senator barrasso moving to sunnier thoughts. energy secretary to be wright, had his hearing today in senate. mr. trump will overturn every single crazy climate change radical green new deal regulations. what can you tell you about that? i was talk senator blackburn yesterday, he may put out a hundred e regs on inainauguration day. >> making america -- they will save money on energies. energy was on the ballot this year in election day, american energy won. if you want to have a strong healthy and growing economy you need affordable energy that is right there. for strong economy for a strong military, and i'm from wyoming, wyoming is america's energy bread basket, america is world ini energy super power, we will alike it again, president trump day one will sign enough executive orders to take handcuffs off of american energy, getting rid of electric vehicle mandates, and tax credits. and getting rid of this ridiculous moratorium on exploration and the ability for us to send overseas to our allies natural gas. american energy. ene

last one, senator barrasso. no blank check for california. i mean, federal government will try to be and republicans running the federal government will try to be humane and help and feel provide emergency assistance, but, but, but, but if governor gavin newsom and democrats continue and empty reservoirs and fire hydrants and bad manage.bad water manage.power management, it's going to cost you $250 billion and maybe more before it's all said and done. you are right. no blank check. they've got to show hard print of daylight and the taxpayers giving them more money. >> it is heart breaking what we're seeing happening right now in california. we have wyoming national guard there helping out manpower as well as equipment. but there's going to be help from the federal government, you're absolutely right. there has to be accountability for that money. it cannot be a blank check. what we've seen and the fire chief of la county has said they were let down by the mayor and elected officials and being gross negligent at state and local level and fire

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barrasso. the vice president: please raise your hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? the senators: i do. the vice president: congratulations, senators. the vice president: the clerk will call the next names of the next group, please. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, ms. blunt rochester, ms. cantwell, mr. cramer. the vice president: please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and fait

barrasso: thank you, mr. president. i rise too discuss the confirmation process, because today senate committees are beginning their hearings, starting to hear from the nominees from president-elect donald trump, qualified nominees. we've been hearing from many of the nominees this week. i just heard the minority leader talk about what's happening today, because at this very moment pete hegseth is testifying, testifying in the armed services subcommittee. he is the president's nominee to be the secretary of defense. i've been following these hearings closely. piece hegseth is giving -- pete hegseth is giving strong answers to tough questions. he's confident, knowledgeable and should be confirmed quickly. we have a significant problem in our military, with morale and with recruitment, and pete hegseth is the right person to address those issues of military readiness. mr. president, the incoming administration is ready to act, ready to act and deliver on the historic mandate that president trump won in november. his victo

barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. ms. blunt rochester. mr. booker. the clerk: mrs. britt mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. the clerk: ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mr. husted. plaza hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. p the clerk: ms. klobuchar mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mrs. moody. mr. moran. mr. moreno. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. sheehy. ms.

. >>> we turn now to the number two republican in the senate, wyoming's john barrasso. he joins us this morning from casper, wyoming. welcome back to "face the nation." >> thank you, margaret. >> there's a busy week ahead in the senate, but before i get to that business, i do want to ask you about these fires in california. do you expect that congress will have to provide an additional aid package, and if so, when? >> well, what we're seeing is heartbreaking, it's horrible, affecting people, you know, old and young, rich and poor, everyone in the wyoming national guard is there on the scene helping with manpower as well as equipment. when you see what's being shown on television, in addition to the tragedy on the ground, you're also seeing gross mismanagement in california by elected officials and it's heart breaking to hear the fire chief say that they've diverted all of this money away from the fire department to be used for social programs when they were already stretched too thin. so, yes, i expect there's going to be hearings, there's going to be requests of congre

barrasso: congratulations. chair risch: thank you, senator barrasso.senator lee, the floor is yours. sen. lee: good to be back on the committee. congratulations on your nomination. you know, to start off with i will say that i have made no secret about the fact that i have got a healthy degree of skepticism about the united nations. in fact, i have introduced a bill to defund it. but i believe you are properly equipped and prepared to handle the challenges within the united nations between now and whenever we might have the wisdom to defund it, should that occur. i look forward to working with you on that and on your efforts to reform it from within during your time, should you be confirmed. now, the united states is one out of 190 three member states belonging to the united nations. in this setting the u.s. will obviously need to engage with allies to bring about any needful, proper reforms. who do you consider our best allies within the u.n. system? rep. stefanik: the brits are very important ally in the security council. israel is a key ally. need t

mike: senator senate majority whip john barrasso, great state of wyoming.rateful for your time, big week for you with. thanks a lot. >> thanks, mike. >> oil prices will come down, and when oil prices come down, everything's going to be cheaper for the american people and actually for the world. but for the american people. mike: president trump putting a freeze on biden's green energy initiatives as he aims to secure america's path toward oil and gas dominance. former texas governor rick perry was energy secretary under president trump in his first term. he joins me now. mr. secretary, governor, welcome. >> how are you, mike? good to be with you. mike: let's start with president trump's immediate if actions on energy -- immediate actions on energy, his declaration of a national energy emergency, restart lick quad natural -- liquid natural gas terminals, revoke the ban on oil and gas drilling in most u.s. coastal waters and paris climate agreement withdrawal. what is your assessment of these actions? >> a stunningly successful first few days, exactly what he

barrasso: mr.dent, i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived with respect to the duffy nomination. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. barrasso: thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of sean duffy of wisconsin to be secretary of transportation, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that the debate on the nomination of sean duffy of wisconsin to be secretary of transportation shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. the clerk: mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. >> good morning eve

barrasso. the gang's all here. i'm very happy to see you. i thank you. is your right hand, do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic? that you will be our truth faith and allegiance to the same period that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which you are about to enter so help you god. >> ion do. >> congratulations senators. [applause] >> what number are we on? okay. the clerk will call the names of the next group please to request mrs. blackburn, ms. blunt rochester. cap well, mr. cramer. please raise your right hand. you solemnly swear that it will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic? you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office

john barrasso is right, get the cabinet confirmed, secure our border, we need robust and strong militaryhold our adversaries accountable. i look forward in a week's time of getsing president trump back in the white house, supporting his agenda. >> carley: tomorrow confirmation hearings begin. doug k collins, pete hegseth an doug burgum. do you think trump's picks will be confirmed, all of them? >> i do. i think the president made it clear his picks are strong. i'm a huge supporter for pete hegseth and he will do tremendous job and help the rec recruitment deficit and those who have been purged because of vaccines. doug collins will do an amazing job. i think everyone, el paso and michael waltz, the president has done amazing picking people like kash patel to go into fbi and clear things up. i look forward to making sure we reestablish the security and confidence of government. >> carley: donald trump said all hell will break out if the remains hostages held by hamas are not returned by inauguration. here is j.d. vance talking to shannon about that yesterday. >> it will be because people

barrasso: the next area is sage grouse.ing is the home to a large population of greater sage grouse and its habitat. for over 15 years, wyoming has been at the forefront of adopting new management approaches to protect the species. our state has led successful efforts to balance conservation with economic development. again, the biden administration proposed to designate over 600,000 acres in wyoming as, quote, areas of critical environmental concern. that's going to lock up thousands of acres in wyoming halting production and development across the state. would you be willing to reopen the department's greater sage grouse management? gov. doug burgum: i've been advised that the rule of decision came out this morning. i don't want to put myself into making a forward statement that i would have to recuse, but i would just say for my time as chairman of western governors, i'm familiar with the use of designations to try to restrict energy development, even when you might have a species like the sage grouse that's neither on t

>> i think if senator barrasso president trump hold the line on this there will be an auto be becausehe idea of putting american taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars to rebuild in order to fix these problems and have the state of california continue with obvious policies that have led to this catastrophe policies that are intentional and policies that have been warned about for decades would lead to this. the idea that they're not going to be forced to change those things and billions of dollars in american taxpayers money to encourage them to rebuild and put themselves back in this position. not only is that unfair to make an taxpayers it is cruel to the residents of california who have to live under these ridiculous regulations that allowed this to happen in the first place. stuart: very true, stay there for a moment i have another issue to deal with a bit later in the block. thank you very much, take a look at futures, red ink for the nasdaq you looking at 233-point loss right there that is the nasdaq. david bahnsen for the entire hour. i said at the top of the show there

barrasso: we do it with the best stewards of the land, i agree. iran is selling to china and china is buying at a discount. they are getting cheap energy. iran is getting cash. they are using that money for terrorism. national security. tax cuts and jobs act, 2017. if that were to expire, we are talking a tax hike of $4 trillion. what would that mean for small businesses, job creators and global competitiveness. mr. bessent: it would be devastating, especially for small businesses. as someone who came from a small town, lived in new york, a very big town, and came back to a small town, i believe wall street has done great the past few years and main street has suffered. it is main street's time. wall street can continue to do well, maybe not as well. it's time to have a main street, small business led recovery, small banks, regional banks, three privatizing the economy -- re-privatizing the economy. since president trump's election, we have seen the biggest jump in the history of the small business confidence index. chair: senator tillis. senator:

john barrasso is with us. great to have you with us this morning. i want to show you a little bit of something here. president trump had a very historic first day by the numbers. 46 executive orders, memoranda a and -- he had quite a day. now the legislative piece of this starts. how do you try to begin to tackle that challenge? >> first president trump is off to a very strong and very fast start. i thought that the speech yesterday was so uplifting, outstanding, optimistic. what we want to hear as americans. the golden age of america begins right now. that's what people wanted to hear and what people, dana, in wyoming were looking for and hearing from them throughout the day. the executive orders were critical. on energy, on the environment -- on the economy, on the border, all of those things are so, so critical for our country for the safety and prosperity of america. last night we were able to confirm marco rubio and then pass bipartisan legislation. the laken riley act about a young 22-year-old nursing student out for a jog murdered by an illeg

the number two, republican, john barrasso, saying there will be some strings attached. it's unclear exactly what that means, but the process will work like this. the white house budget office, which would be run by russ vought, who is a conservative nominee to run that office, assuming that he is confirmed, they'll put out a request for how much money they want. they will go through the senate and the house to figure out what they want. now, if vote and trump are demanding certain conditions, then that's where the republican leadership ultimately is going to be. and that would be a shift, considerable shift than we've seen in the past, which is bipartisan support behind a lot of money that's needed for places that desperately are hit hard, particularly red states. >> yeah, no strings attached that we certainly in recent history. and now it's a very democratic state. they're singing a different tune. all right. stand by. coming up next, the trump cabinet hearings begin, starting with pete hegseth. a month ago, his nomination was teetering, but now his confirmation looks

. >> reporter: with republican senators holding 53 seats, majority whip john barrasso was asked on cbs"face the nation" whether hegseth has the votes. >> every senator gets to speak for themselves, and they will do that. the meetings have gone very well. things are heading in the right direction. >> reporter: senator tommy tuberville of alabama is planning a rally monday afternoon with a group of navy s.e.a.l.s and veterans to try and rally support around hegseth ahead of his confirmation hearing. natalie brand, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> when "cbs news roundup" continues, we'll check the traffic on the streets of new york one week into the nation's first congestion pricing charge. stay with us. aj: multiple studies have shown that marijuana can slow both driver reaction and response time... which can be really dangerous! he's here, he's here! connor: wait, wait, wait! aj: what? connor: i can't drive. aj: what, why? connor: i'm high. aj: oh. ♪♪ when i'm hungry, my stomach hurts. i get sad and scared. i feel all alone. i don't think anybody cares. i want to shut my eyes and disappear.

chair crapo: senator barrasso. sen. barrasso: thank you,, thank you for your willingness to serve, for being here. enjoyed our discussion talking about the future of the country and the role the treasury secretary and getting our economy back on track. this means lower prices, higher wages, more jobs, stronger economic growth for america. it also means protecting people in states like wyoming from crushing regulations and devastating tax hikes. it means getting wasteful spending under control. i'm greatly encouraged by the meeting that we had. i believe you have a strong vision for america, strong vision for unleashing american energy, for getting tough on china, tough on our adversaries, and forgetting the federal government out of the way for so many of us. i want to talk a bit about energy. in another committee yesterday, secretary of energy, earlier today, sec. of interior, lots of energy questions. i am glad that we agree a key ingredient in reigniting the economy is unleashing american energy. wyoming, we are an e

barrasso: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, today this senate will confirm john ratcliffe to be the director of the central intelligence agency. this is a win for our national security. frankly, this should have been done two days ago, but democrats unnecessarily delayed this important vote. john ratcliffe is undeniably qualified for the job. he is going to lead the cia without bias and with the safety of the american people being his top priority. once the senate confirms john ratcliffe, we will move to consider the nomination of pete hegseth to be secretary of defense. america needs a strong, intimidating, and lethal military. our men and women in uniform, they want to serve in that kind of a military. they didn't join to be joining a safe space or a faculty lounge. they volunteered to serve in the united states armed forces, the greatest fighting force in human history. our nation is counting on president trump and our military to defend america and to restore peace through strength. the problem is, our servicemem

while democrats question hegseth's qualifications, he does have the support of john barrasso. >> i think pete is going to be terrific in terms of recruitment, in terms of morale, in terms of returning america to a fighting force, which is what the american people really want. >> there is not a job that's more serious and more critical to our national security than secretary of defense. and we need a qualified individual in that job. and he just does not seem to have the qualifications. >> reporter: meanwhile, over the weekend, special counsel jack smith resigned. he had planned to exit before the inauguration. smith has handed over his final report on president-elect trump's alleged interference in the 2020 election. attorney general merrick garland is expected to make that report public soon. mr. trump has called the investigation illegitimate and questioned why smith would be allowed to release any report, frances. >> chris pollone for us, thank you. >>> preparations are under way for the second inauguration of donald trump. a full dress rehearsal was held sunday in washington, d.c. th

lead the pentagon -- >> reporter: with republican senators holding 53 seats, majority whip john barrassoas asked on "face the nation" whether hegseth has the votes. >> every senator gets to speak for themselves, and they will do that. the meetings have gone very well. things are heading in the right direction. >> reporter: senator tommy tuberville of alabama is planning a rally monday afternoon with a group of navy s.e.a.l.s and veterans to try and rally support around hegseth ahead of his confirmation hearing. natalie brand, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> vice president-elect j.d. vance is weighing in on pardons for those who took part in the january 6th riot at the u.s. capitol. during an interview on "fox news sunday," vance said people responsible for violence should not be pardoned. he added that those who protested peacefully should receive pardons. he also said there was a bit of a gray area in some cases. president-elect donald trump has said he'd issue pardons to rioters on day one of his presidency. >>> coming up, mission delayed. what prompted blue origin to scrub the launch of t

. >> our careful observers out watching will notice that nowhere in that answer did john barrasso saying is going to be the most closely watched hearing by far. there are a lot of republicans, both on the armed services committee and in the conference generally, who still have serious questions about pete hegseth background and his character and his decision making. and this hearing, i think, will go a long way into either allaying those concerns or magnifying them on someone who donald trump very much does want to have confirmed by day one. >> it should be an interesting day tomorrow. garrett hague, thank you very much. joining us now. oh, garrett, before i go, i want to congratulate you, senior. well, he's got. garrett is going to be our new senior white house correspondent. there you are, garrett. congratulations. congratulations on the new gig. do you start monday? >> i think that's right. is there anything going on on monday? i got to read in. i'm sure it'll be fine. >> just. just a little bit of reading. garrett haake, thank you. joining us now, founder of iraq and afghanistan v

in gabbard's case, republican senator john barrasso claims that her hearing has been held up by a, quotehe office of government ethics. i'm joined now by rick tyler, msnbc political analyst, republican strategist and co-founder of foundry road, and alysia johnson, former biden-harris 2020 senior advisor and founder of 1063 west broad and author of the upcoming book. we're looking forward to this one. we're going to flip the tables with alicia. welcome, both of you. so, you know, i love that barrasso comment at the end, rick, talking about, well, her confirmation being held up by the paperwork. i think it's probably what the paper is saying. it could be the problem. what do you think, my friend? well, i think i agree. >> i agree with you. >> i mean, people are held up by paperwork. >> they get held up by its contents. right, exactly. >> and i'm sure some intrepid reporter will figure out what that contents are and explain it. >> exactly. >> just just to throw that out there. that's held up by paperwork. just going to raise all kinds of questions. >> look, trump's nominees have all kinds o

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. >> reporter: with republicans holding 53 seats, john barrasso was asked on fais the nation whetheregseth has the votes. >> every senator gets to speak for themselves, and they will do that. the meetings are going very well. things are heading in the right direction. >> senator tommy tuberville of alabama is planning to hold a rally monday afternoon with a group of navy seals and veterans to try to rally support around hegseth ahead of his confirmation hearing. >>> straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," how tech billionaire elon musk is extending his political reach. >>> then football history made off the field. >>> and later we get a look at the race to rescue pets and wildfire impacted by those california wildfires. covid-19? i'm not waiting. if it's covid, paxlovid. paxlovid is an oral treatment for adults... with mild-to- moderate covid-19 and a high-risk factor for it becoming severe. it does not prevent covid-19. my symptoms are mild now, but i'm not risking it. if it's covid, paxlovid. paxlovid must be taken within the first 5 days of symptoms... and helps stop the virus f

. >> reporter: john barrasso coming to hegseth's defense. >> andy think pete is going to be terrificnts of recruitment, morale, returning marijuana to a fighting force which is what the american people really want. >> reporter: aaron joins us live it the white house. aaron, there has been a delay in the confirmation hearing for another controversial trump cabinet pick it? >> reporter: yeah are, tom, tulsi gabbard's hearing this week to be director of national intelligence is being delayed because of a paperwork problem. the former congresswoman and veteran will likely face tough questions next week. tom. >> okay. aaron gilchrist at the white house. >>> we are tracking a winter blast set to blanket much of the u.s. temperatures 10 to 30 degrees below average for the rockies, plains and the southeast through the middle of the week. and in parts of the west, freeze warnings are in effect for tonight. >>> we are back in a moment from here in los angeles. the fires even impacting this nfl wild card weekend. how the game set to be played here was quickly moved out of state. >>> plus, the f

karoline leavitt and john barrasso, will share thoughts this morning. and n.f.l. is set.adet making history with nomination to all four service academies, we'll sit down with him. this is coming up on a busy monday morning. see you top of the hour. dry eyes still feel gritty, rough, or tired? with miebo, eyes can feel ♪ miebo ♪ ♪ ohh yeah ♪ miebo is the only prescription dry eye drop that forms a protective layer for the number one cause of dry eye: too much tear evaporation. for relief that's ♪ miebo ♪ ♪ ohh yeah ♪ remove contact lenses before using miebo. wait at least 30 minutes before putting them back in. eye redness and blurred vision may occur. ♪ miebo ♪ ♪ ohh yeah ♪ ask your eye doctor about prescription miebo. ♪ >> todd: amazon prime video teaming up with former and future first lady melania trump on a documentary about her life. film being billed as unprecedented behind the scenes look of the first lady's life. shooting started in november with melania trump as one of its executive producers set for release later this year. meantime the 2025 gold be globes takin

barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn.es of mistrust cannot be undone overnight. but yet i take comfort in knowing i am not in this alone. president trump's clarity of vision ensures that i never have to question what success looks like. his leadership provides the confidence and direction necessary to navigate these complexities. as we move forward, my commitment is to continue the work of advancing president trump's vision for the middle east. whether through expanding the abraham peace accords, fostering economic development, or facilitating dialogue between a long standing adversaries, my focus remains on actionable results. let me close by saying this, a stable and prosperous middle east is not an unattainable dream. it is a goal within our reach made possible by strong leadership and unwavering commitment. under president trump's guidance we are proving the impossible can become reality. thank you. but i will more thing to say. we have some special people for me too introduce you to, tonight. president trump has been

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you're looking at some bipartisan senators, john barrasso, elizabeth warren the democrat from washingtonts, to the left. that is muriel bowser, the mayor of washington, d.c. there will be a moment where they bring the casket in to the rotunda, right in the middle of the rotunda. the house and the senate, they don't do anything political inside the rotunda. it is reserved exclusively for events like this. as we said, the last president to lie in state was george w. bush in 2018. >> sandra: so this will be the beginning of the rotunda service inside the u.s. capitol. the vice president of the united states will be delivering a eulogy at this lying in state ceremony for the former president, jimmy carter. then the vice president, second gentleman, will be presenting a wreath on behalf of the executive branch, and after the conclusion of this ceremony, the public will obviously be able to eventually say their goodbyes. as we look live on capitol hill. it's been a beautiful day of ceremonies leading up to this moment where he will be remembered by so many who have been touched by his life and

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more into the federal treasury and i got back, you are hearing stuff like this from senator john barrassowyoming, a state whose entire population is smaller than the morning rush crowd at the coffee bean and tea leaf on la cienega. >> there can't be a blank check on this, because people want to make sure that as rebuilding occurs, as things go on in california, they have to be resilient so that these thoughts of things can't happen again and the policies of the liberal administration out there i believe have made these fires worse. if. >> stephen: yes, we must demand changes to clearly liberal policies like wind. first it's blowing one way, then it's blowing the other. it's time to end the bisexual breeze! [laughter and applause] that's what's starting a fire. if that's what -- that's what -- plus, if liberal policies don't start fires, and what did the forestry service make this psa? >> only you can prevent universal pre-k! [laughter] >> stephen: as is often the case, the very worst commentaries coming from a very worst commenter, donald trump. rather than pledging desperately needed fed

mike: i also spoke with senate majority whip john barrasso after the latest confirmations. let's play him. >> we said president trump would come in with hock and awe, and he has -- shock and awe, and he as made dramatic changes in our nation. i was committed to making sure we could get the president's team, his national security team in place as quick as possible. he's been many in office five days, and we have that team now confirmed. mike: joe, hegseth came down to the wire, but should republicans feel good about getting that national security team in place? >> absolutely. as you know, the senate is in the personnel if business, and the most precious if commodity is time, and they had no if problem burning time even in valuable positions like the cia director, john ratcliffe, who ultimately ended up getting 74 votes to to democrat strategy seems to be to delay and obstruct, but it does not seem to be accomplishing very much. and so we'll see what happens this week. obviously, scott bessent should be in good shape as should sean duffy. but i do think senate republicans hav

labeled california's politicians as incompetent and he told governor newsom resign, now senator barrasso says he will be strings attached to the money the federal government hands out good, this is an opportunity to reject what you might call the california model of government because is not working and trump has the leverage to force change. it started already, newsom has suspended environmental review process for rebuilding homes and businesses that is a blow to the green dream, what about california as essentially state will they can continue to encourage illegal border crossers and illegal criminals from deportation trump will not be pleased to see the state legislature spent $25 million opposing trump policies. but gavin newsom shows no sign of respect to the president-elect he said trump politicize the disaster but the event was driven by bad policies and unfriendly business environment, ev mandates and trump will go at it in short politics is going to change in california. it has to trump does not go to supply the money if there's no change, look on the bright side the california

incoming majority whip john barrasso says lives depend on it.oreno says every single national security nominee should be confirmed and ready to protect america by january 20th. that rubber stamps what you were saying. let's take it up a notch. the fight will be mighty because the legacy points that we've seen flexed with joe biden, democrats in congress and senate will want to do the same thing. many of them will face elections coming up in 2026. >> that's right. we have to keep in mind the american people have given this administration that's coming in a massive mandate and we have to get those folks confirmed. it shouldn't be republicans in the senate fighting and seeking to find a reason not to vote for one of these nominees. they all should be confirm swiftly. >> harris: you probably like in the house now found out they were all voting for hakeem jeffries. probably won't get a lot of help from the democrats. great the nominees are meeting with everybody on the hill like senator warner tied to helping military families. it's good. gianno cald

. >> joining me now is wyoming senator john barrasso and senate majority whip.ter watching some of the drama unfold in the house earlier, i bet you are glad you are in senate leadership rather than house leadership? >> >> first, lisa, happy new year. president trump and house republicans won by promising to lower prices to secure the border and to make america safe and strong once again from the senate standpoint the first thing we need to do is get president trump's cabinet through the process and confirmed. and then, of course, legislatively work to finish the wall, making sure we have the ice agents that we need at the border. also, working to take the handcuffs off of american energy. and i know the president is going to start doing that on day number one with executive orders. making sure we can go after issues at the border and american energy and then, of course, start the deportation of illegal immigrants who were here in this country as criminals or as members on the terrorist watch list the damage and the destruction that has occurred to our country ov

senator john barrasso says there's going to be shock and awe. china's listening.s worried about drill, baby, drill. during the campaign trump promised to cut energy prices in half in his first year. russia's economy is based on energy. they can't thrive on half price, discount oil. they feel the change coming. and what a change it is. biden on the way out. he made america look weak. trump on the way in, he's already oozing strength. the whole country feels it and so do our enemies around the world. third hour of "varney" starts now. ♪ stuart: jimmy fail a la on a tuesday morning, how can it get better than that. >> i'll say, well. stuart: i think the world will look very different this time next week, what say you? >> you opened with here comes the sun by the beatles, but what the world is experiencing is helter-skelter, okay? they understand daddy's back, okay? this is what people lost during the last four years. we lost sight of the fact that we are the world's most dominant i superpower. we have the biggest economy, we have the biggest military. for the first t

barrasso is confirming trump's cabinet. those confirmation hearings start next week with pete hegseth and pam bondi. >> harris: on tuesday, january 14th, a week from today. gianno caldwell. as we await the president-elect to start speaking from mar-a-lago and potentially taking questions, since it is a news conference from reporters, what are your top line thoughts about where we are in the fast moving transition period? >> i think we're in a much better place than we saw in 2016. trump has gained the experience and knows who the players are and put people in position like pam bondi, who is on the advisory board of the caldwell institute for public safety and we love her and pete hegseth who love america. donald trump i think him thinking of it in terms of putting everything in one legislative bill, perhaps two, some of the conversation as well, is a great idea. handle the issues the american people voted to put him back in office for. the border being one of the biggest issues because it is a national security issue for th