host: about 15 minutes left with congressman fred upton. i want to change topics for a second and talk about your of that discharge petition to force a vote to protect young, undocumented immigrants. that effort failed. .ere is the headline on it "the great moderate republican flameout is how they describe it. that it would not say failed. the immigration system today is broken. it needs to be fixed. doing nothing just perpetuates this broken system, whether it's employers are people who are ade, dreamers from the community. let the district -- what the workarge petition did was what came back to the house. the senate did not get the votes. the bills had 54 votes. there were some where nothing was happening. interest groups, moderates, working with colleagues on the other side of the aisle, it got up to 216 signatures on the discharge petition, which forces the issue out of committee. at the end of the day, literally this week, our republican werership, some folks talked into not signing it. we failed just short. , we agreed to bring up a c

for scalia 15 minutes left of congressman fred upton. want to change topics for just a second and talk about your support of the discharge position on the force of votes on undocumented immigrants. that effort failed. here's the headline from the atlantic the great moderate republican is how they describe it. can you explain what happened from your perspective. >> guest: i wouldn't say that it failed. the immigration system is boomingth. fixed and doing nothing just perpetuates whether it's employers are people the dreamers our ag committee, the works. what the discharge position did this force the issue to come back to the house. as you know they had a couple of bills. they didn't get 60 votes and that couple of bills that got 54 votes. there were some where nothing happened. centrist groups moderates working with our colleagues on the other side of the aisle 216 signatures on the discharge which forces the issue out of committee and at the end of the day literally this week i republican leadership not signing it if they were able to br

21st century cures act last congress under fred upton's leadership. earlier this year we passed historic $4 billion investment to combat this crisis and this crisis alone. the biggest federal investment ever. now over the next two weeks we will advance numerous additional measures to address this ever-evolving epidemic. in fact, house energy and commerce committee's reported 57 bills to the floor. but let me be clear. while these bills are not our first effort in this fight, you have my word they will not be our last either. we know there will be more work to do even after these become law. we have an opportunity to save lives like amanda's in the future. and we have a responsibility to our families, our friends, and our communities. mr. walberg: i think this -- this is a picture of jessie grubb.

host: about 15 minutes left with congressman fred upton. i want to change topics for a second and talk about your of that discharge petition to force a vote to protect young, undocumented immigrants. that effort failed. .ere is the headline on it "the great moderate republican flameout is how they describe it. that it would not say failed. the immigration system today is broken. it needs to be fixed. doing nothing just perpetuates this broken system, whether it's employers are people who are ade, dreamers from the community. let the district -- what the workarge petition did was what came back to the house. the senate did not get the votes. the bills had 54 votes. there were some where nothing was happening. interest groups, moderates, working with colleagues on the other side of the aisle, got up to 216 signatures on the discharge petition, which forces the issue out of committee. at the end of the day, literally this week, our republican werership, some folks talked into not signing it. we failed just short. , we agreed to bring up a coup

coming up thursday morning, michigan republican congressman fred upton discusses combatting the opioid epidemic. and then north carolina democratic congressman david price will join us to talk about the state of the affordable care act. and amecan foundation for suicide prevention, vice president john madigan will discuss rising suicide in the u.s. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. sunday on american artifacts on c-span3, tour the lry of congress exhibit on the centennial ofor w i, which showcases american ideas about the war through art work, posters, films, photographs and documents. >> the idea of contributing to the war through labor, the idea of growing your own food, so as to conserve larger quantities for the war effort. this is actually byel wright, frank lloyd wright's ster, a prominent illustrator he. again, another individual who rises to the surface during world war i. you see here also food conser conservation. ke me everything out of corn today, but back then, we didn't. so this was kind of new. one th

coming up thursday morning michigan republican congressman fred upton discusses combating tpi epidemic and then north carolina democratic congressman david price will join us to talk about the state of the affordable care act. american foundation for suicide prevention vice president will discuss rising suicide in the u.s. we should watch c-span "washington journal" live at 70's and thursday morning. join the discussion. >> here's what's live on the c-span network thursday following member speeches the house continues work on a number of opioid -related bills. house coverage on c-span. on c-span2, more debate on the senate on the 2019 defense program measure. on c-span three, president trump picked to be u.s. ambassador to south korea harry harris testifies along with other state dtm and ton hearin that foreign relations committee hearing starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern. in the evening, house democrats and republicans face each other in the annual congressional basall game at 7 a.m. eastern. >> sunday, they discussed their documentary, hit and stay, a history of faith and resistance about

coming up thursday morning, michigan republican congressman fred upton discusses combating the opioid epidemic and north carolina's democratic, is meant david price will join us to talk about the state of the available correct. american foundation for suicide prevention vice president john madigan will discuss rising suicide in the u.s. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. >> earlier today, how speaker ryan told reporters that republicans came to an agreement for a path forward for immigration legislation. lawmakers from the parties forrate wing targeted defeat by democrats struck an optimist tone. they saw to use a discharge petition. it would've split the gop conference in an effort to grant legal status to undocumented immigrants known as streamers. and look at the announcement and more from speaker ryan's weekly news conference. ms. mcmorris rodgers: good morning, everyone. this is kristen from eastern washington and she struggled with opiod addiction for the last eight years. she was a successful, highly competit

congressman fred upton joined us on washington journal to discuss efforts to combat the epidemic.

fred upton, outlaw this separating kids from theirfamily. in the house said he would introduce legislation and he wants it passed right away. the question in my mind, is this something that the moderate republican party will go along with or is this a vestige of a republican party that effectively left office when george w bush did. he tried to pursue comprehensive immigration reform and this president has seen must less interested in and much more interested in using immigration and issues of us against them to his political advantage. we just saw the president saying this is terrible, bemoaning what is happening on the border, but let us be clear, if you wa nted border, but let us be clear, if you wanted to stop this, he could stop it right now by calling the secretary for homeland security. he could stop it at this very moment. this is something implemented by the trump administration and it will be the legacy of the secretary of homeland security that this is what she is known for, separating kids for it —— the governor parents. thank yo

. >> congressman fred upton.ber 22, 1966 the future does not belong to those who are content with today are apathetic to common problems for their fellow man and fearful in the face of new ideas and bold projects but rather, it will belong to those who can blend passion and reason and courage and a personal commitment to the ideology of american society and it will belong to those who see that wisdom and can only emerge from the clash of contending views that passionate expression of hostile beliefs. plato said a life without criticism is not worth living. this is the seminal spirit of american democracy and is spirit which can be found among many of you and it is the hope of our nation. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen please welcome kenny chesney. [applause] >> thank you. this song was written by william guthrie and it is a promise of everything that is good that our country has to offer all of us. in the last year i have gotten to know ethel and several of their children and their children's children and the

. >> please welcome congressman fred upton.applause] 1966.berkeley the future does not belong to those that are content with today, apathetic toward common problems in their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in the face of new ideas and bold projects. rather, it will belong to those reason, end passion, and courage in a personal commitment to the ideology and great enterprises of american society. it will belong to those who see that wisdom can only emerge from the clash of contending views, the passionate expression of deep and hostile beliefs. plato said a life without criticism is not worth living. this is the seminal spirit of american democracy. it is the spirit which can be found among many of you. it is this which is the hope of ur nation. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen please welcome kenny chezzni. > thank you. this song was written by woody it's a promise of everything that is good that our country has to offer all of us. in the last year i've gotten to know ethel and i've gotten to know several of bobby and etsd

morning, thursday michigan republican congressman fred upton discusses combating the opry at epidemic. then north carolina democratic councilman david price will join us to talk about the state of the affordable care act. american founding agent for suicide vice -- dogmatic is will discuss rising suicides in the u.s.. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. afterwards, on television and radio host bill craft talks about his book from the left, a life in the crossfire. he is interviewed by mona chairman. >> who was one of the most persuasive guests? >> john mccain. >> on what subject? >> just about anything. i admire him because he was such a maverick. he was also really honest. he was willing to take on his own party. i wrote a book critical about barack obama, which i got a lot of crap for, but i felt there were things where i believed he led the progressive side down. john mccain felt his party was not living up to what he believed the republican party should be. he was willing to say so. >> watch afterwards sunday night at 9:00 easte

up this morning, michigan republican congressman fred upton on combating the opiate epidemic.avid price joins us to talk about the stat

. >> host: congressman fred upton republican admission appreciate your time this morning. >> guest: thank you. now on c-span2 air live in washington d.c. wearing just a little bit republicans and democrats will face off in the annual congressional baseball game. proceeds from the game go to benefit washington area charities including the united states capitol police memorial fund and gratitude to the officers who responded to the shooting at a republican practice a year ago today. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] .. >> they're all ready to go. they are pumped. they want to defeat the democrats tonight. they lost last year. >> it is going to be a tough feat to do. on the democrat side, lights out every time he's on the field. >> he's the pitcher, he's the three hitter, does everything for the democrats. he's expected to throw a complete game every time he's out there. they won six of the seven y

i thank my friend and colleague, fred upton, fororking withe on this. this is the first step in ensuring we are doing the best research. and i also want to thank our chairman and our ranking members and all the members for making today the first step. i know too well what the pain is across this country. and what we are doing today is a beginning. we need to work together in a bipartisan way to address what is hu fs across this country. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting h.r. 5002 and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. burgess: mr. speaker, let me yield myself one minute. mr. speaker, i want to wholeheartedly agree with the comments we just hrd from the gentlelady from michigan. it is imperative that we guard against the pendulum swinging too far in either direction. one of the very first hearings i attended as t newest member of the energy and commerce subcommittee on health in 2005 was a hearing on why do not doctors prescribe adequate pain relief for th

coming up thursday morning, michigan republican congressman fred upton discusses combatting the opioi epidemic. and then north carolina democratic congressman david price will join us to talk about the state of the affordable care act. and american foundation for suicide prevention, vice president john mattigan will discuss rising suicide in the u.s. be sure to watch an's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning.

coming up this morning, michigan congressman fred upton discusses combating the opioid epidemic and north carolina congressman david price will join us to talk about the state of the affordable care act. and american foundation for suicide prevention vice president john madigan will discuss rising suicide in the u.s. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> next, a senate panel investigates sexual misconduct in federal courts. we will hear from the working group created by supreme court justice john roberts following the resignation of a federal judge for multiple sexual misconduct allegations. the senate judiciary committee heard about the group's findings at this 1:45 hearing.

coming up thursday morning, michigan republican congressman fred upton discusses combating the opioid epidemic and north carolina's democratic, is meant david price will join us to talk about the state of the available correct. american foundation for suicide prevention vice president john madigan will discuss rising suicide in the u.s. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. >> earlier today, how speaker ryan told reporters that republicans came to an agreement for a path forward for immigration legislation. lawmakers from the parties forrate wing targeted defeat by democrats struck an optimist tone. they saw to use a discharge petition. it would' s

coming up thursday morning, michigan republican congressman fred upton discusses combatting the opioi epidemic. and then north carolina democratic congressman david price will join us to talk about the state of the affordable care act. and american foundation for suicide prevention, vice president john mattigan will discuss rising suicide in the u.s. be sure to watch an's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. >>t p of an event that marks the 40th anniversary of the inspectors general act. it is hosted by wayne state law school's levin center which is led by former democratic senator carl levin of michigan. this conversation on the effectiveness of inspectors general is about an hour. >> hello gone. -- hello again. as we reconvene, you have already heard a partial introduction of our next moderator. but i'd like to augment that a little bit. our moderator for the second panel this morning is inspector general for the department of commer ms. gustafson was sworn in as ig of commerce in january of last year. prior to her current position, ms. gust

congressman fred upton discusses combating the opioid epidemic and north carolina congressman david price will join us to talk about the state of the affordable care act. and american foundation for suicide prevention vice president john madigan will discuss rising suicide in the u.s. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> next, a senate panel investigates sexual misconduct in federal courts. we will hear from the working group created by supreme court justice john roberts following the resignation of a federal judge for multiple sexual misconduct allegations. the senate judiciary committee heard about the group's findings at this 1:45 hearing. >> the judicial branch has a problem they have to deal with. i welcome everybody to this important hearing and we are trying to confront sexual harassment and other workplace misconduct. the news broke that six women, who had previously served as clerks on the board of appeals, they accused a judge of sexual harassment and workplace misconduct and we have had all these reports in government and

host: republican congressman fred upton has become a leading voice in the opioid crisis. what is the state of that crisis right now? is this something that americans should still expect to get worse for it gets better? guest: it is not very good across the country. i was part of a bipartisan panel with the president a year ago, and we all shared stories with him, 34 deaths just because of fentanyl in kalamazoo county this year. police have shared with me terrible stories about how this is getting in. they don't really have the tools in the toolbox to stop it. one postal inspector for all of west michigan. whether it's coming in from the mail, ups, fedex, whatever, alarming numbers, more than traffic deaths across the country. we moved legislation, all of it bipartisan, i think at the end of the day we'll pass about 50 bills in the house. there's some good encouragement that the senate will take these up prior to the august break. >> tools in the toolbox cost money. how much new money is being devoted to the opioid crisis? >>> okay. good afternoon, everyone. i'm proud to b

fred upton, former chairman of the energy commerce committee in the michigan area has a lot of automakingcome home and he's out at the plate and that will do it. would like to try to come home when it gets passed murphy and i will end it with a 21-5 when seven out of eight, two in a row the complete win for the democrats. they struggled all night, but we mentioned how they can be. >> it was on either side of the ball. wild pitches, but in the end it is going to take what happened two years ago to beat senator richmond. you've got to take advantage of the space. they have a lot of baserunners tonight and he had fewer hits than the democrats and it tells the story of the game and richmond in the complete game victory but a complete hom homen in the midst of reaching the base four times tonight. >> they will line up and she shake hands. >> the republicans have got to do some soul-searching. there are decisive losses and joe will be retiring. they will have a different coach and roster because several of them won't be back because they are retiring and several others may be back because they

under then chairman fred upton. prior to that he served our health subcommittee on an abundance of health care issues, as well as being hired to be speaker boehner's top health policy staffer. timing has kind of a funny way of getting in the way of things, and following speaker boehner's decision to leave the congress, were able to persuade paul to come back to the energy and commerce committee. when i became chairman of the committee, i remember meeting in speaker ryan's office when we were just getting started and i was choosing the final staff, and speaker ryan looked at me and said i don't care who else you keep or not keep, but that guy over there, the brightest guy around on health policy. i said i agree. we have already reached our agreement that he would continue on. his service has been our gain and the country's. paul's help led our push on the floor on these issues with his talented team. just as my colleagues and i have made this our top issue, so has paul. at the same time, he's ensured other critical h

when did i accepted the letter to bay, me and fred upton? i want to say it was '15. >> november 16. >> 2015. so back then i -- i said we've got to have you, the commission, has to have a focus on what's happening with resilience, reliability off the grid, and i asked a series of questions. ultimately what happened. there was a technical conference a year and a half later. i have been frustrated because i think that you have a commission who is tasked with -- with really not only handling the -- the oversight that -- the regulatory aspect of our energy generation, our power generation, but we also ask them to be picking up on those signals, those shifts and to not get left behind in time, and i think this is where we kind of are now. commissioner powelson used the word a tectonic shift. well, in an earthquake you can't necessarily predict it, although you know what. we're getting a heck of a lot better with our ability to understand. okay. you've got two plates that -- that are kind of coming like this and you're seeing a slip. you can kind o

we also heard from fred upton saying, "it is time for this ugly and inhumane practice to end now."e will show you more during the morning. this resultonly on of what is happening because of this zero-tolerance policy of children being detained at the border. if you support the administration's current position on zero tolerance and you want to give your thoughts on that and that end result 202-748-8000 it is. if you oppose that, it is 202-748-8001. you can make your thoughts on twitter and facebook. it was jeff sessions on fox news yesterday talked about the zero-tolerance policy and the children at the border and specifically asked by the host of the laura ingraham program about bringing children off -- over the border and if that policy is meant to deter people from doing that. here is what he had to say. >> fundamentally, we are enforcing the law. >> is it a deterrent, sir? no onee the fact that was being prosecuted for this as a factor in a fivefold increase in four years in this kind of illegal immigration. yes, hopefully will -- people will get the message and come to the bor

coming up thursday morning, michigan republican congressman fred upton discusses combating the opioid epidemic. north carolina democratic congressman david price will join us to talk about the state of the affordable care act. and american foundation for suicide prevention vice president john madigan will discuss rising suicide in the u.s. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. >> this weekend, c-span's cities tour takes you to new orleans, louisiana. with the help of our cox communications cable partner, we'll explore the literary scene and history of the city. saturday on book tv, hear about the life and influence of tennessee williams, best known for his plays "the glass menagerie," "cat on a hot tin roof," and "streetcar named desire." sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, explore the exhibit new orleans, the founding era. >> new orleans is celebrating its tricentennial, we are 300 years old. so we have decided for our tricentennial exhibition we wanted to look back at the city's earliest years and w