alex aczar. -- azar. going to get those prescription drug prices way down as a little bit of extra, right? it's going to come rocketing down. alex is joined today by his father, alex, thank you. congratulations. of course i'll only say congratulations if he does a great job, right? which i know he will. which i know he will. we have no doubt. you're right. i don't, either. his wife, jennifer, his daughter, claire. his son alex, sister stacey and her family. and his sister-in-law beth and her husband and numerous friends. thank you for being here. we appreciate it. alex appreciates it. upon taking his oath of office, alex will take the helm of a department he has already served with tremendous distinction. first as general counsel and later as deputy secretary. in both those roles alex was outstanding and i credible public servant. people talk about him to this day. he was instrumental in improving the department's operations and advancing its emergency response capabilities. alex knows inside and out the

and we're pleased to see alex aczar cleared his final hurdle. we look forward to his confirmation so he can continue working to lower health care costs and increase the quality of care for all americans. finally before taking your questions, i would like to deliver a statement regarding the path forward on immigrants. last fall there was a list of the core reforms necessary to fix euro immigration system. these reforms were assembled with career public servants who know what is necessary to keep america safe. since that time, president donald trump and his administration have hosted dozens of meetings with republican and democrat leadership and rank and file members of the house and senate to discuss these reforms and find a bipartisan path forward. based on these negotiations, the white house will release a legislative frame work on mobbed that represents a compromise that members of both parties can support. we encourage the senate to bring it to the floor. this framework will secure the border and closing legal loopholes, ending extended fami

the events we're covering here in washington on c-span, including the confirmation hearing for alex aczar. he will be before the senate finance committee today. he has been nominated for health nd human services secretary. one other hearing, the border and maritime security subcommittee of the house and homeland security committee is having a hearing. and among those testifying is brandon jimmy butler, president of the national border of patrol council. -- brandon judd, president of the national border of patrol council. and with that in mind, we return to this discussion on your immigration policy priorities. we're talking about it until 8:00 this morning on the "washington journal." let us know what you think congress should focus on. what you think the president should focus on. democrats, 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. greg is in sioux falls, south dakota, line for republicans. greg, what's on your mind? what's your priorities? caller: yeah, how are you doing? host: doing well. caller: one thing i'm curious about and one thing that we ought to rea