. >> and that is thomas donahue unplugged there.s political editor mark murray joining me live from d.c., and there is thomas donahue running the chamber of commerce, and it seemed like, mark, he seemed to walk it back when he real izized after a few seconds what he had actually said and that he was on tape. is that battle cry going to continue to get louder as 2016 approach approaches? do you think that the gop can get a workable immigration bill passed by then? >> well, craig, you are going to hear that, but what is important for a lot of the republicans and even as tom donahue of the chamber of commerce who has supported constant immigration reform over the years knows that if you don't getting? done now, it is going to spill over to the 2016 presidential contest, and as we saw in 2012 when immigration reform is still out there, and you are having the democrats to say, i want to pass the comprehensive immigration reform, and the republicans and every incentive on the right says that we are against this, and those are the people w

baker and chamber president tom donahue blaming republicans for not supporting so-called comprehensive immigration reform. legislation that offers both amnesty for illegal immigrants and open borders. speaker boehner who has been wildly divergent in his views on such legislation today blamed members of his own party for resisting his leadership on the issue. he told the san antonio hispanic chamber of commerce that there are some members of my party that just do not want to deal with this. remember he was walking his republican colleagues on this same issue jgo. >> the appetite among my colleagues for doing this is not real good. but here is the attitude. don't make we do this. this is too hard. [laughter] you should hear them. lou: the u.s. chamber of commerce again tells an audience in washington they believe the democratic party is now the party of big business because open borders and amnesty are obviously the most important priorities for multinational corporations. tom donahue told republicans to give up on the white house altogether if they don't pass amnesty and open borders le

i would like to kick off the week by introducing tom donahue. [applause] >> well, thank you very much. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i'm pleased to be here. i'm not sure how i feel. i got back from europe late yesterday. i'm ready willing and able because i'm absolutely committed to the subject that we're going to discuss today and this evening and tomorrow and the next day, and that we're going to advance in every way we can to meet the challenges that we ll face. thank you for your support of what's going on in the infrastructure world. i would like to join janet in welcoming our co-host, and the organization for international investment, n.a.m., and the ouncil on competitiveness. i appreciate working together with these folks. the highway trust fund is going to run short of money. guaranteedwon't be to get reinforced on time for money they have already spent and we will probably slow down their own commitments. beat tober, projects will interrupted, halted, or never launched in the first place because of the uncertainty over funding. th

blaming republicans along with donahue for not supporting a comprehensive immigration reform. that is legislation that offers both amnesty for illegal immigrants and open borders. of speaker boehner who has been wildly divergent with his views on such legislation today blamed members of his old party for resisting his leadership on the issue. he told the san antonio hispanic chamber of commerce '' back there are some members of my party that just do not want to deal with this. you will remember he mocked his republican colleagues of the same issue with his home district three weeks ago. >> the appetite of my colleagues for doing this is not real good. this guy is back here with the camera but don't make me do this. [laughter] this is too hard. you should hear them. lou: again telling an audience washington telling the party it is of big business because it is the and open borders are the most important priority for multinational corporations. donahue told republicans to give up baum the white house altogether if they don't pass open border legislation "the if the republicans d

you have people who don't even know who phil donahue was. he is one of the best-known people in the country. was your campaign manager in oh no.the -- >> >> he wasn't on your side? >> phil donahue is a greatest .xponent he had me on 32 times. on 32 reverend fallow times. he had people on. he deftly disagreed with. he give them air time and the biggest talk show in america. that is when you know he believes in the first amendment. >> here you are, in the 2000 -- >> i hope that those of you are talking with others that are wavering on the least of the worst or lesser of two evils syndrome, will remind them of what franklin delano roosevelt said each when he citizen is equal to each other citizen in the ballot booth, where privacy reigns. they can only answer to their conscience. a vote for conscience, vote for your hopes and dreams, a vote for a higher expectation level of what our country can become come of what it could mean to the world. those are the votes that you need to register, not a lesser of two evils were that the end of the day yo

i would like to kick off the week by introducing tom donahue. [applause] >> well, thank you very much. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i'm pleased to be here. i'm not sure how i feel. i got back from europe late yesterday. i'm ready willing and able because i'm absolutely committed to the subject that we're going to discuss today and this evening and tomorrow and the next day, and that we're going to advance in every way we can to meet the challenges that we ll face. thank you for your support of what's going on in the infrastructure world. i would like to join janet in welcoming our co-host, and the organization for international investment, n.a.m., and the ouncil on competitiveness. i appreciate working together with these folks. the highway trust fund is going to run short of money. guaranteedwon't be to get reinforced on time for money they have already spent and we will probably slow down their own commitments. beat tober, projects will interrupted, halted, or never launched in the first place because of the uncertainty over funding. th

marlo thomas is married to phil donahue. >> he is a good interviewer.k and iteresting will try to do it quickly. tavis: it is pbs, we have time. >> i was having a ball and i was receiving a tremendous amount of mail because i was the only single girl. the girls love my hair and all that. i was getting mail that said ,hings like, i am 16 years old i am pregnant, i cannot tell my father. where can i go? this is the mail i was getting. today the truth, i did not know what to do. i had no idea. i came from beverly hills and did not know anything about girls getting pregnant and not knowing where to go. looked innt and i places for these girls and women to go. there was no place to go. that turned me in to the activist and feminist. up until then, i was a young woman who was happy to be a feminist on television and living a wonderful life. it was not until then that i realized that there are so many women who have no hope at all. of getting out of a decent marriage. terrified of being thrown out. i would get mail from gay kids. they were saying that they cou

first chapter used to have line called if bill gates can be a billionaire, troy donahue can, now it's different. boom, that's it. that's the change. >> all right. so change to software is a service is one of the things you're talking about box. you're talking about i think sales force, workday. >> yeah. >> what is -- why are they able to follow the same playbook as some of the older stuff? the sgi's and the word stars and that sort of thing. >> the playbook is completely unchanged isn't fair. again, think about it. if your sales force, you want people to be on force.com or should the ecosystem, how much should i spend putting myself on force.com as opposed to somebody else? so there is still that issue. i would say with that the various entry and exit are lower which means the casm decision is less gut wrenching and people can test the waters easily. >> this seems this is a book about marketing and the objective is to prove that you are the one in an area that is so important they should all change their behavior and get you to this new environment. and that would mean both having the

but i want to ask you about something that tom donahue, the head of the chamber of commerce, not known as a left wing organization. said this week which is the republicans can't get their act together on immigration reform they might as well not run in 2016. . >> that's the sharp version o what i was talking about before. that long-term presidential problem. in fact, one of the former top aides to denny hastert, john boehner's predecessor as republican speaker, said if we don't pass immigration reform this year, we won't win any of the next three presidential elections. because that constituency is going to get so big and they're going to develop in their gut a feeling that these republicans are not on their side. gwen: boy, it's amazing. really rock and hard place. ok, as primary season begins to unspool in states around the country we are on the hunt for signs. signs of what will happen to control. senate. and in general, about the health and welfare of the republican and the democratic parties. but week by week, we get mixed messages. the latest comes from nebraska. where the new re

whose leader now blames his own pockets for the intransigence of the el beeped rumors of boehner and donahueto something. he said there is a window of the of few months oath that they might pass comprehensive immigration reform. i think there is some real opportunity to not only confound and frustrate constituents but a clear opportunity to turn over the midterm elections to the democrats. the most recent poll shows that possibility. we are at the edge of what so many had feared. a leadership now energized and committed to reelect oral disaster. -- to electoral disaster. now to the post that we read on the error receives the copy of my book "border war" featuring former d.a. agent and florida law-enforcement agent james born. last night we asked if the bill was dedicated by the chamber of commerce. but to secure our borders and enforce immigration laws. it to enforce existing galosh the three -- no the chamber of commerce is looking at all for the elite corporations. they want to of low-wage workers supplied by immigration reform. we love to hear from you. e-mail us that lou@loudobbs.com. fo

tom donahue is right. there is a demographic reality that will make republicans a footnote in history. just like the wigs and the no nothings unless they get the immigration issue off the table. look, there are only 18 legislative days before the july fourth recess, before the campaign season takes over. but you still have time to change history. if you do nothing on immigration, i guess you can take comfort in knowing that from abraham lincoln to george w. bush you had a pretty good run, freeing the slaves, winning the civil wars, interstate highway system, that goes in the highlight column and there have been a few low lights as well. all our grandchildren will ever know of republicans as national party will be what they read in the history blogs. and they will look at 2014 as the year it all slipped away. unless you act soon. with or without immigration reform, latino forces is growing faster than republicans can withstand. and are tilting more towards the democrats with each day republicans stand in th

blaming republicans along with donahue for not supporting a comprehensive immigration reform.tion that offers both amnesty for illegal immigrants and open borders. of speaker boehner who has been wildly divergent with his views on such legislation today blamed members of his old party for resisting his leadership on the issue. he told the san antonio

donahue know it's not there to do anything. the 2016 field he sees jeb bush, paul ryan, marco rubio and other republicans supportive of comprehensive immigration reform efforts. they're rising. >> appreciate you coming. we know one of the republicans who is push for immigration reform, who might run for president in 20106 is a guy named jeb bush, former florida governor. he was messing a little bit, mr. cuomo, i guess, with your neck of the world. listen to him, jeb bush, joking about his own future but working in a little something else. >> there's been a lot of speculation about what may happen in the future. i've been candid that i'm weighing my options. but i'd like to take this opportunity tonight to confirm that, if asked, i would be willing to chair the rudy 2017 campaign against bill deblasio. let's do this, mayor. >> that is a fun way to stir up a little trouble. that's a fun way to stir up trouble as opposed to what i'll say is the reprehensible conduct of mr. rove. >> i think that's probably the good way to stir up s

caucus for their intransigence and opposition to the will of the elite rulers obama, boehner and donahue. i think the president is on to something, though a bit misplaced. mr. obama says there is a window of a few months mch he and the republican house leader might pass comprehensive immigration reform. i actually think there are a few months of real opportunity for the house leadership to not only con found and frustrate their constituentses but a real clear opportunity in which to turn over the midterm elections to the democrats. and the most recent polls are showing just that possibility. we are at the edge of what so many had feared. a confident, overreaching and clumsy leadership now energized and apparently utterly committed to eelectoral disaster. time for a few of your comments. authors of today's e-mail, tweets and facebook posts receive a copy of my new book, border war. co-written with a former dea agent. last night, we asked whether the republican party should pass an immigration bill added vow indicated by the chamber of commer commerce. virgil tweeted us to say, no, secure

now tom donahue, president and ceo, is ratcheting up the pressure. in a talk in washington he threatened republicans who don't act on a bipartisan bill that has already cleared the senate. >> we're absolutely crazy if we don't take advantage of having passed an immigration bill out of the senate because doing it again might be harder, and do something rational in the house, and put it together, and let's get the three or four things we really need there, and we've got a lot of heat on that. we're going to put a lot more if the republicans don't do it, they shouldn't bother to run as indicate in 2016. >> reporter: latinos are the fastest growing voting bloc in america. in 2012 they represented 12% of the overall electorate, and strategists in both parties believe the margin will become wider in the mid terms and th the 2016 presidential election if the republicans continue to block reform. >>> key figure in all of this is house speaker john boehner. he said that republicans are working out a legislative plan for immigration but won't vote on any plan

and tom donahue said that immigration reform is necessary for any republicans to have a chance of winning the tea party group said that they need to get in front of the issue or behind it, but as long as it is viewed as an effective line of attack in the prima primaries, it is difficult to see how it would get done in the congress. and it and it is a classic hard and a rock issue, because they have to get it behind them in the national presidential election, but the grass roots on this thing, it is burning bright and it is dividing the party. so boehner could try to get immigration reform done, and it is going to cause a split like nobody's business, and if not, the presidential candidate is going to lose latino vote by a huge margin. >>> and at last, a stay for a death row inmate? chris jansing is going to talk to the family of the death row inmate. that's how you'll increae market share. any questions? can i get an "a", steve? yes! three a's! amazing sales! he brings his a-game! la quinta inns and suites is ready for you, so you'll be ready for business. the ready for you alert, only at

. >> this week, the chamber's president, tom donahue, took another controversial stand, saying the gop must pass immigration reform. >> if republicans don't do it, they shouldn't bother to run a candidate in 2016. >> the argument is that splits the party. >> we're in the solution business at the chamber. that's what makes the world go round economically. >> one more sign the chamber and reed intend to turn the debate inside the gop their way. >> in this business, somebody wins and somebody loses. and we're focused on trying to win this year. >> but it's not just about republicans. the chamber prides itself on being nonpartisan and reed says they'll back pro-business democrats this election. that's it for today. have a great week, and we'll see you next fox news sunday. >> announcer: the following is a paid advertisement for cold plasma sub-d by perricone md. how old does your neck make you look? would you like to take years off your appearance and help remove some of the signs of aging on your neck for a look that is firmer, tighter, and more youthful? well, now you can. introducing dr

. >> this week, the chambers president, tom donahue took another controversial stand, saying the gopust pass immigration reform. >> if they don't do it, they shouldn't bother with a candidate in 2016. >> we're in the solution business at the chamber. >> it's one more sign the chamber and reed intend to turn the debate inside the gop their way. >> it's a fundamental fault line right now, and in this business somebody wins and somebody loses we're focused on trying to win this year. >> but it's not just about republicans. the chamber prides itself on being nonpartisan and reed says they will also back some pro business democrats for this election. have a great week. we'll see you next fox news sunday. >>> a fox urgent, we're hearing now from a widening circle of people into how some of our veterans may have decide awaiting medical care. a whistle-blower going on the record just a few hourgs right here on fox. >> is it possible that all this was going on in phoenix and now we find out in other va facilities around the country and that washington didn't know about it? >> no. they have be

skipping over our guest of honor for a moment, mary lou donahue, president artistically speaking and organizer of today's event. thank you very much. david, senior vice president for acquisition and development of the trump organization. and guest of our speaker. natalie, breaking news reporter for "usa today." daniel e. lonwan, press secretary for the representative office. mark, senior associate editor for kiplinger washington editors and n.p.c. membership secretary. [applause] donald trump has become the most recognized businessman in the world. whether in real estate, sports, or entertainment, he is a consummate deal maker. his real estate holdings span the world. trump's latest project is a luxury hotel in the old post office building just a few blocks from here. millions know him from his television programs. "the apprentice" and "celebrity apprentice," you're fired is surely one of the most quoted catch phrases of all time. he's also an author of several best-selling books, including "how to think like a billionaire." donald trump has also flirted with politics. suggesting but

just this week, tom donahue, president of the u.s. chamber of commerce, said -- quote -- "if republicans don't do it, they shouldn't even bother to run a candidate in 2016." he added that -- quote -- "failure to act is not an opti option." and that -- quote -- "we're absolutely crazy if we don't take advantage of having passed an immigration bill out of the senate." now, madam president, as you know, i don't always agree with the president of the u.s. chamber of commerce but he's right here. not only is this inaction damaging the republican party politically, it is also inflicting needless damage to our economy. our g.d.p. could be growing by over 3% -- 3% -- by passing this bill. more than any republican tax cut or democratic spending proposal. but steve king says "no," and speaker boehner abandons ship. mario diaz ballard, another republican working to pass immigration reform, said republicans need a deadline in order to get moving on immigration reform and that if no action were taken by august recess, the republican brand would be

tom donahue is pass comprehensive immigration reform or else. >> if the republicans don't do it, theyhouldn't bother to run a candidate in 2016. >> wow. >> i mean, think about that. think about who the voters are. and i just did that to get everybody's attention, but -- we are a nation with people without jobs and jobs without people. we need all these people that we're training in the universities. the best universities in the world and we tell them to go home? when you do that, you send the work to where the people are. >> nicole, i see you nodding your head over there. >> he's absolutely right. i wish he hadn't walked it back and said i'm only saying that for effect. he's absolutely right. that wasn't a private event. that was a public event and he was in front of the association of manufacturers. employers. people who know a little bit about how we educate workers and then basically waste them by not having a comprehensive immigration policy. >> so when does the republican party do that? >> is that on track to happen in the lame duck? early next year perhaps. but people in the cha

donahue and your friends at the chamber of commerce, you believe in the free market. why are wages down if we have a shortage of workers? why aren't wages going up? well, another businessman said recently, there are 600,000 jobs in manufacturing that are going unfilled today. this immigration bill can go a long way toward helping us fill these positions. well, great scott ... i've seen instances where thousands of people apply for just a few jobs. doesn't he know, first of all -- does he not have any interest, first of all, that our goal as policy-makers for the united states of america, should be, wait a minute. you've got jobs at your manufacturing plant? we've got to get people ready. give us a chance to get you are people here first before you start bringing in foreign workers to take the limited number of jobs. from 2000 to 2013, the grim fact is that all net job gains went to immigrant workers. can you imagine that? that's what the numbers show. and under the democratic plan of this bill, if it were to pass the house, it will continue and accelerate. from 2000 t

donahue and your friends at the chamber of commerce believe in the free market then why is it down if we have a shortage of workers? why aren't the wages going up? for another businessman that said recently there are 600,000 jobs in manufacturing going unfilled today the immigration bill king go along way to help uses fill these positions. great scott. i have seen instances where thousands where people apply for just a h few jobs. as does he not have any interest first of all, that got our goals as a policymaker as united states of america is to say you have jobs? we havere to get people ready. k america is on welfare that needs to go to work. give us such a dance of people here first before you take away the ford workers to take away the limited number of jobs. 2000 through 2013 all net jobs went to him the grant pas workers.e can you imagine?tinu that is what the numbers show. 2 kith this bill were to pass the house they will continuens to accelerate 8.8 million moreears working age americans entered the labor force. within those 13 years but he gets the jobs for american workers an

donahue was the chamber of commerce. any economist worked at the time for the cato institute. not exactly a liberal outfit but he has told them he is going around giving talks to high school kids and kids were coming home from college looking for careers and stem was not on the felt theyse the kids researched it and after 10 or 15 years, there were going to have to be promoted out of engineering into a management job, or leave the field. that was their take on it. verywere going to take expensive courses in college for a 10 year career. what business are you in? caller: right now, i am an engineer who got laid off four over 15 years and i'm picking up my network of friends who were laid off and we are just doing one short job in engineering. i coordinate that and we design and do stuff. that is only part time. one thing you can do about the low unemployment rate, it is a low unemployment rate, but one reason is they are very intelligent. a lot of engineers both chainsses in hamburger and hair salons. that is what they're doing now. if you went and did a study, a statistical di

yesterday, we heard tom donahue, president of the united states chamber of commerce, say that it's in the republicans' best interests to pass immigration reform. the day before what he said is even more direct. he said unless the house passes immigration reform this year, it will not elect a republican president. that's what he said. mr. republican said that. so, mr. president, that's probably true, but that's what he said. politics should not be the only reason that we're going to pass this bill, that the house needs to pass this bill. immigration reform is far more than any election year politicking. immigration reform is about families and communities. the dream act is a perfect example. we tried to get it passed, tried to get it passed. as everyone knows by this time, the president, as he said in the state of the union address, he did this last congress, he is doing it this congress. because we are doing virtually nothing here in the senate, he decided to do something administratively. that's why we have deferred status to these young men and women who want to go into the military

thet donahue is the ceo of dallas-fort worth airport. there he is. we have from my own hometown, rosie, the aviation commissioner from chicago. them are responsible for the busiest airports in america. the average wait times to cut sports and -- through customs and passport control has fallen to 15 minutes. it takes you 15 units to get through if you are an international traveler. that is a big deal. if folks spend less time at the airport, they are more likely to come back for her return trip. when they go back home, they tell their friends, america was there to greet us. i have made clear that national security remains our top priority. there's no reason we cannot replicate the success stories of places like dallas and chicago all around the country. we can automate password talents, bring it top from private-sector defined best practices, to help move lines faster, we can add new staff at customs. we want to bring more visitors faster, more jobs faster. if they come into jfk faster, faster,e into laguardia maybe they can get to cooperstown faster

scott donahue is ceo of the dallas and fort worth airport. where is god? there he is right here. we have from my own home town, rosie and l.a. know, the aviation commissioner from chicago. they -- rosie is right there. the two of them are responsible for two of the busiest airports in america, but the average wait times their customs and passport control at the f.w. and nowhere has fallen to just 15. and that is a big deal. as a vote -- folks spend less time at the airport they're more likely to come back. when they talk to their friends they say, you know what, america was there degree is. national security remains a top priority, and i will not change, but there is no reason we cannot replicate the success stories of chicago and dollar on the country and automate passport controls, bring in top talent from the private sector but find best practices, help move lines faster, add new staff and customs. they come into jfk faster. they come into laguardia faster and can get to cooperstown faster. make them see babe ruth faster. standing here and looking back on more than 150 years o

donahue was the chamber of commerce. any economist worked at the time for the cato institute.ot exactly a liberal outfit but he has told them he is going around giving talks to high school kids and kids were coming home from college looking for careers and stem was not on the felt theyse the kids researched it and after 10 or 15 years, there were going to have to be promoted out of engineering into a management job, or leave the field. that was their take on it. verywere going to take expensive courses in college for a 10 year career. what business are you in? caller: right now, i am an engineer who got laid off four over 15 years and i'm picking up my network of friends who were laid off and we are just doing one short job in engineering. i coordinate that and we design and do stuff. that is only part time. one thing you can do about the low unemployment rate, it is a low unemployment rate, but one reason is they are very intelligent. a lot of engineers both chainsses in hamburger and hair salons. that is what they're doing now. if you went and did a study, a statistical dist

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. >> on monday, thomas donahue told republicans to pass immigration reform or don't bother running aandidate in 2016. his remarks came during a forum on america's aging infrastructure. the u.s. chamber of commerce, the national association of the council on competitiveness, and the organization for international event.ent hosted this this portion is >> good morning. i am the executive director of transportation and infrastructure. this morning on behalf of the council on competitiveness, the organization for international investment, we are pleased to kick off what we hope will become an annual week of spotlighting the public infrastructure that serves a platform. a man challenge to organizations, the chamber in the council to work together to raise the profile of the infrastructure issue to recruit

don imus as having joel selling a house, phil donahue.e most expensive house in connecticut was the $25 million. it was a steal. had been marked down from 34 on 52 acres, 14,000 scurfy a little french charmer. i expected the german energy might on this house, but i went to the town website. it said he is clark. i looked a little more. it said in his own record by the way this house has been unoccupied since this on robotic it said that this summer but it in 1951. well, how is that possible? no robo, no buzzer, no name, just a street number and too little your car is next to of faded red brick wall. i reached over and robbed on the window and the air conditioner of the load cottage. a little man came out in his mid-80s like out of a fairy tale on the comes up and says this is mrs. clark souse. i have not met any clark's. i just get paid every month by her attorney for new yorker since jack. the jaguar and mirage was his, the caretakers. so as i was leaving -- he had no other affirmation. as i was leaving he had a question for me. he said,

guests, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the chamber of commerce of the united states. 9 name is tom donahue, i am president and ceo of this fine institution. of the to welcome those of the visiting our place for the first time. this is a 102-year-old organization, it is essential rallying point for the u.s. business community. we host several hundred meetings here in this room alone every year. larue in we are gathered in today, international hall of flags is rich in symbolism and history. it takes its name after is the overhead banners of 12 great explorers who blazed the first halves of trade. they planted the first seeete o commercial and industrial growth in the new wort d. these flags remind us the trans-atlantic relationship has been around for a long time. today we are reminded how essentials this relationship is. strong u.s. alliance is critical to global st.s.ility, peace and freedom. this has been proven time and time again throughout recent . istory but the world is a changing and the trans-atlantic partners are being tested in new and difficult ways. we face competitors who are