the ranking members of the house judiciary committee jim jordan joins us to discuss. plus is an abide in taking a a d electric hummer for a test ride at gm's new test plan detroit amid a growing national auto crisis and skyrocketing gasoline prices paid would begin tonight in kenosha, wisconsin, where tensions are mounting as a kyle wren house jersey considers the charges against him with a third day of deliberation on the horizon. course pardon no mike bill mckinney is on the ground again. good evening. >> moving into day three of deliberation. tensions are growing both in and outside the courtroom. today, kyle wren houses attorneys once again requested a mistrial for the second time in a week. this request stems from prosecutors giving the defense a lower quality version of drone video which was a key piece of evidence in the state's closing argument that aims to weaken rittenhouse's claim of self-defense by portraying him as the instigator of the fatal interaction with joseph. speak out we didn't have the quality of evidence that the state had until the case had be

>> is now the house judiciary committee held a hearing on the impact of a texas abortion law. witnesses included reproductive rights advocates and a pro-life advocate. lawmakers share their own experiences. the hearing is about three hours and 20 minutes. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] the house committee and the judiciary will come to order the chairs authorized to declare recess at any time before we begin and want to thank the members and the witnesses for their patients to delay the start of the hearing with the texas abortion ban the devastating impacts and before we begin i like to remindhe members we established an e-mail address and distribution list dedicated to circulated written materials that members might want to offer as part of their hearing today. if you like to submit materials please send them to the e-mail address we previously distributed and we will circulate the materials as quickly as possible also guidance is required in all meetings and enclosed spaces except when you are recognized i now

not the house judiciary committee.t being said, we are here with a texas state law in front of his. it is currently an effective saving lives. it is saving the lives of unborn babies. women and babies deserve better than being told their only option is abortion. many pro-life groups and individuals around the country reach out to pregnant women to help with the support, diapers, housing, love. abortion does not help. after saying that i have a couple of questions. first of all thank you for being here i appreciate the time you took and sharing information with us. new experience is it accurate to have elective abortion in healthcare? >> it is not very. >> thank you present term act accurately reflect what happens to a baby? >> healthcare? exit yet. absolutely not. actually not. many of the members and witnesses present today have vigorously objected to the heart be a lot recently passed by texas. the people of texas chose the duly elected officials to protect unborn babies at that point when a beating heart be how earl

the impact of the abortion law have on communities and families in texas, the house judiciary committee has both pro-choice and pro-life advocates that question recently, watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "c-span2" in our line is cspan.org or watch full coverage on c-span now, our new video app. a new mobile video app from cspan, c-span now download today. >> washington journal, we like to take a look at the week ahead on mondays and washington to do that with this week we are joined by congressional reporter with the health, and mike, let's start with reaction on the hill this week and headline of the story democrats expect to

ohio congressman jim jordan joins me right now, the ranking member on the house judiciary committee asook: do what you said you would do. congressman, great to see you and thank you for being here. your thoughts on hunter advising joe going into this summit? >> his understanding of the environments probably on par with his understanding of artwork, i mean, i don't think americans get this we all know his history, i mean, he has conflict of interest on conflict of interest. he took millions from china, russia, ukraine and was giving advice on all those issues as well to then from vice president biden and now he's giving advice on the environment to present-- i don't get it and i don't think the american people get it. maria: you know, i just wonder if anything is going to go-- come up tomorrow when joe biden speaks to xi jinping about the origins of covid-19 giving all of this money that has been transferred to hunter biden. we know they were sharing a bank account so it's pretty much transferred to joe biden, i guess. we know hunter still has these relationships and these entanglements

. >> good evening, brevment republicans on the house judiciary committee say email by fbi whistleblower demonstrates that the fbi crafted a system to track threats against school board officials and administrators. republicans say attorney general merrick garland didn't tell the truth when asked about this at a recent house hearing. >> they were actually cataloging and categorizing parents who may pose a threat. so this is a federal categorizing of moms and dads showing up at school board meetings is frightening and, of course, merrick garland testified the day after that memo went out no, nothing of the sort is going on. >> the national school boards association asked the feds in september to probe whether threats against school board members were the equivalent of a domestic terrorist threat. in particular, they cited opposition to mask requirements and the teaching of critical race theory. garland told the fbi to probe the threats but the school boards association later apologized. the top republican on the judiciary committee jim jordan of ohio wrote to garland about the whistleblow

also, elizabeth holtzman, who is congresswoman from new york, served on the house judiciary committee during watergate. so, obviously, these are staunch loyalists of the former president is there any reason to think they would consider cooperating? >> no i think these six are all going to dig in, anderson. there have been some low-level associates of the former president who have been apparently cooperating to some extent maybe because they can't afford the legal fees. but, you know, these six. they are -- they are pretty integral to what the january 6th committee is investigating. talk about john eastman who wrote that infamous memo trying to say that the president -- the former president -- the former vice president could throw out the election results from the 2020 election. you have jason miller who was crafting statements for the former president at that time. you ever bill stepien who was the campaign manager of the 2020 campaign for the former president. so, these are very important, influential people in that process who are apparently involved in that -- that infamous meeting

the debate will happen in the house judiciary committee. that hearing is entitled the texas abortion ban and its devastating impact on texas families. that is at 10:00 a.m. eastern on thursday. your thoughts on help the abortion issue is going to overhang what is happening this week in washington? guest: congress has focused on these trillion dollar spending packages, both for infrastructure and social spending and climate. there are the other issues of bubbling up behind the scenes that will be playing out in major debates, not only in the supreme court, but in the house judiciary hearing. these issues, culture war issues, reproductive rights are going to be front and center for the coming elections, especially in 2022. we are seeing this fight start to play out right now. it will be full throttle in 2022, along with other issues involving schools and education that we are seeing in the virginia race. these are issues that while a lot of the focus has been on economics and covid recovery and spending and fiscal responsibility, because we a

the house judiciary committee asks both pro-choice and pro-life advocates that question recently.onight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span2, online at c-span.org or watch full coverage on c-span now, our new video app. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> health officials testified on the biden administration's coronavirus response before the senate h.e.l.p. committee answering questions about natural immunity, pfizer's covid-19's vaccine for children, , vaccine mandates and preparing for future pandemics. this is three hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]

. >> now, the house judiciary committee held a hearing on the impact of a texas abortion law. witnesses included productive rights advocates and a pro-life advocate. lawmakers also shared to their own experiences. the hearing is about three hours and 20 minutes.

the impact of the abortion law have on communities and families in texas, the house judiciary committee has both pro-choice and pro-life advocates that question recently, watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "c-span2" in our line is cspan.org or watch full coverage on c-span now, our new video app. a new mobile video app from cspan, c-span now download today. >> washington journal, we like to take a look at the week ahead on mondays and washington to do that with this week we are joined by congressional reporter with the health, and mike, let's start with reaction on the hill this week and headline of the story democrats expect to pass $1.75 trillion biden package this week explaining how they intend to do that predict. >> it is a huge way for the democrats and they been with this bill for literally months is is kind of the current time and elites want to get it done and the fight is been very public and is kind of been the only game in town and this is the joe biden campaign on any want to get it done and was the legacy defining piece of legislation in the spice of course as they have

now, in response to a series of questions before the house judiciary committee including some questions asked about congressman jim jordan from ohio, you were asked your factual predicate for your october 4 memorandum and conclusions in this regard you. answered before that committee that your factual predicate for that was the october 22nd memorandum from the national school board association. national school board association has been mentioned. has since withdrawn that memo and yet you say that was the factual predicate. even if that was a factual predicate and rescinded it memo saying there was no justification for some of the language used in that letter, will you rescind your memo? >> senator, i -- best of my recollection i said that the impetus for the letter, for my memorandum was that letter and also reports of this kind of activity. >> what reports. >> again, at the time that they were news reports that had been published. and i think that some of the other senators here have described some of those news reports and we've certainly seen subsequently more news reports and more

the house republicans on judiciary committee issued a half dozen letters in last three or four-days.te, again todays of any meetings that have been held. we want to know what is going on. we have the right to do that. we have oversight responsibility over the department of justice and everyone involved here. that is our john. we're going to do it. i think the american people deserve these answers. parents deserve to know, should be encouraged do not be dissuaded any day to speak your views. that is your first amendment right. obligation, duty, responsibility to protect your children. now is the time to do it. elizabeth: during ag garland's testimony before the house next month he appeared to have no idea whether the order was actually taking place? >> right. elizabeth: what is the going on, final word. >> the memo said they were supposed to do all this by november 3rd. there was supposed to be a meeting in everyone much these jurisdictions. he didn't know if it happened. we'll find out. as soon as we we'll let you know. elizabeth: scary stuff. thank you, congressman, come back soon.

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. >> the top republican in the house judiciary committee, we're talking jim jordan and just weighed inive privilege. there's a lot of -- when we take back the house. ron klain, the white house chief of staff, jake sullivan the national security adviser to the president. what's your response? >> they probably don't understand executive privilege. second, executive privilege applying to sensitive communication and advice to the president. this is not that situation. this has nothing to do with national security. so i hope that none of the republicans abuse the executive privilege. this is about having a private citizen answer for their role on january 6th. >> so do you think mark meadows, former white house chief of staff has a stronger case? he was working directly at the white house at the time of the insurrection. he seemingly is defying this subpoena from the house select committee. >> he should know, of all people, to comply. he was on the oversight committee. he has asked for subpoenas before there's no reason he should be claiming executive privilege to talk about the events of ja

he's a member of the house judiciary committee and house intelligence committee and running for unitedng us tonight. i wanted to get your view of what happened in the house today and in what sense does it matter? paul gosar is not going to change his behavior in any way. what else was at stake today? >> lawrence, it's great to be back with you and let me just say this for the record. paul gosar has absolutely no business being in congress. i think he is a disgrace to the institution and with that being said, as a former police chief, i am extremely concerned about the valid rhetoric we're hearing not just unfortunately sadly from members of congress but also by people all over the country when it's sanctioned, though, by those who are in leadership positions. look, when leaders fail bad things can happen and we've seen the gop leadership do absolutely nothing, have a lackluster response, which is absolutely shameful but not having paul gosar being able to serve on his committees and continue to spread like a cancer throughout other areas of congress is a decent start. i do believe that

heard during out there, congressman from new york who happens to be the chairman of the house judiciary committeekyle rittenhouse got off too easy and the federal government, the department of justice should look into pressing federal charges against him, what you think about that possibility? >> the reaction by many democrats is dangerous and responsible. it's a good think the rest, we are a country of loss, individuals are not tried in the court of public opinion, they are tried in the court of law. in this case, 12 jurors unanimously reached the conclusion kyle rittenhouse was not guilty. time to respect the jury's decision and put this in the rearview mirror and allow kenosha rebuild and come back stronger than ever before. jon: the idea of federal charges the chairman nadler is calling for you think it's a waste of time? >> it's disappointing he's even bringing that up if the jury has already reviewed the facts and those who look at the facts the same conclusion. those coming away from this verdict shocked or surprised need to turn off msnbc and actually look at the facts of the case. twelve

and a member of the house judiciary committee. congresswoman bass, great to see you again.crump, the attorney for the family of ahmed aubry saying that, quote, the spirit of ahmaud defeated the lynch mob. you said, in your statement today, quote, would happen to ahmed was a modern day lynching. you also noted that legislation to make lynching a federal crime still hasn't been passed in the senate. how do you square today's verdict with? that >> exactly right. it just goes to show that the senate is out of touch. the senate needs to pass federal legislation outlawing lynching. and just think of the campaigns that people fought. the and aa cpf ott, the black community fought, in the beginning of the last century. how many years we have fought to have laws to make a federal crime to lynch an individual just like the george floyd justice and policing act. that has stalled in the senate. so has legislation to make lynching a federal crime. >> and if memory serves, the last time the senate made a go of it to try and overturn the lynching law, it was then senator kamala harris. an

you have jim jordan, a trump ally, he's the top republican on the house judiciary committee.viscerated executive privilege saying they could call up the president's chief of staff ron klain. let's listen to what they had to say on our air this morning. >> i think that must be the strategy to see if they can run out the clock and see if they can regain control of congress again. and i think that ought to send a message about what it would mean if republicans took control of congress. because it's not just mr. bannon or mr. meadows who seem willing to defy the rule of law, but republican members of congress that are saying things like stand with bannon. >> reporter: so a michigan democrat, he's a member of house democratic leadership, clearly onboard with the justice department's decision to indict bannon but also calling on jim jordan's strategy here as jordan of course is looking ahead to be in the control of the house once again. >> okay, thank you so much for that. i'm joined now by analyst carol lam. how do you interpret the contempt of congress case? it's never happened b

at this time the witnesses are excused the virtual hearing is now adjourned >> is now the house judiciary committeed a hearing on the impact of a texas abortion law.

. >> martha: let's bring in ohio congressman jim jordan, the top republican on the house judiciary committee play this quickly. this is from "the view" the other day. watch this exchange. >> you have defended, promoted and read into the congressional record the steele dossier. we know the main source was indicted by the fbi for lying about most of the key claims in that dossier. do you have any reflections on your role and promoting this to the american people? >> first of all, whoever lied to the fbi or lied to christopher steele should be prosecuted. >> martha: there's this p.r. executive number 1 who is the person that he refers to. adam schiff says whoever is the person that lied to christopher steele should be pros cuted. that was chuck dolan, an associate of the clinton campaign. so how is that prosecution effort going? >> we'll see. but he's saying that the clinton campaign should be pros cuted. frankly everything we've said about this the last several years turned out to be true. the only thing we were wrong about is it was worse than we thought. it went directly to the clinton campa

that drives them insane -- so insane that the chairman of the house judiciary committee today, jerry nadler of new york implied kyle rittenhouse may face federal charges. this verdict, in aedler wrote, justifies federal review by the doj. so joe biden's justice department indict kyle rittenhouse now he's been acquitted by a jury in wisconsin, it's hard to believe. you have to be deranged to consider that. what would be the effect on the country. you never know with these people. at the least, the case will be used to justify taking your guns away. bet on it. but, if it does go to the feds, if kyle rittenhouse is prosecuted by the doj, the case will be handled by kristen clark, the black nationalist that runs the civil rights division of the justice department, the division that does not protect your civil rights, in fact, trying to take it away. last year, she weighed in on the case and zeroed in on rittenhouse's color, like his race was some kind of crime. she described him as a, quote, armed white man, killing innocent protesters at, quote, point blank range. what does his race hav

and sexual assault survivors testified on the use of forced arbitration in front of the house judiciary committeearing also including legal

she is the former chair of the congressional black caucus and a member of the house judiciary committeebass, great to see you again. we just heard benjamin crump, the attorney for the family of ahmaud arbery, saying that "the spirit of ahmaud defeated the lynch mob." you said in your statement today, "what happened to ahmaud was a modern-day lynching." but you also noted that "legislation to make lynching a federal crime still hasn't passed in the senate." how do you square today's verdict with that? >> well, exactly right. it just goes to show that the senate is out of touch. the senate needs to pass federal legislation outlawing lynching. and just think of the campaigns that people fought, the naacp fought, the black community fought in the beginning of the last century, how many years we have fought to have laws to made it a federal crime to lynch an individual just like the george floyd justice in policing act has stalled in the senate, so has legislation to make lynching a federal crime. >> and if memory serves, the last time the senate made a go of it to try to overturn the lynchi

. >> joining us now a member of the house judiciary committee and a impeachment manager in the secondry much for joining us. i appreciate it. we saw steve bannon make the most of his public moment today. he'll be doing more of that on wednesday. no doubt. one of the people who knows steve pan bannon well who appeared on the program said weeks ago that this indictment is everything he needs for his business, for his fund raising. this is everything steve bannon wanted. >> surely this is a side show. good to be with you. i apologize i have a sore throat. surely mr. bannon might enjoy the side show. that he is offering himself. it's a show for one. maybe for two. today. but what i think we should celebrate is the rule of law. last friday when the federal grand jury indicted mr. bannon in contempt of congress and needed to surrender himself today. to the court. to the rule of law. we celebrate a good day for the rule of law. we also celebrate today you were just talking with senator murphy. we celebrate the rule of law today. when that huckster attempted to put out and continue to put out

now, last week two of our counterparts on our house counterpart judiciary committee asked you about the people entering the united states illegally. 1.3 million have entered the united states illegally this year. that's a lot of people. of those 1.3 million, i'm quite confident based on my own past experience as a federal prosecutor, i'm quite confident that some noninsignificant portion of those will have previously been deported. as you know, that is a felony federal offense. illegal re-entry after previous deportation. since they asked you about that, have you had a chance to identify how many prosecutions have been brought for illegal re-entry this year, and i would be curious about that. i would also be curious as to whether there's anything memo? >> on that question, the 1.3 million are arrests i think made by cbp. they are referred. they are -- cbp makes the decision about whether with those people into removal proceedings or to refer them to the justice department for prosecution. we have this year charged thousands of cases, thousands of cases, criminal cases, with respect to v

. >> joining us now, is democratic congresswoman natalie dean, she's a member of the house judiciary committeehment trial of donald trump. thank you very much for joining us, i really appreciate it. we saw steve bannon make the most of his public moment today, he'll be doing more of that on wednesday. no doubt. one of the people who know steve bannon well, who appeared on this program several weeks ago, that this indictment is everything he needs for his business, for his fundraising, that this is everything steve bannon wanted. >> surely this is a sideshow, and good to be with you lawrence, i apologize at a little bit of a sore throat. and surely, mr. bannon might enjoy the sideshow that he is offering himself to show for one. maybe four to. today. but what i think we should celebrate is the rule of law. last friday, when the federal grand jury indicted mr. bannon in contempt and held him in context of congress, and he made to surround himself today to the court, to the rule of law, we celebrate a good day for the rule of law. we also celebrate today, you were just talking with senator marshy

republicans in the house judiciary committee say an email by an fbi whistleblower proves the bureau trackedparents against education officials calling into question merrick garland's testimony to congress when he said parents were not targeted. jason chaffetz joining us now. remind focus at home. what did merrick garland say at the hearing. listen here. >> i can't imagine any circumstance in which the patriots act would be used in the circumstances of parents complaining about their children, nor can i imagine a circumstance where they would be labeled as domestic terrorists. >> john: that's an incomplete statement given that the fbi is using counter-terrorism tactics to identify threats against school boards. >> everybody should be outraged by this. the attorney general to say no such list or tracking happened only to have a whistleblower provide documentation that says the opposite. the attorney general should explain himself. he is either oblivious to what is going on or involved and encouraging this behind-the-scenes. this is what scares people about the department of justice and the fb

in testimony before the house judiciary committee attorney general garland confirmed this letter was a relevant factor in the creation of the memo that was sent out by the department of justice. this is the politicization of department of justice without facts to support the alleged growing threat a need for other investigation purchased specifically targeting parents and parental groups. we now know the letter the school board association released a statement to its members they regret and apologize and yet the attorney general has not retracted this memo. i have a few yes or no questions, has the fbi held any of these meetings directed by attorney general garland yes or no? >> i do not know that. they were led by the u.s. attorney's offices. i would think it is best directed. cracks in conjunction with the fbi? >> i do not have that number for. >> and they have had meetings with the meeting? >> in conjunction with the's fb? i don't have that information the date was supposed to be today. it's been coordinated for 94nd jurisdictions does the fbi considered parent domestic terrorists

in testimony before the house judiciary committee, attorney general garland confirmed that this letter was the relevant factor in the creation of the memo that was sent out by the department of justice. this is the politicization at the department of justice without facts to support the alleged growing threat and need for federal investigation. specifically targeting parents and parental groups. we now know that the letter, that the school board association release ad statement to its member rescinding the letter saying they quote, regret and apologize. and yet the attorney general has not reattracted this memo. i have a few yes or no questions. has the fbi held any of these meetings directed by attorney general garland. yes or no? >> i don't know that. they were led by the u.s. attorney's offices. i would think it is best directed -- >> in conjunction with the fbi. >> i do not have that -- >> they have held meetings. what's the number. >> i don't know ma'am. we can look into it. i believe the date by today led by the u.s. attorney's office. >> in conjunction with the fbi. >> we will g

the movement recently has been in the senate, house judiciary committee passed its bills to limit thetive conduct of apple, amazon, google, and facebook. we now see across the world, european union, india, other countries that are needing to crack down on these anticompetitive behaviors trying to create competition in the marketplace's hoping early in new year we will see these bills get to the floor and move off of the floor and be able to work on passing good legislation. >> griff: we look forward to following that and we will have you back here to talk about it when it comes to the floor in the senate and the house. thank you very much, have a great weekend. >> thank you, you also. >> alicia: are retiring democratic member of congress says party infighting over president biden spending bill partly influenced your decision not to seek another term. texas congresswoman eddie bernice johnson announced she is bowing out next year after nearly 30 years in office saying the democratic party is not as unified as it has been in the past and we all know that history tells us the party in th

i was pleased to see a strong bipartisan vote over the house judiciary committee to send to the floor. it will encourage electronic commerce providers to adopt anticounterfeiting best practices in exchange for a safe harbor from contributory liability for trademark infringement. in that bill increase transparency, keep counterfeit goods with the health and safety impact out of consumer handsco d i think promote the health and safety of our country and continue to accelerate the growth of these innovative sales platforms. althere's also an urgent need to provide transparency to consumers and that's why i'm proud to support the informed consumers act. mr. dugan made clear there is great need for greater transparency, so i think shop safe and inform come from and each other to significantly increase transparency and accountability and i urge my colleagues to support both of these important bills. let me turn to some quick questions if i could. mr. mubarak, my daughter is a certified customer, really loves putting into slime and so forth and had commented on how inventive your products ar

house judiciary committee ranking member and author of the book "do what you said you would do."me today. there is a letter that's been drafted apparently by the whistleblower. not made public. it has been shared with some members of the media. we have not seen it. can you characterize the tenor of that letter by the whistleblower? >> the whistleblower talks about what is in the email that went out to the f.b.i. agents around the country telling them to put together this threat tag. put this label, this terrorist tag on parents. and this email, bill, went out the day before merrick garland came in front of our committee saying nothing of the sort is going on. he tells us that, testifies to that, tells the american people that at the same time just 24 hours earlier this email had been sent out. the whistleblower walks through some of that in his letter but it is just giving his belief about what this email tells f.b.i. agents to do. >> bill: on that specific letter has the f.b.i. or anybody responded to those claims? >> well, we had peter strock saying yesterday, no longer with th

extended "fox and friends" family out there, let's bring in ohio congressman jim jordan of the house judiciary committeehad a surprise phone call and he says america is back but americans at home don't feel that way. what say you? >> one policy that has done any good for the country, the biggest thing is inflation. you want to buy home it will cost more, rent an apartment it will cost more complicated your card costs more and thanksgiving turkey and christmas presents all cost more. we are at a 31 year high in inflation. they can say what they want but the american people understand it for what it is. four weeks ago president biden said if you pass this boat -- build back better plan it will help inflation. there is not a thing -- on the planet who believes that. their policies have been bad across the board seems to me it is intentional because they keep making things worse whether it is the border or inflation, you name it, that is the situation. the american people understand that. rachel: at least with energy costs i do think it is intentional. >> 3 weeks ago in committee, we had ceos of oil and gas

on their services but also to them personally, as we heard that doctor testifying in that house judiciary committeecord is important and while all eyes really are on the supreme court, i think that you do have the reality on the ground that is happening far beyond washington. >> going back to washington, congresswoman, i got to ask you this. let's just jump in the future. you know, this current supreme court is basically famous for throwing rocks and hiding their hands. let's say they overturn roe vs. wade. they'll never admit to it but let's say they for all practical purposes overturn roe vs. wade in this upcoming mississippi case. what is the immediate impact across the united states of america after that ruling? is it a slow rollout? is it marching in the streets? is it, you know, giant banners being drawn across all abortion clinics, you got to leave, you got to go? what is the impact if roe vs. wade gets overturned before the end of this year? >> i think that is a dangerous proposition because women are -- don't have tendencies of violence, but what women do have is a conviction, and women wi

and sexual assault survivors testified on the use of forced arbitration in front of the house judiciary committee. the hearing also including legal scholars that the impact of nondisclosure agreements. this runs just over three and half hours. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> the house committee on the judiciary will come to order chair is authorized to this morning's hearing entitled silence forced arbitration has victims of sexual violence and sexual harassment and shadows. the mitten what other written materials might want to offer as part of the hearing today will circulate to members of staff as quickly as possible face coverings are required for the enclosed space except when you are recognized to speak. i now recognize myself for an opening statement. arbitration was originally developed as an alternative to the court system the parties are relatively equal bargaining power to enter into voluntarily. recent decades however, forced arbitration lacks many of the fundamental due process and safeguards are present in the courts worked its way into nearly every aspect of our lives. largely in the for

. >> now, the house judiciary committee held a hearing on the impact of a texas abortion law. witnesses included productive rights advocates and a pro-life advocate. lawmakers also shared to their own experiences. the hearing is about three hours and 20 minutes. [gavel] chair nadler: before we begin, i want to thank members of the witnesses for their patients in delaying this part of the hearing. we welcome everyone to this morning's hearing on the texas abortion ban and its devastating impact. before we begin, i would like to remind members we have established an email address and traditionalist dedicated to circle yelling -- circulating exhibits. if you would like to submit materials, please send them to the email address distributed to your office and we will circulate them as quickly as possible. i also remind members that guidance from the office of the attending physician says that face coverings are required except when you are recognized to speak. i will now recognize myself for an opening statement. 65 days, that is how long women in texas have been effectively stripp

the house judiciary committee asked both pro-choice and pro-life advocates.ch on c-span2, online at cspan.org, or watchful coverage on c-span now, our new free video app. >> "washington journal" continues. host: tom smith is back with us. he sirs -- he serves as executive director of the american civil -- american society of civil engineers. it is the nation's oldest engineering society. it is fair to say it has been one of the biggest advocates for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that gets signed into law tomorrow. guest: we have certainly been advocating for this for a couple of decades now. we think it is critical for the country. we have been major supporters of it, and we think it is definitely taking a step in the right direction. host: i'm wondering what the next steps are. here is a headline from the brookings institute on the info structure bill. america has infrastructure bill, what happens next? guest: good question. the bill will be signed tomorrow at 3:00. our president will be there. they will be an awful lot of work to be done. it seems l

the house judiciary committee asked both pro-choice and pro-life advocates.ch on c-span2, online at cspan.org, or watchful coverage on c-span now, our new free video app. >> "washington journal" continues. host: tom smith is back with us. he sirs -- he serves as executive director of the american civil -- american society of civil engineers. it is the nation's oldest engineering society. it is fair to say it has been one of the biggest advocates for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that gets signed into law tomorrow. guest: we have certainly been advocating for this for a couple of decades now. we think it is critical for the country. we have been major supporters of it, and we think it is definitely taking a step in the right direction. host: i'm wondering what the next steps are. here is a headline from the brookings institute on the info structure bill. america has infrastructure bill, what happens next? guest: good question. the bill will be signed tomorrow at 3:00. our president will be there. they will be an awful lot of work to be done. it seems l

is talking about the debate over abortion that will happen this week, definitely in the house judiciary committees how they have titled the hearing, "the texas abortion ban and its devastating impact on communities and families." that at 10:00 a.m. eastern on thursday. i want your thoughts on how this case being argued before the supreme court, how the abortion issue is going to overhang what's happening this week in washington. guest: as congress has been focused on these big trillion dollars spending packages, both for infrastructure and for social spending and climate, there are these other issues that are bubbling up behind the scenes, that will be playing out in major debates, not only across the street in the supreme court, but in the house judiciary hearing, as you mentioned. i think these issues, these culture war issues, reproductive rights issues, are really going to be front and center for the coming elections, especially in 2022, the midterms. we are seeing the fight start to play out right now. it will be full throttle in the 2022 election year, along with other issues involving, you

republican congressman andy biggs of arizona is a member of the house oversight and judiciary committees good to have you with us today. it is very interesting to me that you have now three different obama officials who are putting themselves very publicly on the record and saying that they are very concerned about inflation and that they think that flooding the market with dollars through all of these stimulus programs post covid is what is causing it. it seems like they are putting up alarm bells for the president and maybe for other politicians as well to give them a little wiggle room. >> you are exactly right. but the reality is when you do flood the economy with dollars, you devalue our currency and that's the ultimate driver for inflation. that's the classic definition of inflation. then you could mask that a little bit if we were energy independent still. but this energy going up in price actually fuels the inflationary pressure as well. so yeah, of course they're right. >> martha: what about the release of the spr. it is so interesting to look at president biden just a short tim