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senator joe manchin on the sunday shows yesterday. we will keep track of other news happening on the program, so you can start calling in with your top midterm election issue for 2022. this is the "washington examiner " headline, "inside manchin's nonstop media tour after secret schumer deal." "the senator completed a virtual version of the full ginsberg by appearing on the five largest we can news programs. the term is named for bill ginsberg, who served as monica lewinsky's attorney during the

scandal surrounding her affair with then-president bill clinton. he became the first person to appear on all five shows in one day back in 1998, when the top story that week involved his then client." they write this about joe manchin's appearances. "the moderate democrats stood by his inflation reduction act, a scaled-back alternative to build back better, a sweeping social spending and green energy bill that the senator killed last year when he objected to its price tag and raised concerns over inflation. the message was simple, this new legislation would decrease inflation and not raise taxes on average americans while tackling parts of democrats' energy, health care, and tax reform agendas." (202) 748-8001 for republicans, (202) 748-8000 for democrats,, (202) 748-8002 for independents

and all others. your top issue in the midterms. chuck todd asked him whether or not he wants democrats to stay in control of congress. [video clip] >> do you hope democrats keep control of the house and senate? >> i think people are sick and tired of politics. i think they are sick and tired of democrats and republicans feuding and holding pieces of legislation hostage. why don't we start doing something for our country? i've always said the best politics is good government. do something good. i am not going to predict what is going to happen. >> i am not asking you to predict. what result do you want? do you want to democrats to keep control of the united states senate and house of representatives? >> you know, i am not making those decisions on that. i am going to work with her whenever i have. i've always said that.

i think the democrats have good people and i have a tremendous friendship with my republican colleagues, so i can work on either side very easily. >> you don't care about the outcome this year of the election? >> whatever the voters choose, i can't decide what is going to happen in kansas or california or texas. i really can't. i have always taken the approach, whoever you send me, that is your representative and i respect that, and i will give it my best to work with to do the best for my country. i don't play the politics that way. i don't like it that way. that's not who i am. host: senator manchin and others from the sunday shows in just a bit. your top election issue. (202) 748-8001 for republicans, (202) 748-8000 for democrats, and independents and others, it is (202) 748-8002. this is from "the washington times," looking at warehouse republicans may be focusing their message in 2022. "republicans tailar

america first -- republicans tailor america first inspired message for vote. house minority leader kevin mccarthy's conference room in the capitol, talking points on rising crime and inflation. kellyanne conway, who served as a senior counselor to former president donald trump, told the gathering that their message has to connect with independents and other rotors outside the base. 'we are not in charge of writing sean hannity's monologue every day. that is not our job. it is not our job to argue with people on twitter because none of the swing voters are there.' conway, who was the first woman to successfully run a presidential campaign when she managed trump's 2016 campaign, said gop candidates should give concrete examples of the crime

wave battering u.s. cities and personify the issue by making soft on crime democrat leaders into household names." let's hear from danny first in yuma, arizona. your top election issue. caller: good morning. my top issue is immigration and what is going on down here. i'm a little upset because the only two news organizations that know what is going on is fox and newsmax. to be clear, some of your viewers are very misinformed on what is going on because they are not getting the information, from cnn and nbc, etc. every morning when i opened up the "yuma sun" paper down here,

there's either huge drug busts or illegal dealings. it is really bad. host: compare it to a year ago or two years, before the joe biden presidency. what is the difference in your observation? caller: the difference is that president trump had to border security. when joe got in, he opened it wide open, and everybody and his brother-in-law was invited to come in. and when he says this border is secure, it is not secure. it is not secured. and now what i am reading is that joe wants to fill in some of the gaps here on the wall, to

finish the wall so to speak. this is only my opinion, the only thing i can think of is that he is doing it because of the midterms. i don't know what else to think. host: we will go to raymond next , independent line, falls church, virginia. caller: yes, can you hear me all right? host: we can hear you just fine. go ahead. caller: well, i am some pathetic with dan in arizona. my big concern is inflation and how it is eating away at the value of my life savings, my 401(k). i am getting close to retirement age, and i need to have a 401(k) to live on. i am also hoping that the 401(k) , some of it could be used to pay off my kids' student loans.

so my big concern is inflation, and i know who caused it, ok? inflation was 1.4% at the beginning back in january 2001, before the ukrainian war it was up to 7%. those aren't my numbers. they came from the head of the fed. ok? host: you're in falls church, virginia, northern virginia. is your area, your congressional district, a competitive district in 2022? you are an independent, so who would you choose? caller: it might be. i don't know. i will have to look at it. the mines keep changing, so i will have to see who it is now. host: all right. to connecticut, we will hear wendy on the democrats line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call.

i am a democrat, and i feel that the democrats or the democrat party tries harder and cares more about the people, and i don't think the republicans do as much, and they block everything that the democrats try to do to make life better for american citizens. i believe in the separation of church and state, and i don't like how mitch mcconnell manipulates the supreme court so that it is taken over by the right-wing. host: so have the decisions of the supreme court become more of

a political issue in terms of your estimation of how you may vote? caller: definitely in my estimation because i feel that our country is moving backwards right now. after abortion, i don't really think that was right, because all the justices in their confirmation hearings said that it was settled law for over 50 years, and they are not there to change laws, and then since they got the power, they banned abortion in a lot of the states, and i think it is going to get worse because i heard them

saying they think it should be banned in all states, and i am concerned they are going to try to ban gay marriage. i just don't like the way things are going. that doesn't view american to me. host: some half-dozen states or so, including arizona and michigan, have their state primaries tomorrow. we will talk about that certainly tomorrow. this morning, the top issue, your top campaign issues for the midterms. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. democrats, it is (202) 748-8000. (202) 748-8002 for independents. let's go to the independent line to hear paul from kentucky. caller: i've got several concerns. one, inflation. crime. the border. and corruption, which is not talked about enough.

the total, absolute corruption of this government, especially the biden crime family. people never talk about biden's little boy and his laptop computer which proves biden was in on the business dealings, which proves china has something over biden because biden will not do anything with china. he won't even say the word china hardly. the corruption, the border, there's so many things going on. and let me ask this about democrats. there's onl one right which the democrats believe in, killing babies. they are against the first moment. the second moment -- the first amendment. the second amendment. freedom of speech. but you've got to kill that baby. that's all i have to say. host: this is on speaker pelosi's tour.

"the u.s. military is moving assets including aircraft carriers and large planes closer to taiwan ahead of an anticipated unconfirmed visit to the island by house speaker nancy pelosi. the military was initially opposed to the speaker's visit, but now looks to be creating a buffer zone for policies plane in case she decides to go ahead with the controversial stop. there are some tweets out there, we have not confirmed that she would be going to taiwan. if there is confirmation, we will let you know about that as well. in silver spring, maryland, bill is on the republican line. go ahead. caller: my main concern has to do with the 20 year war that biden got out of. we are saving billions and billions of dollars by being out of that war.

the fact that a whole bunch of people wanted to come out of the country is understandable. [indiscernible] the most important thing that got us out of the war, it was started by president trump and finished by biden. that is a good thing for this country because all the billions of dollars that were sitting there, we aren't having a problem really with them now. in fact, we are over there helping them now, so that should not be a negative thing in any way. the fact that people are crying about there were women and other people, we've got problems having to do with women in government here. it is not a perfect situation over there. it will be resolved in time. it may take a couple more years, but the main thing is we are out of that war. thank you for your time and taking my call. host: one of the lingering

issues from the war in afghanistan has been the health effects of the so-called burn pits in that country. many members of the military and contractors were affected by that. legislation called the pact act is pending on capitol hill, but late last week was blocked from consideration at least temporarily by republican senators. gop senator pat toomey of pennsylvania was asked about that on cnn's "state of the union" yesterday. >> this is the oldest trick in washington. people take a some pathetic group of americans, and it could be children with an illness, it could be victims of crime, it could be veterans who have been exposed to toxic chemicals, craft a bill to address their problems, and then sneak in something completely unrelated that they know could never pass on its own and dare republicans to do anything about it because they know they will unleash their allies in the media and

may be a pseudo-celebrity to make up false accusations to try to get them to swallow what should not be there. that is what is happening here, jake. >> but this was in the bill that passed last month. >> and we were promised we would have an opportunity to offer and, meant to change this, and of course that was reneged on, so people have not had a chance to be socialized on this. let me be clear, republicans are not opposed to any of the substance of the pact act. my democrat colleagues will fully acknowledge that if i get my change, it will not change by one penny any spending on any veterans program. what i am trying to do is change a government accounting methodology designed to allow our democratic colleagues to go on an unrelated $400 billion spending spree that has nothing to do with veterans and that won't be in the veterans space. they could have agreed to this a month ago and this bill would sail through at any point in time. we can resolve this within

amendment vote. but some of the democrats don't even want to have an amendment vote. host: just want to update you on the nancy pelosi story. this is the reporting of cnn and has been reported by some asian news outlets. pelosi expected to visit taiwan. house speaker nancy pelosi is expected to visit taiwan as part of her tour of asia, according to senior government officials and a u.s. official, despite warnings from the biden administration officials who were warned about china's response to such high-profile visits. the stop, the first for a u.s. house speaker in 25 years, is not currently on pelosi's public itinerary and comes at a time when u.s.-china relations are already at a low point. we started the program asking you your top campaign issue for the midterm elections, 2022. the line for republicans, (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000.

independents and others, (202) 748-8002. on social media, a couple of comments on twitter. adam says "keeping democracy alive in america. my number one issue can be summed up in a quote, 'it's the economy stupid.'" "interesting that the democrats passed legislation that helps people and the republicans have the city to go back to their districts and claim credit." " the cost of food, gas, and electricity." on our democrats line in texas, gerald. good morning. go ahead. caller: host: -- caller: good morning. my number one issue happens to be domestic tranquility related to guns.

in the preamble we are promised domestic tranquility, and it exchange we pay taxes. here in texas we are number one in the united states for these terrible gun assaults, on schools and churches in malls. nobody in the u.s. beats us, and every time there has been an assault, the texas congress senate has passed rules to allow obtaining these guns easier, and our governor abbott has signed every one of those and made it much easier for such as uvalde to continue. saturday i was at the park and there were hundreds of people out there. the kids playing soccer, and you see the baseball field, and some

kids had a pickup game. i looked at all the peacefulness of all the kids smiling and happy and having a good time, and i have a hard time. i look at how they absorb their environment when it is pure and simple, like we all did growing up, any of us over the age of 21 or so. we think back on our childhood. i think on all the hundreds and hundreds of kids whose blood is on the school floor or church or mall, and adults too. and i just simply think in my heart of hearts, let's abolish the semiautomatic weapons. automatic weapons are supposed to be abolished anyway. do away with them, and let's see

where that goes because i just think that we pay taxes, we deserve domestic tranquility, and i think we will get a little bit more of that if we do that. i also agree with the wish -- with the women's issues. i think women have a right to choice. i think it is number one. i think the guns needs to be upfront and be resolved. host: we will go to henrietta on the republican line from florida. caller: good morning. i just wanted to -- i am a republican. i am a staunch republican. however, this morning i want to congratulate nancy pelosi on her courage to go to taiwan. i want to just say that the republicans, complete coward.

we pay him $174,000 a year, but he can't go to taiwan. he has a family event. i mean, are you cutting me? -- are you kidding me? my congressman, i called him on friday and told him if he gets an invitation, i request he go get i don't know if he got the invitation. i don't know if he's gone. but if he got an invitation and he decided not to go, i am going to vote for his opponent, period. i am sick of republicans -- again, staunch republican -- i am sick of them with their big mouths telling everyone else how much courage they have. host: and by invitation, you mean an invitation to go with the speaker on this asia trip? caller: yes.

she actually offered the other side a place on the plane. i'm sick of the men being cowards. you know, i don't like nancy, any of her policies. host: for what it's worth, if my producer could track down and find some information on who is on that trip with the nancy pelosi, i don't have it in front of me and sometimes it is deeper into an article. sometimes that information is not even made public until after the trip. but if we can find it, we will try to let you know about it, ok? caller: because this is really an american issue. it is not a party issue. host: thanks for weighing in. let's go to david in detroit, democrats line. caller: good morning. i want to say thank you to "washington journal" for the comprehensive show that you guys put on, and you allow people like myself to call in and voice

our opinions. i was listening to henrietta, and she basically took away some of the things i had, some confirmed biases i may have had. my concern for the upcoming election is that we have a properly ran democratic election process, unrestricted by people who may want to intimidate those who want to exercise their franchise. let me say this real quick. i have been a long time caller, definitely a long time listener to c-span. i enjoy it. i wake up looking forward to listening to it. i know that for me to be

motivated to burn up my one call a month. [laughter] host: well, thank you for playing by the rules, david. caller: i hope i am not being taken as ignorant. but i listen to the republican people of that ilk, and we are all americans. we all are patriots. but i am always amazed by the wholesale ignorance of people who call in, like the one gentleman who was talking about hunter biden. i would like for someone to call in and explain to the american people, what is it that hunter biden does to you directly? how does that impact you at your kitchen table? the other thing is this country

is supposed to be a christian nation. tell me about the southern border. this country has plenty of land, plenty of food. if we took people in, this could be your social security for tomorrow. these people could come in and work. yes, there will be some people that may be suspicious, but what does that concern you want a day-to-day basis? thank you very much for "washington journal." host: thank you, david. this is from "the washington post" on their front page, a political piece. "turbulent week reflect bidens challenge. president biden got some unexcited policy wins hours after emerging from his covid isolation last wednesday. democratic senators announced a startling breakthrough on his stalled climate agenda, multibillion-dollar legislation to subset eyes chip manufacturers, and a measure

that makes some prescription drugs cheaper gained momentum. but all of that crashed in the news the next day when the economy contracted for a second straight quarter. biden and his top aides arguing that the country is not entering a recession, pointing to strong economic indicators such as job growth and low in employment, but that did not stop republicans from decrying the biden recession. now the question becomes whether his run of legislative wins, particularly if democrats managed to pass their health care, climate, and teen energy bill, which includes a popular measure to let medicare negotiate the price of some drugs, will be enough for biden to overcome the stubbornly high inflation that has helped sink his approval ratings. on that legislation -- his approval ratings." on that legislation, joe manchin talked about the criticism he received from seeing that the legislation would not cause inflation. [video clip] >> why should americans believe

you now when you say this new bill will not exacerbate inflation? >> surely i won't make that mistake again. that is the bottom line. i was anticipating that we could help and that every thing you have said here is correct, and i am not countering that whatsoever. that is why i was extra cautious. for the eight months i have endured being against build back better and all the different things the democratic colleagues wanted to do i thought was wrong and stopped all that from happening, this is a piece of legislation that has taken 3.5 billion dollars in aspirational spending that my colleagues wanted to do on the democrat side, and we have taken that down to $400 billion investment. we are not sending a check to anybody. you are going to have to produce. you will have to put some capital out there, take some risk and produce. bring manufacturing jobs back to america. building up battery manufacturing and resourcing.

i don't want to be dependent on foreign supply chains. that is exactly what has been happening. we are changing that. i am grateful that everyone is coming together. my republican friends, we have done everything to look in this bill. you always want to make sure we are able. you want to pay down debt. we are doing that. one more manufacturing. we are doing that. we are doing every thing you have asked, and i would hope in normal times this would be a bipartisan bill, but i understand the tax, dusty toxic atmosphere we are in -- the toxic atmosphere we are in. host: news that these be grown the house and her delegation will be visiting taiwan. a caller asked about other member's on that trip. npr reported on the members on the trip yesterday, and it appears the delegation includes u.s. were presented of chea --

representative gregory meeks, the vice chair of the house ways and means committee, a member of the house committee on intelligence and economic and consumer policy of the house committee on oversight, and andy kim, a member of the house on services -- house armed services and foreign affairs committee, all according the speaker of the house on that trip, which is now reported to visit taiwan. our question for you on the first hour of the program is your top issue in 2022. is --(202) 748-8001 is the line for republicans, (202) 748-8000 for democrats, and for independents and others, (202) 748-8002. . next up in california, we hear from omar. caller: good morning. . a few callers ago, a guy said president trump started the war

in afghanistan, and you didn't correct him. i thought that was strange. my main issue is the economy and china. nobody should be taking to china to shoot down planes just because we are america. we've got to be smarter than that. host: tampa, >> if that is not cs

the other thing, we are just going to keep spending. it will affect everybody. everybody will go down the drain. host: next up, molly, good morning. molly, mute your television.

you are on the air. we are going to go to mark in indiana, independent line. caller: good morning. this is mark. i am calling in, my top issue always use to be --, but since it got sent back to the states, i believe we will have a representative voice on this issue. my main concern is the financial devastation of the lower and middle income classes. i have lost my job because gas prices are so high that the r&d industry in which i work with

fifth wheelers has become almost devastated totally. i am 75. i was working 70 hours a week. now i am out of a job because of biden's policies cutting down in the oil supply in any manner he can. we have the green new deal. they never changed that. i look at that and that inflation is and to the grocery story. i do not go except once every two weeks. i limit trips because fuel is so high. prices are unreachable. i am not ready to go back to work.

even though i am 75, it is impossible to make ends meet and the insulation that the democrats have caused. host: when did you lose your job? caller: that was the lesser night made was in -- last run i made was in january. then prices kept going up. keystone in the north here where i worked, delivering trailers, they have shut down clients because nobody is buying rvs hardly anymore -- shut down plants because nobody is buying rvs hardly anymore and the interest rate has gone up that

they can hardly get anybody to even rent them. a dealership in wisconsin, renty trailers? this heck of a no. usually we rent -- they said, no. usually we rent 100 but we rented one. that is an example of how it is devastating the industry. host: appreciate your insight. a number of primaries happening, a half-dozen or so across the country, including in missouri. this is from the hill. the headline. republicans are making a final push to shut out former missouri governor from the state's closely watched gop senate primary. hearing him clinch the nomination could put an otherwise safe republican seat at risk.

a super pac is running tv ads highlighting allegations of domestic violence against the disgraced former governor. top republicans are pouring money into the greater hoping to deal a blow into the campaign. there are signs it is working. once seen as the front runner in the race, he has sunk to third place in certain poles and has been replaced at the front of the pack my missouri -- by missouri's someone was asked about the role of donald trump in the 2022 campaign and whether he would run again in 2024. >> please welcome the heritage