michael first on our democrats line, on with congresswoman bice. caller: nice to meet you, so to speak, on the radio. my question for you is president trump won oklahoma, and he won ohio. but in your opinion, how do you feel about president biden bea ting him fair and square? guest: president biden is the president peered at a challenge the certification, but not for the reasons people think. i was in a situation last year in the oklahoma state legislature where the supreme court had shut down the notary requirement for absentee ballots in oklahoma, and we had no other way to verify absentee ballots, so we would have been in a situation where, by judicial decree or executive decree, the process of the election was changed. fortunately, oklahoma happened to be in session last year when the supreme court ruling came down, and we were able to put the notary requirement back in place, with some health emergency caveats, which were important to ensure the election was secure and safe in oklahoma. my state has one of the most effective, secure elections

-- congresswoman bice?st: and have not met congresswoman bice, but i do everything i can to work across the aisle. this week the house passed one of my bills, a bipartisan bill, that i worked on with congressman carter of georgia on making sure that we renewed an endowment fund to address the issues of disparities of health across the country. my relationships with our colleagues on the republican side is something that i continue to value so we can work together on issues. my making sure the funding of parks has also been a bipartisan bill. there are lots of memories i have good relationships with across the aisle. i think it's important to do that. i think it's important for our country. despite what you might see on television, many of us have friends across the aisle, we are friendly to. one thing i learned as a lawyer is you get more done when you are friendly with the opposing counsel. in this case you get more done when you have relationships. it is something that i value and i do on the hill. host:

host: congresswoman stephanie bice of oklahoma, the fifth district, freshman r >> we continue to wait for the rose garden news conference with the japanese -- japanese prime minister that was scheduled to start about 0 minutes ago or. so when it does we'll bring it to you live. in the meantime more from this morning's "washington journal". e nanette barragan joins us. she is on the homeland committee. good morning. let's start on the homeland security issue. you are from california, a border state. what is your view on what we've seen over the last few months, the rise of migrants at the u.s. border? guest: i am headed to the u.s.

host: congresswoman stephanie bice of oklahoma's with us. we welcome your calls and comments. for republicans, (202) 748-8001. democratss, (202) 748-8000. independents and others, (202) 748-8002. we saw an interview with you that talked about the new leaders coming into congress, and a quote from you -- hopefully we will see, now the election is over, some coming together and trying to actually govern again. now, six months since the election, three months since being sworn in, how is that going? guest: i think there are bright spots, certainly challenges. the first piece of legislation i filed last week is a bipartisan piece with congresswoman sara jacobs from california, and has to do with military housing. it is protecting military families with disabilities act.

republican congresswoman stephanie bice of oklahoma discusses why she ran and her priorities. then, democratic california congresswoman nanette barragan on border security. watch washington journal friday, and be sure to watch saturday morning at 9:00 eastern as we look back at the bay of pigs anniversary when hundreds of cia-trained cuban exiles launched nailed invasion to overthrow the castro government in cuba. join the conversation with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> on capitol hill, house lawmakers asked health and human services secretary javier becerra about unaccompanied children crossing the southern border and vaccination efforts. the hearing is about two hours 15 minutes.

host: congresswoman stephanie bice of oklahoma, the fifth district, freshman r >> we continue to wait for the rose garden news conference with the japanese -- japanese prime minister that was scheduled to start about 0 minutes ago or. so when it does we'll bring it to you live. in the meantime more from this morning's "washington journal". e nanette barragan joins us. she is on the homeland committee. good morning. let's start on the homeland security issue. you are from california, a border state. what is your view on what we've seen over the last few months, the rise of migrants at the u.s. border? guest: i am headed to the u.s. border today to check out the situation in the rio grande valley. we have seen an increase in migration to the united states. it started in the prior administration and continued into this administration. i will be going to check out the situation. we have a difference, one with care and compassion and one closing off the border to anybody, even those who qualify under our immigration asylum laws to apply for asylum. host: we have seen reporting on some of t

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all this comes to your late and why didn't they got nuclear act why didn't the government dictate bice. speech back in november saying things like nice might run out of us but for that to be the right kind of. wind the government didn't anticipate. like the government is not getting the economy to criticism criticism coming to seize them but. all. of the negative media narrative they're being asked to explain that even government's position and the indian government's position is that given the city off the seconds given the deadly nature of the finest double mutants and variance it's baby if people any government let alone a government a country the size of india to deal with this crisis. delhi bureau chief with the view from there thank you so much for filling us in. and we will have much more on the situation in india coming up in our special coverage in just a few hours time but 1st in turkey the country has entered full lockdown it's strictest sense the start of the pandemic as it fights its own battle with soaring kovan 1000 cases and deaths people have been ordered to stay at ho

bice has previously denied keeping information back to get on the jury defense attorney pat harris says he doesn't think she would have been seated if she owned up to her past. she was an alternate to begin with. >> and when she came into the jury room after she was actually put on the jury. one of the jurors is sake. she walked in the room and said, ok, now let's get justice for that little baby connor. before she ever deliberated before she ever did anything, which i think indicates a mindset that could very well be based on her own experience. >> the next hearing is scheduled for late june. the judge wants the matter of whether or not peterson has granted an entire new trial wrapped up by the end of the year. coming up next on the kron 00:00am morning news in oakland teen killed by a stray bullet. a plea from his mother for an end to the violence. >> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. i'm reyna harvey lets get another check of weather this morning with john shrable who has been actively doing a good job making sure that we're earthquake ready and prepare because we had a little

thank you mr president and madam bice president we stand here today not at a moment of tragedy but in the midst of an enduring tragedy so far this year guns have taken the lies of an estimated 11000 of our neighbors friends and fellow americans. as the president explained gun deaths in our country are occurring at a staggering pace on the order of about $100.00 americans killed every day if hundreds more wounded i am under no illusions about how hard it is to solve the problem of gun violence and i know that the department of justice alone cannot solve the problem it is a problem that we must all work on together in a collective effort to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and save lives but there is work for the department to do and we intend to do it today the department of justice is announcing several steps that we will take to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and reduce the risk of gun violence 1st we will ensure that we understand and measure the problem of criminal gun trafficking in a data driven way. over 20 years ago a.t.f. undertook a gun trafficking study it th

we can't undo centuries of racism and bice in one -- bias in one night, but we can come together and make sure minnesota is the best place in the country for every child to succeed. we must make meaningful change and the state and federal level and minnesotans, we're going to need your help. you saw what happens when your voices are lifted up. you have the pledge of our administration to do everything we possibly can to put the priorities of lifting up equity in all aspects of life in minnesota, starting with real reforms around policing and criminal justice and to extend to educational opportunities, health care outcomes, home ownership, all of the things that make this state the best place to live, we need to take away that qualifier. it's not just the best place to live if you're white, it needs to be the best place ever. and george floyd's death and our justice systems -- system's conviction of that murder gives us that small place to believe we can make the difference. communities of color will not go on like this. police officers will not go on like this. white communities and

bice: thank you, madam speaker.gentleman from pennsylvania for yielding. i rise today in opposition to the combined rule and to the underlying measures, including h.r. 51, the washington, d.c., admission act. once again our friends from across the aisle are making an attempt to gain more control in congress. this time in the senate. by trying to hide behind the guise that residents of the district of columbia do not have the means for adequate representation in congress. while americans deserve full voting representation from their national government, our forefathers never intended for the federal see the of government to serve as -- seat of government to serve as a statement the founders intended the capitol to be a neutral ground for sovereign states to work together to conduct the nation's business. this bill does not at all follow what our forefathers envisioned. h.r. 1 overlooks the u.s. constitution, in which article 1, section 8, clause 17, designated washington as a federal district, not a state. that alone

the chair now recognizes representative bice of oklahoma for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for being here this afternoon. my first question revolves around china and russia. one of the things i have learned in my very short time here is that minerals are a very big concern and the chinese and russians are tapping into the african region to try to mine those. is the dod taking any steps to facilitate access to those for domestic use? >> thanks for your question, congresswoman. rare earth minerals, both countries are seeking to exploit those on the african continent. the russians are sort of near term exploiters. and the chinese are more so in my view, carefully seeking out mineral deposits that they want to lock down for the future. the department of defense is supporting the usaid and the department of state in this effort. we don't have a particular effort directed at securing rare earth minerals on the dod side but we are supporting our interagency partners this n that regard. >> do you feel that's being effective? >> i know it has the energy of this a

bice: i want to thank ms. perceval who was part of millwood school district. she began her service in 1958 as a volunteer with the millwood school district and then served in the parent-teacher association for several years. she was affectionately known as mrs. p and a homeroom mother. 51 years ago mrs. p made the decision to run for the school board and was successful. in his five -- in her five decades on the school board she was the recipient of many awards, including the national school board's association for distinguished service. in addition to being a strong leader, she said her mission was to teach millwood students to appreciate life and show respect for humanity. madam speaker, we should let her story be an inspiration for us all, to focus on improving the lives of our children, our communities, and our schools. individuals like her is appreciated throughout the region. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: are there any further requests for one-minute speeches? under the speaker's announced policy o

friday morning, freshman republican congresswoman stephanie bice of oklahoma discusses why she ran and her priorities. then, democratic california congresswoman nanette barragan on border security. watch washington journal friday, and be sure to watch saturday morning at 9:00 eastern as we look back at the bay of pigs anniversary when hundreds of cia-trained cuban exiles launched nailed invasion to overthrow the castro government in cuba. join the conversation with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> on capitol hill, house lawmakers asked health and human services secretary javier becerra about unaccompanied children crossing the southern border and