trump of the state of florida received one vote for president. and tim walz of the state of minnesota received three votes for vice president. and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received one vote for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of maryland seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 10 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received 10 votes for vice president. >> the certificate for the electoral vote of the commonwealth of massachusetts seeming to regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 11 votes for president, and tim walz of minnesota received 11 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of michigan seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 15 votes for president, and j.d. vance of

appears donald j trump of the state of florida received exposed for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio votes for vice president. [applause] >> the certificate of the electoral vote kentucky seems to be regular informed and authentic and appears donald j trump in the statet of florida received eight votes for president and j.d. vance in the state of ohio received eight votes for vice president. [applause] >> the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of indiana regular and authentic and appears donald j trump from the state of florida received eight votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received eight votes for vice president. [applause] >> that certificate of the electoral vote in the state of maine appears kamala harris in the state of california received three votes for president donald j trump of the state of florida received one vote president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received three votes for vice president j.d. vance of the state of ohio received one vote for vice president. >> the certificate of the electoral vote

florida lieutenant governor janet nunes, chief of staff to desynths, former florida house speaker aleve yeah and florida state senator jay collins. if he goes with moody that clears the field for byron donalds to run for governor. part of the combination is also replacing moody as attorney general. fox has told -- cory mills of florida was interested in the senate seat but that creates a vacancy in the house. however, rubio must first be confirmed and resigned. that could come as early as monday night just hours after the inauguration. now also oaf owe governor mike dewine has not announced he will appoint to succeed j.d. vance. the vice president elect to the senate. we're told mr. trump wants ramaswamy. that person must run again in 2026 for the remainder of vance's term. a couple of stats. 44 senators tapped for cabinet posts. none of them have voted for themselves when they have been in the senate. we have had people vote present. the last two who had done that jeff sessions, the republican senator from alabama became mr. trump's attorney general back in 2017. and also john kerry in

trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. [ applause ] o florida has received 312 votes [ applause ] >> kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. [ applause ] >> the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number a majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states are as follows. jd vance of the state of ohio has received 312 votes. [ applause ] >> tim walz of the state of minnesota has received 226 votes. [ applause ] >> this announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons eelected president and vice president of the united states. each for a term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2025, and shall be entered together with the list of the votes on the journals of the house and the senate. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> the purpose of the joint senate having been concluded concurrent to resolution number 2, 119th congress, the chair declares this joint session dissolved, thank yo

trump of the state of florida received 4 kamala d.ris of the state of california receive 1 vote for president. j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 4 votes for vice president. and tim walz of the state of minnesota received one vote for vice president. [applause] >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of nevada seems to be regular in form and authentic. it appears there from that donald j. trump of the state of florida received six votes from president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received six votes for vice president. [applause] >> madam president, their certificate of the electoral vote of the state of new hampshire seems to be regular in form and authentic. kamala d. harris of the state of california receive four votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received four votes for vice president. [applause] >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of new jersey seems to be regular in form and authentic. it appears there from that kamala d. harris

florida, and she was florida's elected attorney general, working to improve the lives of floridians, to make florida the best state in the nation, to live, work, and raise a family. pam was an incredible partner, working to keep florida safe and uphold the laws of our state, and ensuring crime is aggressively pursued by law enforcement and prosecutors. president trump has made clear that one of his top priorities is to reverse the rising rates of crime, and specifically violent crime, that have plagued our communities over the past four years. pam bondi is uniquely equipped to advance his priority as u.s. attorney general because she has a she has a proven track record of success in achieving dramatic reductions in crime and violent crime. during her time as florida's attorney general from 2010, the year before she took office, to 2018, the last year she was in office together, florida experienced a remarkable 26% drop in overall crime, including a 19.6% drop in violent crime and a 27.4% drop in property crime. these aren't just numbers. these are tens of thousands of lives saved and

and so florida, i think, and south florida, is a great example of that. let me just take you back a few years. i don't want to age myself, but 1994, florida was known as number one in violent crime in the country. yes, florida. the state legislature raised taxes every single year. and it was rated as not a great place to own a business or start a new business. what happened? for the first time in 122 consecutive years of democratic control in the state legislature, just the florida senate flipped and florida has never looked back again. the people of florida saved themselves. and now, we are known as the free state of florida, the prosperous, secure, wonderful place to do business, to raise a family. a place where the world wants to come to not only vacation but to live, and the world and the country wants to emulate. that is because of republican leadership. and the hispanic community in this state has been learning that time and time again. ronald reagan used to say that hispanics are republicans and they just don't know it. guess what? in florida, they

general for the state of florida. nothing has impacted my career more than my experience as a state prosecutor because i got to know and still keep in touch with many victims and their families from when i was a prosecutor. upon becoming attorney general in 2011, i proudly served for two terms. i was term limited. i would probably still be there right now had i not been kicked out of office by term limits. i loved being attorney general. i did my best to keep florida safe, to continue to stand up for victims of crime, and to fight the opioid crisis and the drug crisis that was not only facing florida, but this entire country. out of the top 100 -- this is one of the things i'm the most proud of -- oxycodone dispensers in the entire country. 98 or 99 of them lived in florida. we fought for tough legislation, kids were dropping dead every day. we fought for tough legislation and after that legislation, none of those opioid dealers, doctors practiced in florida. we fought to eliminate human trafficking by raising awarene

florida. as a local prosecutor for nearly two decades pam kept her community safe, prosecuting violent criminals, drug dealers, those who would threaten the local community and those who stood in opposition to the rule of law. pam's fellow floridians collected or to service florida's attorney general were she was the first woman in state history elected to that office. as a former state attorney general myself i can vouch for the deep experience pam bondi has developed from serving in that role. as a chief law enforcement official in her state she worked with local prosecutors to fight crime, worked to protect our constitutional rights, constitute right floridians and stood up for the little guy by taking on abuses of power. as florida's attorney general she worked tirelessly to combat the awkward crisis, fighting pill mills and helping to combat the widespread misuse and trafficking of deadly drugs including fentanyl which have devastated families and communities all across our country. she s

were in florida. it was a national embarrassment. the oxycontin express from appalachia down to florida. people would buy drugs, use, abuse, then go home and sell for profit. we ended that. she appointed me to be billy preston. we could not have done it without her but she got the legislature to change the laws. she convinced them to pass the prescription drug monitoring program. that was indispensable. her leadership related to a dramatic decrease in the number of deaths from opioid overdoses. sen. cruz: thank you. sen. hirono: ms. mccord i want to ask about the january 6 attack on the capitol. can you do find domestic terrorism? ms. mccord: domestic terrorism under the united states code is a crime under federal or state law done with the attempt to influence the policy of government through intimidation or coercion. sen. hirono: based on that definition where some of the acts committed january 6 acts of domestic terrorism? ms. mccord: certainly acts of violence that violated criminal code to appear

wasserman shultz from florida. mr. speaker, it's such an honor to be able to express my gratitude and good wishes to tracy pugh. our gratitude for her years of service to this body, to congresswoman, to the state of florida. i also would like to share that on behalf of the two chiefs of staff that i've had during my terms here, clay philips and laura hopkins, they always consulted tracy with -- they sought her counsel on how to run a congressional office, how to do it in a proactive and positive way. you know, there are often twists and turns here on capitol hill, especially here in the peoples house, but tracy's always had that steady hand. she has an open door. she's a good listener. she is the chief of staff to chiefs of staff. she is known as the consummate professional. she doesn't lose her temper. to the contrary, she is even- kieled and thoughtful in everything she does. let me admit it's not easy when you work for a member of congress who is a go-getter and trying to accomplish a hundred things at 100 miles per

salazar of florida. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment of the following members on the part of the house to the united states group of the nato parliamentary assembly. the clerk: mr. turner of ohio, chair. mr. dunn of florida. mrs. wagner of missouri. mr. fitzpatrick of pennsylvania. mr. guthrie of kentucky. ms. van duyne of texas. mr. connolly of virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment pursuant to section 2-1, natural culture center act 20 u.s.c. 76-ha amended by public law 107-117 and the order of the house of january 3, 2025, of the following members on the part of the house to the board of trustees of the john f. kennedy center for performing arts. the clerk: mr. mccaul of texas. ms. letlow of louisiana. mrs. beatty of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment pursuant to sections 5580 and 5518 of the revised statutes 20 u.s.c. 42-43 and the order of the house of january 3, 2025, of the fol

florida born and raised. local prosecutor near tampa and went on to become the florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019. bill, she gained national attention january 2, 0205, years ago this month when she became then president trump's impeachment lawyer during his trial in the u.s. senate. she remained closer to him ever since. following the withdrawal of former congressman matt gaetz to be attorney general, trump named bonde as his pick and received nowhere near the criticism of gaetz. she focused heavily on working to prevent human trafficking. those who know her expect her to plug into border issues, especially the illegal drugs coming across the border, d.e.a. drug enforcement administration falls under the department of justice. it is a two-day hearing but tomorrow just witnesses talking about her character and credentials. the brunt of the questioning from the nominee herself will happen today. it begins at 9:30. she will start answering questions around 10:00 or so. >> bill: 20 minutes away we'll be o

florida. as a local prosecutor for nearly two decades pam kept her community safe, prosecuting violent criminals, drug dealers, those who would threaten the local community and those who stood in opposition to the rule of law. pam's fellow floridians collected or to service florida's attorney general were she was the first woman in state history elected to that office. as a former state attorney general myself i can vouch for the deep experience pam bondi has developed from serving in that role. as a chief law enforcement official in her state she worked with local prosecutors to fight crime, worked to protect our constitutional rights, constitute right floridians and stood up for the little guy by taking on abuses of power. as florida's attorney general she worked tirelessly to combat the awkward crisis, fighting pill mills and helping to combat the widespread misuse and trafficking of deadly drugs including fentanyl which have devastated families and communities all across our country. she s

florida is a large state.those issues are vast they change one state to the other she sits down discusses those and fiercely will do everything in her power to assure the men and women to enter state and federal offices have the resources and the tools to do their job. it was not uncommon through a legislative session sheriffs association met in her office the florida prosecutors administration met in her office was a space she could be there to consult with her team, her staff on a regular basis as we address issues before our old legislature every single year. >> sheriff lamy follow up with you on this subject. you are aware of what happened you're generally six in the capitol complex the law enforcement personnel who were attacked by the mob, the demonstrators. a number of them, hundreds had been prosecuted in some are serving sentences for violent felonies against our police. was there anything like that in your background dealing with msd on to make a decision on standing up for law enforcement similar ci

nicholas cox is florida's longest-serving statewide prosecutor. he has served in that role since 2011 and in use capacity a statewide prosecutor, mr. cox focuses on cases involving human trafficking drug abuse fraud organized crime, gang violence, crimes and crimes against seniors and mr. cox also previously served whom a member of the faculty at stetson college. the university college of law where he taught advocacy and consumer law, negotiations criminal procedures and mr. cox has extensively experienced observing ms. bondi's work as a laurier and administrator printed ms. bonnie began her career as an intern in his office while serving as attorney general, she appointed him to his current office in third and last, we have sure emery a career in law enforcement officer with more than 40 years experience. he served us sure to enter to counties in florida and when she served as attorney general, he served us the director of law enforcement and director victim services in his work as law enforcement officer in florida sheriffs very familiar with th

as florida attorney general, ms. bondi was a number of the florida cabinet, chief legal officer of the state, and lead a large agency that tangibly impacted people's lives. by all accounts, ms. bondi handled her responsibilities well. as the florida attorney general, ms. bondi achieved numerous successes. she engaged in key initiatives to fight human trafficking, counter the opioid epidemic, and protect consumers and protect the citizens of florida from violence. she did not shy away from hard work or complicated problems. she engaged in aggressive campaigns to illuminate pill mills, secured three of a quarter billion dollar settlement following the deepwater horizon oil spill, and eliminated the backlog of rape test kits that had accumulated in that state's laboratories. ms. bondi experience --ms. bondi's experience isn't limited to a florida attorney general. she served as prosecutor of hillsborough county for 18 years and prosecuted terrible crimes. she sought tough penalties and justice for victims of violent cri

the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. mast: mr. speaker, we are the people's house. let me translate what was just said. it's not a priority for the people's house to do everything possible to get our people home. to include getting in the way of those that are getting in our way. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield four minutes to the genesis of this legislation, the gentleman from texas, the lead sponsor, mr. roy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roy: i thank my friend from florida, the chairman. i thank him for his support on this legislation. i thank him for his statesmanship on this particular issue which is critically important for not just our friendship with our ally, israel, but also our own national security, the protection of our own men and women in uniform. let's be clear about what is happening. at the so-called international criminal court right now. it has taken unprecedented action of issuing arrest warrants for the sitting prime minister and former minister of defense of our friend and ally,

i was born in florida. i have a lot of friends and family and follow florida politics pretty closely. and you've had a very impressive career there. though i do also have to admit i'm a gator hater. so for the florida alum, i'm university of tennessee. but anyway, actually, in some of these hearings, i've created a bingo card to see what some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle were going to hit. i want to go back to a few of them really quickly. one, um, was about you being a lobbyist. paid for it on the payroll of qatar. would you mind going back and repeating what you said in case people did not hear the involvement of your law firm and precisely what you were doing for the government of qatar? >> yes, senator. i was very proud of that work. it was anti-human trafficking in advance of the world cup. and human trafficking has been something that's been very important to me my entire career, especially when i was attorney general. >> and you also made it clear that you had a number of practitio

general of florida soon-to-be senator from florida, she has been a friend of this program, she's beenadio program, i've always known her to be a rising star, i am sure it was not just ashley, maybe i was number 5000 on the list but ... i'm kidding. it's a great choice she has done a great job as attorney general. there is kind of a brain drain from florida right now. >> the pay cut for you would have been too big so i would not even consider you, so put it aside. ashley, if you look at florida's success we have been in the left , the democratic party lies in ruins, we have taken on the big fight whether it's crt, esg, immigration, fighting biden, covid mandates, all of the things we have won victories on she has been with us every step of the way, she has been florida's iron lady when it comes to fighting illegal immigration as i looked at the records there is no squishing this on her immigration stance, she recognizes the need to enforce the law, she is going to be a strong voice up there helping to support president trump's agenda when it comes to border and illegal immigration and

- she just said florida. - in florida-- yes. --working on somebody's computer?o reach her husband. he'd left his cell phone behind. why would he not take his phone with him to this florida job? well, i thought that, especially being fairly newly married, that's something that you just take with you as your phone for communication. and i found it kind of odd myself. dennis murphy: odd maybe. but rose didn't give the situation much more thought until a couple of days later when she got a call from her friend. turns out the computers angie's husband had driven to florida to fix were the office gear of dr. teresa sievers. and even more intriguingly, this it guy's best friend was mark. the first thing she said to me is, i guess you heard about the doctor. and i'm like, what doctor? what are you talking about? well, angie's husband's best friend's wife, she was killed. it just kind of stunned me. dennis murphy: rose started to connect the dots in the middle of the night-- nancy grace: so tonight-- dennis murphy: --when she awoke to a nancy grace segment on the murder.

the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. ms.speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. harris. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. harris: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 30, the preventing violence against women by legal al-- by illegal aliens act. mr. speaker, common sense dictates if an illegal alien is in our country and they commit a sex offense or domestic violence, they should be deported immediately. common sense dictates if an alien is at the border and they've committed these kinds of egregious crimes in their past, they should not be allowed to take one step onto american soil. anything short of this standard is a complete and utter failure to protect american women and girls. this bill before us today ensures just that. as republicans, we've been called to clean up biden's border crisis and that means not only deport illegal aliens, sex offenders and abusers, but we must stop them from coming to our country in the f

in florida.nd i want my children to be able to tell their children and their grandchildren that they were able to experience this in florida. >> reporter: parts of the panhandle saw half a foot of snow, shattering long-standing records, with one meteorologist proclaiming the storm will go down in the history books as the gulf blizzard of 2025. parts of georgia and the carolinas are also under winter weather advisories and warnings. hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed. new orleans, which tracked about nine inches of snow, hasn't seen this much in more than 100 years. michael? >> wow, incredible. naomi ruchim in new york. thanks. >>> red flag fire warnings have been extended through tomorrow in southern california as gusty winds return after dying down a bit yesterday. firefighters battled a nearly 40-acre brush fire near homes east of los angeles. the area could get badly needed rain this weekend to help with the wildfires, but that could also cause mudslides and toxic ash runoff. l.a. ma

eventually left to become florida's 37th attorney general at the state of florida. nothing has impacted my career more than my experience as a state prosecutor. because i got to know and still keep in touch with many victims and their families from when i was prosecutor. upon becoming an attorney general in 2011 i probably serve for two terms but i was term limited, i would probably still be there right now had it not been kicked out of office by term limits. i loved being attorney general. i did my best to keep florida safe. to continue to stand up for victims of crime to fight the opioid crisis on the drug crisis that was not only facing florida with his entire country. on the top 100, the sort of things i'm most proud of. oxycodone dispensers in the entire country i believe there is 98 of them but 90 or 98 of them lived in florida. we fought for tough legislation. kids were dropping dead every day. we fought for tough legislation. after that legislation none of this opioid dealers, doctors practice in florida. we fought to eliminate human trafficking by raising a

also, new details on florida governor ron desantis now saying florida will be ready to enact trump's deportations of illegal aliens starting on day one. look who's here, jason chaffetz, we're excited to talk to him and details on that . plus this story, -- >> we're approaching america's dawn opportunistic golden age and over the next four years, united states will take off like a rocket ship. liz: kristi noem for dhs, pam bondi for u.s. attorney general and john ratcliffe for cia and confirmation hearings ticked off with pete hegseth and more about that and a preview of what's coming up along with a bare knuckle fighting from democrats looking for viral got you moments and stick with us a lot more after the break. we'll be back in two. >> did you lead an audit to shoot protesters in the leg? yes or no? yes or no? [coughing] hi susan, honey? yea. i respect that, but that cough looks pretty bad. try this robitussin honey. the real honey you love, plus the powerful cough relief you need. mind if i root through your trash? robitussin, with real honey & elderberry. from starting out... wh

listen for miami and south florida. that is cold. we are talking the coldest temperatures in years as people in south florida think 60 is cold. so 40 is like arctic and it is arctic air blasting much of the nation. annaliese garcia of our miami station, wplg has more. >> you know, it's winter in south florida when you see people out in sweaters and shorts. >> it is cold. yeah, and it's particularly cold, like it feels cold in my bones with the temperatures dropping below 50 this week, we did spot some people bundling up a little more than that. make sure that you have your jackets and your scarves and maybe even your gloves. >> this cooldown in south florida, especially notable considering miami hasn't recorded a temperature under 50 degrees in about two years. and as temperatures drop in soflo, so do the iguanas, as seen in past cold fronts. when the temperature hits, anywhere below 50, iguanas may start to freeze. wednesday morning we went hunting for them. all right, we're out here in the urban jungle of coconut grove searching fo

a lot happening in. >> florida politics this week., these two positions that are. >> open. >> after mike waltz was. >> tapped by the trump administration. >> and then matt gaetz, who was on that. >> path, and of. course then. resigned for all the reasons. >> we've reported. >> but we have two. >> trump endorsed trump preferred candidates. >> if you will. chief financial. >> officer in the state of florida, jimmy patronis. >> as well as state. >> senator randy fine. >> and so. >> among many other reasons, including the strength of the gop. and this idea of balance, of power. also a litmus test, if you will, for trump's endorsement. >> you know, we're just in the nascency of. his presidency. >> and depending on how today goes, we will see those special general elections on april 1st. >> jose. and these are uber republican districts, both. >> absolutely. >> and so, marissa, yesterday, governor has called a special session for the florida legislature. quÉ paso. there was like some back and forth there. >> there was. so this was in part to

lo que estÁ ocurriendo este momento mÁs que todo hacia el norte de la florida.4 horas. importante tener esa chamarra a la mano, estaremos con temperaturas sumamente peligrosa. nos hemos mantenido con precipitaciÓn invernal hacia las grandes lagos, hacia sectores de new york y el Área de washington, en la florida. especialmente hacia el sur, nos hemos mantenido con algo de precipitaciÓn. del otro lado del paÍs, en las cuatro esquinas, condiciones que estÁn despejadas, en california se avecinan cambios, hemos estado combatiendo principalmente esos incendios que sin estado registrando en gran parte de nuestro sur del estado. ese riesgo se mantiene en la zona metropolitana de los Ángeles, sÍ, tambiÉn hacia el sur en el Área de san diego, hay que tener mÁs precauciÓn desde el Área de long beach, tambiÉn en fullerton. viene lluvia en camino, desde el sÁbado estaremos un 60% de probabilidad de lluvias en gran parte de la regiÓn de los Ángeles se mantiene la posibilidad de nieve en las altas elevaciones, especialmente riverside, tambiÉn nuestra gente en lancaster. buena

governor, i want to get tobr florida, because there is an interesting dynamic brewing here in floridahere you have the speaker of the house and you have the president of the state senate, they seem to be slow walking some of these common sense provisions that you areag pushinaig, again, to solidify te efforts against illegal immigration in this state.us so tell us about why that is happeninatg with a state that is incredibly well-run, including on this issue. >> since i have been governor, we have banned sanctuary cities. we are not a sanctuary state. a couple of years we passed thea strongest measures in the country against illegal immigration. to the media said the economy would tank and prayed to horrible's and yet we have grown dramaticallywe a since then.ve but now we are in a situation where you have an administratio, and instead of what we had with biden, you have a administration serious about this. so yes, wea don't allow sanctuay cities but we want to impose further obligations on allhi communities county and municipal, in the state i will order them to do it to facilitate t

the country, to come and help in florida.of you were part of that. we pressured our elected officials to get involved. we barnstormed the state. i had physicians against amendment 4. we had survivors of abortion talking against amendment four. you name it we did it. we even mobilized our state agencies and ran public service announcements, dispelling the lies being told about florida's heart beat bill. but we were doing this quite frankly against the tide of public opinion, the wind was in our face, the wind was not in our backs. but you know it's easy to lead when the wind is at your back. anybody can do that. the question is when those thing, when all the odds are stacked against you are you going to dig in? are you going to do what's right? i'm proud to say, that we defeated this radical pro-abortion amendment and we were the first state in the united states to ever defeat one. but here's one of the lessons. we were told since dobbs by people, political consultants, pundit, many people that are more establishment republica

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and also to congressman stearns from florida and to all the committee members. we truly appreciate this. i'm here to tell you about what florida is doing to try to stop prescription drug abuse. as congressman stearns told you, just to put it in perspective of the top. 100 oxycodone dealers in the entire country, 98 of them were in florida. now we have 13. and that's what the legislation been in effect barely a year. so last year we had over 900 pain management clinics registered within our state. today we have 580. and i guarantee you that number is going to continue to plummet. i want to outline now briefly our comprehensive legislation and what we've done in our state. as you know, we have become the oxy express, and that's why i worked so closely with general conway, with general dewine in ohio, because what was happening, people were buying their drugs in florida, taking them to kentucky. i had to hug a mother in kentucky when i was with general conway, who lost her daughter. two years ago to prescription drugs that were bought in florida and that had to sto

up next, a look pam bondi in 2012 when she testified at a congressional hearing about florida's efforts to combat prescription drug abuse. >> thank you congresswoman. thank you for championing this cause. got it. thank you, congresswoman bono mack, and thank you for championing this cause on behalf of our country. and thank you as well, ranking member butterfield, for having us here today and also to congressman stearns from florida and to all the committee members. we truly appreciate this. i'm here to tell you about what florida's doing to try to stop prescription drug abuse, as congressman stearns told you, just to put it in perspective, of the top 100 oxycodone dealers in the entire country, 98 of them were in florida. now we have 13. and that's with the legislation that's been in effect barely a year. so last year we had over 900 pain management clinics registered within our state. today we have 580, and i guarantee you that number is going to continue to plummet. um, i want to outline now briefly our comprehensive legislation and what we've done in our state. as you know, we have

host: if the trumps live in florida, who was responsible for making sure their goods get from florida to the white house? guest: the trumps are. they are responsible for getting their belongings to the white house. once it hits the white house gate, the white house ushers office is responsible, and the first lady of course, and the family, or making sure those items are where they need to go. but it is up to the family to get those items there. as far as mar-a-lago, that would be the president's home. when he visits there, there will be a certain amount of staff that will join him there, including personal staff, and that, again, is no learning curve, because that has happened before. host: this is bradley blakeman. he was part of this process of changing over the white house from one president to another. thank you for your time today. guest: thank you so much. host: again, we continue watching members of congress continued to take their places for the inauguration. faces you find familiar there as you keep watching the screen. let's hear from rashad. rashad joins us from canada, dem