and come been peter welch, a democrat from vermont.ng moderated ryan clancy, who was one of the chief strategists for no labels. i think you will start us off and let everybody kind of say what they think the lay of the land is. be ready to ask the questions you would like answered. >> thank you were much. i want to start with sen. blunt: deigns -- senator blunt. you have this is what is on the docket? >> tax reform, infrastructure, other things. i think what is it just is not only was going to get done, or how. is the republican party going to see an opening to get something done together? we would love to hear your perspective about what you think you can work on and the first 100 days. >> i want to say first i thought sarah lieberman's observation -- senator lieberman's observation about the disruption event. disruption is not a bad thing. i have a friend who has an investment group he calls the disruptors. it is important thing in an economy to keep it viable. i think there is a synergy available here that would not be available un

and congressman peter welch, a democrat from vermont.g moderated today by ryan clancy who is one of the chief strategists for no labels. i think he's going to start us off, let everybody say what they think the lay of the land is off, let everybody say what they think the lay of the land is then be ready to ask the questions that you would like to answer or make the statements, brief statements with a question to follow, as well. >> thank you very much, senator. i want to start with senator blunt and daines. i think for anybody that's been following the news, we have a sense of what's on the docket in the first 100 days, tax reform, infrastructure, some other things. i think what's more interesting to people is not only what is going to get done, but how. is the republican party, does it see an opening with your senate democrat colleagues to get something done together? we'd love to hear your perspective and conversations you have with senator schumer and other folks on the other side what you think you could work on on the first 100 day

peter welch. the first thing is not the where, it's the whether. republicans have a major decision to make and so do the democrats. there is a tendency when one party gets power to overreach. my hope is that the republicans won't do that. paul ryan is going to have his work cut out for him, even though he continues to have a majority because he's going to have a wing in that party that is going to push him too far. and if he makes the decision to try to get some bipartisan progress he'll work with democrats willing to work with him, that is going to be a huge advantage for us to get practical things done. the second, the challenge for the democrats is do we fight for failure or do we put out an affirmative agenda that we're advocating on all these topics we know need to be addressed? s and that remains to be seen. the democratic party is in some turmoil now. we are now a bicoastal party. we have white hispanic, working class americans. we have soul searching to do. we don't have the answers credible to a lot of people we think we represent. the bot

and congressman peter welch, a democrat from vermont.are being moderated today by ryan clancy who is one of the chief strategists for no labels. i think he's going to start us off, let everybody say what they think the lay of the land is then be ready to ask the questions that you would like to answer or make the statements, brief statements with a question to follow, as well. >> thank you very much, senator. i want to start with senator blunt and daines. i think for anybody that's been following the news, we have a sense of what's on the docket in the first 100 days, tax reform, infrastructure, some other things. i think what's more interesting to people is not only what is going to get done, but how. is the republican party, does it see an opening with your senate democrat colleagues to get something done together? we'd love to hear your perspective and conversations you have with senator schumer and other folks on the other side what you think you could work on on the first 100 days. >> i want to say first, i thought senator lieberman

and i would like to thank peter welch for his leadership on this bill. it is no secret, he is one of the great champions in the house of representatives on the issue of energy efficiency and it has been my pleasure to work with him on this bill. mr. speaker, so many schools across the country are in need of upgrades and improvements to their facilities. for s last report card america's infrastructure, the american society of civil engineers gave the condition of our nation's schools a grade of d. as school administrators undertake badly needed improvements, they have an opportunity to increase substantially their facilities, energy efficiency, providing benefits for both the en stirmente and schools can put the savings on to use in other educational priorities. k-12 school districts apparently spend billions on their energy bills every year. in -- according to energy star, approximately $6 billion every year. second only the personnel costs and way ahead of the costs of textbooks and supplies and things like that. energy expenses are one of the few costs

roy blunt, joe manchin, tony blair and kirk schrader and peter welch all take part. it gets underway at 1145 eastern and it is hosted by the group now labels. until then some of this morning's "washington journal"na and the postelection role of democrats. >> joining us my clothes, senior reporter for the and covers congress extensively. good morning to you. what does it mean to be house democrat these days? >> guest: a manger in all of it of a position you didn't think you're going to be a montm ago. there has been some turmoil, and disarray since the election. they came and. .org is at the top. they thought that was going to be a boon to them downtown to pick up top of pick up significant number of house seats, 20 plus. doctor going to take the senate but thought they would have the white house but none of those things happen. they are in this position of what went wrong? it's a big time of reckoning for them. he just announced they're going to do not doctor. a remember the republicans did their own autopsy, said a commission as of what went wrong, how did we miss t

welch, is being held without bond. no one was injured when the shot was fired. last night, interim police chief peter newsham met with concerned business owners on the same block of connecticut avenue. the police department is increasing patrols there. it's 5 xx and still to come on good morning washington.. an ourpouring of scott.. the former officer accused in her son's death now a free man.. so what comes next?? subway riders in los angeles will see extra security today.. the terror threat that has authorities taking no chances this he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, ?thank you for serving our country? and i'm like, that's my dad. male vo: no one deserves a warmer welcome home. that's why we're hiring 10,000 members of the military community by the end of 2017. i'm very proud of him. - rain develops by 8 or 9am (some sleet at onset, mainly sw & nw) - chilly, raw, rainy day - coldest air of the season friday and saturday - wind chills range from the teens to low 30s today: cloudy and cold. rain, heaviest

peter keel and u.s. tone for central california and former florida congressman alex west. >>> the north carolina man in the pizza gate incident is in court again later this week. 28-year-old edgar welch was arraigned yesterday after he fired his weapon at a d.c. pizza restaurant the day before. he says he was there to investigate a conspiracy theory claiming hillary clinton and her campaign chairman had been involved in a child sex trafficking ring run out of the pizza restaurant. of course that's false but that didn't stop this story from spreading. one of those accused of actively sharing the story is connected to donald trump's transition team. >> fortunately no one was hurt but the incident shows the very real real consequences. >> these people have have take a moment to contemplate what's going on. >> reporter: the fake story claiming hillary clinton and john podesta were involved in the child sex ring was shared widely on reddit. after the incident, michael g. flynn tweeted: . >> and retired general michael flynn, before the election shared a link to a false story for the pizza gate theory. while the transition team hasn't responded, those close to trump have spoken out. >> thi