind of statements that we have to live with. people somehow believe they can intimidate you with lynching. congressman recently talking .bout the threats received martha miceli represents that district and reacted to that shooting.

>> we don't know yet what the .otivation is i think it is an important time for us to have a wake-up call. we talked to the -- talked about in the death threats. i hope that i was not accurate, but we are all americans. we stand together. an attack on one of us is an attack on all. the enemy is out there. so inemy is not my sus and hope that we as americans can see at a moment like this as we are asking questions and figuring out the motives, now more than ever is a time to unite and put our differences

aside. we are together as americans. jim, republican from virginia for is what are your thoughts? know if i'mn't republican, democrat, or independent. our opinions should be placed in .he context of the parents is i believe this and i believe this. enemy isest number one our politicians. they have created a divide among the people. money. of

i paid for the hotel room last night. i will pay for their lunch this afternoon. d.c. and often some of them end in leeping on the couch their offices. >> hallelujah. rarely that is true, but do i find things i'm told in reference to the government are -- no one at's checking up on people and you shouldn't have to, people should things, not because people are watching, but because of who they are as people.

and so, my thoughts are for who have been hurt, god bless them, i hope that they to eat ome tonight dinner with our family and love their children, but our nation appearance is going into war and then my ignorance, as i say, i have a one-sided view about so much. okay, all right, jim, hear fromicaty in raleigh, north carolina, independent. hi,icaty. caller: good morning. i want to concentrate on the of some of the callers, as i've been waiting. it is indicative of how citizens are u.s. potion toeen put in a remain since a surprise results of the election. is not just that esterday the tragedy might

still be that those people that were victimized, including the at practice might have the reality with of isk that simple event their day made them very well of, i think they should have some pause and understand hat that situation they were placed in, many citizens during exposed to.y are here's an issue of them having appropriate security because of functions they have in our government that u.s. that they ve elected represent us. "us" he rhetoric, the versus "them" strategy that is being used in washington, d.c. purely that, a strategy. leave my comment,

i'm embarrassed that when someone called in earlier this and they were discussing what happened yesterday, that program, st of this asked if the caller condoned the behavior yesterday. we all, in the united states, journalism to actually provide information so that alone can inform u.s. citizens. and i would appreciate that when callers call in that they wouldn't be challenged as to or far left when what we all need to do is come i would hope and you as a hostess would encourage that. was okay, katie, what i doing was offering the caller an pportunity to clarify his remarks. for anyone that might have misunderstood what he was trying to say. showed you earlier, congresswoman martha mcsally the former area of

giffords who was shot congress.e nothing she has taken up gun violence theention and co-founder of organization american for responsible solutions. she put out this statement doesn't saying, it matter if you are a democrat or a republican, nor a senator or staffer orive, nor a sworn officer, if you serve the institution of congress, you're colleagues, your current and former by shared sense of service to ideals far yourself.han this shooting is an attack on all who serve and all who participate in our democracy. heartbroken for the pain of congressman scalise, the other ictims and their family, friends and colleagues who survived, thankful for the courage of the capitol police, protectors after i was shot and became friends. i also know the courage it takes from a shooting like this and i know steve and there this morning have

such courage in great supply. et me show you congressman steve scalise, back in 2011, paying 12th of 2011, on the to gabby giffords floor. >> gentleman recognized for two minutes. >> thank you. with a heavy heart today i join my colleagues in respects to the senseless tragedy that took place last week in arizona. i extend prayers to those who lost their lives, the senseless tragedy that took wounded, ecovering and our dear colleague, gabby giffords, a works of congress who special enjoys all those she meets with desense and he kindness. was with her last week while we read the united states thetitution on the floor of house. gabby read from the bedrock of first amendment in direct reflection of her passion for interact withing represents, gabby read of the right of the people to

peaceably assemble. gathered in tucson were engaging in what should have peaceful activity, that is fundamental to our form of government. spending time with the who so proudly advocates on their behalf here n the united states house of representatives. among the fallen were a great a devoted wife, a servant, john roll, honorable judge, christina nine-year-old a girl who wanted to learn about government, and stottard, who life protecting and saving his wife. they are all in our thoughts and prayers. fathers made no mistake when they wanted to peaceably among democracy. t is a tragic reminder we must never waiver in steadfast support of first amendment and affords us everyday.

our colleague gabby, and all of those directly affected by the continue to heal from saturday's events, let us emember the victims and their loved one necessary our thoughts, prayers and in our actions. known and here have people throughout the nation are witnessing, gabby giffords is a fighter. let's keep in our prayers, the hope she once again joins us of this, on the floor the people's house. thank you. host: that was representative scalise back in 2011, paying tribute to gabby giffords after she was shot in a public shot nd steve scalise yesterday, by the gunman ritically wounded and will be undergoing more surgeries after yesterday. so, the president visiting mr. scalise yesterday and his wife alongely at the hospital, ith his wife, melania, and the capitol police officers that

were also on the scene. they were on detail for epresentative scalise because he's the third-ranking republican in leadership. they were there engaged in a shoot-out with the gunman, who was fatally injured. the congressional baseball game, though, is continuing this evening and take a look at the and r for republicans democrats. you can see the names there of be of those that will attending this evening and go on., as the game will of members of congress, many them have played this game many times over the years, joe barton, who says he came to 1985, he's been playing it, being part of it for he was coach and manager and last year republicans won for the first time. before yesterday's shooting, they ere joking hopefully could keep this winning streak going this year. we're having a conversation with

all of you about the tone in country, political far?ric, has it gone too jerry, democrat, thank you for waiting. go ahead. earlier in a, you the show mentioned something about hearings that were to ease restriction on silences on guns. host: yep. caller: when i listen to c-span statement i remember by caller, host or something, on right there will live until my dying day that they hearing sider having a to ease restriction on silencer and the thing was cancelled. as soon bring it back as this blows over and it will be back on the front burner. just insanity that the congress would even allow this on.ff to go this is where the stuff starts, it start necessary congress. hey don't do anything to prevent gun violence, they facilitate it, they are it, they are r

dealing with things people cross the country deal with on day-to-day basis. it is sad, too bad and i wish to senses andcome do something to really stop this nonsense going on. host: jerry, for those who missed it, headline "u.s.a. today," gun debate nonsense going on. host: jerry, gets fresh fo fodder. the hearing was among those wake led wednesday in the of the shooting, house of representatives suspended legislative activity, the bill, jeff the duncan, republican of south carolina, said he told police he shooter asked him in the parking lot of the baseball field whether as a republican or practice. the gun bill is shaping up to be the latest flash point in the gun debate. rights advocate say silencer protect hearings of sports shooters. the hearing gun

control advocates accused gun lobby back members of attempting to sneak dangerous provision into a larger bill. he hearing and protection act, the silencer provision is act ded in the sportsman passage, passed house in three congresss without the silencer provision. the share act gives access to fishing and ting, shooting. duncan hearing protection act would remove silencer from the firearms act, regulated silencers, along with machine guns for 80 years. the measure is backed by the national rifle association. texas, a ny, republican. ann, good morning to you. go ahead. morning.ood i would like to say that i am a i am also aublican, gun owner. the violence in this country, the one is attributing to

political climate. i have to comment that the political climate in this ountry has always been volatile. in the 1800s, members of ongress, in congress, were going over tables and pulling guns on each other. a gun issue. it is not a political issue. issue. mental health once we face that, you know, we way to solving the problem. ou have people who tear up cities during a sports event. you going to blame football for the violence? i do want to say, though, i was disappointed in the relationship who said that she e-mail stating that, you go., one down and 261 to as a member of congress, she hould have had a little more fortitude, that adds fuel to the file. why did she feel the need, turn police, but e

publicize it? mean, we need to all take a step back. democrats, republicans, it is to disagree right i don't one and what like what goes on with president trump, didn't like what went on that is ident obama, politics, you've always had this, we need as nation to have a serious mental health issue in this country. story you are referring to, the hill newspaper congresswoman claudia tinney, got an e-mail with that heading. cammeron, independent. caller: thank you for taking my call. host: good morning to you. do you think about political discourse? don't understand is i'm 27 years old, so i was orn in 1990 and just a brief thing, all i've seen and known is america to be in some sort of with some other

country, within itself. and it's talking about changing all i've known is changing the tone. what was the tone before it? 've seen in the past, four years we've seen riots, cops killing eople, people cops and random shootings like this. what was it before this time? i have never seen ti don't know if i will ever see it. will.ully i i don't killing cops understand what tone, what are we not looking at that for almost aying like 10 or 15 years that we're going to do? an n't know, if you have opinion on that, i would like to know, it doesn't make sense to me. in : all right. sharon dayton, ohio, good morning to you, a democrat. cheryl. go ahead. caller: i think congressman need to get down to business what they supposed to be doing and people. the host: okay. florida, sonville,

independent. hi, greg. caller: can you hear me? host: i can. go ahead. i think that the whole scenario, what you are seeing now in the united states actually began and i know people probably find criticism, but i think it actually began and i think that some of the falls on his y shoulder and that that the whol gingrich. arrived in ngrich congress back in the '80s, he ame in with the kind of verbal volatility to hurt what he gain from the enemy. the enemy for him was opposition party of the democrats. callers , some other would say democrats does that. there is a different in rhetoric was using and the kind of things that republicans into this. i know your time is limited. no one made any kind of discussion in the media, when men with armed

weapons at some engagements with president obama. he secret service didn't even do anything. they executed what was supposed to be their right to free speech carry arms, ht to they were within firing distance of the president of the united states. it wasn't that kind of constenation, even the kind of though nothing happened, god bless, but to have presidentiale to a speaking engagement with a weapon with that kind of olatility that was going on at that particular time. each again, you know, you hear media the criticism, even with some callers, with i'm not justma and saying that because he was african american, there was a ouble standard executed that elevated us to the point we are right now. host: okay. okay. got your point, greg in jacksonville, florida, independent. more of your calls, this here on ion continues the "washington journal" until the top of the hour. change in tone needed after targeted, that is

a question for all of you. we'll get to more calls. billy house joining us on he phone, he is with bloomberg to talk about security. billy house, let's start with basics. a t is the criteria for member of congress to get security detail? essentially right now to be assigned a security detail, which means having officers pitol police with you at almost all times, you have to be a house leader, chain of command. lawmakersy of all the on the field yesterday, steve scalise was only one with the detail. host: so if you don't have that ype of security, what do you have, as a member of congress, as we've learned, some members they receive t threats, too. including have, congresswoman penny from central new york saying she got a threat after the incident

yesterday morning. there is security certainly in capitol complex. and many of these lawmakers have district offices that are located in federal buildings. contacts with local police, who for instance, at gear up their security public events. they do not have anybody urrounding them or walking or driving them wherever they go, most don't, unless there is a been voiced as strictly at them. they are kind of out there. we've now that some and learned this in the last few days, some, more than one, pack of their own. but that is something that is not widespread. collins saying he will start carrying a gun. absolutely. there are rules about even members of congress carrying the capitol complex and back in their home states, they rules abide by the

there. but i've talked to sergeant of arms office today and they say that they have gotten a lot of calls from members of congress over the years and certainly isn't the only one that probably has a handgun omewhere in his office in the capitol. host: what sort of security measures are members talking bout taking now after what happened yesterday? uest: well, because of the early town hall controversys and over obamacare this year, the sergeant of arms had 2.2 million inted upgrades for members of security, including their home districts. members yesterday voiced that they wanted those things and more, among those items being looked at are so-called each offices put in that would link up directly for instance, if you are in florida, in tallahassee or wherever your district office is, link up local police e

immediately, but to the capitol olice hierarchy here in washington and other offices.ents to their as far as giving each member a detail of their own that, is ust financially and structurally not seen in the cards. host: all right, billy house, withessional correspondent bloomberg news, thank you. guest: thank you, bye-bye. host: back to calls. florida, republican. rick, it is your turn, tell us what you think about the debate political t is rhetoric that led to the situation yesterday. i think i agree a lot with that statement. democratic gentleman call in earlier saying he what d his mind with happened yesterday. his point, i believe, was liberals physically attacked anyone, not only representatives who have different view, what he was

saying was for example, black lives matter, other gangs go out nd attack elderly, disabled, businesses, there hasn't been a single incident where conservative or republicans have burned, attacked, threatened assassination of media, ts, mainstream rachel, al sharpton, late-night lot to docomedians, a with their fault. mainstream media is terrible about it. called in and trump,alking about donald he mentioned second amendment threat during the campaign, he are rying to explain there crazy people out there that would do stuff like that, he people to take up arms. the other gentleman talking around ing armed people the president. black panthers had ar-15s at democrats don't talk about that. total disrespect of the democrats in their sit-ins election. during the

election, hillary clinton said that asked donald trump if he accept a loss. democrats don't talk about that. rioted.party never police show up to defend people and property. it is okay am like with calling protest. a liar, always brings up lynching, you know. riots during the obama administration were a regular thing. antifa, ly democratic college adults, children, going out and disrespecting american society, fed up.why everybody is host: okay. rick, a republican in florida. democrat, rapids, good morning. caller: good morning. call. you for taking my yes, i'm calling in regard to his conquer and divide

mentality. the narrative seems to be pitting americans against due to race, sexual preference and that really ddressing the issue of economics and nobody wants to pay taxes at the top level to life better for everyone. when you talk about education or mean, i haven't seen jobs coming back, other than jobs and seems to me a lot of jobs are being lost. when it comes to what has happened, a terrible, tragic hing, you have to look to the white house. i mean, this man is calling and getting es people fired up and angry and many guns, i that mean, this is going to be a problem that is going to go on very, very long time, because there are so many guns ut there right now and it is up, old west, m

give me john wayne order. you know, when you talk about mental illness, it seems like, to pass hey going legislation that would bypass that, where there wasn't going background check on anyone who might possibly have a history of mental illness? just think that the people really need to look to themselves. i mean, god is the people. entity that to an no one has ever seen or heard other d look toward each and work together as a people. when you talk about -- roseann, we'll leave it there. "new york times" front page this and ng, furious at trump unhappy with way things were going, that is the quote there. the suspect's brother said mr. james hodgkinson was a critic of upset over last fall's election and intent on washington.test to more immediate motive for the late remained unclear

wednesday, his home was urrounded on the outskirts of belleville across the mississippi river from st. louis. it was reported the gunman was a supporter of bernie sanders, volunteered on the senator's presidential campaign. the senator went to the louis. it was floor of that chamber yesterday and talked about that connection to campaign.ential informed just been that the alleged shooter at the practice baseball this morning is someone who apparently volunteered on my campaign.al sickened by this d dispickable act and let me be as i can be. violence of any kind is and eptable in our society i condemn this action in the terms.st possible

real change can only come about nonviolent action and runs counter to our most deeply held american values. know i speak for the entire country in saying that my hopes and prayers are representative andise, congressional staff the capitol police officers who ere wounded make a quick and full recovery. i also want to thank the capitol heroic actions to prevent further harm. there enator sanders talking about the connection made between the gunman and his campaign.al saying that the news made him sickened. brooklyn, new york, robert, independent. you.morning to what do you think about the tone

of politics these days? caller: well, it seems to me the most important factors in setting up the current situation, where you and hostile ed fractions is when the supreme you. overturned the what do you fairness doctrine. i wonder if anything can be done it.einstate host: remind people what you are talking about. caller: that was requirement i have to have, admit, i don't know the details, essentially when you have one an argument presented, you have to have somebody else, omebody representing the opposite side in a debate, you now, something equivalent to debate, that enabled us to have shows like "firing line," or "open end," and now you have situations like fox news, which right-wing sidee of every issue, and msnbc, which akes left-wing side and never have to confront each other. host: okay, all right. the producer downstairs pulling wikipedia, it was

policy of the united states federal communication commission 1949, that in required holders of broadcast licenses to present issues of public importance and to do so in a anner that was in the commissioned view, honest, equitable and balanced. philadelphia, republican. good morning to you, john. caller: hello. air, john, on the good morning in philadelphia. a ler: yes, i like to make comment about that regard about shot and 216 -- [beeping] -- having problems hearing you, turn the television down. inda, auburndale, florida, democrat. caller: yes, thank you, greta and thank you c-span. what has happened in our nation is such a tragedy and you would want to come divided but we are so between party lines that we

it.'t even see through i'm so glad the caller before me talked about the fairness doctrine. defense of in c-span. when republicans don't like what they want to hear, they say, you are swaying the situation. democrats don't want to hear what they don't want to hear, they call in and blame c-span for everything. you are not going to find any is more fair that and balanced and people just ant to continue these party lines over their country, we decide to do that, we can come nation. as a we only want to hear what our side has to say, that is why want to watch fox, half want to watch nbc, critical to hear what the other side has to say and weigh it in the balance. continues toc-span do. you, you can continue to put the word out and you're doing fair and balanced session. god bless you and people, wake

up, and think. host: linda there in florida, democrat. this morning, " baseball fanker is with soft-glove approach inhouse. this piece about congressman 51, been a se, he is fixture in louisiana republican politics, served in louisiana legislature, played baseball and known for pressing ard on legislation that included many conservative bills and measure to better position destination. a film the state capital was where he mastered art of the personal relationship. in the 2016 election, mr. scalise cruised to victory with in a field of seven candidates. oil s been aggressive for and gas industry and for sportsman and small business owners, crusade against odd-frank endeared him to many n the district, like those who

huma.ot donuts in in "u.s.a. today," life saving actions, referring to speaker of the house, his speech yesterday n the floor, "u.s.a. today" noting two capitol hill police but s, they were wounded, are in good condition. zack barth, tims, and republican of texas was listed in stable condition, matt mika, lobbyist for tyson food and former congressional aide shot and was in critical condition in addition to mr. third-ranking republican in the chamber, who critical you also in condition today. like i was back in iraq, that is "u.s.a. today." an ohio congressman, ex-army again oncalled to duty that ball field yesterday. a republican from cincinnati,

neighborhood of columbus, to cutosa, used scissors through steve scalise pant leg to get to the wound. wintrup was d cnn, a surgeon, police were among five wounded in the shooting, he was shot in the hip, had surgery and was in critical condition. was back in iraq, winstrom was called to active duty in 2005 and served 14 as chief surgeon at a prison hospital. details yesterday on what on the ball field in virginia tochlt josencalifornia, republican. asking you to tell us your thoughts this morning on political discourse. think? you caller: yes, good morning. first of all the, i want to allowing c-span, for the opportunity to express our opinions.

yes, i'm originally from mexico, ecame a citizen in '89 and i study the constitution. i love the constitution and this country. what is concerned for happening right now. sees very, very disheart to what is going on. don't believe perfect country, but the best country in the world. divided, because we do not respect the will of the people. and we try to take action into our hands. congress of this count of this congress country, very wonderful principles to rule ourselves and for the best ons of the majority. in regard, one thing i wanted to the guns.egard to small town with anybody asking for -- gun and ever had violence because

everybody knew how to use them and respect, we used to live doors open, nobody went into their houses. guns, if you go to mexico, you are not even allowed o carry a pocket knife, you will go to jail for that. theence is not the problem, problem is the heart of the people that have anger, they people and t other they try to resolve the problem that is not and never going to work. peoria, ay, to sheldon, illinois, sheldon, what do you think? caller: yeah, i think the tone than just ck more during this administration and the previous administration. i think america wants to keep to be.the way they used it will never be the way it used to be. hings are always evolve in america. the only people getting ahead re the gun makers, the gun

lobbies, those are people generally getting ahead in america. other simplyg each to try to get our own spot, our own space in america. to get less legislation owners and not only gun owners, but from banking, need to get lobbies out of our people nt and let the speak for themselves. i think we're getting to a point where everyone feels they are getting enough from their legislators. they should work four or five really, get to work. districts to a -- to but maybe once or twice a month. they're here all the time, you until you hear they are leaving. host: okay, brooklyn, next.ican, you are caller: hi. good morning. calling is -- came it mind, as soon as i saw it happened and i heard

later on t.v. it's perfectly all right to dislike either one of the ran for s who presidency. and let's say you don't like trump, all right, that is fine. he's a human being and it is fine. that is the respect for the office of the presidency is what i see and for n the country example, you or i might be retty sane, pretty ordinary citizens, but there are people people in ho television, motion pictures, the theater such as theater in new york, which is now performing a with n of julius caesar character of caesar being representative looking exactly like donald trump. that is terrible. if you protest and you are normal, sane citizen, you say, okay, i don't pay attention to them. many people of any age, the gentleman was not a baby, he

wasn't a teenager, he was a middle-aged gentleman and he took this to extremes and the have to be able to disagree, but in a more civil area. i grew up and i love america, i'm a brooklynite through and through. love this country, i adore baseball and i want our country back with both democrats nd republicans respect one another. isagree, but in a civilian and civil situation where each one can view his or her ideas. agree, but we o have to accept diversity of opinions. host: okay. and you can, the congressional this ll game is happening evening. colette, oregon, democrat. go ahead. yeah, thank you so much watching since

it began. low rating a very and i think it's because they problems.tacking the they are attacking each other. media needs to one it down because i think they -- as my dad used to say, ring the worms out of the woodwork. i am a gun owner. not a repeating or assault rifle. we really need to amendment. 28th curtail t would maybe some of this attacking one another. okay. caller: work together and forget the arties, attack problems. we have some big problems in really need and we

to attack them and cure them and attack each other. host: okay, all right. more of your calls coming up. news, vladamir putin, the russian president, sat down in russia, er today for question and answer time civilians there in russia. and this is the headline from newspaper. putin offers political asylum to mr. comey. covered this, we'll have putin's of mr. conversation with russians and you can go to c-span.org, for details. is mr. putin on the former f.b.i. trektor. -- director. [speaking russian] go as far as blaming memo, says he wrote a

talk of negotiations, his conversation with the president then he leaked it by a the press.is to share with the -- memorize your conversation with to the press.k it different e him any [speaking over each othe -- political asylum to comey if he's prosecuted in the u.s. of russia resident vladamir putin saying that mr. comey leaking the memo of his with the president is akin to leaks by snowden and

political asylum. we are just learning here this from the annette, member of congress, tweeting out that softball team is back at practice this morning under the watchful eyes of capitol police. so there is also a women's place, l game that takes i believe female members of congress against female a rnalists, that is also tradition that happens every year. washington post" this morning, reporting that the senate yesterday moved to protect trump.ons from mr. the senate voted to allow congress to block any effort by to scale back sanctions against russia and trengthen those sanctions in retaliation for alleged interference in the 2016 syria.n and actions in the vote, 97-2, sharp review to mr. trump's posture on russia to intelligence community assessment the country was behind efforts to influence

he won. then there is also this this "wall street journal." u.s. filed charges in the turkish embassy situation, the prosecutor filed charges against at least 10 members of turkish president's security detail accused of having played month's beating of demonstrators protesting the u.s.sh leader visit to the capitol. the charges include felony ssault against some of the guards are likely to inflame existing tension between turkey have to nited states, decide whether to seek extradition of the suspects or bar them from returning to america. and then news on afghanistan. front page of the "u.s.a. today." trump pentagon seek end to afghanistan war. mattis, given ary freehand to send thousands more roops to afghanistan if believed necessary, says the pentagon is formulating new now in the the war,

16th year. a new strategy would consider whether to bring more diplomatic economic pressure on surrounding nations to help end the conflict. strategy ghanistan will be presented to mr. trump within weeks, said mr. has not determined how many troops to add to 8400 afghanistan in addition to several thousand coalition troops. in there is this headline the "new york times." takes borabora, in afghanistan, once a fortress, from taliban fighters, which fleed the area over night. in the opinion section of "u.s.a. today," in afghanistan, offers no ree time easy choices for this administration. a democrat of california serves committee d services writes opposing view and says the united states has been at war in afghanistan for nearly 16

years, the longest war in american history. urg that time our nation has lost hundreds of service members with tens of thousanded wounded. spending 3 tates billion per month in afghanistan, conducting military peration, training afghan security forces and supporting the afghan government. despite efforts, the central continues to lose ground with taliban and negotiations over political settlement seem further away now than in years past. and also, on the situation east.eas in the middle this headline in "wall street journal," isis sinks its teeth philippines. let's hear from tony, in kentucky, democrat there. the air, good n morning to you, go ahead. caller: good morning, yes, please. political tone, i really think what we need to do donations ate all from lobbyists and individuals individual parties, that

way all should receive equal deal with andy to imit all of their public announcements to c-span channels and give them equal time. got to get the oliticians to stop worrying about what super rich lobbyist is going to say if they don't what they once said. thank you. host: all right, tony in eddie in north carolina, an independent. eddie from rockville, north air.ina, you are on the caller: thank you for taking my call. in the little shooting yesterday, you know, innocent people getting hurt, until they straighten up washington, you know, and get knows howin there that to lead america, there is going to be more of that, a lot more it. i'm a vietnam veteran, i know hat it does when you shoot

people. the t is terrible here in united states. and mr. trump, i won't call him he's just a person to me. he's rich and seems like people him.cared of he got out of the -- university abuse out of the sexual with the pageants, he's got out of everything. it seems like he's got us up with all our allies and people seem like they scared of him. he can do what he wants to do and mr. comey is going to the that is just natural, you just wait and see. host: okay. north carolina, republican, what do you think? caller: personally it is a -- it is kind of00 disrupting the order within the united states. werenk as far as those who elected, to those political awayions, they have gotten

from the people who put them in positions. also, we're made to agree to disagree. you need to gree, keep disagreements out of the public eye.f the what the -- excuse me, what the do, they s need to need to get back to the people. switch their view more to the americans. a rural area. we have no support. come in, we don't get them. because there's a bunch of issues going on between those in ongress, local government and those in tate government and the political tone needs to be, we're here for the people, not ourselves. host: okay, crystal. donna in pennsylvania, democrat. donna, your turn. good morning.

caller: hi. good morning. thank you for taking my call. have something to say. stand, dividedwe we fall. want toke the democrats unite everybody and republicans want to divide the country, that is unfair. what about the rhetoric the "new york times" points out, that have been costic and point to kathy -- fin's caller: that was totally wrong wrong, butid, totally what did god say? forgive. is okay for republicans to say, we'll forgive somebody else, democrat, forget it. about what is said about chamber, get the skittles ready. anybody bring that up? host: donna there. david in new mexico, independent

caller. david, welcome. caller: yes, i was just calling is use i noticed there lobbyists and others playing aseball with the congressmen and nobody is mentioning that. here you have congressmen meetings, town hall but you have a lobbyist playing baseball with the congressmen. that is something you need to look into and see why this is going on. know, listening to the media yesterday, and even today with guys are like is cating this thing, there more security, get more away from the people. they are our representatives, there is no representation for people anymore. take from the poor, give to the us, , that is not helping not helping the people, not helping anything with this nation. everything, last in schools, we're last in jobs, last, we're last, we're tyson lobbyist

playing baseball with the congressman. say, s, all i got to hopefully we can all get along, country., get back our people over again, party. we have no business being stuck being gang members, that is wrong. host: all right. billy, laredo, texas, republican. hi, billy. hello. how are you doing? host: morning. caller: morning. i would like to comment on the shooting. think it was a terrible situation. i was in vietnam, too, i know it was. host: we're listening, billy, it was. what caller: yes, and i think the guy in about he wouldn't call trump trump. i call trump trump, i didn't that he other president was on there for eight and a years, i , eight didn't get out and shoot get out and idn't

demonstrate against the don't know what their problem is. host: okay, terry in pennsylvania, democrat. terry, you are next. caller: yeah. yes. whenl that -- started back was elected president and then it turned out into this ody got united states citizen, hatever started it and then got passed, thcare rump -- the republican ongress, they took to the -- [indiscernible] -- 60 times and there, now ump is in

congress is doing it all over. he said/she said. this he said/she said and have congress do more work. host: listen, jerry -- listen to the house, aker of paul ryan, of wisconsin, had to say yesterday after this shooting. members went to the floor to listen to him and pelosi, leader, nancy here is what he told his colleagues. so y colleagues, there are many memories from this day that we will want to forget and there images that we will not want to see again. ut there is one image in particular that this house should keep and that is a photo saw this morning of our democratic colleagues gathered in prayer this morning after

hearing the news. you know, everyday we come here o test and to challenge each other. we feel so deeply about the things we fight for and the we believe in, at times our emotions can clearly get the best of us. all imperfect, but we do not shed our humanity when we chamber.s for all the noise and all the are one family. these were our brothers and in the line of fire. these were our brothers and danger and ran into saved countless lives, so before to its se returns business, let's slow down and to think about how we're all being tested right now because we are being tested right now. i ask each of you to join me to esolve to come together, to

lift each other up and to show the country, show the world that are one house, the people's house, united in humanity, it is that humanity, which will win the day and it always will. bless. i yield. [applause] go back to terry m pennsylvania, democrat. terry, what do you make of there to the republican speaker of the house? aller: well, yes, you know, i remember 9/11. i was a service technician. i was out in the field working, customer's house, seeing what was on t.v. and i appalled.

came together as the on earth.ation all the he president ools he wanted in the tool box to fight it. all these officials to congress to do our work, not to their dirty work. you know, i was watching the day on t.v., donald trump sa -- for healthcare, it's me, the house and the bill. said, it is -- point?terry, your

caller: i want to say one thing -- host: terry, i'm going to move on. dixie in lebanon, tennessee, independent. hi, dixie. hello.: host: morning. caller: morning. you t want to say that know, everybody on the news congress, out divided this and that. i don't think that is the problem. i think what this man's issue he is just angry because all 66 years old, worked his life, now republicans are taking about taking away medicaid, medicare, disability, social security. this man is scared. that man was scared, like a lot of people are. gall toblicans have the call it entitlement, things we paid in all our lives. i just don't think a lot of eople are angry with all the politicians. host: okay. victoria, west lanes, new york,

republican. caller: hi. victoria. i am very angry about everything right now. extremely informed, i do a lot of reading. caller had nolast idea what was going on. they're not going to cut social security. there is increase and they're oing to cut from the increase, medicaid, same thing, medicare, same thing. i just want to know why people donald trump that is trying to fix all the damage that has been done. in major cities that you have never seen before. to clean mp is trying up the gangs. he puts the right people in the positions. ou have devos in the education secretary working in poor neighborhoods for charter schools, please don't cut me ff, i see your hand on the thing. host: time to go to the house. caller: i'm trying to challenge there and listen to people, but you don't say anything about what they say

wrong. trying to clean up the poor neighborhoods, they are andg after the drug dealers the gangs and getting rid of them. supporting the gang members, ms-13 that kill people, innocent people. on ntishship people working for poor neighborhoods, portraying youngsters to get jobs, 60, 80,000 there a year job for poor neighborhood kids, they want choice on where to go to school. is wrong. we're using donald trump, doing terrible things because all you msnbc, or cnn, they don't give him credit for anything. host: victoria, you have made your point, i will try to get tom in, san jose, california. tom, the house will be gaveling in any moment, make your you can.quick, if caller: okay, first of all, that lady was wrong, they are cutting billion in medicare. going to change.

to change after giffords was shot, republicans said we need more guns, can you filled with body guns shooting at everybody and bullets going everywhere. need more guns. donald trump has no shame, no arrogant, for eight years he said obama wasn't born in this country. to t years we listened people on the republican side saying he was muslim, the anti-christ, we have a preacher out saying he's an anti-christ, this is not going to change. nothing is going to change unless the republicans stop their nastiness. democrat in california, with his opinion. i will try to get in, i don't that.i can do we'll try. len nestockton, georgia. jump in, house will be gaveling in. aller: i want to thank c-span for showing what is really going on in washington and howhe