he has a lot of respect for senator hatch. so it is not a conversation until senator hatch makes his decision. >> is it your sense, and our reporting bears out that mitt romney will talk to his family, the people closest to him, talk to his wife about what he might do if senator orrin hatch decides not to run again. do you get the sense that over the holidays people get gut-checks from their friends? >> i think that is probably happening. i haven't talked to him, but he goes through the process every time he makes a decision politically. he did that with the romney family before his presidential run. i imagine he's discussing it with him, but there's no discussion to have broader until senator hatch makes his decision and informs the public, i guess. >> you talk about his sort of long public service, his long career in public service, he's been a governor, he's made some money. he just turned 70 this year. why at this stage of his life would he want to get back into the ring? >> the governor cares about the future of the count

ellison barber tells us why and how hatch is react. >> christmas day tweet from utah senator warren hatch with a photo of the salt lake tribune showing hatch as utah and of the year. grateful for this great christmas honor. it's a label the newspaper says has everything to do with recognizing his utter lack of integrity that rises from his unquenchable thirst for power. >> i have come to utah to take a very historic action. stick a vapor criticized hatch for his role in tricking the size of two national monuments in utah, calling the move anti-environmental, anti-native american and antibusiness. the tribune's editorial writers added it's time for hatch to go. after all, they say he did what he said he always wanted to do. tax reform. adding hatch, as chairman of the senate finance committee, has his fingerprints all over it. perhaps the most significant move of hatch's career is his the one that should end it. hatch didn't many of them on twitter. the senator's spokesperson said and added we sincerely hope the members of the salt lake tribune editorial board financial why this holiday se

hatch, senator hatch -- i certainly won't object --. mr. hatch: mr. president, i have the floor. mr. brown: i'd like to state my objection. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. brown: there is objection. mr. hatch: i withhold the unanimous consent. the presiding officer: the senator from utah has the floor. mr. brown: may i state the reason for my objection, mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah has the floor. mr. hatch: i'll insert it later. the analysis i have been talking about was dated today and produced by the nonpartisan joint committee on taxation, in -- and i would like to put it in the record. i hope my colleague will allow me to do that at this point and i ask unanimous consent that it be put in the record at this point. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. hatch: that analysis shows that middle-income taxpayers are winners. that nonpartisan data shows -- sorry my writing is not too good here. it shows that they are winners, and the clear impact of this bill -- that data cuts through the rhetorical fog genera

hatch has said if romney would agree to run for his seat, that he would step aside, that hatch wouldtep aside and let romney, who is beloved by his fellow people in utah, that romney would be in that seat. that would mean trouble for president trump, because he would be sparring with him maybe in the way he's been sparring with senator corker, others who maybe sometimes don't give the president a little back talk. >> dana: when does orrin hatch have to make that decision. is there a deadline? >> we have a filing deadline coming up early in 2018. and what you would think we would see would be hatch would run the clock out and then make good on his promise to romney and hand it over. unless the president has convinced him today and throughout recent days. don't overlook the significance of trump making nice with the leaders of the church of jesus christ of the latter day saints. his hanging out with the mormons could be a way to bridge the gap of what they felt about president trump during the 2016 election. >> dana: we should also point to orrin hatch having help deliver the president

hatch: well, thank you. thank you so much.t is a real privilege for me to be here and an honor to introduce the president of the united states of america. i've been given the redundant task of introducing the most famous man in the world. it's a bit like telling someone what the internet is. if you don't know by now, you've probably been living on another planet. we'd like to welcome you to planet earth. if you need us to take you to our leader, he's right here. humor aside, i'm thankful to be here with our president. he and i have been friends for quite some time. i'm so grateful he would accept my invitation to come to my home state of utah today. i've served under many presidents, seven, to be exact. but none is like the man we have in the white house today. when you talk, this president listens. i learned this during his first week on the job. it was a wednesday afternoon in january when the president called me into the oval office to discuss his agenda for the first 100 days. immediately, he let me know he wanted to help

chairman hatch will speak next. [applause] sen. hatch: what a privilege it is for me to stand here with these wonderful leaders in the house and the senate. i am so proud of paul ryan and mitch mcconnell. the chairman of the house ways and means committee and the other members, and the people on the finance committee, this was a landmark day and i can say that if we can keep going, we will get this country going like it has never been going before. i am grateful to be standing here with these rate leaders. -- these great leaders. i am grateful for the once they have had around the country. this is the greatest country in the world, are non--- bar none. we don't want to slip and it won't. as long as we have a congress like this are every member really cares and they care for the right reasons. god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> so many of us have been working on this issue for a long time and as a warmer chairman of the house ways and means committee, i have to tell you how so many men and women here have not for

against orrin hatch.the salt lake tribune is not going easy on him, orrin hatch. they're using lines that he used against them. back in 1996, in the race to push out moss, he said you should not fall in love with d.c. i'm sorry, 1976. he said you should not fall in love with d.c. if he runs again, it would be the longest amount of time that any senator has, any utah senator has stayed in washington. >> apparently, there are a lot of republicans who have been looking to run there quite some time and orrin hatch has said, just wait, just wait. this will be my last material. he had another great line. what do you call an 18-year senator? >> you call him home. >> that's what i was trying to say a second ago. >> that's exactly what the salt lake newspaper is trying to do. i think donald trump doesn't want mitt romney around. he is a competitor. he is a thoughtful person who was nearly elected president. and frankly makes a lot of republicans pine for someone normal. >> he's a republican who went after donald t

hatch: mr. president, i've been listening to this debate for a long time, and i have to admit it's been interesting. but it's been prolonged to way beyond where it should have been. my friends on the other side very much make much about this process, demeaning the members and staff who really put it together. this bill was marked up in the finance committee. it is the first reconciliation bill to be processed in committee in the senate in over 12 years. during that period, democrats held power for eight of those years. republicans four of those years. the reconciliation bill that made up part of the affordable care act never went through the finance committee. that reconciliation bill never went through any real senate process. now to be fair, the affordable care act repeal bill that my side proposed didn't go through the finance committee either. as difficult as it was, as chairman, i put out a chairman's mark, modified it, permitted debate and amendments, and put it to a vote. all in conformit

not according to senator hatch. and getting back to our bishops, in the encyclical, god is love, i said this before, but no effect on the republican side, pope benedict, the urgent moral wisdom of st. august continue -- augustin, 17 centuries ago, he said a state which is not governed according to justice is just a bunch of thieves. benedict, pope benedict went on to say, the state must inevitably face the question of how justice can be abelieved here and now. he cautioned against, in his words, the danger of certain ethical blindness caused by the dazzling effect of power and special interest. my colleagues, is there justice in a bill that rewards corporation shipping jobs overseas? jobs of hardworking men -- american he men and women, veterans shipping those jobs overseas? is there justice in that? no, i don't think so. is there justice in a bill that pikes health care premiums and 13 million americans to the ranks of the up insured? no justice there. is there justice in the bill that raises taxes on 86 million th

hatch hatch he has an interesting -- mr. hatch: he has an interesting way of trying to get his point of view across. it shouldn't b done here in this august body. the senate will soon vote on h.r. 1, the tax cuts and jobs act. i've waited a long time to give this final statement in support of tax reform legislation. as you know, mr. president, i've been in the senate for a little while. i've been party to a number of major legislative achievements like the passage of the americans with disabilities act, the creation of the chip program -- the child health insurance program -- and the religious freedom restoration act, which has given, just to name just a few. these are landmark bills, and i've had a lot to do with them. the legislation before us is as important and far-reaching as anything i've been privileged to work on. it's beyond gratifying to see the senate reach this point and i look forward to finally seeing real tax reform legislation signed into law. i apologize for this type of intemperate action and mouthing off i

so would you proceed, senator hatch? sen. hatch: thank you, mr. chairman, for holding this hearing and allowing me to make a statement. too often in this town, narrative gets ahead of facts. this paper prints an explosive heading and it is often the races. it does not matter what the actual facts are. the bandwagon starts rolling and everyone wants on or off as the case may be. i was surprised and disappointed by how quickly everyone seemed to start running from this bill the moment some negative news reports came out. from senator mccaskill to senator manchin to attorney general sessions, it seems like everyone is trying to wash their hands of it, but no one ever told me they were dubious about this bill when it was going through. no one entered a statement of opposition into the record were offered an amendment to change the bill. to the contrary, the bill passed this committee by voice vote and passed the full senate by unanimous consent. these last two months have been deeply frustrating to me. i wish some of my colleagues would stop trying to

to run again. >> what we do know is he's been encouraging senator hatch to run again, and hatch has, surprisingly in many ways, has been an ally of orrin hatch. you might think he would be from the establishment and the old guard who might not necessarily see eye to eye with donald trump. we see him there and he's happy with what has happened in his own state with the national monuments and he has to by his side and you have to wonder if that extra push from the president will actually increase the odds that orrin hatch will seek re-election. >> can we talk about the music we're listening to? this is not "hail to the chief," this is the president's campaign song. >> music, and for someone who loves the song and loves the rolling stones, it's overplayed at this point. i never understood why they used this music, by the way. it's kind of a dower song. >> exactly. what does that say to you that this is a campaign song that he played at this event. are you reading into that at all? >> it's interesting, too, because if you look at the situation, this is where the president really shines a

a, hatch and ot. as proud as i am of this bill, i am equally proud of the 24 members of the house ways and means committee who worked long hours to be ready to deliver this tax reform plan. i'd be remiss if i didn't think our team led by our tax counsel who just did remarkable work. [ applause ]. >> i cannot wait to see this new life that springs up in our economy in the united states as we deliver more jobs, fairer taxes and bigger paychecks for the american people. thank you. [ applause ]. >> and i'm proud to introduce the chairman of the energy committee in the senate, senator murkowski. >> i had to come from behind my congressman for all alaska, don young, who has been with us on the anwar fight for 37 years now. so while i was able to be the architect of title ii in the senate and proud to do so, i think it is only appropriate that i recognize the dean of your house, congressman don young, who has done an extraordinary job for us. [ applause ]. >> but as tax reform has been long awaited, so has o

i'll start with senator hatch. because we have a second panel we got to get to and give them time, too. senator hatch: well, thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to start this second time by raising an issue of concern. it's come to my attention recently that there's a move by travelers to make pharma the next big tobacco. trial lawyers are organizing conferences across the country to discuss plans to bring multistate class actions against drug manufacturers and distributors and turn them into villains. one recent article about this effort quoted one of the leaders of this effort as saying, quote, the villification of this industry has not even begun yet. this litigation will vilify them. they won't make the companies look like legitimate business people. it will make them look like they took advantage and made billions of dollars on lots of people who died from their products, unquote. it's my understanding, mr. chairman, that some of the most vocal opponents of the legislation we're discussing today, some of the lou

i don't know what's going on with hatch.uraged hatch to run for reelection. >> you are a true fighter, orrin. i have to say, i've gotten to know him very well. i've gotten to know a lot of people very well you. meet fighters, and you meet people who you thought were fighter, but they're not so good at fighting. he sea fighter. we hope you will continue to serve your state and your country in the senate for a very long time to come. [ applause ] >> senator hatch. he did not want or deserve or need the blessing of that man. anyway, the president's comments came amid new reporting from politico that says trump is going all out to get hatch to run. a push aimed in no small part at keeping the president's long time nemesis mitt romney out of the senate. well, that makes sense for trump. at least that's thoughtful. he wants to keep somebody away from him he is afraid of. we'll be right back. is this where you typically shop? is this where anyone typically shops? it's time to switch to the capital one venture card. with venture, yo

hatch himself. that mitt romney is the long-time nemesis of the president of the united states, i think we just heard affirmation that the president really, really does not want mitt romney in the senate. >> it can't be overstated how president trump doesn't want mitt romney to become another republican senator. he'll made it clear that he and mitt romney do not get along. that he still holds a grudge over the criticism that was leveled against him during the 2016 election. and he is encouraging orrin hatch to run for re-election even though he could be in his early 90s. >> is anyone getting indication from mr. hatch on what he's goinged t ed ted t to do? the president said he's encouraging him but we didn't hear mr. hatch say, i'm going to run. >> reporter: right. he has signaled, however, he would support romney if romney chose to run for his seat. but again, we don't know if hatch is planning to retire yet. he's been mum on rumors that he's heading towards retirement. but i do think given his age

senator hatch was signaling he wasn't going to run.d trump goes down to utah, talks to people there. all of a sudden you see steve bannon in alabama bashing mitt romney to pieces, calling his family out, and i think if you're donald trump and you're worried about a potential 2020 presidential primary challenger, there are very few people who could do it. mitt romney has the money, the name i.d. and in that alabama race, mitt romney was teeing off on roy moore, saying, you know, how terrible he would be for the republican party. and then look right there, orrin hatch starts talking about how great roy moore is. and then this week you see orrin hatch, you know, over the top praising donald trump for the tax bill. so there is a lot going on there. and i think, you know, if i want to get conspiratorial here, the white house got orrin hatch to block president obama from that seat to keep him having a path to washington, to challenging donald trump. >> we saw steve bannon take some shots at mitt romney. didn't work out so well in alabama on

romney could be entertaining, you know, orrin hatch's seat if hatch were to retire.riend of both. he said he would be a good candidate but hopes hatch stays. but mitt romney's relationship has gotten chillier. >> there was no love lost between trump and romney. it was odd that romney would do that dance after saying he was unfit for office. the worst thing romney could say is that he lost to obama. he ran a great business life. gave a lot of money the charity. >> neil: i guess he's off the list for being considered secretary of state now. what do you make of this and where it's going? >> we've said this in the past. this is just -- it's another example of a battle royale within the republican party, a fractured party. it's divided between the populous led by bannon on the outside. i'm going to go to a book party tonight that steve bannon is putting up for corey le windowski. i wonder if this is a smart part by romney. doug jones is very, very left wing. partial birth abortions, the whole thing. >> neil: he's opening up other possibilities, but not this one. you know,

orrin hatch has not indicated one way or the other he is going president says he prefer hatch remain. to trish regan. trish: hey, neil, thanks so much. stocks are soaring up nearly 200 points on hopes tax reform will get done on relief that abc's brian ross report on michael flynn was wrong, as don't forget we suggested might be on friday. president trump blasting the false report which tanked the markets on friday. we'll get more reaction from the president when he speaks at the utah state capitol this hour. we'll take you there live as soon as that begins. i'm trish regan. welcome, everyone, to "the intelligence report." this is very busy day. if you watched the show on friday i warned you be, very, very cautious about brian ross's reporting at abc. take a look. again the timing is somewhat suspect on all of this, was it during his candidacy or was it when he was president-elect? now we know the whole report was very suspect. we know the president instructed with russia while he was president-elect. like we said on friday that is no big deal. don't you want your president-elect maki

orrin hatch has been a loyal trump foot soldier.ust throughout tax bill but national monuments. he is -- utah is an interesting state. there was for a brief period of time in the 2016 campaign there was talk about the possibility it would not go for trump because of the big mormon electorate there. there's a lot at play here. certainly, it's fun to watch hatch try to dissect it via his twitter account. >> sabrina, i'll give you the last brief commentary on this, the future of orrin hatch, what do you make of it? >> there's a lot of republicans who have been waiting to throw their hat into that senate rate but they have declined to do so. one thing this underscore, you're damned if you don't and damfed if don't. jefr flake took heat for stepping away and hatch taking heat for running for re-election. >> good point. >> thanks for joining us. >>> more ahead. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. so that's the idea. what do you think? hate to play devil's advocate but... i kind of feel like it's a game changer. i wouldn't go

andorked along with hatch the rest of them. we got it done! [applause] it isn't every day that the president asks you to take the microphone from him, but i want to thank him for his leadership, being here, and standing with the people of utah. we appreciate that deeply. >> thank you. yourt to recognize fantastic representatives. curtis, miaron love. thank you all. you are here. i want to talk about a special guy who i made the secretary of the interior. does he know the interior? he knows it and he loves it and loves riding on it. elieves -- b believes in protecting america. a has protected america as member of seal team six. he is a tough cookie who did a good job. thank you. where is gary? get over here. lady, is, the first fantastic. thank you. the attorney general. thank you. thank you. supporter of mine. people to live according to the faith in their hearts and that is why we will always protect your religious liberty. and, we have been doing that. i know that all of you feel blessed to be living among the most glorious natural wonders a

so before i began i met with senator orrin hatch, who loves utah and loves the people of utah. called senator mike lee, who loves utah and loves the people of utah. i called your governor. i called my original, where is he? there he is. i called all of the friends that i have in utah. i said, what do you think? i said, will this be good for our country? and will it be good for your state? they said this would be incredible for our country, it will be incredible for utah, finally, you'd be giving people back their access to the land they know, to the land they understand, and most importantly to the land that they love. i also said, will it be at all controversial? they all told me no. [laughter] how did that happen? i don't think it is controversial, actually. i think it's so sensible. therefore today on the recommendation of secretary sinnkey and with the wise counsel of senator hatch, senator lee, and the many others , i will sign two presidential proclamations. these actions will modify the national monuments designations of both bears ears and grand staircase escalante. [ap

after backing hatch's last run they say hatch should call it a career.tes what it calls his utter lack of integrity. hatch did promise that 2012 would be his final campaign, but he started putting together a 2018 run. >> now the paper says es his part as senate finance chairman are enough. over the years hatch stared down a generation or two of highly qualified political leaders who were fully qualified to take his place. that's not only not fair to all of those who were passed over, it is basically a theft from the utah elector rate. if he were to call it a career. if he doesn't, the voters should end it for him. >> nikki haley touting the rule the u.s. played in noeegotiatina deal. out of a budget over $5 billion and another $8 billion spent on peace keeping. the u.s. mission to the united nations say the new cuts reduce the u.n.'s bloated management and instill more discipline and accountability. >>> one of the trump administration's goals has been to reduce the amount of contributions, the united states provides almost a quarter of the organization's

finance committee chair orrin hatch agreed. the two holdouts announced this morning they would support the bill, montana senator steve daines and wisconsin senator ron johnson. however, maine republican susan collins disputes senator cornyn's claim they have her support for the republican tax bill. with "bloomberg news" reporter laurie lipvan. i can't imagine why senator cornyn is speaking for me, senator collins told her. i speak for myself. again the senate remains in recess. we will have live coverage when they gavel back in here on c-span2. final vote is expected today on the senate version. of course we'll have live coverage. a look now at remarks from senate minority leader chuck schumer and wisconsin senator tammy baldwin as the senate came in to session today. >> now, madam president, on taxes, my republican friend have stretched into two of their, into day two of their debate on the bill which still lacks resolution of some critical issues. after promising over the past

mitt romney is getting ready to campaign if hatch doesn't run. romney has called the president a fraud and a phony and word that president is trying to keep mitt romney out of the senate. dan springer has the news. he's live. the president called him a good man earlier today. >> yeah, but shep, he doesn't want to see that good man in the u.s. senate. a report in politco detailing behind the scenes, president trump has been really trying to lobby 83-year-old orrin hatch to run for an eighth term in the u.s. senate. he's the longest serving republican in the senate in u.s. history. he wants hatch to run again because he doesn't want romney in the office. he's been no fan of romney ever since 2016 during the election cycle. you'll remember that news conference that he had in which he took the mantel of the never trump campaign. calling candidate trump a fraud and a phony. ever since then, there's been the bad blood and between the two and apparently the president is getting hatch to run. >> shepard: what were some of the headlines from the national

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the chairman of the finance committee senator orrin hatch. senator hatch says, i have a rough time wanting to spend billions and billions of dollars to help people who won't help themselves, won't lift a finger and expect the federal government to do everything. is that shocking? shame. shame. how dare they? how dare republicans say that about hardworking americans. in contrast, the national conference of catholic bishops have said this proposal appears to be the first federal income taxes modification in history that will raise income taxes on the working poor while simultaneously providing a large tax cut to the wealthy. they go on to say this is simply unconscionab unconscionable. this republican bill is not tax reform. this the worst bill to ever come to the floor of the house. with stiff competition for some of the things they have tried to do. the worst bill in history. the number of people it affects, the amount of money, it sucks up to the higher income and impact on our future deficits. it's disgusting smash-and-grab. it's an all-out

it would be good for utah if hatch were to call it a career.oters should end it for him. he's 83 years old. >>> meanwhile the kremlin says russia is ready to act as mediator on north korea. a spokesman for president putin said -- >> also overnight south korea say nou announcing it will create a team. the move comes amid calls for south korea to establish a group that handles north korea affairs. the bureau will be made up of four divisions including the newly launched deterrence division. >> also a missile and space division, coupling as north korea slams a new round of sanctions as an act of war. more from barbara star. >> reporter: north korea is calling it an act of war that these new u.n. sanctions are being levied. they are some of the toughest trying to close any loopholes banning north korea from being able to export fuel, gasoline, industrial equipment, ban them as much as possible. even put a lid on north korea sending workers outside the country to earn wages. that money, of course, coming back into the regime pocket. they're trying t

that includes convincing orrin hatch to run for his, what is it, sixth?hink of the tax bill after passage of the senate? >> if you were willing to put your dignity aside, i think it is fairly fair. i think the president wants to feel good about himself, and they made him feel good about himself. they were trying to say, hey, let's keep these endorphins going, we could do a lot more together, you could feel about legislative success. to be fair to them, they ended the year on a pretty high note when you look at the tax bill that they eventually got passed. they repealed the mandate on obamacare, isis is all but wiped up. so there is a -- they ended on a high note. let's see if they can keep it going. >> carol, we've heard and read reports now that donald trump tweeted about it actually. he wants to turn to infrastructure, using some of the momentum he feels like he had from tax reform here at the end of the year. is that a realistic proposition when you look at whether or not democrats want to help donald trump in this 2018 election year they feel could be

there's just one problem with hatch's victory lap.ars he did not read past the headline and certainly did not make it to the second sentence that reads as follows, lest our readers or the honoree himself get the wrong impression, dot, dot, dot. what utah's largest paper really thinks of orrin hatch is thing two in 60 seconds. >>> utah senator orrin hatch tweeted out yesterday, grateful for this great christmas honor from the salt lake tribune, which named him utahn of the year. today, hatch's spokesperson is apparently doing damage control, claiming the tweet was tongue in cheek, that's because the so-called honor doesn't stretch beyond the headline, as the tribune editorial board made clear, the recipient is whoever has had the biggest impact for good or for ill. the paper blasts hatch's part in the dramatic dismantling of the bears ears and grand staircase escalante monuments. and breaking a promise he made in 2012 to step down after 40 years, utah's largest paper calls it his utter lack of integrity that rises from his unquenchable

there's just one problem with hatch's victory lap.t appears he did not read past the headline and certainly did not make it to the second sentence that reads as follows, lest our readers or the honoree himself get the wrong impression, dot, dot, dot. what utah's largest paper really thinks of orrin hatch is thing two in 60 seconds. in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember. when it comes to travel, i sweat the details. late checkout... ...down-alternative pillows... ...and of course, price. tripadvisor helps you book a... ...hotel without breaking a sweat. because we now instantly... ...search over 200 booking sites ...to find you the lowest price... ...on the hotel you want. don't sweat your booking. tripadvisor. the latest reviews. the lowest prices. >>> utah senator orrin hatch tweeted out yesterday, grateful for this great christmas honor from the salt lake tribune, which named him utahn of the year. today, hatch's spokesperson is apparently doing damage

[applause] host: senator orrin hatch, the greatest presidency ever? your reaction? bill: george wilkins said last sunday he was the worst of 45 presidents. i thought it was embarrassing and a disgusting yesterday, it started with a cabinet meeting in the morning when they went around the table again. there is nothing donald trump brags more on than praise. you cannot praise him too much. he was sucking it up. mike pence, the worst of all, even worse than orrin hatch. what big shoulders he has. c-span just put out a montage of mike pence saying donald, the man with the big shoulders. then you get to this phony news conference on the south lawn and paul ryan, donald trump has blistered paul ryan, he has blistered mitch mcconnell, and although of them get up there and they showered praise on donald trump. paul ryan saying, this would not have happened without the exquisite presidential leadership of donald trump it at the same with orrin hatch. i think they have realized that the way to donald trump's heart is through his ego, not through his stomach or whatever, and t

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hatch: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from utah is recognized. mr. hatch: mr. president, the senate will soon vote on the conference report for h.r. 1, the tax cuts and jobs act. i've waited a long time to give this final statement in support of tax reform -- mr. president, i ask for -- the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. hatch: i ask for -- the presiding officer: the sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. the

senator hatch: mr.dent, i have to say that you are living up to everything i thought you would. you are one heck of a leader and we are all benefiting from it. this bill couldn't have passed without you or without the alaskan delegation and leadership in the house and senate, paul ryan and mitch mcconnell, and the other leaders as well. all i can say is, we are making headway. this is just the beginning. you stop and think about it, this president hasn't even been in office for a year and look at all the things he has been able to get done. by sheer will, in many ways. i hope we get behind him every way we can and get this country turned around in ways that will benefit the whole world. but above all, benefit our own people and bring us to a realization of how really great america really is, and how the rest of the world depends on us. i love this country. i came from very humble roots. and i have to say that this is one of the great privileges of my life to stand here on the white house lawn with the p

i want to ask orrin hatch, a special friend of mine.eone who spoke really well of me when it wasn't exactly the easiest thing to do. he was just always in there, always fighting for all of us and did a fantastic job for all of us. orin, say a few words, please. senator hatch: mr. president, i have to say you are link up to everything i thought you would. you are one of a leader and all benefiting from it. this bill couldn't have passed without you or the delegation from alaska and the house and the senate, paul ryan and mitch mcconnell and the other leaders as well. we are making headway. this is just the beginning. if you think about it, this president hasn't even been in office for a year and look at all the things he has been able to get done. i hope we get behind him every way we can and get this country turned around in ways that will benefit the whole world and our people and bring us to a realization of how really great america is and the rest of the world depends on us. i love this country. i came from very humble roots. and i h

look, orrin hatch is not a young man. his future is -- is secure. it's really a question everybody's looking at, is he going to continue on and run again. >> you also forgot to mention it was orrin hatch who is one of the fathers of the children's health insurance program in this country, c.h.i.p. hugh, dana, this is likely the last time we'll chat on television before next year so i wanted to take an opportunity, and i'll start with you, hugh, your biggest story of 2017, most important story of 2017, and the most, perhaps, underreported story of the year as well, hugh. >> i think they're connected, craig. the most important story is the defeat of isis in syria and iraq. this is an almost total defeat at this point. mosul has been liberated. it was a rampage. it was a destructive, it was a genocidal period of years for a number of communities, the christian communities in that period, and their liberation is long overdue and much welcome. the most underreported story is connected which is, with isis gone, we're seeing the alignment of the sunni arab

lots on youtube called inside the chiefton's hatch. inside the chiefton's hatch. or there's this video cast on c-span's american history tv, ladies and gentlemen, nicholas moran. >> unfortunately, that's about as high up as it goes. good evening. oh, boy. so today's talk is on world war ii procurement and why the sherman was what it was. that's the best i could come up with when i was asked to give a talk. war games and tanks are the people that asked me to come out here. if you're interested in tank games, world of tanks is great, it's not a reisraelirealistic s, so on that i would like to thank them for inviting me out here. and i have high end personnel. i do not have any letters after my name. i do not teach at a university. i work for an unrealistic video game. i'd like to thank them for taking the gamble and bringing this guy out who has no history whatsoever to give you guys a talk. however, despite the disreputable background as far as the academics are concerned, i do promise you that everything in here is either sourced for the archives is as accurate as

the problem is orrin hatch is still in it. the president went out to endorse hatch yesterday.icans would like to see mitt romney run even if hatch doesn't retire. >> oh, just go for the top prize. by the way, trump does not want that guy in his senate. ginger? >> the republican party lost a talking point they were hoping was going to come in today, the mueller investigation put their first bill out, cost $3.2 million. a lot less than many thought, $5 million or $10 million. that means they're not going to be able to complain like they were about the cost of the investigation. >> the rich can handle the pocket change here. >> the retiring representative john conyers set off a family feud within herewith party, body his son john conyers iii is running for the seat, but his great nephew ian conyers is also running respect interesting race to watch. >> he wins either way. when we return, let me finish with "trump watch." you're watching "hardball." the morning walk was so peaceful. until... it... wasn't. don't let type 2 diabetes get between you and your heart. even if you reach y

they are calling for or in hatch to re tire. they named his utah and of the year. they criticized hatch for singing the the size of two calling antiviral, anti native america and anti business . it also accused him of having an utter lack of in suiting rit. hatch tweeted a picture saying he was greatful forth utah and year person of the year award. his spokesperson later said the tweet was sarcastic to satisfy their unconsequentialible thirst for clicks. earlier he talked about his future on fox news. i'll probably announce just after the first year of the year what i'm going to do. myth rom any is interested to running for the seat. the trump administration is once again turning up the heat against north korea. the latest pressure involves new sanctions from washington aimed at two senior north korea involved in the nation's program. with any america banks, businesses. steve me nuch yab said in a statement it is part of the campaign to isolate the dprk. sanctions are not an effective means to bring north korea back on the track for a pieceful diplomatic and politi

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