, i'll talk to a as democrat who h long called for centers like these to be shut down, senator jeff merkley of oregon. and to the only republicanng ssman representing any part of the border, will hurd of texas. >>> plus, as setoramala harris stays on offense, joe biden concedes. he was wrong to seem to praise segregationist senators. >> i regret it. i'm sorry for any of the pain or misconception it may have causeb any. >> as o scrutinyf democratic candidates intensify, i'll talk to presidtial candidate, senator amy cloklobuchar. >>> and americans debate ation, how to celebrate the fourth, even what it means to be an american. joining me for insight and anal is arec news white house correspondent peterex alder, kimberly atkins, senior washington news correspondent for wbur in boston, jonah goldberg, and sh h na thomas. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning, and happy july 4th weekend. this holiday is traditionally a unifying event, celebrating the country's tindependence a

senator jeff merkley, democrat from oregon, thank you for coming on and sharing wyour views. >> thank you. >> let me turn for another perspective. congressman will hurd of texas. as i said, the only republican representing any part of the border. you're joining me from san antonio. nice to see you, sir. happy july 4th weekend. >> thanks, chuck. i appreciate being on. >> let me start with what the inspector general's report said of these border facilities. serious overcrowding, 31% of children held longer than 72 hours, adults have been given wet wipes to maintain personal hygiene. some single adults were held in standing room only conditions. that's just the government and what they've admitted here. as you know, in the "new york times" today, the facility in clint, texas, in your district, here's their description. the stench of the children's dirty clothing was so strong, it spread to the agents' own clothing. the children cried constantly. one girl seemed likely enough to try to kill herself. the agents made her sleep on a cot in front of them so they could watch her as they were p

he'll have exclusive interviews with senator jeff merkley of oregon and senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. tune in to "meet the press," coming up for you at 8:00 this morning, right after this newscast. >>> and as i mentioned in our interview with chuck todd, joe biden is apologizing for what he said about working alongside segregationists during the 1970s. the presidential candidate was widely criticized by several of his opponents including senators kamala harris and cory booker. yesterday biden asked people to judge him based on his record. >> i regret it and i'm sorry for any of the pain or misconceptions they may have caused anybody. but should that misstep define 50 years of my record for fighting for civil rights, racial justice in this country i hope not, i don't think so. >> biden admitted he was taken aback when senator kamala harris confronted him about his remarks during the first presidential debate last week. >>> new york police arrested one-time friend of president trump and sex trafficking charges jeffrey epstein, a wealthy politically connected financier from florida. law

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>>colorado republican cory gardner an oregon democrat jeff merkley have teamed up on the safe banking act designed to protect the financial institutions and the non cannabis companies that interact with marijuana sellers, let's fix us, let's honor the state's rights vision. >>of all of these states that have said this makes sense. >>here in our location for our. >>citizens in washington, i'm just eaten or today california senator kamala harris introduced a plan to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. >>harris's plan would also impose a 5 per cent federal tax on marijuana sales which will go toward programs to help people with prior convictions related to the drug. the plan does not legalize marijuana and individual states still have the option to continue criminalizing marijuana possession and sales, however, it would no longer be a federal offense. 11 states and washington dc have legalized marijuana in 15 states have decriminalize to it. >>meanwhile, senator elizabeth warren introduce a student loan debt forgiveness bill today that measure by the 2020 democratic presidentia

the aquatic center jeff merkley was on meet the press this morning. >> clean up the facilities and therease in mounted people there. that is why it's valuable to have inspector general drop in at a moments notice who works for the administration to give a report. reporter: the acting dhs secretary says that is to be more balanced enforcement process to handle the influx of migrants illegally crossing the borders. >> that's why i've been going to central america to work on the origins of the crisis and address the human smugglers incentivizing and inviting people into this dangerous cycle in the first place. that's where we are enhancing boards or could we best for congress to change laws but also why we need to do interior enforcement. reporter: speaking inventory enforcement president trump's is delayed i.c.e. rates are still on and set to begin sometime after the holiday weekend. >> this is just what i.c.e. is supposed to do. the fact that we have fallen to the point where we are talking about it like it is news, tells you how far you have fallen in the enforcement side. it is the mo

we're only 3 have refuse some form of cannabis colorado republican cory gardner an oregon democrat jeff merkley. >>have teamed up on the safe banking act designed to protect the financial institutions and the non cannabis companies that interact with marijuana sellers, let's fix us, let's honor the state's rights vision. >>of all of these states that have said this makes sense. >>here in our location for our. >>citizens in washington, i'm just eaten or. >>i like coming to the dmv after being like the long wait lines and other issues the relief on the way. and it's the night before what is possibly the most anticipated congressional hearing in decades, we look ahead to what robert mueller might reveal to congress. >>report is my testimony. i would not provide information beyond that which is already public. in any appearance before congress. >>after months of calling on robert mueller to answer questions on the russian investigation, the public. we'll finally get a chance tomorrow to hear what he has to say. >>as cnn white house correspondent kaitlyn collins reports for us tonight. the stakes ar

we're only 3 have refuse some form of cannabis colorado republican cory gardner an oregon democrat jeff merkleyeamed up on the safe banking act designed to protect the financial institutions and the non cannabis companies that interact with marijuana sellers, let's fix us, let's honor the state's rights vision. >>of all of these states that have said this makes sense. >>here in our location for our. >>citizens in washington, i'm just eaten or. >>giants over the chicago cubs with handing hitting that home run over left field. oracle an extra inning seals the deal 5 to 4 in the 13th inning the giants have the best record since the all-star break and there are now 2 games. back in the second wild-card spot. the giants when it comes again today at 1245. >>now he'll today's they were taking on the astros in houston this game also going into extra innings here are picking up the action in the 11th a's. ramon lori hitting one deep to left field a line drive into the corner actually get stuck in the fencing 2 runs come in on that, but the umpire determines a second run with the made it if that ball had

. >> so, joe crowley, you have the new yorker story, pat leahy, heidi heitkamp, angus king, jeff merkleyed that call in late 2017 for franken to leave the senate. he's saying in this article he basically had no choice. they're all saying now, they're quoted here on the record saying they regret it. should they regret it? >> well, i think you have to look back as philip and susan have said. there were over half a dozen credible accusations i believe made. and no one forced senator franken to resign. he chose to do that himself. but i wonder, steve, if you could do the optics, had he remained on the judiciary committee with the kavanaugh hearing with all this going on, if he were there, that would mean that someone like kamala harris would not have been on the committee asking those pointed questions, those doving questions and running for president of the united states and showing what a woman can do on that committee to really propel herself in the national limelight. we have to look optically as phillip said earlier. there was a lot going on. the ramifications for that are playing out t

merkley: hi, i am senator jeff merkley.m in the home state of oregon which is a mecca of outdoor activity. it has some of the most gorgeous streams where i grew up hiking. my beloved state is in trouble, and the reason is carbon pollution from fossil fuels driving climate chaos. the pollution is hitting hard our forests,

on panel one, will receive testimony from cory gardner of colorado and the honorable jeff merkley of oregon. on panel number two, we receive testimony from ms. rachel press, the chief risk officer of matz' credit union, miss joann sherwood, president and ceo of citywide banks, mr. garth van meter, vice president of government affairs of smart approaches to marijuana, or sam, and mr. john, ceo and owner of late well enlightened health. senators gardner and merkley, you may proceed. senator gardner: thank you, mr. chairman and ranking member brown and everyone on the panel for the opportunity to speak to today. this is a difficult hearing and topic. i know that. we were sent here to deal with difficult topics. i'm grateful for the opportunity to talk about this. it is the first hearing we have had on this issue as the federal government wakes up to the reality that the cannabis issue is not going to go away, and we must have action. there has been a dramatic shift in americans' views over cannabis. polling shows 55% of americans support legalization of marijuana. 93%, 93% of the americ

>> jeff merkley, first u.s. senator to call fornshutting dhe desentention centers. and on the presidential front amy klobuchar. >> looking forward to it. you can see "meet the press" every sunday right here at 10:30 take carre >>> our alost a real titan last week. a member of the tc williams high school legendary s 1971te championships has died. >> he was a fullback whose championship team was turned into that film "remember the titans." ba was that team that helped break down racial iers. >> it taught us how to respect each other. he love each other, but you've got to respect each he otr. >> reporter: this was posted which alexander city schools when pe jynes retired from tc williams high school in 2018. the man immortalizedin the movie "remember the titans" was thend soul of the school, retiring months before his death of cancer. thede movie witel washington portraying herman boone was the story of the school's1971 statel ro championship just months after threerean fluus editct into one racially integrated scho. >> hemissed. >> reporter: former mayor said the team

senator jeff merkley seas this needs to be addressed. >> there is nothing good about forcing the worldo operate on cash. it is an invitation to money laundering. it is an invitation to organized crime. it is an invitation to robbery. it is an invitation to cheat on taxes or your employees. let's fix this. reporter: critics say passing the safe banking act is a backdoor for the cannabis industry to legalize marijuana nationally. he says opening up industry through legalizing banking, will cause buyers to invest in more potent drugs, to causing more problems. >> it took us 100 years to reverse impacts of tobacco industry, who cast doubt on advocates with industry funded bunk science. we have the obligation not to repeat those mistakes. reporter: this is the first step in the senate for in hearing. the bill is introduced in the house and senate. the house passed theirs out of committee. back to you. neil: bring you up to date on mark esper, who will be next defense secretary of the united states, securing enough senate votes to do so. this ended one of the longest periods of the american

senator jeff merkley said he's stunned when trump administrationicials say reports are unsubstantiated. >> i'm like, what world are they living in? from every directioee you s the children are being treated in a horrific manner. and there's an underlying philosophy tha it's okay to treat refugees in this fashion. >> this is a fight that will head to capitol hill in a few days. congressional democrats want two top officls including the akding dhs secretary to appear before them. at least one democrat said she would sua suba if thestratie administration officials don't show. >> there's a new poll the white house is feeling good about. >> the president's approval rating has ticked up about five points over the last couple months to 44%. this is according to a new "washington post"/abc news poll. why? well, it's driven mostly by the good economy. still, a majority of americans still do not approve overall of how the president has been doing. >> he jackson, thank you. >>> tensions once again running high between the whi house and the british government after two years worth of comments abou

merkley: hi, i am senator jeff merkley. i am in the home state of oregon which is a mecca of outdoor activity. it has some of the most gorgeous streams where i grew up hiking. my beloved state is in trouble, and the reason is carbon pollution from fossil fuels driving climate chaos. the pollution is hitting hard our forests, farms and fishing, the pillars of our rural economy . to understand the size of the problem, i invite you to do an exercise with me. hold your breath for three seconds. take the breath in. exhale. well done. longsre you just had near as 33%-- in your lungs more carbon in it than when i was born. that is a massive change in a single human lifetime. our planet has never seen such a dramatic change in such a short time. each and every molecule in carbon is trapping heat. in oregon that means longer fire seasons with fiercer fires dementing -- damaging the timber economy. health at businesses. the mountain snowpack melts earlier, diminishing water for trout and salmon streams. it means damage to the oyster