becerra: agreed. senator moran: let me ask you, attorney general, i want to talk about the nation's health care infrastructure in the world of transplants. this country has the world's leading transplant surgeons and hospitals, but thousands of people die every year because of a scarcity of donated organs. currently there are 100,000 americans waiting on a kidney transplant. do you agree that h.h.s. should be working to increase the number of kidney transplants nationwide? mr. becerra: we have to do much more because, you're right, there are too many people going with unmet need and dying. senator moran: if you are the secretary at h.h.s., will you fact against policies expected to reduce the number of kidney transplants nationwide? mr. becerra: i certainly will try to work with you on some of these issues. it would be difficult to make a commitment right now before i have a chance to step into the shoes. senator moran: secretary alex azar, told us, he was powerless to prevent changes in policies from

becerra: agreed. senator moran: let me ask you, attorney general, i want to talk about the nation's health care infrastructure in the world of transplants. this country has the world's leading transplant surgeons and hospitals, but thousands of people die every year because of a scarcity of donated organs. currently there are 100,000 americans waiting on a kidney transplant. do you agree that h.h.s. should be working to increase the number of kidney transplants nationwide? mr. becerra: we have to do much more because, you're right, there are too many people going with unmet need and dying. senator moran: if you are the secretary at h.h.s., will you fact against policies expected to reduce the number of kidney transplants nationwide? mr. becerra: i certainly will try to work with you on some of these issues. it would be difficult to make a commitment right now before i have a chance to step into the shoes. senator moran: secretary alex azar, told us, he was powerless to prevent changes in policies from

chair, general becerra. i'd like to, i want to bring forward to you the issue of the priority of bringing down the high cost of prescription drugs. let me share a story from a constituent in columbus area community called pickerington, someone named colton, diagnosed with ulcer ative colitis in 2014 and forced to pay $1200 every four weeks that kept the disease in remission. i want to read you his comments. at the time of this cost increase i was in college, was already feeling the financial burden, a student debt, budgets for students are already tight enough but the increase left me in a difficult position. unfortunately with the added financial burden for my infusions i had to choose between affording the cost of my infusions or school. this decision wasn't a decision at all, since i needed the infusions to stay alive. yet a reasonable price of my prescriptions forced know leave college. my life path has been completely altered by expensive prescription drugs and drug company greed. i often feel i'm behin

chair, general becerra. i'd like to, i want to bring forward to you the issue of the priority of bringing down the high cost of prescription drugs. let me share a story from a constituent in columbus area community called pickerington, someone named colton, diagnosed with ulcer ative colitis in 2014 and forced to pay $1200 every four weeks that kept the disease in remission. i want to read you his comments. at the time of this cost increase i was in college, was already feeling the financial burden, a student debt, budgets for students are already tight enough but the increase left me in a difficult position. unfortunately with the added financial burden for my infusions i had to choose between affording the cost of my infusions or school. this decision wasn't a decision at all, since i needed the infusions to stay alive. yet a reasonable price of my prescriptions forced know leave college. my life path has been completely altered by expensive prescription drugs and drug company greed. i often feel i'm behin

you know, xavier becerra, excuse me. >> laura: who is xavier becerra that he just said? becerra has zero experience in the healthcare industry. his current job is attorney general of california. before that was a democrat congressman. not only is he unqualified to regulate the healthcare system, he supports the idea to dismantle it. >> i've been a supporter of medicare for all for the 25 years i was in congress. when you talk to seniors that have medicare that say keep your hands off of my medicare it would have the same effect for most americans. >> laura: his views on immigration are even more extreme in 2019. there's reports for calls for decriminalizing immigration for people that haven't committed a crime and not acting violently. i'd say that they're not harming people indirectly either. becerra's record of a.g. includes ruthlessly persecuting pro lifers, especially people of faith. he targeted the little sisters of the poor for resisting the obamacare abortion coverage mandate. he sued to eliminate the nun's exemption to this rule and this callous effort was rebuk

so senator cruz is against javier becerra because becerra is not a doctor. nevertheless, senator ted cruz voted for the last health secretary under president trump who was a man named alex azar. senator cruz voted for him even though you'll be shocked to learn, alex azar is also not a doctor. see, it's unacceptable to nominate a nondoctor to be health secretary unless that nominee is from a republican president in which case i have to go. republican senator richard burr of north carolina has also expressed objection to javier becerra being nominated as health secretary. senator burr's objection is that javier becerra served in congress for a long time on committees that had important oversight roles in health care issues, involved in a lot of health care policy that way. but senator burr said that's not appropriate experience for someone joining the cabinet to work on health issues. that's his stance against javier becerra being health secretary. yes, he worked on health stuff a ton in congress but that's not the experience you need for being health secretar

becerra in particular, obviously. hhs is incredibly important during the pandemic. and haaland's path-breaking nomination, as she'd be the first native american woman to have a job like this, has really galvanized a lot of supporters for her. however, joe manchin says he's not sure if he's going to vote for her. >> yeah. i'm not sure how many times joe manchin can pull this, to be honest with you, without coming under fire. it's not clear to me that he cares about being under fire. as you know, kasie, he's pretty steadfast in his beliefs. i will say, though, this is -- we have to recognize, we, meaning reporters and the democratic caucus, that joe manchin does control the senate. i mean, he has veto power over anything that joe biden wants to do, and that's unfortunate for some democrats who want to push through more progressive candidates and more progressive policy. joe manchin is the most powerful person in washington right now. and to ignore that and say, oh, my god, he's not a democrat, he is not really a good use of your time if you're a democrat because that'

secretary nominee javier becerra will be back on capitol hill tomorrow for his second capitol hill hearing. he will be testifying before the senate finance committee. you can also listen live on the free c-span radio app. you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies to provide c-span to viewers as a public service. president biden held his first formal meeting with canadian prime minister justin trudeau to talk about bilateral cooperation on covid-19, climate change and migration issues. due to the pandemic, the meeting was held virtually at the white house. it also included the participation of vice president harris, secretary of state tony blinken, and to members of the -- two members of the president's national security team. pres. biden: all right. mr. prime minister, it is good to see you. i wish i could reciprocate the hospitality you gave me when i visited ottawa as vice president in 2016. the sooner we can get this pandemic under control, i

attorney general becerra. welcome and thanks for your willingness to serve. i want to zero in on one particular health care policy that you have advocated for and which i find very, very disturbing. and specifically i'm referring to the use of the so-called marchand rights by the federal government to basically confiscate the intellectual property of a private company. you sent a letter to dr. francis collins, the director of the nih, and former commissioner of the fda, stephen hahn, demanding that the government use these so-called marchand rights to steal the legal rights of the product, in this case, remdesivir, and give it to a third party to manufacture. the letter was sent august 4th, 2020, so just a few months ago. we're in the midst of a global pandemic and just a few months after this, perhaps, life-saving treatment was approved by the fda for emergency use in hospitalized patients with covid-19. and it was almost an entire month before the fda expanded the use no longer severe disease. you didn't think the product was being manufactured fast enough

eastern, the senate confirmation hearing for xavier becerra, health and human services to terror nominee. on c-span2, the c-span senate vote on tom vilsack and debate on linda thomas-greenfield's nomination as united nations ambassador. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., jerome powell with the semiannual monetary policy report to congress. on c-span.org at 9:30 am, the confirmation hearing for debra haaland, interior secretary nominee. also want c-span.org at 10:00 a.m., a joint oversight hearing to investigate the security failures that led to the capital breach on january 6. watch live coverage on c-span, c-span2, c-span3, and c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> earlier today, president biden spoke about the u.s. surpassing 500,000 deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic. he noted that the death toll surpasses u.s. deaths in world war i, world war ii, and the vietnam war combined. pres. biden: each day i receive a small card in my pocket. i carry it with my schedule. it shows the number of americans who have been affected or have died from covid-19. today, we mark a truly grim, hea

gillian turner has moore. >> the battle lines were drawn on the xavier becerra hearing before he saiday in front of the senate health committee. because this one, the finance committee, where he is today is the committee that has to vote on his nomination. the committee chairman now just now senator ron widen opened with a jab at republicans. take a listen. >> the attorney general defended the affordable care act from absurd and dangerous far right attacks. >> democrats like dianne feinstein said becerra led the second largest justice department and said he's well-prepared to head up hhs. republicans though like senator marshall who sits on the health committee where becerra testified yesterday tells fox news a few minutes ago that republicans really disagree. >> i got to tell you that he wouldn't have made it through an interview process in the real world for this type of a position. he has no experience in healthcare. he has a 1.2 trillion budget on healthcare. really has zero experience. >> now becerra himself is insisted his top priority as a secretary will be the obama era afford

xavier becerra has proven to be a rank partisan, even when he was here as a member of congress. secondly, he is somebody who'd stood for one of the most radicl cuba policies at that time in congress, so much so that you had republican members of the congressional hispanic caucus who left the caucus over his radical position when it came to cuba policy. it is clear that if he is head of hhs, he is going to bring that same radicalism to that agency. that is why senators should be concerned. >> shannon: i want to read something from joy reid. she says this about how these various nominees are being treated, "if democrats allow republicans and a small crew of conservative dems who care more about bipartisanship and justice to torch three qualified women or poc nominees while republicans keep a strict hands-off approach on biden's white male nominees, they are base voters will remember." quick comment from you both. congressman, i will start with you. >> joy reid is always doing this. she is using race as a supposition for qualifications of people who should actually be confirmed. ne

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much of the attention has been on your tendon but xavier becerra is really the one to watch. >> near attendant has always been a shiny object of the people that were put forward as nominees by joe biden, she attracts a ton of attention because of her really epic and impressive trolling efforts on twitter and also just a long list of bad blood with a lot of different people including people on the democratic side of the i also she was always going to attract some attention but becerra is where they should be focused because he's the one who's going to be in charge of administering so many different aspects of healthcare in america. >> reporter: republicans grilled becerra over his abortion views as he refused to say whether he supports any restrictions on abortion. jillian: 3 dozen house democrats are calling on president biden to relinquish sole authority over nuclear weapon launches. political reporting lawmakers sent a letter saying it is too dangerous to have only one person carrying the nuclear codes. democrats claiming past nuclear threats raised concern about presidential judgm

>> reporter: yes, the white house is confident both knows nominees, haaland and becerra will make it.sh points for them are not anything about personal conduct. republicans are complaining about neera tanden's mean tweets. in the case of haaland and becerra they're focusing on policy differences that are fundamental between the two parties, abortion in the case of becerra and climate and fossil fuels in the case of haaland. there are no democratic nominees for hhs or interior who are going to be anti-abortion or pro fossil fuel. that's simply not going to happen. >> that's a good point. >> >> reporter: so if you have a straightforward policy disagreement, it becomes more likely the democrats will be able to hold together and the republican objections from mitt romney don't matter. until you get a declared democratic member of the senate coming out for either one of those, presumptively, they are favored to get confirmed. but we haven't seen that yet. >> right, and they don't know what joe manchin is going to do on those two either. >> reporter: that's right. they're waiting. the upset

a xavier becerra on capitol hill today, 2:00 p.m. eastern time. can watch it on c-span, on our website c-span.org, or on the radio app. coming out, we will talk about what the nominee has to say about health care and the biden administration's health care priorities. connie in brooklyn. good morning to you and what is your top public policy issue c2 my topic -- issue. c2 color: -- caller: there will be a lot of part-time jobs, companies are turning to part-time workers because they do not have to be responsible for insurance and other benefits that are given to people and with the way the economy spends, there will be more part-time jobs than there ever has been. that means a person cannot live on just four hours of $15 a day, so i feel strongly that the $15, it is about time they did something for that. we will see a lot of part-time jobs coming more. there will be work for people, but it will be on a part-time basis. sometimes, people have to have two jobs to make ends meet. host: you probably heard in a previous conversation with the chair of t

. >> reporter: the inference, the gop opposition, nominations of nero tandon, xavier becerra, must have something to do with their race or their sex. >> opposing her is partisan. but the same people voted for rick grenell. >> let's start with nero tandon. >> reporter: it depends on who you ask. you made that argument when kristin nielsen, betsy devos and others were facing withering criticism on the hill. critics say allegations of racism is something democrats have used against republicans repeatedly and in many cases effectively though it may not work this time around. >> i have taken on the federal government that i have never sued any affiliation. >> reporter: california attorney general, he sued the federal government to reimpose a federal mandate under obamacare for insurance providers to provide contraceptives to affected groups like the little sisters of 4. meanwhile a growing civil war within the gop. >> i don't believe he should be playing the role. >> reporter: kevin mccarthy and his cheney didn't just disagree on donald trump's role in the party, comments at the reagan found

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ponernos una diferente vacuna para evitar el codel, en mÁs informaciÓn, estamos hablando de javier becerratas que lo a jean. randy amplÍa desde washington dc. >> viene la confianza del presidente, ahora le toca ganarse la del, serÍa el primer latino en liderar el departamento de salud y, dijo estar listo para ese reto y que, gracias a sus padres, inmigrantes de mÉxico que dijo le enseÑaron a ganarse, de ser confirmado, que... encargado de cumplir una misiÓn monumental para joe biden, frenar la pandemia y agilizar el proceso de vacunaciÓn en el paÍs. son retos grandes pero es la persona que necesitamos en este momento, una persona que viene de nuestra comunidad, y que necesitan tener ese acceso. >> el camino, muchos republicanos enviaron una cartas al presidente pidiendo que retirara la nominaciÓn de becerra por faltas de experiencia y por su visiÓn en aborto y otros. >> crÍticas que tambiÉn se escucharon en la audiencia este martes de algunos, apuntan a sus aÑos en que abogÓ por proteger entre otras cosas, la ley de cuidado de salud. >> necesita 51 votos en el senado para ser confirmado, d

as well as the nomination of javier becerra, which is still, should i say, has not yet been confirmed though everyone remains optimistic from the president's tone. what do you make. president bringing in these two issues front and center with today's event? >> it is really interesting when you think about what we saw in kalamazoo, michigan, when the president was there visiting the pfizer vaccine plant. we heard an echo of it today. a very fine line this president has to walk to make sure they're getting some measure. credit for the progress that we've seen. the very real progress that he's highlighting from the situation they inherited from former president trump. also using it as a call for action to press the case for his $1.9 trillion covid relief bill and in this case, the nomination of javier becerra. one thing we talked about, the precarious state of neera attenden's nomination. that has become a heat shield for some of the rest of the cabinet. and he didn't really have any major missteps and even republican senators after the fact were acknowledging that he was very likely to

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let's start with xavier becerra.s quite a lackluster endorsement, not an endorsement at all frankly from senator burr from north carolina, in talking about xavier becerra today. there's a lot of pushback to him. anna, talk to me about why republicans feel like, some republicans feel like he is not right for the job, and yet democrats feel like he is. >> i think democrats have actually been caught off guard here about how much iron xavier becerra has gotten and how little support not only -- i think democrats are behind, but even some of them are a little concerned about the fact that he doesn't have a medical background. he's been the state attorney general for california, really the tip of the spear going after industry which he would have to work with in this position. so, i think democrats have been trying to figure out what's the best way forward with him. you saw him kind of taking that heat from senator burr. it's going to be interesting to see if he can convince them that he is the guy for the job clearly with

but let's talk big picture about becerra's nomination in particular, because we're in the middle of a global pandemic. this is a critical role. and his nomination does seem to be struggling a little bit more than some of others, some of president biden's other nominees. even some democrats seem to be privately concerned about what's going on behind the scenes as we head toward confirmation votes for him and this committee hearing. what's your take on where things stand with him and why? >> it's been deeply frustrating for many in the biden white house, because as you know, there are fewer people in positions in top levels of government at this point than there were when president trump first came to office, and that is having a direct impact on the inability to move forward and the agenda, with the agenda that the president wants to accomplish. specifically regarding health and human services, there is concern that advancements and progress related to the pandemic is not going to be able to move at the rate that the biden presidency, the biden white house wants it to move at if this c

both haaland and becerra will face more rounds of questions today on capitol hill, including becerraefore the senate finance committee where joe manchin sits. he has yet to weigh in on whether he will support becerra and haaland's nominations. john, alisyn? >> jeremy diamond, thanks very much for that. >>> researchers warning that the coronavirus variant first found in california is more contagious than other strains. so what does this do to the progress that we had been seeing quality that's next. among my patients i often see them have teeth sensitivity as well as gum issues. does it worry me? absolutely. sensodyne sensitivity and gum gives us a dual action effect that really takes care of both our teeth sensitivity as well as our gum issues. there's no question it's something that i would recommend. so you're a small business, or a big one. you were thriving, but then... oh. ah. okay. plan, pivot. how do you bounce back? you don't, you bounce forward, with serious and reliable internet. powered by the largest gig speed network in america. but is it secure? sure it's secure. and ev

xavier becerra is getting grilled by republicans over his actions as california's attorney general but he is at risk of losing any democrats and in a 50/50 split, so republicans can kill nominees if they stick together, every vote counts. >> w battle of policy other becerra side versus the tendons side but we will see, thanks. >> nobel charges for tiger woods, the golf legend recovering from significant leg injuries, pulled an accident. >> ashley joins us live with the latest. >> tiger woods is recovering in the hospital in the first of several surgeries on his shattered leg following the horrific car crash tuesday. his suv went off the distance of a football field before finally coming to a stop, los angeles county sheriff shutdown the notion he may have been impaired during the crash. >> we don't contemplate any charges. this remains an accident, accident is not a crime. >> another question is can tiger come back from such a severe injury? the doctor who is not treating woods had this to say. >> it is very unlikely that he returns to be a professional golfer after these injuries. it

javier becerra and deb haaland, nominated for secretary of interior. both had their hearings today, and republicans were not inclined to give them an easy time. here's mitch mcconnell on becerra's nomination. >> i'm hard pressed to see any way such a radical and underqualified nominee should fill such a critical post at this crucial time. >> and it went on like that. however, politico is reporting mcconnell will vote to confirm merrick garland as attorney general. president biden did get two more cabinet members approved today, linda thomas-greenfield as our u.s. ambassador to the united nations and tom vilsack as secretary of agriculture. with that, let's bring in our lead-off guests tuesday night. aleksey mccannen. also with us, two pulitzer price recipients, eugene robinson and phil rutger. senior washington correspondent, best seller very stable genius. available in paper back with new reporting. those two hard on work at the president's last years in office. phil, as i pointed out, 1/6 is one of those rare events, especially in the electronic age,

becerra. california law enforcement pro-life process and pregnancy centers to advertise abortion challenge in court, he defended. absurd position in favor of government to be slapped down by the supreme court. over the last two years, hhs office civil rights, literally had to hold california in violation of conscience protections, they are written in federal law. refusal to respect citizens legal rights physicians potentially from hundreds of millions of dollars in hhs funding. now they want to garden. we will review his testimony today but i'm hard-pressed to see such a radical and underqualifiedal nomination anda critical post at this crucial time. >> come to the floor today to talk about the $1.9 trillion spending bill is under consideration before this congress. president biden has said repeatedly if you want to know someone's values. >> that's what we are doing, mr. president. i believe president biden is right. the american people want to know if the democratic values, all we need to do

becerra will be the first latino to head the department. live coverage here on c-span 3.

. >> xavier becerra is facing attacks because of his lack of experience in health care.t now. there's three of them really facing an uphill confirmation battle. >> that's exactly right. in just a little while we expect that becerra will be in the hot seat in part because he represents some of the key differences that republicans and democrats have on the issue of health care and on the issue of abortion. those are going to be the things that republicans are really going to be grilling him on in the next couple of hours. the other thing to remember is the senate has a very narrow majority for pushing through these nominees. democrats have to be united. and that's exactly the problem with the president's nominee to lead the office of management and budget. neera tanden, of course, coming under scrutiny for some of the tweets she has had attacking republicans over the last couple of years. and i want to read one of them specifically to you. it says, why do people take susan collins' statements that she was undecided seriously. this was never a real question for you. the iss

republicans are flailing around trying to find reasons to oppose becerra.s again tomorrow when he testifies before another senate panel, the senate finance committee in the afternoon. bret? >> bret: rich, thank you. the dow reversing itself, 360-point loss but they ended the day 16 ahead for the dow. the s&p 500 gained five. the nasdaq lost 68. up next, the biden administration is housing unaccompanied minor children in an migrant holding facility in southern texas. so how exactly is that different from what president trump and his administration did? but your first treatment could be a chemo-free combination of two immunotherapies that works differently. it could mean a chance to live longer. opdivo plus yervoy is for adults newly diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread and that tests positive for pd-l1 and does not have an abnormal egfr or alk gene. opdivo plus yervoy is the first and only fda-approved combination of two immunotherapies opdivo plus yervoy equals... a chance for more starry nights. more sparkly days. more big notes. more

. >> so interior and health and human services, congresswoman deb haaland and xavier becerra.hat do the prospects for their nominations look like because they're not complete smooth, either? >> they're not, and you heard contentious hearings on capitol hill. a lot of the republican senators got tough when it came to these two nominees. they seem more likely to get confirmed even if it's only on party lines and you have the vice president come in and cast the tiebreaking vote. but becerra is a notable one because if he's confirmed he's going to be running a critical agency that is tasked with dealing with this pandemic that has killed half a million americans. what you heard from today from republicans is they were concerned he doesn't have enough experience as a direct health care professional to really take over that job. of course, there have been nominees and health secretaries in the past that have not had vast experience that have made it through confirmation, so that remains to be seen. he also got into a back and forth with senator romney over a vote he had previously o

xavier becerra testifies today. watch live beginning at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight, historian patrick charles talks about the second amendment and american gun rights from the drafting of the bill of rights to more recent supreme court decisions that have shaped the current debate over gun control legislation. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> surgeon general nominee dr. have a vick murphy and dr. rachel lavine testify before the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee. watch live at 10:00 eastern on c-span3, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> british prime minister boris johnson talked about distribution efforts of the covid-19 vaccine and safely reopening schools. >> i will now come to the prime minister's questions. i will first call the prime minister to the

in other cabinet news, health and human services secretary nominee xavier becerra faced questis from republicans over his support of reproductive rights. he responded to a question by indiana senator mike braun on whether he would use taxpayer money to fund abortion services. >> while we probably will not agree all of the issues, i can say we will definitely follow the law when it comes to the use of federal resources. i can make the commitment we will follow the law. amy: he was also questioned about his support of the affordable care act and former attorney general of california. the house will vote friday to pass the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. the bill's inclusion of a $15-an-hour minimum wage increase remains at risk in the senate though as moderates joe manchin of west virginia and arizona's kyrsten sinema oppose the move. manchin instead proposed an increase to just $11 an hour. consumer advocacy group public citizen is calling on the u.s. to agree to a temporary waiver on intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines. the u.s. is blocking an interna

becerra and haaland that are now in question. there are concerns mitt romney has about both of them. >> that's exactly right. look, this is another example. if democrats are all united on these nominees, then they're going to move through the u.s. senate. but i think you are waiting to see what senator joe manchin says about haaland's nomination as well as becerra's nomination. he said he never makes these decisions before the committee hearings are over. they'll continue consideration today in those committees in the u.s. senate. and so there's just a question mark whether or not she's going to have democratic votes. on the republican side there are deep concerns about both becerra and haaland and mitt romney told me yesterday that he views haaland's past positions on energy extraction, her support of the green new deal to be potentially problematic as her role is the interior secretary. and that, in part, is because he's from utah. a western state where fossil fuel extraction is possible of the legacy of that state and the fede

if you are a small business owner in california, you should be frustrated that xavier becerra has shutbig-box stores to to stay open. he is not basing any of these decisions on science, if he has been a senator should say why is california the only one a 50 that is doing it this way? >> katie: so his record is one of actually weaponizing government for a purpose of an agenda, now is that where democrats and joe biden want him to be in charge of hhs and the health care, but this is his record in terms of weaponizing government he strip people of their health care and from opponent of limiting any private insurance you can get through your employer, and has sued nonfactoring in the obama administration with refusal to violate their conscience. he has put citizen journalists in prison and try to prosecute them for reporting on things that planned parenthood has done. he is the epitome of someone who abuses power to meet a political goal. >> he has a politician that loves the power, keeps the information, keeps the information away from the people and is having a heyday. and let me just sa

we will have more on that in a few minutes tonight. >>> but in addition to becerra and haaland and tanden, there will be confirmation hearings this week for nominee for cia director, william burns, and vivek murthy for surgeon general. today is the first two of confirmation hearings for merrick garland, nominee for attorney general. he was obama's nominee for a supreme court vacancy, but republicans in the senate decided they would hold that supreme court seat open for more than a year so a republican president could fill it, instead of even considering judge garland when he was nominated. republican senators are still pretending like that was some sort of normal move. it absolutely was not. but merrick garland, himself, apparently does not hold a grudge. i do! i think a lot of people do. i think holding a supreme court seat open for more than a year when you later proved, once a republican president was in there, that you could fill it in about five minutes, if you wanted to, i don't think that's normal! i kind of have a grudge about that. merrick garland, apparently, does not, which mea

todd: bill haggerty on why he thinks savior becerra is the wrong man for the job coming up next. eedanies, our bottles are made to be re-made. not all plastic is the same. we're carefully designing our bottles to be one hundred percent recyclable, including the caps. they're collected and separated from other plastics, so they can be turned back into material that we use to make new bottles. that completes the circle, and reduces plastic waste. please help us get every bottle back. . >> i fought to strengthen and modernize medicare. >> you voted against a ban on partial abortion. >> i think we can find some common ground. jillian: president biden pick for secretary facing uphill battle. todd: tennessee senator has many lawmakers to withdraw the nomination. he joins us now. senator, thanks for being here. before we get into this, let's go to becerra, far-left's decisions, -- sued president trump and he has no health care experience. senatorring why did biden think he's the best person for the job? >> at a time when we are facing pandemic here in america when americans have serious per

but so far there's no indication democrats are breaking on becerra.as long as all 50 democrats stay in support of him, that will be enough. will he get any republican support? that seems unlikely at this point. but, again, he at least thus far, has democrats lined up behind him where tanden has not. >> garrett haake, clint watts, thank you both so much. >>> the fbi is still tracking people down who participated in the insurrection. images released appear to show former nypd officer and marine thomas webster swinging a metal pole at capitol police. another angle shows him tackling an officer, a fellow officer, and trying to rip his face shield and gas mask off. he surrender to the fbi on monday to face charges. prosecutors say he was trying to help lead the crowd past the barricades. his defense lawyer says he was taking part in a protest called for by president trump, and plans to plead not guilty. of course, as a former officer, he knows exactly how the law works. and it's important to know when webster worked for the new york police department, offi

. >> reporter: garland in the hot seat, california attorney general xavier becerra, secretary of hhsious problems with comments about republicans and democrats in the past, already 3 key senators, democrat joe manzella chin, mitt romney and susan collins said they would vote against tandon but the white house is defending her. >> reporter: the president nominated her because he felt she was the right person to lead the budget office, because she has decades of experience, because she brings fresh perspective to the job. >> reporter: as for becerra it is unclear what he is facing but republicans are raising criticism over abortion rights and medicare for all. todd: take a look at this. people running for cover as police chase down a teen suspect driving a stolen car from miami, leaping out of a as the car pops the sidewalk, tries to report, the driver, 15-year-old, struck a car before leading cops on that wild ride, several people -- police looking for two men involved, the driver was later arrested, facing several felony charges. shocked parents and students holding a zoom blackout,

. >> yeah, you know, becerra and haaland were in the hot seat this week. there was push back that republicans and senator joe manchin, the one democrat who has come out against neera tanden and he said he wasn't sure how he was going vote. was criticism they were targeting the president's cabinet picks who are women and people of color. becerra would be the first latino women to serve, and they seem to be back on a smooth track to confirmation this week after their hearings. senator manchin said he is willing to vote for congresswoman haaland despite their differences. the person that the white house seems to be most worried about is neera tanden, and has reached out to 20 offices since friday, since senator manchin said he couldn't vote for her in part of an effort to try to push through the nomination. >> general mccaffrey, i saved one for you. based on something i saw on social media. 30 years ago today by the end of the day two of desert storm ground war mmpt end was year. u.s. forces captured 20,000 iraqi prisons and destroyed 270 tanks. saddam ordere

. >> reporter: today we are looking particularly at california attorney general xavier becerra facingion as the next secretary and tomorrow near tandem before lawmakers here the nomination is the president's omb director. garland is expected to be confirmed but others facing a real uphill battle, tandon in serious hot water over comments made about republicans and democrats in the past, already three key senators, democrat joe manzo the chin, mitt romney and susan collins said they would vote against her but nevertheless the white house defending her. >> the president nominated tandon because she was the right person to lead the budget office. because she has decades of experience and would bring fresh perspective to the job. >> reporter: becerra, unclear if there are serious challenges that republicans are raising a lot of criticism for his support for abortion rights and medicare for all. todd: also not being a doctor but i digress. superstar tom brady is what it says, speaking out on this little thing, controversial decision to throw the lombardi trophy. i think he had to keep tops

attorney general xavier becerra is tapped to lead the deferment of health and human services. republican senators question his lack of experience and his radical views on abortion and healthcare. for acting director of national intelligence rick grenell says becerra is the wrong choice for biden's cabinet. >> he is a politician that loves the power, keep the information away from the people and is having a heyday. in sacramento we have one party rule. we have a media that is afraid of one party rule because democrats always win and don't want to get on the wrong side. he has been unleashed in california with no checks and senators need to understand, look at the california model. do you want the country to be turned into the california model? i can tell you from living in this great state know. todd: there has been a california exodus in recent years as the blue state pushes far left policies. >> senator mitt romney says donald trump would likely when the republican nomination if he ran for president again in 2024. >> he has the largest voice and a big impact in my party but i

confirm a key leader of that effort, my nominee for the secretary of health and human service, xavier becerra, who did so well in his hearing this week and i hope congress passes the american rescue plan which i've been pushing which provides funds for everything we need to do to beat this pandemic and get the economy going again. critics say the plan is too big, it costs too much but let me ask a rhetorical question. what would you have me cut out? on vaccines alone, if we don't invest $20 billion to vaccinate the nation, doesn't that make sense? or $160 billion in total towards the pandemic for testing to protective gear to vaccine production and distribution? i'm ready to hear any ideas on what will make the american rescue plan better, stronger and effective but we'll have to answer who will get helped and who will get hurt. i want to close with this. the question i ask i'm asked most often is when will things get back to normal? my answer is always honest and straightforward. i can't give you a date. i can only promise that we'll work as hard as we can to make that day come as soon as po