not more slowly, so it is that you can't take the olitical route, you can, but chances are, you are going to rise more slowly than taking other routes. for more of this weekend's schedule go to book t.v. dot org. >> "washington journal" continue says. host: open phones until 10:00 eastern. house coming in for morning speeches at 10 and legislative work at noon. 202-748-8000 for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans. and others, 202-748-8002. donald trump, jr. issue, jerry piece, he ol journal writes, in sum tis more clear the trump white house has rather than short-term roblem on its hands, it needs

way to situate operations from daily task of conducting presidential business. sure, while the disclosure trump world, it didn't change of white house's basic line argument, collusion with russians remains a myth. are tially trump aides arguing donald trump, jr. was showing willingness to accept research from russia, not coordinate with them for of mrs. ing e-mails clinton and others. argue, is a far cry from the latter and moreover say nothing of substance was produced in a lawyer.with russian they believe the revelation has perception problem than a willing one. pen phones to democrats line and hear from jean in miami, arizona. aller: good morning, how are snu host: i'm doing fine, go ahead, gene.

caller: the affordable care act, you know, it's pretty shameful this country that not some american should have type of medical insurance. way, i'm a 78-year-old the v.a., t, i go to the mistake democrats did, when act, passed affordable care they should have made it single payer. the republicans don't want to do that, we already have the v.a., we have insurances single payer, so -- host: are you happy with your care? caller: absolutely. prostate cancer for 21 years and i'm thinking chemo in december, ed every morning i wake up, i thank v.a. for what he they do for me. host: alexandria, minnesota. up, lauren on the

republican line. caller: good morning. that d like to told congressman, the democrats accuse republicans of helping rich.he they have robbed the rich and the middle class for years with freebies, everybody should pay get.everything they every place you know, now hiring, now hiring, what is people are getting freebies and don't want to work. single pay. to host: in your town in alexandria, lauren, help wanted signs, what kind of jobs are people -- that caller: all the stores, state all the stores, now hiring, now hiring, onstruction, big construction outfit on the south side of truck drivers ed

and operators and young people, there are so many not qualified drugs and all that crap they are on, it is disgrace. i grew up, everybody was working, young and old, for what was working they -- our ancestors worked for everything they got, they didn't freebies given to people. people need to get off their and work. host: patty in connecticut on the independent line, open phones. caller: hello. i'm calling up to talk about be going this,ld investigation, and what scares democrats really think they love mueller, that scares me. talking about -- host: what is it about ueller -- caller: that is what i would like to know ydo they love him so much? that scares me. friends with the f.b.i. director, that is one thing, he himself.cuse

another thing, john podesta had russia and he th and his brother, john podesta podesta, made a lot of money, took the money and put in names, can't be traced. no one is investigating. the ry gave uranium to russians, tripled in price, she no money for her foundation, one is investigating that. d.n.c. would not let anybody check their computers when they were hacked, what are hiding? i mean, these are questions i'd like to see answered. virginia in huntsville, alabama, on the democrat's line, go ahead. yes, i'm a democrat and first of all, i want to sashgs i c-span and i pray that y'all be able to continue with programs and not being censored where you can't have in.ple come

i want to say, i'm concerned about the health care. retired government concerned nd i'm about people not getting health care at a reasonable price have to ot be that you deductible for insurance, that is ridiculous. the democratic party has left should be they fighting for us and bringing for hcare costs down deductible should never be over $1000 and they can do it. to be fighting for the all this, instead of running around trying to do everything, but fights for the people. this is why they lost the election, they are not fighting for the people. ridiculous what we pay for healthcare. "washingtonhones on journal" until 10:00 eastern this morning. anything you want to talk about president trump

tweeting this morning a number of things, including talking on at the is going white house, saying the white house is functioning perfectly, health care, reform and other things, i have little time for watching t.v. making those comments, too, we found out yesterday senate will extend their session, chopping off two weeks of the august recess and working hrough the first two weeks of the month of august, no word on whether the house will follow suit. from o calls and hear waterbury, connecticut. ed, hello, on the independent line. caller: yes, good morning, good morning. how is everybody doing? in the ching everything news and i have to tell you, i see such a one-sided thing on thing about russia and it and the american people, and the people i talk funny thing about it, all these accusations about involvement heir

with russia, that lady that called just before this other caller, nothing about clinton foundation, nothing about the was pouring in from ther foreign nationals and all of that, and about mueller, my silendra, didid of that investigation pretty good, acting now. half a billion dollars, nobody knows where it went, went to the slush fund. i'm sorry about that governor -- that representative you had here, i'm really, the emocratic party, i think at this point in time, have to start asking themselves a question. cnn, msnbc backing your line, it will disappear soon. are realizing ca what is going on, but why -- why isn't anyone saying anything about the of hillary clinton

with e-mails? he fact her e-mails were out there and anyone could see it, up information for the government, two her e-mails, she was making money of this. we are being informed by alternate media, understanding cannot believe how crooked the federal government is. democrats go to the line, luther is in east massachusetts. caller: good morning, bill. just calling in response to epublicans who continually say that we are supposed to support number 45. to remember that -- remind them after president elected senate mitch mcconnell went on media and makered they would work to sure he was a one-term president. it didn't work out for them that what they did do is

manage to destroy everything they could get their hands on looking at the debate we're looking at for healthcare and cuts and everything, it seems they are continuing to everything they can so that we can have a system which alegarcy.lly i appreciate c-span for to get ng they do information out and hope that you can continue on. opportunity.e host: thanks for your call, luther. ront page, a lead story in "wall street journal," g.o.p. next week.vote for senate majority leader mitch cconnell rachetting up pressure, set a vote on g.o.p. health care vote for next week nd delay chamber's august recess to give the party time to seek other legislative wins, senate health plan stalls. senate coverage today on c-span in about 12eling in

or 13 minutes, 10:00 eastern on c-span. kim next up, republican line, in cumberland, maryland. bill, how d morning, are you? thank you for taking my call. is, the democrat, republican, independent, we washington to go to and work for us, not their interests, us. this tired of watching circus and i want some action when you go home for your vacation, if you're not come back and do anything for the american home., just stay i am tired. you, bill.thank god bless america, because we thisy do need some help in situation that we and the world going ecause of what is

on in our country. eugene, oregon, steve on the independent line. caller: good morning. taking my call. open ys like to listen to phones, mainly just to kind of in touch with large variety f opinions that people have in our nation. and i'd like to draw people's and to n to that themselves when they're opinions, their realize that it is their own opinion and there are billions this plan thaet have an opinion different than them. epidemic i ave an think on both sides, i don't democrat or republican or an american, i'm a earthling, i nd an like to treat all other human equal, nd earthling as

no matter how they look or talk to that is what i consider be conscious living. we have a money system, a money-debt system that we grow up in, we're ushered into when we're children, the day we go to college, the credit card company vampires waiting for us, you add just enslave us and it is that system f.s we don't that, all the problems we have, all the fighting over our differences will continue to and grow, we have to change our system from the ground up to something that is needs, us, focused on focused on careing and compassion for all other human and have to focus on the fact that we're being allowed, ourselves to be divided y ultimately by the wealthiest people in this world and in this nation, allowing ourselves to be

divided, middle class, working class, the poor, and even large of the wealthy, being money , ushered into slave system and this is at the ore and root of the problem, the people talk about on open phone, closer to surface when and talk about what hillary donald did, what this punk politician did, what vladamir root, we have the basic needs on this planet and all these distractions are from seeing basic needs unite us and simply by needs and basic refocusing education system on the basic needs and teaching how to care for themselves and basic needs as human beings and care for each compassion for each other as long as we -- if get on path in that direction and instead of all of addicted to g money-debt system, power status, ou know, your career, let's

focus on family and each other, focus on our neighbors who we no longer know. host: david, glad you could join us on open phones, 10 more of your calls, just want on ote story this morning christopher wray, nominee to be next f.b.i. director. nominee climb the ranks of comey -- with the likes of and yates, christopher wray testifying this morning or the be shortly, before senate judiciary committee. feinstein on your screen, member committee, as that hearing gets underway on c-span 3. at can watch it online c-span.org. back to calls, lawrence, assachusetts, james, hello there. caller: hello. host: hi, you're on the air, go ahead. caller: hi. when you first started the show, the ead an article about dossie r that they were using trump. donald

host: yes. caller: and you said it ahead of below, the entence one last sentence you didn't get dossierhe fact that the was commissioned by hillary clinton. complaining about donald trump talking to a dossier that he was commissioned as op ed piece hillary clinton relied on russians, whichm was distributed by that steele me that was -- it seems to we got a push in the situation here that everybody seems to be russians and it hypocrisy t make -- of what is going on is country, it'sthis got to stop some place. theantics and tantrums, people just take w up, they

sarkastic remark and twist to to iteral truth and everything else. comey used that dossier to go the election ring and then they found out it was bogus and made up and that is the trouble gets tarted, they were lazy about doing the investigation in the first place. ost: james, the story in washington times, front page, yeah, we did read some of that fillingning, thanks for in the rest, as well. ou can find that at washington times.com. we tweet a lot of articles we're reading here, if you follow the stream, you can see that probably tweeted, as l. south ide, west virginia, sharon on the democrat's line. i apologize, on the republican ahead.go sharon in west virginia. caller: thanks for taking my call. i'd like to comment on the and the healthcare system, this year, our insurance from $500 to t

$3000, i'm not very good at know what 't percentage that is, but i hear ll the time, health care deductible went up 50%, 100%, that is more like 300%. had to change two medications this year, one i need, been taking same blood pressure medication for years, went to get it filled the costs was going to be $400 for blood pressure medicine. i had to go on a cheaper one and y blood pressure, my last $200 over isit was 112. the blood pressure medicine, how much did it cost you beforehand? $75 er: i think it was like for three-month supply this, is three-month supply. my hormones, the same thing, i had to go on a cheaper one.

it was over $400 for three-month supply. spreading they're the wealth apparently, even hough we have no wealth, we're poor. and i would also like to comment my he russia thing n. opinion, it is hillary that conspired with the russians, not donald trump. dig into just will not her relationship with the kremlin, with the russian russian t, with the operatives that compiled that on dossier on donald trump, there may have been some truth in that, i didn't get to it, as most of us didn't, the hat is wrong with mainstream media? it is like their intellectual dead.sity is they have narrative and they -- on that.ust focusing .hey fill in

as stupid as they think we are, even though we have a short memory. it isdo you think part of the media, one, hillary clinton office, donald trump is. they are focused on the the dent, rather than person who lost the election to donald trump. caller: well, yes, but did he with the russians? who did conspire with the russian? no evidence out and all these politicians and fficials that get on t.v. and say that he conspired with the i've never heard one bit of evidence and usually they tell us if they know anything. in south side, west virginia. charleston, west virginia next, democrats line. go ahead. caller: yes, we can settle this and medicare problem

on whatay by taking cap social security and taking the everyone thate on taxes dollar, that pays or has a government check, let poor or the same thing, rich, same percentage and everybody would feel like they the game.f host: appreciate that. let's hear from denton, texas, on the independent line. hi, chris. caller: yeah, good morning. my call.r taking that was a very good comment on just a quick nd note, i want to make a quick note on the russia comment. president nixon, hate to bring it up, was impeached, ot because of what he did, but the cover-up. the word is cover-up. looked rump needs to be at basically for the cover-up, i ay there is no cover-up,

hear cover-up everyday, with tweets he does. he, you the key, whether know, can get to bottom line, he olluded with russians or not, that is one thing. that needs to be settled and if that is the case, that is the case. the cover-up is part, we don't want a president involved in period.s, host: chris, we told you senate extending their session to sure about the house yet. but the commentator joseph curl times calling on on the house to do the same. president trump, time to cancel 38-day ongress' vacation. one more if we can get new from ed in las cruces, mexico, republican line. caller: hi. and nurses and hospital bills could we have obama's care dollars? most of that went to the companies executives

and everything else. united states taxpayers don't pay our own doctor and hospital bill? do it for hat will open phones, more tomorrow on "washington journal," house gaveling in, defense authorization bill later today. 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 room, washington, d.c., july 12, 2017. i hereby appoint the honorable jim bridenstine 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 will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate.