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a recent piece this week takes a look at the history of productivity in congress and greats this congress -- grades this congress the least productive since the great depression. with only 21 bills making it into law the 118th congress is on the most sluggish pace to make law since the congress that met in 1931 and 1932. hoover was president, the great depression was started, and movies were still new. the people at huff post say of the 21 laws made so far this year one was merely to keep the government open -- which would have expired today -- two were

name veterans affairs buildings after. people, one was to nullify a local law. congress has not spent much time renaming post offices. those accounted for 64% of previous congress' laws. while it takes two chambers to tango when it comes to passing bills, the house has had a tougher time getting its act together this year. you can factor those in wen yu assign congress a grade. the numbers again if you want to call in, (202)-748-8000 for democrats, (202)-748-8001 for

republicans, and independents (202)-748-8002. you may also factor current events into the situation, such as what happened about the things leading up to a cut off of government funding, which was set to take place at the end of today and has been circumvented until early next year. there is also yesterday concerning george santos. the house ethics committee issuing a report that you can find online. this is what you will see. if you go to the hill, they will give you five takeaways coming from that report. one of the categories was improper use of funds on luxury goods. the hill highlighting that among the transgressions detailed in the report thousands of dollars of improper purchases that showcase santos' expensive tastes.

$1500 for botox, another $1000 in unreported cosmetic purchases. the report noted over $2000 spent at resorts in atlantic city. $1400 at a skincare spot and over $3000 for an airbnb. it goes on from there. factor that into the situation as well. two things we ask. tell us the grade, tell us why you gave the grade. arthur in wintergarden, florida starts us off. what would you start with? caller: i would give a b+. my reason is i believe the intention of doing the right thing.

i know they can be pulled in different directions but as far as intention, i would have to give them an a-or b+. it is hard to say right now a grade i would give them. host: do you think it is good intention? if i am hearing you, it is good intention on average. they have good intent on getting things done. caller: i would hope so, yes. host: what do you think keeps them from doing that? caller: i believe the other side is trying to block what is going on. eventually they are going to be led to compromise and end up not

doing anything of what they intended to do. host: ok. arthur in florida with his grade and reasoning. let's go to the line for democrats. this is william in ohio. same thing as far as the grade is concerned. caller: as far as i am concerned the grade would be so low you could not recognize it. i have said for years anytime is all you have is crooks and politicians. there is not one of them that deserves one third of their salary. they always want to cut social security. why don't they talk about covering these corrupt politicians' salaries? it is a shame we have to go through nonsense like this. i blame nobody but the big money

that line the politicians' pockets. host: before you leave, if the grade is so low, what fixes the issue? caller: eliminate half of the politicians. there is no state that needs 40 or 50 congressmen. host: william on the line for democrats. your grade of congress. virginia next, independent line. alan, you are next. caller: yes, i would give them an a+ for the grade for congress. host: an a+ you said. caller: yes. host: what gives them the a+ in your mind? caller: we can do a better job.

host: but they are allready getting an a. why are they getting an a from you? caller: i don't know. host: robert in indiana, republican line. go ahead. caller: yes, sir. i give our congress -- well, i give our country a complete f. can i read you something? host: hold on. let's stick to the grade first. what grade would you give congress? caller: failure. host: why? caller: all they do is fight amongst themselves. they do not worry about the people of this country. let me read you something from david jeremiah. host: let's stick to the topic. you say it is congress' fault.

why? caller: it tells you what we are in. many people claim to be the messiah and claim to have the answers. near time people will be crying for leaders to deliver them and they will seek mystics and religious leaders who claim to have deeper knowledge. host: that is robert. he talked about the fight. in the new york times, it talks about fighting among congress. the fight house republicans really want is how they headline it. speaking about mike johnson saying, mike johnson has had to scramble to prevent the government from shutting down. he came up with an oddly structured stopgap bill to keep the government open which the has passed tuesday. president biden has agreed to sign it. for a moment it was a moment of bipartisan warmth but almost

certainly false spring. within a day republicans were fighting one another over extremist demands. the far right was raging about the swamp and the failure theater, and veiled threats were made that mr. johnson better get with the spending cut program fast. leeann on the democrats line in detroit. caller: i would give them an f and this is why. they do not put the american people first. if someone has a great idea and they get credit for it, it is not about the people. they want the credit. we did it better first. just like macarthur. he was not the best but because he was willing to negotiate with the other side, you know, they took him off as speaker of the

house. how can they say they are giving them an a when they do not want to work together because they do not put the american people first? they should not get paid unless they negotiate and get a deal. host: ok. that is leeann in detroit talking about the ability for congress to work with each other. in california, republican line, this is steve. caller: thank you for taking my call. i would also give them an f and i will tell you why. back in the late 1700s, early 1800s there was a famous historian that came from france to give his perceptions of what is going on in our democracy. he made the comment when the

electorate, the common voters, realized they can vote themselves money. the experiment will be over. lately, the last 25 years, that is exactly what has happened. the electorate has voted democrat and they have done that because democrats give them money in the form of welfare and all the social programs. it is sad but the experiment is coming to an end. i challenged last month somebody to tell me what the plan is when our currency is of no value and we have to take a wheelbarrow

full of money to purchase a load of bread. what is the plan? host: steve in california. the travel of the frenchman to the united states were highlighted in a c-span series that goes back several decades. you can still find it on c-span.org. it talks about the travel, interviews people about those travels, and what was discovered. go to the website if you want to find out more. it was earlier this week that new york representative brian higgins from new york decided he was going to leave congress and announced his retirement. one of the reasons he expressed for doing so was the ability to function. here is some of his comments. [video clip] rep. higgins: moody's just downgraded america, citing the dysfunction of congress and the dysfunction of washington.

congress is not the institution it was 19 years ago. it is a very different place today. we are spending more time doing less and the american people are not being served. for example, last week we had late multiple votes. most of those votes were to reduce the salary of administration officials to a dollar. we are in a rough patch right now. the country is deeply divided. economists did a piece not long ago stating that in the midterm elections in 2022, 107 million people voted for the house of representatives. the difference between democrats and republicans was 6,670 votes.

the idea of crossover appeal has been replaced with performative behavior which makes a mockery of the institution of congress. congress is article one of the constitution for a reason. it is the most important branch of the three in government. the most important branch of congress is the house of representatives. why? because it is closest to the people. host: brian higgins talking about some of the reasons he is leaving congress. maybe you could share the sentiments when it comes to giving a grade to congress. (202)-748-8000 for democrats, republicans (202)-748-8001, and independents (202)-748-8002. when it comes to that government shutdown if you want to factor those discussions in, it was president biden signing the bill that keeps the government-funded for the short-term early on next year. he did that during his travels

in california. let's hear from jim in pennsylvania, independent line. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: ok. i firmly believe -- is there a grade lower then f? host: i guess you could go f-if you would do so. caller: i guess so. i believe our government is nothing more than communists and criminals. at t federal, state, and local lel as well. it is just so bad i believe our elections are fid. in fact, i know for sure. my mom voted in 2020. the only problem is she has been

dead for 10 years. host: given the current congress, give me a specific why. caller: first of all i believe the real problem is this. all these policies and legislation is not coming via the congress. it is unelected bureaucrats making these changes to our laws. when they say we make rules and regulations, those are laws and they cost us money. everybody says, well, inflation is at 3% now. it is not really if you factor in energy and food. it is much higher. you say, well, unemployment is low. how about the people that quit looking? and then you see our country being flooded with illegal immigrants and they say, well, we will just parole them and it is part of the refugee system.

that is not the law. the law says they are supposed to be held in detention. host: gary in new hampshire. go ahead. caller: good morning. i want to say happy thanksgiving to everybody. i give congress a failing grade. number one, there has been too much infighting amongst the republican party. kevin mccarthy should not have been given the lead he was given. number two, they never bothered to take up gun control. if you look at the statistics, the number one killer of children are guns. the republican party did not take up one bit of that this year. i feel so sorry for the poor families that had to bury their loved ones because of this gun violence going on in this

country than our republican congress refuses to put a stop to because they are so aligned with the nra. number three, i am tired of them being aligned with donald trump. donald trump is a criminal. he committed crimes. he instructed a riot that killed capitol police officers. what if it was one of your relatives that died because of the election lies? thinking about how you would feel. host: that is gary. gary refers to january 6. several reports looking at those who died and why they died. you can check that out online. you can factor into your grade of congress if you wish. carla in oklahoma, republican line. caller: hello. i give them an average grade, c.

they pass bills. we have to give them credit for that but they are blocked in the democratic controlled congress. a couple of those instances are the irs increasing so they can go after taxpayers. border control. they tried to pass bills for border control. it is kind of hard for them to do their job or get their job done. host: what do you think would improve that? caller: probably a republican-controlled senate. host: even with the republicans in the house and the disagreements overspending issues and you saw that play out with the extension of the funding deadline? caller: they do have their

problems but they are getting it together i think and they are trying to do what is best. one thing i wanted to say is it is not all about bills. i appreciate their oversight committee. i appreciate the way they are looking into matters about china, the bidens, our exit from afghanistan. i appreciate the house of representatives on that. host: the house with those oversight committees. when those hearings take place we bring you a good chunk of those when it comes to giving it to you. you can also see them again on a variety of ways. c-span.org and the app at c-span now. you can follow along on one of those fronts.

when it comes to this front, a grade for congress. tell us why. a variety of grades already given. john is in florida, independent line. what is your take on grades and what do you think? caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i give congress an f-. i agree with the previous caller from pennsylvania. the legislative branch of our government has deteriorated. they do not work for the people anymore and between the legislative branch and the executive branch of our government, they are going to spend us into a depression that is going to be worse than the great depression of 1929. host: that is john in florida. a few of you commenting on the various sites. a viewer on x says, i would

grade them "i" for incomple. another says moving leaders when they are clearly incompetent. steve on x saying the worst failing grade. it is going nowhere. it is the worst house in three lifetimes. mlb saying, i am not willing to 435 peoe a group. we have to srto see bipartisan effort. i am hoping congress will be worthy of the people that they represent. one of those people on the various networks talking about bipartisan efforts was asked about speaker johnson's approach when it comes to dealing with issues in the house, particularly spending issues as

we saw a voting against short-term funding of the bill. here is a portion of that interview. [video clip] >> i voted in support. he is putting forward a budget that will be approved. i know he was just thrust into this position and did not have a choice. this keeps the government open. he appears to be pushing aside the harder right flank of the republican conference. how do you see him negotiating, navigating this in the future? >> bipartisanship should be controversial, especially when the reality states that we have a razor thin majority in the house, a democrat senate, and democrat president. if you say you care about the american people, paying our border control agents is caring for the people. making sure our veterans maintain their health services is caring about the american people. working in a bipartisan manner to get this spending bill

through so we can get our conservative appropriations bills through the house and the negotiate with the senate to make sure we fund the government while we are looking toward the future so we are not bankrupting our future. we have to walk and chew gum at the same time. i am proud to continue this funding. host: you can grade congress and tell us what. jim in west virginia, democrats line. caller: good morning, pedro. host: good morning. caller: i would give congress -- if you are speaking to the house of representatives -- i would give them a healthy d. i wanted to answer a couple of your callers that called in a moment ago. the guy from pennsylvania was whining about immigration and the horrible problems. i would say to him ask the previous president why he dismantled our immigration system. a guest on your show last week

was talking about border issues and he said people don't realize -- they are screaming about 151 people on the terror watch list coming across the border. people do not realize more than that have been stopped coming across the northern border from canada. it is silly talking points coming through political -- host: back to your first comment as far as the d. what factors do you measure in giving the d? caller: gracious, there is a lot of things that need fixed. republicans, oh gee, we have a five person majority so we are going to spend our time blocking aid to ukraine because president trump wants to help russia. these political pursuits of hunter biden. things that were actually looked into in 2015 and straightened

out and clarified but they want to keep making -- twisting it into, how i view it, as putin and giuliani and trump's warped version of what happened in ukraine. but what i wanted to say to the woman from pennsylvania, she was worried about hunter biden and the biden family. look at the billions that trump and kushner got from the saudis and from china while in office. host: jim talked about the majority the republicans in the house currently hold. that may come into play in concerning george santos. the chair of the house committee from mississippi is expected to introduce an expulsion at 9:00. look out for that.

factor that in if you wish what it comes to this grade for congress. it was senator lankford and representative jodey arrington of texas taking a look at ways they think that congress can improve, or at least improve its service to the peopl they write,u wa to see a grumpy member of congress, talk to them on weekend when they are stuck in d.c., missing their child's game. when you take away time you have everyone's undivided attention. we have proposed several safeguardsevenendless continuing resolutions. our solutions includes a quorum ll vote seven days a week preventing campaign funds from trave our bipartisan, bicameral wch shift the pressure point from shutting down the governmt shutting in the politicians. that way lawmakers will feel the pain of their failure and do the

most fundamental job of funding the federal government. those legislators giving thoughts. factor that in if you wish. republican line, connecticut. caller: the first comment i would like to make is on the last caller. i think the gentleman watches too much cartoon network. trump, trump, trump. let's give the speaker the benefit of the doubt. he is coming in and taking over a difficult situation. i think he is an eloquent speaker. i think he is intelligent and i expect good things from him. i give congress an 8 out of 10. he has done a beautiful job controlling the spending by president biden. he signs everything in front of

him and put us deeper and deeper in debt. he is doing a beautiful job of controlling that. that is what we need. he keeps talking about bipartisan, bipartisan, but as long as the democrats get their way, they are going to say we had bipartisan. that is all i have to say. have a great day. host: georgia to darrell, independent line. caller: yes. my only issue is i do not see the president being a problem either way. it has always been congress. if we do in fighting in america amongst each other, i would give them an f. congress is the issue, democratic and republican. host: what do you mean by that? give me a specific. caller: they don't do anything for the american people. i am 39-years-old and this is

the -- i do not care if you are democrat or republican -- this is the first generation -- we live in a lower living. it is lower than our parents was. we need education. we need health care. nobody is fighting for either one of those things. that is what our generation needs because no job is secure no more. we are not being in a job for 30 or 40 years. you might get shut down tomorrow and you have to find something else and you don't have health care. nobody is trying to put in the money to retrain either. you are caught in between.

living is different for us than it was for our parents. host: that is darrell in georgia. another george on the democrat line, michael. michael in powder springs, georgia. caller: good morning. i am going to echo with the last caller said in regards to the standards of living. every other american must understand you are in a service economy and when you are in a service economy wages are going to be low. bill clinton told everybody that we were transitioning to a service economy when he was leaving office and that is what we have had for the last 40 plus years. congress can get an f.

they are bipartisan when it comes to the military budget but everybody is talking about social programs and the high cost. they don't understand corporate welfare is a social program as well. i have three sons in the military and i understand we need a military, but joe biden the other day standing up with china talking about capitalism and how to grow the economy in the private sector overseas. that is why you have no jobs. your jobs are in china. when i hear people saying, hey, they are against china. they don't understand your taxpayer dollars are invested in china. host: michael in georgia talking about congress. giving it a grade.

referencing the president meeting with chinese leaders. we will talk more about that in our next segment. we also talked about matters of the military. it was earlier this week on thursday on the set floor -- senate floor where they attempted to advance military nominations. two republicans spoke up -- one against the policy and one supporting tuberville's position. [video clip] >> there has to be a way to change the policy. that is our job. it is not the job of these nominees. it is our job to make sure the policy is right. it is president biden's fault we are in this situation. it is lloyd austin's fault that

we are in the situation. it is chuck schumer's fault we are in this situation. i understand that we have the ability to put holds on nominees. my folks had a saying. just because you can does not mean you should. ok? yes, you can put blanket holds on these nominees. but what is that doing to our nation right now? it is not solving the travel policy. that is our job. we have to figure this out. and it is not getting these men and women into the positions that are needed. >> we have been told over and

over again that these 1, 2, three, and four-star generals are being punished for something they had nothing to do with. here again the same could be said of babies whose lives will be snuffed out with the assistance of taxpayer dollars. we are told over and over again about how pro-life these speakers are. i do not doubt that they are. but one minute they are uttering those words and the next they are accusing mr. tuberville of -- i get it.

they do not love the tactic he has chosen. it is not the one i chose. it is not what they chose. but it is what he has chosen. if they are going to passive aggressively tell him he has to find another solution, they had better direct him toward one. host: that was early thursday morning on the senate floor. you can see more of that debate that was amongst republicans on our website and app. let's hear from a viewer in maryland. caller: good morning. thank you for picking up my call. i am giving the democrats a d. at least one trump was in

office, he tried to secure the border. now the border is wide open. this government should be ashamed of itself. [indiscernible] it does not make no sense to me. host: president biden and the mexican president set to meet on the sidelines today in san francisco to talk about various aspects of policy when it comes to the u.s. and mexico. migration one of those things. look for news coming out of that meeting while the president is traveling. next also in maryland, independent line. caller: i give the republicans in congress an f.

they are not going to pass a budget. they have not taken up any appropriations bills and had nancy pelosi not passed those bills before, our country would be in a real pickle. the arguments they are bringing up is a joke. i think hakeem jeffries needs to take over and get the business done. host: there are several appropriations bills republicans have worked on. the president signed into law the short-term extension. let's hear on the republican line in michigan. david, you are next. caller: this is my first time calling c-span. you do a wonderful job. i am a republican and i was a

democrat for years but i had to change and go republican because with the government the way it has been run, i know i did very well in previous years. with trump, i had a good time with him when he was president. for people that are democrats, hey, we are living in a bad time. with the borders wide open we have got more problems there than anywhere in the country. i give trump and i give the republican congress a b. they are trying but the democrats do not want to vote for their proposals. i want to thank you very much for letting me speak today.

host: david in michigan giving us his thoughts. stephen in michigan sending us a te at (202)-748-8003. congress gets enough -- an f-. on facebook, an incomplete. they havnodone much of anything. ceok, they passed the cr which will be a d. with previous legislatures i will give a c. jaree saying iomete. they are so wrapped up and in lobbyists they are not addressing american issues. you can send us a text at (202)-748-8003.

william is in arizona, independent line. caller: hello. i would grade congress as an f. they are the most disorganized organization i have ever seen. i have been involved in many organizations. congress makes up their own rules, violates them at will to gain advantage on both sides. any organization that would allow one individual to control the fate of a bill, via it through filibuster or whatever rule it is that tommy tuberville is using, is nuts. then you go to the house and they bring up bills and they change the rules as they go along.

why can't they operate as a democracy and follow roberts' rules of war? have a straight up vote and the winner wins and the loser loses. this is ludicrous behavior. host: becky in ohio, democrats line. caller: good morning. host: morning. caller: i have been taping what is going on in the house everyday. people need to do this. if you saw what is going on, it is ridiculous. i mean, these spending bills that they are trying to pass, i mean, there is 150 amendments the republicans put up in the democrats are fighting them on it. they are so stupid. reducing salaries to a dollar. defunding the board of education. they are defunding everything

and the republicans are fighting them on everything. when they do vote on these none of them -- half the republicans do not even vote. they are just wasting weeks and weeks with the stupid amendments. they will not let the democrats put up any good amendments. and then they end up passing these bills and they get on tv and say, we passed this bill. it is so stupid. it is always these far right republicans putting these up, like, scott and green and boebert. host: you said you record these every day on your television? caller: yes, i am retired. i can just go through and listen because a lot of people cannot do that. they cannot sit there all day and watch this.

it saves time when you tape it. they vote all at one time later in the day after they debate all day. but after you watch about five or 10 of them, it is ridiculous. host: that is becky. faithful taper of the events of congress. i will tell you and the others you can also resort digitally. our website at c-span.org for the activity with congress and i have mentioned the app. if you want to see the latest, you can go to the app too. you keep taping if you wish. go for it. let's hear from ginger in alexandria, virginia, independent line. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i know this is hard to say for me about the congress in my country but i would give congress an f. i would give them an f on

teamwork, leadership, professionalism, customer service, and furthermore, as an independent, i will break down the dems in one way in terms of the budget. i think they approach it as if they are santa claus and the republicans as if they are scrooge. i just want to pray the season that they come together and try to work together as a team, the professionals, and really respect to the customer more and that is the american people who pay their salaries and their taxes. i would pray they also become better leaders and more fiscally responsible with the money in their hands. it is broken down to -- i would not even say like kids. we teach our children better. in the public, they should have more decorum, dignity, respect,

and more maturity. it is broken down too much for me. i give all of them an f. thank you for listening. host: thank you for calling. one of those perspectives on the performance of congress comes from the l.a. times. she wrote, there is a parallel between congress' m in 2011 and 2023. resolving to shings up under a democratic president it was the tea party takeover. now we have the maga house. over decades of covering budget policy i have watched them squander that brand, insiin on cuts ilimposing any tax increases, threatening near default. those are not the tactics of fiscal conservatives and we are sick and tired to the brink.

if only republicans were too. you can read that on the site of the l.a. times. we will hear from lisa on grading congress. caller: hello. you just had on ginger and becky and then your social media folks were all spot on. i do not even remember what party they are from. i am a democrat. i would give congress a d. the only reason i would not give them an f is because the democrats are holding it down. why would i give them a d? i feel it is the gop gone wild. you have mccarthy, senator mullin's and the teamsters, someone testifying before you and juergen ask them to fight. that is very thugish as former president trump would have called it if it were anyone but

his own. scalise calling another representative a smurf. george santos absconding with the money. whatever happened to florida gaetz's allegations of trafficking little girls? i would give them a d. thank god for my buddy from new york, the leader of the democrats, hakeem. my original state of new york. i hope he is the next speaker. host: that is lisa and maryland. she brought up the activities and actions of oklahoma senator mullen from earlier this year.

he was on fox news later on that week to talk about the actions he took and why he did that. here is part of that interview. [video clip] >> people say this is -- i am from oklahoma first. you do not run your mouth like that. unfortunately, he did and i called him out on it. i do not like bullies. i never dealt good with bullies. they stand up for other people and when you run your mouth, you need to be called out every now and then. if that requires you getting punched in the face, that is what is going to happen. there is consequences for your actions and i raised my kids under that too. >> this has gone viral and has been playing all over the world. i you did not anticipate that. do you regret anything? do you think it would be wise to get together?

where does that stand? >> i do not take it personal. i fought professionally for a while. it is never personal to me. as a kid, you get in brawls every now and then with your buddies or whoever. you get up, just yourself off, and keep playing. it is not personal to me necessarily. [crosstalk] >> it hit a nerve with you. that was pretty clear. of all the things he said, what got your goat more than anything else? >> calling me out. when he said you know where to find me, anytime, anyplace. i was like, ok, how do i not respond to that? host: that interview from earlier this week on fox news. you can find it online. julie in rhode island,

republican line. julie from rhode island. caller: can you hear me? host: i can. go ahead. caller: i just wanted to give them a b. democrats will not work with them. they will not work with them. they say no to everything. they are just going hog wild about hamas and the palestinians. look what happened to the dmz wednesday night. they were rioting and they send all of these people from january 6 to prison for what? walking peacefully through? if you look at kissinger's comments he made on "the view,"

he brought a handgun to congress that day. you think he had a clue something was going to happen that day? host: let's hear from daniel on our independent line in illinois. caller: good morning. i give congress an a++. they are doing their job. they got the continuing resolution going and this is the way congress has been for 250 years. it is always going to be controversy. there is always going to be push and pull. i give them an a++ for not letting this government get shut down. host: daniel in illinois. another viewer off of x saying, d is the grade for disappote no action on gun violence. a vie ohio says, congress

has made themselves unaccountable for thei constituents. they need to spend some time canvassing their districts. ellerby saying, they procrastinate. let's implement a four-day year for congress to get mor. and then margaret texting us saying, congress is a reflecti of the american people who put them in office the grade of f. no div, no equity, no inclusion. you get what you vote for. that some of the ways you can communicate with us social media wise. carolyn in d.c., democrats line. caller: good morning and thank you for having me. i give the congress a d. i think we are in a lot of trouble. it is very frightening.

i do not think we understand what money is and what money should be doing. i do not think we are considering that china's backing their money with gold and russia is backing their money with gold. we are spending money we do not have. we are sending hundreds of billions of dollars to foreign countries, yet we are struggling to keep our own government open. we are giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to migrants and our own citizens are sleeping in the woods under tarps. it is embarrassing. it is extremely frightening and i wish they stopped acting like children in the sandbox and be adults. most of them are lawyers and they are intelligent people. it is embarrassing and very frightening to watch the country go down the tubes because this is a corporateocracy.

people need to be represented by their congresspeople. host: brian in next in pennsylvania, republican line. caller: hello. do you hear me? host: yeah. go ahead. caller: i would give congress a solid f. they have become lazy and unresponsive. they stopped giving money to ukraine but they fund to push israel that is doing a genocide in gaza. they should be ashamed of themselves. you have only 40 million aliens in this country that are not paying into social security, not paying into medicare, but the normal person has to work their lives to support themselves and when they get old they are not taking care of, social security

is not high enough and medical bills are outrageous. you have to have these congressmen accountable and do some work. they have become lazy. thank you so much. host: jim is next in texas, independent line. jim in texas, hello? caller: has anyone ever said we need to lock congress and the representatives in a room without their cell phones to get something accomplished? they need to watch c-span without their cell phones. we almost have to treat them like kids so they know what the american public thinks about these people. i used to be republican. now we need to vote for who is right. it is called common sense. i had a guy down the road the

other day who turned the american flag upside down. i said this is not right. that flag stands for what we are. what is going on right now is not what that flag is paired that is our forefathers and our history. if you have a grievance, let people know about it, but leave the flag alone. let's get some things accomplished at a for who is right instead of which party. host: one more call and we will hear from catherine -- sorry about that. emmett in los angeles, democrats line. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: ok. i am going to grade congress an f. actually, a d because of the democrats. the democrats have been holding the line. the republicans are leaderless. they have a criminal for their

leader. the other thing i want to tell you is this guy in the senate that is holding up the line against the military, he needs to be sent to boot camp. he is not too old to go to boot camp. if he survives boot camp, he will know what it means to serve in the military. host: emmett finishing off this hour of your

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