if you are going to repeal it without any alternative -- host: eric swalwell, our guest. servers on the select intelligence committee, also the science, space, and technology committee. colleen, texas, democrats. go ahead. caller: hi. i don't know if you are hearing me or not. guest: can i hear you. caller: i have the volume down. i wanted to tell you that nancy pelosi really has to go. when we voted obama in in 2008, we wanted universal health care. we had power back then. she couldn't even bring the democrats to agree with the single payer system. the other thing is that i'm constantly listening to political people and none of them have actually said that in order to fix obamacare, you have to go after the health care system. the insurance company, the pharmaceuticals, i haven't heard any of this. at i believe is that in 2008 when we had the power, the democrats forgot about the democrats who voted them in. they were just worried about the tea party and all of the screaming that they did. host: thank you. guest: i appreciate the concern, but actually tea party came abou

>> reporter: bay area congressman eric swalwell. >> many states do not have early voting and many of those are swing states. in new hampshire voters go to the polls tuesday and anyone undecided there has no excuse now for being undecided. >> but some damage may be done. since the latest round of clinton's e-mails were released donald trump has tightened the gap in national polls. >> the cbs news battleground tracker poll shows trump with a one point lead in ohio. in florida the candidates are tied with 45% each. nationally the latest average of several polls has clinton ahead by about two points. >>> donald trump isn't taking the news today about the clinton investigation lying down as he makes his final push through swing states. kpix5's joe vazquez tells us he's swinging back at fbi. >> a few days ago trump was praising director comey, today not so much. sterling heights, michigan, donald trump said the fbi director's newest letter exonerating clinton is evidence of corruption. >> right now she is being protected by a totally rig system. i've been saying it for a long time. you can

coming up wednesday morning, democratic steering and policy committee vice chair congressman eric swalwell. then congressman chris stewart on president-elect trump's emerging national security team and foreign policy challenges. and new york magazine's senior editor max reed on his article "fake news" and whether the internet is a reliable tool for furthering democracy. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live 7:00 am eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >>> follow the transition of government on c-span as donald trump becomes the 45th president of the united states and republicans maintain control of the u.s. house and senate. we'll take you to key events as they happen without interruption. watch live on c-span. watch on demand at c-span.org or listen on our free c-span radio app. >> thank you all very much. welcome to congress. >>> we're joined by mike lilis. tell us why tim ryan is challenging democratic leader nancy pelosi. >> i think there are several reasons. going back to 2010 when the democrats lost control of the speaker's gavel and they were wiped out, there

host: our first guest this morning is eric swalwell, democrat from california.serves on the democratic steering policy committee. coming up, we will hear from another member of the house intelligence committee, chris stewart, he will discuss national security issues, what he things about donald trump's picks for security positions. and then our spotlight on magazine segments. we look at the piece in new york magazine that deals with the topic of fake news. those topics are coming up as "washington journal" continues. >> sunday, on booktv, we are hosting a discussion on the december 1941 attack on pearl harbor on the eve of the 75th anniversary. on the program, teeth to me, -- steve toomey. greg nelson and his book "pearl harbor, from infamy to greatness." we are taking your phone calls, tweets, and email questions live from noon until 3:00 eastern. for theoktv.org complete we can schedule. >> follow the tradition of government on c-span as donald trump becomes the 45th president of the united states and republicans maintain control of the u.s. house and senate.

he and his wife posed for a selfie with eric swalwell. focused on issues facing millennials. >>> house democrats doing soul searching about their leadership team on capitol hill. today they delayed a vote on whether to reelect nancy pelosi as minority leader. challengers now have two weeks to step forward. she walked into a meeting today confident of keeping her title. >> do you expect a challenge to your leadership today? >> no. >> you got beat badly here. [ indiscernible ] >> presidential race [ indiscernible ] not our race. >> senate republicans and democrats do plan to meet separately tomorrow to pick their leadership teams >>> senator barbara boxer is introducing legislation to abolish the electoral college system this in response to hillary clinton winning the popular vote by a slim margin but not the election. years ago donald trump tweeted that the electoral college is a disaster for democracy. in an interview on sunday he said he wouldn't mind making a few changes to the voting system. >> i would rather see it where you went with

bay area congressman eric swalwell says that he is worried. >> i am worried that president trump wants to take us back and close off our connection with cuba. i think the best think for cuba with fidel castro gone is to continue to open up to the west and what freedom and democracy means. >> nancy pelosi added castro's death opens a new path for cubans. she said in a statement generations of cuban political prisoners, democracy activists and families suffered under fidel castro's rule. in their name we'll continue to press the cuban regime to embrace the political, social and economic dreams of the cuban people. >>> back in august, 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick wore a t-shirt featuring pictures of castro meeting with malcolm x in the '60s. just this week, kaepernick defended his decision to wear that shirt in a conversation with reporters from miami. kaepernick he also said he was merely endorsing malcolm x's views on fighting oppression. by the way, the 49ers play the dolphins in miami tomorrow. >>> and still to come, a popular bay area rec center burns to the ground in the middl

joining us from capitol hill, congressman eric swalwell of california.ering and policy committee ahead of tomorrow's leadership elections. he's supporting pulelosi in her bid to remain leader of house democrats. so i guess first of all, sir, congressman, make the case for nancy pelosi staying as leader, given everything that's happened. >> well, thank you, mika and joe. there's a lot of progress to defend that we have made over the last ten years under her leadership with the affordable care act, with the work we have done on climate change and standing up for working families. also, new opportunities that she's given to younger leaders. i came to congress. i'm a millennial. the first of my family to go to college. i have $100,000 in student loan debt and she sent me to work to take our house democrats to 31 cities ina group i chair called future forum and she's given me great responsibility and given me and many others to lead. we're going to need many young leaders at her side in the fights ahead. >> willie geist. good to see you this morning. i unders

go online for the complete we can schedule. , wednesdayon journal morning, congressman eric swalwellut the agenda andegislative political messaging and strategy. then come intelligence committee member, punishment chris stewart on president-elect trump's national security team and policy changes -- policy challenges. and max read on his article "fake news, was quote and whether the internet is a reliable tour -- tool for furthering democracy. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on wednesday morning. join the discussion. announcer: we are joined by mike lillis. mike, tell us why tim ryan is challenging nancy pelosi. mike: there are several reasons. going back to 2010 when the democrats lost control of the , there wereel grumbling men. why should we return the same leaders to the same spot if they were not able to keep us in the majority? since then, you have heard a little bit of that grumbling, but it has been behind closed doors. this year is different because of the trump of victory, because the democrats were expecting to pick up significant house seats. they did not do that. what was once

coming up wednesday morning, democratic vice chair congressman eric swalwell talks about the democratsegislative agenda in the next congress and political messaging and strategy. then, intelligence committee member congressman chris stewart on president-elect trump's emerging security team and four on ellis he challenges. new york magazine select all senior max read on his article, fake news and whether the internet is a reliable tool for furthering democracy. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. now, house majority leader kevin mccarthy gives a preview of republican legislative priorities in the next congress. the california republican talks about tax reform, a health care longer placement, border security. congressman mccarthy was a guest of the washington post the daily 202 series with national political correspondent james holman. [applause] james: thank you, chris. house majority kevin mccarthy we are obviously very lucky to have with us today. good turn out in the audience. on a rainy day, lame duck sessi

coming up wednesday morning, democratic steering and policy committee vice chair congressman eric swalwell talks about the democratic agenda in the next congress and political messaging and strategy. then intelligence committee member congressman chris stewart on president-elect trump's emerging national security team. and foreign policy challenges. and new york magazine's select all senior editor max reed on his article "fake news" and whether the internet is a reliable tool for furthering democracy. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. join the discussion. >>> tonight, a look at how food is marketed to children, the wikipedia movement and automotive cybersecurity. first an update from capitol hill. >> we're joined by mike lillis, congressional reporter for "the hill." the house democratic elections coming up on wednesday morning. tell us why tim ryan is challenging democratic leader nancy pelosi. >> i think there are several reasons. going back to 2010 when the democrats lost control of the speaker's gavel and they were wiped out, there was

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