senator peter welch, i really appreciate your time today. thank you very much for coming on the show. hope to see you again soon. yeah. all right. coming up here after the break, our panel will be back on one of president trump's most controversial picks, tulsi gabbard, grilled by democrats on capitol hill. plus, michael smerconish is here. we're going to discuss the president's reaction to wednesday night's deadly air collision and how it compares to past presidents responses to tragedies. >> these astronauts knew the dangers, and they faced them willingly, knowing they had a high and noble purpose in life because of their courage and daring and idealism. we will miss them all the more. >> klein inspector has five doctor lawyers, the most of any law firm in america. and maybe that's why the new york times calls klein inspector a powerhouse law firm. so if wrongful conduct caused a catastrophic injury or death, call klein. >> and so i got you a little something. >> warming for him, tingling for her. >> should we, uh. >> experience the thrill

joining me now is democratic senator peter welch of vermont.ator welch, thank you for being with us. last summer, your state experienced devastating and historic flooding. what did you learn during that experience that may lend any assistance or advice to folks in california right now? >> well, i'd say a couple things. first of all, it's incredibly devastating in the aftermath. it's obviously incredibly devastating for the folks who lost their homes and their businesses. kids who lost their schools, five schools, i think have been burned. and that trauma continues. the initial shock, you start to get over it, but then you have a destroyed school, a destroyed home, a lost business. so that's one. and it really requires each of us who have been so lucky as not to have been directly impacted, to reach out and remember to keep reaching out. second, there's a real challenge with fema and response. fema does a great job in the initial recovery. but then when you're trying to deal with the bureaucracy about getting if you're on the town select board,

vermont senator peter welch is among those concerned and what we're seeing trump administration trying that back? the efforts of the last administration lowered the price of 10 costly prescriptions. >> schumer hopes president trump will continue this momentum into the promised golden age to make more prices affordable. we have another 10, including isn't that can we go the in some of the others it's gonna make that's going to reduce health when you reduce the cost of those drugs in the ability to buy those drugs, you dramatically reduce the cost of health care. missouri republican senator josh hawley is optimistic that president trump will continue this effort. i would be surprised. >> if you see medicare prices, drug prices rise under donald trump. my expectation would be that he will use every tool at his disposal to get drug prices low reporting in washington. >> i'm basil, john. >> plake sanded 2024. on a high note, adding nearly 19 million subscribers. but that isn't keeping it from raising subscription fees. again, in a letter to shareholders, netflix says it's a justin prices to

back to friendships and his freshman class come another different of my does peter welch from vermont. >> a freshman at 70 come was any? >> i love it. we obviously do not see eye to eye on many things. >> from vermont, i guess not. >> i took people in alabama, here like in vermont. bernie sanders. peter is committed to figure out how to get back to some symbols of regular order and you will be a driving force on the democratic side of how do we bring in minutes we truly believe will improve the bill and how do we get back to working to get a more productive way. >> we running out of time. one important follow-up question. question. i couldn't help but notice when the ap top 25 college basketball poll came out this week that auburn number one and alabama number four. some straight talk. is alabama not a basque bostick? >> we are going on that for a little bit for sure. we're going to regroup on the football side and right now we are focused on basketball season. >> you're going to regroup. katie britt, thanks to you all. thank you very much. thank you, guys. [applause]ecurity and the r

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back to friendships and his freshman class come another different of my does peter welch from vermont. >> a freshman at 70 come was any? >> i love it. we obviously do not see eye to eye on many things. >> from vermont, i guess not. >> i took people in alabama, here like in vermont. bernie sanders. peter is committed to figure out how to get back to some symbols of regular order and you will be a driving force on the democratic side of how do we bring in minutes we truly believe will improve the bill and how do we get back to working to get a more productive way. >> we running out of time. one important follow-up question. question. i couldn't help but notice when the ap top 25 college basketball poll came out this week that auburn number one and alabama number four. some straight talk. is alabama not a basque bostick? >> we are going on that for a little bit for sure. we're going to regroup on the football side and right now we are focused on basketball season. >> you're going to regroup. katie britt, thanks to you all. thank you very much. thank you, guys. [applause]

if pam bondi is confirmed peter welch will find a way on something that matters to the people vermont've watched you do in the house and the senate and i'm not surprised you took a meeting with her and others did not, that's the kind of person you are. my prediction you'll find someone with pam bondi or anyone else, from the great state of vermont, thank you for joining us. we hope to see you soon. >> up next the first of the hostages held by hamas are free wondering if the same college campuses held by hamas was celebrated the release of the innocent. former cia director mike pompeo is u.s. take a 50% ownership or to enter position between the joint venture. i am ashley strohmier. back to "sunday night in america". trey: welcome back to sunday night america. 15 months after hamas slaughtered is really, american another innocent citizens of cease-fire is in place earlier today the first of the hostages held in gaza since the massacre on october the seventh were handed over to the red cross before you reunited with their families more expected to be freed soon in exchange for dozens of

larry: no, it was the peter welch all they wanted to talk about is who won 2020 election, they wanted to say biden won, he said, he was the legitimately elected certified inaugurated president. and they went on like this, back and forth. first, so bad and terrible for 5ty of ratings. but -- tv ratings, but is that all you got, he will take over the fbi, and all things they have been crazy damaging american citizens, they want to fiddle with who won the 2020 election? miranda devine, i ask you, how stupidly unhinged is that. >> it is pathetic and shallow and typical, it is what they did with pete hegseth, this country has enormous challenging ahead on domestically with crime, foreign threats. and these guys are in these positions of power, all they care about is, fighting oil -- old wars and calling trump hitler that is why they are so unpopular. they want something fresh that is what trump is offering, popularity now of republican party comparatively to democrats are more popular than almost 20 year, that is trump republican party it a big wwake-up call to rinos. the never-trumpers th

if pam bondi is confirmed peter welch will find a way on something that matters to the people vermont've watched you do in the house and the senate and i'm not surprised you took a meeting with her and others did not, that's the kind of person you are. my prediction you'll find someone with pam bondi or anyone else, from the great state of vermont, thank you for joining us. we hope to see you soon. >> up next the first of the hostages held by hamas are free wondering if the same college campuses held by hamas was celebrated the release of the innocent. former cia director mike pompeo is next. and he'd come five days a week if we let him. shape is great, the color's nice, that's a swell lid for you, baby! finding the exact date on ancestry that our family business was founded, really struck a chord with my grandfather. i've never seen this before. look at it - where has this come from? all the stories that's he's been able to hand me throughout the years, for me to hand him that information.. you don't get that moment every day. is a bitcoin etf the same as owning bitcoin directly? whi

vermont senator peter welch is among those concerned and what we're seeing trump administration trying to roll that back? the efforts of the last administration lowered the price of 10 costly prescriptions. >> schumer hopes president trump will continue this momentum into the promised golden age to make more prices affordable. we have another 10, including isn't that can we go the in some of the others? >> it's gonna make that's going to reduce health when you reduce the cost of those drugs in the ability to buy those drugs, you dramatically reduce the cost of health care. missouri republican senator josh hawley is optimistic that president trump will continue this effort. i would be surprised if you see medicare prices, drug prices rise under donald trump. my expectation would be that he will use every tool at his disposal to get drug prices low reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> still ahead, artists and creators are coming together give back to the victims of the la wildfires. some of the biggest names in music are biggest names in music are taking part in this event. - man

vermont senator peter welch is among those concerned and what we're seeing trump administration trying that back? the efforts of the last administration lowered the price of 10 costly prescriptions. >> schumer hopes president trump will continue this momentum into the promised golden age to make more prices affordable. we have another 10, including isn't that can we go the in some of the others? >> it's gonna make that's going to reduce health when you reduce the cost of those drugs in the ability to buy those drugs, you dramatically reduce the cost of health care. missouri republican senator josh hawley is optimistic that president trump will continue this effort. i would be surprised if you see medicare prices, drug prices rise under donald trump. my expectation would be that he will use every tool at his disposal to get drug prices low reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> all right. check this out. this very adorable cat is named maintenance and she accidentally became a frequent flyer after she was left in a plane's cargo hold. mittens then made 3 trips in 24 hours between

vermont senator peter welch is among those concerned and what we're seeing trump administration trying to roll that back? the efforts of the last administration lowered the price of 10 costly prescriptions. >> schumer hopes president trump will continue this momentum into the promised golden age to make more prices affordable. we have another 10, including isn't that can we go the in some of the others? >> it's gonna make that's going to reduce health when you reduce the cost of those drugs in the ability to buy those drugs, you dramatically reduce the cost of health care. missouri republican senator josh hawley is optimistic that president trump will continue this effort. i would be surprised if you see medicare prices, drug prices rise under donald trump. my expectation would be that he will use every tool at his disposal to get drug prices low reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> still ahead on kron for news of for a new out and just world project that how nasa scientists are aiming for the stars. >> news nation tonight. elon musk's father errol musk joins chris libras first

one of them, peter welch of vermont, who told me that she did a good job, and he asked her if he's considering supporting her and he would not comment on that and did not share the same concerns as other democrats, that she would not be independent enough from donald trump, who on the campaign trail vowed to go after his political enemies. now, this nomination, though, could move in the next few weeks. it's uncertain, jake, when exactly the vote would happen in the senate judiciary committee. there's still paperwork that needs to be completed. the chairman of that committee, chuck grassley, told me that once that is completed, they plan to have the vote in his committee. and john thune, the senate majority leader, plans to move on these nominations rather quickly in this congress. so her confirmation hearing today, republicans believe she did what she needed to do, ultimately to get the job in a matter of weeks here, jake. all right. >> manu raju on capitol hill, thanks so much. let's bring in amisha cross, who worked in communications for former president obama. also with me, alex conant, who

i caught up with one democratic senator, peter welch of vermont, who told me that he did that.he believes that bondi did a good job, and he suggested that he could be open to voting for her. cory booker to the new jersey democrat, didn't rule out voting for her as well, so that he was still reviewing some of the things that she had said. so there's some signs that perhaps she could potentially get bipartisan support as well. there's some controversial picks also going through hearings today, including russ vought, who's the head of the white house budget office. he was picked to be that position, that one of the most powerful positions in government. he has very conservative. he has conservative views. a lot of democrats are concerned about some of the things that he wants to do in terms of the federal regulations, as well as cutting spending and the like. so how does he ultimately do in winning bipartisan support? that might be a little bit harder, but they don't need bipartisan support. dana, as you well know, simple majority is enough in the united states senate that is cont

back to friendships and his freshman class come another different of my does peter welch from vermont. >> a freshman at 70 come was any? >> i love it. we obviously do not see eye to eye on many things. >> from vermont, i guess not. >> i took people in alabama, here like in vermont. bernie sanders. peter is committed to figure out how to get back to some symbols of regular order and you will be a driving force on the democratic side of how do we bring in minutes we truly believe will improve the bill and how do we get back to working to get a more productive way. >> we running out of time. one important follow-up question. question. i couldn't help but notice when the ap top 25 college basketball poll came out this week that auburn number one and alabama number four. some straight talk. is alabama not a basque bostick? >> we are going on that for a little bit for sure. we're going to regroup on the football side and right now we are focused on basketball season. >> you're going to regroup. katie britt, thanks to you all. thank you very much. thank you, guys. [applause] >> please welcom

we're getting some new reaction from one democrat, senator peter welch, who said that joe biden was ins administration, in so many ways, and so donald trump has also been clear that he's not going to get into this retribution situation at all. he wants to focus on winning for the american people, but he also is a victim, i think, of a weaponized federal government. he talked about it in his speech today, and it was an issue that i think he ran on and that helped him win as well because people don't like that. it's so odd -- government, as you know, massive. the federal government has millions of employees across this country. any coach that comes into a football team gets to hire the assistant coaches and bring in the players they want. it's like only in the federal government do you get to get there and millions of people are allowed to keep their jobs. i understand there are protections for some of those but the fact of the matter is if you're doing your job and performing in a way that's commensurate with, you know, the duties that you're supposed tot actually accomplish, you're fin

peters, no. mr. markey, no. mr. bennet, no. mr. schmitt, aye. mr. booker, no. mr. cruz, aye. mr. grassley, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, no. mr.aul, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, no. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. the clerk: mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. mrs. gillibrand, no. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, no. vote: in the confirmation we finished yesterday with intelligence agency john ratcliffe, mark kelly of arizona, democrat on the senate intelligence committee gave director ratcliffe a ringing endorsement director ratcliffe is qualified for the job, serious guy he has the background, he's got confidence will do a good job senator schumer held up confirmation with two solid days. despite the delay the senate overwhelming the confirmed the highly qualified director by 74-2521 democrats voted in favor of the confirmation the two day delay i want every american to know what's happening in the senate the format to left members of the democratic caucus are intentionally delaying the c