by bestowing upon them the congressional gold medal. thank you to our soldiers who served thank you to their families who sacrifice and support were crucial during and after the war. and now as we preserve their legacy. hi congressman, mike waltz here. as a ranger qualified green beret. i am thrilled to have been a part of awarding the congressional gold medal to the heroes of the merrills marauders. i can't think of another unit that endured such hardships behind enemy lines in the jungles of burma and southeast asia often cut off from their supplies and literally conducting impossible missions in defensive freedom. i am especially especially thrilled that we could get this gold medal past through the house of representatives while we still have survivors of the meryl marauders with us look, anything that we can do we should be doing to recognize these types of heroes that set the stage for the world's longest period of prosperity since world war two for a world order where the united states leads in line with its liberal values and an

guest: it is an abbreviation former congressional delegation. they knew they could use it to their advantage, the senate is going to have to vote on nato's exception for finland and sweden and that is why they went to nato to deliver that message on behalf of the administration. this is not a controversial issue in the united states. there are so many issues that divide us when we are at home. this is one of those that we are all united on. it serves a specific purpose, and it reinforces biden's message. host: although these events do get covered, you were with the trip the entire duration? guest: i was with them in madrid. the first two stops were in finland and sweden. i linked up with them in madrid where the nato summit was held. it is rare that they bring reporters along on these trips or give this type of access. the reasons are twofold, for security reasons. in foreign countries, the security is not great. the second reason, for resources. they travel on military planes. they want to have these more intimate settings with themselves and s

great career in this congressional baseball game. both sides are applauding for brady, everybody on -- omitting the crab giving him his due as well. mitch: a nice bipartisan moved to see both sides giving him a nice hand coming in. kevin brady, a longtime texas lawmaker, i am sure it is going to miss this game. george: his final game, number 25 in a row, 2-3 with a walk tonight. hugs and high fives all around. give ago, two outs in this seventh-inning -- here we go, to out in this seventh inning. pfluger from the stretch. a strike inside. mitch: trying to figure that out. the george: -- george:-- george: the 0-1. a bit outside. mitch: just a bit outside. george: pfluger laughing at himself. 1-1, two outs, bottom of the seventh-inning. the republicans where they 10-0. low and away, 2-1. he is back on the mount, working quickly, once to get this over. from the stretch, the 2-1. ball high. 3-1. back in place of jared huffman. mitch: huffman play first base throughout the game. george: 3-1 swing and a miss, 3-2. george: i don't know who

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law works is it provides for what should happen on january 6 when the vice president is in the congressional chamber counting the electoral votes. >> it goes also in connection to the constitution. it goes on from there. talk about that connection. >> requires congress to meet to tabulate the votes. it is the law that says if one member of the house and one member of the senate objects to the states then the joint session shall divide and each chamber shall debate the objection. the original law has some provisions on how that works in the senate. >> why did congress feel like it was needed at the time? >> it is in the aftermath of contested elections from the middle of the 19th century. that is when congress stepped in to say we need to make clear exactly how this should work. host: this is our guest and she will talk about this process of accounting electoral votes. >> what exactly is the role of the vice president? there was a lot of pressure on vice president pence to assert authority that he did not have under the law. one of the things that this effort to reform the law says is that it

how did you handle the hate from your congressional? colleagues when you voted against the bill that would allow presidents to basically declare war without congressional approval after 9/11. and barbara lee said something like you put your stake in the ground and you stand by it and you wait till everybody else comes to you. and so i i see her. the vote against bill back back better. she knew was going to pass. so it was in a way it was. it was putting her stake in the ground. and asserting her position in order to make a point and we'll see, you know, we'll see. whether how that goes down over time. okay, we have i think something like 10 minutes. we have questions from the audience. i can read them. actually. that might be just very easiest. here's a good one. i have deep respect for aoc, but i live in a republican area. she's hated here. does she understand that our ultra progressive ideas are deeply unpopular and large areas of the country and help to turn people away from the democratic party. so i can speak to this a little bit.

we will speak to a professor who advised senate democrats on the legislation as well as a congressional staffer who was targeted at had of the meeting. we will speak to congressmember andy levin of michigan. rep. levin: it is not ok as a jewish person to support people undermining our democracy. it's not about aipac, it's about taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from them and taking corporate money from other pa cs that are supporting insurrectionist republicans. amy: plus, we will look at two threats facing the nation's imprisoned population, intensifying heat was and monkpox. >> now that the first case of monkpox has been detected in american jls, we are faced with thiseal possility th is entir outbreak in the unit states may be transformed into something that is much greater and deadly and need be. amy: mabel speak with the former chief medical officer of new york health services and with an incarcerated reporter with the marshall project. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president biden is urging

congressional democrats are very frustrated. there's cori bush, where you can tell people, just vote, your problems away, because they're saying we already voted for you, referring to all democratic control. charlie crist in florida, frustration requires action, and there's no vent for it. and then elizabeth warren, democrats have the tools to fight back, we just need to use them. how are they going to react to, there's not much we can do? >> that's what i hear the most from my sources on the hill, as well as advocacy groups, yes, the house is pretty hamstrung in terms of what they can do to tangibly protect women's rights to access this health care. but at the same time, they just want them to do something. do something at the state level, whether it's on federal land and governors asked biden about this today as they met with him, the idea that they want him to push the envelope on this to the point where if it does end up in a court somewhere, at least democrats are trying. i would make the point that as much as republicans w

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live at nationals park ahead of today's congressional baseball game.d morning, todd. >> todd: i'm todd piro in new york. at 4 a.m., i mentioned you are a five-tool pros pects, you have it all. at 5 a.m., i will say, you are highly coveted at the trade deadline. >> carley: i don't even know what that means, but i am here outside national park. look how beautiful this shot is. it kicks off 7:05 on fs2 tonight, fox sports 2 and fox nation. very easy for everybody who wants to watch, they can. we'll have guests coming up that are on the republican team, including congresswoman lisa mcclain and greg steube. greg steube hit the out-of-the-park home run last year and republicans ended up winning 13-12 and that snapped the losing streak. republicans lost for many years in a row, last year they won. it happened last year, we'll see if it happens this year. >> todd: i fan girled so much after greg steube hit that, he turned on that sucker and put it in the bleachers. i can't wait to hear you talk to them. one baseball note i need to mention. i have this studio a

you were shot during a congressional baseball game practice. now a left wing group shut down d.c.s, quote. we disrupted brett kavanaugh's steak dinner we will disturb the game. if hundreds turn out of to the congressional baseball game this month and risk arrest there is a real chance we could shut the whole thing down. what was your reaction, washington. ,congressman, when you first heard this call for unrest. >> here we go again, the left just wants to disrupt everything. this is a game by the way that raises money for charities in d.c. we, last year, raised over $1.5 million for local groups like boys and girls club. they want to shut that down? i guess they don't care about the kids that benefit from this one opportunity where republicans and democrats can come together to do something good and that's what they want to shut down? it shows you how out of touch the left is with hardworking americans. you know, it's baseball. people enjoy this game. they enjoy coming out and seeing people doing something that are helping other people. maybe if they tried to go work with those loc

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jordan talked about congressional pardons but he never asked me for one.it is more for an update on whether the white house was going to party members of congress. mr. gohmert asked for one as well. mr. perry also asked for a pardon. >> mr. perry, did he ask you directly? >> yes he did. >> did marjorie taylor greene contact yellow and? >> no, i heard that she asked white house counsel office for a pardon from mr. philbin, but i did not frequently communicate with mrs. greene. >> are you aware of any conversations or communications about the possibility of giving congressman matt gates a pardon? >> i know he had asked for it, but i'm not sure if he ever received one, or what happened with it. >> how do you know that he asked for a pardon? >> he told me. >> tell us about that. >> you told me he asked meadows for a pardon. >> the involved in or did you witness any conversations about the possibility of a blanket pardon for everyone involved in january 6th? >> i heard that mentioned, yes. >> do you know whether the president had any conversations about potenti

republicans will take on democrats in the congressional baseball game.an eric swalwell before he took the field tonight about the game as well as his legislation that's passed before the summer recess. congressional baseball game tonight explain why this is an important tradition and how you're feeling about the team. thank you, greg . it's a game for charity this evening. it's a game that's been played for decades. republicans versus democrats fast pitch at nationals park. it's quite embarrassing to see uh you know me and many of my colleagues disgrace a major league ball field, but we do it for the kids. we do it for the kids, and it's also an opportunity for republicans and democrats to come together over america's pastime. and uh, you know, put behind us even for a couple of hours. you know the issues that you know so often divided. climate activists have talked about protesting at the game. this is news that senator joe manchin said he'll end his holdout sign onto this tax and energy bill, which includes billions to battle climate change. what does

you're running from a congressional seat. want to participate in this forum that took place on monday. what happened? >> right, in a congressional district, actually lower manhattan and brooklyn. this particular forum, the group of brooklyn democratic clubs who decided that despite the fact that i'm on the ballot and despite the fact that i'm one of the candidates that voters can choose from -- there's 15 of us, there is a lot, that i should not be allowed to speak because i think sports, both collegiate sports in professional sport should be based on -- should be single based on biological sex and not gender identity because men have an unfair advantage against women in sport. that's why we have single sports to begin with. we do we just did a story but jill biden referring to let you know the stock was that would be part of the reason why democrats are losing touch and losing the vote of many democrats. along lines, these groups not understand that they are the ones that are extremists? and the extremist views are driving v

in fiscal year 2010, the last year of earmarking before the congressional ban, congress passed 11,000 earmarks at a sum of $32 billion. we cannot go back there. earmarks give congress a personal incentive to vote for the huge spending bills that are dragging america into bankruptcy. i talked about it last night when i introduced my own budget to try to go the other direction. the return of earmarks will mean the return of earmark scandals, earmark corruption, much soon than you think. let's do the minimum to prevent this. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on rules and administration be discharged from further consideration and the senate now proceed to senate resolution 687. further, that the resolution be agreed to and that the the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: is there objection? mrs. shaheen: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: reserving the right to object, one of congress' most basic jobs is the power of the purse. americans rely on this body to provid

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here with me on set is congressional reporter, for the guardian, hugo lowell. let me start with you. ruth marcus writes today, that she now believes attorney general, merrick garland, should bring charges against donald trump, because quote, failing to bring them, would be more damaging to the nation, then turning a blind eye to this effort, to subvert democracy, and prevent the peaceful transfer of power. do you agree? >> i think that sentiment is growing, as committees are making a compelling case, jonathan thanks for having me this morning. ruth, also qualify that. you need evidence that needs to be admissible in court. what we are seeing in the january six committee, it's a road map. this is our -- like they would want to be in front of a grand jury. i think there is still work to do. i think the evidence, is growing more and more compelling. there is a lot of issues, i think the justice department has to take into account, that is the strength of the evidence, the fact that this will be the first time in history, the former president, would be indicted, an

fox news poll showing congressional vote preference, 41% democrat to 44% republican. also notice that in all of the hostage videos that we see at the white house with president biden, he's always with his dog commander, which upsets me about one thing. first of all, the dog's not wearing a mask, and we now know that all mammals can get covid. but also, you know, what do you do in washington when your polling is in the toilet, you hang out with your dog; right? >> bring out the pet; right? look, that congressional poll that we have there, when you look at history, right, and you see that bill clinton lost 54 seats, right, in 1994, and he was polling higher than joe biden. you look at obama who was also polling higher than joe biden, and he lost 63. what is this thing going to look like in november when you consider he's polling lower than any president in polling history from truman to trump. >> just to be fair, there are three months to go; right? we know historically there could be an october surprise. that usually takes place when there's a presidential election, bu

i call for a congressional investigation and hearings so that we can give them solutions and not just concerns. they need, because their children's lives are lost. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, today i rise to discuss yet another disastrous economic record for the biden administration. inflation has hit 9.1%. grocery costs are up. gas prices are up. nearly every essential item for living is up. the biden administration's failed economic policies and congressional democrats' unchecked spending has put our economy on the verge of recession. in kentucky citizens are paying twice as much at the gas pump as they did last year. in fact, kentuckians have seen a 50% increase in gas prices since last year and diesel increase of 84%, which is detrimental to the farming industry. farmers are at thei

what do you tell these congressional democrats feeling like the party is not fighting hard enough? them give us some ideas and we'll explore everything we can and ask them to pass the law. they have it in their power, if they can find the votes to roe'h is what we need, executive action and do as much as we can. when you are stripped of a right as the supreme court just done to every woman of child-bearing age is tough to over ccome it took us >> was this something that folks really at risk that's why it was never brought up >> to know that nothing is ever totally safe, remember we still have not been able to pass the equal rights amendment this country has a way to go, but certainly i don't believe this decision -- this is just not america. we are not about taking rights most people around the world have n look at the u.s. the as a beacon of rights. i am confident that we are going to get pass this just for now we have five justices on the supreme court have made life difficult and some cases impossible for women. >> this has to be done legislatively, there is no other way to fix

>> democratic primaries in congressional races.s assessment has been because of partisan polarization, there are fewer slim districts which means more often than in the past if a member of congress is chosen in the primary. they ao have noticed there is an unusually large number of house seats because of redistricting and retirement. they like to do open house races because once in can come but has been elected and air system, they can be difficult to dislodge. what this play is about is trying to create a whole new generation of younger democrats who will toe the line on israel-palestine, also in many, many cases, take a kinda more pro-corporate position and therefore blunt the trend we are seeing towards the democratic party moving in a more progressive direction. amy: this is new, right, aipac having this kind of super pac? >> yes. aipac never had a political action committee but saw essentially it needed to rollout the big guns and a response to the trends we saw with the election of the squad members, and it has extraordinary

is it with a congressional and desiccation like this?s this something that there is another aspect of government that should be pressing on china? because it's a administration is not doing enough there in terms of accountability. >> there is a couple things, i think number one and it comes to dr. fauci to examine what he did or did he do is to do a congressional hearing. herein lies the problem with republicans with approach to the midterm election, an ideal of another republican type investigative hearing, reminiscent of benghazi is not going to be in the eyes of what the american voters really want. what the american voters want without the recent polls, 57%, 47-watt democrats, 47-watt republicans, both parties are doing a disservice. more hearings per state, i'm not sure that's going to be a voting issue for republicans. but if you want to have accountability for anthony fauci, the place to do it would be in the united states congress where the money comes from. >> you just said congress should not ask questions, maybe they should if

let's start with what we call the generic congressional ballot. look at these numbers this is a tied race at the moment. 46% of voters in the poll say they prefer the republican candidate in the mid-term election. 46% democrat. i do want to caution here, this is a score that pollsters normally believe democrats need to actually be ahead on if they are going to pick up seats. so a tie in this generic congressional ballot usually does benefit the republicans here. this is not a number democrats see and say, oh, we're going to be fine in the midterms, but it does show a competitive contest, perhaps more competitive than the overall political environment would suggest. and take a look at it over time here. back in january and february democrats were down at 43% in this. they were at 44% in april and may. down at 42%. they're now up to 46%. so democrats have seen a little bit of a bump perhaps coinciding with the supreme court overturning roe vs. wade and that energizing some democrats. as for the issues that are driving this race, abby, the economy is

it was a congressional black caucus that spearheaded the bipartisan infrastructure deal.e thing. we are now coming out and working on yet another voting rights -- are consequences of elections and the number one thing for us as a congressional black caucus and for our communities is bubbling. we have to make sure that people are ready to go, that they are registered, and that they understand that if we're going to make a difference, if we think it is bad now, if we now continue -- if we don't continue to fight, if we don't continue to vote there will be consequences. not only at the federal level, but at the state level. look at what's happening now, whether it's roe v. wade, whether it is the police shootings, it comes back to the state level and the judicial crisis. we have a chance to pick up seats in the senate, but we must keep senator warnock and we can pick up a female in north carolina, and even maybe another member in ohio to the u.s. senate. >> congresswoman, the mayor of ohio has lifted the city's recent curfew this morning following more than two weeks of prot

the riot lead a congressional inquiry. >> every day we rely on law forcement to save lives.ary 6, we relied on law enforcement to save our democracy. so what happened. the capitol police, the d.c. tropolitan police, other law enforcement agencies were attacked and assaulted before our eyes, sprayed, stomped on, brutalized. lives were lost. for three hours, the defeated former president of the u.s. watched it all happen, as he sat in the comfort of the private dining room next to the oval office. >> if donald trump decides to run again, polling suggests it would not be straightforward. this is one poll. 46% said they would cast their vote for a different candidate. ron desantis is emerging as a top rival. he has not yet announced a presidential bid. former president pence could decide to run. >> i don't know that our movement is that divided. i don't know that the president and i differ on issues. but we may differ on focus. truly believe elections are about the future. it is absolutely essential at a time when so many americans are hurting, so many families are struggling th

congressional district 10.ttack on congressman zeldon running for governor of new york. he was at a campaign event. a man comes up to them with the blade. the man was released without bail, later arrested and charged with federal assault. this shows the states progressive criminal justice policies. >> specifically lead zeldon was speaking about the problem with cash bail when he was attacked by this person. it took more than 24 hours for the federal government to get involved. the justice department -- arrested and held until he is a federal hearing this week the you listen to what people are saying in new york. crime is a top issue for a number of americans. it affects everybody. democrats are now pivoting. we sell the white house with joe biden saying he wants $33 billion to refund the police in an effort to get back these voters who are feeling very unsafe in new york some states across the country funding more right-leaning candidates thinking it will be easier for them. they did it in maryland and pennsylv

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i know that you, ladies and gentlemen, will be leaving for the traditional congressional recess in ak. and all of you will be able to return to your offices in the fall and probably all of you have already your calendar and it's normal. it's this normalcy that us ukrainians are deprived of. will my son be able to return to school in the fall? i don't know. like millions of families in ukraine. will my daughter will be able to go to university at the beginning of the academic year and experience normal student life? i cannot answer. what will the teachers prepare, work in classrooms or bomb shelters? we will have answers if we had air defense systems. in fact, the answer is right here in washington, d.c. america, unfortunately, knows from its own experience what terrorist attacks are and has always sought to defeat terrorists. help us to stop this terror against ukrainians. and this will be our joy, great victory in the name of life, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness of every person, every family. this is what i'm asking for and what my husband is asking for. not as a presidential

congressional turn around democrats go from blaming the police to trying to protect them. more than 5 million deadly fentanyl pills nabbed coming into the country the past three days alone. this is biden border policy and drug policy are coming under new political fire. and china seeks to undermine the u.s. economy by secretly targeting the federal reserve. ♪ >> bret: but breaking tonight what could be. >> in any form but they really want to damage me so i can no longer go back to work for you and i don't think that's going to happen. >> i don't know that our movement is that divided. i don't know that the president and i differ on issues. but we may differ on focus. >> bret: breaking tonight what could be a preview of the battle of the 2024 presidential nomination. former president trump and former vice president pence addressing separate conservative groups today here in washington. senior national correspondent rich edson is at one of them tonight. good evening, rich. >> former president trump and former vice president mike pence giving two very different speeches in wa

let's discuss all of this, and more, with two former federal prosecutors, congressional, and caroline. nbc legal analysts. i will start with you. how unusual is it that the secret service is served with the subpoena? >> it may be somewhat unusual that they are served with the subpoena, but it is not unusual that there is information they have that might be relevant to something congress is doing, or something the department of justice is doing. there has been, i will call it, a spotty history of robust compliance from the secret service here. let's share a quick story, amen, and i think it qualifies as irony. when i was a federal prosecutor, in washington, you see that the u.s. attorney's office we, often, came in possession of cell phones as evidence in our criminal cases. it was not at all unusual, for information to have been deleted, by the owner of the cell phone before receives it is evidence. do you know we did with those cell phones? we didn't go down to quantico, and used a lab there, although they do have great forensic services, we went to the united states secret service f

harper could drastically alter how congressional and presidential elections are conducted.eart of the case is a theory known as the "independent state legislature doctrine," which the supreme court has repeatedly rejected for well over a century. but the theory has gained support in the majority conservative court. justices neil gorsuch, clarence thomas, samuel alito, and brett kavanaugh have all endorsed different versions of this doctrine. the three liberal justices have signaled they will not overrule the supreme court's many precedents rejecting the doctrine, meaning it could rest in the hands of amy coney barrett. just one day before the supreme court agreed to hear moore v. harper, it ruled 6 to 3 to reinstate a republican-drawn congressional map in louisiana struck down by a lower court as a racially motivated violation of the voting rights act. new york democratic congressmember alexandria ocasio-cortez tweeted -- "we are witnessing a judicial coup in process. if the president and congress do not restrain the court now, the court is signaling they will come for the

hanging in the balance, the future of the congressional january 6th investigation, republicans having vowed to dissolve it, along with the biden legacy to this point. of course, i care about both the big picture and details among democrats. they must give details of, because black voters will expect to see and hear the details bergeron, so that they're voting rights will be enhanced. how civil rights will be defended from a conservative majority supreme court that has signaled nothing is safe and as democrats prepare to give millions of dollars to police departments through reconciliation, we'll communities of color finally see federal policing reform that we were promised just two years ago? a lot at stake in just 100 days. all we will impact all of it tonight on politicsnation. let's get started. joining me now, congressman, sean patrick maloney, democrat of new york chair of the democratic congressional campaign committee. congressman, thank you for joining us. 100 days. 100 days. three months and a week out from what is shaping up to be a definitively midterm election. there are p

the entire country is divided up into congressional districts of about 300,000 people each members of the house are elected for short terms two years since they have to come up for re-election so often they must constantly be responsive to the wishes of the voters. it is here also that delegates from our territories sit as non-voting members. for the house does only half the job of making the laws the other half is done by the senate which meets in the other wing of the capital. senators are elected on the basis of state representation two senators from each state regardless of his population. they hold office for long term six years. their terms of office are staggered so that some expire every two years thus guaranteeing that there will always be experienced men in the senate. all our federal laws have to go through both the house and the senate. this is the way it works bill. first a proposed law is introduced into one branch of the legislature as a bill. it has always been a number and is printed like this one. the bill is then turned over to one of the legislative committees for

from your congressional colleagues without congressional approval. we see against build it back better. she was going to pass. asserting her position. in order to make a point. we will see we will see how that goes down over time. >> we havei something like ten minutes. we have questions from thely audience. here is a good one. i have deep respect for aoc alter progressive ideas. >> so i can speak to this a little bit. aoc has this vision which i respect but i am not sure is achievable. and her vision is to assert an economic analysis of american class structure so well workers in california and food pickers in the south and restaurant workers in new york and factory and autoworkers in the midwest tend to vote republican, allll understand their really being screwed by the same system. they can perform coalitions together. the original aoc entered congress before the divisiveness of the last three years. was aoc he believed that she believes you all of these people have more in common than they have difference. the waitstaff has divided us in a way bu

guest: it is an abbreviation former congressional delegation.hey knew they could use it to their advantage, the senate is going to have to vote on nato's exception for finland and sweden and that is why they went to nato to deliver that message on behalf of the administration. this is not a controversial issue in the united states. there are so many issues that divide us when we are at home. this is one of those that we are all united on. it serves a specific purpose, and it reinforces biden's message. host: although these events do get covered, you were with the trip the entire duration? guest: i was with them in madrid. the first two stops were in finland and sweden. i linked up with them in madrid where the nato summit was held. it is rare that they bring reporters along on these trips or give this type of access. the reasons are twofold, for security reasons. in foreign countries, the security is not great. the second reason, for resources. they travel on military planes. they want to have these more intimate settings with themselves and sta

i was in the air force and i was on the can rational side -- congressional side. having to go to fort bragg multiple times, they raised american warriors. i appreciate our special forces there. spot on. testing is an issue. two years of covid, i think the analysis is there now peered we went backwards. kids that stayed home and were trying to learn virtually through high schools and junior high, the scores went records. we hope to learn from this sending teenagers home to learn virtually for most of the children, most of the students it did not serve them well. we went backwards the last couple of years. i think educators and our local schools are governed by the school boards. try to get a little bit more control but we have to study how do we raise the bar on basic skills when it's reading, writing, and arithmetic. how do we get more people out of high school that are interested in welding, electrical work, pipe fitting, there is a huge demand for these jobs out there. we are not getting enough people into these jobs. there is a huge task if you are an educator,

it is not typically how a normal congressional committee is organized. that is not entirely on the democrats, as trump supporters want to claim. the republicans got what they wished for. they want to delegitimize them and they got the structure they thought would work best for them. and it hasn't worked out that way. what i tell people, jamie raskin and bennie thompson, they're partisan democrats. when i talk to fellow conservatives, i say, i don't care what they say. i care about the fact, as you alluded to, that virtually every witness except for two or three people has been not just a republican, not just a conservative, but until basically january 6th a die-hard trump supporter. these are these people saying it, and the only people who could rebut it are the ones pleading the fifth and refusing to cooperate. >> mark, does that matter to you? does that make a bigger impact, the idea of you don't want to be criminally fraught, jonah? but does it make a difference to the audience, the consuming electorate, those the committee is wanting to persuade what