brian fitzpatrick:"we are simultaneously defunding border security. border patrol, cbp and the coast guard... the three entities responsible for border security, all in the name of a border security argument. it makes no sense. we have to open the government up. then we need to have these discussions."an estimated 800-thousand federal workers ve been impacted by the shutdown, either by being furloughed or having to work without pay....like this pregnant t-s-a employee... who says she isn't sure how she will get by as the shutdown stretches on....aria smith- phillips, tsa agent:"that's our biggest fear. the unknown. so i don't know how long we are equipped for it. and being six months pregnant, i can't just go pick up a job." president trump taking to twitter saturday morning --- telling democrats to "come back from their - quote- vacations and get to work." saying he is in the white house and ready to sign. congressional members, who did work last weekend, taking a break this weekend. they're expected to return on monday. i'm melisa raney reporting. (

congressman king, judiciary chairman jerry nadler, congressman brian fitzpatrick, congresswoman sheila jackson lee, congressman brian mast, congresswoman robin kelly, congressman fred upton, congresswoman lucy mcbath, and congressman chris smith. we know the people are behind us over 90% of americans support expanding background checks. they supported because they know that this is the first line of defense in keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and those who may be a danger to themselves or others. today, we are going to take a bold first step. are going to honor with action all of those lives that have been lost. we honor those mothers, fathers, and children and all of their loved ones who miss their families each day. comingr our colleague gabby gifford, and she stood up as a powerful voice on this issue. and itt is in her honor, is an honor of all of those lives forever changed by gun violence. know that our fight is just starting, and the voices and the strength of the public will carry us through this. together, we are going to deliver for the american people. [applause] s

brian fitzpatrick:"we are simultaneously defunding border security. the border patrol, cbp and the coast guard... the three entities responsible for border security, all in the name of a border security argument. it makes no sense. we have to open the government up. then we need to have these discussions."an estimated 800-thousand federal workers have been impacted by the shutdown, either by being furloughed or having to work without pay....like this pregnant t-s-a employee... who says she isn't sure how she will get by as the shutdown stretches on....aria smith- phillips, tsa agent:"that's our biggest fear. the unknown. so i don't know how long we are equipped for it. and being six months pregnant, i can't just go pick up a job." president trump taking to twitter saturday morning --- telling democrats to "come back from their - quote- vacations and get to work." saying he is in the white house and ready to sign. congressional members, who did work last weekend, taking a break this weekend. they're expected to return on monday. i'm melisa raney report

brian fitzpatrick:"we are simultaneously defunding border security. the border patrol, cbp and the coast guard... the three entities responsible for border security, all in the name of a border security argument. it makes no sense. we have to open the government up. then we need to have these discussions."an estimated 800-thousand federal workers have been impacted by the shutdown, either by being furloughed or having to work without pay....like this pregnant t-s-a employee... who says she isn't sure how she will get by as the shutdown stretches on....aria smith- phillips, tsa agent:"that's our biggest fear. the unknown. so i don't know how long we are equipped for it. and being six months pregnant, i can't just go pick up a job." president trump taking to twitter saturday morning --- telling democrats to "come back from their - quote- vacations and get to work." saying he is in the white house and ready to sign. congressional members, who did work last weekend, taking a break this weekend. expected to return on monday.i'm melisa raney reporting. (jus

joining me is pennsylvania republican congressman brian fitzpatrick.ongressman, thank you for being with us. i know you've heard this criticism going on. you have been an outspoken critic of the president but do you think he is immoral or amoral as some of the others say? >> yeah. i haven't had a chance to read mitt romney's op-ed, i will tell you he's a good man and i'm looking forward to serving with him in congress but what i have focused in on really and this has been a concern for a lot of people is the tone and the demeanor of the president. it's been unbecoming quite frankly and it detract answer what he's trying to accomplish. i saw this play out in the last immigration debate, particularly with my problems solvers caucus and the language was counterproductive. >> you focus on language and tone do you think weighing in as mitt romney and stanley mcchrystal have done, as harry reid is doing, weighing in on the morality of the president, is counterproductive or productive? >> yeah, i mean, getting into, like, psychological assessments orb kha or

that is brian fitzpatrick and dan kildee.ater in the program, we will hear from democrats from new york, tom suozzi. he is part of something called the problem solvers caucus and we will talk about the shutdown and what he expects will happen in the next couple weeks. those conversations coming up when "washington journal" continues. ♪ ♪ announcer: live super bowl sunday at noon eastern, dave zarin is our guest on book tv's in-depth. the author of many books including "one is my name -- what is my name, fool?" "jim brown: recent, last man standing." [video clip] >> i love sports and that is why we need to fight for sports. if we are going to do so, we need to know our history. we need to know our history of the athletes, the sports writers, and the fans who have stood up to the machine. if for no other reason than knowing this history i think allows us to look at the world and see struggle can affect every aspect of life in this system, even the ivory tower known as sports. live sunday on noon eastern -- at noon eastern on bo

woodruff: representative brian fitzpatrick of pennsylvania, thank you very much. thanks, judy. >> woodruff: even before president trump's address tonight, his administration has beenaking a case that there a "crisis" on the southern border-- a national security and humanitarian crisis. m vice presidee pence spoke to reporters yesterday alongside homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen. she said "the crisis i"getting wors newshour's amna nawaz is here with a look at the facts. amna, you have been looking at this in depth. first of all, hodo we define crisis, and is it our sense that there is a terrorist threat at the, bordes the white house is suggesting? >> first of all we're following the adminion's lead on this, right. they're saying is there is enough of a crisis tht necessitates a fiscal barrier to stop it in its tracks. there are two prongs, a humanitarian and nationas, security crihat terrorist threat you mentioned, the administration has been cite ago few examples repeated will you, including one we heard from vice president pence just this morning in

dan kelsey and brian fitzpatrick discuss their new task force on clean drinking water. new york democratic congressman tom suozzi joins us to talk about border security negotiations. and a discussion of the u.s. missile defense review with andrew clevenger. be sure to watch "washington at seven eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. >> a new report shows the shutdown cost the u.s. economy $3 billion in economic activity that will not be recovered. the congressional budget office projects the deficit for 2019 will be about $900 billion. and will exceed $1 trillion each year beginning in 2022. here is the news conference. >> good morning. i am keith hall, the director of the congressional budget office, thank you for joining me today. recent about cbo's most analysis, the outlook for the budget and economy which was released this morning. i would like to draw your attention to a report -- important information in that report about the amount of debt the federal government will incur if we continue on the current budgetary path. i will focus on four questions in my

morning, michigan democratic congress and dan kelly, and pennsylvania were republican congressman brian fitzpatrick discussed their new task force on clean drinking water. then, new york democratic tom joins us, to talk about border security negotiations. and a discussion of the u.s. missile missile defense review, with cq while andrew clement or pick be sure to watch c-span washington journal, light at seven eastern tuesday morning. joined the discussion. tomorrow morning here on c-span three, cia director gina hostile, national intelligence director dan coats, and fbi director christopher ray will testify before the senate intelligence committee, on threats to the united states. that starts at 9:30 a.m. eastern, life here on c-span three. >> now, repro action, a pro- choice advocacy group, talks about her effort to secure safe legal reproductive care for women, and identify some of the barriers to abortion services, including state laws, access to care, and intimidation at clinics. >> good morning, thank you for joining us on this very snowy day in dc. stop prosecuting abortion. we must stop abor

brian fitzpatrick from pennsylvania. the president will be addressing the nation tomorrow night. arizona border sheriff said the president is right to make this fight. after this. ( ♪ ) so, every day, we put our latest technology and vast expertise to work. ( ♪ ) the united states postal service makes more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, affordably and on-time. (ringing) ( ♪ ) the future only happens with people who really know how to deliver it. >> neil: i don't know what this is a compliment or what. then it was apple and then microsoft and today thanks to a pick-up amazon, amazon has now surpassed microsoft as world most valuable public company. it's -- we'll follow that. for the time being, amazon is the most valuable public company on planet earth. in the meantime, we're focusing on domestic developments including the president planning to address the nation tomorrow night and go to the border on thursday. i point i mentioned this weekend with the national border counsel president brandon judd who is going without a paycheck. he said this is w

. >>> joining me now to discuss this congressman brian fitzpatrick, republican from pennsylvania, also a former special agent and federal prosecutor. a perfect day to have you on the show. we invited you here before this story broke. congressman, thanks for being on "new day. request itself. >> my pleasure, good morning. >> let's start here with your reaction to the headline here. fbi opened inquiry into whether trump was secretly working on behalf of the russians. your reaction to the reporting. >> yes, two things you want to look for there. i haven't seen the new york sometimes sto times story yet. there are assessments and preliminary inquiries, which have limited scope and full field investigations. that's the first thing. the second thing, victor, any time an investigation is opened on an elected official, member of the media, member of the clergy. they are put in a sort of a separate category called sins, sensitive investigative matters, which require the highest level of approvals n. this case it would have been in all likelihood the deputy director at the time andy mccabe and r

representative brian fitzpatrick, please. fitzpatrick: in the united states, we are blessed to have many public service professions. school teachers, members of the military, members of law enforcement, elected officials, and journalists. my 14 years that in as an fbi agent, i can say to you that there are many cases that we owe to the work of journalists. they resulted in victims rights eating restored -- being restored. the lesson to be learned here the message that is is that silence is acquiescence. silence is not ok. every time we lost a sister or of law enforcement, an attack on one was an attack on all. journalist who was defending the first amendment, defending the constitution, defending the united states of america, keeping elected officials honest engaged in work ended up in documentaries everywhere, lives an attack on one is an attack on all. thank you for the work you do, thank you for your patriotism. god bless you guys. [applause] you for that statement. this is mike mccall. mccaul. mccaul: thank you for inviti

thank you very much. [ applause ] >> representative brian fitzpatrick please. >> thank you. >> thank you everyone. in the united states were blessed to have many, many of the service professions, schoolteachers, scientists, members of the military and law enforcement, elected officials and journalists i can tell you that in my 14 years as an fbi agent i could say to you about 40 cases instigated and filed to successful completion based on the dedicated work of investigative journalist that resulted in justice being served and victims rights being stored because of the efforts of journalists. not many people realize that about their profession. i think the lesson to be learned here and hopefully the message reverberating throughout congress as we remember jamaal 100 days later, is that silence is not okay. it's not okay. because, every time we lost a sister or brother it was an attack on all. when gabby gifford and steve scalise was attacked it was an attack on all. when a fellow journalist who was defending the first amendment, the constitution, the united states of america, keeping

thank you very much. [ applause ] >> representative brian fitzpatrick, please. >>> thank you everyone. in the united states we are blessed to have many, many public service sessions. schoolteachers, scientists members of the military, members of law enforcement, elective officials, and journalists and i can tell you that in my 14 years as an fbi agent, i can probably cite you probably about 40 cases that were instigated and allowed to go to -- that resulted in justice being served and victims rights being restored. this was all because of the efforts of journalists and not many people realize that about this profession. and what i think the lesson to be learned here and hopefully the message that is reverberating throughout the room and throughout congress, especially as we remember jamal khashoggi 100 days later, that silence is not okay. it is not okay. because every time we lost a sister or brother, an attack on one is an attack on all. an attack on one is an attack on all. when fellow journalists, who was defending the first amendment, defending the united states of america, keepi

tuesday morning, pennsylvania republican congressman brian fitzpatrick discussing the task force on clean drinking water. then democratic congressman joins us to talk about border security negotiations. and a discussion of the u.s. missile defense review with andrew clevenger. washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. 9 announcer: announcer: new york has five new members in its congressional delegation, all of whom are democrats. representative alexandria oh because you cortez -- joins as the youngest member at age 29. she defeated longtime representative and then chair of the house democratic caucus chair in a primary -- joe crawley in a primary last year. representative antonio delgado was also an attorney prior to his election to congress, because -- but he also had a brief career as a rapper, releasing one album after his graduation from harvard law school. max rose was elected to represent the 11th district which includes staten island and southern brooklyn. he previously served in the u.s. army, including leading a platoon in afghanistan where he

brian fitzpatrick, who voted last week with democrats on bills to reopen the government. >> congressman, with the president poised to dig in more on the shutdown with the speech tomorrow night, visit to the border on thursday, do you have any reason to believe the shutdown is going to be resolved anytime soon? >> i sure hope so, i through a shutdown and saw how detrimental it is. having to make decisions on essential versus nonessential employees. getting furloughed, it's not a good situation. under the current circumstances, we have the tsa. negatively impacted. air traffic control. border control. customs and border protection. the coast guard. our entire national security apparatusfunded. >> the president says the situation at the border is a national emergency. and he might bypass congress and use military funds to build the wall. do you see this as a national emergency? >> there's two questions. number one, can he legally. the second is should he. the can is a question of -- title 50 of the u.s. code. as far as whether he should ott not, i think this is an issue that needs to be b

those republicans that jim acosta was just talking about, pennsylvania republican congressman brian fitzpatrick who voted last week with democrats on bills to reopen the government. congressman with the president poised to dig in even more on the shutdown, with the primetime speech tomorrow night, visit to the border on thursday, do you have any reason to believe the shutdown is going to be resolved anytime soon? >> i sure hope so, anderson, because the stakes are awfully high. you know, i lived through a government shutdown as an fbi agent back in 2013, and saw how devastating and detrimental it is. having, as a supervisor, having to make decisions on denver us nonessential employees. and in the fbi, everybody's essential. professional staff getting furloughed right in the middle of investigations -- it's not a good situation. and under the current circumstance right now, we have the tsa negatively impacted. air traffic control, the border patrol, customs and border protection, the coast guard, the fbi, our entire national security apparatus is not being funded. it's a national security issue,

guest: we have republicans who are serious about combating climate change, like brian fitzpatrick in pennsylvania, and we hope that more republicans, historically nvironmental protections where passed with bipartisan majorities. the koch brothers need to stop being climate change deinsiders. we need to get back to oa time to legislate in a bipartisan way. we need republicans to do that. the science, the facts and history are on our side and we welcome republicans back into the fold. guest: she uses terms like deinsiders and insults and attacks and compare that to a number of times i present data, factual objective evidence and what you're going to see both numbers are very high and i am proud of that. host: we are going to leave it there. james taylor of the heartland institute. serves as environment and energy policy senior fellow. lcv.org and of the serves as government affairs senior vice president. thanks for coming along with this discussion. >> the house back at 4:00 p.m. eastern for debate on six bills including one that regulates over-the-counter drugs and medicaid programs.

your own colleague in the house, congressman brian fitzpatrick says it's congress's basic job to fund the government. this should happen on a different track. what's your answer to that? >> it is our job to fund the government, and it is also our job to make sure that we secure the border, to make sure that we provide for the security of the nation, and the democrats, you know, could any moment now, control the house. instead of playing games where they strip out one bill and strip out another bill and try to play, you know, partisanship on the floor of the house, they ought to do what they have agreed to do in the house and that's provide the appropriations to secure the border. we have national security issues we're facing. this is one of them. we're facing a huge challenge with china, from russia, from iran, from isis. we need to be in a position where we can turn our attention to those, or we can make sure we have the border secured and we're doing everything possible to provide the security the nation needs as a whole and stop with the political games. >> the president talked abo

morning, michigan democratic congress and dan kelly, and pennsylvania were republican congressman brian fitzpatrick discussed their new task force on clean drinking water. then, new york democratic tom joins us, to talk about border security negotiations. and a discussion of the u.s. missile missile defense review, with cq while andrew clement or pick be sure to watch c-span washington journal, light at seven eastern tuesday morning. joined the discussion. tomorrow morning here on c-span three, cia director gina hostile, national intelligence director dan coats, and fbi director christopher ray will testify before the senate intelligence committee, on threats to the united states. that starts at 9:30 a.m. eastern, life here on c-span three.

. >> brian fitzpatrick aside, they're not -- ryan fitzpatrick -- >> columbia, cornell, dart missouri, harvard -- dartmouth, and the university of pennsylvania, agreed on the providence rules and advanced an idea that remains among the most enduring and controversial aspects of college sports. it is obvious, they wrote in their report, that no student should be paid for his athletics. market forces prevailed, however, giving college football its first cheating scandal just one year after the brown conference gave it a rulebook. desperate to beat rival school yale and unable to find 11, quote, men of weight and muscle among his university's 2100 students, george foster sanford resorted to hiring ringers. the university tried to pin the scandal on a departing assistant coach, but years later he would blame the lure of quick money, the unexpected pressure that came with it and the virus of the game, he said, had nearly destroyed him. so i think, you know, i think of this whenever there are renewed discussions about whether or not college football players or college student athletes in gen

michigan democratic congressman dan kelsey and brian fitzpatrick discuss their new task force on clean drinking water. new york democratic congressman tom suozzi joins us to talk about border security negotiations. and a discussion of the u.s. missile defense review with andrew clevenger. be sure to watch "washington at seven eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. >> a new report shows the shutdown cost the u.s. economy $3 billion in economic activity that will not be recovered. the congressional budget office projects the deficit for 2019 will be about $900 billion. and will exceed $1 trillion each year beginning in 2022. here is the news conference.

up tuesday morning, michigan democratic congressman and pennsylvania republican congressman brian fitzpatrick discuss their new task force on clean drinking water. new york democratic congressman tom suozzi joins us to talk about berger -- border security negotiations. and a discussion of the u.s. missile defense review with andrew clevenger. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. >> your are some of the live coverage tuesday. the u.s. house comes into consideration and full of all men security bills, including a measure to assess terrorist risk of virtual currency. members will debate a resolution calling for financial institutions to work with customers facing damage to their credit as a result of the government shutdown. that is at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span. in the morning on c-span2, michael bloomberg talks to students at saint and sums college -- saint anselm's college,'s first thought while considering a 2020 run. more work on a middle east security bill. it would fund security assistance to israel in over 10 years and allow sanction

michigan democratic congressman dan kills a, and pennsylvania republican congressman diet brian pitt fitzpatrick discussed their new task force on clean drinking water. tom swansea joins us to talk about border security negotiations. and a discussion of the u.s. missile defense review, with roll calls andrew clevenger. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7 am eastern, tuesday morning. join the discussion. >>> the c-span bus recently traveled to tennessee, asking folks what does it mean to be american? >> for me being an american is being able to bring the status quo, knowing that i have the ability to not be a conformance to what i deal, and form my own opinions and beliefs on something i feel, and challenge the controversy. >> i have had neighbors from el salvador, from iran, from japan, from all over the country, from all over the world, i have had neighbors from all over the world, here to america for a chance at freedom, it is for me being an american means creating a welcoming committee for people of all backgrounds. >> being an american is all about freedom. it is freedom

they include peter king, brian fitzpatrick, fred upton of michigan and chris smith of new jersey.l play you more from that press conference and scenes from the house floor when that new universal background check bill was introduced. we will start with your calls. on tree is up first in florida -- audrey is up first in florida, who believes we should have stronger gun laws. caller: thank you. i would like to make the comment that republicans want a border wall sometimes and even though it lets through drugs and illegal immigrants, they still want the border wall but when it comes to gun laws, it is a lot of the same. there will still be killings so they say well, people will still kill people. it is the same thing. gun laws will still help prevent a lot of deaths. -- both ofh that those things are intertwined. even though it will not stop all the drugs like the wall and even though it won't stop all the killings, i think it is important that stricter gun laws are introduced. host: what specifically do we need? caller: i believe in stronger background checks. i believe we also need

we have republicans who are serious about combating climate change, like brian fitzpatrick in pennsylvaniad we we need to get back to a time when organizations like heartland institute stop spreading lies and misinformation and the koch brothers stop funding the republicans to be climate change deniers. we have to get back to a time to legislate in a bipartisan way. .facts guest guest: you will see when we compare that our numbers are high. the policyrves as senior fellow. tiernan sittenfeld of the league of conservation voters' . she serves as the vice president. thank you for coming. we are going to get the latest in the government shutdown on day 18. christina marcos -- cristine marcos is joining us. this is "washington journal." ♪ >> sunday on q&a, james grant -- >> i make my living about writing about markets. it is too expensive for some people out there. the trouble lies not so much in wall street but what it is. mostly ann a name or infamous name. wall street is mostly an epithet. what we ought to be more unguarded about are the institutions in the federal government that are valid