with representatives adam smith of washington state and jan schakowsky of illinois. @cspanwj >> -- [video clip] >> i am announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. ♪ host: that was president trump

from last night, making his third bid for the white house a week after disappointing midterms for republicans amid a series of legal challenges facing the former president. on capitol hill, california republican kevin mccarthy survived a challenge to become speaker if the republicans win the house. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell faces a challenge from florida senator rick scott. comment on those topics. here's how you can do so. if you want to call us, it is (202) 748-8000 for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. independents, (202) 748-8002. if you want to text is about the president's announcement last night or leadership battles in congress, (202) 748-8003 is how you do that. you can post on facebook at

facebook.com/cspan, on twitter at @cspanwj, and you can follow the show on instagram. the palm beach post picking up the president's announcement from yesterday for mar-a-lago. it says donald trump is back in and now it is decision time for florida's gop. minutes before the speech, it was reported that the president filed with the federal election commission, a key step in running for president. the palm beach post ads the announcement kept months of speculation -- caps months of speculation that is the palm beach post right up. that speech you can still find on our website and app, but from his presidential announcement yesterday here is former president donald trump. >> in order to make america great and glorious again, i am

tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. [cheering] >> thank you. all of you. so many incredible friends and family here tonight, such a beautiful thing. people say, how do you speak before so many people all the time? when there is love in the room, it is really easy, if you want to know the truth. you ought to try it sometime. together, we will be taking on the most corrupt forces and entrenched interests imaginable. our country is at a horrible state.

we are in grave trouble. this is not a task for a politician or conventional candidate. this is a task for a great movement that embodies the courage, confidence, and spirit of the american people. this is a movement. this is not for anyone individual. this is a job for tens of millions of proud people working together from across the land and all walks of life, many of whom we have brought together for the first time. if you look at the numbers and what has happened with hispanic, was african-american, with asian , and look at what is happening. this is a party that has become much bigger, much stronger, much more powerful, can do much more good for our country. this is a job for grandmothers and construction workers, firefighters, builders, teachers

, farmers who cannot stay quiet any longer. you cannot stay quiet any longer. you are angry about what is happening to our country. our countries being destroyed before your very eyes. it is a job for every young person and hard-working parents, for every entrepreneur and underappreciated police officer who is ready to shout for safety . the police are being treated so badly. these are great people. we have to give them back their respect and dignity. this will not be my campaign. this will be our campaign, altogether. host: that full speech available online if you want to see for yourself, also on our app at c-span now. on the new york times this morning, they account how the biden administration announced

-- react to the president's announcement, saying it was tuesday that mr. biden's political account mocked president trump -- it quoted the difference between talking and delivering, with mr. biden citing his infrastructure message. in the middle of mr. trump's speech, the twitter account posted another video, titled president trump filled america. we will get your reactions to the announcement yesterday. as leadership challenges take place on the house and senate side to it you can respond to that as well. numbers will be on the screen. you can text is at -- us at (202) 748-8003. you can send us a tweet at @cspanwj. independent line, michael starts

us off. caller: i am going to vote democrat up and down the ticket come 2024. trump is a joke. he has lost the house, senate, and white house. he has lost the popular vote twice. these people, they are brainwashed or i do not know. he is a disgrace to this country and world. host: let's hear from john in california, republican line. caller: good morning. i watched the speech last night. i am so glad he is running. i think that we need donald trump back into the -- he called it a movement, a movement to stop president biden from destroying our wealth, destroying our freedom, putting mandates on us. we need to take back our country.

donald trump is the man to do it, so god bless him. you juxtaposed some things, but i would like to juxtapose that ftx guy that donated to the democrats millions and millions of dollars and then went bankrupt because of crypto and misspending. his chief investment officer was a fool. that is what the democrats are doing to our country. host: let's hear from eddie in georgia, democrats line. caller: i am a democrat. we are going to have 100 million democrats waiting. donald trump talks about running, we are going to have 100 million waiting to take him down again, just like we did when he left. he sat on his butt for six

months and did nothing for the american people. i tried to listen to that speech , that kkk speech you tried to make up. he ain't did nothing the whole year he was in -- the four years he was in. my social security is all messed up. he is talking about taking our insurance from us. then it added up to be $149 a month dealing with him. he ain't did nothing for the people but him and his family were pocketing money. but these stupid republicans do not want to see that. there are still giving him money to pay all these crazy fines and fees and to get him out of trouble all the time. host: let's hear from eric in massachusetts, independent line. caller: good morning. it is tough to follow that

tirade. big news. trump is running. i am an independent. i am not quite sure if trump is the right guy. he is much better than the current president, obviously. i have an issue with how you introduced the midterms, saying it was a disappointing -- we are going to get the house and we can slow down the crazy train in washington that is going on now, so i think that is a bright spot for america. hopefully in 2024, whether it be trump or another candidate, i cannot see biden running again based on his age and mental status, but will be an interesting couple years. i will go back to the last caller current mentioning his speech as a kkk speech.

where this craziness comes from, i will never know. we are going to hear more baseless claims in the next couple years. host: as far as your support as early on in the process, could someone else emerge in the republican party that would gain your attention more than the former president? caller: i think definitely that could happen. i do not know why -- i think it earlier call said in 2024i am going to vote democrat up and down here this guy said he was an independent. how do you say you're going to vote -- that is the problem with america. voting one party no matter what the candidate is. i think that is part of the issue in america. how can you make up -- we are two years away. that is part of the problem. host: that is eric and massachusetts. a couple conservative

publications putting out editorials last night. this is national review. if you go to the website, they just use the word "no." that is what you will find if you go to the website of national review. if you go to the editorial page of the washington examiner, there editorial from yesterday, filed about 9:10 last evening, republicans must say no to trump. that is some of the reaction from conservative publications to the president's announcement yesterday. you can add yours to the mix as well. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. independents, (202) 748-8002. erie, pennsylvania next, to rita on our republican line. caller: i was happy to find out that trump is going to run again. i cannot wait for that meant to get back into the office and give everybody a fair share

because he just did a good job, excellent job. that movement in 2016, i am just happy that he is putting his father back into the cap. -- feather back into the cap. caller: how are you doing? host: i am fine, thank you. caller: nothing scares me more than seeing trump running again. that man scares me. if you get all these possible lawsuits -- he is not going to be able to run. i would rather -- i'm a democrat. i will stay that way. it worries me when trump was on last night. i could not even watch his speech. it scared me that he thinks he is the greatest thing since sliced bread. i do not want him to run either. i would rather see pence or a good man. you really have to look and find a good candidate.

not trump. i made a mistake once voting for him and i will never do it again. i'm a democrat all the way now. trump does not interest me in the least. host: that is windy in clinton township, michigan. there is reporting that a representative responded to the not yesterday with looking at legislature -- trying to push legislation barring him from pursuing office. chastising the former president for leading an insurrection against the united states here and he contended the president should be banned from office under the 14th amendment and unveiled plans to draft a bill. tonight, donald trump is expected to announce his third bid for the presidency of the united states even though he forfeited his right to ever hold federal office again by leading an insurrection against the

united states. he led previous impeachment proceedings against the president. the legislation details testimony and evidence demonstrating how donald trump engaged in the insurrection. it goes on from there. you can see the full speech on c-span if you want to watch it or on our app. in california, independent line, this is robert. caller: thanks for taking my call. trump has a lot of stuff in the cookie jar, and trump people do not think he does. but they better look again before they vote for him. they are showing these hats got make america great again. when was again? when was again? host: terry up next, los angeles, california, republican line. caller: i am a black republican

caller from l.a., california. donald trump is the greatest president we ever had. what people do not understand about democrats, you have to have -- you have to have a law and order. with all these people running across the border, joe biden and kamala harris do not need to run. when donald trump was in, there were more plaques working and it was easier to get jobs and all that. joe biden is a disaster. i am a republican. i will never vote for a democrat. all they do is trick you. i have been a republican for 20 years, living in the ghetto of l.a.. please get joe biden out of office, him and that black lady. host: that is vice president kamala harris.

terry and los angeles, california giving his thoughts. these domestic issues is what we will be talking about. just update you on the issue overseas concerning miss also landed in poland, there is reporting that axios sing the polish president says today the explosion that killed those two people appears to be an unfortunate accident, not calling it an intentional attack. he said the projectiles that cost the blas were most likely russian-made. he added it is likely the explosion was caused by ukrainian air defenses. the missile unfortunate fell on polish territory. russia also denied that responsibility, so that is reporting there. as this continues to come in concerning the incident in poland, you are following that

here and we will be talking about one of two tracks if you want to comment on it, yesterday's announcement by former president trump on his plans to take a third run for the white house also as house leadership elections take place on the republican side there is a battle they're going on not only on the house side with the senate side. senator mitch mcconnell expected to become -- receive the nomination to become minority leader. you'll be challenged by rick scott. we will have more on that and see how that plays out. 9:30 is when leadership elections are announced. pennsylvania's next. caller: i am calling be signed concerned that donald trump -- because i am concerned that

donald trump plans to run again. he is very scary. i feel this country would suffer if you were to have another shot at the presidency. -- he were to have another shot at the presidency. i am a democrat but i have voted and crossed party lines in the past. i am 71 now. it is not strictly a party thing for me. it is always who does the best job for this nation. donald trump again -- it is very frightening to me. i think under his watch, all these autocratic leaders from korea -- putin will probably be the happiest person in the world, should donald trump become elected. i think after -- during his presidency, they have become emboldened and as such have been

doing the things they have been doing, korea with the missiles flying over fairly territories. it is frightening. he dismissed covid in this country. what he did to this country was sickening. i cannot look forward to his running and i think joe biden given what he was given. host: independent line. caller: i'm a frequent viewer of the show. for six weeks leading up to the

election, i was working as a long-term sub. we watched you guys frequently, much better choice than other programs available, so we appreciate would you guys do. -- what you guys do. it is not surprising to see donald trump running. even my students can see politics is really just turned into a circus. i encouraged them to go back and watch the obama and mccain debates, bush-gore, and compare them to now. we would watch senate debates coming on, governor debates going on, and even our students see is a circus now. i think they are concerned. i am concerned. we have to sit back and watch the circus now. host: let's hear from ed in a grin -- akron, ohio.

caller: if people cannot see the state of the nation, how it is, they need to take the blinders off. the crime, the border, the cost of living. if people cannot see that, i do not understand how they cannot see that and how they cannot see the difference between a sane person running the country and then when we are on the eve of destruction. the cure cannot be loose then the destruction to fix -- then the solution to fix the world -- if we do not have fuel, we cannot live. we cannot pay our bills, we cannot live. people hate trump so bad. they are going after him and they're completely against him. i can see the difference in how

it was and how it is. it is definitely -- he will stand up against critical race theory. he will say there is a problem with it. he will say there is a problem with fentanyl. our current administration do not even acknowledge there is a problem with drugs across the border worth they do they do not want to do nothing about it or say anything about it. january 6 was about whether our elections -- were they fair or regular? there was nothing regular and nothing fair about our previous elections. there might have been a little entrapment going on. let's look at something else instead of our elections. so they did not do that procedure correctly the way it was supposed to be done. host: a lot of reaction to the president's announcement yesterday. one of those questions asked to

governor ron desantis during a press conference yesterday was about president trump's announcement in his reaction to it. here governor desantis. [video clip] >> one of the things i have learned in this job is when you are leading, when you're getting things done, you take incoming fire. that is just the nature of it. i roll out of bed in the morning, i have corporate media outlets that have a spasm that i'm getting up in the morning. it is constantly attacking. i do not think any governor got attacked more, particularly by corporate media, then me over my four-year term. what you learn is all that is just noise. what matters is are you leaving? are you getting front of issues? are you delivering results for people? are you standing up for folks? if you do that, none of that stuff matters. we have focused on results and leadership.

at the end of the day, i would just tell people to go check out the scoreboard from last tuesday night. host: this is carol from florida, saying that lion, twice impeached instigator of january 6 should never have been allowed to run. you should be in jail, adding the words cannot lock him up. this is from -- he should be in jail, adding the words, lock him up. this is from larry, saying i think trump is the best president we have but after january 6 there is no way he can get reelected. if you want to text us your thoughts, (202) 748-8003. next from florida, democrats line. caller: good morning. president trump has to answer to this country for what he has done. this is the united states of america, not the united states of donald trump.

host: from alabama, this is from joe, republican line. caller: i hope he gets reelected. one of the reasons -- apparently people call in, most of them do not pay taxes or work because when trump passed that tax plan, i got a $60 a week raise because of the withholding taxes being lowered. and the standard reduction went up 26,000 36,000. biden said he was not going to raise taxes on people making under $400,000 but he eliminated that tax cut and my taxes went up. i lost that money i was making each week. the deduction went back down

here and right there, that was a tax rate. when trump was income everything was going smooth. we were making money. the economy was rolling along. there was plenty of diesel fuel out there. i am a truck driver. $2.38 a gallon. the reason everything is so expensive is because diesel fuels over five dollars a gallon , in some places over six dollars, seven dollars a gallon. that is the problem. host: jonas is next, democrat line. caller: i am calling to explain how i feel about trump running again. i am totally against it. the thing that stuns me the most is how people that voted for biden in 2020 would even go so far as to deport trump in 2024.

if they supported biden and 2020 because they could not stand trump's behavior, how can they suddenly be ok with it now despite january 6, the documents, etc.? host: yesterday's speech from the washington post highlights that. as much as immobilized democrats against the checks and balances in every branch and level of government in exit polls by the ap, 54% of voters said they had an unfavorable view of the president here in 44% were very unfavorable and highlight that despite his warner abilities if trump enters -- trump enters the presidential race with

advantages here and he will be legally barred from using it to fund his campaign but could rouse a super pac without direct coordination. he can benefit from a database of voters his party built up. he is also the party's biggest draw for rallies. it goes on from there if you want to read analysis from yesterday. let's hear from heather in wisconsin on our independent line. caller: i called in on the appended line -- independent line. since i was 18 and i am now 51, i have always been an voted democrat. however, the last three years, and i will say covid had a big impact on this, not only are

president trump and now our current president, joe biden have, for lack of a better way to say it cannot not really dealt with it, i have -- i am at my wits end. this past mentor election was the first election i did not vote in because i am so frustrated with everything. i am frustrated with the parties. i do not see two parties here. i do not see democrats and i do not see republicans. i see children fighting but i also see people not living up to these promises being made and kept. i do not think trump kept any promises. i do not think joe biden has kept any promises. there is too much going on in the world. what we are dealing with is pettiness. i just said, i am done.

i have gotten out the vote. i have been an election official or poll worker. i have done everything to support voting rights, and at this point i do not feel like they support me, the government itself. so i am done. i love my country. i love the united states of america. it is not the united states of trump. it is the united states of america. i am proud of my country but sad. it does bring me to tears to see how we have devolved as a nation. if we stood up for each other more and stop judging each other as much as we do and be true patriots, true americans, maybe this country would be a better place. if i actually felt like my vote mattered and that all the work i have done over the years for the democrats -- i will be in a dependent. thank you for c-span.

thank you, pedro. you do an amazing job. i wish everybody a good day and blessings. host: that is heather in wisconsin joining us on the phone. you can do the same here and you can continue to call on the phone lines and post on our social media sites. you can text us at (202) 748-8003. one of the storylines from yesterday is highlighted in the cnbc headline. a test vote for kevin mccarthy, the republican from california, to become speaker elect if republicans gain control of the house, currently sitting at 217. he did have a challenger in that race. that challenger joins us now, representative andy biggs, also a member of the judiciary committee. representative biggs, good morning. guest: good to be with you. host: talk about your pitch to

her fellow republicans as far as your challenge for the speakership. guest: the main thing is that we think that you need to change the status quo. i think all americans -- your last caller, listening to her, they all want to see a page turned in washington, d.c. one of the things i think has been so problematic is that members cannot rank-and-file members, have been disenfranchised. everything go through the leadership but whether it is nancy pelosi or whoever is going to be the republican leader. everything is centralized as far as power, so you have a restricted amendment process here in in six years come out we have not -- commitment process. in six years, we have not had an moment process. how about the budget? you need to empower the

appropriators can either get rate of the committee and change it, which i am ok with doing that by having authorizing committees combined with the subcommittee on appropriations, or you give the appropriators time to get their job done before june 1 and actually do a budget. we have not done that in five years. i talked about process. that is my pitch cannot process to be more inclusive of members so they can represent their constituency. the other aspect is this. on the republican side, when we lost in 2020, we came close but did not get over the hump. they said we had a good election. we made progress. we cannot change our leadership. even though our leadership has been in place for six years. this year, they said, we are going to have 25 to 30 seats, which did not materialize.

they were saying since we are going to do so well we cannot make a change and now we do not do so well. it is close. they said, you cannot make a change now. are you ever going to make a status quo change? i think rank-and-file american citizens of this country want to see a change here in washington, d.c. host: you got 31 votes as far as your attempt to become speaker. what does that mean going forward should the house go into republican hands? guest: you have to get 218 votes. that is the magic number to become speaker of the house. nobody has 218 votes as i sit here talking to you today. that means it is time for republicans to have an internal discussion, a family discussion

about which direction we are going to go. i do not think he is going to get 218 votes. it is probably not going to be me, but we will have a discussion on who might be consensus pick. host: which means in theory if it is going to be mr. mccarthy you would have to reach out to fellow members of the freedom caucus and other factions within the party to gain the support. what message could he deliver to sway some of you? guest: pedro, a huge part of this is trust. he is going to have to rebuild some trust here in the next 45 days if he thinks he is going to be the speaker. that means you will have to have open dialogue and accountability. that is how you build trust. trust is a series of promises kept. mistrust is promises broken.

we need a real positive message, positive direction. i think kevin is not really -- i think he has backed away from some of the things our base wants. our base wants to say, let's have a positive message. how are we going to reduce gas prices at the pump? it cannot just be performance art. it has to be real use of leverage. there is going to be a split government. that means republicans will have control of house. you have president biden maintaining control of the executive branch, so how do you leverage when you are in the minority or split to get policy through that we think is important to reduce gas prices or provide security along the border or reduce federal government spilling -- spending

so we reduce inflationary pressure? how do you use the leverage points, which are not very many? i am not sure that mr. mccarthy has iterated how he believes he can do that, and that is a huge problem. 36 people voted against kevin yesterday, some more than 36 people voted against him yesterday because even more people came up to me yesterday. they felt compelled to vote for kevin but they appreciated my candidacy and want to see it change. host: rep. moore: -- representative marjorie taylor greene express an outsider like liz cheney, if you get support from the democratic side, she could eventually become the top of that ticket. do you think that is a possibility?

guest: i love marjorie taylor greene and she is a friend but i disagree with her on this. i do not think anybody is going to vote to facilitate liz cheney coming in. to be speaker of the house. that is a long shot. even the republicans who said they would be willing to work together with moderate democrats have actually watch that back. i have a great relationship with a number of my colleagues, with most of my colleagues. certainly with some of my colleagues on the other end of the spectrum from me. they are not interested in being speaker of the house -- in a democrat being speaker of the house. it is a red herring us are talking about what needs to happen in our conference. host: one of the things that will be on pressing terms is the debt ceiling.

what is the best approach in your mind? guest: do not grant the debt ceiling. there is never any offset and that is -- you need to start looking at a real reform and the budgetary process to make sure we are going forward with programs that need to be looked at her and you cannot continue to have a $1.5 trillion structural deficit every year and say we are going to edit to the credit card. that does not work in the short-term or long-term. an example would be looking at the fed, dealing with inflation by raising rates, whether it is 50 basis points are 100 basis points a month. whatever they are going to do, that will have an impact on chewing up on you to provide --

on our need to provide federal government payments and services because it will cause interest rates to each further at our spending. when you have a revenue shortfall, you want to keep raising it and putting it on the credit card, you are going to add to inflationary pressure and that is the short-term problem here the long-term problem is you will actually put this country in long-term front foundational -- in long-term, foundational and firm footing. it does not matter what party. host: you are a republican from arizona. how do you feel about the results of the governor's race? guest: i am not happy about that.

it is interesting to see what happened on election day. you have a problem you have a secretary of state overseeing the elections and we have the kind of problems we did again on election day. it is unfathomable that we had the same question -- problems in 2022 that we did in 2020. that is odd. but there is still some provisional ballots the need to be counted. i know katie hobbs has been declared the winner, but it is my understanding there provisional ballots that are outstanding. host: do have legitimacy -- questions about the legitimacy of the call? guest: let's count all the belts and see what happened. host: former president trump's announcement last night? guest: i am pleased.

i think he did a good job. his focus is right. he needs to be on what policies worked under the trump administration to bring economic prosperity to more people. in 2020, he had 9000 encounters with illegal border crossers. for the entire fiscal year, he had 340,000. you have all the proms with the border, crime, the woke agenda out there now. i think president trump sounded a good message and i believe he is the leader of the republican party until he is misplaced and i do not think he is going to be displaced anytime soon. host: representative andy biggs also serves with the judiciary and reform committee's.

we will be joined by other legislators as the morning goes on but we will continue with your calls. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. (202) 748-8002 for independents. you can text us at (202) 748-8003. roxanne is from maine cannot democrats line -- from maine, democrats line. caller: i do not want trump back in office. i do not want the violence. i want a resurrection from all people, not just a party. yes, there are things that biden needs to emphasize. we are all feeling a crunch. i do not think trump would be able to do that because we are so overwhelmed at this time. i do not want him in office.

the gop, the blackballing, this is not just a republican country. this is for all. we are all patriots, and for him -- the insurrection that was caused, to pardon all these people he is talking about, this is violence. there are people i know who hunt in northern maine. they come across signs that say trump everywhere, and no trespassing. you cross this line, you will be shot. scary. it really is scary. it is everywhere. i do not want to see that anymore. i want to be able to walk out my

door and go grocery shopping and not worry about whether i'm going to get shot. a lot of violence occurred when he was in office. we need a peacemaker. i believe biden is a peacemaker. he had a lot on his plate when he came into office and he did state two years to get these things done and the focus on of course ukraine started. the war in ukraine. we cut oil supply from russia, so that had a lot to do with it. everybody is angry. host: that is roxanne. let's hear from jan in virginia, independent line. caller: good morning. really, he is going to run again? the gop has lost trust with the united states of america and now

they are imploding. the midterms should show you that. they will continue to implode. joe biden is doing it from a distraught -- doing a tremendous job. he is standing for america. we are not going to put up with the far right or far left. we want to get back in the middle and stop the narcissistic revenge of trump. we are done. host: that is jan. this is mark in california, republican line. caller: liberals are the wackos. that is all i can say. are you kidding me? violence would trump was in

office -- when trump was in office? are you kidding me? i am so happy trump is running again. i am happy adults can enter the room again. another election stolen down there in arizona. democrats have turned our election process into a mess and they have the assistance of the red chinese to send us a virus so they can start this nonsense with mail-in voting where they get all the bells they need and figure out what they need by taking a month. once they figure out what they need, we win. it is a joke. we turned into a joke. countries look at us and say, what a joke. it is pathetic. i am disgusted with the democrats and with the liberals.

i am out. that is all i have to say. host: robert in massachusetts, democrats line. caller: one thing we do know is that when donald trump first started, when you looked at helsinki, what happened to all the recorders to find out what happened in helsinki and what happened with the records at helsinki? when he was in helsinki, reporters never found out what happened. you think you're also smart on tv p or look at all you reporters. -- on tv. look at all you reporters are you got the election wrong. when donald trump went to north korea, he stopped our military exercises and north korea. for what? then he goes out to helsinki. russia -- the deutsche bank has

all of donald trump's records. in new york state, they have his taxes. georgia, they got him. [indiscernible] they would have called the fbi. host: let's hear from luke in indiana, independent line. go ahead. caller: well, i am just a farmer. my opinion on who is in the white house, as long as they are doing a good job i'm ok with that. i think trump doing -- going back and there is all right because he did a good job. i'm not thing joe biden did not. -- sand joe biden did not. especially when i have to say --

pay six dollars a gallon for diesel fuel. host: we have been showing you a lot about republican politics. let's hear from the democratic side. it was he came jeffries -- he came jeffries -- hakeem jeffries. here is the house democratic caucus chair. [video clip] >> it was a warm and tramp its base, seeing so many of our front-line members back in congress preparing to continue to serve after surviving incredibly well in tough elections. the other side of the aisle had been measuring the drapes for a so-called red tsunami but they are back. to see so many colleagues ready to do the work, that is the difference.

democrats get things done. we want to make life better for everyday americans. we have done a good job of doing it. the american rescue plan saved the economy. shots in arms, kids back in school. the infrastructure investment and jobs act. millions of good paying jobs created. also to fix our crumbling bridges, roads, our sewer and water system, high-speed internet access, and gun safety legislation for the first time in 30 years. that will save lives. the act to bring domestic manufacturing jobs back home to the united states of america as opposed to our jobs going the other direction, which has been happening for 30 years. and of course the inflation reduction act can't to strike a blow against the climate crisis. set our planet on a sustainable trajectory forward.

lower energy costs, strengthen the affordable care act. drive down the high price of lifesaving prescription drugs. democrats deliver for everyday americans. we get stuff done. we put people over politics. the other side of the aisle is out of control. they do not believe in democracy. that was rejected. they do not believe in reproductive freedom. across the country, that was rejected. they want to detonate social security and five years. that was rejected. battles were won that are extraordinary, but that does not mean that we are off the battlefield. we have to continue to fight for these priorities, for safer communities and to defend freedom and social security and democracy. we are excited that we will have the opportunity to continue to do that. host: more of that avail bought the website. let's go to alex, south carolina, republican line.

caller: good morning. i want rebuttal one of the callers on what trump has done. i can tell you what trump has done. i remember when ford motor company planned on building a new plant in mexico. trump stop that. -- stop that. when he -- stopped that. he brought hyundai to america. he gave more money to historically black colleges and universities. barack obama did not. if you want to talk what trump has done, look at his record. the speech i heard yesterday was wonderful. i am glad.

i think he is the only one that can bring this country back to the way needs to be. let's get people working in bringing jobs back. that is the type of person we need in office now. host: john is next in maryland, democrats line. caller: hello. my question is this. we can have our own policies that we think work or my not work. -- might not work. january 6, that men should not be allowed to run for president ever. what he did almost caused a constitutional catastrophe. nobody should vote for that man. everybody on the gender six

committee said the saint -- january 6 committee said the same thing. after january 6, he should not be allowed anywhere near the white house. he tried to cause a constitutional catastrophe. i blame this on republicans in office who did not teach him and the new speaker of the house -- this is their fault. now he is turning against them. that gentlemen talking about good jobs for mexico -- i get that but that is your opinion. but when you trade your freedom for those good jobs to have a dictator in office? you can get a job anywhere, but you can never gain your freedom. host: let's hear from tonya,

virginia, independent line. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i agree with everything rep. jeffries said. the biden administration is doing a great job. they will continue doing a great job for these next two years. trump can run if he wants to, but this twice impeached disgraced president will lose again. like biden said before, he was when to beat him like a drum. i am not sure if biden should run again but we do not want trump. the voters just spoke. most people are in the middle. that is why i am an independent. most people voted that they do not want chaos. they want the administration to get things done. i think they will continue to get things done.

people who say tropical pushed everything he was going to do, he did not build a wall and mexico did not pay for it -- who say trump accomplished everything he was going to do, he did not build a wall and mexico did not pay for it. most people in this country are doing well. when you go out and see people taking care of their families, they are not thinking about putting wax jobs in the office. -- whack jobs in the office. host: next, the republican line. caller: biden talks about lowering drug prices. under trump my prescription drugs, i was paying 700 -- $7.50 for one. i am paying double what i used to pay, so he is not lowering drug prices. that is a lie. under trump, we were able to buy

two vehicles. we bought our first house. thank god my car was paid off when biden took office. everything has gone up under biden p he thinks everyone is going to buy electric cars. who is voting for him, these people who ride the bus lines? people who want to drive their car and drive -- and who want freedom, you need to vote trump back into office because biden is not getting it. he wants everybody with electric cars and windmills all over killing all the birds and whatever else gets in the way. people up north are going to freeze to death because there is not would be no fuel for them to get their homes -- i do not know where they are getting their information from. it sounds like they are from the northern states. life has been good under trump.

it has been rough the last two years under biden. host:host: let's go to the demos line. caller: good morning. i want to say that the republicans are trying to claim the house for them. but these republicans cannot stop him from running again and destroying the party. number two, senator schumer should stop doing that job. lead on the floor. they should allow the republicans to do their job,

leave them alone. talk about what you are going to do on your own end. not doing the job for them on the senate floor. please, that is my advice. host: finishing off our first hour. we are taking your calls for the next two hours. you can talk about the announcement from last night, or what you are seeing in congress as fights take place over leadership. the call at 202-748-8000 for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans. 202-748-8002 for independents. we will be enjoyed by legislators this morning. joining us is representative adam smith, the chair of the armed services committee. thank you for giving us your time. guest: good morning. host: can we start with poland, what are you hearing about the source of the missiles that fell there? guest: it seems like it was an

antimissile, a missile defense system that ukraine fired at the russian rockets coming in, but they are not sure. ukraine has a lot of russian-made rockets. the crucial point is none of this would be happening every russia was not doing war crimes in ukraine, by launching cruise missiles at civilian targets. they launched over 100 missiles yesterday, all at civilian targets, which is the definition of a war crime. ukraine is doing its best to defend itself in that situation. i want to applaud nato and biden's administration for their response, making sure we get the facts before we come to conclusions. and trying to make sure we do not escalate the situation between russia and ukraine. so, i think they have handled it well. we will see, but it does not

appear that this was an intentional russian attack on poland. host: one of the things regarding ukraine that hopefully will take place, at least from the biden administration's point of view, is more funding for ukraine. do you see that materializing? guest: they are asking for $47 billion, a good part of that is humanitarian aid, because the russians are bombing civilian infrastructure and it is creating a humanitarian crisis there. some money will continue to help ukraine defend itself. there is also about $10 billion to deal with health care related issues, like covid. and the hope is we get it passed during the lame-duck session. it is important that we do that. we see everyday what russia is doing in ukraine and all ukraine wants is to be a sovereign, democratic nation. we need to continue to support the men that effort. i support the biden

administration's effort and of the over 50 countries working together to try to stop russia's invasion of ukraine. host: would you say republicans will be on board with the new funding? guest: yes, certainly on my committee. mike rogers is the ranking member on the committee, mike turner is the chairman of the intel committee, also on the committee -- there's a lot of republican support for supporting ukraine. i went to kyiv a couple of months ago, michael waltz was on the trip, he strongly supports this. so there is strong bipartisan support to continue to support ukraine. host: as far as the committee itself, should republicans gain power after the midterms? do you see the focus of the armed services committee changing or the things that they champion for perhaps going away? guest: i think it will be different. every two years it is different, particularly something shifts.

you have the house, senate and white house. if one party or the other takes it over, there is always going to be a six month period where it is like, how is this going to change? republicans have different agenda items. and there is always a sorting out as members try to figure out what is possible. and, again, i will emphasize michael rogers and i are really close on a lot of issues and we both believe in bipartisanship, we believe in our committee getting work done, passe the defense bill every year. we work in a bicameral way to get that done. we have done it for 62, going on 63 straight years, and i think that will continue to happen. host: give us a sense of the status of the nvaa -- ndaa. guest: it is the oversight bill for the pentagon that we pass every year. we have another meeting

tomorrow. i am sure by the end of the week we will have a bill with the house and senate that the democrats and republicans agree upon, and little is to pass it the first week of december. host: what do the figures look like as far as the bill is concerned? guest: you are talking about the budget aspect of it, the top line number. the appropriators have to agree on that, so we are also working with the appropriations committee as they tried to get their bills done. at the end of the day, they are the ones that decide how much money gets spent. we have something to say about the oversight and how the money is spent. so, the appropriators and authorizer's are working together to settle on that final number. host: representative smith, what are your impressions going into the possibility of becoming a member of the minority next year? guest: the biggest thing for me

is how successful this election was. the overarching theme is it was a victory for democracy. liz cheney said it best, this was a victory for team normal. you have a lot of competitive elections, you certainly had republicans and democrats giving the alternative views and a robust and very competitive campaign. you had a lot of close elections. those elections were well-run, fairly decided, and just about everybody who lost has conceded, even very close elections. after president trump and to the far right republicans' efforts to try to tear down the election system and claim every time they lose it is unfair, to see so many republicans and democrats come together and have what i would call a normal election was incredibly heartening. i'm pleased that the democrats held onto the senate.

it's hard to say were the final house numbers will be but it will certainly be a lot more than people expected. more than anything, this was a victory for democracy and it makes me very happy. host: as far as the final numbers have not come in yet, if the republicans again an advantage, what do you think this has done -- what do you think kevin mccarthy will champion if he becomes the leader? guest: i am not worried about kevin mccarthy becoming the speaker. certainly there will be policy differences, but that is normal. we'll have that happen. the undue influence of the election deniers in the republican caucus, i am worried in order to get the votes to become speaker, i am worried that concessions it will have to be made to be extreme elements of the republican party. and the number one thing i am worried about is funding the government. in 2010 when the tea party took over, 2011, we almost did not

raise the debt ceiling. we almost defrauded creditors. we have had a series of government shutdowns. and then continuing resolutions at that were short of funding the government through the appreciations process. so i am worried about whether or not we will be able to do the normal functioning of government. whatever you think the government, how much money you think the government should spend, what you think they should spend it on, we should have a debate about that, but the government must function. you cannot shut it down. continuing resolutions, government shutdowns are devastating to our national security and devastating to the men and women who serve in the military and their families, because then they do not have a budget integrates chaos and problems. so, that is my biggest concern. we will see what happens in the next couple months. but i am worried about that

undue influence of extremist elements in the republican party. we are talking about a very small number of people, i just hope they they do not have a disproportionate influence over the process. host: is it time for a change in the democratic leadership as far as the current leaders and those who should replace them? guest: let me say, i have worked with nancy for four years as chairman of the committee and eye would be very happy if she continued in that job. when i got to congress in the mid-90's, when the leadership teams were coming up, i was not blindly in support of that leadership and those who were there will tell you that. but as i have watched nancy pelosi work, there is no better legislator in terms of making sure we get things done, everybody is included. she is still doing a great job. it is up to her whether she wants to run.

if she doesn't, we have a lot of talent in this caucus. i think we will have strong leadership no matter what. ultimately it will be her decision. that will then have a trickle-down effect on who most runs for what, but we have a lot of good choices. i'm happy have a nancy pelosi where she is. if she wants to stay there, she will have my support. but we will be fine either way. host: the chair of the armed services committee, representative adam smith the democrat from washington. thank you for your time. we'll continue with your calls. susie in los angeles, on the republican line, thinking for waiting. caller: i feel personally that beau biden administration should not be applauded. it's chaotic. nancy pelosi does not include everybody, that's insane. as far as the current administration, we have got a

problem with inflation, we have got a problem with crime in major u.s. cities. and iffy research of the cities in terms of the increase in crime, you will see that most of them are democrat helmed and have been that way for years, if not decades. we have less status on the world stage. we never saw all this global conflict under donald trump. we just did not see that. we are giving away money to countries i do not even know where the money is going. as it was with the withdrawal in afghanistan, what did -- trump would've handled it better. biden left behind $85 billion. he left behind afghan allies, americans. trump would not have done that. putin saw that joe biden was weak. now we are giving away a lot of money, billions to ukraine and

do we know where it is going? i do not think so. what about other countries contributing? add up all the countries in europe, they are not giving a third of what the u.s. is. we are protecting the ukrainian border but not her own border. what is that about? we do not protect our own border, but we will protect other nations, and we will giveaway to indonesia. and we cannot afford to pay for the world. host: let's hear from lee in illinois on the democrats line. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. i was happy to hear from representative smith and representative jeffries. i believe the republicans are going to work -- not there in office. i'm surprised people do not see the fuel in all the problems is

not just the united states. is biden responsible for world problems? also, i -- uh, i'd like to know -- i love my family, but if some of my family had a business with contractors, i would not agree with that. if all of his friends around him were going to jail, i would question him. and i would also like to know, would the republicans chose donald trump with their checkbook and would they want -- to be engaged to their daughter? host: south carolina, the independent line. caller: i was calling to say one thing about everything. oh, man -- trump running for

president again. wow. chaos. that is my first thought. chaos, insurrection, trouble. there's going to be another insurrection. oh my god. but next time, i think if an insurrection happens, people have to be prepared. be prepared for serious consequences from another insurrection behind their god, donald trump. no man is above the law in this country, in this world. god is good. he'll never let it happen again. open your eyes, he works for putin. putin loves what is going on. he is trying to rip her country apart and donald trump is a part

of that. look what this guy has been doing since he left the white house. donald trump, donald trump. host: irene e california on the republican line. caller: yes, i am ashamed of these democrats. and i love the former democrats who have seen the light and have woken up for god, country and family. democrats, they are for destroying innocent children. our children and our schools are being destroyed by these -- by crt, by the gender reassignment, the books in these schools. these writers and illustrators, with pictures of that are pornographic and if they are destroying the innocence and youth. these people need to be in prison for child born.

i do not even -- porn. i do not even want that for adults. it is disgusting what is going on in the schools, and it is hard to believe, but the proof is there. democrats represent that. how can you be proud to be a democrat and say you are american and patriotic. that's against the law. it's against god and morality. we need to return to god. and our children are at stake. there's children who have had -- little girls have had their breasts removed and brainwashed that you are really a boy, and these children are given drugs. host: how does that relate to either the president's announcement yesterday or the activity in the house or senate? caller: this is covering the democrats, they are basically of the enemy. i love president trump. he represents god and family. we need to return back to

freedom. we are losing our freedom. these people that hate trump. you want to talk about hate? there are people that have been murdered who loved trump. that black man that owned the business on the east coast. he loved trump and he was sympathetic to the black lives matter. host: ok, we will leave it there. carol on the democrats line. caller: good morning. host: you are on. caller: pedro, i have to tell you how much i admire you for the ability to listen to all this attitude. it's a remarkable job you have. but i wanted to talk to you about my la niña to -- melania trump. i did see the ex-president's speech last night. i put on c-span to listen to it.

and i have been concerned about melania, for some reason, and i was happy to hear her announce to be with him. but when i got a good view of her, when he called her up to be along better with him at the end, she did not look like melania trump to me. and i am really, even through the night, it returned it to me the concern i had for her. i do not believe that was melani a with him. host: who do you believe it was? caller: [laughter] it looked like it could have been a family member. melania is a striking looking woman. she's very versed on how to walk or stand. she is not smiley or happy.

i have admired her ability to be with the president -- with our ex-president, mr. trump. and for some reason i have been concerned because i had not seen her in a long time. host: carol in new mexico. as far as family members and their bridges a patient in the trump campaign, ivana trump, a political advisor in his administration, does not plan to be involved in politics going forward. she wrote, "i will support my father outside of the political arena." adding, "this time around i am choosing to prioritize my young children, the private life we are creating as a family and i do not plan to be involved in politics." that's the statement from ivanka trump. you heard from a representative

earlier about kevin mccarthy's challenge to become the speaker elect. he won the nomination yesterday. he also give some remarks after the election. here's his comments. [video clip] >> we know the job will not be easy. we'll have to work together. we'll work with anyone who wants to make america stronger. we want to work with anyone on both sides if they want to make america energy independent, give parents a say in their children's education or secure our borders. we know there are challenges in this nation and around the world. we are prepared to lead. one thing i have always learned, they do not hand gavels out in a small, medium or large.

we will get the right sized gavel and we will use it. >> do you think you will have the vote by january? >> yes, if you look at the last two speakers, paul ryan at this time had 43 votes. nancy pelosi had 32 votes and no one was running against her. we have our work cut out for us. we have got to listen to everybody in our conference. if you watch what we have done, i thought it was very productive last night in our debate into what i propose to do is keep those open through thanksgiving. we'll get there. the american people expect us to govern, they expect us to keep our word in our commitment to america, and one thing i will say about it, i respect everyone equally and we will find a way to make it happen. host: more comments available at c-span.org or follow along on our app.

in ohio, mike on the independent line. caller: good morning. i've been listening to a lot of stuff this morning and everybody has an opinion. the two people from california, i am glad those people are in california because we have chaos going on in every state. they were supposed to fix the election problems and never did. we are talking about a trillion dollar economy that everybody in washington has their fingers in. their family members are board members, they work for corporations that sponge off. let's talk about oversight. we have an aircraft carrier that trump brought up that's over cost -- he wanted to cancel the contract, but everyone had a fit. so we have that that is sucking of our money, too.

people call washington the swamp, but a slump is an ecosystem we need. washington is a septic tank, it is where everything goes and dies. so what are we going to do? are we going to put up with all this stuff as far as the elections go? arizona is a perfect example of corruption. host: randy from missouri, democrats line. caller: -- host: randy from missouri? caller: hi. yes, i am from missouri. host: go ahead. caller: i want to understand how the people of america is going to reelect a candidate that's probably going to be in jail. you know, and they call themselves great americans, oh, we love god and all this. and they allow everyone to tear

the capitol up. there's nothing his that is not a lie. have a good day. host: gloria is joining us from north carolina, on the republican line. hi. caller: pedro. i cannot understand why all these people are bashing trump. you know, anybody -- biden has been in the office. he has -- i do not know of anybody who can go to the grocery store, you cannot even flip the cart halfway full. anybody who has been to the gas pump, it's impossible almost for anybody on a fixed income to fill up their gas tank. it's -- i can't understand why all of these people are doing this. and then he is sending all this

money to other countries and letting all of these immigrants come into our country. i just do not understand. evidently biden has never been to a grocery store, he has never had to fill up his car with gas. host: ok, that is gloria in north carolina. anna from california texting, saying the biden administration lost my respect with the withdrawal in afghanistan, so i cannot wait for him to be gone. donald trump making his announcement makes me nervous because there are many passionate folks for him and against him. i think chaos will rep. -- erupt. joseph says i am frustrated that president trump wants to disrupt the conservative direction by running again. he needs to realize the message is more important than the man. move out of the way and let craig scott or nikki haley help

save this country. russ from texas says, american voters are in a tough place for the next two years. leadership in both parties needs replacement. president biden in former president trump should be out. vote out the old guys, so new ones can step up. text us if you want at 202-748-8003. scott in illinois on the independent line. hi. caller: i just wanted to say that -- i think that we need to get rid of donald trump and joe biden. he's the one that got us out of afghanistan. and was on a special -- i was on a special ops team over there and of that war was fought for jeffrey epstein's sex lives.

host: let's go to florida. caller: i have been listening to everybody on cnn, fox news, msnbc. i'm listening to people on c-span. it's amazing to me that democrats and republicans. i'm a conservative. i'm getting a kick out of everybody, the hatred and anger. and you can just see it, there is no god left in this country. it's amazing what the people are saying and feeling. if the man wants to run, let him run. if you do not like him, do not vote for him. i will say one thing, the democratic party and these fake republicans and it so great independents are going to get him reelected, because for two more years president biden is going to continue on this path with the environmental, which is

not doing anything for resources in this country. continue on high inflation and continue on a path of bashing. the press is going crazy this morning. they went crazy last night. and they are going to reelect this man. he will get reelected because america is going down. no i can see it, is pitiful how everybody is for their party and not for the country. it is a shame what is going on. i could go into detail, but we all know the same thing -- gas, food, inflation, medical care. it's nonsense. everybody is bypassing that, ignoring that. we are going to raise social security in january. where are we going to get the money for it? but everybody is worried about bashing trump. it is hysterical that you're going after one man as we destroy the country. and president biden, if he knows so much, why does he continue on this path? most presidents look at

themselves at the midterms, look at their staff and do things about it. this guy says he won. he did not win. host: let's hear from horace in arizona. caller: thanks for taking my call. yeah, i have been listening to all of the griping. talking about trump getting elected again. i do not think he will be elected again, i think he will be in jail because i believe that -- has something up his sleeve for him. trump thinks he is above the law, but he is not. as far as talking about biden needing to be put out of office because of the high gas prices and food prices, there's stuff like that all over the world. inflation came from the covid stuff.

it wasn't biden. he was on his way here after that. like i said, trump -- the only reason he is running again is because he thinks he's going to have that orange jumpsuit to go without orange face. that's what is coming. host: one thing you might see in the lame-duck session of congress according to the wall street journal, is possible tax breaks for those in retirement age, same members of both parties have shown interest in moving a retirement savings bill that passed the house in march, a legislation that would raise the minimum age when people start taking distribution from tax-deferred retirement accounts to 75 from 72, encouraging smaller employers to create retirement plans and auto enroll employees. and it would also provide a tax

cut of her low income workers. that lives in the wall street journal yesterday. on the senate side, where chuck schumer talked about the future of what might happen, as far as the house is concerned, and also in his own party, and particularly working with republicans. [video clip] >> if you bring maga, you will keep losing, you will lose more. you embraced maga and it didn't work. we welcome you to work with us on a bipartisan basis to get things done for the american people. we are not going to have to get everything we want. they are not going to get everything they want. we will stay true to our principles, but we are willing to compromise to get things done. that has been our word for two years and we will continue it. we hope that the republicans will understand that. they one not understand it this

week in the middle of all of the heated elections for leadership, but when we come back in january, hopefully after a productive lame-duck session, we hope that the members of the maga republicans it will do what some of them have been doing with us, and that his work with us in a bipartisan way and get things done. get things done. what happened last night with kari lake, that is proof positive that this maga stuff does not work. she was a great communicator and she still lost in a purple state. that hasn't happened repeatedly throughout this election -- has happened repeatedly throughout this election. to follow the election of rick scott, who said tax the middle class, cut medicare, it would be suicidal for the republicans. so i hope for the good of the country, and also for the good of themselves, i hope they

understand that. host: alexander, virginia on the independent line, this is charles. caller: good morning. i appreciate your professionalism. i admire you. i want to say, it disturbs me and it concerns me to hear white women, black women, it does not matter, if you support trump. with the passion they do. if donald trump touches you, your daughter, your mama, in the private parts and brag about it and say he can get away with it, would you still vote for him? would you still love him with that type of passion? it's not even moral. my black brothers and black sisters who love donald trump, who have a business, or the gas prices -- do you not believe

democracy is more important than there is no democracy or right to vote? you will not have a business, brother. you will not have a job. that's all i want to say. host: jacqueline in tennessee on the republican line. caller: hello. host: you are on. caller: ok. i want people to go see what president donald trump did for america. all the things he did for america compared to joe biden. and he's pretty much stuc tok everything he said he was going to do. he was going through hell and still keeping america great. host: ok. caller: and i got mad at all the people who started turning against him, because the republicans did not have a wooden leg.

if they pay attention and see what seats we did flip, that is very important. like the three seats in new york that were always blue. they are in the red. and i just think that people shouldn't say things unless they research what is going on. it goes way back, way back to the 1900s. host: don is in pennsylvania on the democrats line. caller: hello? host: go ahead. caller: thanks for taking my call. i've been listening to all this talk and nonsense. the democrats, what they are saying about republicans, wanting to take away social security. what about the $300 billion that

bush took out for 9/11? what about the money they took out her social security for impeaching donald trump? the state of the union address, when nancy pelosi was sitting in in the back tearing the paper is up, that is treason. you do not have to like president trump, but you have to respect him. i think america has to have common sense. i think the democrats are draining this country. i have been a democrat my whole life until trump ran for president. host: are you a democrat? caller: i am a republican. host: i have to stop you, only because you have to call on the right line. leonard in north carolina on the independent line. caller: hey, i appreciate all my brothers and sisters out there. i will not take up too much time because there are other people on the line. i want to say something. you can live in fear, right? or you can, you know, live for

something more than that. language is important, right? we all speak the same language. language -- speaks more than any language. i hear a lot of hurt and i see a lot of pain. and i see people acting out of fear. ask yourselves, are you living to die or are you dying to live? if you are not sure which dynamic you are living through, you may not be able to see how somebody is pulling the wool over your eyes. host: how does that relate to the announcement yesterday from the president or what is going on with the house or senate? caller: let's talk about president trump for a brief second. he's human like anybody else. he's subject to all the fears and insecurities everybody else has. i'm sure he thinks running will

be something that helps him, but he is also aware it could cause a lot of pain. he's probably not sure what to do. in the house, i see people starting to reconcile. i see them going, we had 25 years of gridlock, and that is on us as leaders. so we will have to find a better way to go forward, because people may not -- they like to think that america is no longer in a position of leadership. we are all in a position of leadership because we all have somebody younger looking up to us. host: mark in los angeles on the republican line. caller: how are you doing? host: well, go ahead. caller: wanted to say i am a black republican from l.a. and the black caller on donald trump, everybody wishing he would get impeached. he was the greatest president in the world.

for joe biden, with thing about my democrat friends, ever since this guy has been in office they have done nothing right. nothing -- gas, the greenville, jobs, the border. as far as -- us republicans need to go into joe biden's, the shady deals him and his son, and the one black caller talking about donald trump and ladies. what about joe biden's daughter taking showers with little kids. host: let's go to linda on the democrats line. caller: hi, how are you? host: fine, thank you. caller: i am listening to all of these crazy people. i'm in middle class person and my life is no different under joe biden than it was with

donald trump. of course gas is a lot more money, but it's ridiculous. the choices we have in this great country with all of the great men that there are, we have these choices to make, donald trump and biden. biden is too old to run again. donald trump is in orlando. you should not be able to be past 60 to be president. nancy pelosi is -- i love her. i feel sorry for her husband. however, it is time to retire. you know? i'm going to sit out the 2024 election because i am not voting for either of them. i would rather vote for somebody on death row for president than donald trump. it's a disgrace what he did to our country. host: the independent line in florida. caller: good morning. i have a little of a different

take i have not heard. i. liz cheney talking about team normal -- hear liz cheney talking about team normal. it's eight days after the election, nine, and you cannot get a result as to a simple election? that's not normal. there's no place in the world at happens here. i keep hearing about the threat to democracy. all about the threat to democracy. and the election deniers. but the institutions, like the integrity of the elections, there's courts that -- re peatedly. every time they lose in court decision, they denigrate the courts. and you don't have confidence in our system. if people cannot trust the

system to operate properly, then there's no hope for democracy. you can always tweak around the elections, you can do audits, you can prove that they were well run. but if you have no confidence in the system, nobody is going to obey the results of democracy. and we need to call this out because these people threaten our courts. and they are the true thought -- threat to our republic. host: tony in florida. you heard from senator schumer about his perspective in the senate. we will go to senator rick scott. comments he made yesterday. [video clip] >> senator scott and those who agree with him say that not having an agenda, that they do not stand for anything. which response is the person that you are partially responsible for?

>> everyone of our candidates a new what they were for. they expressed it quite clearly. it is obvious and you have been writing about it, what happened. we underperformed among independents and moderates because their impression of the people in our party is that there is chaos, negativity, excessive attacks. and they are frightened. it frightened independent and moderate republican voters. and as you recall, i did not predict a red wave. we never saw that in the states we were counting on to win. there was no wave. we had national issues set that were favorable, but as a result of our own perception many of them had that we were not dealing with issues in a

responsible way it we were spending too much time on negativity and attacks and chaos. they were frightened. so they pulled back. in two states, for example, they were crushed by independent voters. arizona and new hampshire. we learned some lessons about this. it is pretty clear, senate races are different. candidate quality is important, as i said in august. and in most of our states, we met that test. in if you owe them we did not. host: senator mcconnell from yesterday. taking a look at charts showing where the balance of power is in the house. numbers is still holding as of this morning, 217 in the house -- or republican side of the

house, 208 democrats there. 218 needed for the majority. that's where it has stated for the last couple days. when it comes to the balance of power, talk about the future balance of power, should republicans win the house, or the president's remarks from last night. it's all for grabs. 202-748-8000 for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans. 202-748-8002 for independents. or text us at 202-748-8003. keith in indiana on the republican line. caller: good morning. my comments is that, you know, with nancy pelosi tearing up the state of the union address while donald trump was making it, she is the cause of the insurrection. she never wanted him to be

president, she said he will never be president. she tear it up the paperwork and everybody in the world had seen that. if you do not have congress behind your president, if you cannot take a loss and stand back and let them do their term, then she is the one that started it all. also, biden, he did not say one word about the fentanyl coming into our country. i'm telling you, i have got a bunch of people i know that have died from this stuff. he has not mentioned one word about it. it would be so easy to secure the border, stop for no from getting in, and get something done for our country. he wants to tell lies that it is putin's fault that we do not have gas and oil. then he says, we are not drilling nothing. i'm telling you come up go vote for whoever they want to, donald

trump has got my vote. host: daniel in mississippi on the democrats line. caller: good morning. look, i watch c-span every day. and, and, and -- look, the main thing i want to say is this. you can vote for whoever you want to for, that is your right, but the last seven years this man, donald trump, did so much to this country it does not make no sense. and everybody thinks he is god. what -- just one republic get up and say, january 6 was wrong. people died. this is not somewhere else. and they say that was a good thing? they don't want to say anything about january 6. this man is a disgrace to our country.

when he was president, i have never seen a president do the stuff that this man did. and how he talked about people. he would talk about the pope. he's dissing that. that man is nothing but the devil. host: let's go to john in maryland on the independent line. caller: hi. thanks for taking my call. um, as a registered independent voter, i see all of what is going on. we don't seem to go back to history. this society today, we are going down. we need a new set of leaders.

i'm not ford -- for trump. neither m.r.i. for -- am i for biden. i'm saying, we need to dig deep down and know what we really want. if we continue to try to figure it out, we are in trouble. i was born in africa. but today i am a citizen of the united states. i worked my way. what i am saying is we should take it deep down on what we really need. i understand the economy, inflation and every other thing. but what we need to work collectively on, we need to elect appropriate leaders who can think about what we really need. not the divide that has been happening, not the january committee.

we need a new set of leaders, somebody like ron desantis. somebody who is a democrat. what i am saying, just take a step back from this. all the calling names. bring in a new set of leaders, not donald trump. host: ok. let's hear from sharon in delaware on the republican line. caller: good morning. my blood boils when i hear joe biden at the end of every speech he makes, if you hear from him at all, is god bless our troops. he showed no respect whatsoever for the 13 that they basically set up to die in afghanistan last year. his state of the union address should have been for the goldstar families he created. he never mentioned them. then nancy pelosi makes a full out of herself by tearing up the

speech, disrespectful. the student loans, i think everybody under the impression that joe biden was going to get rid of all of their debt, i hope they are waking up to the lies they told them. social security, not republican -- not one republic and i listen to said anything about getting away with social security. in communities, they are killing each other in the streets every single day and if they do nothing about it. in new york, they beat the heck out of a woman. they let him out the next day and he shot her in front of her kids. you are telling me that they democrat way is the better way to go? i do not believe so. our economy is in the tank. i live in delaware, where our dear president is, that he chooses to come home every week. he is home more than he is at the white house, which is where he wanted to be. he has never stepped into the

black communities. he did not want his kids going to school in a racial jungle. so you tell me who the racist is. and kamala harris called him a recess after a debate. and she is the vice president. host: i do not think she went as far as that during the debate, if i recall correctly, but i got your. dave on the democrats line in florida. caller: that was a refreshing pause, the fact you fact checked one of these lunatics that called in on the mentally handicapped line. you guys are kind of part of the problem. host: first of all, i will ask you not to insult the viewers who call into the program in that way, but go ahead. caller: imagine what the reaction to these people would have been about their winding during world war ii when people had to make a real sacrifice. now all you hear from these people is me, me, me, me, me.

it is all about them, that is why they identify with trump, because he puts himself a every time all the time. they talk about how america was coming along when donald trump was president. it wasn't till it wasn't. until half a million americans were dead and if they had refrigerator trucks outside of the morgue stacking people up on top of each other like cork would. i do not know what kind of delusions people are suffering from, but it is very serious. and unless you start to fact check these people, you will continue to let them live in their delusions.it is a sad and pathetic situation. host: edward in jersey city, new jersey. caller: good morning. this is all interesting to me. a reelection is always interesting to me. i'm always interested in government and elections.

and the gop likely, or the republicans likely taken the majority of the house hs me -- has me mad as heck. i am independent and i live here in new jersey, but i do not have any option so i vote democrat mostly. and democrats not having the majority in the house now -- so, like gay marriage likely had a chance with democrats. but the other party is not progressive enough. raising the federal minimum wage may have a chance with the democratic party, although the party is not progressive enough. uh, defunding or so-called defunding the police, i will vote for a democrat to go through that debate, like, you know, with the republican because it is not de-funding the

police commit is more about social services and the community. i would not support president trump with his announcement for 2024. i didn't then or now. it is a values thing. as far as the gop leadership in the house, it's interesting. i just want to watch it play out. i believe in it being a fair process. either way, it does not matter. it's a values thing. but i expect to see a fair process take place and watch what happens. host: diane in jacksonville, florida on the republican line. caller: i am calling to say that i am a republican and a proud one. but i would never vote for donald trump under any circumstances. i'm very discouraged that he even made the announcement to run. i'm a ron desantis supporter,

full disclosure. i am a to santos republican. and -- i'm a desantis republican. he would have my vote. we've had enough of donald trump and i think he almost destroyed a republican party. and anyone who worships this man -- where they put god. it bothers me that you would praise a man over god. god is in control of everything. and until they realize that, donald trump cannot save this country anymore than joe biden can. let's pray desantis gets the election, and that he wins and brings america back to god. host: let's go to nathan in nebraska on the democrats line. caller: hello. i do not want to say anything

mean or derogatory towards the people who vote for the politicians that represent us, because they are effectively making it about what they say. and we fight about what they say or believe or the actions they take. that is not necessarily smart, because they do not represent every individual's ideals or the way that they think individually. i'm curious, though, as to why donald trump is not imprisoned. he's incited riots, he is responsible for multiple debts, he still private documents from the white house. if anybody else committed these acts as a civilian, they would be possibly tried for treason, especially if they were in the military. i also think that the tiki torch riot in itself should have spoken volumes to the world. the man is a racist, that is plain to see.

and he has turned to the republican party into the racist pretty. if you want to be part of that, you can be. it is a free system, you go vote for who you want to, we just proved that with the outcome of the midterm. that should show that right there if enough people go vote, then they can sway that vote very easily. host: from west virginia on the independent line, this is brenda. caller: hello. host: you are on. caller: i was going to say i am an independent now, but i was an x republican. i always thought i was a moderate republican, but i have had to change my rank to an independent. i'm very sad and upset that people have called in for donald trump. i will never vote for him. host: why is that? caller: because he's a crook,

number one. and these people do not understand that. they do not understand what he has done in is lifetime. i watched an interview from him years ago before he was ever n politics, and he was a crook then and he is one now. i wish somebody else would run in his place, but i am not going to vote for him. host: that finishes off our tw one was the president the announcement from yesterday which you can see on our website , and the other is what is happening with the house and senate. particularly as leadership goes, with challenges to both the house speaker who wants to be house speaker, and the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. you can talk about that during our last hour.

the numbers is on your screen. you can text us your thoughts at 202, 74 8000, it was yesterday that the president, former president announced he was going to make a third bid for the white house. you can see the full speech on our website. here's a portion from yesterday. >> in order to make america great, i'm going to announce my candidacy for president of the united states. [applause] thank you. thank you.

so many incredible friends and family here. it is a beautiful thing. some people say how do you speak for so many people. when there is love in the room, it is easy. you ought to try it sometime. together, we will take on the most corrupt forces and entrenched interests imaginable. our country is in a horrible safe. we are in grave trouble. this is not a task or i politician or a conventional candidate. it is a movement that embodies the confidence and spirit of the american people. this is a movement. this is not for any one individual. this is a job for tens of millions of people working together from all across the land, and all walks of life, young and old, black-and-white, many of whom we have brought

together for the first time. if you are looking at the numbers, with hispanic or african-american, with asian, just look at what is happening. this is a party that has become bigger and stronger. much more for -- powerful and can do more good for our country. this is a job for firefighters, teachers, doctors who cannot stay quiet any longer. you cannot stay quiet any longer. you are angry about what is happening. our country is being destroyed. it is a job for every aspiring young person and hard-working parent. for every entrepreneur and police officer who is ready to shout for safety for america. we are being treated so badly. these are great people. they can straighten out crime. they know how to do it. we have to give them back

respect and dignity. [applause] >> this will not be my campaign. this will be our campaign. altogether. host: full speech available at our app. in pennsylvania, joan on the republican line. caller: i would like to say that president biden and the democratic party went from -- one because of young women who want abortions of this country. we have over a million abortions every year, and we also have the best birth control. abortion is not birth control. we have the best birth control in the world. yet, abortions go on. we can't have a few more teenagers look over at a guy in the morning and say who are you?

you can go out to any drugstore and get a morning after pill. there are so many things that they can do. nancy pelosi has the audacity to have president biden on his forehead on ash wednesday. they are for abortion. they should be excommunicated like the rest of the catholics would be. pres. biden: host: that is joan. a ruling tuesday said that the constitution was violated when a rule was enacted, therefore it was void. a court judge ruled immediately, statewide, with a state attorney general saying it was riling an appeal. it has been in effect since july. let's hear from rick in florida. democrats line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i am concerned.

who are these people who are calling in. what are they watching on tv? i heard one of looking caller say that she's been hearing republicans talk about getting to social security. she doesn't listen to mike lee of utah. at least she doesn't listen to rick scott of order apparently she spends way too much time watching newsmax. box. people, wake up. i don't understand and i don't know what donald trump has got on merrick garland, but he should have prosecuted donald trump a long time ago. this guy stole sequence, whether he classified or unclassified things. it doesn't matter. there are national secrets. it is not a coincidence that all of a sudden kim jong-un, who trump aide chemistry with his shooting off missile after missile. it is not a coincidence that the fbi contacted donald trump about

documents back in january of 2021 and into angry -- and january 2022, he turned over boxes. during that time, putin is surrounding ukraine with troops, and then afterwards he turned over the documents, and putin invades ukraine. do you think that is coincidence? he is already dealt our secrets away. it is over. host: brian is next. independently. caller: i was listening to the other segment about this, and i thought, donald trump does run. i hope he is the nominee if he is not in jail. and i'm not sure how that works with the courts, but if he runs, democrats and independents like me will come out of the woodwork to make sure that this country does not have a dictator named donald trump because that is

what he wants. he wants to be prudent, kim jong-un. that's what he wants. he comes from business where he was the end all. you know, it is a dictatorship. u.s. to run the government that way. it would be the death of us all. you heard us -- hard and last night telling people to be angry. and all of that. it is just terrible. he is an embarrassment. he is an embarrassment to the united states. i wish people would wake up and listen to what he said. it is all about him and his money. that's what it is about. host: lewiston florida, republican. good morning. caller: how are you? host: good. go ahead. caller: it's sad that no one is

talking about the real stuff like diesel. everyone is worried about diesel running out. what are you going to do with farmers. all the equipment. all they proven is they don't do too good. biden sold us out. it is a bunch of chinese halves, and what about pelosi. they haven't done anything. hold on. host: were talking about house leadership or the president's announcement. what are you thinking of that? caller: i didn't listen to it because everyone is down on him, but we were independent. look at us now? we are worried about getting fuel, so he's buying it from other countries. he is letting the border run wild, and has no concern and doesn't bother them. it's all money. everyone wants money.

what do you do? we haven't anything with pelosi's husband doing inside trading. martha winters went to jail, bonoan seems to care. let's go to trish in, democrats line. caller: it's working. if hitler's can higher durables, the german people, then donald trump can higher roger stone to overturn the minds and create campaign rhetoric, and hitler's didn't have an iphone or internet. can you imagine if he had? that would have been worse. we wouldn't be here. what scares me is fox, newsmax. people go on these shows, and they listen to chalker carlsen.

how he is on the air is beyond me. my dad was a reporter and he taught me something. he said, don't believe everything you hear and read. watch and hear and read everything. educate yourself and know your editorial and know your people writing this stuff. donald trump decided to go to the white house and it was all about winning power and creating fear in the country. that is how hitler's got empower. i am comparing him to hitler's. that is the only -- i just pray people wake up and turn off newsmax and turn off politico, get on c-span and watched the house of representatives. the washington journal. there are good programs out there.

host: one of the things that happen yesterday, with the world of politics, when it comes to spaceflight is nasa. there was reporting from the atlanta sentinel. they put on a light show for the artemis one mission. it was early wednesday morning. talking about efforts with the sky turning from dark to late on a space launch system at a point 8 million pounds. the most powerful rocket ever launched into space. it was reported that tears watched across the space center, and it cracked through the air. this is part of an effort to go back to the moon, and beyond, as we've done segments on this program, and that will tell you, that is the artemis one spacecraft. they are launching this morning. you can see more of that if you go to our website at c-span.org. let's go to pat. pat is in connecticut.

independent line. caller: i've been listening to most people's comments, and i am amazed by how many people have said that they hate donald trump, and they would never vote for him. i am wondering, where do they get their news. there must be -- they must be getting news from the markets media because the woman they just talked to before said that her father was a reporter, and they access all things, finding all areas, read and listen to each side, and the next segment -- statement was how does tucker carson allowed to be on the air. that is kind of making me wonder, if they didn't listen evidently, but the next point is donald trump being responsible for the insurrection. i've watched the fbi director

the interviewed by congress, and he actually lied when they asked if the antifa orb black lives matter -- if any of them were involved in the so-called insurrection, and he said no. that was an outright lie. i was sitting there watching television and thinking to myself, he is a director of the f ei, the most powerful intelligence in our country, in the world, perhaps, and i am just a lowly voter in connecticut. i've seen john sullivan, the black activists bragging to his girlfriend during his time on television, and there was a video about him, saying that they sometimes to people, they will put on shirts, and wear hats, just to make sure that people think that trump voters

are responsible for the insurrection. >> that is patent connecticut. brought up that hearing in connecticut. the fbi director with republican directly asking if there are human sources during the capital. here is the exchange. >> does the fbi have confidential human sources, or did they have confidential human sources and headed within the protesters on january 6 in 2021? >> as i'm sure you can appreciate, i have to be careful about what i say. >> that's what you call -- told

us years ago. >> matte finish? when we use human sources. but there is a suggestion that the fbi's confidential sources or employees in some way, the infants get -- instigated january 6, that is false. >> did you have supporters inside of the capital on january 6 prior to the doors being open? >> i have to be very careful. >> should be a no. do you not tell the american people know? we did not have confidential sources dressed as trump supporters inside of the capital on january 6 >> --? >> you should not read anything into my will -- unwillingness not sharing thing. >> thank you. >> all of my witnesses are here today as a guest. to discuss threats to the homeland. as our guest, we owe our witnesses respect.

the subject matter of today's hearing deserves thoughtfulness. we encourage all members with today's worldwide threats, hearings seriously. >> i just asked recently, just so i can understand my colleagues. if the chairman speaks, he is the authority to speak at anytime he wants. we'll make sure you get your time back, so just make sure you understand that. >> more of that hearing is available on c-span.org, bullets go to tom, republican, pennsylvania. caller: good morning. ok. thank you. i just wanted to let you know personally that i am a retired serviceman. i was in the navy, and i've had the opportunity to travel around the world on three separate occasions, and i have seen what

unemployment does to a country. when biden took over, the first thing he did was unemployed some 10,000 workers on a case -- keystone pipeline. i saw on bloomberg this morning that verizon is planning on laying off 10,000 people. we are talking about 20,000 people who will not have a delightful christmas. they will probably cost retail sales companies two to $300,000. that will result in unemployment. these companies cannot keep employing -- employees if they don't have sales. i don't have debt under -- i don't understand why the people in this country cannot understand this and vote for what is going on in this country. the unemployment is just going

to get worse. this spotted things. no employment, no sales, no money, and it just keeps escalating, and not escalating but going downhill. host: let's hear from karen in pennsylvania, democrat. caller: i was really distressed to say the least about donald trump's announcement with ilisten briefly, and i appreciate the clip about mitch mcconnell, but i really believe in a two-party system, and i am not conservative. i would suggest, a candidate like liz cheney would be someone that the republican party would do well to look to. we need to decrease all of the finger-pointing, the division,

the conspiracy rhetoric. it is harming our country. we have multiple problems we need to come together in order to solve, and in a rational or productive way, so that would be my comment. i am really very upset that donald trump or ron desantis would be considered in the republican party. thank you. host: carol in arizona, independent. caller: yes. i am independent, and i am thrilled that donald trump announced he is going to run for president. i believe he is the only person that can save america. he loves america. he is an honest man. we were energy independent for the first time in history, and the day biden got in, he canceled it. he canceled the border. we have open borders.

now i serve all of the different news. none of them, none of the democrats view that they had shown what arizona is going through. as far as illegals on the border. we have absorbed over 5 million, and that doesn't count the getaways. who will support them, and we don't know about the drugs across the border why doesn't this show live people coming across the border. host: mildred is next in north carolina. democrat. caller: yes. i want the country to know that joe biden is the most experienced politician there is.

why would you want to vote for some one who doesn't have any experience? and also, my mother, she was 92 years old when she passed. she had always said that the democrat party is the party that cares about the country. so we should see that. host: robber in connecticut, republican. caller: i am tired of hearing people say that donald trump is a corrupt when the biting crime family has made -- biden crime family had a deal with the

kennedy. he has made deals with the communist party, they've gotten interest free loans that are forgivable, and go look it up on google. the russians, they've got money from, this family is filthy rich under this attack on fossil fuel, things are going to get worse. our foods light is in bad shape and we run on diesel area are gas prices are going way up. we are in take trouble. and mail-in ballots -- everyone knows that it is rife with fraud -- fraud. we have to do the same voting, and there are mail-in ballots, and ballis harvested. this is the worst this country has ever been. thank you. host: robert in connecticut, one of the stories playing out yesterday were kevin mccarthy

going through the first round, and he will go to the house in republican hands. matt gains in -- matt gaetz is talking about the future, and giving some of his thoughts on what the future holds. here is in from yesterday. >>'s or any chance you would approve kevin mccarthy as the speaker? >> no. >>, people are in the same boat. >> a critical mass. >> kevin mccarthy couldn't get eight single vote. so to believe that kevin mccarthy is going to be speaker, you have to believe he is going to get votes that he couldn't get in the last six years. >> 36. >> 36 voted against it. >> i only speak for myself. >> this happened tupelo sea. they were under 218 votes, they

also got to dictating votes. why are you so confident this. >> the margin. they were held together, in the double digit. >> is or anything that would help you. >> no. i haven't heard president trump say anything about speaker mccarthy since the election. i know cnn reported stuff that wasn't true about that stuff. the report that you had was poorly source and totally false. >> you believe someone else is behind this? >> i think we can do better. right now, we need new leadership. we need to turn the page. i think we need to bring credibility with conservatives throughout the conference, and they don't happen.

>> the conference will go through soul-searching and we will go through the stages of reef. hundred 88 votes that will ultimately work their way to acceptance throughout the conference, and in the united states did >> let's hear from anthony in new york, independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. the previous caller compared donald trump to adolf hitler, which i believe is absolutely shameful on her part. i believe the democratic party has caused incalculable harm to our country. people who vote democratic are seriously deluded. thank you.

>> from florida, we will hear from sharon on the line for democrats. caller: i just wanted to say, i don't know if anyone is taking any attention and putting it on the fact that every time this man donald trump gets on an interview, but as far as his, what he does, there is this black gentleman that has a black shirt on, the same man in every rally he goes to, and this man has been planted. this man has been used and planted. and that brings me to say about herschel walker and georgia. this man has not taken to do anything for himself. he is following the lead of donald trump. donald trump has planted him there. he is using him as a weapon.

that is what he does. that is what trump does. he plants herschel walker there to try and weaponize the american people to have his way. ever since donald trump became an office, this man is weaponize the country by all means. as far as mail-in ballots go, it is like he walked into the office to vote at a precinct, and you have to present an id. i vote by mail, and i'm disabled, and i present my id and i get my mail-in ballot in the mail. you don't just get it because you are the president. all of the stuff that people are regurgitating behind donald trump, it is --. host: let's hear from brady in republican -- brady, republican, ohio. caller: i just want to say the

end of donald trump is going to run for president, and we might be able to pull america back and make america great again. anyone that votes against donald trump is not really thinking about the things they are doing. it is due to the fact that joe biden has done nothing but lie to us, and is really screwed this country over so badly that hunter biden, i just don't understand how anyone can do it. we need to vote for donald trump. host: that is brady in ohio joining us. we will continue taking and your calls from yesterday or what is going on when it comes to leadership elections in the house and the senate. the numbers on your screen. you can text us at 202 748 8003.

legislators have been joining us throughout the course of the morning. we are joined by another one from capitol hill. a senior chief deputy whip from illinois. good morning. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. host: how did this election go with progresses in the house? guest: progressives made a lot of progress, we are continuing to do so. as we move through the end of the session. i think we are going to continue to do so, even after it looks like republicans will have a teeny tiny majority in the house of representatives. host: how do you think that will work with making a shift your agenda? >> first of all, let me say that as the chairman of the consumer

protection subcommittee, i have unanimous support from the republicans to move things, so there will be a number of things that we will still, i believe, be able to do to protect consumers, their privacy, and etc.. when it comes to the internet. it is not all about huge issues, but in the meantime, i think the republicans right now, they only have about a small majority, but they will have a smaller majority, and yet, we will have trouble getting the leadership together, so i think it will take a while to settle down, after we come back in january. host: one of the issues you pushed over the last couple of weeks as reported is your interest in hearing answers from

twitter when it comes to privacy. what are your concerns? guest: i am concerned about twitter. we have seen the firing of a lot of people from the twitter staff, who have been looking into what the content has done, and we have seen mosques say that he has no interest at all as far as i can see in regulating what is going on on twitter, and it is a private company, giving the public sector and governments less control over what it does. i think we are seeing people fleeing twitter because there is no trust in mosques leadership there. host: what would you like to see, if what you say strew, because you leave a few more weeks to work with the leadership, but what would you like to see them do when it comes to the practices of twitter?

>> what we have to do, come next session of congress, is say that we want consumers to have confidence. when they go online, be it on social media or to make transactions online, that they are going to be protected, or they are rights are not going to be violated. that they are getting information that is not stolen. we will have to make sure, and i think we can do that together because consumers, republicans and democrats feel no confidence they go online that there privacy is protected, and that the information they are receiving is act it. host: what are issues of importance to you in this session before january? what do you want to see those in your side due before them?

guest: the top issue is the appropriations hill. it is very important. if you don't get it done, by december 16, that is the day that the resolution runs out, and we will not have a bonded government. we cannot go to another shutdown, so with the challenge is going to be in the not -- house and in the senate. we will have to get at least 10 votes from the republicans with an appropriations bill. that is the top priority we have right now. host: going forward, we have heard from the courts about the debt ceiling and what is taking place in exchange for the rising of the debt ceiling. what are your concerns? guest: we would like to raise

the debt ceiling. we are the only country in the world right now that says every year, we have to say we will pay the bills that have already been incurred by the government. that is what it is. people get mistaken to think we are adding to the deficit. these are funds that have already been expended. i'm hoping that we actually can move ahead. embraced -- and raise the debt ceiling. there are negotiations going on. they are a little bit fraught right now, but i am hoping we can come to in agreement. host: if republicans take power in january, they are dealing with their own election. do you think there is a need for change of the democratic side? >> we haven't heard from nancy pelosi, but i want to say, of all of the people, even all of

the history of being a leader in the congress, nancy pelosi really knows how to navigate the complexities, so she decides to stay, i will be with her. host: has she indicated that that is her decision? guest: i haven't heard. we may know something in the next day or two. host: what are you looking forward to as far as a new congress coming forward in the days ahead? guest: i am looking forward to a new congress coming in. i am hoping that we can all settle down, and we can agree on things, things we can do for the american people, stopping infighting, which has been going on among the republicans, and among the attacks we have seen. i don't think that the

announcement by donald trump as a candidate for president makes the piece closer but i think it may actually complicate the situation and divide the republicans even more, so i am hoping we can all settle down and recognize that our job is to help the american people. there is so much to be done. host: how does that job go for it if kevin mccarthy becomes the house speaker? guest: i have no idea. within the republican conference itself, he was unable to get the votes he needed. is there anyone right now that can get the votes on the floor. you have to get a majority to be

a speaker of the house, and i think that is the next challenge of the republicans. i am unclear right now. host: democrat, illinois, also the chair of the consumer committee. thank you. guest: thank you for having me. host: we will continue calls until the top of the hour. we will also send a text. let's hear from james in louisiana, independent. caller: thank you for being available. take advantage of the service. see some of the stuff that you are making judgments on. go back and look at this. i want to revise history of it. last night, they scare the daylights out of me with a said something. they said this is going to be a movement. this is our election. then he went back to his old

self saying that he is the only guy who can do it. it is i i i with him. we need to listen to this man. he is telling you who he is. if you love him, that is your choice. but don't say, you are surprised . two years ago, someone else won the election. and for two years, they've been saying, he won. that's not true. 90 days that it took for the transition for a new administration to take place, he is running around trying to win an election that he lost. inflation started in the 90 days that he was out. if anyone wanted to, just go back and look at the perfect one he had due to .3 and two point four while he was not paying attention.

it may be too late -- late to do a thing about it, but it started before even left. he came into office with the longest running economic recovery in history. but he tells us he created the economy. people listen to this man. just listen to them. host: james in louisiana. let's hear from rick, democrat, massachusetts. caller: i agree with the last caller. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] this as for the media, you are doing nothing. you should be [indiscernible] charge something. [indiscernible]

came out of the white house, and the fbi came out of the white house, and he came after them with nothing. watch him on tv, and he is nothing but a clown. [indiscernible] secret service agents and his hotels. excuse my french. host: robert in louisiana. caller: how is everyone doing out there. i want to let everyone know that it is going to be blessed and good. i am a secretary of war commission, and we are in louisiana, and we have activated a general war commission under the authority of a lifetime commission in 1919 by the department of defense as a federal union.

they are still putting it. it reads 153 and 154. baptist ministers were given lifetime commissions and civil military, and we have been activated for a national emergency that the constitution has been suspended on evidence, and all of these talking heads are no longer in power. host: text robber in louisiana. as far as programming throughout the course of the morning, 10:00, the house oversight and reform committee will have a hearing about allegations to talk about misconduct at the junior reserve. you can see that security hearing on c-span two, or the free mobile app and c-span network.

also, a house panel will look at the procedural issues related to the cherokee nation delegate, with a cherokee nation testifying before the rules committee. that is on c-span3. the website will be available there if you want, and also, we are taking a look at the holidays. postal service will answer questions about the delivery problems in the holiday season and how to avoid them. the inspector general along with the mail handling will testify. coverage should 2:00 on c-span3, the app, and the website. as always, you can find out the latest and see them as you wish at c-span.org. atlanta georgia, democrat. hello. caller: hello. i am calling in reference to the comments donald trump is running

against, for president. i don't think he should. there is violence from the capital, and i don't think he would be a great president. people are saying they want him to make it great again. he cannot make anything great again. if they want to great, get on your knees and prayed to god and ask for greater world and togetherness. donald trump is not the want to do that. host: ralph in washington dc, go ahead. caller: i just want to comment about the congresswoman it is amazing how the democrats have a problem with muska taking over twitter because now, we are

going to have fascist, racist, nazis, because that is their main thing. up until this point, they were censoring information about the virus, and sensory information about the laptop, and there was information that came out and said homeland security in the ei were meeting his book, and with twitter at that point, to limit the information for people. all of a sudden, they were saying that twitter is going down a fascist avenue, and we've got to make sure that information is not revealed but they said nothing about regulation of social media. when the media can actually come out and say something that the government voted left or right, they don't want it to be heard

or grouped with. they will do everything to shut it down and sensory. thank you. host: republican line, dallas texas. caller: this is paul miller. we need to get someone back in the saddle again, to control this country because the morals are gone in this country. our kids are so sad and nasty, and it is really sad when mexico comes up here and films a town in philadelphia while the drugs are in a third world country, it not doing drugs, and look at america. it is so sad. someone needs to clean the cities. when you go through the cities, it is sad. i love america. let's make a great again. host: one of the features from presidents trumps speech was about the drug dealers, specifically, a portion of that

from yesterday speech. >> we will wage war upon cartels, and stop drugs from killing 2000 americans per year. i will ask congress for legislation that ensures that drug dealers and human traffickers, these are terrible horrible people, who are responsible for death, carnage, and crime all over the country. every drug dealer, during his or her life on average, will kill 500 people with the drugs they sell, not to mention the destruction of families. but we are going to be asking everyone, selling drugs, getting caught selling drugs, to receive the death penalty for their heinous acts area it is the only way. we don't need any more

blue-ribbon committees. we don't -- i don't like to say this, and i don't even know if the american public is ready for, and a lot of my people say please don't say this. it's not nice. they killed 500 people each on average. and if you don't do this, and china, when i was with president she, i said to you have a drug problem? no. he looked at me like i didn't know what i was doing. he said, we don't have a drug problem. >>, -- how come you don't have a drug problem? i said was a quick trial russian mark when you get caught dealing drugs, you have a quick trial, and by the end of the day, you are executed. that is a terrible thing. but they have no drug problem. the only drug problem they have is they make the fentanyl that comes into our country, and i had him stopping it, and then, i no one ever mentioned it to him

again. we were stopping it. that was way down. but they sent it in, and they don't have a drug problem. other countries like singapore have no drug problem. you asked them, they don't even know what you're talking about what you say drug problem. they don't even know. they have no drug problem. why should they settle there and risked their lives every time they sell. they can come to the united states and no one even cares. you can do it every want to do and become rich. it is a disgrace. and also, bring down the level of crime 75 or 80%. that is the only answer. no more blue-ribbon. i refuse to create them. it was a joke. you are want to be on a committee or publicity reasons. no more blue-ribbon committees. that is the only way you solve the problem, and i hope politicians are listening because they should do it quickly. host: the full speech is available eleanor app.

we are reporting this morning that stephen schwarzman is the chairman and ceo of the private equity giant. he is defecting from former president trump, for the 24 presidential race, saying that america does better when it is rooted in today and tomorrow. it is time for the republican party to turn to a new generation of leaders. he says in the primary, why it matters, this is a major defection in make a donor who was close to truck. very engaged with him on trade issues and had real pole in the trump white house. if you want to read more of that, that that axios. we are taking a look at possible contenders to become house speaker, and if he cannot get all of the votes he needs, for january, they will highlight them. one is the happy warrior, a majority elect leader, and the other is that gop leaders think that he will become the obvious

choice from 20 15 as a member of the infrastructure. it helps to clear a bid for the leader. it is this griped as a unicorn, saying she is a rare member with a centrist pedigree and also allied, and that could allow her to reach the gap between moderate and maggot. the up and comer of indiana says that he is risen quickly in the five-year tenure. he is stopping it from eight study for leadership credentials, in that role, but they will reserve it as a messaging machine, and briefing terials developing strong relationships with conservatives . the old pro is represented by north caroline. he says that it is 18 years in the house, and he has transformed his image from a brash contributive light, to a low-profile operator, no bowties and write humor.

he is well-liked across factions, and he knows a thing or two about managing an unruly majority, and in the ad jim jordan of ohio saying that he has been the head coach of the far right, and perhaps he is in tune with the key antagonist. he is a deep experience taking into a president, and he has been a decisive figure in the conference. that is the playbook breakdown of who could rise should kevin mccarthy not take over. democrat line. caller: i am one of the deluded democrats. i will never vote for trump. however, i want to say one thing about this election. it is a marvelous collection. it is a tremendous election. the fact that trump is running again, i have to say, this is

been the greatest news the democrats ever heard. this guy looses like crazy. he will run again, and that means that in 2024, we will have the opportunity not only two in the house again, but to win the senate with an extra majority, and win the presidency. they are going to put up a loser. they're going to put up somebody that is going to lose as bad as he could ever lose. that's premature. have a marvelous day out there. host: arkansas, independent. caller: good morning. i was pleased about the election adjustment by. it is the power of the media. it is very strong, but the message is clear. the message of progressivism is more important than inflation. gash shortages, food shortages, children utilization.

most importantly, progressivism is more important than truth. remember joe biden during his campaign, during one of the debates, he said that we are not going to let facts get in the way of our truth. it is a progressive having their own truth. i am ok with donald trump running again. the problem is state legislatures have to tighten up. as long as there's going to be valid harvesting, and counting until they get the results they want, the democrats will not lose again. they will just find new ballots somewhere and earlier callers say that they needed a ballot. if she's disabled, she should get a ballot, but she said where's all the extra one. they sent out 50 million ballots in the 2020 election. there is no way to account or all of that. host: todd in illinois,

republican. caller: how are you? host: go ahead. caller: i just want to say i was a converted democrat, and the parties moved to the left with all of their -- if you put the left, and the conservatives on the right, applying with good versus evil with how the democrats have cheated, there plenty of reasons who is a cheater, and that is cheating to win. this countries in the worst shape it's ever been, practically, for centuries. biden has done nothing but make it worse, and he has said he is going to keep make it worse. i am a converted democrat, and

they don't represent us, like i said. we are like a third world country now. a shortage of food, gas come we haven't heard of this in decades. host: democrats line, this is patrick. caller: on the subject of donald trump running, this is a christmas gift for the democrats. i received two calls about education, slightly. secondly, with republicans, the majority of houses here don't put forth any idea for the american people. they talk about joe biden, and inquiries, and withdrawing afghanistan, and we have had that for over 20 years. i am in need -- navy veteran, and i served in desert storm.

with just last quarter, it made $40 billion in profits, and we keep hearing about immigration at the border and stuff, but the true reason they would not come up with a solution with immigration, because the guys appear with a visa expired. 5, 10, 15, 20 years. they want doing thing about immigration. thank you. we love your show. host: louis in new jersey, independent. caller: democrats are afraid of donald trump, they should be. i've watched him, and he took us with two hours without a prompter without notes. and another thing, the congresswoman you had on, she was a joke had since when do the democrats care about civil rights. thank you. host: republican, maryland, a viewer there. described himself as w. caller: i was calling in about

trump running for president. i think american people are tired of hearing them bash biden. they are tired of hearing them bash trump. i just wish we could run an election where we can vote for how they are going to -- [indiscernible] host: we will hear from another viewer in maryland. this is caleb. independent line. caller: thank you for accepting my call. i listen to a lot of people call. host: go ahead. caller: thank you for accepting my call. this is my first time calling in. i've been listening to a lot of calls for people who are angry

with trump. but i also have to say i am not happy with the way president biden has been running things. i also think that if you are a class of people, we all lose. doesn't matter who the president's, because no income people ever seem to come out, no matter who the president is, if you are voting democrat, if you are voting republican. there is no income class with a trickle down to us. so, it doesn't seem wise, with african-americans, or if you are a latino, why do you always feel you have to vote for the

democratic party. i don't understand, and i'm not saying you have to vote republican, but there are enough intelligent people that i always thought, why don't you just make a common sense party of people who vote that they know what is right. once you've over the people you want, that you think you want in office, they never vote for what you put them in office four. host: that is caleb finishing off our calls for three hours, looking at the president's announcement about his plan to run once again for the white house. making the speech available at c-span.org, in our c-span app. also, follow closely to the website for the house and senate side, going over who will be the leaders of the respective republican parties. speaking of the house, they are coming to session. we will take you to them now.