ust: earl blumenauer joining as our guest. if you want to ask him questions, for republicans (202) 748-8001, for democrats (202) 748-8000, for independents (202) 748-8002. let's start on the independent line with jeremy in wisconsin. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. it's a pleasure to talk to you both. you started off the segment surprisingly intelligent regarding the idea of universals . there's a problem with health , we getng discussed these existential qualifiers to this universal idea, and i'm hoping you can respond. thank you for c-span. i'm not sure what the caller was driving at. as a matter of fact, what we are dealing with now is a system that is nonsustainable. we have ever burdensome costs, we are finding that companies increasingly bear a burden that foreign competitors don't come if you have employer-sponsored health care. we have areas that have defied simple common sense adjustments. for example prescription drugs, we are not able to deal in a competitive sense to get a better price for

we would like to talk to earl blumenauer on d this show.e would like to hear why he supports this bill. we would like to talk to any of the people who have co-sponsoredts it. we reached out to manyeo of them today to come on and defend their views. but not one of them agreed to come? why? because they are cowards. and yet, we think you ought to know what they are doing. here is the bill's primaryou sponsor, jesus garcia of illinois, after introducing the bill. garcia said this. >> this is not a radical project. we are simply asking for a fair shot and the opportunity for immigrants to stay in the country they call home. a new way forward does just that. it would end mandatory immigration detention, end the automatic pipeline to deportation through the criminal justice system. it would end deportation for people who have had contact with the criminal illegal system.. it would end practices with the police engaging in immigration enforcement and the increase everpolicing of communities of color. it would decriminalize immigration. >> tucker:

and then congressman earl blumenauer, democrat of oregon, talks about the future of health care. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. and be sure to watch washington journal all next week as we feature washington, d.c. area museums, highlighting exhibits and exploring the american story. >> the primary is tuesday. watch results and candidate speeches starting at 7:30 p.m. eastern live on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. announcer: house speaker nancy pelosi told reporters she did the courteous thing by ripping up president trump state of the address. her comments came during her weekly briefing a day after the senate acquitted president trump on the two articles of impeachment. speaker pelosi was also asked about the president's remarks at the national prayer breakfast. speaker pelosi: good morning, everyone. i just got back from the prayer breakfast. let's all be very prayerful. as you know, this week we had the state of the union as required by the constitution of the united states. with the president to submit in writ

some are obscure earl blumenauer has represented oregon for decades.e this he may be best known for running the congressional bicycle caucus. and, yet, all of a sudden out of nowhere blumenauer has decided to wreck the country. we would like to talk to blumenauer on this show. we would like to hear why he supports this bill. we would like to talk to any of the people who have co-sponsored it. we reached out to many of them today to come on and defend their views. not one of them agreed to come? why? because they are cowards. yet, we think you ought to know what they are doing. here is the bill's primary sponsor jesus garcia of illinois after introducing the bill. garcia said this. >> this is not a radical project. we are simply asking for a fair shot and the opportunity for immigrants to stay in the country they call home. a new way forward does just that. it would end mandatory immigration detention, end the automatic pipeline to deportation through the criminal justice system. it would end deportation poor people whdepoor forpeople t with the crimina

ust: earl blumenauer joining as our guest.want to ask him questions, for republicans (202) 748-8001, for democrats (202) 748-8000, for independents (202) 748-8002. let's start on the independent line with jeremy in wisconsin. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. it's a pleasure to talk to you both. you started off the segment surprisingly intelligent regarding the idea of universals . there's a problem with health , we getng discussed these existential qualifiers to this universal idea, and i'm hoping you can respond. thank you for c-span. i'm not sure what the caller was driving at. as a matter of fact, what we are dealing with now is a system that is nonsustainable. we have ever burdensome costs, we are finding that companies increasingly bear a burden that foreign competitors don't come if you have employer-sponsored health care. we have areas that have defied simple common sense adjustments. for example prescription drugs, we are not able to deal in a competitive sense to get a better price for the lar

up this morning, illinois republican congressman rodney a securitydiscuss and then congressman blumenauer talks about the future of health care. watch c-span's "washington live at 7:00 this morning and be sure to watch "washington journal" next week as we feature local museums. networks -- the u.s. house meets at 9:00 for work on relief aid for puerto rico. tulsi gabbard speaks at a town hall meeting in somersworth, new hampshire. on c-span2 at 9:30 a.m., we hear more from the campaign trail from bernie sanders. he will be at saint anselm college in manchester. the afternoon session of politico state solutions conference at 1:20 p.m. c-span3, at a: 20 a.m., the morning portion of the state conference. >> president trump delivered remarks at the national prayer brought list in washington, d.c. on thursday. when he arrived, he raised up the newspaper with the headline -- acquitted.

then representative earl blumenauer, democrat of oregon, discusses the future of health care. watch c-span's "washington journal" live today at 7:00 eastern. and be sure to watch all next week as we highlight american museums and explore the american story in washington, d.c. >> live friday on the c-span networks, the u.s. house meets at 9:00 a.m. at 6:00 p.m., democratic presidential candidate representative tulsi gabbard speaks at a town hall meeting in new hampshire. c-span 2 at 9:30 a.m., we will hear more from presidential candidate senator bernie sanders. and at 1:00 p.m., the

democrats opting to skip the speech, earl blumenauer joining steve cohen from tennessee after 6 representatives. also absent bernie sanders will be hosting a rally in new hampshire at next tuesday's primary. as for the rebuttal, gretchen witmer will give it with an eye toward michigan as well as a swing state. you can watch the state of the union tonight, coverage beginning at 8:5:05 pm eastern. for folks on "fox and friends first" it has been one long day and will continue to be so. rob: a rocky start to the race, the results delayed for hours with little explanation. jillian: donald trump easily wins the republican caucus with record turnout, kaylee mcinerney knows how voters feel firsthand and joins us live in our first half hour. ♪ you know, new customers save over $1,000 on average when they bundle home and auto with progressive. wow, that's... and now the progressive commercial halftime show, featuring smash mouth. ♪ hey now, you're an all star ♪ get your game on, go play thank you! goodnight! [ cheers and applause ] now enjoy the second half of the commercial! even renters can bundle and

waters of california al green of texas, , hank johnson of georgia, steve cohen of tennessee, earl blumenauerf oregon, and frederica wilson of florida. none of them came. juan: the father of one of the victims of the mass shooting and parkman, florida, was thrown out after he shouted about his daughter' is death. fred guttenberg was nancy pelosi's guest at the state of the union. he interrupted trump's between trump touted his pro-gun positions. melania trump bestowed the medal of freedom on right-wing radio host rush limbaugh, who has spread racist conspiracy theories about former president barack obama among other racist lies. amy: we will have more on the state of the union as we are joined by two guests, lee fang still with us from san francisco and here new york, roberto lovato. lee, let's start with you. give us an overview of the state of the unit address and what exactly took last night. >> look, the constitution provides that the president is expected to correspond with congress with his or her legislative priorities over the last 100 y years t this has manifested in the state of the

then representative earl blumenauer, democrat of oregon, discusses the future of health care. watch c-span's "washington journal" live today at 7:00 eastern. and be sure to watch all next week as we highlight american museums and explore the american story in washington, d.c. >> live friday on the c-span networks, the u.s. house meets at 9:00 a.m. at 6:00 p.m., democratic presidential candidate representative tulsi gabbard speaks at a town hall meeting in new hampshire. c-span 2 at 9:30 a.m., we will hear more from presidential candidate senator bernie sanders. politico00 p.m., the state solutions conference. the:20 a.m. on c-span 3, morning portion of the politico state solutions conference. democratic presidential candidate buttigieg the -- spoke at the american legion union in merrimack, new hampshire. he covered several topics, including sexual assault in the military, lessons learned from his service, and immigration policy. >> good afternoon, everybody. how are we doing? it is great to be here with you. my name is will. --m an army veteran with more than 700,000 members

and then congressman earl blumenauer, democrat of oregon, talks about the future of health care.ch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. and be sure to watch washington journal all next week as we feature washington, d.c. area museums, highlighting exhibits and exploring the american story. >> the primary is tuesday. watch results and candidate speeches starting at 7:30 p.m. eastern live on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. announcer: house speaker nancy pelosi told reporters she did the courteous thing by ripping up president trump state of the union

and oregon representative earl blumenauer discusses the future of health care. >> and it never reallywe have been going through this now for over three years. it was evil, it was corrupt, it was dirty cops. kers and liars, and this should never happen to another president ever. i don't know that other presidents would have been able to take it. some people said no, they wouldn't have. ♪ host: this is the washington journal for february 7. that was president trump from yesterday, at the white house democratic processes during impeachment and other

some democrats opting to skip the speech, blumenauer from oregon joining steve cohen from tennessee after. also absent bernie sanders will be hosting a rally in new hampshire ahead of tuesday's primary. is for the rebuttal gretchen witmer was chosen to deliver it with an i toward michigan's role as a swing state. coverage beginning at 8:5:05 pm. shannon: appreciate it as always, 26 after the top of the hour the iowa caucus results will not be released until later today and joe biden says that is a good thing. >> will be a good night, the democratic parties working against this to get them straight. i want to make sure they are careful in their deliberations. >> is the democratic party to rig the narrative? executive director of the project on deck to debate it. into a smaller life? are your asthma treatments just not enough? then see what could open up for you with fasenra. it is not a steroid or inhaler. it is not a rescue medicine or for other eosinophilic conditions. it's an add-on injection for people 12 and up with asthma driven by eosinophils. nearly 7 out of 10 adults with asthma m

blumenauer: i appreciate the gentleman's courtesy as i apprecte his leadership on is issue. i have listened to my friends the other sof the aisle and i am saddened that they somehow el this has boiled down to some notion of choice, discminati agast african-americans. let's get a grip here. the cigaret t only rected, will kill you.s that's why big tobacco has become aens at marketing. stoms that they kill every day by the thousands. th's why they are looking at being able to hook, especially young people who are more impression and they will smoke longer if they are adcted. it's how theyooked my father was parof the g.i.'s in the pacific who t free cigarettes . came addicd. it killed him. and this isheatest chapter in ts indious marketing juggernaut. it is -- i'm sorry, it is not discrimination against african-americs who somehow have a genetic predisposition towards menthol flavoring. at ithe result of tactics by big tobacco, by ing adrtg, politics, cul and it's been successful. their use is much higher than the general patn. e-cigarettes is the latest chapr i that recruitme

blumenauer, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is ecognized for three minutes. mr. blumenauer: i appreciate the gentlelady's courtesy for permitting me to speak on this bill. i feel very strongly about this. the united states postal service moves almost half the world's mail. is the most popular federal agency, highest rating. and in fact, if you look at the interaction that we have with postal workers, in my community and elsewhere, they are deeply -- they are beloved. i had a father-in-law who was a postal worker and holiday season, he was burdened down with cookies and fruit cake and brandy that was given to him by the people on his route. what we have seen, unfortunately, since 2006, as part of an assault on the finest postal service in the world. you have heard it said before on the floor, this is the only -- not just the only federal agency -- i don't think there is any entity in the united states that is required to pre-fund health benefits for people who haven't yet been b

earl blumenauer of oregon and steve cohen of tennessee will not attend the president's address.he fbi is offering for information on the so-called screen bandit. the armed suspect wears the mask from the movie scream to rob gas stations in virginia. finally 100 million, that's how many people watched the super bowl on fox. ratings were up for the first time since 2015. brian? brian: all right. thanks, jillian. it's been more than a month since the media's impeachment friendsy, right? >> whatever crimes are found out now or over the course of the trump presidency is nothing compared to what's been buried. >> we haven't had an outlaw president before and that's what we have with donald trump. >> able to say well they tonight have any credibility. i have more credibility. that's what monarchs do. that's what kings do. that's what stalin did. >> this is a cover-up, plain and simple. brian: those guys are going to be out of business soon. impeachment trial all comes to an end tomorrow. anything changed or will it? senator martha mcsally has been forced to sit through it all over the

blumenauer, to provide over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on for tate of the union 2474 whichon of h.r. the clerk will report by title. the lerk: a bill to amend national labor relations act, the labor management relations the 1947, and labor-management reporting and disclosure act of 1959, and for purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule -- the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. debate will be confined to the bill and shall not exceed ne hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the committee labor.ation and the gentleman from virginia, mr. the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, will minutes.rol 30 the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. r. scott: mr. chair, throughout their history, america's labor unions have enabled millions of american their place inre the mid

earl blumenauer, the democrat from oregon the subcommittee member on the ways and means subcommittee talking about health care issues. thank you for your time. guest: thank. host: we are about to go to the house of representatives come as part of our 2020 campaign coverage several things are happening, go to our website for more information on that. now to the house of representatives. the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. heavenly father, thank you for giving us another day. we thank you for every day you give us to be here at the seat of participative government. breast the work of all the men and women who represent the people of the united states. fill them with wisdom and good will that they might better work together for the benefit of our nation. bless all the leaders of all the branches of our government at the end of a difficult week when the divisions in our polity and our faith have been on open display for all the world to see. father, forgive us and send us your spirit that we mig