ed markey, commonwealth of massachusetts, thank you for being with us. >>> all right.ump's numbers when he talks about the jobs market. the number he used, 94 million people out of jobs. that's a very misleading, you might say ridiculous number. we'll tell you why. if your sneezes are a force to be reckoned with... you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec®. muddle no more®. >>> potentially a major shift from the president on immigration. hours before his speech last night, he signaled that he is open to compromising on a reform bill that could provide a route to legal status for millions of immigrants, undocumented immigrants in this country right now. he said that to reporters at a lunch yesterday. here is what he said last night to america. >> i believe that real and positive immigration reform is possible if we are guided by the well-being of american citizens, then i believe republicans and democrats can work toge

congressman markey and i used to go running together and the air never look like that. it never look like that but that's the way it looked. ben, thank you. senate let me thank senator carper for his leadership not just on this issue in dealing with the claim power plan but his leadership on the half of environmental issues and his leadership on the epw committee. please to be here so many of my colleagues to point out how disappointing, how wrong the trump administration's actions today are in reversing the clean power plan regulation issued by the obama administration. the other part of the policies that they are announcing today on energy. it's wrong because it's now going to add a great deal of uncertainty as to what our policy is going to be with regards to power plants in this country. that's not going to be good for anyone. predictability is important for moving forward with predictable energy sources as the trump administration has now caused a great deal of uncertainty. we know carbon pollution needs to be controlled and this was a plan that was developed after

senator markey: thank you. and jeff and sheldon and tom carper and ben cardin and i, we stand here not as five people who are fighting the trump executive order, we're standing, really, with the vast majority of the american people who accept the science of climate change, who accept the need to move to a clean energy agenda. is is an issue which has overwhelming public support, and so what sheldon is talking about, what jeff is talking about are issues that are now agreed upon by the vast majority of the american people. president trump didn't issue an executive order. he issued a declaration of war on americans' climate leadership and our clean energy future. this executive order isn't about energy security. it is about climate denial. it is the wholesale dismantling of every policy and rule that president obama put on the books to cut carbon pollution and address climate change. this executive order is one massive giveaway to big oil and coal cooperations at the expense of decades of progress on climate chan

markey: i thank you, mr. president. i rise to speak again today about the epidemic of deadly illicit fentanyl plaguing our nation and how through bipartisan legislation i have introduced today, we can help to stop this dangerous opioid from flowing into our country from abroad. i want to start by providing some basic information about fentanyl. what is fentanyl? well, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin and a hundred times more powerful than morphine, although pharmaceutical fentanyl can be misused, the current fentanyl epidemic in our country is being fueled by illicitly manufactured fentanyl and illicit versions of chemically similar compounds known as fentanyl analogues. fentanyl in its powder form is often mixed with other illegal drugs like heroin or is disguised in pill form to resemble an opioid painkiller like oxycontin. many drug users overdose on fentanyl because they have no idea that it is cut into whatever substance they are injecting or whatever pills they are swallowing. t

markey: mr. president, we've got a historic debate going on here in congress. yeah, there's a lot of discussion about the russians cracking into our elections using electronic technologies. we've got a president of the united states who is contending that his predecessor in the white house wire tapped his apartment in the trump tower. we've got stories about the compromise of websites all across america, this company, that company, millions of health care records, people's privacy compromised, front page above the fold, this is huge, what's going on in our country when this new technology allows for such an invasion into the privacy of the president of the united states, of citizens all across our country? and these hearings are going on right now in rooms all across capitol hill. everyone is concerned. everyone's cross-examining. witnesses saying how can this happen in our country. and then they're told. oh, it's this new electronic technology which is out there. it allows for the ability to be able to crack into the privacy of presidents and ordinary citizens

markey: thank you, mr. president. today we are truly in an historic fight, a fight to protect one of the most treasured and revered of american values, our right to privacy. make no mistake, our privacy has never been more in danger, and the american public knows it. the american public knows their privacy is in danger when their smart tv's can listen to your most intimate living room conversations, your conversations with your children, with your parents, with your spouse. the american public knows their privacy is in danger when it sees that every day there is a hat on the databases of one of our country's largest companies companies -- yahoo, target, home depot, j.p. morgan chase. the american public knows their privacy is in danger when the russian surveillance machine firing on all cylinders packed the united states election, threatening to undermine our sacred democratic system. the american public knows their privacy is in danger when both chambers of congress hold countless hearings, launch investigations and

senator markey, democrat of massachusetts, disagrees with you that this was just about the moment.oesn't reflect what will happen going forward. listen. >> there's no indication thus far that anything that he said on one day is now going to be followed up on the next day with a permanent change in tone, in temperament, in how he deals with these issues. without a respectful engagement with all americans, i'm afraid we're going to have a repetition syndrome where there's a constant reenactment and escalation of the divisions which already exist in our country, largely created by the very divisive tone that he has adopted over the last year and a half. matters what happens going it - forward, do you think the president will continue this going forward? >> well, i think we're going to have some back and forth according to the moment. there are going to be c contentious moments. the rhetoric on both sides will be contentious. mr. markey might keep in mind the rhetoric coming out of his own party over the last month, really since the election and during the election, "deplorable" stuff

joining us is senator ed markey. senator, you called it a declaration of war.what did you mean by that and is it really that bad? >> yeah, it's a declaration of war. it's not an executive order. it basically looks at every one of president obama's actions and it tries to strip them off of the books. this is basically than attack on science, on climate, on the clean energy revolution, which has been creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs in our country because of obama era policies. and so, yeah, this is just another promise that he made to almost take a like approach to new technologies and so this is the battle. we're going to now basically deal with a guy who will be, refuses to accept the reality that the planet is running a fever, there are no emergency rooms or planets. and we have to engage if preventative care to reduce the temperature before it causes catastrophic consequences, not just for the united states but all across the planets and today he just basically said he's going to deny, de-fund and for us, that means a disaster is now possible. >> s

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democratic senator ed markey from the foreign relations committee will be joining us. and another bombshell revelation tonight, senators marco rubio and ted cruz were also targeted by russian hackers. i know what you're thinking, where does this end? plus, vladimir putin for the first time speaking out with a big denial about what he was up to during the american election. you're going to hear directly from putin. and a twist so bizarre that i just had to tell you about it. why the north koreans are now threatening war because of something said right here on this tv show. the command performance sales event is here. experience exciting offers on our most thrilling models ever. get up to $2,500 customer cash on select 2017 models for these terms. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. with e*trade's powerful trading tools, right at your fingertips, you have access to in-depth analysis, level 2 data, and a team of experienced traders ready to help you if you need it. ♪ ♪ it's like having the power of a trading floor, wherever you are. it's your trade. ♪ ♪ e*trade. ♪ ♪

markey: thank you, mr. chairman. let's get right to the heart of this. president trump wants to cut the state department budget by 37%. then move the money over to the defense department. in order to build more bombs. that's going to create a dynamic that is very dangerous inside of the country. right now russia, turkey and an are gathered in shourp the ceasefire -- to shore up the ceasefire and geneva talks are scheduled to rum into this week, but the -- resume this week but the united states doesn't appear to be prepared to have a significant role in any of the upcoming discussions, even though the united states has been a part of this war aost from the very beginning so, crety miliband, how long can america remain absent from these discussions? if we're going to be able to reinforce a ceasefire, protect civilians, allow medical and other relief to go to victims? mr. miliband: thank you, senator. first of all, i think it's important to recognize what the doctor said earlier. that the notion that there's a current ceasefire is an abuse of the term cease

secretary sean spicer, veteran affairs secretary david chilton, and ,enators shelley moore capito and ed markeyf massachusetts. president trump chose not to attend the dinner. he is spending the weekend in florida and returns to washington later today. tonight on "q&a," reporter brody talks about his front-page story "the rise and fall of a renegade." lobbyist for one of the largest from a single companies in the world. >> i heard rumors about this guy's lifestyle for a while. so i wanted to wait and see if anything is became public about this guy. a year later, i started looking into his life and his campaign donations and spending and what made him one of washington's top drug lobby is geared -- top drug lobby is. >>

the second point is to pick up something that senator markey said. iran and russia are not natural allies. a significant part of the future of the conflict depends on the relations between turkey, russia, the syrians, and the u.s. in respect to the raqqa situation. and so if it's correct, as the u.n. says, that 400,000 people could be displaced by the attempt to retake raqqa, then the way in which the u.s. engages is absolutely critical to them. >> any other thoughts on that? will it be manifested in just increased refugees outside of the country then? is that the agreement? as i said earlier, senator, i worry greatly about a whole generation, now going on two generations of young people who have not been educated, who have not had a chance to contribute positively to their societies. and in particularly, in that part of the world where there are competing etiologies, some as sinister as they come. yet, those become pathways increasingly for young people out of that mix. so the longer this goes on, the more the instability continues, i think the more

prompting ed markey to call on tillerson to allow better access, saying he is sending a dangerous signalabout the u.s. commitment to a vibrant media. the decision exclude reporters from your trip falls in to a breerd patteoader patte efforts from the trump administration to undermint press. the white house says tillerson is just trying to save money. an odd response considering journalists pay for their own travel. the state department says it's still being worked out. from tillerson himself, though, no comment. michelle kozinski, cnn, the state department. >>> donald trump spoke with palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas on friday. the u.s. president emphasized that peace in the region is possible and it's time to make a deal. he invited mr. abbas to the white house, but no date was set. reports say the palestinian leader will stress his concerns about israeli settle mthe building ament building and state for two state solution. >>> now one step around from con fi fir nation. david friedman's nomination was confirmed thursday. nation. david friedman's nomination was confirmed th

prompting senator ed markey to call on tillerson to allow better access, saying he is sending a dangerousnal to other countries about the u.s. commitment to a vibrant media. the decision to exclude reporters from your trip falls into a broader pattern of efforts by the trump administration to sideline and undermine the press. the white house says tillerson's just trying to save money by not bringing along a press corps, an odd response considering journalists pay for their own travel. the state department says it's still being worked out. from tillerson himself, though, no comment. michelle kosinski, cnn, the state department. >> joining me now global affairs analyst tony blinken who served as deputy secretary of state in the obama administration. tony, how concerning is it the fact that the state department wasn't even aware by the visit of foreign minister and he didn't meet with his counterpart but jared kushner, the president's son-in-law? >> it is concerning and seems to be not an isolated event but part of a series. what i've heard from former colleagues at state is that a whole ser

markey: thank you, madam president, very much. well, here we go again, debating the nomination of a donald trump candidate who is both unqualified and reflects an extreme ideology for the department she will oversee. in this case it is seema verma and the department is the centers for medicare and medicaid, or c.m.s., as it is often called. now, why is c.m.s. an acronym for a department that most americans don't even know about so important that its nominee would make it to the floor of the united states senate for debate? because 100 million americans receive health insurance coverage under one of our federal insurance programs -- medicare, medicaid, the children's health insurance program, and the health insurance marketplace created by the affordable care act, all of which is under the jurisdiction of c.m.s. c.m.s. is the traffic cop of our federal government health care system. it makes sure that americans have access to affordable quality health care by administering and overseeing all aspects of our federal health programs.

chen, i was looking up that bill you referenced, the democratic senators markey and blumenthal reintroducels in cyber security in automobiles and airplanes, we know staff workers are working with ford in the automobile, what more might we expect from you on that front? >> there's a lot to come. you know, we also wanted to set -- or lead, not set, but lead some kind of standard setting in cyber security readiness, like in vehicles or, you know, airplane or in devices. so if you look at blackberry, our heritage, our dna and our strength has always been cyber security, has always been enterprise. and always mobility. so basically everything we just talk about are all in that area. so we think we could contribute a lot. >> john, i want to talk about the internet of thing which is is an area you've staked out for growth. of course blackberry has a qnx, but lately both intel with mobileye and qualcomm with nxp have staked out the car as an area where they want to grow and increasingly have influence. tell me why investors shouldn't view that as a threat to blackberry's ability to really help to

prompting senator ed markey to call on tillerson to allow better access, saying he is sending a dangeroushe u.s. commitment to a vibrant media. the decision to exclude reporters from your trip falls into a broader pattern of efforts by the trump administration to sideline and undermine the press. the white house says tillerson's just trying to save money by not bringing along a press corps, an odd response considering journalists pay for their own travel. the state department says it's still being worked out. from tillerson himself, though, no comment. michelle kosinski, cnn, the state department. >> joining me now global affairs analyst tony blinken who served as deputy secretary of state in the obama administration. tony, how concerning is it the fact that the state department wasn't even aware-the visit of foreign minister and he didn't meet with his counterpart but jared kushner, the president's son-in-law? >> it is concerning and seems to be not an isolated event but part of a series. what i've heard from former colleagues at state is that a whole series of foreign leaders have come

chairman. >> thank you, senator markey and senator nelson wants to -- >> mr. chairman, i've got another commitment that i'm going to go. since i was going to do cleanup i will defer that by submitting my questions, particularly to you, chairman pai, for the record and i would appreciate written answers to the questions. >> yes, sir. >> thank you. >> thank you, senator nelson. senator lee. >> thank you very much mr. chairman and thanks to each of you commissioners to be here. it's an honor to be with you, this is my first fcc oversight hearing as a member of the commerce committee. i'm glad to have you here. i wanted to begin my questions and remarks today by sharing the words of a previous fcc chairman. william kinard who served under president clinton. he wrote the following in 1998, he said, quote, our vision for the future of communications must be a bold one. we must expect that in five years there can be fully competitive domestic communications markets with minimal or no regulation. in such a vibrant, competitive communications marketplace the fcc would

markey: mr. president, we are here today because republicans' discrimination against women knows no boundaries. they think a woman's right to choose is still up for discussion. it is not. let me be clear. a woman's right to choose is a discussion for a woman and her doctor. that is it. and a health provider receiving federal funds should be judged on their ability to serve a patient. that is it. today republicans are voting on a measure that would allow states to discriminate against family planning providers simply because they do not like the populations they treat or the services they provide. it would embolden a state to restrict federal funding for only health centers that serve primarily minority populations or patients who identify as lgbtq, and it would allow a state could strip away federal investments in family planning clinics that serve women's reproductive health needs. these are not hypothetical concerns. women's reproductive care is under attack by extreme right-wing republicans ac

. >> senator klobuchar next up we have senator markey. thank you mr. chairman. they fired the opening on net neutrality on that border and broadband privacy protections are the first victim. yesterday senator flake introduced a resolution that would undo the broadband privacy rules by the congressional act and last week they stopped the implementation of the data security protections of the rules which could make subscribers sensitive information vulnerable to the regions and unauthorized use. this is a preview of coming attractions and congress or the fcc may take further actions to roll back the critical protections because big broadband companies don't want to give consumer privacy protection the attention which they deserve. they are uncomfortable and on complex and uncomplicated. they simply required the internet service provider to get consumer consent before using or sharing subscribers personal information. number two, promote transparency by mandating that they tell the consumer what they are collecting about that and number three, ensure that they adop

he has not heard back from sergio markey only at chrysler coming out of the emissions scandal with theandling apps like huber and gm. stuart: i am laughing because if you value chrysler, you are valuing fiat chrysler the same as snap which is different here in this disappearing picture ap apps. >> i will explain why people overpay in markets. if you pay valuation, you say about this these auto companies are in a bind, gm has never made money in this and i think a lot of these car companies have pulled into a cul-de-sac and the only way to get back to growth is merge and consolidate and get scale. stuart: jobs have to be on the chopping block, vast overcapacity. 's >> jobs will be on the chopping block no matter what whether these companies merge or not blues there will not be enough -- we are driving more miles than we ever did before but we are paying and using less fuel to do so. people are looking for different cars, electric, all these things, if you are not predator you are pray. stuart: uses cell snap, the short of the century, that is the low price for snap. 's >> i thought it w

. >> thank you senator markey. >> mr. chairman i've got another commitment. since i was going to do cleanupo i will do defer that by submitting my questions particularly to you chairman pac for the record and i would appreciate written answers to the questions. >> >> thank you senator nelson. senator lee. >> thank you very much mr. chairman and thank you to each of you commissioners for being here. it's an honor to be here. this is my first fcc committee hearing. i wanted to begin my questions and remarks today by sharing the words of the previous fcc previ chairman william kennard has served of course under president clinton. he wrote the following in 1998. he said quote our vision for the future of coming occasions must be a bold one. we must expect in five years they can be fully competitive domestic medications markets with minimal or no regulation. in such a vibrant competitive communications marketplace the fcc would focus only on those core functions that cannot be a complex by normal market forces. as a result the traditionalonal boundaries separating

host: and ed markey. host: taking your calls and getting your opinion and feedback and hearing about your situation. deborah on the loin in indianapolis, indiana. hat are your thoughts? caller: the republicans have had more than seven years to come up with a plan. they opposed president obama's plan. they had no plan of their own then. and here we are seven years later and still have no plan. but they want to blame the democrats. they want to blame president obama. they need to look in the mirror, as michael jackson said, the man in the mirror. they need to look at the man in the mirror and realize this falls on them. they had more than enough time to come up with some type plan and they came up with nothing. so i'm glad that it failed. i hope president trump takes a look at himself and realizes just because you can run a corporation doesn't mean you can run a nation. these are two totally different entities that must be handled in separate manners. host: houston, texas, republican line. and we have lynn.