our chairwoman, cathy mcmorris rodgers. [applause] >> this is an exciting day for the american people, an exciting day for the american economy. we stand here as representatives of families and small businesses and farmers all across this country who have spoken, who have told us, they want tax relief. i want an opportunity for a better life. today, we are proud to stand and excited to stand and give them hope for a better tomorrow. we all have the chance to travel around the country. i was recently in north carolina and i heard a small business woman, she came up to me and she said, if you are able to get tax reform on the president's desk, i will double my business, home -- double the number of employees. we heard those kind of stories over and over. we want people to have larger paychecks. small business owners told us,

ladies and gentlemen, our chairwoman of the republican conference, cathy mcmorris rodgers.

we begin with cathy mcmorris rodgers. this is 15 minutes. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: i hope everyone has a wonderful thanksgiving and put the phones away and focus on one another. i was reminded of just the blessing of being eaning american and living in a protection that protects and defends every person's life. and especially now with our tax reform bill passed in the house and being considered in the senate, i think our plan will create opportunities for everyone to have that better life. now the opportunity to succeed isn't limited to tax reform. success happens when people are given the opportunity to thrive, to reach their full potential. and part of that means ensuring they have a workplace that is safe and secure. and like many americans i'm troubled by the reports of sexual harrassment and inappropriate behavior. it is rocking capitol hill as well as elsewhere across the country. this is not who we are. we can and we must do better. we need to take a step back to the larger issue of civility and how we treat each other. there are many good p

cathy mcmorris rodgers told our viewers this morning that this is really just a rah-rah effort by theresident. the economy is doing great right now and the stock market is doing great now. this president is the babe ruth of deregulation. but he has not one major legislative victory to show for himself nor do congressional republicans and i'm sure that will be part of the president's message. >> julie: a big part who will get republicans are undecided, senator ron johnson of wisconsin is a no for now. you've got john mccain, rand paul, susan collins, lisa murcowski, despite tax reform to drill in the arctic national wildlife refuge, you also have deficit hawks like senators james langford and bob corker. a lot of people are on the fence or no at this point as we watch the president enter live in capitol hill. he is going the try to sway many of these senators. are his remarks going to be enough or go back to the drawing table in order to get it passed? if it passes in the house will it pass in the senate? with healthcare, that failed. >> the president is on the hill after his successfu

ladies and gentlemen, our chairwoman of the republican conference, cathy mcmorris rodgers. [applause] mrs. mcmorris rodgers: well, this is an exciting day for the american people, an exciting day for the american economy. we stand here as representatives of families and small businesses and farmers all across this country who have spoken, who have told us they want tax relief, that they want an opportunity for a better life, and today we are proud to stand. we are excited to stand and give them hope for a better tomorrow. you know, we all have the chance to travel around the country and i was repeatly down in north carolina and i heard a small business woman. she came up to me and said, you know what, if you are able to get fax reform onto the president's desk, i will tear out this wall, i will double my business, i am going to double the number of employees. and we heard those kind of stories repeated over and over and over. we want people to have larger paychecks. the small business owners who kept telling us, we'd like to be able to pay our employees more. we'd like to b

earlier i spoke with congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers.blican conference on a busy day, thank you for sitting down with us. this vote is teed up to happen later today. are you confident that you and your party have enough support to see this pass? >> well, we believe that we're on the right track. this is an important day as we pass tax relief to the american people, to everyone in this country, individuals, small businesses. they will be seeing their tax burden lifted. also today i will be hosting president trump as he comes and meets and does the final push with the house republicans. it will be great to have him right before we go to the floor and actually cast our votes for this tax relief measure. >> sandra: great to have him. is he needed to push this over the finish line? >> you know, i think it's really just me hosting him with the house republican conference so that he can come and do the joining in the effort. a major priority for the republicans. we want individuals, families, hard working men and women across the country to hav

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congress woman cathy mcmorris rodgers. happy thanksgiving. president trump making news ahead of today's white house briefing. the president hinting at a cabinet meeting this morning that infrastructure and welfare reform may be next on his agenda after taxes. president trump also announcing a big shift in u.s. policy on north korea. >> today the united states designating north korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. should have happened a long time ago. should have happened years ago. in addition to threatening the world by nuclear devastation, north korea has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, including assassinations on foreign soil. >> dana: the designation has been debated inside the trump administration for months. it will return north korea to the list for the first time since 2008. >>> up next, the on going war of words between president trump and arizona senator jeff blake. is it causing more division in the republican party? we'll look at whether it could also help republicans and democrats work together on capitol

with cathy mcmorris rodgers. it is 15 minutes.

ladies and gentlemen, our chairwoman of the republican conference, cathy cathy mcmorris rodgers. [applause] >> this is an exciting day for the american people, an exciting day for the american economy. we stand here as representatives of families and small businesses, and farmers all across this country who have spoken, who have told us, they want tax relief. that they want an opportunity for a better life. today we are proud to stand, we're excited to stand and give them hope for a better tomorrow. you know, we all have the chance to travel around the country. i was recently down in north carolina, i heard a small businesswoman, she came up to me, said, you know what? if you're able to get tax reform on the president's desk, i will tear out this wall, i will double my business, i will double the number of employees and we heard those kind of stories repeated over and over and over. we want people to have larger paychecks. the small business owners who kept telling us we would like to pay our employees more. we would like to be able to increase our paychecks, but, it is a tax bur

cathy mcmorris rodgers, thank you very much, house gop conference chair. great seeing you. >> great to be with you here. neil: as we're speaking so is white house economic advisor gary cohn, that the tax bill is something that the president can and will likely support. we're monitoring closely what he is saying at economic club forum. go to charlie gasparino crunching some other numbers here. we keep forgetting, charlie, part of this, you get a mix of disappointment and glee, they're constrained under this system of reconciliation not blowing deficit so you can't go too crazy. argue you should cut spending so it is what it is. it is the give and take. what is the reaction on it? >> they're constrained by ideology. paul ryan is not a supply-sider like art laffer. he looks at static analysis as dynamic. neil: pay for it. >> pay for it immediately. you can't count stuff coming in future. i will say this, when you talk to people, i talk to economists, traders, and investors. there is good, there is bad, there is ugly. what is good? simplifying the tax code, go

here is cathy mcmorris rodgers, house republican conference chair. >> insure that this is unacceptablethat we are educating, raising that awareness and taking action so it is unacceptable. making sure our victims are getting the support that they need. i think we all were taken aback by the reports of the settlements and we're looking at that. >> so as you can see, melissa, very contentious subject. some people thinking education is the answer. back to you. melissa: gerri willis, thank you. david: well minnesota senator al franken is under an ethics probe. we all know that by now. of course this is the reason why. this photo, allegations from other women who say he sexually harassed them as well. not all of his democratic supporters are standing by him. >> we can't condone this kind of thing and i think that, you know, the miss tweeden must have have taken tremendous courage it make that statement. melissa: another woman now accusing senator al franken of sexually harassing her 17 years ago. members on both sides of the senate calling for allegations to be reviewed bit ethics committee

which is sponsored and spearheaded by my good friend and fellow washingtonian, representative cathy mcmorris rodgers will improve the licensing process for the u.s. hydropower resources by promoting accountability as well as transparency. by requiring greater cooperation among federal and state agencies as well as reducing needless duplication of efforts. mr. speaker, i am a strong, steadfast supporter of hydropower. i admit that which has america's first renewable electricity source has provide our country with low cost, clean, reliable energy for over a century. my own home state of washington, nearly 70% of our energy is derived from hydropower. there are still some misguided, extreme efforts to breach our dams and remove these critical sources of eelect -- of electric generation, i believe that we need to increase our use of clean and renewable resources by passing this, the hydropower policy modernization act, we can take a very major step in doing just that. mr. speaker, ferc, or the federal energy regulatory commission, serves as the lead agency to coordinate hydropower reviews and convene st

consider h.r. 3043, the hydropower policy modernization act, sponsored by representative cathy mcmorris rodgers. this will continue our effort to improve america's energy infrastructure by streamlining the ferc licensing project process for hydropower process. we'll also consider two good jobs bill. first, the save local business act, sponsored by representative bradley byrne. this will ensure small piss and franchises across america receive fair government treatment rather than confusing regulations that harm workers. second, the house will consider h.r. 2201, the microoffering safe harbor act, sponsored by representative tom emmer. part of our innovation initiative, this is a smarter way for entrepreneurs to start new ventures or grow existing businesses. additional legislative items are possible in the house. if anything is added to the schedule i'll be sure to inform my friend and all member. with that, i thank my friend and yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank my friend for for that information. first i want to start by saying the majority leader and i and four other members of the house had an

legislation introduced by my friend and colleague from the energy and commerce committee, cathy mcmorris rodgers, is an important step towards modernizing our energy infrastructure, creating jobs and, yes, strengthening our economy. -- t to thank her for her for this bill. we held one legislative hearing. both subcommittee and committee markups where the bill was agreed to by voice vote. following the markups, the bipartisan committee staff held more hearings from tribal governments to gather additional view. i think the resulting bill strikes a careful balance. changes were made to increase state and tribal consultation requirements in a very strong savings clause was added to protect states' authorities under the clean water act. hydropower is an essential component of an all-of-the-above energy strategy for this country. hydropower is clean, it's renewable and affordable base load power. it's good for consumers, electricity bills and it's also good for jobs which is why labor is strongly supportive of this legislation. . there is a tremendous opportunity to expand hydropower production on exi

are presented of cathy mcmorris rodgers.er win gives washington democrats control of the governor's mansion and both state legislative bodies for the next year, potentially pushing a more progressive agenda in 2018. in votes collected on election was collecting 55.4% of the vote. john, go ahead. it was the union members who put donald trump in in the northern states, wisconsin, minnesota, what have you. they forgot that last time that happened was when -- endorsed ronald reagan and he ended up in jail. republicans hate unions, and why would a union member vote against his best interest? i cannot believe that they lost sight of our history. the nrb against labor, barack obama, under recent appointments, put favorable nrb people in there, congress sued them and lost. trump got in on a fluke, because people lost sight of who was in their best interest. gary, indiana, democrat line. go ahead. caller: good morning. i would like to say that for many discouraged democratic voters out there, there is hope. there is hope for each and

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