who have been recruited by isis, it takes a long, long time for them to fully get out of the movement and they may condemn violence but their message isn't necessarily the message that we want to promote. i would also say in terms of the -- >> we're going to leave this and take you live to nashville where president trump will be speaking at the american farm bureau's annual foundation. hearing new from one of its cabinet members. >> it's an indication of what this president thinks about this organization and you as people and what you do for the united states economy. a year ago, you remember what it was like a year ago? washington was accustomed to writing regulations that strangled growth and freedom. one year ago, washington was accustomed to political correctness that smothered the truth. one year ago, washington was

accustomed to moving at a bureaucratic pace that was all talk and no action. one year ago, washington was accustomed to apologizing for america being a great nation. let me tell you, our president, president donald j. trump is moving at lightning speed and accomplished more in his first year than most presidents do throughout their term. [cheers and applause] thereon this. he's liberated the american economy by eliminating 860 rules and regulation, cutting 22 regulations for every new one and a $5.5 trillion tax cut. creating two million jobs and 85 record highs in the dow jones. three -- two straight quarters of g.d.p. growth, 3% or over, and the american optimism is booming. he's restored confidence and respect for our world

leadershipen and rebuilding our military. america has stopped apologizing for being the greatest nation on earth and we are being respected again around the world. isis has crush -- is crushed by allowing its generals to do what they knew how to do in the field. here in america, ladies and gentlemen, it's also ok to say, once again, merry christmas. chaustchaus and you know what, as the old song go, we've only just begun. i want to tell you what an incredible honor it is to serve in the cabinet of a president who is bold derek sicive, focused and passionate america's prosperity. day we present a report that you honor ed -- honored me by allowing me to chair that task force. with no further delay, help me

welcome the 45th president of the united states, donald j. trump. mr. president. cheers and applause] ♪ i'm proud to be an american i won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me i gladly stand up next to you defend her still today there ain't no doubt i love this land ♪ president trump: thank you so much. you people know real estate, all these rooms all over this beautiful building are packed but you're here with us. i say packed with our people so it's great. but thank you very much, secretary perdue for the kind introduction. there could be no better person to be our secretary of agriculture. a man known, trusted, and respected by your industry. that's for sure. i'm thrilled to be back in the

amazing state of tennessee. [cheers and applause] here as the state slow began goes, we see america at its absolute best, and you're doing well. doing a lot letter since november 8, i might add. at the same time, it's true of the people gathered here today, our nation's farmers, you know, our nation's farmers are the most incredible people and we are doing a job for you. you're seeing it like nobody else. regulation, death tax, so much. you're a big beneficiary and you're producing like nobody else. i want to thank you for that. and that's why i'm so honored to be the first president to address the american farm bureau

in more than 25 years. what happened? where are they? what happened? where are they? and you know, this is your 99th year. very disappointed to hear that. you understand. 100 is so much cooler, i have to be honest. so i'll be back, i think, next year. i'll come back. [cheers and applause] i want to thank governor haslem and mrs. haslem, wonderful people, for joining us, along with members of the tennessee congressional delegation. i sort of have this beautiful list that i wrote, some of us came in on air force one, they're great people, they're fighting for you. in addition to the governor, and your great secretary, senator bob corker, they're out here someplace. bob.

senator lamar alexander is here. senator pat roberts. thank you, pat. oh, does he love the farmers, pat. does he love those farmers, right, pat? stand up, pat. do you love the farmers, pat? he'll come come in, we're talking about a different subject, he'll say, what about the farmers? that's why they love you. representative tie an black, terrific woman. representative marsha blackburn. marsha. representative scott desjarlais, i love that name. hi, scott. thank you, scott. right from the beginning. representative chuck fleischmann. representative david kustoff. thank you, david.

representative phil roe. i talk about zip by, soy don't ave to mention zip by duval. i talk about him. om nasauf, and mark mor sis, state senate majority leader. all right, i've done my job now, all right. ok. i've done my job. . did i leave out anybody? i hope not. always trouble when you do that you left out one person, for the rest of your life, they never speak to you. so it's always very dangerous. thank you very much. i'm also thrilled to see one of my good friends and early supporters and that is tom, i just said tom nasef, i want to thank the american farm bureau. zip by, i said i was going to mention you, i am going to

mention you. you've been there from the beginning the tractor you drove during the inauguration was a very, very special moment. i want to thank zip by duval. thank you, zip by. thank you. -- zippy. thank you. from that day on, we have been working every day to deliver for america's farmers, just as they work every single day to deliver for us. we know that our nation was founded by farmers. our independence was won by farmers. our continent was tamed by farmers. so true treu. our armies have been fed by farmers. and made of farmers. and throughout our history, farmers have always, always, always led the way. are you surprised to hear that, farmers? i don't think so. you have led the way. great people.

men and women in this room come from different backgrounds and from all across our land. but each of you carries the same title that's been proudly borne by patriots and pioneers, inventors and entrepreneur the title of, very proudly, american farmer. thank you. very much. [applause] you embody the values of hard work, grit, self-reliance and sheer determination we need to, did you ever hear this expression? make america great again. has anybody ever heard that in [cheers and applause] and we're seeing already, very early, 1 -- 11 month the incredible results. we've created more than two million new jobs since the election. substantially more. economic growth has surged past 3%.

something that wasn't supposed to happen for a long time. we're way ahead of schedule. unemployment is at a 17-year low. bay the way, african-american unemployment is the lowest it's ever been in the history of our records. great. told you the stock market is hitting one all-time record after another. boosting your 401k's and retirement accounts for everyday americans. everybody happy be your 401k? [applause] because if you're not, there's something very wrong. i had a policeman in new york come up to me and said, mr. president, i was shaking hands, i love -- do we love our police? he came up, we were in line,

taking pictures, nice event he said, sir, i want to thank you for my 401k. never thought in terms of it this way. i said, i think i'm going to use this every once in a while. he said my 401k is up 39%. it's so good my why -- my wife thinks i'm -- this was in like 9 months when i met him. he said , my wife thinks i'm an jus.tment gene i said, based on the stocks, 39% is not that good. you're not doing that well. don't tell your wife that we have just signed into law the most significant tax cuts and reforms in american history. ins a total of $5.5 trillion tax cuts with most of those benefits going to working families, small businesses, and who? the family farmer.

[applause] and i hate to say this but your competing party wants to raise those taxes. want to raise them. can't let that happen. we worked too hard to get them. businesses across america have already started to raise wages. and more than 100 companies have already given bonuses and other benefits to hundreds of thousands of workers. as a result of these massive tax cuts. you see it happening every day. today they just announced more. $1,000. sometimes more per employee. hundreds of thousands of employees. and overall millions of employees. we have over a million workers that have already received a tax cut bonus, something that nobody even thought when we made the bill. nobody thought of that it happened, at&t came out, another one came out, then they started copying. now the ones that didn't get, everyone is say, where's mine?

they're all going to have it. we never thought about it. frankly that worked out fantastically well, even before the february date when you're going to start seing a lot more money in your paycheck. yet every democrat in the house and every democrat in the senate voted against tax cuts for the american farmer and for the american worker. but republicans came together and delivered historic relief for our farmers and our middle class. and it wasn't easy. [applause] and we cannot let anything happen to that. if the democrats ever had the chance, the first thing they would do is get rid of it and raise up your taxes, sometimes by 40%, 50%, 60% than you're paying right now. we can't have that. that will undermine everything we've done. you see the record business all over the world, they're talking

about the united states again, all over the world, we cannot let anything happen to what we're doing. [applause] under the really large tax cut, i always call it massive, sometimes they say huge, not a bad word, huge tax cuts. under our huge tax cut we just passed, americans will be paying less in taxes and keeping more of their own money to do what you want. you can save it, you can spend it, but it's all good for our country. we've lowered tax rates, nearly doubled the standard deduction, and doubled the child tax credit. it's a big thing. under this new law, the typical family of four earning $75,000 will see an income tax cut of more than $2,000 each, slashing

their tax bill in half each ear. american businesses are going from the highest tax rate in the developed world, last year, the highest in the developed world, think of it, to one of the most ome pet ty this year, from 35% which is unacceptable, all the way down to 21%, and on top of that, off lot of advantages. small and mid sized businesses will receive massive tax cuts. a lot of folks in this room. they'll be able to deduct 20% of their business income. all american businesses, including american farmers, will be able to deduct 100% of the

cost of new equipment in the year you make the investment. that is something that is tremendous. [applause] that is something that i think is going to be the sleeper of the bill. you deduct it all in one year. as opposed to over many years. that's a tremendous thing. and from now on, most family farms and small business owners will -- will be spared, you'll be spared, it really is the word punishment, of the deeply unfair estate tax known as the death tax, so you can keep your farms in the family. cheers and applause] that was a tough one to get.

hat was a tough one. obviously you love your families, otherwise you wouldn't be standing for that one. not going to help you much, going to help you a lot. -- going to help them a lot. and what's been happening is, you have a farm, it does well. but its value is more than the income really would justify and what happens is families were forced to take these farms and sell them at a fire sale price and they go and borrow too much money and then they end up losing the farm. that's not going to happen anymore, folks. not going to happen. so i congratulate you. that was a tough one to get approved. of all of them.

in every decision we make, we are honoring america's proud farming legacy. years of crushing taxes, crippling regulations, and it's never been worse than it was before i got here, it was horrible, and corrupt politics left our communities hurting, our economies stagnant and millions of hardworking americans completely forgotten. but they, guess what, are not forgotten anymore. no more. i used to call them the forgotten men and women, and then when everybody saw them coming into the polls, the other side said how do we get some of them? they were unbelievable. they are forgotten no more. remember that. you're forgotten no more. we're fighting for our farmers. thank you.

and we're fighting for our country. and for our great american flag. we are fighting for that flag. we want our flag respected. e want our flag respected. and we went our national -- we want our national anthem respected also. cheers and applause] dience chanting "usa"] president trump: there's plenty of space for people to express

their views and to protest but we love our flag, we love our anthem and we want to keep it that way. as we put money back in the pockets of all americans, including our farmers and ranchers, we're also putting an end to the regulatory assault on your way of life and it was an assault indeed. for yearsmark of you have endured burdensome fines, inspections, paperwork, and relentless intrusion from an army of regulators at the e.p.a., the f.d.a., and countless other federal agencies. is that right, by the way? [applause] that's why i'm truly proud to report that within our first 11 months, my administration has canceled or delayed over 1,500 planned regulatory actions or assaults. more than any president in the istory of the united states.

have cut 22 regulations for every one new regulation. think of that one. you remember when i would talk to you, when i'm come down to tennessee and different places and say, for every regulation we're going to cut one extra regulation, we did better. one, an we cut 22. instead of two, 22. we're honored by that. the democrats got their way, they would reinstate every single regulation that we're cutting and add many more burdensome rules that don't do anything but hamstring our economy and burden our people and our farmers. my administration is in the process of rolling back a rule that hit our farmers and

ranchers very, very hard. the terrible waters of the united states rule. you know about that. [applause] it sounds so nice. it sounds so innocent. and it was a disaster. you know that. it sounded so good. the title so beautiful. that's where it stopped. when i bsolutely -- signed this, i said i'm going to be killed on this one. people came to me, they were crying. men that were tough and strong, women that were tough and strong, tears in their eyes, because i gave them back their property, gave them back their arms, they could use them. we ditched the rule, i call it, we ditched the rule. cheers and applause]

we are streamlining regulations that have blocked biotechnology, setting free our farmers to innovate, thrive, and grow. oh, are you happy you voted for me. you are so lucky that i gai you that privilege. [applause] the other choice wasn't going to work out too well for the farmers. or the miners. or anybody else. because we know that our farmers are our future. so true. we're removing harmful restrictions on forestry, so you can log or timber, plant more

trees, and export more renewable resources to other countries. make money doing it. we're restoring the rule of law and protecting our cherished second amendment. [applause] that was another thing that would have been gone had the other side won. but that wasn't so close, didn't turn out to be, remember. there is no way to 270 and there wasn't. we got 306 or 304. there was no way to 270, we ended up with 304. after two were taken away from us, we had 306, then it ended up being 304. you'll explain that to me someday. to level the playing field for our great american exporters, our farmers and ranchers, as well as our manufacturers, we're

reviewing all of our trade agreements to make sure that they are fair and reciprocal resm sip ro call so important, on and a half -- reciprocal, so important, on in a ta i'm working hard to get a better deal for our country, our farmers, our manufacturers. it's under negotiation as we speak. [applause] but think of it. when mexico is making all of that money, when canada is making all of that money, it's not the easiest negotiation. but we're going to make it fair for you people again. now we want to see even more victories for the american farmer and for the american rancher. here today is senate agriculture committee chairman pat roberts. and i'm looking forward to working with congress to pass the farm bill on time so that it delivers for all of you and i support a bill that includes

crop insurance, unless you don't ant me to. [applause] thank you. i guess you like it, right? good. because if i heard no applause i'd say, forget it. give it up. now we can't co--- now we can't do that. we're working hard on the farm bill, i think it's going to go well. we're also moving swiftly to bring hope and prosperity to struggling rural communities. last april, i commissioned a task force to meet with farmers and local communities to find the greatest barriers to rural prosperity. today this task force is releasing its final report and i am taking action right at that beautiful table right out of the

hills of tennessee, right there, i'm going to be signing two very important bills. the task force heard from farmers that broadband internet access is an issue of vital concern to their communities and businesses. is that a correct statement? [applause] that is why today in a few minutes i will take the first step to expand access to broadband internet in rural america. so you can come pete on a level playing field, which you were not able to do. not fair. i will sign two presidential orders to provide broader and ster and better internet coverage. ake sure you look up

@realdonaldtrump. that's our only way around the media. fake media. cheers and applause] i also want to thank congresswoman marsha blackburn who is here with us today for her leadership on getting broadband, she's very, very strong on it, getting it to rural america. thank you, marsha. the task force also focused on the need to tremendous build our crumbling rural infrastructure. we've already slashed harmful restrictions that delayed critical infrastructure projects for decades and decades, hard to believe. and we are proposing infrastructure reforms to ensure that our rural communities have access to the best roadways, railways, and waterways anywhere in the world. that's what's happening.

we're going to be spending the necessary funds and we're going to get you taken care of. it's about time. and these projects are going to be built like i do, under budget and ahead of schedule. we are confronting the scourge of drug addiction and overdoses that plagues far too many of our rural communities and claim taos many american lives all over our country. we are fighting the opioid epidemic and we are proudly supporting the men and women of law enforcement, including our wonderful i.c.e. officers and border patrol agents. these are incredible people who endorsed me during the campaign and they are incredible. they're doing a great job at the border by the way. we are going to end chain

migration. we are going to end the lottery system. and we are going to build the wall. [applause] every american child deserves to grow up in a safe community, and to live a life full of dignity, purpose, and hope. that is the future we all seek. and we will fiercely defend for all americans. we see the promise of tomorrow and the incredible young farmers who have joined us today, students, who are achieving incredible things through amazing organizations like .f.a. and 4-h. great people. great people. thank you. great people. the future of our country. that's the future of our country.

great young people. their devotion to our nation inspires us all. really does. but to ensure our young people reach their potential and our nation fulfills its destiny we must remember and honor our history. we have to remember our history. mostly good. some not so good. but you learn from it. we have to remember our history. that is why i want to close my remarks today by commemorating one of the most important days in american history. today, january 8, the story began right here in tennessee, and like so many of the great stories of american history, many of its heroes were american farmers. it was a pivotal moment in the war of 1812. at the time, the british army

seemed totally unstoppable. they had just beaten napoleon in europe and set fire to the united states capitol. but that did not stop a man named general andrew jackson of tennessee. did you ever hear of andrew jackson of tennessee? [applause] he was a great general, and a great president. and his rag tagmy -- militia of patriots who were ready to fight to defend american independence. in december of 1814, jackson and his tennessee volunteers made their way to new orleans to defend their crucial port from the british. through grueling winter weeks, horrible weather, icy rain, hunger, and sleepless nights, a

few thousand american patriots fought to hold back a british force nearly twice as large and that everybody thought was totally unstoppable. nally on this day, 203 years ago, the british launched their full-scale attack and it was brutal. it was brutal. they expected to secure a swift victory and seize control of the mississippi river. and that would have been catastrophic for what we were doing. it was not the first time the british had underestimated the american spirit. do you notice how so many people underestimate the americans. they're not underestimating us o much anymore, folks.

but jackson's men quickly proved them very, very wrong. with only -- within only one-half hour, an outnumbered force, the american force, achieved victory over one of the world's mightiest empires and one of the strongest armies ever seen, tennessee. congratulations, tennessee. i like you, too. i like you too, tennessee. the americans held their ground. independence was secured. andrew jackson's name was etched into history. and those patriot farmers proved once again that in the words of andrew jackson, farmers are the basis of society and drew friends of liberty. great story. love that story.

love that story. have great respect for andrew jackson. today the battle of new orleans lives on in the american soul and it lives on in each and every one of you. our task is to preserve the freedom that american soldiers have fought for and died for in every generation. our task is to uphold the values and principles that define who we are as a nation and as a people. thetask is to love, cherish flag and constitution of the united states. if we do these things, if we reawaken the confidence that inspired jackson's victory, our country is getting its confidence back again. the character that stormed the beaches of normandy and the courage that sent pilgrims across the ocean and astronauts to the moon, then there is

nothing we can't do. for america, there's no task too great, no goal too large new york dream beyond our reach. we are witnessing a new era of patriotism, prosperity, and pride. at the forefront of this exciting new chapter is the great american farmer. thank you. [applause] a phrase i have heard all my life but i will repeat right now, very simple, but very, very accurate and concise, farm country is god's country. so true. cheers and applause]

thank you very much, tennessee. thank you for the honor of speaking here this afternoon. i'm thrilled to stand with with you today and i will be standing with you for many years to come. together, we truly are making america great again. god bless you. god bless everyone. thank you very much. [cheers and applause]

president trump: streamlining and expediting requests. cheers and applause] streamlining and expediting requests to locate broadband facilities in rural america. [cheers and applause] might as well be efficient. we'll do the other one while i'm here.

nice job in putting a mic at that table. supporting broadband tower facilities in rural america and federal properties managed by the department of the interior. those towers are going to go up and you're going to have great, great broadband. thank you. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause] president trump: thank you, everybody. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪

♪ you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you find ♪u get what you need >> ladies and gentlemen, according to secret service -- >> the house returns from its winter recess today with members set to meet at 6:30 p.m. eastern to establish a quorum for the second session of the 1515 -- of the 115th congress. tomorrow they consider a resolution in support of the iranian people's protest against their government and later this week they'll vote on a measure to re-authorize the fisa program which is set to expire january 19. watch the house live when

embers return tuesday at 10:00 a.m. for morning speeches and noon for legislative work. >> tonight, we're on location at bell labs for the first of a two-part interview series. bell labs is one of the premiere communication resource facilities in the world, providing work on lasers and information theory. the lab's president discusses what's new in technology and research. >> we present you with a ton of data, but not necessary knowledge. not necessarily the ability to think better. in the next era, we'll actually connect everything, your environment, you, infrastructure, buildings, bridges, city, we -- so you see what's going on and automate that. your house will be like the jettisons, automatically cleaned for your, your energy may be automatically managed for you,

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trump's choice to lead the health and human services department. if confirmed by the senate he'd replace tom price who resigned in september. watch tuesday's hearing live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. > the c-span bus continues its a capitals tour this month with and in raleigh, columbia, montgomery. we speak with state officials in our live programs. join us for our stop in raleigh, north carolina, when our "washington journal" guest is north carolina attorney general josh stein. >> next a discussion about the results of a recent public opinion survey on american and japanese views on north korea. we heard about current military and